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The Suwannee River Stakes is a Thoroughbred

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horse race run at Gulfstream Park

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located in Hallandale Beach, Florida

Hallandale Beach, Florida

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. Open to fillies

Filly

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and mares

Mareš

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four-year-olds and up, the Grade III

Graded stakes race

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event is set at a distance of 9 furlongs or one and one eighth mile on the turf

Grass

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. Named after the wild Blackwater river

Blackwater river

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running from Georgia through Florida

Florida

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to empty into the Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico

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, the Suwannee River offers a purse of $100,000.

The race itself was for Stephen Foster's song "Old Folks at Home" (known better by the name "Suwannee River"). It is now the state of Florida

Florida

's state song. The race was inaugurated in 1947. It was held as an overnight handicap between 1948 and 1950–1952. The race was not held in 1949. It was given grade-three status from 1973-1978 and again from 1982-present. The race had been run at six furlongs, seven furlongs, one mile, one and one sixteenth miles and its current distance of one and one eighth miles. The race itself has been so popular among trainers that the race has been run in two divisions many years and in three divisions in three separate years.

Records

Speed record:

1-1/8 miles - 1:46.40 - Snowdrops (2005)
1-1/16 miles - 1:45.10 - Vigorous Lady (1991)
1-mile - 1:34.60 - Jabot (1976)
7 furlongs - 1:22.40- Airmans Guide
Airmans Guide
Airmans Guide is an American Thoroughbred filly racehorse. The granddaughter of Count Fleet won the Delaware Handicap and the Beldame Stakes. On May 20,1960, Airmans Guide won the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico Race Course...

(1961)

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:...

:

6 - Jerry D. Bailey (1983, 1984, 1992, 1993, 1995 & 1997)
5 - Craig Perret
Craig Perret
Craig Perret is an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding horses at age five and by seven was riding quarter horses in match races...

(1979, 1982, 1987, 1988 & 1989)
4 - Jean-Luc Samyn
Jean-Luc Samyn
Jean-Luc Samyn is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.The son of a pastry chef, Jean-Luc Samyn was one of three children. At age thirteen, he went to work for the stable of trainer John Cunnington at Chantilly, a racecourse about north of Paris city center...

(1981, 1981, 1986 & 2003)

Most wins by a trainer
Horse trainer
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:

5 - Christophe Clement
Christophe Clement
Christophe Clement is a Thoroughbred horse trainer in the United States.- Racing background :Christophe Clement initially acquired his training skills from father Miguel, a leading trainer in France, Christophe later worked for the prominent French racing family of trainer Alec Head...

(1995, 2003, 2005, 2007 & 2008)
4 - Thomas J. Skiffington, Jr. (1987, 1988, 1989 & 2001)
4 - Harry Trotsek (1955, 1977, 1982 & 1984)

Most wins by a owner:

4 - Edward A. Seltzer (1982, 1984, 1987 & 1989)

