Burnham Square
{{short description|American racehorse}}
{{Infobox racehorse
| horsename = Burnham Square
| image_name =
| caption =
| sire = Liam's Map
| grandsire = Unbridled's Song
| dam = Linda
| damsire = Scat Daddy
| sex = Gelding
| country = United States
| colour = Bay
| breeder = Whitham Thoroughbreds
| owner = Whitham Thoroughbreds
| trainer = Ian R. Wilkes
| record = 6: 3 - 1 - 1
| earnings = US$977,755{{cite web |title=Profile of Burnham Square |url=https://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=11145276®istry=T&rbt=TB |website=www.equibase.com |access-date=April 9, 2025}}
| race =Holy Bull Stakes (2025)
Blue Grass Stakes (2025)
| awards =
| updated = April 9, 2025
|}}
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.
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.{{cite web |last1=King |first1= Byron |title=Burnham Square Flies to Blue Grass Victory; Whitham Thoroughbreds' homebred goes from last to first in the Blue Grass (G1). |url=https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/283753/burnham-square-flies-to-blue-grass-victory |website=bloodhorse.com |date=April 8, 2025 |access-date=April 9, 2025}} 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.{{cite web |title=Profile of Linda |url=https://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=9540408®istry=T&rbt=TB |website=www.equibase.com |access-date=April 9, 2025}} Second dam, Beautiful Noise was also a graded winner winning the 2001 Grade II Santa Ana Stakes at Santa Anita Park for Janis Whitham {{cite web |title=Profile of Beautiful Noise |url=https://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=4053370®istry=T&rbt=TB |website=www.equibase.com |access-date=April 9, 2025}} and the third dam, Listen Well was a winner at Belmont Park from champion Secretariat.{{cite web |title=Profile of Listen Well|url=https://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=1139208®istry=T&rbt=TB |website=www.equibase.com |access-date=April 9, 2025}}
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
| class = "wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:100%; font-size:90%" |
| scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Distance ! scope="col" | Race ! scope="col" | Grade ! scope="col" | Track ! scope="col" | Odds ! scope="col" | Field ! scope="col" | Finish ! scope="col" | Winning ! scope="col" | Winning ! scope="col" | Jockey ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Ref |
|---|
| style="background-color:white"
|align="left" colspan=12|2024 – Two-year-old season |
| {{dts|2024|Oct|26|format=mdy}}
| {{ntsh|6}} 6 furlongs | {{ntsh|6.5}} Maiden Claiming | {{ntsh|6.5}} | {{ntsh|30.92}} 30.92 | 11 | 2 | 1:12.33 | {{ntsh |
| 0.5}} ({{frac|1|2}} length)
| {{sortname|Francisco|Arrieta|nolink=1}} |
| {{dts|2024|Nov|30|format=mdy}}
| {{ntsh|8.5}} {{frac|1|1|16}} miles | {{ntsh|6}} Maiden Special Weight | {{ntsh|5}} | {{ntsh|18.09}} 18.09 | 11 | 3 | 1:43.52 | {{ntsh |
| 0.75}} ({{frac|3|4}} length)
| {{sortname|Francisco|Arrieta|nolink=1}} |
| {{dts|2024|Dec|28|format=mdy}}
| {{ntsh|8.5}} {{frac|1|1|16}} miles | {{ntsh|6}} Maiden Special Weight | {{ntsh|5}} | {{ntsh|1.30}} 1.30* | 7 | 1 | 1:44.31 | {{ntsh|9.0}} 9 lengths | {{sortname|Edgard|Zayas|nolink=1}} |
| style="background-color:white"
|align="left" colspan=12|2025 – Three-year-old season |
| {{dts|2025|Feb|1|format=mdy}}
| {{ntsh|8.5}} {{frac|1|1|16}} miles | {{ntsh|3}}III | {{ntsh|4.30}} 4.30 | 7 | 1 | 1:43.60 | {{ntsh|1.75}} {{frac|1|3|4}} lengths | {{sortname|Edgard|Zayas|nolink=1}} |
| {{dts|2024|Mar |2|format=mdy}}
| {{ntsh|8.5}} {{frac|1|1|16}} miles | {{ntsh|2}}II | {{ntsh|1.90}} 1.90* | 6 | 4 | 1:43.12 | {{ntsh |
| 3.0}} (3 lengths)
| {{sortname|Edgard|Zayas|nolink=1}} |
| {{dts|2025|Apr|8|format=mdy}}
| {{ntsh|9.0}} {{frac|1|1|8}} miles | {{ntsh|1}}I | {{ntsh|4.24}} 4.24 | 7 | 1 | 1:51.33 | {{ntsh|0.05}} nose | {{sortname|Brian|Hernandez Jr.}} |
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Notes:
An (*) asterisk after the odds means Burnham Square was the post-time favorite.
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Pedigree
{{Pedigree
|name = Burnham Square, bay gelding, April 9, 2022
|f = Liam's Map
(2013)
|m = Linda
(2013)
|ff = Unbridled's Song
(1993)
|fm = Miss Macy Sue
(2003)
|mf = Scat Daddy
(2004)
|mm = Beautiful Noise
(1996)
|fff = Unbridled
(1987)
|ffm = Trolley Song
(1983)
|fmf = Trippi
(1997)
|fmm = Yada Yada
(1996)
|mff = Johannesburg
(1999)
|mfm = Love Style
(1999)
|mmf = Sunny's Halo (CAN)
(1980)
|mmm = Listen Wall
(1987)
|ffff = Fappiano (1977)
|fffm = Gana Facil (1981)
|ffmf = Caro (1967)
|ffmm = Lucky Spell (1971)
|fmff = End Sweep (1991)
|fmfm = Jealous Appeal (1983)
|fmmf = Great Above (1972)
|fmmm = Stem (1982)
|mfff = Hennessy (1993)
|mffm = Myth (1993)
|mfmf = Mr. Prospector (1970)
|mfmm = Likeable Style (1990)
|mmff = Halo (1969)
|mmfm = Mostly Sunny (CAN) (1971)
|mmmf = Secretariat (1970)
|mmmm = Margaret's Number (1970)(family 19-b){{cite web |title=Thoroughbred Bloodlines – Constantia – Family 19-b |url=https://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Families/Family19b.htm |website=www.bloodlines.net |access-date=April 2, 2025}}
}}