Gotham Stakes
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The Gotham Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race
for three-year-old horses run in early March at Aqueduct Racetrack
in Queens
, New York
. A Grade III
event with a purse of $
250,000, it is set at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt. The race is named for New York City
which in years past was often dubbed Gotham City.
The Gotham Stakes is the final local prep to the Wood Memorial Stakes
and an official prep race for the Kentucky Derby
. A number of Derby winners have competed in this race including U.S. Triple Crown
winner, Secretariat
.
The event was inaugurated in 1953 at Jamaica Racetrack
but following the facility's closure was moved to Aqueduct Racetrack for the 1960 season. In 1958, the race was restricted to horses, four years of age and older. Since inception it has been competed at various distances:
The race was run in two divisions in 1953, 1974, 1975, and 1983.
Most wins by a jockey
:
Most wins by a trainer
:
Most wins by an owner:
† In 1992 there was a dead heat
for first.
Thoroughbred horse race
Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...
for three-year-old horses run in early March at Aqueduct Racetrack
Aqueduct Racetrack
Aqueduct Racetrack is a thoroughbred horse-racing facility and racino in Ozone Park, Queens, New York. Its racing meets usually are from late October/early November through April.-History:...
in Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. A Grade III
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
event with a purse of $
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
250,000, it is set at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt. The race is named for New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
which in years past was often dubbed Gotham City.
The Gotham Stakes is the final local prep to the Wood Memorial Stakes
Wood Memorial Stakes
The Wood Memorial Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Jamaica, New York. It is currently a Grade I race run over a distance of 9 furlongs on dirt....
and an official prep race for the Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry...
. A number of Derby winners have competed in this race including U.S. Triple Crown
Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing consists of three races for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses. Winning all three of these Thoroughbred horse races is considered the greatest accomplishment of a Thoroughbred racehorse...
winner, Secretariat
Secretariat (horse)
Secretariat was an American Thoroughbred racehorse, that in 1973 became the first U.S. Triple Crown champion in 25 years, setting new race records in two of the three events in the Series—the Kentucky Derby , and the Belmont Stakes —records that still stand today.Secretariat was sired by Bold...
.
The event was inaugurated in 1953 at Jamaica Racetrack
Jamaica Racetrack
Jamaica Race Course was an American thoroughbred horse racing facility operated by the Metropolitan Jockey Club in Jamaica, New York. The track opened on April 27, 1903, a day which featured the inaugural running of the Excelsior Handicap. Eugene D. Wood, one of the founders and largest...
but following the facility's closure was moved to Aqueduct Racetrack for the 1960 season. In 1958, the race was restricted to horses, four years of age and older. Since inception it has been competed at various distances:
- 11/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) : 1953-1959, 1977, 1979, 2006 to present
- 1 mile : 1960-1976, 1978, 1980–2002, 2004–2005
- 1 mile, 70 yards : 1984, 2003
The race was run in two divisions in 1953, 1974, 1975, and 1983.
Records
Speed record:- 1:42.65 - I Want RevengeI Want RevengeI Want Revenge is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was one of the favorites to win the May 2, 2009 Kentucky Derby. He was sired by Grade I winner, Stephen Got Even, a son of 1992 American Horse of the Year and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, A.P. Indy...
(2009) (at current distance of 11/16 miles) - 1:32.40 - Easy GoerEasy GoerEasy Goer was an American Champion Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse, famous for earning American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt honors in 1988, and defeating 1989 American Horse of the Year Sunday Silence in the Belmont Stakes by 8 lengths. The victory deprived Sunday Silence of the Triple Crown...
(1989) (Stakes and track record at 1 mile)
Most wins by a jockey
Jockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
:
- 3 - Jorge VelasquezJorge VelasquezJorge Velásquez is a thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey.Jorge Velasquez career in thoroughbred racing began in his native Panama but as a teenager moved to the United States...
(1969, 1978, 1980) - 3 - Angel Cordero, Jr. (1970, 1975, 1991)
- 3 - Jacinto VasquezJacinto VásquezJacinto Vásquez is a retired Hall of Fame thoroughbred jockey. He rode two Kentucky Derby winners, Foolish Pleasure in 1975 and Genuine Risk in 1980, but may be best known as the regular jockey for the great filly Ruffian.-Biography:...
(1976, 1979, 1986) - 3 - Richard Migliore (1985, 2003, 2005)
- 3 - Mike E. Smith (1990, 1992, 1995)
Most wins by a trainer
Horse trainer
In horse racing, a trainer prepares a horse for races, with responsibility for exercising it, getting it race-ready and determining which races it should enter...