Winners of the Suwannee River Handicap since 1947

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Distance (Miles)	Time	Win $
2011	Cherokee Queen	6	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...	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...	Farnsworth Stables LLC	1-1/8	1:46.62	$90,000
2010	Tottie	4	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....	Chad C. Brown	J. H. Richmond-Watson	1-1/8	1:50.34	$75,000
2009	Lady Carlock	5	Jermaine Bridgmohan	Carl Nafzger Carl Nafzger Carl A. Nafzger is an American Hall of Fame horse trainer. Before he was involved in horseracing he was a championship Rodeo bullrider....	Bentley Smith	1-1/8	1:47.65	$75,000
2008	La Dolce Vita	6	Kent Desormeaux Kent Desormeaux Kent Jason Desormeaux is an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who holds the U.S. record for most races won in a single year, 1989.-Brief biography:...	Christophe Clement Christophe Clement Christophe Clement is a Thoroughbred horse trainer in the United States.- Racing background :Christophe Clement initially acquired his training skills from father Miguel, a leading trainer in France, Christophe later worked for the prominent French racing family of trainer Alec Head...	Ronchalon Stable	1-1/8	1:46.64	$60,000
2007	Naissance Royale	5	Edgar Prado	Christophe Clement Christophe Clement Christophe Clement is a Thoroughbred horse trainer in the United States.- Racing background :Christophe Clement initially acquired his training skills from father Miguel, a leading trainer in France, Christophe later worked for the prominent French racing family of trainer Alec Head...	Monceaux Stable	1-1/8	1:46.58	$60,000
2006	Eyes on Eddy	4	Rafael Bejarano	Paul J. McGee	Ralls & Foster LLC	1-1/8	1:49.56	$60,000
2005	Snowdrops	5	Edgar Prado	Christophe Clement Christophe Clement Christophe Clement is a Thoroughbred horse trainer in the United States.- Racing background :Christophe Clement initially acquired his training skills from father Miguel, a leading trainer in France, Christophe later worked for the prominent French racing family of trainer Alec Head...	Howard G. Spinks	1-1/8	1:46.40	$60,000
2004	Wishful Splendor	5	Jose A. Santos	Sal Russo	John B. Manganaro, Jr.	1-1/8	1:54.86	$60,000
2003	Amonita	5	Jean-Luc Samyn Jean-Luc Samyn Jean-Luc Samyn is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.The son of a pastry chef, Jean-Luc Samyn was one of three children. At age thirteen, he went to work for the stable of trainer John Cunnington at Chantilly, a racecourse about north of Paris city center...	Christophe Clement Christophe Clement Christophe Clement is a Thoroughbred horse trainer in the United States.- Racing background :Christophe Clement initially acquired his training skills from father Miguel, a leading trainer in France, Christophe later worked for the prominent French racing family of trainer Alec Head...	Haras du Mezeray Haras du Mezeray Haras du Mezeray is a French Thoroughbred horse breeding farm located at Ticheville, Orne, in the Lower Normandy region of France. A property, it was founded in 1962 by prominent horseman, Paul de Moussac...	1-1/8	1:47.90	$60,000
2002	Snow Dance	4	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...	John T. Ward, Jr. John T. Ward, Jr. John T. Ward, Jr. is an American racehorse trainer. He is a graduate of the University of Kentucky with a degree in Agricultural Economics, where he was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. He is a third generation horseman on both sides of his family...	John C. Oxley	1-1/8	1:49.04	$60,000
2001	Spook Express	3	Mike E. Smith	Thomas Skiffington	Kinloch Enterprises	1-1/8	1:47.28	$60,000
2000	Pico Teneriffe	4	Jorge F. Chavez Jorge F. Chavez Jorge F. Chavez is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Chavez began his career in horse racing in 1982 in his native Peru and by 1987 was his country's leading rider. In April 1988 he emigrated to the United States where he raced with a great deal of success at Florida race tracks...	Todd A. Pletcher	Melnyk Racing Stables	1-1/8	1:47.83	$45,000
1999	Winfama	6	Richard Migliore	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...	Santa Cruz Ranch	1-1/8	1:52.38	$45,000
1998	Seebe	4	Darci S. Rice	Jonathan Sheppard Jonathan E. Sheppard Jonathan E. Sheppard is a Hall of Fame trainer in American Thoroughbred horse racing....	Augustin Stable	1-1/8	1:47.58	$45,000
