[1] In May 1764, in the name of Mr. Fenton, owner of his brother Treasurer, Bay Malton made his racecourse debut and won a 160 guinea sweepstake against Mr. Thompson's Snap.
Later that year, Bay Malton beat the esteemed Gimcrack, thought to be the best horse in Newmarket, 'very easy'.
[2] Amongst other important victories, he won the Great Subscription Purse at York, beating the horse that would be one of the future major sires in racing, Herod.
His most memorable victory came at Newmarket's second Spring Meeting in April 1767 where he beat Herod again, Turf and Ascham in a race that was said to have brought more people to the racecourse than had ever been seen before.
[4] After retiring, he stood as a private stallion at Lord Rockingham's stud and died aged 26, at Wentworth.