:
- 3 - Claude R. McGaughey III (1989, 1992, 2005)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Cornelius Vanderbilt WhitneyCornelius Vanderbilt WhitneyCornelius Vanderbilt Whitney was an American businessman, film producer, writer, and government official, as well as the owner of a leading stable of thoroughbred racehorses....
(1954, 1956) - 2 - Claiborne FarmClaiborne FarmClaiborne Farm is a thoroughbred Horse breeding operation in near Paris, Kentucky. It was established in 1910, by Arthur B. Hancock, owner of Ellerslie Farm in Albemarle County, Virginia, and has been operated by members of his family ever since.-Owners:...
(1969, 1992) - 2 - Locust Hill Farm (1983, 1988)
Winners of the Gotham Stakes
Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
2011 | Stay Thirsty Stay Thirsty Stay Thirsty is an American Thoroughbred racehorse sired by the leading stallion Bernardini. Stay Thirsty was bred in Kentucky by John D. Gunther and John Darren Gunther. His dam, Marozia, was sired by Storm Bird... |
Ramon Dominguez | Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher is a leading American thoroughbred horse trainer. He has won four consecutive Eclipse Awards as outstanding Trainer of the Year, while topping the leader board in purse earnings in 2004, 2005, and 2006. His horse Super Saver won the 2010 Kentucky Derby, the first of his 24 horses... |
Repole Stable | 1:44.78 |
2010 | Awesome Act Awesome Act Bred by Flaxman Holdings in Kentucky, Awesome Act was sold for $240,000 as a Keeneland September yearling. He is out of Houdini's Honey... |
Julien Leparoux Julien Leparoux Julien R. Leparoux is a Champion jockey currently racing in the United States.Leparoux, grew up in a racing family, the son of a jockey turned assistant trainer. He worked at the Chantilly Racecourse as a stable hand and in January 2003 emigrated to California to work as an exercise rider for... |
Jeremy Noseda Jeremy Noseda Jeremy Noseda is a British racehorse trainer.After six years working for John Dunlop, and five years as assistant to John Gosden, he joined Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin operation in late 1993, and played a significant role in training such horses as Lammtarra, Halling and Balanchine.He started... |
Susan Roy/Vinery Stables | 1:43.85 |
2009 | I Want Revenge I Want Revenge I Want Revenge is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was one of the favorites to win the May 2, 2009 Kentucky Derby. He was sired by Grade I winner, Stephen Got Even, a son of 1992 American Horse of the Year and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, A.P. Indy... |
Joseph Talamo Joseph Talamo Joseph Talamo is a Champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Born and raised in Marrero on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, within the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area, Joe Talamo was influenced by a father who worked in horse racing as an assistant trainer... |
Jeff Mullins Jeff Mullins (racehorse trainer) Jeff Mullins is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.-References:* * * *... |
David J. Lanzman | 1:42.65 |
2008 | Visionaire | Jose Lezcano Jose Lezcano Jose Lezcano is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He rides in New York in the spring, summer and fall and spends the winter in Florida. His big break came in 2008 when he won a Breeders' Cup race.... |
Michael Matz Michael Matz Michael Ray Matz is an American Olympic equestrian rider and horse trainer. He is perhaps most well known for having trained the ill-fated Barbaro to win the 132nd Kentucky Derby in 2006. The previously undefeated colt suffered a career and life ending injury after the start of the Preakness Stakes... |
Team Valor Team Valor Team Valor Stable LLC is an American Thoroughbred horse racing stable based in Versailles, Kentucky. It was founded by Barry Irwin and Jeff Siegel who create partnerships with racing enthusiasts to race Thoroughbred horses at major racing venues, primarily in North America.In early July 2007,... /Vision Racing |
1:44.60 |
2007 | Cowtown Cat | Ramon Dominguez Ramon A. Dominguez Ramon A. Dominguez is an Eclipse Award-winning champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.... |
Todd A. Pletcher | Gulf Coast Farms/WinStar WinStar Farm WinStar Farm is an American Thoroughbred horse breeding and racing farm near Versailles, Kentucky. Formerly known as Prestonwood Farm, it was owned by Houston, Texas oilmen Jack, Art, and J. R... |
1:44.75 |
2006 | Like Now Like Now Like Now is a thoroughbred racehorse. As a foal of 2003, he was a possible contender for the U.S. Triple Crown in 2006.-Connections:Like Now recently changed hands and his new owner is Daryl Thompson.... |
Fernando Jara Fernando Jara Fernando Jara is thoroughbred horse racing jockey in the United States. Aboard Jazil he won the 2006 Belmont Stakes... |
