PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Sir Barton was a chestnut thoroughbred. He won the triple crown in 1919. His sire was Star Shoot, and his dam was Lady Sterling. At first, Sir Barton didn’t show any promise to become a great racehorse, and his owner, John Madden, sold him to J. K. L. Ross.
Ross entered Sir Barton in the Kentucky derby, and he won by 5 lengths. Then he was entered in the Preakness stakes and won again. After that, he won the Belmont stakes and set an American record for the mile and 3 eights race. He won the triple crown and in 1919 was made Horse of the Year.
Gallant Fox was a bay horse. He was born at Claiborne Farm in Kentucky. In 1929 he won 2 races, and he won third place in the Belmont futurity stakes. For the Preakness stakes, he was the favorite to win, and he did so. Next was the Kentucky Derby, and again he was the favorite. There was heavy rain, but Gallant Fox still won.
Three weeks later, he was entered in the Belmont Stakes, but not as the favorite. Gallant Fox was now known as “the red headed horse” because of the read hood he wore every race. By July, he was known as the Super Horse, because he won so many races.
