The Edgemere Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race. Inaugurated in 1901 at the old Aqueduct Racetrack, it was open to horses of all ages and contested on dirt at a distance of one mile and seventy yards.[1] The following year the distance was changed to one mile and one furlong.
| Discontinued stakes race | |
| Location | Aqueduct Racetrack Queens, New York City, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1901 - 1957 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | All ages |
In 1902 and again in 1908, the race was won by a two-year-old. Allan, a colt owned and trained by Frank M. Kelly was the first then Fashion Plate won in 1908.[2][3]
On June 11, 1908, the Republican controlled New York Legislature under Governor Charles Evans Hughes passed the Hart-Agnew anti-betting legislation.[4] The owners of Aqueduct Racetrack, and other racing facilities in New York State, struggled to stay in business without income from betting.[5] The Edgemere Handicap was a victim of necessary cost cutting measures and as a result here was no race between 1909 and 1916. A February 21, 1913 ruling by the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division saw horse racing return in 1913. [6] However, the Edgemere was not revived until 1917 and to fit horsemen's needs, the race conditions were modified to make it a contest for horses age three and older.
The Edgemere Handicap remained at Aqueduct Racetrack until 1956 when it was hosted by the Jamaica Racetrack at a mile and a sixteenth. The final edition was run on June 20, 1957 at Belmont Park.[7]
A new Edgemere Handicap was established at Aqueduct Racetrack in 1960 which in 1981 was renamed the Red Smith Handicap.[8]
Records edit
Speed record:
- 1:48.40 @ 1-1/8 miles: Hash (1939)
Most wins:
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Eddie Arcaro (1939, 1940, 1942, 1949)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 - James E. Fitzsimmons (1921, 1929, 1932, 1943)
- 4 - John M. Gaver Sr. (1939, 1940, 1942, 1951)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 - Greentree Stable (1939, 1940, 1942, 1949)
Winners edit
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
Dist. (Miles) |
Time | Win$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Admiral Vee | 5 | Willie Lester | H. Allen Jerkens | Edward Seinfeld | 1-1/8 m | 1:49.60 | $19,300 |
| 1956 | Artismo | 5 | Hedley Woodhouse | Robert L. Dotter | James Cox Brady | 1-1/16 m | 1:43.60 | $19,800 |
| 1955 | Paper Tiger | 4 | Conn McCreary | Hirsch Jacobs | Ethel D. Jacobs | 1-1/8 m | 1:50.40 | $19,250 |
| 1954 | Invigorator | 4 | Eric Guerin | Edward A. Neloy | Saxon Stable (Riley Allison & Max Prestridge) | 1-1/8 m | 1:52.00 | $19,950 |
| 1953 | Level Lea | 3 | Bobby Green | Max Hirsch | John S. Phipps | 1-1/8 m | 1:52.40 | $20,000 |
| 1952 | Out Point | 4 | Nick Wall | Oleg T. Dubassoff | Lazy F Ranch | 1-1/8 m | 1:50.20 | $9,150 |
| 1951 | One Hitter | 5 | Ted Atkinson | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable | 1-1/4 m | 2:03.20 | $18,900 |
| 1950 | Three Rings | 5 | Hedley Woodhouse | William J. Knapp | Evelyn L. Hopkins | 1-1/8 m | 1:49.40 | $16,125 |
| 1949 | My Request | 4 | Eddie Arcaro | James P. Conway | Ben F. Whitaker | 1-1/8 m | 1:50.80 | $15,675 |
| 1948 | Loyal Legion | 4 | Ted Atkinson | Oscar White | Walter M. Jeffords | 1-1/8 m | 1:52.40 | $19,050 |
| 1947 | Elpis | 5 | Ovie Scurlock | William M. Booth | William G. Helis Sr. | 1-1/8 m | 1:52.40 | $18,500 |
| 1946 | Stymie | 5 | Basil James | Hirsch Jacobs | Ethel D. Jacobs | 1-1/8 m | 1:50.40 | $19,750 |
| 1945 | Olympic Zenith | 4 | Wayne Wright | William M. Booth | William G. Helis Sr. | 1-1/8 m | 1:51.20 | $12,050 |
| 1944 | Strategic | 4 | Francis Thacker | Sol Rutchick | Havaholme Stable (Frank & Joseph Rabinovich) | 1-1/8 m | 1:52.00 | $11,000 |
| 1943 | Apache | 4 | James Stout | James E. Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | 1-1/8 m | 1:49.40 | $11,950 |
| 1942 | The Rhymer | 4 | Eddie Arcaro | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable | 1-1/8 m | 1:49.60 | $7,875 |
| 1941 | Market Wise | 3 | Wendell Eads | George W. Carroll | Louis Tufano | 1-1/8 m | 1:50.00 | $7,975 |
| 1940 | Hash | 4 | Eddie Arcaro | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable | 1-1/8 m | 1:50.40 | $8,175 |