Kiaran McLaughlin Kiaran McLaughlin Kiaran P. McLaughlin is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He currently has a blog website, at http://kiaranmclaughlin.com where he updates what horses he has racing for that particular day... |
John J. Dillon | 1:43.17 |
2005 | Survivalist | Richard Migliore | C. R. McGaughey III | Phipps Stable | 1:35.61 |
2004 | Saratoga County | Javier Castellano Javier Castellano Javier Castellano is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Castellano began his riding career in his native Venezuela in 1996 and in June 1997 moved to the United States where rode at race tracks in southern Florida until 2001 when he moved to race on the New York State racing circuit.In... |
George Weaver | Evelyn M. Pollard | 1:35.53 |
2003 | Alysweep | Richard Migliore | Patrick L. Reynolds | M. Dubb / M. Doneson | 1:40.60 |
2002 | Mayakovsky | Edgar Prado | Patrick Biancone Patrick Biancone Patrick Louis Biancone is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He is currently based in the United States, but enjoyed success in both Europe and Hong Kong earlier in his career... |
Michael Tabor Michael Tabor Michael B. Tabor is a businessman and owner of Thoroughbred racehorses.-Thoroughbred racing career:... |
1:34.90 |
2001 | Richly Blended | Rick Wilson | Ben Perkins, Jr. | Raymond Dweck | 1:35.14 |
2000 | Red Bullet Red Bullet Red Bullet is an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2000 Preakness Stakes. Bred and raced by auto parts magnate Frank Stronach, he was sired by Unbridled, the 1990 American Champion 3-Year-Old Male Horse and winner of that year's Breeders' Cup Classic... |
Alex Solis Alex Solis Alex O. Solis is a jockey based in the United States. He currently lives in Glendora, California and rides predominantly in Southern California... |
Joseph Orseno | Stronach Stables Stronach Stables Stronach Stables is the North American racing arm of prominent Thoroughbred horse racing owner and breeder, Frank Stronach.The Stronach racing operation has owned and raced notable Thoroughbreds Glorious Song, Touch Gold and Giacomo in partnership with others... |
1:34.27 |
1999 | Badge | Shaun Bridgmohan Shaun Bridgmohan Shaun X. Bridgmohan is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.At age thirteen, Bridgmohan's family emigrated to the United States, settling in South Florida where he developed an interest in horse racing... |
Joseph Aquillino | Southbelle Stable | 1:34.72 |
1998 | Wasatch | Jerry D. Bailey | Martin D. Wolfson Martin D. Wolfson Martin "Marty" D. Wolfson is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He embarked on a professional training career in the early 1970s. He is the son of Louis Wolfson, owner of Florida's Harbor View Farm who won the U.S... |
Frank Calabrese | 1:36.56 |
1997 | Smokin Mel | John Velazquez | John DeStefano, Jr. | S. Port / E. Watchel | 1:34.38 |
1996 | Romano Gucci | Julie Krone Julie Krone Julie Krone , is a retired American jockey. In 1993, she became the first female jockey to win a Triple Crown race when she captured the Belmont Stakes aboard Colonial Affair... |
Richard E. Dutrow | Herbert Kushner | 1:34.40 |
1995 | Talkin Man Talkin Man Talkin Man is a Thoroughbred racehorse bred in Ontario by two of that country's leading owner/breeders, Arthur and Helen Stollery's Angus Glen Farm and Bud Willmot's Kinghaven Farms.... |
Mike E. Smith | Roger Attfield Roger Attfield Roger L. Attfield is a Canadian thoroughbred horse trainer and owner.In his native England, Attfield had become an accomplished international-level equestrian competitor when he emigrated to Canada in 1970... |
Stollery & Kinghaven Kinghaven Farms Kinghaven Farms is a thoroughbred horse racing stable founded in 1967 by Donald G. "Bud" Willmot. Located in King City, Ontario, north of Toronto, the success of the stable would see it expand to the United States with the acquisition of a farm and training center near Ocala, Florida. Kinghaven... |
1:36.82 |
1994 | Irgun | Jerry D. Bailey | Steven W. Young | B. & M. Chase | 1:36.27 |
1993 | As Indicated As Indicated As Indicated is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred in Kentucky by Margot I. Perkins and raced under the Heatherwood Farm banner as his owner. He was sired by top stallion Czaravich, who in turn was a son of the great Nijinsky II. His dam was Our Nice Sue. He finished racing with a record of... |
Caesar Bisono | Richard Schosberg | Heatherwood Farm | 1:36.24 |
1992 | Lure Lure (horse) Lure is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred and owned by Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky, he is a son of the leading stallion Danzig, who in turn was sired by Hall of Famer and prominent sire Northern Dancer... † |
Mike E. Smith | C. R. McGaughey III | Claiborne Farm Claiborne Farm Claiborne Farm is a thoroughbred Horse breeding operation in near Paris, Kentucky. It was established in 1910, by Arthur B. Hancock, owner of Ellerslie Farm in Albemarle County, Virginia, and has been operated by members of his family ever since.-Owners:... |