1997	Golden Pond	4	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...	David W. Hutson	1-1/8	1:47.87	$45,000
1996	Class Kris	4	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...	James E. Picou	Fred W. Hooper Fred W. Hooper Fred William Hooper was an American Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder. He was a member of The Jockey Club, an honorary director of the Breeders' Cup, and one of the founders of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association and one of its first presidents.Born in Cleveland, Georgia, ...	1-1/8	1:49.17	$45,000
1995	Cox Orange	5	Jerry D. Bailey	Christophe Clement Christophe Clement Christophe Clement is a Thoroughbred horse trainer in the United States.- Racing background :Christophe Clement initially acquired his training skills from father Miguel, a leading trainer in France, Christophe later worked for the prominent French racing family of trainer Alec Head...	Sheikh Mohammed Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , also Sheikh Mohammed, , is the Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates , and absolute monarch of Dubai.-Personal life and education:...	1-1/8	1:47.43	$45,000
1994	Marshua's River	7	Jose A. Santos	David M. Carroll	James T. Gottwald	1-1/8	1:46.68	$45000
1993	Via Borghese	4	Jerry D. Bailey	Angel Penna, Jr.	Malcolm E. Parrish	1-1/8	1:48.22	$40230
1992	Julie La Rousse	4	Jerry D. Bailey	Angel Penna, Jr.	Malcolm E. Parrish	1-1/8	1:48.48	$38,670
1991	Vigorous Lady	5	Michael A. Lee	Joseph Bertolino	Monarch Stable, Inc.	1-1/16	1:45.10	$36,120
1990	Princess Mora	4	Miguel A. Gonzalez Miguel Angel Gonzalez Miguel Ángel González , is a Mexican professional boxer best known to be world lightweight champion as a professional. He also campaigned as a junior welterweight, as well as welterweight in his career, and is currently rated as a junior middleweight but was never as respected as in his best...	Jose A. Mendez	Fred Berens & Sol Garazi	1-1/16	1:41.20	$38,970
1989 #	Love You By Heart	4	Randy Romero Randy Romero Randy Paul Romero is a Hall of Fame jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing, Born into a family involved with horses, his father Lloyd J...	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....	Daniel M. Galbreath	1-1/16	1:41.60	$37,275
1989 #	Fieldy	6	Craig Perret Craig Perret Craig Perret is an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding horses at age five and by seven was riding quarter horses in match races...	Thomas Skiffington	Edward A. Seltzer	1-1/16	1:41.60	$36,975
1988 #	Go Honey Go	7	Julio Pezua	Sonny Hine Sonny Hine Hubert "Sonny" Hine was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer best known as the trainer of 1998 U.S. Horse of the Year, Skip Away.- Early life :...	Scott C. Savin	1-1/16	1:41.80	$38,490
1988 #	Anka Germania	6	Craig Perret Craig Perret Craig Perret is an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding horses at age five and by seven was riding quarter horses in match races...	Thomas Skiffington	Glencrest Farm	1-1/16	1:41.80	$39,090
1987 #	Fieldy (DH Tie (draw) To tie or draw is to finish a competition with identical or inconclusive results. The word "tie" is usually used in North America for sports such as American football. "Draw" is usually used in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Commonwealth of Nations and it is usually used for sports such as... )	4	Randy Romero Randy Romero Randy Paul Romero is a Hall of Fame jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing, Born into a family involved with horses, his father Lloyd J...	Thomas Skiffington	Edward A. Seltzer	1-1/16	1:44.20	$17,810
1987 #	Fama (DH)	4	Craig Perret Craig Perret Craig Perret is an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding horses at age five and by seven was riding quarter horses in match races...	Angel Penna, Sr. Angel Penna, Sr. Angel A. Penna, Sr. was an Argentine-born U. S. Racing Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer. Penna was an international trainer who worked and raced on three continents...	Jaime Rizo-Patron	1-1/16	1:44.20	$17,810
