Clark Handicap
Encyclopedia
The Clark Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race
held annually in late November/early December at Churchill Downs
in Louisville, Kentucky
. Among the oldest races in the United States, it was first run in 1875, the year the racetrack opened for business. Currently a Grade I
event, it is open to horses age three and older and is contested on dirt over a distance of 1⅛ miles (9 furlong
s).
The race is named in honor of Colonel M. Lewis Clark
, founder of the Louisville Jockey Club which built Churchill Downs.
Through 1901, it was restricted to three-year-old horses.
Since inception, the Clark Handicap has been run at various distances:
The race was run in two divisions in 1953.
Most wins:
Most wins by a jockey
:
Most wins by a trainer
:
† In 2003, Evening Attire
won the race but was disqualified for interference in the stretch and set back to second.
‡ In 2010, Successful Dan won the race but was disqualified and placed third for interference.
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...
held annually in late November/early December at Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs, located in Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky, United States, is a Thoroughbred racetrack most famous for hosting the Kentucky Derby annually. It officially opened in 1875, and held the first Kentucky Derby and the first Kentucky Oaks in the same year. Churchill Downs...
in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
. Among the oldest races in the United States, it was first run in 1875, the year the racetrack opened for business. Currently a Grade I
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, it is open to horses age three and older and is contested on dirt over a distance of 1⅛ miles (9 furlong
Furlong
A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, 40 rods, or 10 chains. The exact value of the furlong varies slightly among English-speaking countries....
s).
The race is named in honor of Colonel M. Lewis Clark
M. Lewis Clark
Colonel Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr. was the founder of the Louisville Jockey Club and the builder of Churchill Downs, where the Kentucky Derby is run....
, founder of the Louisville Jockey Club which built Churchill Downs.
Through 1901, it was restricted to three-year-old horses.
Since inception, the Clark Handicap has been run at various distances:
- 2 miles : 1875-1880
- 1 ¼ miles : 1881-1895
- 1⅛ miles : 1896-1901, 1922–1924, 1955–present
- 11/16 miles : 1902-1921, 1925–1954
The race was run in two divisions in 1953.
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 1⅛ miles)- 1:47.39 - Premium Tap (2006)
Most wins:
- 2 - Hodge (1915, 1916)
- 2 - Bold Favorite (1968, 1969)
- 2 - Bob's Dusty (1977, 1978)
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:...
:
- 4 - Isaac Burns MurphyIsaac Burns MurphyIsaac Burns Murphy was an African-American Hall of Fame jockey, who is considered one of the greatest riders in American Thoroughbred horse racing history. Murphy won three Kentucky Derbies.-Early life:...
(1879, 1884,1885, 1890) - 4 - Pat DayPat DayPatrick 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...
(1984, 1985, 1990, 2000)
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 - Ben A. JonesBen A. JonesBenjamin Allyn Jones was a thoroughbred horse trainer.Born in Parnell, Missouri, Ben Jones went into the business of breeding and training of thoroughbreds during the first decade of the 20th century, racing his horses on small circuits in the American West and in Mexico...
(1942, 1946, 1951) - 3 - Smiley Adams (1977, 1978, 1979)
Winners of the Clark Handicap since 1875
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
2011 | Wise Dan | 4 | John Velazquez | Charles Lopresti | Morton Fink | 1:48.95 |
2010‡ | Giant Oak | 4 | 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... |
Chris M. Block | Virginia H. Tarra Trust | 1:50.82 |
2009 | Blame Blame (horse) Blame is a bay homebred colt owned by Claiborne Farm in association with Adele B. Dilschneider. He was sired by Claiborne's Arch out of the Seeking the Gold mare Liable. He was trained during his racing career by Al Stall Jr., and partnered with veteran jockey Garrett Gomez during his 2010... |
3 | Jamie Theriot Jamie Theriot Jamie Theriot is an American jockey. The son of Thoroughbred horse trainer Harold Theriot, he is a nephew of jockey Larry Melancon.... |
Albert Stall, Jr. | Adele Dilschneider/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:... |
1:49.39 |
2008 | Einstein Einstein (horse) Einstein is a Thoroughbred racehorse competing in the United States. Bred by Fazenda Mondesir, he was sired by the 1985 American Horse of the Year, Spend A Buck. His dam, Gay Charm, was the 1988 Brazilian Champion Three-Year-Old Filly... |
6 | 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... |
Helen Pitts-Blasi Helen Pitts-Blasi Helen Pitts-Blasi is an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses.Born on a farm, Helen Pitts' parents were both involved in steeplechase racing. She rode ponies and horses from the time she was a young girl, competing in such things as steeplechase racing, pony racing, and fox hunting... |
