- Pimlico Special
Horseraces infobox
class = Grade I
horse race = Pimlico Special
caption =
location =Pimlico Race Course Baltimore, Maryland flagicon|USA
inaugurated = 1937
race type =Thoroughbred -Flat racing
website = [http://www.pimlico.com/ www.pimlico.com]
distance = 1³/16 miles (9.5 furlongs)
track = Dirt, left-handed
qualification = Four-years-old & Up
weight = Assigned
purse = $250,000
bonuses = The Pimlico Special is an American Grade Ithoroughbred horse race held atPimlico Race Course inBaltimore, Maryland in mid May. It is raced on dirt over a distance of 1³/16 miles (9.5 furlongs). The race is currently open to horses age four and older and offers a purse of $250,000.Discontinued after 1958, the race was revived as a handicap event in 1988 and made a
graded stakes race in 1990.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 theAmerican Horse of the Year . In 1938, the Pimlico Special was host to one of American racing's historic moments whenSeabiscuit defeatedWar Admiral in a much anticipatedmatch race .The Pimlico track record for 1³/16 miles is held by
Farma Way who ran the distance in 1:52 2/5 while capturing the 1991 Pimlico Special.Records
Speed record:
* 1:52.40 -Farma Way (1991) (at current distance of 1³/16 miles)Most wins by ajockey :
* 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
* For 3-yr-olds in 1937 and 1954.
* †Walkover s in 1942 and 1948.References
* [http://www.preakness.com/RacingInfo/PimlicoSpecial.htm Official website for the Pimlico Special]
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=306 The Pimlico Special at Pedigree Query]
* [http://www.colinsghost.org/2008/05/inaugural-pimlico-special-1937.html War Admiral Wins the First Pimlico Special, 1937]
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