1987 #	Singular Bequest	4	Earlie Fires Earlie Fires Earlie Stancel Fires is a retired United States' Racing Hall of Fame jockey.Fires began riding professionally in 1964 and led all American apprentices in wins that year with 224. He retired on September 21, 2008 having won 6,470 races at racetracks across North America...	Larry Geiger	Marcel Walder	1-1/16	1:43.60	$26,415
1986 #	Chesire Kitten	4	Jean-Luc Samyn Jean-Luc Samyn Jean-Luc Samyn is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.The son of a pastry chef, Jean-Luc Samyn was one of three children. At age thirteen, he went to work for the stable of trainer John Cunnington at Chantilly, a racecourse about north of Paris city center...	Sonny Hine Sonny Hine Hubert "Sonny" Hine was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer best known as the trainer of 1998 U.S. Horse of the Year, Skip Away.- Early life :...	Scott C. Savin	1-1/16	1:44.80	$30,990
1986 #	Videogenic	4	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....	Gasper S. Moschera	Albert Davis	1-1/16	1:44.60	$30,960
1985 #	Early Lunch	4	Walter Guerra	James E. Bracken	R. L. Bowen/T. M. Macioce	1-mile	1:35.60	$28,520
1985 #	Sherizar	4	James McKnight	Jim Newman	Eloise McCoy	1-mile	1:36.40	$28,819
1985 #	Burst of Colors	5	Jose A. Santos	Gary P. Simms	Krulik & Lewis	1-mile	1:35.60	$28,819
1984	Sulemeif	4	Jerry D. Bailey	Harry Trotsek	E. A. Seltzer & Roy Gottlieb	1-mile	1:36.80	$39,330
1983 #	Norsan	4	Jerry D. Bailey	Carlos A. Garcia	Gustave Ring	1-mile	1:38.20	$28.890
1983 #	Syrianna	4	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	7 fur.	1:24.20	$27,390
1983 #	Promising Native	4	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...	Ronnie G. Warren	Ronnie G. Warren	7 fur.	1:23.80	$27,060
1982 #	Pine Flower	4	Craig Perret Craig Perret Craig Perret is an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding horses at age five and by seven was riding quarter horses in match races...	Paul V. Hartz	S. G. Olsson	1-mile	1:35.40	$27,000
1982 #	Teacher's Pet	5	Carlos Marquez	Harry Trotsek	Edward A. Seltzer	1-mile	1:35.20	$27,300
1981 #	Honey Fox	4	Jean-Luc Samyn Jean-Luc Samyn Jean-Luc Samyn is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.The son of a pastry chef, Jean-Luc Samyn was one of three children. At age thirteen, he went to work for the stable of trainer John Cunnington at Chantilly, a racecourse about north of Paris city center...	Flint S. Schulhofer Flint S. Schulhofer Flint S. "Scotty" Schulhofer was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Schulhofer was born into a racing family in Aiken, South Carolina, where his father owned a racing stable as well as a riding academy...	Jerome M. Torsney	1-mile	1:38.20	$28,890
1981 #	Exactly So	4	Jean-Luc Samyn Jean-Luc Samyn Jean-Luc Samyn is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.The son of a pastry chef, Jean-Luc Samyn was one of three children. At age thirteen, he went to work for the stable of trainer John Cunnington at Chantilly, a racecourse about north of Paris city center...	Philip G. Johnson	Robert G. Kluener	1-mile	1:35.80	$22,568
1980 #	Ouro Verde	4	Ramon I. Encinas	Angel Penna, Sr. Angel Penna, Sr. Angel A. Penna, Sr. was an Argentine-born U. S. Racing Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer. Penna was an international trainer who worked and raced on three continents...	Daniel Wildenstein Daniel Wildenstein Daniel Leopold Wildenstein was a French art dealer and scholar, as well as a leading thoroughbred race horse owner and breeder....	1-mile	1:37.20	$18,870
1980 #	Just A Game Just A Game II Just A Game was a Champion Thoroughbred filly racehorse who competed in Ireland and in the United States where she was recorded as Just A Game II. In 1980, she won the Eclipse Award as the American Champion Female Turf Horse....	4	Don Brumfield Don Brumfield Donald Alan Brumfield is a retired American jockey from Kentucky.During his thirty-five year career, Brumfield won 4,573 races in 33,222 rides. He retired from racing in 1989. Brumfield was the "track all-time leading rider in terms of races won " at Churchill Downs, where he won 16 riding titles...	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...	P. 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... & H. J. Allen H. Joseph Allen H. Joseph Allen is an American businessman and Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder.A graduate of the University of Michigan, Allen is a partner with his cousin Peter M. Brant in the privately owned newsprint company, Brant-Allen Industries, Inc...	1-mile	1:35.20	$18,870
