East View Stakes
Encyclopedia
The East View Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race
run annually at Aqueduct Racetrack
in Queens
, New York
. It is restricted to fillies
bred in the State of New York
. Run in early December, the race
is contested on dirt over a distance of 11/16 miles.
The race was inaugurated in 1910 at the Empire City Race Track in Yonkers, New York
as a contest for horses of either sex. Due to a New York State
ban on parimutuel betting
there was no race run in 1911, 1912, or 1913. It was not run in 1915 and in 1953 the event was suspended indefinitely. It was revived in 1978 with its current entry restrictions. The race was hosted by the Jamaica Racetrack
from 1943 through 1946, at Belmont Park
in 1947, and again at the Jamaica Racetrack from 1948 through 1953 after which it was moved to its present location at Aqueduct Racetrack
.
The race was named for "East View," the name of the Westchester County, New York
estate of James Butler, founder of the Empire City Race Track.
Notable winners from the pre 1953 era include National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
inductees Native Dancer
and Tom Fool
. In the 1942 edition of the East View Stakes, Gold Shower upset the great Count Fleet
.
On its return in 1978 as a race for fillies only, the East View Stakes was contested at a distance of seven furlongs until 1982 when it was run at one mile (eight furlongs). From 1987 through 1992 it reverted to seven furlongs then in 1993 it was run on turf
at a distance of one mile. In 1994 the distance was set at its current 11/16 miles (eight and one half furlongs).
Most wins by a jockey
:
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...
run annually at Aqueduct Racetrack
Aqueduct Racetrack
Aqueduct Racetrack is a thoroughbred horse-racing facility and racino in Ozone Park, Queens, New York. Its racing meets usually are from late October/early November through April.-History:...
in Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. It is restricted to fillies
Filly
A filly is a young female horse too young to be called a mare. There are several specific definitions in use.*In most cases filly is a female horse under the age of four years old....
bred in the State of 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...
. Run in early December, the race
is contested on dirt over a distance of 11/16 miles.
The race was inaugurated in 1910 at the Empire City Race Track in Yonkers, New York
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers is the fourth most populous city in the state of New York , and the most populous city in Westchester County, with a population of 195,976...
as a contest for horses of either sex. Due to a New York State
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...
ban on parimutuel betting
Parimutuel betting
Parimutuel betting is a betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool; taxes and the "house-take" or "vig" is removed, and payoff odds are calculated by sharing the pool among all winning bets...
there was no race run in 1911, 1912, or 1913. It was not run in 1915 and in 1953 the event was suspended indefinitely. It was revived in 1978 with its current entry restrictions. The race was hosted by the Jamaica Racetrack
Jamaica Racetrack
Jamaica Race Course was an American thoroughbred horse racing facility operated by the Metropolitan Jockey Club in Jamaica, New York. The track opened on April 27, 1903, a day which featured the inaugural running of the Excelsior Handicap. Eugene D. Wood, one of the founders and largest...
from 1943 through 1946, 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...
in 1947, and again at the Jamaica Racetrack from 1948 through 1953 after which it was moved to its present location 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:...
.
The race was named for "East View," the name of the Westchester County, New York
Westchester County, New York
Westchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of and has a population of 949,113 according to the 2010 Census, residing in 45 municipalities...
estate of James Butler, founder of the Empire City Race Track.
Notable winners from the pre 1953 era include National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers...
inductees Native Dancer
Native Dancer
Native Dancer , nicknamed the Grey Ghost, was one of the most celebrated and accomplished Thoroughbred racehorses in history, the first horse made famous through the medium of television. He was one of the best horses produced in USA after the war...
and Tom Fool
Tom Fool
Tom Fool was an American Thoroughbred racehorse, a winner of the American Horse of the Year award and a Hall of Fame inductee. He sired the outstanding racehorses Buckpasser and Tim Tam....
. In the 1942 edition of the East View Stakes, Gold Shower upset the great Count Fleet
Count Fleet
Count Fleet was born and died at Stoner Creek Stud farm in Paris, Kentucky, United States. He was a Thoroughbred racehorse and Triple Crown champion in 1943....
.
On its return in 1978 as a race for fillies only, the East View Stakes was contested at a distance of seven furlongs until 1982 when it was run at one mile (eight furlongs). From 1987 through 1992 it reverted to seven furlongs then in 1993 it was run on turf
Grass
Grasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the "true grasses", of the Poaceae family, as well as the sedges and the rushes . The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns ...
at a distance of one mile. In 1994 the distance was set at its current 11/16 miles (eight and one half furlongs).
Records
Speed record: (since 1994 at current distance of 11/16 miles)Most wins by a jockey
Jockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
:
- 3 - Eddie ArcaroEddie ArcaroGeorge 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...
(1941, 1947, 1948) - 3 - Jorge VelasquezJorge VelasquezJorge Velásquez is a thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey.Jorge Velasquez career in thoroughbred racing began in his native Panama but as a teenager moved to the United States...
