Sir Barton, (1916-1937), was a chestnut thoroughbred colt, who, in 1919 became the first winner of the American Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing even before the phrase "Triple Crown" was applied. 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Thoroughbred is a horse breed developed in 18th century England when English mares were bred with imported Arabian stallions to create a distance racer. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 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. ...

Sired by leading stud Star Shoot out of the Hanover mare, Lady Sterling, Sir Barton was Kentucky bred by John E. Madden and Vivian A. Gooch at Hamburg Place near Lexington. Madden raced him in his two-year-old season. He was entered in six races, winning none. Madden sold the horse in 1918 for $10,000 to Canadian businessman, John Kenneth Leveson Ross. Hanover (German: Hannover []), on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ... Official language(s) English Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq. ... Lexington is: The USS Lexington is one of five different ships of the United States Navy named after the battle of the American Revolutionary War at Lexington, Massachusetts. ...

Ross placed Sir Barton in the hands of trainer H. Guy Bedwell and jockey, Johnny Loftus. At three, he made his season debut as a maiden in the Kentucky Derby. He was supposed to be the rabbit for his highly regarded stablemate, a horse named Billy Kelly. (A rabbit is a speed horse set up to wear out the rest of the field, thereby allowing another horse to win.) However, it was Sir Barton who led the field of 12 horses from start to finish, winning the race by five lengths. Just four days later, the horse was in Baltimore and won the Preakness Stakes, beating Eternal. Again he led all the way. He then won the Withers Stakes in New York and shortly thereafter completed the first Triple Crown in U.S. history by easily winning the Belmont Stakes, setting an American record for the mile and three-eighths race, the distance for the Belmont at the time. Amazingly, Sir Barton's four wins were accomplished in a space of just 32 days. He was voted Horse of the Year in 1919, racing's highest honor. Toulouse-Lautrec - The Jockey (1899) This article is about the sports occupation. ... Churchill Downs racetrack, 2004 The Kentucky Derby is a stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses, staged annually in Louisville, Kentucky on the first Saturday in May, capping the three-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. ... This article is about the city in the US state of Maryland. ... The Preakness Stakes is a classic 1 3/16 mile (1. ... The Withers Stakes is a race for thoroughbred horses. ... The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious horse race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. ... Horse of the Year is the highest honor given in American thoroughbred horse racing. ...

As a four-year-old, Sir Barton won five of the 12 races he entered during the 1920 season. In one of these races, the Saratoga Handicap, he beat the great Exterminator. However, it was his match race on October 12th that year against the great Man O' War at Kenilworth Park in Windsor, Ontario, Canada that is most remembered. Sir Barton was beaten by seven lengths and as a result, he retired to stud that year, virtually forgotten by the public. As a sire, he enjoyed only moderate success so spent the better part of the rest of his life as a working horse with the U.S. Army Remount in Fort Robinson, Nebraska until being sold to the ranch owned by J.R. Hylton in Douglas, Wyoming. Exterminator (1915 - September 26, 1945) was an American thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 1918 Kentucky Derby and in 1922 won Eclipse Award as Horse of the Year. ... Man O War, born March 29, 1917 at Nursery Stud farm in Lexington, Kentucky, United States - died November 1, 1947 at Faraway Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, affectionately known as Big Red, [1] is considered by many to be the greatest US thoroughbred racehorse of all time. ... Motto: Template:Unhide = Location City Information Established: 1854 (as village) 1892 (as city) Area: City: 120. ... Fort Robinson is a former U.S. Army outpost and a present-day state park in the Pine Ridge region of northwest Nebraska. ... Douglas is a city located in Converse County, Wyoming. ...

Sir Barton died of colic on October 30, 1937 and was buried on a ranch in the foothills of the Laramie Mountains. Later though, his remains were moved to Washington Park in Converse County, Wyoming where a memorial was erected to honor America's first Triple Crown winner. Sir Barton was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1957. In the Blood-Horse magazine ranking of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century, he is ranked at no. 49. October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Laramie Mountains are shown highlighted on a map of the western United States The Laramie Mountains are a range of moderately high peaks on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains in the state of Wyoming in the United States. ... Converse County is a county located in the state of Wyoming. ... 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. ... The Blood-Horse is an international weekly news magazine about Thoroughbred horses, horse breeding, and horseracing. ... Blood-Horse magazine ranking of the top 100 United States thoroughbred horse racing champions of the 20th Century: Man O War Secretariat Citation Kelso Count Fleet Dr. Fager Native Dancer Forego Seattle Slew Spectacular Bid Tom Fool Affirmed War Admiral Buckpasser Colin Damascus Round Table Cigar Bold Ruler Swaps Equipose...

• Career race record:

• • 31 races - 13-6-5

• Career earnings: $116,857

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External links

• Unofficial Thoroughbred Hall of Fame
• Sir Barton's pedigree with photo
• Sir Barton's Derby