1) 1919 American Triple Crown winner Sir Barton was named for the notorious Scottish sea captain Sir Andrew Barton, whose activities skirted the line between pirate and privateer.
2) 1916 Kentucky Derby winner George Smith was named for the gambler better known as "Pittsburgh Phil," who had once owned the colt's dam Consuelo II and engineered a betting coup with her.
3) 1979 American champion 3-year-old filly Davona Dale, who was bred and owned by Calumet Farm, was named for a character in a novel written by Admiral Gene Markey, husband of Calumet Farm owner Lucille Wright Markey.
4) 1914 Kentucky Derby winner and multiple American champion Old Rosebud was named for a brand of whiskey produced by a distillery owned by the family of owner Hamilton Applegate.
2) 1916 Kentucky Derby winner George Smith was named for the gambler better known as "Pittsburgh Phil," who had once owned the colt's dam Consuelo II and engineered a betting coup with her.
3) 1979 American champion 3-year-old filly Davona Dale, who was bred and owned by Calumet Farm, was named for a character in a novel written by Admiral Gene Markey, husband of Calumet Farm owner Lucille Wright Markey.
4) 1914 Kentucky Derby winner and multiple American champion Old Rosebud was named for a brand of whiskey produced by a distillery owned by the family of owner Hamilton Applegate.
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