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
Sire	Hindoo
Grandsire	Virgil
Dam	Emma Hanly
Damsire	Buckden
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1886
Country	United States
Color	Dark bay or brown
Breeder	Clay & Woodford partnership
Owner	Samuel S. Brown
Trainer	John 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.^{[according to whom?]} 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]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Buddhist

Sire Hindoo 1878	Virgil 1864	Vandal	Glencoe I
			Tranby Mare
		Hymenia	Yorkshire
			Little Peggy
	Florence 1869	Lexington	Boston
			Alice Carneal
		Weatherwitch	Weatherbit
			Birdcatcher Mare
Dam Emma Hanly 1880	Buckden 1869	Lord Clifden	Newminster
			The Slave
		Consequence	Bay Middleton
			Result
	Glena 1874	Glengarry	Thormanby
			Carbine
		Neutrality	Revenue
			Sea Breeze

See also

• Hindus (horse)

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. hdl:2027/nyp.33433082509187.