Maid at Arms
Encyclopedia
Maid At Arms was an American
Champion Thoroughbred
filly
racehorse
. Her sire was the century's best race horse, Man O' War
, a son of three-time Leading sire in North America
Fair Play
. Her dam was Trasher, a daughter of Trap Rock. Maid At Arms will best be remembered for her easy victory in the seventh running of the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
on May 4, 1925.
(it was called the Pimlico Oaks at the time). In that race she faced a field of eight of the best fillies that the country had to offer. Maid at Arms captured the seventh running of the $7,500 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
, beating the seven other three year-old fillies with ease over the course of a mile and a sixteenth. Under 113 pounds and with jockey Albert Johnson
in the saddle, the filly ran the distance in 1:46 flat over a fast track winning by four lengths. Stakes winning fillies Revoke and Primrose ran good enough to capture second and third place.
In July 1925 Maid At Arms took a gamble and raced in open company against the males in the Maryland Handicap at Laurel Park Racecourse and won the mile and one sixteenth race. Late in August of 1925, Maid At Arms shipped up to Saratoga Race Course
and won the historic Alabama Stakes
. In September she took on the boys again and placed a strong second in the Jerome Handicap
against one of the fillies she beat in the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
, Primrose.
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Champion Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
filly
Filly
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racehorse
Horse racing
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. Her sire was the century's best race horse, Man O' War
Man O' War
Man O' War, man o' war or manowar may refer to:* Man-of-war, a warship* Man of war for uses with this spelling - Places :...
, a son of three-time Leading sire in North America
Leading sire in North America
The list below shows the leading sire of Thoroughbred racehorses in North America for each year since 1830. This is determined by the amount of prizemoney won by the sire's progeny during the year...
Fair Play
Fair Play (horse)
Fair Play was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who was successful on the track, but even more so as a sire.His grandsire was Spendthrift, whose grandsire was the English Triple Crown champion West Australian....
. Her dam was Trasher, a daughter of Trap Rock. Maid At Arms will best be remembered for her easy victory in the seventh running of the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The race is open to three-year-old fillies willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt and currently offers a purse of $250,000...
on May 4, 1925.
Racing Career
Maid At Arms had a very brief racing career (racing 17 times in twelve months) but in that one year she proved to be a champion winning year end honors as American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly for 1925. Maid At Arms did break her maiden at the end of 1924 and in early February, early March and late March of 1925 she won three separate allowance races. In May of that year her owner Samuel Riddle and her trainer George Conway decided to run Maid At Arms in the de facto second jewel of the filly triple crown, the Black-Eyed Susan StakesBlack-Eyed Susan Stakes
The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The race is open to three-year-old fillies willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt and currently offers a purse of $250,000...
(it was called the Pimlico Oaks at the time). In that race she faced a field of eight of the best fillies that the country had to offer. Maid at Arms captured the seventh running of the $7,500 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
Pimlico Oaks
The Pimlico Oaks was a listed Thoroughbred horse race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Run at the beginning of April at a distance of 1 1/16 miles on dirt, its purse was $200,000....
, beating the seven other three year-old fillies with ease over the course of a mile and a sixteenth. Under 113 pounds and with jockey Albert Johnson
Albert Johnson (jockey)
Albert Johnson was an American Hall of Fame jockey. Born in the rural community of Milan, Washington, Albert Johnson began his career in 1917 at Playfair Race Track in nearby Spokane...
in the saddle, the filly ran the distance in 1:46 flat over a fast track winning by four lengths. Stakes winning fillies Revoke and Primrose ran good enough to capture second and third place.
In July 1925 Maid At Arms took a gamble and raced in open company against the males in the Maryland Handicap at Laurel Park Racecourse and won the mile and one sixteenth race. Late in August of 1925, Maid At Arms shipped up to Saratoga Race Course
Saratoga Race Course
Saratoga Race Course is a Thoroughbred horse racing track in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States. It opened on August 3, 1863, and is the oldest organized sporting venue of any kind in the United States. It is typically open for racing from late July through early September.-History:John...
and won the historic Alabama Stakes
Alabama Stakes
The Alabama Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race open to three-year-old fillies. Inaugurated in 1872, the Grade I race is run over a distance of one and one-quarter miles on the dirt track at Saratoga Race Course. Held in mid August, it currently offers a purse of $500,000...
. In September she took on the boys again and placed a strong second in the Jerome Handicap
Jerome Handicap
The Jerome Stakes is a Grade II race for thoroughbred horses run each fall at one mile on the dirt at Belmont Park. It is open to three-year-olds and carries a purse of $150,000. The race is a prep race to several races of the Breeders' Cup....
against one of the fillies she beat in the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The race is open to three-year-old fillies willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt and currently offers a purse of $250,000...
, Primrose.