(1979, 1982, 1985)
Winners since 1978
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2010 | Queen's Harbor | Alan Garcia Alan Garcia (jockey) Alan Garcia is a thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He was Peru's leading apprentice jockey in 2003 and in that same year he began racing in the United States at the Meadowlands Racetrack where he was also the leading apprentice. His father and grandfather were both jockeys in Peru... |
Richard A. Violette, Jr | Richard A. Violette, Jr | 1:44.11 |
| 2009 | Opus A | Alan Garcia Alan Garcia (jockey) Alan Garcia is a thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He was Peru's leading apprentice jockey in 2003 and in that same year he began racing in the United States at the Meadowlands Racetrack where he was also the leading apprentice. His father and grandfather were both jockeys in Peru... |
Richard A. Violette, Jr. | Broadway Blue Stable | 1:44.44 |
| 2008 | Don't Forget Gil | Rajiv Maragh Rajiv Maragh Rajiv Maragh is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. An Indo-Jamaican, he is the son of a jockey who rode in Jamaica before relocating to Florida where he began a career as a horse trainer.... |
Mark Hennig | Alan Brodsky | 1:46.34 |
| 2007 | Sherine | Alan Garcia Alan Garcia (jockey) Alan Garcia is a thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He was Peru's leading apprentice jockey in 2003 and in that same year he began racing in the United States at the Meadowlands Racetrack where he was also the leading apprentice. His father and grandfather were both jockeys in Peru... |
Anthony Dutrow | Zayat Stables | 1:47.36 |
| 2006 | My Kitty | John Velazquez | Gary Conressa 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.... |
D. Bilinski/M. Zaretsky | 1:46.03 |
| 2005 | Home and Away | Jose Espinoza Jose L. Espinoza Jose L. Espinoza is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.-Year-end charts:Jose L. Espinoza is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.... |
Joe Lostritto | Joe Lostritto | 1:47.95 |
| 2004 | Successfully Sweet | Ariel Smith | Gary Conressa 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.... |
Richard Simon | 1:47.01 |
| 2003 | Leedle Dee | Chuck Lopez Chuck C. Lopez Charles C. "Chuck" Lopez is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Recorded as "Charles," he is the son of jockey Carlos Lopez, Sr.... |
Robert Barbara | Jaz Kids Stable, Klein | 1:48.01 |
| 2002 | Marc's Rainbow | Richard Migliore | Todd A. Pletcher | Albert Fried Jr. | 1:46.64 |
| 2001 | Seeyouinmydreams | 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... |
Philip Serpe | Flying Zee Stable | 1:44.80 |
| 2000 | Astrapi | Diane Nelson | Robert Klesaris | Mialee Farms | 1:46.40 |
| 1999 | Shot Berry | Frank Lovato, Jr. Frank Lovato, Jr. Frank Lovato, Jr. is a retired American Thoroughbred jockey.- Career :During a career that spanned 25 years Lovato rode a total of 15,603 mounts, winning on 1,686 of them and finishing in the money on another 3,506. The horses he rode earned a total of $41,795,267... |
Willie Riley | Blackmarlin Stable | 1:45.00 |
| 1998 | Long Distance | Richard Migliore | Gary Conressa 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.... |
Foss, Monty, et al. | 1:45.60 |
| 1997 | Best Friend Stro | Aaron Gryder Aaron Gryder Aaron Tod Gryder is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.Growing up fifteen minutes away from the Santa Anita racetrack, as a boy Gryder had no contact with horses other than his father and his grandparents' interest in attending the nearby races... |
Michael Hushion | Eugene Hauman | 1:47.60 |
| 1996 | Biogio's Rose | Mike Luzzi Mike Luzzi Michael Jude Luzzi is an American jockey. He grew up near Delaware Park Racetrack where his grandfather, trainer Buddy Raines, had a major role in raising him and his brother John who also became a jockey... |
Erik Jensen | Alfred & Joseph Nastasi | 1:44.80 |
| 1995 | Thunder Achiever | Ramon Perez | Carlos Martin | Flying Zee Stable | 1:46.60 |
| 1994 | Rogues Walk | John Velazquez | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Italo Erin Stable | 1:45.80 |
| 1993 | Great Triumph | Nick Santagata | Joseph A. Lostritto | Joseph A. Lostritto | 1:41.00 |
| 1992 | Our Shopping Spree | Chris Antley Chris Antley Christopher Wiley Antley was a champion American jockey.He was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida but grew up in Elloree, South Carolina. He left school at sixteen to ride horses professionally at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. His first win was on a horse named Vaya Con Dinero... |
Mark J. Reid | Sanandsable Farm | 1:25.20 |
| 1991 | Windswept Wings | 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... |
Andrew Elder | Patricia M. Brown | 1:25.60 |
| 1990 | Fairlee Wild | 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... |
Timothy D. Kelly | Boto Stable | 1:26.00 |
| 1989 | Elocat | Jorge 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 P. Lake | Arthur I. Klein | 1:24.60 |
| 1988 | Proud Puppy | Jose Santos | Robert P. Lake | Paul E. Labe | 1:25.00 |
| 1987 | Joe's Tammie | 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... |
Darrell Vienna | David S. Milch | 1:27.00 |
| 1986 | Chase The Dream | 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... |
Eugene V. Klein Eugene V. Klein Eugene Victor Klein was an American businessman who was Chairman of the Board of Directors and chief stockholder of National General Corp., an insurance and entertainment company based in Los Angeles, California... |
1:37.00 |
| 1985 | Sonia's Scamp | 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... |
Edward T. Allard | E. G. Campbell | 1:39.00 |
| 1984 | Queen Alexandra | 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 | Mrs. Morton Rosenthal | 1:39.20 |
| 1983 | Diane's Kin | Mike Venezia Mike Venezia Michael Joseph Venezia was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who was killed in a racing accident.... |
Frank Tufariello | Vee Kay Stables | 1:39.80 |
| 1982 | Cyanea | 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... |
Leroy Jolley LeRoy Jolley LeRoy Jolley is an United States Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer. The son of horse trainer Moody Jolley, LeRoy Jolley has been around horses all his life at age nineteen received a New York State trainer's license.... |
Charles Harris II | 1:37.20 |
| 1981 | Cupecoy's Joy | Angel Santiago | Alfredo Callejas | Ri-Ma-Ro Stables | 1:25.20 |
| 1980 | Petite Nina | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Oscar Barrera | John Muriell | 1:26.40 |
| 1979 | Swirlaway | 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... |
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:... |
William S. Farish III | 1:27.00 |
| 1978 | Hildy's Grey | Darrel McHargue Darrel McHargue Darrel G. McHargue is a retired American Champion jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. One of five children from a family not connected to horse racing, he was first introduced to riding as a teeneage boy when he rode a neighbor's Quarter Horse... |
Frank X. Pagano, Jr. | Merry E. Hochman | 1:26.80 |
Earlier winners & jockey
- † In 1921, Runstar finished first but was disqualified.
