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Belair Stud was an American thoroughbred horse racing stable and breeding farm founded by Provincial Governors Samuel Ogle and Benjamin Tasker in 1737 in Maryland in Colonial America near what is now the city of Bowie. Thoroughbred horse racing is the main form of horse-racing throughout the world. ...
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State nickname: Old Line State; Free State Other U.S. States Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Governor Robert L. Ehrlich Official languages English Area 32,160 km² (42nd) - Land 25,338 km² - Water 6,968 km² (21%) Population (2000) - Population 5,296,486 (19th) - Density 165 /km² (5th) Admission into...
Starting in the late 16th century, the English began to colonize North America. ...
Bowie is a city located in Prince Georges County, Maryland. ...
Ogle built himself a large mansion down the road from where they built the horse stable. In 1752, Benjamin Tasker, Jr. brought his mare "Selima" to the farm for breeding purposes. "Selima," born in England in 1745 and sired by Godolphin Arabian from the mare "Shireborn," became the important bloodline for horses through the next century such as "Hanover" and "Lexington." The property remained in the Ogle family until 1871 after which the place fell into a state of decline. The Godolphin Arabian (ca 1724 - 1754), also known as the Godolphin Barb, was one of three horses which were the founders of the modern thoroughbred horse racing broodstock. ...
In 1898 the property was sold to the wealthy New York City banker James T. Woodward (1837-1910) who began a restoration and expansion of the mansion and built large new stables in 1907. On his passing his will bequeathed the property to his nephew, William Woodward, Sr. (1876-1953) who built Belair Stud and Stable into the pre-eminent United States racing and breeding operation during the 1930's, 40's and 50's. City nickname: The Big Apple Location in the state of New York Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg Area - Land - Water 1,214. ...
Under William Woodward, Sr. the farm produced some of the greatest thoroughbred racehorses in the United States including Gallant Fox and Omaha, the only father and son horses to ever win the U.S. Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. Gallant Fox (March 23, 1927 - November 13, 1954) was a United States thoroughbred horse racing champion. ...
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The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (Triple Crown for short, but the term is also used in other sports, and thus the full name should be used when it could cause confusion) consists of three races for three-year-old thoroughbred horses. ...
William Woodward, Sr. died in 1953 and the property went to his son, William Jr.. However, following his untimely death just two years later in late 1955, the horses were sold at auction and in 1957 the farm was closed. The land was parceled off for real estate development but eventually the mansion and stables were restored and today the City of Bowie operates the stable as a museum.
Horses from Belair Stud won numerous important stakes races and five were voted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Under trainer Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons, the stable won the following prestigious U.S. Triple Crown races: The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers. ...
James Edward (Sunny Jim) Fitzsimmons (July 23, 1874 – March 11, 1966) was a thoroughbred racehorse trainer. ...
The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (Triple Crown for short, but the term is also used in other sports, and thus the full name should be used when it could cause confusion) consists of three races for three-year-old thoroughbred horses. ...
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