1979 #	Navajo Princess	5	Craig Perret Craig Perret Craig Perret is an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding horses at age five and by seven was riding quarter horses in match races...	Douglas Dodson Douglas Dodson Douglas Allan Dodson was a Champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Douglas Dodson was born in Pickardville, Alberta, Canada, the son of James Floyd and Emma Dodson. His family moved to a ranch in Elk River, Idaho when he was still a child and as a small boy he learned to ride horses...	Glen Oaks Farm	1-mile	1:35.20	$19,650
1979 #	Calderina	4	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:* * *...	J. Bert Sonnier	Owen Helman	1-mile	1:36.20	$19,200
1978	Lens Determined	4	Jean Cruguet Jean Cruguet Jean Cruguet is an French-American thoroughbred horse racing jockey who won the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing....	Duke Davis	Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Smith	1-mile	1:35.60	$19,260
1977	Bronze Point	4	Heriberto Arroyo	Harry Trotsek	Harold B. Noonan	7 fur.	1:24.20	$21,390
1976	Jabot	4	Heliodoro Gustines Heliodoro Gustines Heliodoro Gustines in is a retired Panamanian-born jockey and horse trainer. In 1967, TIME magazine called him "The best grass-course rider in the United States."Although Gustines is best known as a jockey on many of U.S...	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...	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-mile	1:34.60	$21,330
1975	Deesse Du Val	4	Mike Hole	Stephen A. DiMauro Stephen A. DiMauro Stephen A. "Steve" DiMauro is a retired jockey, Champion trainer and successful breeder and owner in American Thoroughbred horse racing....	Joan C. Johnson	1-mile	1:35.40	$20,400
1974	Dove Creek Lady	4	Miguel A. Rivera	Fred Nelson	Margaret V. Dowd	1-mile	1:36.40	$21,960
1973	Ziba Blue	6	Mike Miceli	Jake B. Dodson	Audley Farm	1-mile	1:35.80	$21,270
1972 #	Irish Party	4	Robert Woodhouse Robert Woodhouse Robert Woodhouse was an English mathematician.-Biography:He was born at Norwich, the son of Robert Woodhouse, linen draper, and educated at Caius College, Cambridge, of which society he was subsequently a fellow...			1-mile	1:37.20	$16,470
1972 #	Stay Out Front	6	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:...	Jerome J. Sarner	Dorothy De Vries	1-mile	1:37.20	$16,620
1971 #	Delta Sal	5	Walter Blum Walter Blum Walter "Mousey" Blum is a retired Hall of Fame jockey.A horse racing fan from boyhood, in his teens Blum began working as a racetrack hotwalker. Despite being blind in his right eye from the age of two, in 1953 he embarked on a career as a jockey, riding his first winner on July 29 at Saratoga...		W. L. Lyons Brown	1-mile	1:35.60	$15,690
1971 #	Sign of the Times	4	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:...		Brown Villa Farm	1-mile	1:36.00	$15,990
1970 #	Blue Rage	4	Mickey Solomone	Ronnie G. Warren	Marion Reineman	1-mile	1:43.20	$22,300
1970 #	Starstrand	4	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...			1-mile	1:43.60	$22,800
1969	Spire	5	Ray Broussard Ray Broussard Raywood J. Broussard was an American jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing."Ray" Broussard was born in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, home to a large number of persons of Acadian ancestry and an area that would produce a number of other Cajun jockeys including Eddie Delahoussaye, Randy...	Mike Fogarty	George R. Wallace	1-mile	1:39.40	$14,500
1968	Ludham	4	Kennard Knapp	Frank I. Wright	Happy Hill Farm	1-1/16	1:41.80	$23,300
1967	Cologne	4	Leroy Moyers	Frank H. Merrill, Jr.	Mrs. Romola Voynow	1-1/16	1:47.00	$22,200
1966	Wild Note	4	Ray Broussard Ray Broussard Raywood J. Broussard was an American jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing."Ray" Broussard was born in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, home to a large number of persons of Acadian ancestry and an area that would produce a number of other Cajun jockeys including Eddie Delahoussaye, Randy...	Douglas Dodson Douglas Dodson Douglas Allan Dodson was a Champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Douglas Dodson was born in Pickardville, Alberta, Canada, the son of James Floyd and Emma Dodson. His family moved to a ranch in Elk River, Idaho when he was still a child and as a small boy he learned to ride horses...	Mrs. Charles F. Parker	7 fur.	1:22.80	$13,575