- † In 1950, the race was won by Maine Chance Farm'sMaine Chance FarmMaine 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...
Win or Lose but who was later disqualified when it was found he had carried an incorrect weight assignment.
The East View Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race
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...
run annually at Aqueduct Racetrack
Aqueduct Racetrack
Aqueduct Racetrack is a thoroughbred horse-racing facility and racino in Ozone Park, Queens, New York. Its racing meets usually are from late October/early November through April.-History:...
in Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. It is restricted to fillies
Filly
A filly is a young female horse too young to be called a mare. There are several specific definitions in use.*In most cases filly is a female horse under the age of four years old....
bred in the State of 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...
. Run in early December, the race
is contested on dirt over a distance of 11/16 miles.
The race was inaugurated in 1910 at the Empire City Race Track in Yonkers, New York
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers is the fourth most populous city in the state of New York , and the most populous city in Westchester County, with a population of 195,976...
as a contest for horses of either sex. Due to a New York State
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...
ban on parimutuel betting
Parimutuel betting
Parimutuel betting is a betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool; taxes and the "house-take" or "vig" is removed, and payoff odds are calculated by sharing the pool among all winning bets...
there was no race run in 1911, 1912, or 1913. It was not run in 1915 and in 1953 the event was suspended indefinitely. It was revived in 1978 with its current entry restrictions. The race was hosted by the Jamaica Racetrack
Jamaica Racetrack
Jamaica Race Course was an American thoroughbred horse racing facility operated by the Metropolitan Jockey Club in Jamaica, New York. The track opened on April 27, 1903, a day which featured the inaugural running of the Excelsior Handicap. Eugene D. Wood, one of the founders and largest...
from 1943 through 1946, 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...
in 1947, and again at the Jamaica Racetrack from 1948 through 1953 after which it was moved to its present location 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:...
.
The race was named for "East View," the name of the Westchester County, New York
Westchester County, New York
Westchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of and has a population of 949,113 according to the 2010 Census, residing in 45 municipalities...
estate of James Butler, founder of the Empire City Race Track.
Notable winners from the pre 1953 era include National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers...
inductees Native Dancer
Native Dancer
Native Dancer , nicknamed the Grey Ghost, was one of the most celebrated and accomplished Thoroughbred racehorses in history, the first horse made famous through the medium of television. He was one of the best horses produced in USA after the war...
and Tom Fool
Tom Fool
Tom Fool was an American Thoroughbred racehorse, a winner of the American Horse of the Year award and a Hall of Fame inductee. He sired the outstanding racehorses Buckpasser and Tim Tam....
. In the 1942 edition of the East View Stakes, Gold Shower upset the great Count Fleet
Count Fleet
Count Fleet was born and died at Stoner Creek Stud farm in Paris, Kentucky, United States. He was a Thoroughbred racehorse and Triple Crown champion in 1943....
.
On its return in 1978 as a race for fillies only, the East View Stakes was contested at a distance of seven furlongs until 1982 when it was run at one mile (eight furlongs). From 1987 through 1992 it reverted to seven furlongs then in 1993 it was run on turf
Grass
Grasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the "true grasses", of the Poaceae family, as well as the sedges and the rushes . The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns ...
at a distance of one mile. In 1994 the distance was set at its current 11/16 miles (eight and one half furlongs).
Records
Speed record: (since 1994 at current distance of 11/16 miles)Most wins by a jockey
Jockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
:
- 3 - Eddie ArcaroEddie ArcaroGeorge 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...
(1941, 1947, 1948) - 3 - Jorge VelasquezJorge VelasquezJorge Velásquez is a thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey.Jorge Velasquez career in thoroughbred racing began in his native Panama but as a teenager moved to the United States...
