The Michigan Mile And One-Eighth Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the now defunct Detroit Race Course in Livonia, Michigan. A one time Grade II event raced on dirt, it was open to horses age three and older.
| Discontinued stakes race | |
| Location | Detroit Race Course Livonia, Michigan, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1950 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
First run in 1950, its popularity saw the 1958 edition of the Michigan Mile And One-Eighth Handicap draw the largest crowd in the racetrack's history.[1] That 1958 race was won by E. P. Taylor's Nearctic, a future Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee and sire of the supersire Northern Dancer.[2]
In 1975, trainer S Kaye Bell became the first female in the United States to condition the winner of a $100,000 stakes race.[3]
Upsets include Stanislas defeating Tom Rolfe in 1966 and Nodouble in 1968 beating the reigning American Horse of the Year, Damascus.[4]
Records edit
Speed record:
- 1:36.20 @ 1 mile: Nearctic (1958)
- 1:40.60 @ 1-1/6 miles: Crimson Satan (1963)
- 1:47.40 @ 1-1/8 miles: My Night Out (1957), Calandrito (1969), Fast Hilarious (1970)
Most wins:
- No horse won this race more than once
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Earl J. Knapp (1957, 1961, 1966)
- 3 - Carlos H. Marquez Sr. (1967, 1969, 1970)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 - Charles Kerr (1959, 1963)
- 2 - H. Allen Jerkens (1972, 1979)
Most wins by an owner:
- No owner won this race more than once
Winners edit
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Dist. (miles) |
Time |
Gr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Dignitas | 4 | Larry Melancon | George R. Arnold II | John H. Peace | 1-1/8 m | 1:48.80 | G2 |
| 1992 | Classic Seven | 4 | Fabio A. Arguello Jr. | Niall M. O'Callaghan | Thomas M. Cairns & M/M John O. Berry | 1-1/8 m | 1:49.60 | G2 |
| 1991 | Black Tie Affair | 5 | Pat Day | Ernie T. Poulos | Jeffrey Sullivan | 1-1/8 m | 1:49.80 | G2 |
| 1990 | Beau Genius | 5 | Ricardo D. Lopez | Gerald S. Bennett | Joseph Shiewitz & Dr. Brian Davidson | 1-1/8 m | 1:48.80 | G2 |
| 1989 | Present Value | 5 | Frank Olivares | Jerry M. Fanning | J. M. Fanning, Richard Fontana, Jay Bligh, Gary Potter | 1-1/8 m | 1:49.20 | G2 |
| 1988 | Lost Code | 4 | Craig Perret | L. William Donovan | Wendover Stable (Donald Levinson) | 1-1/8 m | 1:50.80 | G2 |
| 1987 | Waquoit | 4 | Chris McCarron | Guido Federico | Joseph Federico | 1-1/8 m | 1:50.00 | G2 |
| 1986 | Ends Well | 5 | Randy Romero | Robert J. Reinacher Jr. | Greentree Stable | 1-1/8 m | 1:49.40 | G2 |
| 1985 | Badwagon Harry | 6 | Ricardo D. Lopez | Reid T. Gross | Kerry Nagle | 1-1/8 m | 1:49.40 | G2 |
| 1984 | Timeless Native | 4 | Don Brumfield | Grover G. Delp | Hawksworth Farm | 1-1/8 m | 1:49.60 | G2 |
| 1983 | Thumbsucker | 4 | Anthony Russo Jr. | John Drumwright | Gat Stable | 1-1/8 m | 1:48.80 | G2 |
| 1982 | Vodika Collins | 4 | Joe Judice | Forrest H. Kaelin | Milbert B. Collins | 1-1/8 m | 1:50.40 | G2 |
| 1981 | Fio Rito | 6 | Leslie Hulet | Michael S. Ferraro | Raymond Lecesse | 1-1/8 m | 1:50.20 | G2 |
| 1980 | Glorious Song | 4 | John LeBlanc | Gerry Belanger | Frank Stronach | 1-1/8 m | 1:50.00 | G2 |
| 1979 | Sensitive Prince | 4 | Jacinto Vasquez | H. Allen Jerkens | Top the Marc Stable (Joseph Taub) | 1-1/8 m | 1:52.60 | G2 |
| 1978 | A Letter to Harry | 4 | Eddie Delahoussaye | John Oxley | Estate of Raymond F. Salmen | 1-1/8 m | 1:52.60 | G2 |
