Burnham Square (foaled April 9, 2022) is a multiple Graded stakes-winning American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Grade I Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland in 2025 as a three-year-old and won the Grade I Arlington Million at Colonial Downs as four-year-old in 2026 after changed to Turf races.
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. 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. Second dam, Beautiful Noise was also a graded winner winning the 2001 Grade II Santa Ana Stakes at Santa Anita Park for Janis Whitham and the third dam, Listen Well was a winner at Belmont Park from champion Secretariat.
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.
Burnham Square accrued the most qualification points in the 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby. Statistics Date Distance Race Grade Track Odds Field Finish WinningTime Winning(Losing)Margin Jockey Ref2024 – Two-year-old season 6 furlongs Maiden Claiming Keeneland 30.92 11 1:12.33 ( length) miles Maiden Special Weight Churchill Downs 18.09 11 1:43.52 ( length) miles Maiden Special Weight Gulfstream Park 1.30* 7 1:44.31 9 lengths 2025 – Three-year-old season miles Holy Bull Stakes III Gulfstream Park 4.30 7 1:43.60 lengths miles Fountain of Youth Stakes II Gulfstream Park 1.90* 6 4th 1:43.12 (3 lengths) miles Blue Grass Stakes I Keeneland 4.24 7 1:51.33 nose miles Kentucky Derby I Churchill Downs 19.65 19 6th 2:02.31 ( lengths) miles Matt Winn Stakes III Churchill Downs 2.65 4 1:42.12 ( length) miles Haskell Stakes I Monmouth Park 10.20 8 5th 1:48.15 ( lengths) miles Nashville Derby III Kentucky Downs 13.54 12 2:06.76 (head) 2026 – Four-year-old season miles Allowance Optional Claiming Gulfstream Park 3.20 12 1:38.88 ( lengths) miles Elkhorn Stakes II Keeneland 1.28* 11 2:32.55 lengths miles Louisville Stakes IIIChurchill Downs 0.23* 6 2:26.80 lengths Jun 13, 2026 milesChorleywood Stakes ListedChurchill Downs 0.12*82:13.96 neck Aug 1, 2026 milesArlington Million Stakes IColonial Downs 0.80*72:00.80 length
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An (*) asterisk after the odds means Burnham Square was the post-time favorite.
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