Evan Shipman Handicap
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The Evan Shipman Handicap (NYB) is a race restricted to New York
bred Thoroughbred
horses, age three-years-old and up, run at Belmont Park
in the state of New York
. Set at a distance of one and one/sixteenth miles on the dirt, the ungraded stakes
event offers a purse of $100,000 added.
The race, which was run for the 28th time in 2007, is named for Evan Shipman, long a racing columnist for the New York Morning Telegraph and one of the world’s authorities on Thoroughbred and harness racing
and breeding. Shipman died in 1957, and is buried in the Gilkey Cemetery beside the family estate in Plainfield, New Hampshire
.
The Evan Shipman was run at one mile in the years 1981 and 1982.
Due to the troubled economy in 2008, the Evan Shipman was canceled by the NYRA as they adjusted races to meet the new Grade I standard purse of $300,000.
The race began again in 2010 with a purse of $75,000 at the distance of 9 furlongs.
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...
bred Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
horses, age three-years-old and up, run 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 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...
. Set at a distance of one and one/sixteenth miles on the dirt, the ungraded stakes
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 offers a purse of $100,000 added.
The race, which was run for the 28th time in 2007, is named for Evan Shipman, long a racing columnist for the New York Morning Telegraph and one of the world’s authorities on Thoroughbred and harness racing
Harness racing
Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait . They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, although racing under saddle is also conducted in Europe.-Breeds:...
and breeding. Shipman died in 1957, and is buried in the Gilkey Cemetery beside the family estate in Plainfield, New Hampshire
Plainfield, New Hampshire
Plainfield is a town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 2,364. The town is home to the Helen Woodruff Smith Bird Sanctuary and Annie Duncan State Forest....
.
The Evan Shipman was run at one mile in the years 1981 and 1982.
Due to the troubled economy in 2008, the Evan Shipman was canceled by the NYRA as they adjusted races to meet the new Grade I standard purse of $300,000.
The race began again in 2010 with a purse of $75,000 at the distance of 9 furlongs.
Past winners
- 2011 - Icabad CraneIcabad CraneIcabad Crane is an American Thoroughbred racehorse by Jump Start out of Adorahy. In February 2007, he was purchased as a two-year-old at the Ocala Breeders Sale for $110,000....
(6) ( 1:51.42) (Rajiv MaraghRajiv MaraghRajiv 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.... - 2010 - Giant Moon (5) (1:49.31)
- 2009 - NOT RUN
- 2008 - NOT RUN
- 2007 – Shuffling Maddnes (4) (Cornelio VelasquezCornelio VelásquezCornelio H. Velásquez is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He was introduced to horse racing at age fifteen by trainer Carlos Salazar Guardia in his native Panama and enrolled in the national jockey school...
) - 2006 – Spite The Devil (6) (Javier Casteliano)
- 2005 – Yankee Mon (4) (Edgar Prado)
- 2004 – Spite the Devil (4) (Edgar Prado)
- 2003 – Well Fancied (5) (Edgar Prado)
- 2002 – Sherpa Guide (4) (Jose SantosJosé SantosJose Abon Santos is a retired Chilean thoroughbred jockey who has been honored by the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in the United States.-Career:...
) - 2001 – Fourth and Six (7) (Jorge Chavez)
- 2000 – GanderGander (horse)Gander is a thoroughbred race horse by Cormorant out of Lovely Nurse by Sawbones...
(Jerry BaileyJerry BaileyJerry D. Bailey is a retired American Hall of Fame jockey. He began his racing career in November 1974. His first mount was on a horse named Pegged Rate, who ran off the board. He notched his first career win the next day on his second career mount, Fetch, at New Mexico's Sunland Park, and has...
) - 1999 – Sophisticated Man (4) (Aaron Gryder)
- 1998 – Saratoga Sunrise (4) (Robbie DavisRobbie DavisRobbie 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....
) - 1997 – Richmond Runner (7) (Chris AntleyChris AntleyChristopher 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...
) - 1996 – Ormsby (4) (Julie KroneJulie KroneJulie 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...
) - 1995 – Patsyprospect (4) (Julie Krone)
- 1994 – Richmond Runner (4) (Robbie Davis)
- 1993 – Liver Stand (4) (Jorge Chavez)
- 1992 – Corax (4) (Julie Krone)
- 1991 – Packett’s Landing (5) (Mike E. Smith)
- 1990 – Tinchen’s Prince (7) (Jacinto Vasquez)
- 1989 – Whodam (4) (Angel Cordero Jr.Angel Cordero Jr.Angel Tomas Cordero, Jr. , is one of the leading thoroughbred horse racing jockeys of all time and the only Puerto Rican to date to be inducted into the United States' Racing Hall of Fame.-Early years:...
) - 1988 – Claramount (4) (Chris Antley)
- 1987 – Easy n Dirty (4) (Robbie Davis)
- 1986 – Romancer (4) (Antonio Graell)
- 1985 – Judge Costa (4) (Jean CruguetJean CruguetJean Cruguet is an French-American thoroughbred horse racing jockey who won the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing....
) - 1984 – Mugatea (4) (Angel Cordero Jr.)
- 1983 – Shy Groom (4) (Angel Cordero Jr.)
- 1982 – Prosper (4) (Eddie MapleEddie MapleEdward 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...
) - 1981 – Fio Rito (6) (Leslie Hulet)