M. L. Garretson, trustee | 1:49.79 |
2007 | A. P. Arrow | 5 | Ramon Dominguez Ramon A. Dominguez Ramon A. Dominguez is an Eclipse Award-winning champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.... |
Todd Pletcher | Allen E. Paulson Allen E. Paulson Allen Eugene Paulson was an American aviation entrepreneur, philanthropist, thoroughbred racehorse breeder and owner, and a self-made multi-millionaire.-Business career in aviation:Born in Clinton, Iowa, Allen E... LT |
1:48.66 |
2006 | Premium Tap | 4 | 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:... |
John C. Kimmel John C. Kimmel John C. Kimmel is an American thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He holds a pre-med undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder and he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School in 1980.-References:**... |
Kline/Alevizos/Whelihan | 1:47.39 |
2005 | Magna Graduate | 3 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Elisabeth Alexander | 1:50.89 |
2004 | Saint Liam Saint Liam Saint Liam was an American thoroughbred racehorse who was voted 2005 Eclipse Award Horse of the Year honors.... |
4 | Edgar Prado | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. | M/M William K. Warren, Jr. | 1:50.81 |
2003† | Quest | 4 | 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... |
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... |
A. B. Hancock III Arthur B. Hancock III Arthur Boyd Hancock III is an American owner of Thoroughbred racehorses, the owner of Stone Farm, a 2,000 acre horse breeding operation in Paris, Kentucky, and a composer of Bluegrass music.... /G. F. Healy |
1:52.42 |
2002 | Lido Palace Lido Palace Lido Palace is a Thoroughbred racehorse who competed successfully in Chile and the United States.The 2000 Chilean Horse of the Year, in 2001 Lido Palace was brought to race in the United States where he most notably won back-to-back runnings of the prestigious Grade I, Woodward Stakes and Whitney... |
5 | 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... |
Robert J. Frankel | John & Jerry Amerman | 1:49.13 |
2001 | Ubiquity | 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... |
William I. Mott | Gary & Mary West | 1:48.26 |
2000 | Surfside | 3 | 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... |
D. Wayne Lukas D. Wayne Lukas Darrell Wayne Lukas is a former educator who became one of the most successful horse trainers in American Thoroughbred horse racing history and a U.S... |
Overbrook Farm | 1:48.75 |
1999 | Littlebitlively | 5 | Calvin Borel Calvin Borel Calvin H. Borel is an American jockey in thoroughbred horse racing and rode the victorious mount in the 2007 Kentucky Derby, the 2009 Kentucky Derby and the 2010 Kentucky Derby... |
Bobby Barnett | John A. Franks John A. Franks John Franks was an American businessman and a Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder. A native of Haughton, Louisiana, he earned a degree in geology from Louisiana State University. In 1962, he founded the highly successful Franks Petroleum Inc. and later invested in real estate with Franks... |
1:50.88 |
1998 | Silver Charm Silver Charm Silver Charm is an American Champion Thoroughbred race horse. Trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Gary Stevens, Silver Charm will be remembered most for winning the 1997 Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes in the Triple Crown.... |
4 | Gary Stevens | Bob Baffert Bob Baffert Robert A. "Bob" Baffert is an American horse owner and trainer, whose horses have won three Kentucky Derbies, five Preakness Stakes, one Belmont Stakes and two Kentucky Oaks. He graduated from the University of Arizona's with a Bachelor of Science degree. -Early career:Bob Baffert began his... |
Bob & Beverly Lewis | 1:49.00 |
1997 | Concerto | 3 | Jerry Bailey | William I. Mott | Kinsman Stable George Steinbrenner George Michael Steinbrenner III was an American businessman who was the principal owner and managing partner of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. During Steinbrenner's 37-year ownership from 1973 to his death in July 2010, the longest in club history, the Yankees earned seven World Series... |
1:49.60 |
1996 | Isitingood | 5 | David Flores David R. Flores David Romero Flores is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.His father was a jockey and an exercise rider in Southern California.... |
Bob Baffert Bob Baffert Robert A. "Bob" Baffert is an American horse owner and trainer, whose horses have won three Kentucky Derbies, five Preakness Stakes, one Belmont Stakes and two Kentucky Oaks. He graduated from the University of Arizona's with a Bachelor of Science degree. -Early career:Bob Baffert began his... |
Mike Pegram & Terry Henn | 1:48.80 |
1995 | Judge T C | 4 | Joe Johnson | Gary G. Hartlage | Bea & Robert H. Roberts | 1:49.80 |
