Discovery Handicap
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The Discovery Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race
held annually during the latter part of November at Aqueduct Racetrack
in Queens
, New York
. A Grade III
event open to three-year-old horses, it is contested on dirt over a distance of one and one eighth miles (nine furlong
s).
In its 66th running in 2010, the race honors the great Discovery
, the 1935 American Horse of the Year owned and raced by Alfred G. Vanderbilt II
. In the list of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century by Blood-Horse magazine, Discovery ranks 37th.
Based at Aqueduct, the Discovery Handicap was inaugurated at Belmont Park
where it was run from 1945-1958, and again in 1960-1961, 1968-1970. In one year, 1974, the race was run in two divisions. In 2005 it was contested at a distance of a mile and one sixteenth.
Most wins by a jockey
:
Most wins by a trainer
:
Most wins by an owner:
* † In 1966, Ring Twice finished first, but was disqualified.
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 during the latter part of November 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
Ozone Park, Queens
Ozone Park is a working class neighborhood located in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Queens bordering Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, South Ozone Park, Howard Beach, and City Line, Brooklyn....
, 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 open to three-year-old horses, it is contested on dirt over a distance of one and one eighth miles (nine 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).
In its 66th running in 2010, the race honors the great Discovery
Discovery (horse)
Discovery was an American Thoroughbred racehorse about whom the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame said: "...considered one of the greatest horses of the 20th century."...
, the 1935 American Horse of the Year owned and raced by 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...
. In the list of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century by Blood-Horse magazine, Discovery ranks 37th.
Based at Aqueduct, the Discovery Handicap was inaugurated at Belmont Park
Belmont Park
Belmont Park is a major thoroughbred horse-racing facility located in Elmont in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, on Long Island adjoining New York City. It first opened on May 4, 1905...
where it was run from 1945-1958, and again in 1960-1961, 1968-1970. In one year, 1974, the race was run in two divisions. In 2005 it was contested at a distance of a mile and one sixteenth.
Records
Speed record:- 1:47.20 ForegoForegoForego was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that won eight Eclipse Awards including Horse of the Year, Champion Handicap Horse and Champion Sprinter....
(1973)
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:...
:
- 5 - Angel Cordero, Jr. (1974 (2x), 1979, 1980, 1988)
- 5 - John Velazquez (1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007)
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...
:
- 4 - Todd A. Pletcher (1998, 2000, 2005, 2006)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Harbor View FarmLouis WolfsonLouis Elwood Wolfson was a Wall Street financier and one of the first modern corporate raiders, labeled by Time Magazine as such in a 1956 article...
(1964, 1965, 1974)
Winners
Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
2011 | Redeemed | Edgar Prado | Rick Dutrow Jr. | Jay Em Ess Stable | 1:49.22 |
2010 | Stormy's Majesty | Edgar Prado | Domenic Galluscio | Majesty Stud | 1:50.02 |
2009 | Haynesfield Haynesfield Haynesfield is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by Barry Weisbord and Margaret Santulli, Haynesfield was purchased for $20,000 at the Keeneland April two year olds in training sale... |
Ramon Dominguez | Steve Asmussen Steve Asmussen Steven Mark Asmussen is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Born into a horse racing family, his parents, Keith and Marilyn "Sis" Asmussen, are both trainers who operate El Primero Training Center off the Mines Road in Laredo, the seat of Webb County in south Texas... |
Turtle Bird Stable | 1:50.10 |
2008 | Wishful Tomcat | Ramon Dominguez Ramon A. Dominguez Ramon A. Dominguez is an Eclipse Award-winning champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.... |
Gary C. Contessa Gary C. Contessa Gary C. Contessa is an American horse trainer in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing. He became a professional trainer in 1984.... |
Winter Park Partners | 1:53.28 |
2007 | Now a Victor | John Velazquez | Michael Trombetta | Three Diamonds Farm | 1:50.15 |
2006 | Roman Dynasty | John Velazquez | Todd A. 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... Trust |
1:51.11 |
2005 | Magna Graduate | John Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Elisabeth Alexander | 1:41.35 |
