Lord Putnam (foaled 1948 in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that, as a two-year-old, broke the track record at two different racetracks in the first three starts of his racing career.
In a May 1, 1950 article, the Daily Racing Form advised readers that the still unraced two-year-old Lord Putnam had been training very well and was a horse to watch, adding that the colt figured to be a factor in his first start.
Lord Putnam's trainer was California-born George Riola who is remembered for a March 18, 1933 win he had with the colt Pharatime in the Duncan F. Kenner Stakes at Fair Grounds Race Course.
This time, it would be the William Penn Stakes and to get his second victory Lord Putnam defeated five runners, including the highly regarded Brookfield Farm colt Iswas.
[5][6] Adding to his two-year-old racing legacy, Lord Putnam's fourth straight win came on July 4 at Narragansett Park in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
[3] Brought back to Monmouth Park for the July 26 Sapling Stakes, Lord Putnam suffered his first defeat in the six furlong event at the hands of winner Battlefield and runner-up Uncle Miltie.
[9] Ridden by Canadian Hedley Woodhouse, Uncle Miltie won Jamaica Racetrack's Prospect Purse, a six furlong allowance race with Lord Putnam fourth by more than six lengths.