(1979, 1982, 1985)
Winners since 1978
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2010 | Queen's Harbor | Alan Garcia Alan Garcia (jockey) Alan Garcia is a thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He was Peru's leading apprentice jockey in 2003 and in that same year he began racing in the United States at the Meadowlands Racetrack where he was also the leading apprentice. His father and grandfather were both jockeys in Peru... |
Richard A. Violette, Jr | Richard A. Violette, Jr | 1:44.11 |
| 2009 | Opus A | Alan Garcia Alan Garcia (jockey) Alan Garcia is a thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He was Peru's leading apprentice jockey in 2003 and in that same year he began racing in the United States at the Meadowlands Racetrack where he was also the leading apprentice. His father and grandfather were both jockeys in Peru... |
Richard A. Violette, Jr. | Broadway Blue Stable | 1:44.44 |
| 2008 | Don't Forget Gil | Rajiv Maragh Rajiv Maragh Rajiv Maragh is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. An Indo-Jamaican, he is the son of a jockey who rode in Jamaica before relocating to Florida where he began a career as a horse trainer.... |
Mark Hennig | Alan Brodsky | 1:46.34 |
| 2007 | Sherine | Alan Garcia Alan Garcia (jockey) Alan Garcia is a thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He was Peru's leading apprentice jockey in 2003 and in that same year he began racing in the United States at the Meadowlands Racetrack where he was also the leading apprentice. His father and grandfather were both jockeys in Peru... |
Anthony Dutrow | Zayat Stables | 1:47.36 |
| 2006 | My Kitty | John Velazquez | Gary Conressa 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.... |
D. Bilinski/M. Zaretsky | 1:46.03 |
| 2005 | Home and Away | Jose Espinoza Jose L. Espinoza Jose L. Espinoza is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.-Year-end charts:Jose L. Espinoza is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.... |
Joe Lostritto | Joe Lostritto | 1:47.95 |
| 2004 | Successfully Sweet | Ariel Smith | Gary Conressa 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.... |
Richard Simon | 1:47.01 |
| 2003 | Leedle Dee | Chuck Lopez Chuck C. Lopez Charles C. "Chuck" Lopez is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Recorded as "Charles," he is the son of jockey Carlos Lopez, Sr.... |
Robert Barbara | Jaz Kids Stable, Klein | 1:48.01 |
| 2002 | Marc's Rainbow | Richard Migliore | Todd A. Pletcher | Albert Fried Jr. | 1:46.64 |
| 2001 | Seeyouinmydreams | 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... |
Philip Serpe | Flying Zee Stable | 1:44.80 |
| 2000 | Astrapi | Diane Nelson | Robert Klesaris | Mialee Farms | 1:46.40 |
| 1999 | Shot Berry | Frank Lovato, Jr. Frank Lovato, Jr. Frank Lovato, Jr. is a retired American Thoroughbred jockey.- Career :During a career that spanned 25 years Lovato rode a total of 15,603 mounts, winning on 1,686 of them and finishing in the money on another 3,506. The horses he rode earned a total of $41,795,267... |
Willie Riley | Blackmarlin Stable | 1:45.00 |
| 1998 | Long Distance | Richard Migliore | Gary Conressa 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.... |
Foss, Monty, et al. | 1:45.60 |
| 1997 | Best Friend Stro | Aaron Gryder Aaron Gryder Aaron Tod Gryder is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.Growing up fifteen minutes away from the Santa Anita racetrack, as a boy Gryder had no contact with horses other than his father and his grandparents' interest in attending the nearby races... |
Michael Hushion | Eugene Hauman | 1:47.60 |
| 1996 | Biogio's Rose | Mike Luzzi Mike Luzzi Michael Jude Luzzi is an American jockey. He grew up near Delaware Park Racetrack where his grandfather, trainer Buddy Raines, had a major role in raising him and his brother John who also became a jockey... |
Erik Jensen | Alfred & Joseph Nastasi | 1:44.80 |
| 1995 | Thunder Achiever | Ramon Perez | Carlos Martin | Flying Zee Stable | 1:46.60 |
| 1994 | Rogues Walk | John Velazquez | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Italo Erin Stable | 1:45.80 |
| 1993 | Great Triumph | Nick Santagata | Joseph A. Lostritto | Joseph A. Lostritto | 1:41.00 |
| 1992 | Our Shopping Spree | Chris Antley Chris Antley Christopher Wiley Antley was a champion American jockey.He was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida but grew up in Elloree, South Carolina. He left school at sixteen to ride horses professionally at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. His first win was on a horse named Vaya Con Dinero... |
Mark J. Reid | Sanandsable Farm | 1:25.20 |
| 1991 | Windswept Wings | 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... |
Andrew Elder | Patricia M. Brown | 1:25.60 |
| 1990 | Fairlee Wild | 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... |
Timothy D. Kelly | Boto Stable | 1:26.00 |
| 1989 | Elocat | Jorge 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 P. Lake | Arthur I. Klein | 1:24.60 |
| 1988 | Proud Puppy | Jose Santos | Robert P. Lake | Paul E. Labe | 1:25.00 |
| 1987 | Joe's Tammie | 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... |
Darrell Vienna | David S. Milch | 1:27.00 |
| 1986 | Chase The Dream | 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... |
Eugene V. Klein Eugene V. Klein Eugene Victor Klein was an American businessman who was Chairman of the Board of Directors and chief stockholder of National General Corp., an insurance and entertainment company based in Los Angeles, California... |
1:37.00 |
| 1985 | Sonia's Scamp | 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... |
Edward T. Allard | E. G. Campbell | 1:39.00 |
| 1984 | Queen Alexandra | 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 | Mrs. Morton Rosenthal | 1:39.20 |
| 1983 | Diane's Kin | Mike Venezia Mike Venezia Michael Joseph Venezia was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who was killed in a racing accident.... |
Frank Tufariello | Vee Kay Stables | 1:39.80 |
| 1982 | Cyanea | 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... |
Leroy Jolley LeRoy Jolley LeRoy Jolley is an United States Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer. The son of horse trainer Moody Jolley, LeRoy Jolley has been around horses all his life at age nineteen received a New York State trainer's license.... |
Charles Harris II | 1:37.20 |
| 1981 | Cupecoy's Joy | Angel Santiago | Alfredo Callejas | Ri-Ma-Ro Stables | 1:25.20 |
| 1980 | Petite Nina | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Oscar Barrera | John Muriell | 1:26.40 |
| 1979 | Swirlaway | 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... |
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:... |
William S. Farish III | 1:27.00 |
| 1978 | Hildy's Grey | Darrel McHargue Darrel McHargue Darrel G. McHargue is a retired American Champion jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. One of five children from a family not connected to horse racing, he was first introduced to riding as a teeneage boy when he rode a neighbor's Quarter Horse... |
Frank X. Pagano, Jr. | Merry E. Hochman | 1:26.80 |
Earlier winners & jockey
- 1953 - FishermanFisherman (horse)Fisherman was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was bred and raced by Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, a member of the prominent horse-racing Whitney family. He was out of the mare Crawfish and sired by Whitney's Phalanx, the winner of the 1947 Belmont Stakes voted American Champion...