1:35.63 |
1992 | Devil His Due Devil His Due Devil His Due was multimillionaire American Thoroughbred racehorse and successful sire. Bred in Kentucky by Peter E. Blum and raced under the Blue Ribbon Farm banner, he had a record of 41: 11-12-3 with career earnings of $3,920,405. At the time of his retirement he was fourth on the all time... † |
Herb McCauley Herb McCauley W. Herbert McCauley is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who has been called "one of the most talented and aggressive riders of his generation" by John Piesen, an odds-maker for the New York Post and the Daily Racing Form. While still a small boy, Herb McCauley began riding horses on... |
H. Allen Jerkens H. Allen Jerkens Harry Allen Jerkens is an American Thoroughbred race horse Hall of Fame trainer.Jerkens' father owned a riding academy on Long Island that led to his interest in horse racing and in 1950 he trained his first winner. Sometimes called the "Giant Killer", he is best known for his upsets... |
Lion Crest Stable | 1:35.63 |
1991 | Kyle's Our Man | Angel Cordero, Jr. | John M. Veitch John M. Veitch John M. Veitch is an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer. The son of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer Sylvester Veitch, his family has been part of the horse-training business for three generations.... |
Darby Dan Farm Darby Dan Farm Darby Dan Farm is a produce, livestock, and thoroughbred horse breeding and training farm founded in 1935 near the Darby Creek in Galloway, Ohio by businessman John W. Galbreath. Named for the creek and for Galbreath's son, Daniel M. Galbreath , it was expanded from an original farm into a 4,000... |
1:34.69 |
1990 | Thirty Six Red | Mike E. Smith | Nick Zito Nick Zito Nicholas Philip "Nick" Zito is an American Thoroughbred horse trainer.Zito began his career as a hot walker and worked his way up to a groom, to an assistant trainer, and to a trainer... |
B. Giles Brophy | 1:33.80 |
1989 | Easy Goer Easy Goer Easy Goer was an American Champion Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse, famous for earning American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt honors in 1988, and defeating 1989 American Horse of the Year Sunday Silence in the Belmont Stakes by 8 lengths. The victory deprived Sunday Silence of the Triple Crown... |
Pat Day Pat Day Patrick Alan "Pat" Day is an American jockey. He is a four-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1991... |
C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps Ogden Phipps Ogden Phipps was an American stockbroker, court tennis champion and Hall of Fame member, thoroughbred horse racing executive and owner/breeder, and an art collector and philanthropist... |
1:32.40 |
1988 | Private Terms Private Terms Private Terms was a millionaire American Thoroughbred racehorse and successful stallion. He was the son of Private Account, who in turn was the son of the great Damascus. Bred in Kentucky by Stuart Janney, Jr., he finished racing with a record of 13-0-0 in 17 starts with career earnings of... |
Chris Antley Chris Antley Christopher Wiley Antley was a champion American jockey.He was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida but grew up in Elloree, South Carolina. He left school at sixteen to ride horses professionally at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. His first win was on a horse named Vaya Con Dinero... |
Charles Hadry | Locust Hill Farm | 1:34.80 |
1987 | Gone West Gone West (horse) Gone West is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by Dr. William O. Reed, Gone West was a son of the very influential sire, Mr. Prospector, his dam, Secrettame, was a daughter of the legendary 1973 U.S... |
Robbie Davis Robbie Davis Robbie Glen Davis is a retired American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.-Early life:Davis grew up in a single parent household forced onto welfare, something that would impact him for the rest of his life.... |
Woody Stephens Woody Stephens Woody Stephens was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame trainer.Born Woodford Cefis Stephens in Stanton, Kentucky, his younger brother William Ward Stephens also became a successful trainer. Woody Stephens first started in racing as a jockey at age 16 but within a few years switched... |
Hickory Tree Stable Alice du Pont Mills Alice Francis du Pont Mills was an American aviatrix, thoroughbred race horse breeder and owner, environmentalist, philanthropist and a member of the prominent du Pont family.... |
1:34.60 |
1986 | Mogambo Mogambo (horse) Mogambo is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse whose wins included a nine-length victory in the Grade I Champagne Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Bred and raced by Peter M. Brant, Mogambo was sired by the outstanding Champion stallion, Mr. Prospector... |
