Belair Stud:: The Cradle of Maryland Horse Racing

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From their opening in 1740 through the 1955 closing, Belair Stud Farm became referred to as probably the most important stables in American racing. Despite the fact that the high-profile murder of the farms final owner, Billy Woodward, eventually forced the farm to close, it did produce an odd number of winning horses all through its expansive history. The farm claims three Kentucky Derbies, three Preakness Stakes, and six Belmont Stakes, winning titles in several prestigious English races. It remains one of two stables to have produced multiple Triple Crown winner, and additionally it is the only stable to have produced father-son Triple Crown winners. Its list of legendary thoroughbreds includes Gallant Fox, Omaha, Johnstown, Granville, and Nashua. Then again along with the history of champion thoroughbreds, there is a second history devoted to the many interesting people whose own stories are a part of the Belair Stud farm, including Samuel and Benjamin Ogle, Sunny” Jim Fitzsimmons, former slave Andrew Jackson, and even George Washington.”

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