(Hedley WoodhouseHedley WoodhouseHedley John Woodhouse was a Canadian jockey who won the New York state riding championship in 1953. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, he began his racing career there in 1937 at the Lansdowne Park racetrack as an apprentice with A.C.T. Stock Farm owned by industrialist Austin C. Taylor...
) - 1952 - Native DancerNative DancerNative Dancer , nicknamed the Grey Ghost, was one of the most celebrated and accomplished Thoroughbred racehorses in history, the first horse made famous through the medium of television. He was one of the best horses produced in USA after the war...
(Eric GuerinEric GuerinOliver 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...
) - 1951 - Tom FoolTom FoolTom Fool was an American Thoroughbred racehorse, a winner of the American Horse of the Year award and a Hall of Fame inductee. He sired the outstanding racehorses Buckpasser and Tim Tam....
(Ted AtkinsonTed AtkinsonTheodore Francis Atkinson was a Canadian-born American thoroughbred horse racing jockey, inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1957....
) - 1950 - Nullify (Douglas DodsonDouglas DodsonDouglas 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...
) † - 1949 - Selector (Arnold Kirkland)
- 1948 - Sport Page (Eddie ArcaroEddie ArcaroGeorge 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...
) - 1947 - Better Self (Eddie ArcaroEddie ArcaroGeorge 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...
) - 1946 - Grand Admiral (Job Dean JessopJob Dean JessopJob Dean Jessop was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.Born in Utah, Job Jessop was just eighteen years old when on August 9, 1944 as an apprentice jockey he won six races in one program at Ellis Park Racecourse in Henderson, Kentucky...
) - 1945 - Mist o' Gold (Ted AtkinsonTed AtkinsonTheodore Francis Atkinson was a Canadian-born American thoroughbred horse racing jockey, inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1957....
) - 1944 - War Jeep (Albert Snider)
- 1943 - Stronghold (John Gilbert)
- 1942 - Gold Shower (Billie Thompson)
- 1941 - Requested (Eddie ArcaroEddie ArcaroGeorge 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...
) - 1940 - Omission (Don Meade)
- 1939 - Williamstown (Don Meade)
- 1938 - Entracte (Sam Renick)
- 1937 - PasteurizedPasteurized (horse)Pasteurized was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1938 Belmont Stakes. He was bred and raced by Carol Averell Harriman Smith Plunkett, daughter of E. H. Harriman, a prominent New York railroad executive....
(Wayne D. WrightWayne D. WrightWayne Danforth Wright was a Champion American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who won all three of the Triple Crown races in different years....
) - 1936 - No Sir (Ira Hanford)
- 1935 - Bien Joli (John Gilbert)
- 1934 - Below Zero (Calvin S. Rainey)
- 1933 - Sgt. Byrne (Howard Cruz)
- 1932 - Lucky Chance (Linus McAtee)
- 1931 - Universe (Thomas Malley)
- 1930 - Checkerberry (Raymond WorkmanRaymond WorkmanRaymond "Sonny" Workman was an American Champion and Hall of Fame jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. During his fifteen years as a professional rider from 1926 through 1940, he won an exceptional twenty percent of his starts....
) - 1929 - Mokatam (Laverne FatorLaverne FatorLaverne Fator was an American Hall of Fame jockey.Born in Hailey, Idaho, Laverne Fator and his brothers Mark and Elmer all became jockeys. The most successful of the three, Laverne Fator's riding career began at small bush tracks in the Western United States. His first major win came in 1918 at...
) - 1928 - Lycidas (Edgar Barnes)
- 1927 - Sun Edwin (Eddie AmbroseEddie AmbroseEdward 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...
) - 1926 - General Lee (Fred Stevens)
- 1925 - PompeyPompey (horse)Pompey was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. He was bred by William Coe and raced under the colors of his Shoshone Stable. Pompey was a son of Sun Briar who also sired U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Sun Beau. His dam was Sweet Briar, a French daughter of Leopold de Rothschild's St...
(Charles Fairbrother) - 1924 - Turf Idol (James H. Burke)
- 1923 - Peter King (Clarence TurnerClarence J. A. TurnerClarence Jesse Arthur Turner was an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.Born in rural Indiana, Clarence Turner began his riding career in his teens...
) - 1922 - Caveat Emptor (Linus McAtee)
- 1921 - Kai-Sang (Earl SandeEarl SandeEarl 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...
) † - 1920 - Ten-Lec (Albert JohnsonAlbert Johnson (jockey)Albert Johnson was an American Hall of Fame jockey. Born in the rural community of Milan, Washington, Albert Johnson began his career in 1917 at Playfair Race Track in nearby Spokane...
) - 1919 - Miss Jemina (Johnny LoftusJohnny LoftusJohn P. Loftus was an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Johnny Loftus was the first jockey to win the United States United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. During his career, between 1909 and 1919, he won 580 races out of the 2,449 he...
) - 1918 - Ute (George Walls)
- 1917 - Cum Sah (Roscoe TroxlerRoscoe TroxlerRoscoe Troxler was an American jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing who began riding in his early teens and by age fifteen was making an impression competing at the Crescent City Jockey Club's Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. He was born in Nashville in 1883 and was orphaned...
