The Pimlico Special was first run in 1937 and was won by that year's U.S. Triple Crown winner War Admiral who went on to be voted the American Horse of the Year. In 1938, the Pimlico Special was host to one of American racing's most historic moments when Seabiscuit defeated War Admiral in a much anticipated match race. That race was covered by almost every major newspaper, magazine and radio station of the time.[2]
Discontinued after 1958, the race was revived as a handicap event in 1988 and made a graded stakes race one year later in 1989. The race was not eligible for grading in 2011 because it had not been run the previous two years.[3]
^"Stakes Schedule". pimlico. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
^2007 Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide, page 47-52 on March 3, 2007.
^Blood Horse: 2011 Graded Stakes: 13 Fewer Than '10
^2007 Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide, page 47-52 on March 3, 2007.
Official website for the Pimlico Special 2006-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
The Pimlico Special at Pedigree Query
War Admiral Wins the First Pimlico Special, 1937
April 08, 2024
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The Pimlico Special is a Grade 3 American thoroughbred horse race for horses age three and older over a distance of 1 3 16 miles 9 1 2 furlongs held at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore Maryland in mid May The race currently offers a purse of 300 000 1 Pimlico SpecialGrade III raceLocationPimlico Race Course Baltimore Maryland United StatesInaugurated1937Race typeThoroughbred Flat racingWebsitewww wbr pimlico wbr comRace informationDistance1 3 16 miles 9 1 2 furlongs SurfaceDirtTrackleft handedQualification3 years old amp UpWeightAssignedPurse 300 000 2022 Contents 1 History 2 Records 3 Winners of the Pimlico Special since 1937 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editThe Pimlico Special was first run in 1937 and was won by that year s U S Triple Crown winner War Admiral who went on to be voted the American Horse of the Year In 1938 the Pimlico Special was host to one of American racing s most historic moments when Seabiscuit defeated War Admiral in a much anticipated match race That race was covered by almost every major newspaper magazine and radio station of the time 2 Discontinued after 1958 the race was revived as a handicap event in 1988 and made a graded stakes race one year later in 1989 The race was not eligible for grading in 2011 because it had not been run the previous two years 3 Eighteen Pimlico Special winners have gone on to win a Championship for Horse of the Year or an Eclipse Award as the best horse in their divisions The latest was Invasor in 2006 others include Mineshaft Real Quiet Skip Away Cigar Criminal Type Blushing John Tom Fool Capot Citation Assault Armed Twilight Tear Whirlaway Market Wise Challedon Seabiscuit and War Admiral 4 The Pimlico track record for 1 3 16 miles is held by Farma Way who ran the distance in 1 52 2 5 while capturing the 1991 Pimlico Special Records editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed April 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Speed record 1 52 40 Farma Way 1991 at current distance of 1 3 16 miles Most wins by a horse 2 Challedon 1939 amp 1940 Most wins by a jockey 4 Eddie Arcaro 1939 1943 1946 1948 Most wins by a trainer 4 Ben A Jones 1942 1944 1945 1947 4 John M Gaver Sr 1943 1949 1950 1953 Most wins by an owner 6 Calumet Farm 1942 1944 1945 1947 1948 1990 Winners of the Pimlico Special since 1937 editYear Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade2022 First Captain 4 Luis Saez Claude R McGaughey III Bobby Flay Woodford Racing Siena Farm amp West Point Thoroughbreds 1 3 16 1 56 24 250 000 III2021 Last Judgment 5 Jose L Ortiz Michael J Maker Bethlehem Stables 1 3 16 1 54 37 250 000 III2020 Harpers First Ride 4 Angel Cruz Claudio A Gonzalez MCA Racing Stable LLC 1 3 16 1 54 97 250 000 III2019 Tenfold 4 Ricardo Santana Steve Asmussen Winchell Thoroughbreds 1 1 4 2 02 36 300 000 III2018 Irish War Cry 4 Jose Ortiz H Graham Motion Isabelle de Tomaso 1 3 16 1 55 51 300 000 III2017 Shaman Ghost 5 Javier Castellano Jimmy Jerkens Stronach Stables 1 3 16 1 54 55 300 000 III2016 Noble Bird 5 Julien Leparoux Mark E Casse John C Oxley 1 3 16 1 55 18 300 000 III2015 Commissioner 5 Javier Castellano Todd Pletcher WinStar Farm 1 3 16 1 56 09 300 000 III2014 Revolutionary 4 Mike E Smith Todd Pletcher WinStar Farm 1 3 16 1 55 99 300 000 III2013 Last