2004 | Zakocity | 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... |
Patrick L. Reynolds | Paul Pompa, Jr. | 1:49.78 |
2003 | During | Jose A. Santos | 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... |
James McIngvale | 1:51.18 |
2002 | Saint Marden | Jerry D. Bailey | Michael R. Matz | Schwartz, Drazin | 1:49.13 |
2001 | 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... |
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... |
Patrick J. Kelly | Mary Grant | 1:48.62 |
2000 | Left Bank Left Bank (horse) Left Bank was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.-Background:Out of the mare, Marshesseaux, he was sired by Jerome Handicap winner, French Deputy, a son of Deputy Minister who was the 1981 Canadian Horse of the Year and two-time Leading sire in North America.English horseman Michael Tabor... |
John Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Michael B. Tabor | 1:47.30 |
1999 | Adonis | John Velazquez | 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... |
Paraneck Stable | 1:50.11 |
1998 | Early Warning | 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 | Dogwood Stable Dogwood Stable Dogwood Stable is an American Thoroughbred racehorse partnership founded in 1969 by W. Cothran "Cot" Campbell of Aiken, South Carolina.The pioneers of thoroughbred partnerships, the operation's stated policy is to acquire moderately priced, young horses... |
1:48.94 |
1997 | Mr. Sinatra | Mike E. Smith | Gasper Moschera | Barbara J. Davis | 1:49.55 |
1996 | Gold Fever | Mike E. Smith | Claude R. McGaughey III | Cynthia Phipps | 1:49.01 |
1995 | Michael's Star | 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... |
Guadalupe Preciado | William Wheeler | 1:50.34 |
1994 | Serious Spender | 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... |
Dominick A. Schettino | John Caputo | 1:51.24 |
1993 | Prospector's Flag | 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... |
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... |
Akindale Farm | 1:52.30 |
1992 | New Deal | 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.... |
William Badgett, Jr | 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... |
1:48.08 |
1991 | Upon My Soul | 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... |
Richard Violette, Jr. | 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... |
1:49.60 |
1990 | Sports View | Jose A. Santos | 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... |
Edward A. Cox , Jr. | 1:48.60 |
1989 | Tricky Creek | 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... |
George R. Arnold III | Ashbrook Farm | 1:50.00 |
1988 | Dynaformer Dynaformer Dynaformer is a thoroughbred stallion, currently standing at stud at Three Chimneys Farm in Kentucky. Sired by Epsom Derby winner Roberto out of Andover Way , Dynaformer's pedigree includes some legendary names: Nashua, Ribot, Bull Lea, Blue Larkspur, Nearco, and Johnstown among others.Bred by... |
Angel Cordero, Jr. | 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... |
H. Joseph 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... |
1:50.00 |
1987 | Parochial | 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... |
Robert Klesaris | Glenn E. Lane | 1:51.20 |
1986 | Moment of Hope | Mike Venezia Mike Venezia Michael Joseph Venezia was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who was killed in a racing accident.... |
Bob Dunham | Four Fifths Stable | 1:49.60 |
1985 | Proud Truth Proud Truth Proud Truth was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was bred by Dorothy Galbreath, wife of prominent horseman John W. Galbreath, at their Darby Dan Farm in Lexington, Kentucky.... |
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... |
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 Farms | 1:49.20 |
1984 | Key to the Moon Key to the Moon Key to the Moon was a Canadian Thoroughbred Champion racehorse.-Background:Bred and raced by Bahnam K. Yousif, he was sired by Wajima, the 1975 American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse... |
Dan Beckon | Gil Rowntree Gil Rowntree Gil H. Rowntree is a Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer and owner.One of the most successful trainers in Canadian Thoroughbred racing history, Rowntree embarked on his racing career as a jockey in his native Toronto, riding from 1949 through 1951... |
Bahnam K. Yousif | 1:50.00 |
1983 | Country Pine | Jerry D. Bailey | Thomas L. Rondinello | Daniel M. Galbreath | 1:49.60 |
1982 | Trenchant | 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 | Meadowhill | 1:50.80 |
1981 | Princelet | Eddie Maple Eddie Maple Edward Retz "Eddie" Maple is a retired American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. One of eight brothers and sisters, he was an older brother to jockey Sam Maple who won more than 2,500 races. He began riding horses at age 12 and won his first race as a professional at 17... |
