Burnham Square
American racehorse
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Burnham Square (foaled April 9, 2022) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Grade I Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland in 2025 as a three-year-old.[2]
| Burnham Square | |
|---|---|
Burnham Square parading in the Matt Winn | |
| Sire | Liam's Map |
| Grandsire | Unbridled's Song |
| Dam | Linda |
| Damsire | Scat Daddy |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | April 9, 2022[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Whitham Thoroughbreds |
| Owner | Whitham Thoroughbreds |
| Trainer | Ian R. Wilkes |
| Record | 9: 3 - 3 - 1 |
| Earnings | US$1,745,755[2] |
| Major wins | |
| Holy Bull Stakes (2025) Blue Grass Stakes (2025) | |
| Last updated on February 1, 2026 | |
Background
Burnham Square is a bay gelding bred and owned by Whitham Thoroughbreds. His sire is Liam's Map and his dam is Linda who was sired by Scat Daddy.[3] His dam Linda was also owned by Whitham Thoroughbreds and trained by Ian R. Wilkes won the 2016 Grade III Mrs. Revere Stakes at Churchill Downs winning $407,310 with a record of 3-4-5 in 15 starts.[4] Second dam, Beautiful Noise was also a graded winner winning the 2001 Grade II Santa Ana Stakes at Santa Anita Park for Janis Whitham [5] and the third dam, Listen Well was a winner at Belmont Park from champion Secretariat.[6]
Burnham Square became the fifth Grade I winner for sire Liam's Map, who stands at Lane's End Farm in Versailles, Kentucky for an advertised fee of $40,000.[3]
Burnham Square accrued the most qualification points in the 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby.
Statistics
| Date | Distance | Race | Grade | Track | Odds | Field | Finish | Winning Time |
Winning (Losing) Margin |
Jockey | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 – Two-year-old season | |||||||||||
| Oct 26, 2024 | 6 furlongs | Maiden Claiming | Keeneland | 30.92 | 11 | 2 | 1:12.33 | (1⁄2 length) | Francisco Arrieta | [7] | |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Maiden Special Weight | Churchill Downs | 18.09 | 11 | 3 | 1:43.52 | (3⁄4 length) | Francisco Arrieta | [8] | |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Maiden Special Weight | Gulfstream Park | 1.30* | 7 | 1 | 1:44.31 | 9 lengths | Edgard Zayas | [9] | |
| 2025 – Three-year-old season | |||||||||||
| Feb 1, 2025 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Holy Bull Stakes | III | Gulfstream Park | 4.30 | 7 | 1 | 1:43.60 | 1+3⁄4 lengths | Edgard Zayas | [10] |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Fountain of Youth Stakes | II | Gulfstream Park | 1.90* | 6 | 4 | 1:43.12 | (3 lengths) | Edgard Zayas | [11] |
| Apr 8, 2025 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Blue Grass Stakes | I | Keeneland | 4.24 | 7 | 1 | 1:51.33 | nose | Brian Hernandez Jr. | [12] |
| May 3, 2025 | 1+1⁄4 miles | Kentucky Derby | I | Churchill Downs | 19.65 | 19 | 6 | 2:02.31 | (10+1⁄2 lengths) | Brian Hernandez Jr. | [13] |
| Jun 8, 2025 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Matt Winn Stakes | III | Churchill Downs | 2.65 | 4 | 2 | 1:42.12 | (1⁄2 lengths) | Brian Hernandez Jr. | [14] |
| Jul 19, 2025 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Haskell Stakes | I | Monmouth Park | 10.20 | 8 | 5 | 1:48.15 | (8+1⁄2 lengths) | Brian Hernandez Jr. | [15] |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 1+5⁄16 miles | Nashville Derby | III | Kentucky Downs | 13.54 | 12 | 2 | 2:06.76 | (head) | Brian Hernandez Jr. | [16] |
Notes:
An (*) asterisk after the odds means Burnham Square was the post-time favorite.
Pedigree
| Sire Liam's Map (2013) |
Unbridled's Song (1993) |
Unbridled (1987) |
Fappiano (1977) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gana Facil (1981) | |||
| Trolley Song (1983) |
Caro (1967) | ||
| Lucky Spell (1971) | |||
| Miss Macy Sue (2003) |
Trippi (1997) |
End Sweep (1991) | |
| Jealous Appeal (1983) | |||
| Yada Yada (1996) |
Great Above (1972) | ||
| Stem (1982) | |||
| Dam Linda (2013) |
Scat Daddy (2004) |
Johannesburg (1999) |
Hennessy (1993) |
| Myth (1993) | |||
| Love Style (1999) |
Mr. Prospector (1970) | ||
| Likeable Style (1990) | |||
| Beautiful Noise (1996) |
Sunny's Halo (CAN) (1980) |
Halo (1969) | |
| Mostly Sunny (CAN) (1971) | |||
| Listen Wall (1987) |
Secretariat (1970) | ||
| Margaret's Number (1970)(family 19-b)[17] |