Pimlico Special
Winners of the Pimlico Special since 1937
Notes: ‡ For 3-yr-olds in 1937 and 1954 † Won by Walkovers in 1942 and 1948

Pimlico Special

Section Title: Winners of the Pimlico Special since 1937
Table Section Text: Notes: ‡ For 3-yr-olds in 1937 and 1954 † Won by Walkovers in 1942 and 1948

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Distance	Time	Purse	Grade

2018	Irish War Cry	4	Jose Ortiz	H. Graham Motion	Isabelle de Tomaso	​1 3⁄16	1:55.51	$300,000	III

2017	Shaman Ghost	5	Javier Castellano	Jimmy Jerkens	Stronach Stables	​1 3⁄16	1:54.55	$300,000	III

2016	Noble Bird	5	Julien Leparoux	Mark E. Casse	John C. Oxley	​1 3⁄16	1:55.18	$300,000	III

2015	Commissioner	5	Javier Castellano	Todd Pletcher	WinStar Farm	​1 3⁄16	1:56.09	$300,000	III

2014	Revolutionary	4	Mike E. Smith	Todd Pletcher	WinStar Farm	​1 3⁄16	1:55.99	$300,000	III

2013	Last Gunfighter	4	Javier Castellano	Chad Brown	John D. Gunther	​1 3⁄16	1:58.50	$300,000	III

2012	Alternation	4	Luis Quinonez	Donnie K. Von Hemel	Pin Oak Stable	​1 3⁄16	1:57.60	$300,000	III

2009–11	Race not held

2008	Student Council	6	Shaun Bridgmohan	Steve Asmussen	Millennium Farms	​1 3⁄16	1:54.87	$250,000	I

2007	Race not held

2006	Invasor	4	Ramon Dominguez	Kiaran McLaughlin	Shadwell Stable	​1 3⁄16	1:54.40	$500,000	I

2005	Eddington	4	Eibar Coa	Mark A. Hennig	Willmott Stables	​1 3⁄16	1:58.05	$500,000	I

2004	Southern Image	4	Victor Espinoza	Michael Machowsky	Blahut Stables	​1 3⁄16	1:55.89	$600,000	I

2003	Mineshaft	4	Robby Albarado	Neil J. Howard	Farish/Webber/Elkins	​1 3⁄16	1:56.16	$600,000	I

2002	Race not held

2001	Include	4	Jerry Bailey	Bud Delp	Brereton C. Jones	​1 3⁄16	1:55.61	$750,000	I

2000	Golden Missile	5	Kent Desormeaux	Joe Orseno	Frank Stronach	​1 3⁄16	1:54.65	$750,000	I

1999	Real Quiet	4	Gary Stevens	Bob Baffert	Michael E. Pegram	​1 3⁄16	1:54.31	$750,000	I

1998	Skip Away	5	Jerry Bailey	Sonny Hine	Carolyn Hine	​1 3⁄16	1:54.20	$750,000	I

1997	Gentlemen	5	Gary Stevens	Richard Mandella	Randall Dee Hubbard	​1 3⁄16	1:53.03	$600,000	I

1996	Star Standard	4	Pat Day	Nick Zito	William Condren	​1 3⁄16	1:54.40	$600,000	I

1995	Cigar	5	Jerry Bailey	William I. Mott	Allen E. Paulson	​1 3⁄16	1:53.60	$600,000	I

1994	As Indicated	4	Robbie Davis	Richard Schosberg	Heatherwood Farm	​1 3⁄16	1:55.00	$600,000	I

1993	Devil His Due	4	Herb McCauley	H. Allen Jerkens	Edith LiButti	​1 3⁄16	1:55.40	$600,000	I

1992	Strike the Gold	4	Craig Perret	Nick Zito	BCC Stable	​1 3⁄16	1:54.80	$700,000	I

1991	Farma Way	4	Gary Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas	Quarter B Farm	​1 3⁄16	1:52.40	$750,000	I

1990	Criminal Type	5	José Santos	D. Wayne Lukas	Calumet/J. K. Arnemann	​1 3⁄16	1:53.00	$1,000,000	I

1989	Blushing John	4	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Richard J. Lundy	Allen E. Paulson	​1 3⁄16	1:53.20	$700,000	II