1994 | Sir Vixen | 6 | Dean Kutz | Mark Danner | Mark & Vickie Copass | 1:51.20 |
1993 | Mi Cielo | 3 | Mike E. Smith | Peter M. Vestal | Thomas M. Carey | 1:51.40 |
1992 | Zeeruler | 4 | Garrett Gomez Garrett K. Gomez Garrett Keith Gomez is an American thoroughbred jockey.-Early career:Gomez learned to ride by watching his father, Louie, who was a jockey at many tracks in the Southwest United States... |
Donnie K. Von Hemel | John A. Franks John A. Franks John Franks was an American businessman and a Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder. A native of Haughton, Louisiana, he earned a degree in geology from Louisiana State University. In 1962, he founded the highly successful Franks Petroleum Inc. and later invested in real estate with Franks... |
1:50.00 |
1991 | Out of Place | 4 | 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... |
C. R. McGaughey III | Cynthia Phipps | 1:52.20 |
1990 | Secret Hello | 3 | 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... |
Frank L. Brothers Frank L. Brothers Frank L. Brothers is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer who in 1991 won two of the three U.S. Triple Crown races... |
Lazy Lane Farm | 1:50.60 |
1989 | No Marker | 5 | Danny Cox | Patti Johnson | Billy Ray Gowdy | 1:51.20 |
1988 | Balthazar B. | 5 | 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:... |
Paul J. McGee | Paul J. McGee et al. | 1:51.20 |
1987 | Intrusion | 5 | Larry Melancon Larry Melancon Larry J. Melancon is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who rides primarily on the Kentucky-Arkansas circuit.... |
Lee J. Rossi | Carl J. Maggio | 1:51.40 |
1986 | Come Summer | 4 | Patrick Johnson | George R. Arnold II | Surf & Turf Stable | 1:49.80 |
1985 | Hopeful Word | 3 | 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... |
Carl Bowman | M. Clifton/R. Doll/B. Morris | 1:51.00 |
1984 | Eminency | 6 | 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 | Happy Valley Farm | 1:49.00 |
1983 | Jack Slade | 3 | James McKnight | David Kassen | A. Adams | 1:49.80 |
1982 | Hechizado | 6 | 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... |
Ray Lawrence, Jr. | Charles Schmidt, Jr. | 1:52.20 |
1981 | Withholding | 4 | Larry Melancon Larry Melancon Larry J. Melancon is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who rides primarily on the Kentucky-Arkansas circuit.... |
Ronnie Warren | M/M Russell Michael, Jr. | 1:52.00 |
1980 | Sun Catcher | 3 | 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... |
Dianne Carpenter | Sundance Stable/D. Nedeff | 1:53.40 |
1979 | Lot o' Gold | 3 | Julio Espinoza | Smiley Adams | Robert N. Lehmann | 1:50.80 |
1978 | Bob's Dusty | 4 | Richard dePass | Smiley Adams | Robert N. Lehmann | 1:50.20 |
1977 | Bob's Dusty | 3 | Richard dePass | Smiley Adams | Robert N. Lehmann | 1:49.80 |
1976 | Yamanin | 4 | Garth Patterson | George T. Poole | Hajima Doi | 1:54.40 |
1975 | Warbucks | 5 | Larry Melancon Larry Melancon Larry J. Melancon is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who rides primarily on the Kentucky-Arkansas circuit.... |
Don Combs | E. E. Elzemeyer | 1:54.40 |
1974 | Mr. Door | 3 | William Gavidia | Thomas W. Kelley | NF | 1:52.20 |
1973 | Golden Don | 3 | Mike Manganello Mike Manganello Michael "Mike" Manganello is a retired American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He got his start working for trainer Odie Clelland as a stable hand then began riding professionally in 1959 and earned his first win on March 3, 1960 at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans... |
Oscar Dishman | Archie Donaldson | 1:52.80 |
1972 | Fairway Flyer | 3 | David Whited | John J. Greely III | William Floyd | 1:53.80 |
1971 | Sado | 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... |
Harold Tinker | W. Cal Partee | 1:53.60 |
1970 | Watch Fob | 5 | Danny Gargan | George T. Poole | 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.... |
1:51.20 |
1969 | Bold Favorite | 4 | Doug Richard Doug Richard Doug Richard is a United Kingdom based Californian entrepreneur and specialist in technology transfer, commercialisation, and business incubation. He came to prominence as a result of the BBC programme Dragons' Den, where he appeared as a 'dragon', or investor in the first two series... |
Del W. Carroll Del W. Carroll Delmer W. "Del" Carroll was an American champion polo player, Thoroughbred racehorse owner/trainer, and soldier during World War II.-Biography:... |
Michael Grace Phipps Michael Grace Phipps -Biography:He was the son of John Shaffer Phipps. He was a member of Yale University intercollegiate championship team in both 1930 and 1932. He participated in the 1936 and 1939 International Polo Cup.-References:... |
1:50.40 |
1968 | Bold Favorite | 3 | Robert Nono | Del W. Carroll Del W. Carroll Delmer W. "Del" Carroll was an American champion polo player, Thoroughbred racehorse owner/trainer, and soldier during World War II.-Biography:... |
