{{Infobox racehorse , horsename = Arch Hall , image = , caption = , sire = Archers Bay , grandsire = Silver Deputy , dam = Selena Smile , damsire = Fortunate Prospect , sex =

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, record = 28: 10-6-3 , earnings = $697,641 , race =

Sir Barton Stakes The Sir Barton Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early December at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. An Ontario Sire Stakes, it is a restricted race for horses age three and older. Raced over a distance of miles on ...

(2004, 2005, 2006)

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(2006)
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best known for his three consecutive wins in the

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. Owned and bred by

, he was out of the mare Selena Smile and sired by Archers Bay, the grandson of

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. Eugene Melnyk owned Archers Bay who won the 1998

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and was voted Canadian Champion Three-Year Old Colt. Ridden by

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, Arch Hall won the first of his three straight Sir Barton Stakes in 2004. After winning the race again in December 2005, he then had his best year in 2006, winning the Grade III

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and his third Sir Barton Stakes, plus earning a second in both the Razorback Breeders' Cup Handicap and the

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. Arch Hall raced at age six in 2007. He attempted to win his fourth consecutive Sir Barton Stakes but finished sixth. His best result for 2007 was a second to Leonnatus Anteas in the Durham Cup Stakes.

References

Arch Hall's pedigree and partial racing stats
2001 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Ontario Racehorses trained in Canada Thoroughbred family 1-o