Racing Career
In his first few years of racing, Sir Walter was most often ridden by jockey Samuel Doggett. As a two-year-old, the colt won five of his eight starts and at age three won nine of twenty outings and notably running third in the 1893 Withers Stakes and fourth in the 1893 Realization Stakes. At four, he won thirteen of twenty-two starts and was second in the Manhattan Handicap. At ages five and six he won just three times but most significantly was ridden to victory by Fred Taral in the 1896 Brooklyn Handicap.
Already having beaten Keene Stables' great Champion, Domino, on October 29, 1897, a seven-year-old Sir Walter beat the four-year-old Hastings in a handicap race at Morris Park Racetrack.
At age eight, Sir Walter returned to racing but was retired in early July 1898. However, before long he returned to the track and won three more races in September and October. His career record stood as follows:
| Year | Age | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1893 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| 1894 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
| 1895 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 1896 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1897 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 1898 | 8 | not found | 3 | nf | nf |
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