| 1977 | My Juliet | 5 | Anthony S. Black | Eugene H. Euster | George Weasel Jr. | 1-1/8 m | 1:48.40 | G2 |
| 1976 | Sharp Gary | 5 | Sam Maple | James D. Price | Edward R. Scharps | 1-1/8 m | 1:50.80 | G2 |
| 1975 | Mr. Lucky Phoenix | 5 | Bryan Fann | Kaye Bell | Albert Levinson | 1-1/8 m | 1:47.60 | G2 |
| 1974 | Tom Tulle | 4 | Craig Perret | Jere R. Smith Sr. | W. Archie Lofton | 1-1/8 m | 1:50.40 | G2 |
| 1973 | Golden Don | 3 | Mike Manganello | Oscar Dishman Jr. | Archie Donaldson | 1-1/8 m | 1:49.60 | G2 |
| 1972-1 | King's Bishop | 3 | Eddie Maple | Thomas J. Kelly | Craig F. Cullinan Jr. | 1-1/8 m | 1:49.20 | |
| 1972-2 | Favorecidian | 5 | Angel Cordero Jr. | Sidney Watters Jr. | Hickory Tree Stable | 1-1/8 m | 1:48.80 | |
| 1971 | Native Royalty | 4 | Ronald J. Campbell | John T. Davis | Harbor View Farm | 1-1/8 m | 1:48.00 | |
| 1970 | Fast Hilarious | 4 | Carlos H. Marquez Sr. | Joseph M. Bollero | Dorothy Comiskey Rigney | 1-1/8 m | 1:47.40 | |
| 1969 | Calandrito | 4 | Carlos H. Marquez Sr. | James F. Plett | Melvin T. Berry | 1-1/8 m | 1:47.40 | |
| 1968 | Nodouble | 3 | Martinez Heath | J. Bert Sonnier | Verna Lea Stable (Gene Goff) | 1-1/8 m | 1:49.00 | |
| 1967 | Estreno | 6 | Carlos H. Marquez Sr. | Dave Sazer | Robert Ballis | 1-1/8 m | 1:48.40 | |
| 1966 | Stanislas | 4 | Earl J. Knapp | Mildred Kerr | Mildred Kerr | 1-1/8 m | 1:49.00 | |
| 1965 | Old Hat | 6 | Robert Gallimore | Charles C. Norman | Stanley Conrad | 1-1/8 m | 1:49.40 | |
| 1964 | Going Abroad Tibaldo (DH) |
4 |
Ray Broussard Danny Gargan |
Joseph H. Pierce Jr. |
Seltzer Bros. (Edward & Harry) |
1-1/8 m | 1:49.00 | |
| 1963 | Crimson Satan | 4 | Herberto Hinojosa | Charles Kerr | Crimson King Farm (Peter W. Salmen Sr.) | 1-1/16 m | 1:40.60 | |
| 1962 | Beau Prince | 4 | Steve Brooks | Jimmy Jones | Calumet Farm | 1-1/16 m | 1:43.20 | |
| 1961 | American Comet | 5 | Earl J. Knapp | Marty L. Fallon | C. W. Smith Ent., Inc. | 1-1/16 m | 1:43.00 | |
| 1960 | Little Fitz | 5 | William A. Peake | Robert C. Steele | J. C. Hauer Stable Inc. (John C. Hauer) | 1-1/16 m | 1:42.20 | |
| 1959 | Total Traffic | 5 | Herberto Hinojosa | Charles Kerr | G and K Stable (Ralph Green & Charles Kerr) | 1-1/16 m | 1:41.80 | |
| 1958 | Nearctic | 4 | Benny Sorenson | Gordon J. McCann | Windfields Farm | 1 m | 1:36.20 | |
| 1957 | My Night Out | 4 | Earl J. Knapp | Ray Grundy | Darrell H. Wells | 1-1/16 m | 1:47.40 | |
| 1956 | Nonnie Jo | 5 | Lois C. Cook | Vester R. Wright | James L. Paddock & Perne L. Grissom | 1 m | 1:36.40 | |
| 1955 | Greatest | 5 | Tommy Barrow | Patrick B. Devereux | Thomas F. Devereux | 1 m | 1:36.80 | |
| 1954 | Spur On | 6 | Paul J. Bailey | Elmer Kalensky | Bernard W. Landy | 1 m | 1:37.20 | |
| 1953 | Second Avenue | 6 | Carroll Bierman | Alexis G. "Lex" Wilson | Theodore DeLong Buhl | 1 m | 1:37.80 | |
| 1952 | Bully Boy | 5 | Sherman Armstrong | Hubert H. "Pete" Battle | Mrs. E. Dale Shaffer | 1 m | 1:40.20 | |
| 1951 | King's Hope | 3 | Lois C. Cook | Frederick Sharpe | Mrs. Frederick Sharpe | 1 m | 1:37.60 | |
| 1950 | Fancy Flyer | 5 | Manuel N. Gonzalez | Kenny Noe Jr. | Carl Graham | 1 m | 1:38.00 |
References edit
- ^ "Michigan Mile Popular". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1959-05-11. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
- ^ "Nearctic Captures Rich Michigan Mile". New York Times, Section Sports, page 5. 1958-07-20. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- ^ "This Day In History". NTRA. 1975-06-21. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- ^ "Registered & Protected by MarkMonitor".