) - 1916 - Tom Taggart (Edward Taplin)
- 1915 - no race
- 1914 - Pebbles (Joe Kederis)
- 1913 - no race
- 1912 - no race
- 1911 - no race
- 1910 - Amalfi (A. Thomas)
- † In 1921, Runstar finished first but was disqualified.
- † In 1950, the race was won by Maine Chance Farm'sMaine Chance FarmMaine 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...
Win or Lose but who was later disqualified when it was found he had carried an incorrect weight assignment.
The East View Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race
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...
run annually at Aqueduct Racetrack
Aqueduct Racetrack
Aqueduct Racetrack is a thoroughbred horse-racing facility and racino in Ozone Park, Queens, New York. Its racing meets usually are from late October/early November through April.-History:...
in Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. It is restricted to fillies
Filly
A filly is a young female horse too young to be called a mare. There are several specific definitions in use.*In most cases filly is a female horse under the age of four years old....
bred in the State of 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...
. Run in early December, the race
is contested on dirt over a distance of 11/16 miles.
The race was inaugurated in 1910 at the Empire City Race Track in Yonkers, New York
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers is the fourth most populous city in the state of New York , and the most populous city in Westchester County, with a population of 195,976...
as a contest for horses of either sex. Due to a New York State
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...
ban on parimutuel betting
Parimutuel betting
Parimutuel betting is a betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool; taxes and the "house-take" or "vig" is removed, and payoff odds are calculated by sharing the pool among all winning bets...
there was no race run in 1911, 1912, or 1913. It was not run in 1915 and in 1953 the event was suspended indefinitely. It was revived in 1978 with its current entry restrictions. The race was hosted by the Jamaica Racetrack
Jamaica Racetrack
Jamaica Race Course was an American thoroughbred horse racing facility operated by the Metropolitan Jockey Club in Jamaica, New York. The track opened on April 27, 1903, a day which featured the inaugural running of the Excelsior Handicap. Eugene D. Wood, one of the founders and largest...
from 1943 through 1946, 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...
in 1947, and again at the Jamaica Racetrack from 1948 through 1953 after which it was moved to its present location 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:...
.
The race was named for "East View," the name of the Westchester County, New York
Westchester County, New York
Westchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of and has a population of 949,113 according to the 2010 Census, residing in 45 municipalities...
estate of James Butler, founder of the Empire City Race Track.
Notable winners from the pre 1953 era include National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers...
inductees Native Dancer
Native Dancer
Native Dancer , nicknamed the Grey Ghost, was one of the most celebrated and accomplished Thoroughbred racehorses in history, the first horse made famous through the medium of television. He was one of the best horses produced in USA after the war...
and Tom Fool
Tom Fool
Tom Fool was an American Thoroughbred racehorse, a winner of the American Horse of the Year award and a Hall of Fame inductee. He sired the outstanding racehorses Buckpasser and Tim Tam....
. In the 1942 edition of the East View Stakes, Gold Shower upset the great Count Fleet
Count Fleet
Count Fleet was born and died at Stoner Creek Stud farm in Paris, Kentucky, United States. He was a Thoroughbred racehorse and Triple Crown champion in 1943....
.
On its return in 1978 as a race for fillies only, the East View Stakes was contested at a distance of seven furlongs until 1982 when it was run at one mile (eight furlongs). From 1987 through 1992 it reverted to seven furlongs then in 1993 it was run on turf
Grass
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at a distance of one mile. In 1994 the distance was set at its current 11/16 miles (eight and one half furlongs).
Records
Speed record: (since 1994 at current distance of 11/16 miles)Most wins by a jockey
Jockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
:
- 3 - Eddie ArcaroEddie ArcaroGeorge 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...
(1941, 1947, 1948) - 3 - Jorge VelasquezJorge VelasquezJorge Velásquez is a thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey.Jorge Velasquez career in thoroughbred racing began in his native Panama but as a teenager moved to the United States...