Michael Grace Phipps Michael Grace Phipps -Biography:He was the son of John Shaffer Phipps. He was a member of Yale University intercollegiate championship team in both 1930 and 1932. He participated in the 1936 and 1939 International Polo Cup.-References:... |
1:49.20 |
1967 | Random Shot | 4 | Billy Phelps | James R. Cowden, Jr. | James R. Cowden, Sr. | 1:50.80 |
1966 | Flick II | 4 | Hector Pilar | Larry H. Thompson | NF | 1:49.60 |
1965 | Big Brigade | 4 | Jimmy Nichols | E. S. Brumfield | M/M R. F. Roberts | 1:50.80 |
1964 | Lemon Twist | 4 | Billy Phelps | Pete Keiser | T. D. Buhl | 1:50.60 |
1963 | Copy Chief | 3 | 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... |
S. Bryant Ott | Fourth Estate Stable | 1:49.20 |
1962 | Crimson Satan Crimson Satan Crimson Satan was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse bred and raced by Peter W. Salmen Sr.'s Crimson King Farm at Lexington, Kentucky. His dam was Salmen's Argentine-bred mare Papila, and his sire was Charles Fisher's good runner Spy Song... |
3 | Herb Hinojosa | Charley Kerr | Crimson King Farm | 1:50.00 |
1961 | Aeroflint | 3 | Eugene Curry | K. G. Hall | Mrs. Raymond Bauer | 1:48.40 |
1960 | Counterate | 3 | 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.... |
John J. Greely III | 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.... |
1:49.00 |
1959 | Las Olas | 4 | F. A. Smith III | C. E. Eads | Harry N. Eads | 1:48.40 |
1958 | My Night Out | 5 | E. J. Knapp | R. Grundy | Mr. Wells | 1:50.00 |
1957 | Ezgo | 3 | John Delahoussaye | Larry H. Thompson | NF | 1:50.80 |
1956 | Swoon's Son Swoon's Son Swoon's Son is an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse. Foaled February 13, 1953 in Lexington, Kentucky, he was bred and raced by E... |
3 | David Erb David Erb David Erb is a retired jockey and trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing. He started riding as a young farm boy and began his professional riding career in 1938, competing at tracks in his native Nebraska... |
Lex Wilson | E. Gay Drake | 1:50.60 |
1955 | Happy Go Lucky | 6 | Lois C. Cook | Harold G. Bockman | Harold G. Bockman | 1:51.60 |
1954 | Bay Bloom | 5 | J. King | F. H. Pohl | F. H. Pohl | 1:44.00 |
1953 | Second Avenue | 6 | Carroll Bierman | Lex Wilson | NF | 1:45.60 |
1953 | Chombro | 6 | Lois C. Cook | John Hanover | NF | 1:45.60 |
1952 | Seaward | 7 | 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... |
Harry Trotsek | Hasty House Farm | 1:44.40 |
1951 | Wistful Wistful (horse) Wistful was an American Thoroughbred filly racehorse. The daughter of Sun Again and granddaughter of Sun Teddy is best remembered for wins in the Kentucky Oaks, the Coaching Club American Oaks, the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico Race Course... |
5 | 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... |
Ben A. Jones Ben A. Jones Benjamin Allyn Jones was a thoroughbred horse trainer.Born in Parnell, Missouri, Ben Jones went into the business of breeding and training of thoroughbreds during the first decade of the 20th century, racing his horses on small circuits in the American West and in Mexico... |
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... |
1:44.00 |
1950 | Mount Marcy | 5 | Steve Brooks Steve Brooks (jockey) Steve Brooks was an American Hall of Fame jockey. The son of a horse dealer, he was born in rural Nebraska near the village of Culbertson... |
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.... |
1:44.60 |
1949 | Shy Guy | 4 | Conn McCreary Conn McCreary Conn N. McCreary was a United States Hall of Fame jockey and trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing who won four American Classic Races.... |
Jack C. Hodgins | Dixiana Charles T. Fisher Charles Thomas Fisher was a Catholic American businessman and an automotive pioneer.Born in Norwalk, Ohio, Charles was the second son of Lawrence and Margaret Fisher. The family would grow to include seven boys and four girls... |
1:45.20 |
1948 | Star Reward | 4 | Steve Brooks Steve Brooks (jockey) Steve Brooks was an American Hall of Fame jockey. The son of a horse dealer, he was born in rural Nebraska near the village of Culbertson... |
Jack C. Hodgins | Dixiana Charles T. Fisher Charles Thomas Fisher was a Catholic American businessman and an automotive pioneer.Born in Norwalk, Ohio, Charles was the second son of Lawrence and Margaret Fisher. The family would grow to include seven boys and four girls... |
1:46.60 |
1947 | Jack S. L. | 7 | Steve Brooks Steve Brooks (jockey) Steve Brooks was an American Hall of Fame jockey. The son of a horse dealer, he was born in rural Nebraska near the village of Culbertson... |
J. O. Ravannack | NF | 1:49.60 |
1946 | Hail Victory | 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... |
Ben A. Jones Ben A. Jones Benjamin Allyn Jones was a thoroughbred horse trainer.Born in Parnell, Missouri, Ben Jones went into the business of breeding and training of thoroughbreds during the first decade of the 20th century, racing his horses on small circuits in the American West and in Mexico... |
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... |
1:47.80 |
