Record
In 1752, Selima won the biggest prize of the era, 2,500 pistoles at Gloucester, Virginia which marked "the beginning of the remarkable racing contests between the rival colonies of Maryland and Virginia."
From 1923 to 1953, Belair Stud horses won 631 races, were second 568 times, and third 540 times. Included in their victories were numerous important stakes races and five of their horses were voted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Under trainer Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons, the stable won the following prestigious U.S. Triple Crown races:
- Kentucky Derby:
- 1930 : Gallant Fox
- 1935 : Omaha
- 1939 : Johnstown
- Preakness Stakes:
- 1930 : Gallant Fox
- 1935 : Omaha
- 1955 : Nashua
- Belmont Stakes:
- 1930 : Gallant Fox
- 1932 : Faireno
- 1935 : Omaha
- 1936 : Granville
- 1939 : Johnstown
- 1955 : Nashua
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