Buddhist (horse)

Buddhist (1886 – December 30, 1893) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1889 Preakness Stakes at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.[1][2][3] Buddhist's sire and dam were Hindoo and Emma Hanly.[1] Buddhist's was bred in Kentucky by Ezekiel F. Clay & Catesby Woodford and his owner was Samuel S. Brown. He was trained by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, John W. Rogers.[1]

Buddhist
SireHindoo
GrandsireVirgil
DamEmma Hanly
DamsireBuckden
SexStallion
Foaled1886
CountryUnited States
ColorDark bay or brown
BreederEzekiel F. Clay & Catesby Woodford
OwnerSamuel S. Brown
TrainerJohn W. Rogers
Major wins
American Classics wins:
Preakness Stakes (1889)

Buddhist's jockey, George "Spider" Anderson, is considered among the great African American jockeys in horse racing history. On May 10, 1889, Anderson and Buddhist finished the race with an astonishing time of 2:17.50 and became the 17th winners of the Preakness Stakes.[3] Buddhist made Preakness history by having one of the largest winning margins when he won the race by eight lengths.[1] Buddhist died in a stable fire on December 30, 1893 that also killed 11 other horses at C. V. Hollar's Bishop Farm.[4][5]

References
  1. "1889". Preakness.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  2. Calabrese, Joe (2015-05-15). "Preakness Stakes: Winning Horses, Jockeys & Trainers". Heavy.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  3. Van Houten, Matt. "Horse Racing". Black Past. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  4. Staff (January 6, 1894). "Post and paddock". The Spirit of the Times. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  5. Jockey Club (1898). The American stud book. Vol 7. p. 1137.
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