1945 | Sentiment Sake | 4 | F. Wirth | Milton Rieser | NF | 1:47.20 |
1944 | Alquest | 4 | Johnny Adams | Jack H. Skirvin | Ernst Farm | 1:45.20 |
1943 | Anticlimax | 4 | Carroll Bierman | K. Osborne | Hal Price Headley | 1:46.00 |
1942 | Whirlaway Whirlaway Whirlaway was an American champion thoroughbred racehorse.The chestnut horse was sired by English Derby winner Blenheim II, out of the broodmare Dustwhirl. Whirlaway was bred at Calumet Farm in Lexington, Kentucky.... |
4 | Wendell Eads Wendell Eads Wendell W. Eads was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. In the early 1940s he was a contract jockey with the prestigious Calumet Farm. Small, even by jockey standards, Eads weighed just 102 pounds and as a result could not control Calumet's extremely high strung but talented colt,... |
Ben A. Jones Ben A. Jones Benjamin Allyn Jones was a thoroughbred horse trainer.Born in Parnell, Missouri, Ben Jones went into the business of breeding and training of thoroughbreds during the first decade of the 20th century, racing his horses on small circuits in the American West and in Mexico... |
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... |
1:44.80 |
1941 | Haltal | 4 | Conn McCreary Conn McCreary Conn N. McCreary was a United States Hall of Fame jockey and trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing who won four American Classic Races.... |
Steve Judge | NF | 1:44.80 |
1940 | Up the Creek | 4 | G. Wallace | Roy Waldron | NF | 1:46.00 |
1939 | Arabs Arrow | 5 | Carroll Bierman | Gilbert Hardy | Louise J. Hickman | 1:45.80 |
1938 | Main Man | 4 | W. F. Ward | Howard Hoffman | Jerome B. Respess | 1:46.80 |
1937 | Count Morse | 4 | Irving Anderson | Frank J. Kearns | 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... |
1:45.20 |
1936 | Corinto | 4 | Charley Kurtsinger | Bert S. Michell Bert S. Michell Bernard S. "Bert" Michell was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer best known for winning the 1928 Kentucky Derby with American Horse of the Year and Hall of Fame inductee, Reigh Count.... |
Mrs. Emil Denemark | 1:44.80 |
1935 | Beaver Dam | 3 | R. Montgomery | G. Gould | T. S. & J. S. Mulvihill | 1:47.40 |
1934 | Esseff | 4 | L. Humphries | Clyde Van Dusen Clyde Van Dusen Clyde Van Dusen was an American jockey and trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses best known for winning the 1929 Kentucky Derby.... |
NF | 1:44.00 |
1933 | Osculator | 4 | Silvio Coucci Silvio Coucci Silvio Coucci was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.A New Yorker, in 1931 Silvio Coucci rode Thoroughbreds at Agua Caliente racetrack in Tijuana, Mexico under contract with brothers John and George Coburn. His performance brought him to the attention of the extremely wealthy Mrs... |
Ben Creech | NF | 1:45.40 |
1932 | Pittsburgher | 4 | Charles Corbett | J. H. Moody | Shady Brook Farm | 1:50.20 |
1931 | Bargello | 5 | K. Russell | Mose Goldblatt | NF | 1:44.80 |
1930 | Stars and Bars | 4 | L. Jones | Edward Haughton | Greentree Stable Greentree Stable Greentree Stable, in Red Bank, New Jersey, was a major American thoroughbred horse racing stable and breeding farm established in 1914 by Payne Whitney of the Whitney family of New York City. Payne Whitney operated a horse farm and stable at Saratoga Springs, New York with his brother Harry Payne... |
1:47.40 |
1929 | Martie Flynn | 4 | Carl Meyer | R. McGarvey | Syl Peabody | 1:46.60 |
1928 | Jock | 4 | Eddie Ambrose Eddie Ambrose Edward E. "Eddie" Ambrose was an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. In the 1910s and 1920s he rode for top owners such as Harry Payne Whitney, Willis Sharpe Kilmer, and Walter M... |
John F. Schorr | John W. Schorr | 1:45.00 |
1927 | Helen's Babe | 4 | Walter Lilley | W. W. Taylor | NF | 1:46.00 |
1926 | San-utar | 5 | Mack Garner | Pete Coyne | NF | 1:45.40 |
1925 | Spic and Span | 4 | G. Fields | H. Unna | NF | 1:47.60 |
1924 | Chilhowee | 3 | G. Harvey | John C. Gallaher | John & Allen Gallaher | 1:54.40 |
1923 | Audacious | 7 | B. Kennedy | A. Baker | Wilfrid Viau | 1:54.60 |
1922 | Exterminator Exterminator (horse) Exterminator was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 1918 Kentucky Derby, and in 1922 won Horse of the Year honors.... |
7 | B. Kennedy | Henry McDaniel | Willis Sharpe Kilmer Willis Sharpe Kilmer Willis Sharpe Kilmer , son of Jonas M. Kilmer and Julia E. Sharpe, was a marketing pioneer, newspaperman, and horse breeder. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he graduated from Cornell University in 1890. Kilmer was perhaps best known for advertising and promoting his uncle's Swamp Root patent medicine... |
1:50.00 |
1921 | Ginger | 5 | T. Murray | K. Spence | H. H. Hewitt | 1:45.00 |
1920 | Boniface | 5 | Earl Sande Earl Sande Earl H. Sande was an American Hall of Fame jockey and thoroughbred horse trainer.Born in Groton, South Dakota, Earl Sande started out as a bronco buster in the early 1900s but then became a successful American quarter horse rider before switching to thoroughbred horse racing in 1918... |