(1979, 1982, 1985)
Winners since 1978
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2010 | Queen's Harbor | Alan Garcia Alan Garcia (jockey) Alan Garcia is a thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He was Peru's leading apprentice jockey in 2003 and in that same year he began racing in the United States at the Meadowlands Racetrack where he was also the leading apprentice. His father and grandfather were both jockeys in Peru... |
Richard A. Violette, Jr | Richard A. Violette, Jr | 1:44.11 |
| 2009 | Opus A | Alan Garcia Alan Garcia (jockey) Alan Garcia is a thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He was Peru's leading apprentice jockey in 2003 and in that same year he began racing in the United States at the Meadowlands Racetrack where he was also the leading apprentice. His father and grandfather were both jockeys in Peru... |
Richard A. Violette, Jr. | Broadway Blue Stable | 1:44.44 |
| 2008 | Don't Forget Gil | Rajiv Maragh Rajiv Maragh Rajiv Maragh is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. An Indo-Jamaican, he is the son of a jockey who rode in Jamaica before relocating to Florida where he began a career as a horse trainer.... |
Mark Hennig | Alan Brodsky | 1:46.34 |
| 2007 | Sherine | Alan Garcia Alan Garcia (jockey) Alan Garcia is a thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He was Peru's leading apprentice jockey in 2003 and in that same year he began racing in the United States at the Meadowlands Racetrack where he was also the leading apprentice. His father and grandfather were both jockeys in Peru... |
Anthony Dutrow | Zayat Stables | 1:47.36 |
| 2006 | My Kitty | John Velazquez | Gary Conressa 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.... |
D. Bilinski/M. Zaretsky | 1:46.03 |
| 2005 | Home and Away | Jose Espinoza Jose L. Espinoza Jose L. Espinoza is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.-Year-end charts:Jose L. Espinoza is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.... |
Joe Lostritto | Joe Lostritto | 1:47.95 |
| 2004 | Successfully Sweet | Ariel Smith | Gary Conressa 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.... |
Richard Simon | 1:47.01 |
| 2003 | Leedle Dee | Chuck Lopez Chuck C. Lopez Charles C. "Chuck" Lopez is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Recorded as "Charles," he is the son of jockey Carlos Lopez, Sr.... |
Robert Barbara | Jaz Kids Stable, Klein | 1:48.01 |
| 2002 | Marc's Rainbow | Richard Migliore | Todd A. Pletcher | Albert Fried Jr. | 1:46.64 |
| 2001 | Seeyouinmydreams | 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... |
Philip Serpe | Flying Zee Stable | 1:44.80 |
| 2000 | Astrapi | Diane Nelson | Robert Klesaris | Mialee Farms | 1:46.40 |
| 1999 | Shot Berry | Frank Lovato, Jr. Frank Lovato, Jr. Frank Lovato, Jr. is a retired American Thoroughbred jockey.- Career :During a career that spanned 25 years Lovato rode a total of 15,603 mounts, winning on 1,686 of them and finishing in the money on another 3,506. The horses he rode earned a total of $41,795,267... |
Willie Riley | Blackmarlin Stable | 1:45.00 |
| 1998 | Long Distance | Richard Migliore | Gary Conressa 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.... |
Foss, Monty, et al. | 1:45.60 |
| 1997 | Best Friend Stro | Aaron Gryder Aaron Gryder Aaron Tod Gryder is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.Growing up fifteen minutes away from the Santa Anita racetrack, as a boy Gryder had no contact with horses other than his father and his grandparents' interest in attending the nearby races... |
Michael Hushion | Eugene Hauman | 1:47.60 |
| 1996 | Biogio's Rose | Mike Luzzi Mike Luzzi Michael Jude Luzzi is an American jockey. He grew up near Delaware Park Racetrack where his grandfather, trainer Buddy Raines, had a major role in raising him and his brother John who also became a jockey... |
Erik Jensen | Alfred & Joseph Nastasi | 1:44.80 |
| 1995 | Thunder Achiever | Ramon Perez | Carlos Martin | Flying Zee Stable | 1:46.60 |
| 1994 | Rogues Walk | John Velazquez | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Italo Erin Stable | 1:45.80 |
| 1993 | Great Triumph | Nick Santagata | Joseph A. Lostritto | Joseph A. Lostritto | 1:41.00 |
| 1992 | Our Shopping Spree | Chris Antley Chris Antley Christopher Wiley Antley was a champion American jockey.He was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida but grew up in Elloree, South Carolina. He left school at sixteen to ride horses professionally at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. His first win was on a horse named Vaya Con Dinero... |
Mark J. Reid | Sanandsable Farm | 1:25.20 |
| 1991 | Windswept Wings | 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... |
Andrew Elder | Patricia M. Brown | 1:25.60 |
| 1990 | Fairlee Wild | 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... |
Timothy D. Kelly | Boto Stable | 1:26.00 |
| 1989 | Elocat | Jorge 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 P. Lake | Arthur I. Klein | 1:24.60 |
| 1988 | Proud Puppy | Jose Santos | Robert P. Lake | Paul E. Labe | 1:25.00 |
| 1987 | Joe's Tammie | 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... |
Darrell Vienna | David S. Milch | 1:27.00 |
| 1986 | Chase The Dream | 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... |
Eugene V. Klein Eugene V. Klein Eugene Victor Klein was an American businessman who was Chairman of the Board of Directors and chief stockholder of National General Corp., an insurance and entertainment company based in Los Angeles, California... |
1:37.00 |
| 1985 | Sonia's Scamp | 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... |
Edward T. Allard | E. G. Campbell | 1:39.00 |
| 1984 | Queen Alexandra | 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 | Mrs. Morton Rosenthal | 1:39.20 |
| 1983 | Diane's Kin | Mike Venezia Mike Venezia Michael Joseph Venezia was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who was killed in a racing accident.... |
Frank Tufariello | Vee Kay Stables | 1:39.80 |
| 1982 | Cyanea | 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... |
Leroy Jolley LeRoy Jolley LeRoy Jolley is an United States Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer. The son of horse trainer Moody Jolley, LeRoy Jolley has been around horses all his life at age nineteen received a New York State trainer's license.... |
Charles Harris II | 1:37.20 |
| 1981 | Cupecoy's Joy | Angel Santiago | Alfredo Callejas | Ri-Ma-Ro Stables | 1:25.20 |
| 1980 | Petite Nina | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Oscar Barrera | John Muriell | 1:26.40 |
| 1979 | Swirlaway | 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... |
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:... |
William S. Farish III | 1:27.00 |
| 1978 | Hildy's Grey | Darrel McHargue Darrel McHargue Darrel G. McHargue is a retired American Champion jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. One of five children from a family not connected to horse racing, he was first introduced to riding as a teeneage boy when he rode a neighbor's Quarter Horse... |
Frank X. Pagano, Jr. | Merry E. Hochman | 1:26.80 |
Earlier winners & jockey
- 1953 - FishermanFisherman (horse)Fisherman was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was bred and raced by Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, a member of the prominent horse-racing Whitney family. He was out of the mare Crawfish and sired by Whitney's Phalanx, the winner of the 1947 Belmont Stakes voted American Champion...