1965	Old Hat Old Hat (horse) Old Hat , was an American Thoroughbred racing mare by Boston Doge out of the hard-knocking Fine Feathers , whose sire was Double Jay. On his topline, Double Jay's grandsire was Black Toney. On his bottomline, it was Whisk Broom. Her sire, Boston Doge, was a multiple stakes winner...	6	Don Brumfield Don Brumfield Donald Alan Brumfield is a retired American jockey from Kentucky.During his thirty-five year career, Brumfield won 4,573 races in 33,222 rides. He retired from racing in 1989. Brumfield was the "track all-time leading rider in terms of races won " at Churchill Downs, where he won 16 riding titles...	Charles C. Norman	Stanley Conrad	7 fur.	1:23.00	$12,775
1964	Smart Deb Smart Deb Smart Deb was an American Thoroughbred Champion filly racehorse. She was bred by Russell L. Reineman and raced under the name of his wife, Marion.Trained by Arnold Winick, in 1962 Smart Deb had an outstanding racing campaign...	4	Walter Blum Walter Blum Walter "Mousey" Blum is a retired Hall of Fame jockey.A horse racing fan from boyhood, in his teens Blum began working as a racetrack hotwalker. Despite being blind in his right eye from the age of two, in 1953 he embarked on a career as a jockey, riding his first winner on July 29 at Saratoga...	Arnold N. Winick	Marion Reineman	7 fur.	1:23.00	$9,600
1963	Old Hat Old Hat (horse) Old Hat , was an American Thoroughbred racing mare by Boston Doge out of the hard-knocking Fine Feathers , whose sire was Double Jay. On his topline, Double Jay's grandsire was Black Toney. On his bottomline, it was Whisk Broom. Her sire, Boston Doge, was a multiple stakes winner...	4	Howard Grant Howard Grant (jockey) Howard Grant is a retired American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began his jockey apprenticeship as a seventeen-year-old at Wheeling Downs, West Virginia and won his first race on October 9, 1956 at Cranwood Park Race Course in Cleveland, Ohio...	Charles C. Norman	Stanley Conrad	7 fur.	1:23.00	$9,350
1962	Coup d'Etat	5	Bill Hartack Bill Hartack William John Hartack Jr. was a Hall of Fame jockey. He was born in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania.Referred to by the media as both "Bill" and "Willie" during his racing career, Hartack grew up on his widowed father's farm in the Blacklick...	Les Lear Les Lear Leslie Lear was a National Football League and Canadian Football League player and coach as well as a owner and trainer of Thoroughbred race horse.-Football:...	Les Lear Les Lear Leslie Lear was a National Football League and Canadian Football League player and coach as well as a owner and trainer of Thoroughbred race horse.-Football:...	7 fur.	1:23.40	$9,625
1961	Airmans Guide Airmans Guide Airmans Guide is an American Thoroughbred filly racehorse. The granddaughter of Count Fleet won the Delaware Handicap and the Beldame Stakes. On May 20,1960, Airmans Guide won the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico Race Course...	4	Bill Hartack Bill Hartack William John Hartack Jr. was a Hall of Fame jockey. He was born in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania.Referred to by the media as both "Bill" and "Willie" during his racing career, Hartack grew up on his widowed father's farm in the Blacklick...	Burton B. Williams	Hugh A. Grant, Sr.	7 fur.	1:22.40	$9,650
1960	Royal Native	4	Bill Hartack Bill Hartack William John Hartack Jr. was a Hall of Fame jockey. He was born in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania.Referred to by the media as both "Bill" and "Willie" during his racing career, Hartack grew up on his widowed father's farm in the Blacklick...	Kenny Noe, Sr.	William B. MacDonald, Jr.	1-1/16	1:42.00	$9,075
1959	Oil Rich	4	Johnny Sellers Johnny Sellers Johnny Sellers was an American jockey. Born in Los Angeles, but raised in Oklahoma, he began his professional career in 1955 and between 1959 and 1968 rode in six Kentucky Derbys. He won the prestigious race aboard Carry Back in 1961 then riding the colt to victory in the Preakness Stakes...	Walter A. Kelley	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...	1-1/16	1:44.00	$9,600
