Who Am I ???

*I was bred in Kentucky, and I was named after a Methodist church. *I fit more than thirty races into my three seasons of racing, with the most coming in my Eclipse Award year. *My stakes victories were won at a range of distances of more than 3 ½ furlongs apart. *I raced multiple times on both turf and dirt, but I only excelled on one. *All but one of my nine stakes wins either occurred in Arkansas or New York. *I was ridden by the same Hall of Fame jockey 23 times, including six stakes wins. *I count a Horse of the Year, a turf champion, a 2y.o. champion, a 3y.o. champion, a 3y.o. filly champion, and an older female champion, among my victims. *I wore blinkers in my first 3 stakes wins, did not wear them in my next six stakes victories, and then wore them in my final five lifetime starts. *Arguably my two most important victories came at the same distance and at the same racetrack. *I was not the most famous horse of my age the year that I won my championship. *My graded stakes wins included a win at 2-5, as well as, a victory at more than 50-1. You should know by now … Who Am I ???