H. Guy Bedwell H. Guy Bedwell Harvey Guy Bedwell was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer and owner who was the first trainer to win the U.S. Triple Crown.Born in Roseburg, Oregon he was known by his middle name... |
J. K. L. Ross J. K. L. Ross John Kenneth Leveson Ross CBE was a Canadian businessman, sportsman, Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder, and philanthropist. He is best remembered for winning the first United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1919 with his Hall of Fame colt, Sir Barton.- Early life :J.K.L... |
1:45.80 |
1919 | Midway | 5 | Harold Thurber | J. S. Ward | NF | 1:46.60 |
1918 | Beaverkill | 4 | O. Willis | S. M. Henderson | Ogden Stable | 1:48.20 |
1917 | Old Rosebud Old Rosebud (horse) Old Rosebud was an American Thoroughbred racehorse whose pedigree traced to the influential sire Eclipse, and through Eclipse to the founding stallion, the Godolphin Arabian. In the list of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century by Blood-Horse magazine, Old Rosebud ranks 88th... |
6 | D. Connelly | Frank D. Weir | F. D. Weir & H. C. Applegate | 1:45.20 |
1916 | Hodge | 5 | C. Hunt | W. J. Weber | K. Spence | 1:45.40 |
1915 | Hodge | 4 | Charles Borel Charles B. Borel Charles B. Borel was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey best known for winning the 1917 Kentucky Derby.... |
W. J. Weber | K. Spence | 1:44.60 |
1914 | Belloc | 3 | A. Mott | E. Cunningham | NF | 1:45.00 |
1913 | Buckhorn | 4 | Roscoe Goose Roscoe Goose Roscoe Tarleton Goose was an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who was one of the inaugural class of inductees in the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame.... |
J. D. Adkins | R. J. MacKenzie | 1:48.20 |
1912 | Adams Express | 4 | Carroll H. Shilling Carroll H. Shilling Carroll Hugh Shilling was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. In his 1926 autobiography, "The Spell of the Turf," Hall of Fame trainer Sam Hildreth wrote that Shilling was the greatest rider he ever saw.... |
F. M. Taylor | NF | 1:45.20 |
1911 | Star Charter | 3 | J. Wilson | G. M. Johnson | John W. Schorr | 1:47.80 |
1910 | King's Daughter | 7 | Ted Koerner | George Denny | Thomas C. McDowell Thomas Clay McDowell Thomas Clay McDowell was an American businessman, Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder, and trainer. He was a great-grandson of Henry Clay, Sr.-Early life and education:... |
1:45.60 |
1909 | Miami | 3 | Matt McGee | W. L. Lewis | Johnson N. Camden, Jr. Johnson N. Camden, Jr. Johnson Newlon Camden, Jr. was a United States Senator from Kentucky. His father, Johnson N. Camden, had been a U.S. Senator from West Virginia.Born in Parkersburg, West Virginia, Camden Jr... |
1:45.20 |
1908 | Polly Prim | 5 | Vincent Powers | Fred Luzader | J. R. Wainwright | 1:58.80 |
1907 | The Minks | 4 | David Nicol | W. Wells | NF | 1:50.80 |
1906 | Hyperion II | 3 | W. McIntyre | J. S. Hawks | J. S. Hawks & Co. | 1:49.00 |
1905 | Batts | 4 | David Nicol | R. P. Brooks | NF | 1:53.75 |
1904 | Colonial Girl | 5 | Lucien Lyne | C. E. Rowe | C. E. Rowe | 1:48.75 |
1903 | Love Labor | 6 | Scully | A. Hazlett | NF | 1:48.00 |
1902 | Death | 7 | J. Slack | H. Robinson | NF | 1:47.00 |
1901 | His Eminence His Eminence (horse) His Eminence was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that was bred in Kentucky and is best known for winning the 1901 Kentucky Derby. He was a bay colt sired by the great turf-racer Falsetto out of the mare Patroness. His dam was sold to O. H. Chenault at the 1897 Woodburn Stud dispersal sale for... |
3 | James Winkfield James Winkfield James "Jimmy" Winkfield was a Thoroughbred jockey and horse trainer from Kentucky, best remembered as the last African American to ride a winner in the Kentucky Derby.... |
Frank B. Van Meter | Frank B. Van Meter | 1:55.00 |
1900 | Lieut. Gibson Lieut. Gibson Lieutenant Gibson was an American thoroughbred racehorse that was bred in Kentucky and is best remembered for winning the 1900 Kentucky Derby. His winning time of 2:06 1/4 stood as the Derby record for 11 years. Lieut. Gibson also won the Latonia Derby, Clark Stakes and the Flatbush Stakes as a... |
3 | Jimmy Boland | Charles H. Hughes | Charles Smith | 1:54.00 |
1899 | Corsini | 3 | Nash Turner | Edward Corrigan | Edward Corrigan | 2:01.60 |
1898 | Plaudit Plaudit Plaudit was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. A descendant of English Triple Crown champion, West Australian, Plaudit is best known for winning the 1898 Kentucky Derby.... |
3 | Robert Williams | John E. Madden John E. Madden John Edward Madden was a prominent AmericanThoroughbred and Standardbred owner, breeder and trainer in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. He owned Hamburg Place Stud in Lexington, Kentucky and bred five Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winners.He was inducted into the National... |