Jacinto Vasquez Jacinto Vásquez Jacinto Vásquez is a retired Hall of Fame thoroughbred jockey. He rode two Kentucky Derby winners, Foolish Pleasure in 1975 and Genuine Risk in 1980, but may be best known as the regular jockey for the great filly Ruffian.-Biography:... |
Leroy Jolley LeRoy Jolley LeRoy Jolley is an United States Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer. The son of horse trainer Moody Jolley, LeRoy Jolley has been around horses all his life at age nineteen received a New York State trainer's license.... |
Peter M. Brant Peter M. Brant Peter M. Brant is an American industrialist, businessman and entrepreneur, worth an estimated $2.4 billion. He is also a major art collector, movie producer, and avid horseman... |
1:34.60 |
1985 | Eternal Prince | Richard Migliore | John J. Lenzini, Jr. John J. Lenzini, Jr. John J. "Butch" Lenzini, Jr. was an American horse trainer in Thoroughbred flat racing best known for winning the second leg of the 1982 U.S. Triple Crown series.... |
Brian J. Hurst, Jr. | 1:35.80 |
1984 | Bear Hunt | Don MacBeth Don MacBeth Donald MacBeth was a Canadian jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.Born in Red Deer, Alberta, Macbeth rode horses at Alberta racetracks before going to race in the United States. Among horses of note, he rode Deputy Minister, winner of the 1981 Sovereign and Eclipse awards for Outstanding... |
Roger Laurin Roger Laurin Roger Laurin is a trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses in the United States and Canada. He has trained Champions Numbered Account, the 1971 American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly, and Chief's Crown, the 1984 American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt and Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner.-A family business:Roger... |
Taylor Purchase Farm | 1:40.40 |
1983 | Assault Landing | Vince Bracciale, Jr. | Charles Hadry | Locust Hill Farm | 1:35.80 |
1983 | Chas Conerly | Jeffrey Fell Jeffrey Fell Jeffrey J. Fell is a retired jockey and a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee who was also a successful rider in the United States.-References:* * *... |
Mervin Marks | Daniel Lavezzo, Jr. | 1:36.60 |
1982 | Air Forbes Won | Michael Venezia | Frank LaBoccetta | Edward Anchel | 1:35.60 |
1981 | Proud Appeal | Jeffrey Fell Jeffrey Fell Jeffrey J. Fell is a retired jockey and a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee who was also a successful rider in the United States.-References:* * *... |
Stanley M. Hough Stanley M. Hough Stanley M. Hough Stanley M. Hough Stanley M. Hough (born February 20, 1948 in Palatine, Illinois is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer. The son of Chicago-based Thoroughbred owner/trainer Joseph Hough, he embarked on a training career of his own in 1969.... |
Malcolm H. Winfield | 1:33.60 |
1980 | Colonel Moran | Jorge Velasquez Jorge Velasquez Jorge Velásquez is a thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey.Jorge Velasquez career in thoroughbred racing began in his native Panama but as a teenager moved to the United States... |
Thomas J. Kelly Thomas Joseph Kelly Thomas Joseph Kelly is a United States Racing Hall of Fame trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses as well as an owner and breeder.... |
Townsend B. Martin | 1:37.00 |
1979 | General Assembly General Assembly (horse) General Assembly was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was bred and raced by the prominent husband-and-wife team of Bertram and Diana Firestone, of Upperville, Virginia. General Assembly was out of the mare Exclusive Dancer, daughter of Hall of Fame inductee and American Horse of the Year... |
Jacinto Vasquez Jacinto Vásquez Jacinto Vásquez is a retired Hall of Fame thoroughbred jockey. He rode two Kentucky Derby winners, Foolish Pleasure in 1975 and Genuine Risk in 1980, but may be best known as the regular jockey for the great filly Ruffian.-Biography:... |
Leroy Jolley LeRoy Jolley LeRoy Jolley is an United States Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer. The son of horse trainer Moody Jolley, LeRoy Jolley has been around horses all his life at age nineteen received a New York State trainer's license.... |
Bertram R. Firestone | 1:43.60 |
1978 | Slap Jack | Jorge Velasquez Jorge Velasquez Jorge Velásquez is a thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey.Jorge Velasquez career in thoroughbred racing began in his native Panama but as a teenager moved to the United States... |
Lou M. Goldfine | Jerry Frankel | 1:38.60 |
1977 | Cormorant | Danny Wright | James P. Simpson | Charles Berry, Jr. | 1:43.60 |
1976 | Zen | Jacinto Vasquez Jacinto Vásquez Jacinto Vásquez is a retired Hall of Fame thoroughbred jockey. He rode two Kentucky Derby winners, Foolish Pleasure in 1975 and Genuine Risk in 1980, but may be best known as the regular jockey for the great filly Ruffian.-Biography:... |
