Flatbush Stakes
Discontinued stakes race | |
Location | Sheepshead Bay Race Track, Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York |
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Inaugurated | 1884–1909 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Race information | |
Distance | 7 furlongs |
Track | Dirt, left-handed |
Qualification | Two-years-old |
The Flatbush Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Sheepshead Bay Race Track in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York. Held in September, it was an important event for two-year-olds of either sex. The race was run on dirt over a distance of seven furlongs and was generally the longest distance to that point for the participants who were in their first year of racing.[1][2]
The inaugural running in 1884 was won by the filly who was selected through a present-day review process by Thoroughbred Heritage as the 1884 American Champion Two-Year-Old Female [3] The final running in 1909 was won by the colt who would earn annual Co-Champion honors as one of the 1887–1935 Champions selected retrospectively by a panel of experts as published by the widely respected The Blood-Horse magazine.[4][5]
Champions who won the Flatbush Stakes[]
Demise of the Flatbush Stakes[]
On June 11, 1908, the Republican controlled New York Legislature under Governor Charles Evans Hughes passed the Hart–Agnew anti-betting legislation with penalties allowing for fines and up to a year in prison.[6] The owners of Sheepshead Bay Race Track, and other racing facilities in New York State, struggled to stay in business without betting.[7] Racetrack operators had no choice but to drastically reduce the purse money being paid out which by 1909 saw the Flatbush Stakes offering a purse that was nearly a tenth of what it had been in earlier years.[8] Further restrictive legislation was passed by the New York Legislature in 1910 which deepened the financial crisis for track operators and led to a complete shut down of racing across the state during 1911 and 1912. When a Court ruling saw racing return in 1913 it was too late for the Sheepshead Bay horse racing facility and it never reopened.
Records[]
Speed record:
- 1:24.80 – Colin (1907)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 2 – Tod Sloan (1897, 1900)
- 2 – (1889, 1890)
- 2 – Samuel Doggett (1893, 1894)
- 2 – Nash Turner (1901, 1902)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 – (1884, 1888, 1893)
- 3 – A. Jack Joyner (1892, 1898, 1904)
- 3 – (1903, 1905, 1906)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 – William C. Whitney (1900, 1901, 1902)
Winners[]
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Dist. (F) |
Time |
Win US$ |
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1909 | 2 | Charles Grand | Charles L. Harrison | 7 F | 1:26.20 | $1,425 | ||
1908 | Sir Martin | 2 | Cal Shilling | John E. Madden | John E. Madden | 7 F | 1:25.40 | $11,100 |
1907 | Colin | 2 | Walter Miller | James G. Rowe Sr. | James R. Keene | 7 F | 1:24.80 | $8,350 |
1906 | 2 | Paul J. Rainey | 7 F | 1:26.20 | $8,350 | |||
1905 | Yankee Consul | 2 | Tippah Farms Stable | 7 F | 1:26.00 | $8,350 | ||
1904 | Tradition | 2 | A. Jack Joyner | Sydney Paget | 7 F | 1:25.20 | $8,350 | |
1903 | 2 | Grover Fuller | Walter M. Shiftel | 7 F | 1:25.60 | $8,350 | ||
1902 | Irish Lad | 2 | Nash Turner | W. C. Whitney & H. B. Duryea | 7 F | 1:26.00 | $3,850 | |
1901 | Nasturtium | 2 | Nash Turner | William C. Whitney | 7 F | 1:25.60 | $3,850 | |
1900 | 2 | Tod Sloan | John E. Madden | William C. Whitney | 7 F | 1:26.00 | $3,850 | |
1899 | Lieut. Gibson | 2 | Charles Head Smith | 7 F | 1:30.00 | $3,475 | ||
1898 | Autumn † | 2 | Danny Maher | A. Jack Joyner | A. Jack Joyner | 7 F | 1:28.00 | $2,400 |
1897 | Previous | 2 | Tod Sloan | Hardy Campbell Jr. | Michael F. Dwyer | 7 F | 1:28.40 | $2,350 |
1896 | 2 | Alonzo Clayton | Charles T. Patterson | Charles T. Patterson | 7 F | 1:27.20 | $2,350 | |
1895 | 2 | 7 F | 1:26.00 | $2,400 | ||||
1894 | Lissak | 2 | Samuel Doggett | 7 F | 1:29.00 | $3,500 | ||
1893 | Senator Grady | 2 | Samuel Doggett | Marcus Daly | 7 F | 1:29.20 | $3,350 | |
1892 | 2 | Willie Simms | A. Jack Joyner | Blemton Stable | 7 F | 1:28.60 | $3,800 | |
1891 | Merry Monarch | 2 | Marty Bergen | 7 F | 1:29.40 | $4,450 | ||
1890 | 2 | James G. Rowe Sr. | August Belmont Sr. | 7 F | 1:29.80 | $4,550 | ||
1889 | Torso | 2 | Charles Leighton | William L. Scott | 7 F | 1:34.00 | $6,600 | |
1888 | Salvator | 2 | James B. A. Haggin | 7 F | 1:30.80 | $5,450 | ||
1887 | 2 | William J. Fitzpatrick | Green B. Morris | 7 F | 1:29.00 | $5,650 | ||
1886 | King Fox | 2 | Jim Murphy | James B. A. Haggin | 7 F | 1:27.75 | $3,650 | |
1885 | Charity | 2 | Robert "Tiny" Williams | William L. Scott | 7 F | 1:31.25 | $4,700 | |
1884 | 2 | Harris Olney | Pierre Lorillard IV | 7 F | 1:31.00 | $2,475 |
- † In 1898, Martimas won but was disqualified.
References[]
- ^ "Races At Sheepshead Bay". New York Times. 1899-09-03. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
- ^ "The Flatbush Draws Much Attention". Daily Racing Form. 1909-09-04. Retrieved 2018-12-30 – via University of Kentucky Archives.
- ^ "American Champion Two-Year-Old Female". Thoroughbred Heritage. 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ^ "Waldo Regains Prestige: C. L. Harrisons Crack Colt an Easy Winner in Flatbush Stakes". Daily Racing Form. 1909-09-05. Retrieved 2018-12-30 – via University of Kentucky Archives.
- ^ "Champions, Kentucky Derby Winners" (PDF). Churchill Downs Incorporated. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
- ^ "Penalties in the New York Bills". Daily Racing Form. 1908-01-18. Retrieved 2018-10-26 – via University of Kentucky Archives.
- ^ "Keep Up Betting Ban". New York Times. 1908-09-01. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
- ^ "Striking Falling off in Value of Ten Greatest Stakes". Daily Racing Form. 1910-07-16. Retrieved 2018-10-15 – via University of Kentucky Archives.
- Flat horse races for two-year-olds
- Discontinued horse races in New York City
- Sheepshead Bay Race Track
- Recurring sporting events established in 1884
- Recurring events disestablished in 1909
- 1884 establishments in New York (state)
- 1909 disestablishments in New York (state)