John E. Madden John E. Madden John Edward Madden was a prominent AmericanThoroughbred and Standardbred owner, breeder and trainer in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. He owned Hamburg Place Stud in Lexington, Kentucky and bred five Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winners.He was inducted into the National... |
1:56.50 |
1897 | Ornament | 3 | Alonzo Clayton Alonzo Clayton Alonzo "Lonnie" Clayton was an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing described by author Edward Hotaling, as "one of the great riders of the New York circuit all through the 1890s” and who holds the record as the youngest jockey to ever win the Kentucky Derby.An African American, Lonnie... |
C. T. Patterson | C. T. Patterson & Co. | 1:55.00 |
1896 | Ben Eder | 3 | Willie Simms Willie Simms Willie Simms was an American Hall of Fame thoroughbred horse racing jockey.... |
NF | Hot Springs Stable | 1:56.50 |
1895 | Halma Halma (horse) Halma was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred in Kentucky by Eastin & Larabie, he was a son of Hanover, a three-time Leading sire in North America and a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee. Grandsire Hindoo, was a Champion runner who also was inducted in the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame. Halma was... |
3 | Soup Perkins | Byron McClelland Byron McClelland Byron McClelland was an American Thoroughbred horse racing owner and trainer. An African American, he was one of the best known horsemen of his era who won the three races that would eventually constitute the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing series.Born in Lexington, Kentucky,... |
Byron McClelland Byron McClelland Byron McClelland was an American Thoroughbred horse racing owner and trainer. An African American, he was one of the best known horsemen of his era who won the three races that would eventually constitute the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing series.Born in Lexington, Kentucky,... |
2:15.50 |
1894 | Chant Chant (horse) Chant was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1894 Kentucky Derby, Phoenix Stakes, and Clark Handicap. He was related through his damsire, King Alfonso, to Kentucky Derby winners Fonso and Joe Cotton and through his sire, Falsetto, to His Eminence and Sir Huon .Chant was sold in... |
3 | William Martin | H. Eugene Leigh H. Eugene Leigh Hiram Eugene Leigh was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer/owner and breeder who had a highly successful career in the United States as well as in Europe.... |
Leigh H. Eugene Leigh Hiram Eugene Leigh was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer/owner and breeder who had a highly successful career in the United States as well as in Europe.... & Rose |
2:19.50 |
1893 | Boundless | 3 | Eddie Kunze | W. McDaniel | Cushing & Orth | 2:12.00 |
1892 | Azra Azra (horse) Azra was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was bred in Kentucky by George J. Long and raced under the colors of his Bashford Manor Stable. His sire was Reform, a son of the very important sire Leamington. Azra was out of the mare Albia whose sire, Alarm, also sired Himyar.Trained by John H.... |
3 | Alonzo Clayton Alonzo Clayton Alonzo "Lonnie" Clayton was an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing described by author Edward Hotaling, as "one of the great riders of the New York circuit all through the 1890s” and who holds the record as the youngest jockey to ever win the Kentucky Derby.An African American, Lonnie... |
John H. Morris | Bashford Manor Stable Bashford Manor Stable Bashford Manor Stable was an American Thoroughbred racing and breeding operation in Louisville, Kentucky owned by George James Long.In 1874 James Bennett Wilder built a home on farm acreage he called Bashford Manor. In 1887 George Long purchased Bashford Manor and developed it into a leading... |
2:20.00 |
1891 | High Tariff | 3 | Monk Overton | NF | Eastin & Larabie | 2:12.00 |
1890 | Riley Riley (horse) Riley was a bay colt sired by Longfellow out of Geneva and was the winner of the 1890 Kentucky Derby, finishing the race at the slowest time recorded to that point, at 2 minutes 45 seconds, due to a very muddy track... |
3 | Isaac Burns Murphy Isaac Burns Murphy Isaac Burns Murphy was an African-American Hall of Fame jockey, who is considered one of the greatest riders in American Thoroughbred horse racing history. Murphy won three Kentucky Derbies.-Early life:... |
Edward Corrigan | Edward Corrigan | 2:16.25 |
1889 | Spokane Spokane (horse) Spokane, a chestnut Thoroughbred stallion foaled in 1886. He was owned and bred by Noah Armstrong of Montana. Spokane was sired by Hyder Ali and out of the mare Interpose by Intruder.... |
3 | Thomas Kiley | John Rodegap | Noah Armstrong | 2:12.50 |
1888 | Gallifet | 3 | Andrew McCarthy, Jr. | NF | Melbourne Stable | 2:15.25 |
1887 | Jim Gore | 3 | L. Jones | NF | A. G. McCampbell | 2:11.25 |
1886 | Blue Wing | 3 | Edward Garrison Edward R. Garrison Edward R. "Snapper" Garrison , was a jockey known for hanging back during most of the race and finishing at top speed to achieve a thrilling victory.... |
