Anniron

Inducted 2000

1983 b.m. by Iron Constitution - Leap Year Miss
18 Wins in 37 starts
Career Earnings: $539,487

1986 New York State Champion 3-year-old filly

Under the care of trainer Bill Strange, Anniron burst upon the Finger Lakes racing scene on July 28, 1986 with an eight-length victory in her first career start. Including victories in her first six races at Finger Lakes, Anniron went on to win eight of ten starts, including five stakes, in a remarkable 3-year-old season that earned her New York State Champion 3-year-old filly honors. Although Anniron raced primarily at Aqueduct from midway through her 4-year-old season, she did return to make three of her 18 starts as a 5-year-old at Finger Lakes. In her final race at "The Thumb", she carried 126 pounds and jockey Les Hulet to victory in the 1988 Susan B. Anthony Handicap in 1:41 3/5. No filly or mare ever won under more weight or ran a faster time in 10 runnings of the race at the one-mile and 70-yard distance. Owned and bred by W. Alec Martusewicz, Anniron was a winner from distances of five and one-half furlongs to one-mile and one-eighth. Jockey Robert Cook was aboard Anniron for 12 of her first 13 career starts and won nine of them, including six stakes. Anniron won nine of 12 career starts at Finger Lakes and missed the board on only one occasion.