1916-1937
Triple Crown Champion

Prestigious Pedigree.

Sir Barton, a Kentucky thoroughbred, became the first Triple Crown champion when he won the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes in 1919. His sire was Star Shoot, an English stallion that came to the United States to stud in 1901 when he showed signs of difficult breathing after ten successful races on English tracks. Star Shoot had a prestigious pedigree, including his sire, Isinglass, a winner of the English Triple Crown. Star Shoot's dam, Astrology, was sired by Hermit, an English Derby champion. Siring many winning horses in the United States, Star Shoot in 1912 became the number one stud for John E. Madden, the owner of Hamburg Place, near Lexington, Kentucky. In 1912 Madden introduced Star Shoot to Lady Sterling, a seventeen-year-old mare, who bore Sir Barton the following spring.

Owner and Trainer.

Believing a two-year-old too young for...