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... |
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... |
1:51.00 |
1980 | Fappiano Fappiano Fappiano was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was named for long-time New York Times sportswriter Joseph C. Nichols , who was born Giuseppe Carmine Fappiano.... |
Angel Cordero, Jr. | Jan H. Nerud | 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:... |
1:50.00 |
1979 | Belle's Gold | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Walter A. Kelley | John R. Murrell | 1:48.00 |
1978 | Sorry Lookin | Roger Velez | Pete D. Anderson Pete D. Anderson Peter D. Anderson is a retired American jockey and a current Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He began his riding career in the latter part of the late 1940s and was the leading apprentice jockey in New York in 1948... |
Pete D. Anderson Pete D. Anderson Peter D. Anderson is a retired American jockey and a current Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He began his riding career in the latter part of the late 1940s and was the leading apprentice jockey in New York in 1948... |
1:49.60 |
1977 | Cox's Ridge Cox's Ridge Cox's Ridge was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. His handlers chose to bypass the rigorous U.S. Triple Crown series and went on the enjoy considerable success in 1977 and 1978 with his most important win coming in the Metropolitan Handicap. In 1979, the five-year-old Cox's Ridge won the Tom... |
Eddie Maple Eddie Maple Edward Retz "Eddie" Maple is a retired American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. One of eight brothers and sisters, he was an older brother to jockey Sam Maple who won more than 2,500 races. He began riding horses at age 12 and won his first race as a professional at 17... |
Joseph B. Cantey | Loblolly Stable Loblolly Stable Loblolly Stable was a Thoroughbred horse breeding and racing stable in Lake Hamilton, Arkansas owned by businessman John Ed Anthony and his former wife Mary Lynn. The stable's first top runner was Cox's Ridge who won important races in 1977 and 1978 and went on to become an excellent sire... |
1:48.60 |
1976 | Wise Philip | Daryl Montoya | William Boland William Boland William N. "Bill" Boland is a retired American Hall of Fame jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.... |
Ruth E. Streit | 1:48.60 |
1975 | Dr. Emil | Braulio Baeza Braulio Baeza Braulio Baeza is an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. He began racing in 1955 and in 1960, at the urging of agent Camilo Marin, moved to compete in the United States where at the Keeneland Race Course he won the very first he competed in.Braulio Baeza's success in America was... |
William F. Schmitt | Herbert Kaufman | 1:48.60 |
1974 | Rube the Great | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Pancho Martin | 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... |
1:48.20 |
1974 | Green Gambados | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Laz Barrera Laz Barrera Lazaro Sosa Barrera was a Cuban-born American Hall of Fame thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Born in Havana, "Laz" Barrera was one of nine brothers who went on to become involved in thoroughbred horse racing in the United States... |
Harbor View Farm Louis Wolfson Louis Elwood Wolfson was a Wall Street financier and one of the first modern corporate raiders, labeled by Time Magazine as such in a 1956 article... |
1:48.20 |
1973 | Forego Forego Forego was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that won eight Eclipse Awards including Horse of the Year, Champion Handicap Horse and Champion Sprinter.... |
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... |
Eddie Hayward Eddie Hayward Edward "Eddie" C. Hayward was a Canadian-born trainer in American Thoroughbred horse racing best known for winning the 1953 Kentucky Derby in which his colt Dark Star defeated the great Native Dancer.-Racing career:... |
Lazy F Ranch | 1:47.20 |
1972 | Forage | Eddie Maple Eddie Maple Edward Retz "Eddie" Maple is a retired American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. One of eight brothers and sisters, he was an older brother to jockey Sam Maple who won more than 2,500 races. He began riding horses at age 12 and won his first race as a professional at 17... |
James W. Maloney James W. Maloney James W. "Jim" Maloney was an American Hall of Fame trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. The son of a trainer, his own professional career lasted fifty years from 1935 until his death in 1984.... |
William Haggin Perry William Haggin Perry William Haggin Perry was a prominent owner and breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses. He was the son of Henry Pierrepont Perry, a Wall Street broker, and Edith Lounsbery, the daughter of Richard P... |
1:48.60 |