| 1939 | Hash | 3 | Eddie Arcaro | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable | 1-1/8 m | 1:48.40 | $7,450 |
| 1938 | Idle Miss | 4 | Alfred Robertson | B. Frank Christmas | B. Frank Christmas | 1-1/8 m | 1:49.20 | $6,200 |
| 1937 | Strabo | 3 | Lester Balaski | Roy Waldron | Hope Goddard Iselin | 1-1/8 m | 1:50.00 | $6,700 |
| 1936 | Action | 7 | John Gilbert | Hirsch Jacobs | Ethel D. Jacobs | 1-1/8 m | 1:49.80 | $5,030 |
| 1933 | - 1935 | Race not held | ||||||
| 1932 | Blenhein III | 4 | Tommy Malley | James E. Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | 1-1/8 m | 1:50.80 | $1,700 |
| 1931 | Curate | 5 | Mack Garner | Henry McDaniel | Joseph E. Widener | 1-1/8 m | 1:50.80 | $3,080 |
| 1930 | Live Oak | 4 | Sidney P. Hebert | Walter A. Carter | Rosedale Stable (George Clarke) | 1-1/8 m | 1:51.00 | $6,250 |
| 1929 | Distraction | 4 | Danny McAuliffe | James E. Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | 1-1/8 m | 1:51.00 | $5,850 |
| 1928 | Ironsides | 3 | Linus McAtee | George P. Odom | Robert L. Gerry | 1-1/8 m | 1:52.20 | $6,300 |
| 1927 | Black Maria | 4 | Frank Coltiletti | William H. Karrick | William R. Coe | 1-1/8 m | 1:50.20 | $5,500 |
| 1926 | Peanuts | 4 | Harold Thurber | George P. Odom | Aknusti Stable | 1-1/8 m | 1:48.60 | $6,050 |
| 1925 | Peanuts | 3 | Harry Richards | George P. Odom | Aknusti Stable | 1-1/8 m | 1:51.60 | $5,650 |
| 1924 | Ladkin | 3 | Clarence Kummer | Louis Feustel | August Belmont Jr. | 1-1/8 m | 1:49.60 | $7,200 |
| 1923 | Little Chief | 4 | Earl Sande | Sam Hildreth | Rancocas Stable | 1-1/8 m | 1:52.60 | $5,450 |
| 1922 | Lucky Hour | 3 | Andy Schuttinger | Roy Waldron | Lexington Stable (Edward F. Simms & Henry W. Oliver) | 1-1/8 m | 1:50.00 | $7.600 |
| 1921 | Captain Alcock | 4 | Linus McAtee | James E. Fitzsimmons | Quincy Stable (James Francis Johnson) | 1-1/8 m | 1:50.60 | $5,150 |
| 1920 | John P. Grier | 3 | Eddie Ambrose | James G. Rowe Sr. | Harry Payne Whitey | 1-1/8 m | 1:51.40 | $3,150 |
| 1919 | Lucullite | 4 | Laverne Fator | Sam Hildreth | Sam Hildreth | 1-1/8 m | 1:50.00 | $2,725 |
| 1918 | George Smith | 5 | Lawrence Lyke | Hollie Hughes | John Sanford | 1-1/8 m | 1:50.80 | $2,700 |
| 1917 | Chiclet | 5 | Frank Keogh | J. Howard Lewis | Joseph E. Widener | 1-1/16 m | 1:47.20 | $1,645 |
| 1909 | - 1916 | Race not held | ||||||
| 1908 | Fashion Plate | 2 | Jack Upton | William H. Karrick | Oneck Stable | 1-1/8 m | 1:53.40 | $650 |
| 1907 | Ballot | 3 | Joe Notter | James G. Rowe Sr. | James R. Keene | 1-1/8 m | 1:53.00 | $1,800 |
| 1906 | Running Water | 3 | Walter Miller | Thomas Welsh | Newcastle Stable | 1-1/8 m | 1:52.00 | $1,950 |
| 1905 | Bedouin | 3 | Willie Shaw | John Huggins | Edward W. Jewett | 1-1/8 m | 1:53.00 | $1,880 |
| 1904 | Dolly Spanker | 3 | Herman H. Phillips | T. J. Healey | Richard T. Wilson Jr. | 1-1/8 m | 1:57.60 | $1,410 |
| 1903 | Hermis | 4 | Arthur Redfern | William Shields | Edward R. Thomas | 1-1/8 m | 1:53.00 | $1,370 |
| 1902 | Allan | 2 | Arthur Redfern | Frank M. Kelly | Frank M. Kelly | 1-1/8 m | 1:56.00 | $920 |
| 1901 | Ethics | 3 | Harry Cochran | Richard O. Miller | Charles F. Dwyer | 1 m,70 yd. | 1:46.60 | $620 |
References edit
- ^ "Long Odd Horses Won". New York Times. 1901-11-01. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
- ^ "Aqueduct Form Chart". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1902-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- ^ "New York Form Chart". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1908-10-04. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
- ^ "Penalties in the New York Bills". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1908-01-18. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
- ^ "Keep Up Betting Ban". New York Times. 1908-09-01. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
- ^ "Oral Betting Held Legal: Appellate Division of New York Supreme Court Renders Important Decision". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1913-02-22. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
- ^ "Admiral Vee Defeats Third Brother in Belmont Feature". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1957-06-20. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
- ^ "Red Smith Stakes". NYRA. 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2021-11-12.