Gotham Stakes

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Gotham Stakes
Grade III race
LocationAqueduct Racetrack
Queens, New York, United States
Inaugurated1953
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing
Websitewww.nyra.com/index_aqueduct.html
Race information
Distance1 mile (8 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
Weight123 lbs. with allowances[1]
Purse$300,000 (since 2017)[2]

The Gotham Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses run in early March at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. A Grade III event with a current purse of US$300,000, it is set at a distance of 1 mile on the dirt. It is part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby.

History[]

The race is named for New York City, which has been nicknamed Gotham since an 1807 article by Washington Irving.[3] The event was inaugurated in 1953 at Jamaica Racetrack but following the facility's closure was moved to Aqueduct Racetrack for the 1960 season. In 1958, the race was restricted to horses four years of age and older.

The Gotham Stakes is the final local prep to the Wood Memorial Stakes and an official prep race for the Kentucky Derby. A number of Derby winners have competed in this race, including American Triple Crown winner Secretariat, who tied the track record when winning the race in 1973.[4] Easy Goer improved on this in 1989, setting a track record of 1:32.40 – one of the fastest times ever run in North America on the dirt.[5]

Since its inception, the Gotham has been competed at various distances:

  • 1 mile : 1960–1976, 1978, 1980–2002, 2004–2005, 2018–present
  • 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) : 1953–1959, 1977, 1979, 2006–2017
  • 1 mile, 70 yards : 1984, 2003

The race was run in two divisions in 1953, 1974, 1975, and 1983.

Records[]

Speed record:

  • 1:32.40 – Easy Goer (1989) (Stakes and track record at 1 mile)
  • 1:42.65 – I Want Revenge (2009) (at former distance of 1+1⁄16 miles)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

  • 3 – Claude R. McGaughey III (1989, 1992, 2005)
  • 3 – Kiaran McLaughlin (2006, 2018, 2019)

Most wins by an owner:

Winners[]

