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The Pimlico Special is an American thoroughbred horse race held at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland in mid May. It is raced on dirt over a distance of miles (9.5 furlongs). The race is currently open to horses age three and older and offers a purse of $300,000. The Pimlico Special was first run in 1937 and was won by that year's U.S. Triple Crown winner War Admiral who went on to be voted the American Horse of the Year. In 1938, the Pimlico Special was host to one of American racing's historic moments when Seabiscuit defeated War Admiral in a much anticipated match race. That race was covered by almost every major newspaper, magazine and radio station of the time.〔 2007 Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide, page 47-52 on March 3, 2007.〕 Discontinued after 1958, the race was revived as a handicap event in 1988 and made a graded stakes race one year later in 1989. The race was not eligible for grading in 2011 because it had not been run the previous two years.〔(Blood Horse: 2011 Graded Stakes: 13 Fewer Than '10 )〕 Eighteen Pimlico Special winners have gone on to win a Championship for Horse of the Year or an Eclipse Award as the best horse in their divisions. The latest was Invasor in 2006; others include Mineshaft, Real Quiet, Skip Away, Cigar, Criminal Type, Blushing John, Tom Fool, Capot, Citation, Assault, Armed, Twilight Tear, Whirlaway, Market Wise, Challedon, Seabiscuit and War Admiral.〔 2007 Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide, page 47-52 on March 3, 2007.〕 The Pimlico track record for miles is held by Farma Way who ran the distance in 1:52 2/5 while capturing the 1991 Pimlico Special. == Records == Speed record: * 1:52.40 - Farma Way (1991) (at current distance of miles) Most wins by a horse: * 2 - Challedon (1939 & 1940) Most wins by a jockey: * 4 - Eddie Arcaro (1939, 1943, 1946, 1948) Most wins by a trainer: * 4 - Ben A. Jones (1942, 1944, 1945, 1947) * 4 - John M. Gaver, Sr. (1943, 1949, 1950, 1953) Most wins by an owner: * 6 - Calumet Farm (1942, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1990) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pimlico Special」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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