(Hedley WoodhouseHedley WoodhouseHedley John Woodhouse was a Canadian jockey who won the New York state riding championship in 1953. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, he began his racing career there in 1937 at the Lansdowne Park racetrack as an apprentice with A.C.T. Stock Farm owned by industrialist Austin C. Taylor...
) - 1952 - Native DancerNative DancerNative Dancer , nicknamed the Grey Ghost, was one of the most celebrated and accomplished Thoroughbred racehorses in history, the first horse made famous through the medium of television. He was one of the best horses produced in USA after the war...
(Eric GuerinEric GuerinOliver 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...
) - 1951 - Tom FoolTom FoolTom Fool was an American Thoroughbred racehorse, a winner of the American Horse of the Year award and a Hall of Fame inductee. He sired the outstanding racehorses Buckpasser and Tim Tam....
(Ted AtkinsonTed AtkinsonTheodore Francis Atkinson was a Canadian-born American thoroughbred horse racing jockey, inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1957....
) - 1950 - Nullify (Douglas DodsonDouglas DodsonDouglas 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...
) † - 1949 - Selector (Arnold Kirkland)
- 1948 - Sport Page (Eddie ArcaroEddie ArcaroGeorge 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...
) - 1947 - Better Self (Eddie ArcaroEddie ArcaroGeorge 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...
) - 1946 - Grand Admiral (Job Dean JessopJob Dean JessopJob Dean Jessop was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.Born in Utah, Job Jessop was just eighteen years old when on August 9, 1944 as an apprentice jockey he won six races in one program at Ellis Park Racecourse in Henderson, Kentucky...
) - 1945 - Mist o' Gold (Ted AtkinsonTed AtkinsonTheodore Francis Atkinson was a Canadian-born American thoroughbred horse racing jockey, inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1957....
) - 1944 - War Jeep (Albert Snider)
- 1943 - Stronghold (John Gilbert)
- 1942 - Gold Shower (Billie Thompson)
- 1941 - Requested (Eddie ArcaroEddie ArcaroGeorge 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...
) - 1940 - Omission (Don Meade)
- 1939 - Williamstown (Don Meade)
- 1938 - Entracte (Sam Renick)
- 1937 - PasteurizedPasteurized (horse)Pasteurized was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1938 Belmont Stakes. He was bred and raced by Carol Averell Harriman Smith Plunkett, daughter of E. H. Harriman, a prominent New York railroad executive....
(Wayne D. WrightWayne D. WrightWayne Danforth Wright was a Champion American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who won all three of the Triple Crown races in different years....
) - 1936 - No Sir (Ira Hanford)
- 1935 - Bien Joli (John Gilbert)
- 1934 - Below Zero (Calvin S. Rainey)
- 1933 - Sgt. Byrne (Howard Cruz)
- 1932 - Lucky Chance (Linus McAtee)
- 1931 - Universe (Thomas Malley)
- 1930 - Checkerberry (Raymond WorkmanRaymond WorkmanRaymond "Sonny" Workman was an American Champion and Hall of Fame jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. During his fifteen years as a professional rider from 1926 through 1940, he won an exceptional twenty percent of his starts....
) - 1929 - Mokatam (Laverne FatorLaverne FatorLaverne Fator was an American Hall of Fame jockey.Born in Hailey, Idaho, Laverne Fator and his brothers Mark and Elmer all became jockeys. The most successful of the three, Laverne Fator's riding career began at small bush tracks in the Western United States. His first major win came in 1918 at...
) - 1928 - Lycidas (Edgar Barnes)
- 1927 - Sun Edwin (Eddie AmbroseEddie AmbroseEdward 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...
) - 1926 - General Lee (Fred Stevens)
- 1925 - PompeyPompey (horse)Pompey was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. He was bred by William Coe and raced under the colors of his Shoshone Stable. Pompey was a son of Sun Briar who also sired U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Sun Beau. His dam was Sweet Briar, a French daughter of Leopold de Rothschild's St...
(Charles Fairbrother) - 1924 - Turf Idol (James H. Burke)
- 1923 - Peter King (Clarence TurnerClarence J. A. TurnerClarence Jesse Arthur Turner was an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.Born in rural Indiana, Clarence Turner began his riding career in his teens...
) - 1922 - Caveat Emptor (Linus McAtee)
- 1921 - Kai-Sang (Earl SandeEarl SandeEarl 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...
) † - 1920 - Ten-Lec (Albert JohnsonAlbert Johnson (jockey)Albert Johnson was an American Hall of Fame jockey. Born in the rural community of Milan, Washington, Albert Johnson began his career in 1917 at Playfair Race Track in nearby Spokane...
) - 1919 - Miss Jemina (Johnny LoftusJohnny LoftusJohn P. Loftus was an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Johnny Loftus was the first jockey to win the United States United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. During his career, between 1909 and 1919, he won 580 races out of the 2,449 he...
) - 1918 - Ute (George Walls)
- 1917 - Cum Sah (Roscoe TroxlerRoscoe TroxlerRoscoe Troxler was an American jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing who began riding in his early teens and by age fifteen was making an impression competing at the Crescent City Jockey Club's Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. He was born in Nashville in 1883 and was orphaned...
) - 1916 - Tom Taggart (Edward Taplin)
- 1915 - no race
- 1914 - Pebbles (Joe Kederis)
- 1913 - no race
- 1912 - no race
- 1911 - no race
- 1910 - Amalfi (A. Thomas)
- † In 1921, Runstar finished first but was disqualified.
- † In 1950, the race was won by Maine Chance Farm'sMaine Chance FarmMaine 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...
Win or Lose but who was later disqualified when it was found he had carried an incorrect weight assignment.