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Sired by Star Shoot out of the mare, Lady Sterling, Sir Barton was Kentucky bred by John E. Madden and Vivian A. Gooch. They sold the horse in 1918 for $10,000 to Canadian businessman, John Kenneth Leveson Ross .
Ross placed Sir Barton in the hands of trainer H. Guy Bedwell and jockey, Johnny Loftus . As a two-year-old, Sir Barton entered six races without winning any. The following year, he made his season debut in the Kentucky Derby as a set-up runner for his highly regarded stablemate, a horse named Billy Kelly. 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. 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 and 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. For 1919, he was voted Horse of the Year, racings highest honor.
As a four-year-old, Sir Barton won five of the 12 races he entered during the 1920 season. 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 but spent the better part of the rest of his life as a working horse with the U.S. Army in Fort Robinson, Nebraska until being sold to the ranch owned by J.R. Hylton in Douglas, WyomingDouglas is a city located in Converse County, Wyoming. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 5,288. It is the county seat of Converse County 6. Geography Douglas is located at 42°45'22" North, 105°23'4" West (42. 756008, -105. Accordin.
Sir Barton died on October 30October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. Events 1470 Henry VI of England returns to the throne after Earl of Warwick defeats Yorkists in battle. 1831 In Southampton County, Virginia,, 1937 and was buried on a ranch in the foothills of the Laramie MountainsThe 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. The range is the northernmost extension of the line of the ranges along the eastern side of the Rockies, an. Later though, his remains were moved to Washington Park in Converse County, WyomingConverse County is a county located in the State of Wyoming. As of 2000, the population is 12,052. Its county seat is Douglas 6. History Converse County was organized in 1888. Geography According to the U. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 11, 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 FameThe 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. Each spring, following the tabulation of the final votes, the announcem in 1957. In the Blood-Horse magazine ranking of the top 100 thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century, Sir Barton was ranked #49.
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