David A. Whiteley David A. Whiteley David A. Whiteley is a retired American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer who trained three Champions and who in 1979 won the third leg of the U.S. Triple Crown.The son of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Frank Y... |
Pen Y Bryn Farm | 1:35.60 |
1975 | Laramie Trail | Mike Venezia Mike Venezia Michael Joseph Venezia was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who was killed in a racing accident.... |
Jose A. Martin Jose A. Martin Jose A. Martin was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer who trained three Champions as well as multiple Grade I winner, Noble Nashua.Jose Martin was the son of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer Frank "Pancho" Martin... |
Joseph M. Roebling | 1:38.00 |
1975 | Singh | Angel Cordero, Jr. | John W. Russell | Cynthia Phipps | 1:37.00 |
1974 | Stonewalk | Miguel A. Rivera | Daniel Lopez Daniel López Daniel Fernando López Rojas is a retired Chilean footballer. He played as a defender during his career.López also obtained a total number of three caps for the Chilean national side, making his debut with the squad on 22 March 1994.-References:**... |
Timberland Stable | 1:36.00 |
1974 | Rube The Great | Miguel A. Rivera | Frank Martin Frank "Pancho" Martin Frank "Pancho" Martin is a United States' Hall of Fame trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. He is often remembered as the trainer of Sham, the horse that placed second to Secretariat in two legs of the 1973 U. S. Triple Crown series... |
Sigmund Sommer Sigmund Sommer Sigmund Sommer was a Brooklyn, New York building contractor, philanthropist, and racehorse owner of Sham, the horse that placed second to Secretariat in two legs of the 1973 U.S. Triple Crown series... |
1:35.20 |
1973 | Secretariat Secretariat (horse) Secretariat was an American Thoroughbred racehorse, that in 1973 became the first U.S. Triple Crown champion in 25 years, setting new race records in two of the three events in the Series—the Kentucky Derby , and the Belmont Stakes —records that still stand today.Secretariat was sired by Bold... |
Ron Turcotte Ron Turcotte Ron Joseph Morel Turcotte, CM is a Hall of Fame thoroughbred race horse jockey best known as the rider of Secretariat, winner of the U.S. Triple Crown in 1973.... |
Lucien Laurin Lucien Laurin Lucien Laurin was a French-Canadian jockey and Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer.-Life and career:... |
Meadow Stable Penny Chenery Helen Bates "Penny" Chenery Tweedy is an American sportswoman who bred and raced Secretariat, the 1973 winner of the Triple Crown... |
1:33.40 |
1972 | Freetex | Chuck Baltazar | William T. Raymond | Middletown Stable | 1:36.40 |
1971 | Good Behaving | Ron Turcotte Ron Turcotte Ron Joseph Morel Turcotte, CM is a Hall of Fame thoroughbred race horse jockey best known as the rider of Secretariat, winner of the U.S. Triple Crown in 1973.... |
John P. Campo John P. Campo John P. Campo, Sr. was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Campo was born in East Harlem, New York and raised in Ozone Park, Queens. He is best known as the trainer of 1981 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner, Pleasant Colony... |
Neil Hellman | 1:36.00 |
1970 | Native Royalty | Angel Cordero, Jr. | John T. Davis | Happy Valley Farm | 1:36.20 |
1969 | Dike | Jorge Velasquez Jorge Velasquez Jorge Velásquez is a thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey.Jorge Velasquez career in thoroughbred racing began in his native Panama but as a teenager moved to the United States... |
Lucien Laurin Lucien Laurin Lucien Laurin was a French-Canadian jockey and Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer.-Life and career:... |
Claiborne Farm Claiborne Farm Claiborne Farm is a thoroughbred Horse breeding operation in near Paris, Kentucky. It was established in 1910, by Arthur B. Hancock, owner of Ellerslie Farm in Albemarle County, Virginia, and has been operated by members of his family ever since.-Owners:... |
1:34.80 |
1968 | Verbatim | John L. Rotz John L. Rotz John L. Rotz is a retired American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey and an active World Champion in Western riding competitions.... |
James P. Conway James P. Conway James P. Conway was an American Hall of Fame trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing who trained forty-three stakes winners including five Champions and a winner of two American Classic Races.... |
Elmendorf Farm Elmendorf Farm Elmendorf Farm is a Kentucky Thoroughbred horse farm in Fayette County, Kentucky, and has been involved with horse racing since the early 19th century... |
