7 0 0 ▁( appro xim ately ▁$ ▁as ▁of ▁). ▁Although ▁un rac ed ▁as ▁a ▁two - year - old , ▁Luke ▁Mc Lu ke ▁rac ed ▁as ▁a ▁three - year - old ▁for ▁Sch orr . ▁In ▁Sch orr ' s ▁ownership , ▁the ▁st all ion ▁won ▁the ▁Bel mont ▁St akes . ▁ ▁Luke ▁Mc Lu ke ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁spr inter , ▁as ▁his ▁bre eding , ▁especially ▁on ▁his ▁s ire ' s ▁side , ▁was ▁mostly ▁rac ed ▁at ▁shorter ▁distances . ▁ ▁Racing ▁career ▁Luke ▁Mc Lu ke ▁won ▁the ▁Bel mont ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁carrying ▁ ▁and ▁with ▁Mer ritt ▁Bu xt on ▁as ▁his ▁j ockey . ▁ ▁He ▁earned ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁$ 3 0 2 5 ▁for ▁the ▁win . ▁The ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁ ▁race ▁was ▁ 2 ▁minutes ▁and ▁ 2 0 ▁seconds , ▁be ating ▁G ainer ▁and ▁Char l eston ian . ▁On ▁June ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁he ▁ran ▁in ▁the ▁Car leton ▁St akes , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁- long ▁race ▁for ▁three - year - olds . ▁He ▁earned ▁$ 5 , 1 2 5 ▁( around ▁$ ▁as ▁of ▁) ▁for ▁the ▁win , ▁which ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁ 1 ▁minute ▁ 3 8 ▁and ▁ ▁seconds . ▁Luke ▁Mc Lu ke ▁carried ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁race ▁and ▁his ▁j ockey ▁was ▁Mer ritt