1971 | Autobiography | Laffit Pincay, Jr. Laffit Pincay, Jr. Laffit Alejandro Pincay, Jr. is a flat racing's all-time winningest jockey. He competed primarily in the United States.-Career:... |
Pancho Martin | 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... |
1:50.40 |
1970 | Burd Alane | 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... |
Victor J. Nickerson Victor J. Nickerson Victor J. "Lefty" Nickerson was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer. He embarked on a career as a professional trainer in 1953, working primarily at racetracks in the Northeastern United States... |
Watermill Farm | 1:47.40 |
1969 | Hydrologist | Doug Thomas | 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... |
Meadow Stable | 1:47.60 |
1968 | Ardoise | Eddie Belmonte Eddie Belmonte Eddie Belmonte is a retired jockey who competed at the highest levels in Thoroughbred horse racing in his native Puerto Rico and in the United States.... |
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... |
Gustave Ring | 1:49.20 |
1967 | Bold Hour | 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:... |
1:48.60 |
1966 | Deck Hand † | Bill Shoemaker | Scotty 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... |
John M. Schiff John M. Schiff John Mortimer Schiff was an American banker and national president of the Boy Scouts of America from 1951 to 1956.-Biography:... |
1:49.60 |
1965 | Sammyren | 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... |
Burley Parke | Harbor View Farm Louis Wolfson Louis Elwood Wolfson was a Wall Street financier and one of the first modern corporate raiders, labeled by Time Magazine as such in a 1956 article... |
1:49.00 |
1964 | Roman Brother Roman Brother Roman Brother was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.Owned by Louis Wolfson's Harbor View Farm, he was trained by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Burley Parke. As a two-year-old, Roman Brother's best results were a second to Hurry to Market in the Garden State Stakes and a win... |
Fernando Alvarez Fernando Alvarez Fernando Enrique Alvarez is an Argentine macroeconomist. He is a professor of economics at the University of Chicago. He received his B.A. in Economics at Universidad Nacional de La Plata in 1989 and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1994... |
Burley Parke | Harbor View Farm Louis Wolfson Louis Elwood Wolfson was a Wall Street financier and one of the first modern corporate raiders, labeled by Time Magazine as such in a 1956 article... |
1:49.00 |
1963 | Quest Link | Bill Shoemaker | Robert D. Wingfield | William Radkovich | 1:49.80 |
1962 | Comic | 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.... |
James E. Fitzsimmons | 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... |
1:48.60 |
1961 | Ambiopoise | Bill Shoemaker | 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:... |
1:48.80 |
1960 | Kelso Kelso (horse) Kelso was an American thoroughbred race horse considered among the best racehorses of the 20th century. In the list of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century by The Blood-Horse magazine Kelso ranks 4th, behind only Man o' War , Secretariat and Citation... |
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... |
Carl Hanford | Bohemia Stable Allaire du Pont Allaire du Pont was an American sportswoman and a member of the prominent French-American Du Pont family of chemical manufacturers who is most remembered as the owner of the Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame champion, Kelso.... |
1:48.40 |
1959 | Middle Brother | 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... |
E. Barry Ryan | Mrs. E. Barry Ryan | 1:50.60 |
1958 | Warhead | 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... |
Kay Erik Jensen | Mrs. Mabel C. Scholtz | 1:51.20 |
1957 | Ben Lomand | 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... |
James E. Ryan James E. Ryan James E. "Jim" Ryan was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer in both steeplechase and flat racing.A native of Ireland, his father, Owen J. Ryan, was the master of Cleaboy Stud in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland. While working in a factory in England in his early teens, Jim Ryan began... |
Esther du Pont Thouron Esther D. du Pont Esther Driver du Pont was an American philanthropist who created the Thouron Award with her husband, John R. H. Thouron.... |
1:49.20 |
1956 | Reneged | Ismael Valenzuela Ismael Valenzuela Ismael "Milo" Valenzuela was a Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. He was one of 22 children born to parents who had immigrated to the United states. Shortly after Ismael Valenzuela's birth, the family returned to their native Mexico... |
Homer C. Pardue Homer C. Pardue Homer Chesley Pardue was an American trainer and owner of Thoroughbred racehorses.Born in Louisville, Kentucky, across the street from Churchill Downs, Homer Pardue began working in the racing industry as an exercise rider at the famous track while still a fourteen-year-old schoolboy... |
