Sir Barton | |
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Sire | Star Shoot |
Grandsire | Isinglass |
Dam | Lady Sterling |
Damsire | Hanover |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1916 |
Country | United States |
Color | Chestnut |
Breeder | John E. Madden |
Owner | John E. Madden J. K. L. Ross |
Trainer | Billy Walker H. Guy Bedwell |
Record | 31: 13–6–5 |
Earnings | $116,857 |
Major wins | |
Potomac Handicap (1919) Withers Stakes (1919) Climax Handicap (1920) Maryland Handicap (1919) Saratoga Handicap (1920) Dominion Handicap (1920) Merchants and Citizens Handicap (1920) Rennert Handicap (1920)
Triple Crown race wins: | |
Awards | |
1st US Triple Crown Champion (1919) United States Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt (1919) United States Horse of the Year (1919) | |
Honors | |
US Racing Hall of Fame (1957) Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (1976) #49 – Top 100 US Racehorses of the 20th Century Sir Barton Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack Sir Barton Way in Lexington, Kentucky |
Sir Barton (April 26, 1916 – October 30, 1937) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who is the first winner of the American Triple Crown.