1958	Rosewood	4	Charles Burr	Horace A. Jones Horace A. Jones Horace A. "Jimmy" Jones was an American thoroughbred horse trainer.The son of Hall of Fame horse trainer Ben A. Jones, Jimmy Jones was born in Parnell, Missouri...	Calumet Farm Calumet Farm Calumet Farm is a Thoroughbred breeding and training farm established in 1924 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States by William Monroe Wright, founding owner of the Calumet Baking Powder Company. Calumet is located in the heart of Lexington's blue grass country, the finest horse breeding region in...	1-1/16	1:45.80	$17,425
1957	Estacion	4	William M. Cook	Marion H. Van Berg	Marion H. Van Berg	1-1/16	1:42.40	$17,050
1956	Tremor	4	Bill Shoemaker	Sunny Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud Belair Stud Belair Stud was an American thoroughbred horse racing stable and breeding farm founded by Provincial Governor of Maryland, Samuel Ogle in 1747 in Collington, Prince Georges County, Maryland in Colonial America.-Colonial Period:...	1-1/16	1:43.00	$10,505
1955	Queen Hopeful	4	John H. Adams	Harry Trotsek	Hasty House Farm	1-1/16	1:43.60	$10,950
1954	Atalanta	6	Harrison B. Wilson	Preston M. Burch Preston M. Burch Preston Morris Burch was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer, breeder, and owner. -Biography:...	Brookmeade Stable Brookmeade Stable Brookmeade Stable was a successful thoroughbred horse racing stable owned by heiress and socialite Isabel Dodge Sloane. Sloane first won using the name Brookmeade Stable at the Manly Memorial Steeplechase at Pimlico in 1924....	1-1/16	1:43.60	$10,650
1953	Sunny Dale	5	Kenneth Church Kenneth Church Kenneth Church is a retired jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.In his early teens, Church began riding ponies and in 1946 got a job as an exercise rider at Old Woodbine Race Course in Toronto, Ontario. The following year, he was offered a chance to apprentice for future U.S...	Dave Piper		1-1/16	1:44.60	$10,800
1952	Penson	6	Kenneth Church Kenneth Church Kenneth Church is a retired jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.In his early teens, Church began riding ponies and in 1946 got a job as an exercise rider at Old Woodbine Race Course in Toronto, Ontario. The following year, he was offered a chance to apprentice for future U.S...	George S. Howell	Mrs. William E. Snell	1-1/16	1:44.60	$1,875
1951	Circus Clown	6	James Stout James Stout James Stout was an American Hall of Fame thoroughbred horse racing jockey.Known as "Jimmy," he began working at a racetrack as a stable boy then in 1930 became a professional jockey. Stout became most famous riding for Belair Stud and trainer Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons. He rode Seabiscuit in his first...	Thomas F. Root, Sr.	William J. Walden	6 fur.	1:10.20	$4,750
1950	Theory	3	Eldon Nelson Eldon Nelson Glen Eldon Nelson is a retired American jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing who competed primarily at tracks on the East Coast of the United States and who is best known for winning the 1972 Preakness Stakes....	Horace A. Jones Horace A. Jones Horace A. "Jimmy" Jones was an American thoroughbred horse trainer.The son of Hall of Fame horse trainer Ben A. Jones, Jimmy Jones was born in Parnell, Missouri...	Calumet Farm Calumet Farm Calumet Farm is a Thoroughbred breeding and training farm established in 1924 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States by William Monroe Wright, founding owner of the Calumet Baking Powder Company. Calumet is located in the heart of Lexington's blue grass country, the finest horse breeding region in...	6 fur.	1:09.00	$3,250
1949	No Race	-	No Race	No Race	No Race	no race	0:00.00	no race
1948	Buzfuz	6	Albert Snider	Joe Rosen	Sunshine Stable	6 fur.	1:11.20	$8,200
1947	Ariel Song	4	Douglas Dodson Douglas Dodson Douglas Allan Dodson was a Champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Douglas Dodson was born in Pickardville, Alberta, Canada, the son of James Floyd and Emma Dodson. His family moved to a ranch in Elk River, Idaho when he was still a child and as a small boy he learned to ride horses...	Albert Dunne	Bobanet Stable	7 fur.	1:24.20	$4,100

A # designates that the race was run in multiple divisions that year.

Records

Winners of the Suwannee River Handicap since 1947

See also