Woodley Lane Farm | 1:48.20 |
1955 | Westward Ho | 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.... |
not found | Breckenridge Long | 1:52.80 |
1954 | Chevation | 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... |
Richard E. Handlen Richard E. Handlen Richard E. "Dick" Handlen was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer whom the March 15, 1937 edition of the Los Angeles Times called "one of the best trainers in America"... |
Foxcatcher Farm | 1:50.00 |
1953 | Level Lea | Bennie Green Bennie Green Bennie Green was an American jazz trombonist.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Green worked in the orchestras of Earl Hines and Charlie Ventura, and recorded as bandleader through the 1950s and 1960s.-As leader:... |
James E. Fitzsimmons | John S. Phipps | 1:52.00 |
1952 | Ancestor | Ted Atkinson Ted Atkinson Theodore Francis Atkinson was a Canadian-born American thoroughbred horse racing jockey, inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1957.... |
James E. Fitzsimmons | 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... |
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1951 | Alerted | Ovie Scurlock Ovie Scurlock Ovie Scurlock is a former jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Born in Paintsville, Kentucky, Scurlock began his professional riding career in 1938 at Fairmount Park Racetrack in Collinsville, Illinois. A year later, on August 26, 1939, at Ellis Park Racecourse in Henderson, Kentucky, he... |
Jimmy Penrod | Hampton Stable | 1:50.40 |
1950 | Sunglow | 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... |
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.... |
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1949 | Prophets Thumb | Dave Gorman | Max Hirsch Max Hirsch Maximilian J. "Max" Hirsch was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Born in Fredericksburg, Texas, Hirsch became one of the most successful trainers in Thoroughbred horse racing history. He spent part of his formative years working as a groom and jockey at Morris Ranch in... |
King Ranch King Ranch King Ranch, located in south Texas between Corpus Christi and Brownsville, is one of the world's largest ranches. The ranch, founded in 1853 by Captain Richard King and Gideon K. Lewis, includes portions of six Texas counties, including most of Kleberg County and much of Kenedy County, with... |
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1948 | Better Self | Dave Gorman | Max Hirsch Max Hirsch Maximilian J. "Max" Hirsch was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Born in Fredericksburg, Texas, Hirsch became one of the most successful trainers in Thoroughbred horse racing history. He spent part of his formative years working as a groom and jockey at Morris Ranch in... |
King Ranch King Ranch King Ranch, located in south Texas between Corpus Christi and Brownsville, is one of the world's largest ranches. The ranch, founded in 1853 by Captain Richard King and Gideon K. Lewis, includes portions of six Texas counties, including most of Kleberg County and much of Kenedy County, with... |
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1947 | Cosmic Bomb Cosmic Bomb (horse) Cosmic Bomb was an American Thoroughbred racehorse whose wins included races that today would be graded events and who is remembered as the sire of the very important broodmare, Cosmah, who was the 1974 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year who produced Halo who in turn sired 1983 Kentucky Derby winner... |
Ovie Scurlock Ovie Scurlock Ovie Scurlock is a former jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Born in Paintsville, Kentucky, Scurlock began his professional riding career in 1938 at Fairmount Park Racetrack in Collinsville, Illinois. A year later, on August 26, 1939, at Ellis Park Racecourse in Henderson, Kentucky, he... |
Willie Booth | William G. Helis, Sr. | 1:51.20 |
1946 | Mighty Story | Basil James Basil James -Biography:Born in Loveland, Colorado, Basil James became a jockey in California while in his teens and in 1936 at age sixteen he led all U.S. jockeys with 245 wins. After a successful 1937, in January 1938 he was suspended for ninety days after "grabbing Herb Litzenberger during the running of the... |
Burley Parke | John Marsch | 1:51.80 |
1945 | War Jeep | Arnold Kirkland | Tom Smith | Maine Chance Farm Maine Chance Farm Maine Chance Farm was an American Thoroughbred horse racing stable in Lexington, Kentucky owned by cosmetics tycoon, Elizabeth Arden.Elizabeth Arden raced under the nom de course "Mr. Nightingale" until 1943 when she adopted the name Maine Chance Farm from her health spa in Mount Vernon, Maine... |
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* † In 1966, Ring Twice finished first, but was disqualified.