1988	Bet Twice	4	Craig Perret	Warren A. Croll, Jr.	Blanche P. Levy	​1 3⁄16	1:54.20	$710,000

1959–87	Race not held

1958	Vertex	4	Sam Boulmetis, Sr.	Joseph F. Piarulli	J. J. Brunetti/F. A. Piarulli	​1 3⁄16	2:00.60	$60,000

1957	Promised Land	3	Bill Hartack	Hirsch Jacobs	Ethel D. Jacobs	​1 3⁄16	1:57.40	$60,000

1956	Summer Tan	4	Dave Erb	Sherrill W. Ward	Mrs. J. W. Galbreath	​1 3⁄16	1:56.60	$60,000

1955	Sailor II	3	Hedley Woodhouse	Preston M. Burch	Isabel Dodge Sloane	​1 3⁄16	1:57.60	$66,500

1954	Helioscope	‡3	Sam Boulmetis, Sr.	Howard Hausner	William G. Helis, Jr.	​1 3⁄16	1:59.00	$60,000

1953	Tom Fool	4	Ted Atkinson	John M. Gaver, Sr.	Greentree Stable	​1 3⁄16	1:55.80	$50,000

1952	General Staff	4	Glen Lasswell	Jimmy McGee	Larry MacPhail	​1 3⁄16	1:57.40	$41,500

1951	Bryan G.	4	Ovie Scurlock	Casey Hayes	Meadow Stable	​1 3⁄16	1:57.40	$41,500

1950	One Hitter	4	Ted Atkinson	John M. Gaver, Sr.	Greentree Stable	​1 3⁄16	1:58.60	$25,000

1949	Capot	4	Ted Atkinson	John M. Gaver, Sr.	Greentree Stable	​1 3⁄16	1:56.80	$25,000

1948	†Citation	3	Eddie Arcaro	Horace A. Jones	Calumet Farm	​1 3⁄16	1:59.80	$25,000

1947	Fervent	3	Albert Snider	Ben A. Jones	Calumet Farm	​1 3⁄16	1:58.40	$41,500

1946	Assault	3	Eddie Arcaro	Max Hirsch	King Ranch	​1 3⁄16	1:57.00	$41,500

1945	Armed	4	Douglas Dodson	Ben A. Jones	Calumet Farm	​1 3⁄16	1:58.80	$41,500

1944	Twilight Tear	3	Douglas Dodson	Ben A. Jones	Calumet Farm	​1 3⁄16	1:56.60	$41,500

1943	Shut Out	4	Eddie Arcaro	John M. Gaver, Sr.	Greentree Stable	​1 3⁄16	2:00.20	$41,500

1942	†Whirlaway	4	George Woolf	Ben A. Jones	Calumet Farm	​1 3⁄16	2:00.40	$16,500

1941	Market Wise	3	Wendell Eads	George W. Carroll	Louis Tufano	​1 3⁄16	1:58.80	$16,500

1940	Challedon	4	George Woolf	Don Cameron	Branncastle Farm	​1 3⁄16	2:03.20	$16,500

1939	Challedon	3	Eddie Arcaro	Louis Schaefer	Branncastle Farm	​1 3⁄16	1:59.00	$16,500

1938	Seabiscuit	5	George Woolf	Tom Smith	Charles S. Howard	​1 3⁄16	1:56.60	$25,000

1937	War Admiral	‡3	Charley Kurtsinger	George Conway	Glen Riddle Farm	​1 3⁄16	1:58.80	$10,000

Sentence(s)

The Pimlico track record for ​1 ³⁄₁₆ miles is held by Farma Way, ocurring in the 1991 Pimlico Special.

final_sentence: The Pimlico track record for ​1 ³⁄₁₆ miles is held by Farma Way, ocurring in the 1991 Pimlico Special.