title: Shirley (horse)
text: # Shirley (horse)
  
  Shirley was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Ridden by future U. S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee George Barbee, Shirley won the 1876 Preakness Stakes.
  
  ## Background
  
  Shirley was bred at Woodburn Stud by Alexander John Alexander. His father was the leading sire Lexington, and his dam was Miss Carter. Shirley was sold to Pierre Lorillard IV, and was trained by William Brown.
  
  ## Racing Career
  
  Ridden by jockey George Barbee, Shirley won the Preakness Stakes as a three-year-old.
  
  ## Pedigree
  
  Pedigree of Shirley :
  
  | Sire Lexington 1850 | Boston 1833 | Timoleon | Sir Archy |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Sire Lexington 1850 | Boston 1833 | Timoleon | Saltram Mare |
  | Sire Lexington 1850 | Boston 1833 | Sister to Tuckahoe | Balls Florizel |
  | Sire Lexington 1850 | Boston 1833 | Sister to Tuckahoe | Alderman Mare |
  | Sire Lexington 1850 | Alice Carneal 1836 | Sarpedeon | Emilius |
  | Sire Lexington 1850 | Alice Carneal 1836 | Sarpedeon | Icaria |
  | Sire Lexington 1850 | Alice Carneal 1836 | Rowena | Sumpter |
  | Sire Lexington 1850 | Alice Carneal 1836 | Rowena | Lady Grey |
  | Dam Miss Carter 1861 | Sovereign 1836 | Emilius | Orville |
  | Dam Miss Carter 1861 | Sovereign 1836 | Emilius | Emily |
  | Dam Miss Carter 1861 | Sovereign 1836 | Fleur-de-lis | Bourbon |
  | Dam Miss Carter 1861 | Sovereign 1836 | Fleur-de-lis | Lady Rachel |
  | Dam Miss Carter 1861 | Dolly Carter 1854 | Glencoe I | Sultan |
  | Dam Miss Carter 1861 | Dolly Carter 1854 | Glencoe I | Trampoline |
  | Dam Miss Carter 1861 | Dolly Carter 1854 | Mavis | Wagner |
  | Dam Miss Carter 1861 | Dolly Carter 1854 | Mavis | Medoc Mare |
  