Year
 Winner
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time
2021 Weyburn Trevor McCarthy Jimmy Jerkens Chiefswood Stables Limited 1:38.70
2020 Mischevious Alex Kendrick Carmouche John Servis Cash Is King LLC, LC Racing LLC 1:38.80
2019 Haikal Rajiv Maragh Kiaran McLaughlin Shadwell Racing 1:35.63
2018 Enticed Junior Alvarado Kiaran McLaughlin Godolphin Racing, LLC 1:38.24
2017 J Boys Echo Robby Albarado Dale L. Romans Albaugh Family Stables LLC 1:46.34
2016 Shagaf Irad Ortiz Jr. Chad C. Brown Shadwell Stable 1:45.90
2015 El Kabeir Charles C. Lopez Zayat Stables 1:45.56
2014 Samraat José Ortiz My Meadowview Farm 1:44.44
2013 Joel Rosario Pick Six Racing 1:44.09
2012 Hansen Ramon Domínguez Mike Maker Dr. Kendall Hansen 1:43.84
2011 Stay Thirsty Ramon Domínguez Todd Pletcher Repole Stable 1:44.78
2010 Julien Leparoux Jeremy Noseda Susan Roy/Vinery Stables 1:43.85
2009 I Want Revenge Joseph Talamo Jeff Mullins David J. Lanzman 1:42.65
2008 Visionaire Jose Lezcano Michael Matz Team Valor/Vision Racing 1:44.60
2007 Cowtown Cat Ramon Domínguez Todd A. Pletcher Gulf Coast Farms/WinStar 1:44.75
2006 Like Now Fernando Jara Kiaran McLaughlin John J. Dillon 1:43.17
2005 Survivalist Richard Migliore C. R. McGaughey III Phipps Stable 1:35.61
2004 Javier Castellano George Weaver Evelyn M. Pollard 1:35.53
2003 Richard Migliore Patrick L. Reynolds M. Dubb / M. Doneson 1:40.60
2002 Edgar Prado Patrick Biancone Michael Tabor 1:34.90
2001 Rick Wilson Ben Perkins Jr. Raymond Dweck 1:35.14
2000 Red Bullet Alex Solis Joseph Orseno Stronach Stables 1:34.27
1999 Shaun Bridgmohan Joseph Aquillino Southbelle Stable 1:34.72
1998 Jerry D. Bailey Martin D. Wolfson Frank Calabrese 1:36.56
1997 John Velazquez John DeStefano Jr. S. Port / E. Watchel 1:34.38
1996 Julie Krone Richard E. Dutrow Herbert Kushner 1:34.40
1995 Talkin Man Mike E. Smith Roger Attfield & Kinghaven 1:36.82
1994 Jerry D. Bailey Steven W. Young B. & M. Chase 1:36.27
1993 As Indicated Heatherwood Farm 1:36.24
1992 Lure † Mike E. Smith C. R. McGaughey III Claiborne Farm 1:35.63
1992 Devil His Due † Herb McCauley H. Allen Jerkens Lion Crest Stable 1:35.63
1991 Ángel Cordero Jr. John M. Veitch Darby Dan Farm 1:34.69
1990 Mike E. Smith Nick Zito B. Giles Brophy 1:33.80
1989 Easy Goer Pat Day C. R. McGaughey III Ogden Phipps 1:32.40
1988 Private Terms Chris Antley Charles Hadry 1:34.80
1987 Gone West Robbie Davis Woody Stephens Hickory Tree Stable 1:34.60
1986 Mogambo Jacinto Vásquez LeRoy Jolley Peter M. Brant 1:34.60
1985 Richard Migliore John J. Lenzini Jr. Brian J. Hurst Jr. 1:35.80
1984 Bear Hunt Don MacBeth Roger Laurin Taylor Purchase Farm 1:40.40
1983 Assault Landing Charles Hadry 1:35.80
1983 Chas Conerly Jeffrey Fell Daniel Lavezzo Jr. 1:36.60
1982 Air Forbes Won Michael Venezia Edward Anchel 1:35.60
1981 Proud Appeal Jeffrey Fell Stanley M. Hough Malcolm H. Winfield 1:33.60
1980 Colonel Moran Jorge Velásquez Thomas J. Kelly 1:37.00
1979 General Assembly Jacinto Vásquez LeRoy Jolley Bertram R. Firestone 1:43.60
1978 Slap Jack Jorge Velásquez Jerry Frankel 1:38.60
1977 Cormorant Danny Wright James P. Simpson Charles Berry Jr. 1:43.60
1976 Zen Jacinto Vásquez David A. Whiteley Pen-Y-Bryn Farm 1:35.60
1975 Laramie Trail Mike Venezia Jose A. Martin 1:38.00
1975 Singh Ángel Cordero Jr. John W. Russell 1:37.00
1974 Stonewalk Daniel Lopez Timberland Stable 1:36.00
1974 Rube The Great Frank Martin Sigmund Sommer 1:35.20
1973 Secretariat Ron Turcotte Lucien Laurin Meadow Stable 1:33.40
1972 Freetex Chuck Baltazar William T. Raymond Middletown Stable 1:36.40
1971 Good Behaving Ron Turcotte John P. Campo Neil Hellman 1:36.00
1970 Native Royalty Ángel Cordero Jr. John T. Davis Happy Valley Farm 1:36.20
1969 Dike Jorge Velásquez Lucien Laurin Claiborne Farm 1:34.80
1968 Verbatim John L. Rotz James P. Conway Elmendorf Farm 1:34.00
1967 Dr. Fager Manuel Ycaza John A. Nerud Tartan Stable 1:35.20
1966 Stupendous Pete Anderson Edward A. Neloy Wheatley Stable 1:34.60
1965 Flag Raiser Bobby Ussery Hirsch Jacobs Isidor Bieber 1:36.60
1964 Mr. Moonlight Jimmy Combest Edith Baily Dent 1:37.20
1963 Debbysman Larry Adams 1:34.60
1962 Jaipur Bill Shoemaker Bert Mulholland George D. Widener Jr. 1:37.00
1961 Ambiopoise Bobby Ussery Thomas M. Waller Robert Lehman 1:35.80
1960 John William Sam Boulmetis G. Auerbach Merrick Stable 1:36.40
1959 Eddie Arcaro Ray Metcalf Elkcam Stable 1:43.00
1958 Oh Johnny William Boland Mrs. Wallace Gilroy 1:43.60
1957 Hedley Woodhouse George M. Carter J. L. Appelbaum 1:45.60
1956 Career Boy Eric Guerin Sylvester Veitch C. V. Whitney 1:45.60
1955 Go Lightly Joe Culmone James McGee Roslyn Farm 1:46.60
1954 Fisherman Hedley Woodhouse Sylvester Veitch C. V. Whitney 1:46.20
1953 Native Dancer Eric Guerin William C. Winfrey Alfred G. Vanderbilt II 1:44.20
1953 Laffango Nick Shuk Trio Stable 1:44.00
† In 1992 there was a dead heat for first.

References[]

  1. ^ "Chart of the 2020 Gotham". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Stakes profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  3. ^ Sheidlower, Noah (31 January 2020). "Why is New York City Called Gotham? A Nickname with a Millennium of History". Untapped New York. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  4. ^ Nichols, Joe (8 April 1973). "Secretariat Equals Mark At Aqueduct, Pays $2.20". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  5. ^ Crist, Steven (9 April 1989). "HORSE RACING; Easy Goer Romps". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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