American Classic Race wins:Preakness Stakes(1875, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1888)Belmont Stakes(1878, 1880, 1881, 1898)Robert Wyndham Walden (August 2, 1844 – April 28, 1905) was one of the most successful American trainers in thoroughbred horse racing during the last quarter of the 19th century.
[1] Known by his middle name, Wyndham, in 1872 Walden and his wife Caroline moved from New York City to Middleburg in Carroll County, Maryland where they established "Bowling Brook Farm" to breed and train thoroughbred race horses.
Wyndham Walden trained his first Preakness Stakes winner in 1875, Tom Ochiltree, then two years later began a streak of five straight victories, all of which came with horses owned by George L. Lorillard.
The win set a record for a trainer which stood until 2023, when it was broken by Bob Baffert.
His son Robert J. Walden won the 1899 Kentucky Derby with Manuel, owned by the Morris brothers, Alfred and Dave.