Traffic Judge

Traffic Judge
Sire	Alibhai
Grandsire	Hyperion
Dam	Traffic Court
Damsire	Discovery
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1952
Country	United States
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Philip Connors
Owner	1) Clifford Mooers 2) Louis P. Doherty (12/1956)
Trainer	1) Woody Stephens 2) James W. Maloney
Record	44: 13-11-3
Earnings	US$432,450
Major wins
Prairie State Stakes (1954) Withers Stakes (1955) Ohio Derby (1955) Ventnor Turf Handicap (1955) Jerome Handicap (1955) Woodward Stakes (1955) Laurel Turf Cup Handicap (1956) Metropolitan Handicap (1957) Suburban Handicap (1957)

Traffic Judge (1952–1972) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was owned by Clifford Mooers, proprietor of Walnut Springs Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, and trained by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Woody Stephens. On November 13, 1956 Clifford Mooers died of a heart attack at New York City's LaGuardia Airport while en route to see Traffic Judge compete in the Narragansett Special. His estate auctioned the horse and on December 24 he was purchased for $362,345.70 by Louis P. Doherty, owner of The Stallion Station on Muir Station Road in Lexington, Kentucky. Traffic Judge's race conditioning was then taken over by another Hall of Fame inductee, James W. Maloney.

Traffic Judge showed some promise at age two when he won the 1954 Prairie State Stakes at Washington Park Race Track in Chicago. In the 1955 U.S. Triple Crown series, Traffic Judge did not run in the Kentucky Derby or Belmont Stakes but did compete in the Preakness Stakes and finished third to winner Nashua. Traffic Judge did however win several important races that year including the Ohio Derby the Ventnor Turf Handicap and the Jerome Handicap for three-year-olds as well as the Woodward Stakes, a major weight-for-age race against older horses.