Buddhist (horse)

Buddhist
SireHindoo
GrandsireVirgil
DamEmma Hanly
DamsireBuckden
SexStallion
Foaled1886
CountryUnited States
ColorDark bay or brown
BreederClay & Woodford partnership
OwnerSamuel S. Brown
TrainerJohn W. Rogers
Major wins
American Classics wins:
Preakness Stakes (1889)

Buddhist (1886 – December 30, 1893) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1889 Preakness Stakes at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.[1][2][3] Buddhist's sire and dam were Hindoo and Emma Hanly.[1] Buddhist's was bred in Kentucky by Ezekiel F. Clay & Catesby Woodford and his owner was Samuel S. Brown. He was trained by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, John W. Rogers.[1]

Buddhist's jockey, George "Spider" Anderson, is considered among the great African American jockeys in horse racing history.[according to whom?] On May 10, 1889, Anderson and Buddhist finished the race with an astonishing time of 2:17.50 and became the 17th winners of the Preakness Stakes.[3] Buddhist made Preakness history by having one of the largest winning margins when he won the race by eight lengths.[1] Buddhist died in a stable fire on December 30, 1893, that also killed 11 other horses at C. V. Hollar's Bishop Farm.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b c d "1889". Preakness.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  2. ^ Calabrese, Joe (2015-05-15). "Preakness Stakes: Winning Horses, Jockeys & Trainers". Heavy.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  3. ^ a b Van Houten, Matt. "Horse Racing". Black Past. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  4. ^ Staff (January 6, 1894). "Post and paddock". The Spirit of the Times. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  5. ^ Jockey Club (1898). The American stud book. Vol 7. p. 1137. hdl:2027/nyp.33433082509187.