NF | Melbourne Stable | 2:10.00 |
1885 | Bersan Bersan Bersan was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. Foaled in Kentucky and bred by Frank B. Harper, who also owned his sire Ten Broeck and dam, Sallie M. Green B. Morris purchased Bersan as a yearling for $10,000.... |
3 | Isaac Burns Murphy Isaac Burns Murphy Isaac Burns Murphy was an African-American Hall of Fame jockey, who is considered one of the greatest riders in American Thoroughbred horse racing history. Murphy won three Kentucky Derbies.-Early life:... |
Green B. Morris | Morris & Patton | 2:09.25 |
1884 | Buchanan Buchanan (horse) Buchanan was an American thoroughbred racehorse and was the winner of the 1884 Kentucky Derby, Ripple Stakes and Clark Stakes. Buchanan had not achieved a race win before competing in the Kentucky Derby and by contemporary accounts was a difficult and unruly mount... |
3 | Isaac Burns Murphy Isaac Burns Murphy Isaac Burns Murphy was an African-American Hall of Fame jockey, who is considered one of the greatest riders in American Thoroughbred horse racing history. Murphy won three Kentucky Derbies.-Early life:... |
William Bird | William Cottrill | 2:12.00 |
1883 | Ascender | 3 | John Stoval | J. Pate | R. C. Pate | 2:18.00 |
1882 | Runnymede | 3 | Jim McLaughlin Jim McLaughlin James "Jim" McLaughlin was an American thoroughbred race horse jockey.Orphaned and homeless in his early teens, McLaughlin was taken in by horse trainer William Daly who taught him how to ride. While individual statistics from all of McLaughlin's career races aren't documented, McLaughlin began... |
James G. Rowe, Sr. | Dwyer Bros. Stable Dwyer Brothers Stable Dwyer Brothers Stable was an American thoroughbred horse racing operation owned by Brooklyn, New York businessmen, Phil and Mike Dwyer.The Dwyer brothers hired trainer Evert Snedecker and purchased their first Thoroughbred, Rhadamanthus, in 1874. In October of that same year they acquired Vigil... |
2:15.50 |
1881 | Hindoo Hindoo (horse) Hindoo was an outstanding American Thoroughbred race horse who won 30 of his 35 starts, including the Kentucky Derby, the Travers Stakes and the Clark Handicap. He later sired the Preakness Stakes winner Buddhist and the Belmont Stakes winner and Leading sire in North America, Hanover.He was a bay... |
3 | Jim McLaughlin Jim McLaughlin James "Jim" McLaughlin was an American thoroughbred race horse jockey.Orphaned and homeless in his early teens, McLaughlin was taken in by horse trainer William Daly who taught him how to ride. While individual statistics from all of McLaughlin's career races aren't documented, McLaughlin began... |
James G. Rowe, Sr. | Dwyer Bros. Stable Dwyer Brothers Stable Dwyer Brothers Stable was an American thoroughbred horse racing operation owned by Brooklyn, New York businessmen, Phil and Mike Dwyer.The Dwyer brothers hired trainer Evert Snedecker and purchased their first Thoroughbred, Rhadamanthus, in 1874. In October of that same year they acquired Vigil... |
2:10.25 |
1880 | Kinkead | 3 | Jim McLaughlin Jim McLaughlin James "Jim" McLaughlin was an American thoroughbred race horse jockey.Orphaned and homeless in his early teens, McLaughlin was taken in by horse trainer William Daly who taught him how to ride. While individual statistics from all of McLaughlin's career races aren't documented, McLaughlin began... |
NF | NF | 3:37.75 |
1879 | Falsetto Falsetto (horse) Falsetto was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse and outstanding sire. Bred and raced by J. W. Hunt Reynolds of Lexington, Kentucky, his dam was Farfaletta and his sire was General Abe Buford's very good runner, Enquirer.... |
3 | Isaac Burns Murphy Isaac Burns Murphy Isaac Burns Murphy was an African-American Hall of Fame jockey, who is considered one of the greatest riders in American Thoroughbred horse racing history. Murphy won three Kentucky Derbies.-Early life:... |
Eli Jordan | J. W. Hunt Reynolds | 3:40.50 |
1878 | Leveller | 3 | Robert Swim | NF | R. H. Owens | 3:37.00 |
1877 | McWhirter | 3 | C. Miller | NF | Abraham Buford II Abraham Buford II Brigadier General Abraham "Abe" Buford II was a soldier and Thoroughbred horse breeder. Born in Woodford County, Kentucky, his origins were a Huguenot family named Beaufort who fled persecution in France and settled in England before emigrating to America in 1635.Abraham Buford was the son of... |
3:30.50 |
1876 | Creedmore | 3 | Howard D. Williams | NF | Williams & Owings | 3:34.75 |
1875 | Voltigeur | 3 | McGrath | B. Green | W. G. Harding | 3:30.75 |
† In 2003, Evening Attire
Evening Attire (horse)
Evening Attire is a Kentucky bred Thoroughbred racehorse, foaled on February 14, 1998, though most of his racing career has taken place in New York.-A little history, early and late:Bred by Joseph M. Grant and Hall of Famer Thomas J...
won the race but was disqualified for interference in the stretch and set back to second.
‡ In 2010, Successful Dan won the race but was disqualified and placed third for interference.