Burnham Square

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 - 2 - 1
Earnings	US$1,087,755[2]
Major wins
Holy Bull Stakes (2025) Blue Grass Stakes (2025)
Last updated on July 24, 2025

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]

Notes:
An (*) asterisk after the odds means Burnham Square was the post-time favorite.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Burnham Square, bay gelding, April 9, 2022^[1]

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)[16]