Gunfighter 4 Javier Castellano Chad Brown John D Gunther 1 3 16 1 58 50 300 000 III2012 Alternation 4 Luis Quinonez Donnie K Von Hemel Pin Oak Stable 1 3 16 1 57 60 300 000 III2009 11 Race not held2008 Student Council 6 Shaun Bridgmohan Steve Asmussen Millennium Farms 1 3 16 1 54 87 250 000 I2007 Race not held2006 Invasor 4 Ramon Dominguez Kiaran McLaughlin Shadwell Stable 1 3 16 1 54 40 500 000 I2005 Eddington 4 Eibar Coa Mark A Hennig Willmott Stables 1 3 16 1 58 05 500 000 I2004 Southern Image 4 Victor Espinoza Michael Machowsky Blahut Stables 1 3 16 1 55 89 600 000 I2003 Mineshaft 4 Robby Albarado Neil J Howard Farish Webber Elkins 1 3 16 1 56 16 600 000 I2002 Race not held2001 Include 4 Jerry Bailey Bud Delp Brereton C Jones 1 3 16 1 55 61 750 000 I2000 Golden Missile 5 Kent Desormeaux Joe Orseno Frank Stronach 1 3 16 1 54 65 750 000 I1999 Real Quiet 4 Gary Stevens Bob Baffert Michael E Pegram 1 3 16 1 54 31 750 000 I1998 Skip Away 5 Jerry Bailey Sonny Hine Carolyn Hine 1 3 16 1 54 20 750 000 I1997 Gentlemen 5 Gary Stevens Richard Mandella Randall Dee Hubbard 1 3 16 1 53 03 600 000 I1996 Star Standard 4 Pat Day Nick Zito William Condren 1 3 16 1 54 40 600 000 I1995 Cigar 5 Jerry Bailey William I Mott Allen E Paulson 1 3 16 1 53 60 600 000 I1994 As Indicated 4 Robbie Davis Richard Schosberg Heatherwood Farm 1 3 16 1 55 00 600 000 I1993 Devil His Due 4 Herb McCauley H Allen Jerkens Edith LiButti 1 3 16 1 55 40 600 000 I1992 Strike the Gold 4 Craig Perret Nick Zito BCC Stable 1 3 16 1 54 80 700 000 I1991 Farma Way 4 Gary Stevens D Wayne Lukas Quarter B Farm 1 3 16 1 52 40 750 000 I1990 Criminal Type 5 Jose A Santos D Wayne Lukas Calumet J K Arnemann 1 3 16 1 53 00 1 000 000 I1989 Blushing John 4 Angel Cordero Jr Richard J Lundy Allen E Paulson 1 3 16 1 53 20 700 000 II1988 Bet Twice 4 Craig Perret Warren A Croll Jr Blanche P Levy 1 3 16 1 54 20 710 0001959 87 Race not held1958 Vertex 4 Sam Boulmetis Sr Joseph F Piarulli J J Brunetti F A Piarulli 1 3 16 2 00 60 60 0001957 Promised Land 3 Bill Hartack Hirsch Jacobs Ethel D Jacobs 1 3 16 1 57 40 60 0001956 Summer Tan 4 Dave Erb Sherrill W Ward Mrs J W Galbreath 1 3 16 1 56 60 60 0001955 Sailor II 3 Hedley Woodhouse Preston M Burch Isabel Dodge Sloane 1 3 16 1 57 60 66 5001954 Helioscope 3 Sam Boulmetis Sr Howard Hausner William G Helis Jr 1 3 16 1 59 00 60 0001953 Tom Fool 4 Ted Atkinson John M Gaver Sr Greentree Stable 1 3 16 1 55 80 50 0001952 General Staff 4 Glen Lasswell Jimmy McGee Larry MacPhail 1 3 16 1 57 40 41 5001951 Bryan G 4 Ovie Scurlock Casey Hayes Meadow Stable 1 3 16 1 57 40 41 5001950 One Hitter 4 Ted Atkinson John M Gaver Sr Greentree Stable 1 3 16 1 58 60 25 0001949 Capot 4 Ted Atkinson John M Gaver Sr Greentree Stable 1 3 16 1 56 80 25 0001948 Citation 3 Eddie Arcaro Horace A Jones Calumet Farm 1 3 16 1 59 80 25 0001947 Fervent 3 Albert Snider Ben A Jones Calumet Farm 1 3 16 1 58 40 41 5001946 Assault 3 Eddie Arcaro Max Hirsch King Ranch 1 3 16 1 57 00 41 5001945 Armed 4 Douglas Dodson Ben A Jones Calumet Farm 1 3 16 1 58 80 41 5001944 Twilight Tear 3 Douglas Dodson Ben A Jones Calumet Farm 1 3 16 1 56 60 41 5001943 Shut Out 4 Eddie Arcaro John M Gaver Sr Greentree Stable 1 3 16 2 00 20 41 5001942 Whirlaway 4 George Woolf Ben A Jones Calumet Farm 1 3 16 2 00 40 16 5001941 Market Wise 3 Wendell Eads George W Carroll Louis Tufano 1 3 16 1 58 80 16 5001940 Challedon 4 George Woolf Don Cameron Branncastle Farm 1 3 16 2 03 20 16 5001939 Challedon 3 Eddie Arcaro Louis Schaefer Branncastle Farm 1 3 16 1 59 00 16 5001938 Seabiscuit 5 George Woolf Tom Smith Charles S Howard 1 3 16 1 56 60 25 0001937 War Admiral 3 Charley Kurtsinger George Conway Glen Riddle Farm 1 3 16 1 58 80 10 000Notes For 3 yr olds in 1937 and 1954 Won by Walkovers in 1942 and 1948See also editPimlico Special top three finishers and starters Preakness Stakes Black Eyed Susan Stakes Pimlico Race Course List of graded stakes at Pimlico Race CourseReferences edit Stakes Schedule pimlico Retrieved 8 April 2018 2007 Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide page 47 52 on March 3 2007 Blood Horse 2011 Graded Stakes 13 Fewer Than 10 2007 Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide page 47 52 on March 3 2007 Official website for the Pimlico Special Archived 2006 07 02 at the Wayback Machine The Pimlico Special at Pedigree Query War Admiral Wins the First Pimlico Special 1937 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pimlico Special amp oldid 1095431299, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
