Buskin (1910 – July 5, 1917) was an AmericanThoroughbredracehorse is best known for winning the 1913Preakness Stakes. Owned and trained by John Whalen, he was sired byHamburg. Buskin was out of the mare Slippers, a daughter ofMeddler.^[1]

Buskin, described as "a good-looking little bay gelding"^[2] won the $2,500Preakness Stakes atPimlico Race Course inBaltimore, Maryland on Tuesday, May 20, 1913.

He went off as the heavy favorite at 3–2 in the field of eight three-year-olds after five of the thirteen colts scratched. Buskin broke first but fell back to fourth under a heavy hold by jockeyJimmy Butwell as they hitPimlico's famous "Clubhouse Turn." The pace was slow early with the first quarter in :24 flat and the half in :48-4/5.^[3] As the race progressed, Buskin was continually restrained as he dropped to fifth down the backstretch but tracked the pacemakers just three lengths behind.^[4]

On the final turn, he rounded the field four wide and burst into the lead by three lengths before tiring badly in the final sixteenth. He held off the charge of runner-up and third choice Kleburne by a neck.^[5] Longshot Barnegat at 48-1 finished third. The final time for the one mile and one eighth Preakness was 1:53 2/5 over a fast track. The winner's share of 60% of the purse was $1,670.^[6]

Buskin andHoliday the next year were the last geldings to win the Preakness Stakes untilPrairie Bayou won the race in 1993.^[7]

Later that racing season, Buskin won the 1913Canadian Derby and placed second in the National Stakes. In his four-year-old season, he won the 1914Metropolitan Handicap and Bowie Handicap. Also in 1914 or 1915, Buskin placed second in theBrooklyn Handicap, Bowie Handicap, Susquehanna Handicap and Toronto Cup while placing third in the Frontier Handicap and the Washington Handicap. Buskin was injured in the spring of 1916 and was euthanized on July 5, 1917, atBelmont Park due to worsening of his condition.^[8]