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1967 | Dr. Fager Dr. Fager Dr. Fager was an American a thoroughbred racehorse who had what many consider one of the greatest single racing seasons by any horse in the history of the sport. "The Doctor" was the only horse who ever held four titles in one year... |
Manuel Ycaza Manuel Ycaza Manuel Ycaza is a retired United States Racing Hall of Fame jockey who led the way for Latin American jockeys in the United States.... |
John A. Nerud John A. Nerud John A. Nerud is an American thoroughbred horse trainer and owner who was inducted in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1972.-Early years:... |
Tartan Stable William L. McKnight William L. McKnight was an American businessman and philanthropist who served his entire career in the 3M corporation, rising to chairman of the board from 1949 to 1966. He founded The McKnight Foundation in 1953.... |
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1966 | Stupendous | Pete Anderson Pete Anderson Pete Anderson is an American guitarist and music producer.Anderson is most known for his guitar work with, and critically acclaimed production of, country music star Dwight Yoakam from 1984 through 2002... |
Edward A. Neloy Edward A. Neloy Edward Albert "Eddie" Neloy was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. At age fourteen, he began working at a racetrack then joined the United States Army during World War II... |
Wheatley Stable Wheatley Stable Wheatley Stable was the nom de course for the thoroughbred horse racing partnership formed by Gladys Mills Phipps and her brother, Ogden L. Mills. The horses were raised at Claiborne Farm near Paris, Kentucky.-History:... |
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1965 | Flag Raiser | Bobby Ussery Bobby Ussery Robert Nelson "Bobby" Ussery is a retired American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. His first race as a professional jockey came at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans on November 22, 1951 where he rode Reticule to victory in the Thanksgiving Handicap. By the end of the decade... |
Hirsch Jacobs Hirsch Jacobs Hirsch Jacobs was an American thoroughbred horse trainer and owner.Jacobs was the leading race-winning trainer in the United States 1933-39, 1941–44, the U.S. leading money-winning trainer, 1946, 1960, 1965, and the U.S. leading money-winning breeder, 1964-67... |
Isidor Bieber | 1:36.60 |
1964 | Mr. Moonlight | John Combest | Nick Combest | Mrs. Magruder Dent | 1:37.20 |
1963 | Debbysman | Larry Adams Larry Adams Larry Adams is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives.Larry Adams served two terms as a State Representative, representing the 86th District. Prior, he was a commissioner for Marion County. Currently, he is a representative for the USDA.... |
Robert Dotter | Gustave Ring | 1:34.60 |
1962 | Jaipur Jaipur (horse) Jaipur was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1962 Belmont Stakes and was voted that year's U.S. Eclipse Award for Outstanding 3-Year-Old Male Horse.... |
Bill Shoemaker | Bert Mulholland Winbert F. Mulholland Winbert F. "Bert" Mulholland was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse racing trainer.Born in Lexington, Kentucky, the American heartland for Thoroughbred horse breeding, Bert Mulholland began his career in racing as an exercise rider for his uncle, W. C. "Farmer Bill" Scully.In 1923 Bert... |
George D. Widener, Jr. George D. Widener, Jr. George Dunton Widener, Jr. was an American businessman and thoroughbred racehorse owner; one of only five people ever designated "Exemplars of Racing" by the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.-Biography:... |
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1961 | Ambiopoise | Bobby Ussery Bobby Ussery Robert Nelson "Bobby" Ussery is a retired American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. His first race as a professional jockey came at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans on November 22, 1951 where he rode Reticule to victory in the Thanksgiving Handicap. By the end of the decade... |
Thomas M. Waller | Robert Lehman Robert Lehman Robert Lehman was an American banker, head of Lehman Brothers for decades and a notable race-horse owner, and important art-collector and philanthropist.-Biography:... |
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1960 | John William | Sam Boulmetis | G. Auerbach | Merrick Stable | 1:36.40 |
1959 | Atoll | Eddie Arcaro Eddie Arcaro George Edward Arcaro , known professionally as Eddie Arcaro, was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who won more American classic races than any other jockey in history and is the only rider to have won the U.S. Triple Crown twice... |
Ray Metcalf | Elkcam Stable | 1:43.00 |
1958 | Oh Johnny | William Boland William Boland William N. "Bill" Boland is a retired American Hall of Fame jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.... |
Norman R. McLeod | Mrs. Wallace Gilroy | 1:43.60 |
1957 | Mister Jive | Hedley Woodhouse Hedley Woodhouse Hedley John Woodhouse was a Canadian jockey who won the New York state riding championship in 1953. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, he began his racing career there in 1937 at the Lansdowne Park racetrack as an apprentice with A.C.T. Stock Farm owned by industrialist Austin C. Taylor... |
George M. Carter | J. L. Appelbaum | 1:45.60 |
1956 | Career Boy Career Boy Career Boy was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. He was bred and raced by Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, a member of the prominent horse-racing Whitney family... |
Eric Guerin Eric Guerin Oliver Eric Guerin is an American Hall of Fame jockey.Eric Guerin was born in Maringouin, Louisiana, in Cajun backwater country, twenty-four miles west of Baton Rouge... |
Sylvester Veitch Sylvester Veitch Sylvester E. Veitch was a Hall of Fame thoroughbred horse trainer.Veitch began his career in racing as a jockey and trainer in Steeplechase racing. In 1939 he moved to flat racing when he began employment as a trainer with Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney in Kentucky... |
C. V. Whitney Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney was an American businessman, film producer, writer, and government official, as well as the owner of a leading stable of thoroughbred racehorses.... |
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1955 | Go Lightly | Joe Culmone Joe Culmone Joseph "Joe" Culmone was an American Champion jockey. in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing.Joe Culmone was born in Delia, Sicily, where he lived in a farming area and learned to ride horses. His mother died during World War II and in 1946 he emigrated to the United States to join his father... |
James McGee | Roslyn Farm | 1:46.60 |
1954 | Fisherman Fisherman (horse) Fisherman was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was bred and raced by Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, a member of the prominent horse-racing Whitney family. He was out of the mare Crawfish and sired by Whitney's Phalanx, the winner of the 1947 Belmont Stakes voted American Champion... |
Hedley Woodhouse Hedley Woodhouse Hedley John Woodhouse was a Canadian jockey who won the New York state riding championship in 1953. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, he began his racing career there in 1937 at the Lansdowne Park racetrack as an apprentice with A.C.T. Stock Farm owned by industrialist Austin C. Taylor... |
Sylvester Veitch Sylvester Veitch Sylvester E. Veitch was a Hall of Fame thoroughbred horse trainer.Veitch began his career in racing as a jockey and trainer in Steeplechase racing. In 1939 he moved to flat racing when he began employment as a trainer with Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney in Kentucky... |
C. V. Whitney Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney was an American businessman, film producer, writer, and government official, as well as the owner of a leading stable of thoroughbred racehorses.... |
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1953 | Native Dancer Native Dancer Native Dancer , nicknamed the Grey Ghost, was one of the most celebrated and accomplished Thoroughbred racehorses in history, the first horse made famous through the medium of television. He was one of the best horses produced in USA after the war... |
Eric Guerin Eric Guerin Oliver Eric Guerin is an American Hall of Fame jockey.Eric Guerin was born in Maringouin, Louisiana, in Cajun backwater country, twenty-four miles west of Baton Rouge... |
William C. Winfrey William C. Winfrey William C. "Bill" Winfrey was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Bill Winfrey was born Colin Dickard but after the passing of his father was adopted by Hall of Fame trainer, G. Carey Winfrey... |
Alfred G. Vanderbilt II Alfred G. Vanderbilt II Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt II was a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family, a son of the first Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt who died a hero in the sinking of the RMS Lusitania. His mother, Margaret Emerson, was one of America's wealthiest women and most sought-after hostesses, operating at least... |
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1953 | Laffango | Nick Shuk Nick Shuk Nicholas "Nick" Shuk was an American jockey in thoroughbred horse racing. He began his career in 1948 as a contract rider for Art Rooney, owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers football team. In the 1950s, Shuk won the Maryland jockey title seven times and was the leading jockey at Delaware Park... |
Merritt Buxton | Trio Stable | 1:44.00 |
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Tie (draw)
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for first.