Hamilton Derby
Discontinued stakes race | |
Location | , Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
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Inaugurated | 1907 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Race information | |
Distance | 1 1⁄4 miles (10 furlongs; 2,012 m) |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | 3-year-old |
The Hamilton Derby was a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race first run on June 4, 1907 at the in Hamilton, Ontario.[1] Open to three-year-old horses of either sex, it was contested over a distance of one and one-quarter miles on dirt.[2]
Historical notes[]
The first four editions of the Hamilton Derby were won by Canadian-owned horses but passage of the Hart–Agnew anti-betting legislation in 1908 by the New York Legislature led to a compete shutdown of racing in 1911 and 1912 in that state.[3][4] As a result, American owners began sending horses to compete in Canada and stalls at the Hamilton Jockey Club track were in great demand.[5] The Hamilton Derby of 1911 saw only five starters, all of which were owned by Americans. Leading the way was Kentucky Derby winner Meridian plus the Derby runnerup , Richard Wilson Jr.'s Naushon, as well as the colt Pagod, owned by , the former proprietor of the Rancocas Stud Farm and racing stable. It would be August Belmont Jr.'s Whist who would win the race under jockey Eddie Dugan.[6] With American stables then competing regularly in the Hamilton Derby, it earned a good reputation as confirmed by a March 17, 1914 Daily Racing Form report that it was "always one of the great three-year-old races of the season" in Canada.[7]
Records[]
Speed record:
- 2:05 flat @ 1¼ : Whist (1911)
Most wins by a jockey:
- no jockey won this race more than once.
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 – (1911, 1913)
- 2 – William H. Bringloe (1921, 1925)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 – Seagram Stable (1921, 1925)
Winners[]
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Dist. (Miles) |
Time |
Win$ |
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1926 | Token | 3 | Raymond Peternell | Bert S. Michell | Green Briar Stable (Frank D. Shea) | 11⁄8 | 1:55.20 | $3,540 |
1925 | 3 | Bert Kennedy | William H. Bringloe | Edward F. Seagram | 1¼ | 2:05.60 | $ | |
1924 | Dixie Smith | 3 | F. Lee | Preston M. Burch | Preston M. Burch | 1¼ | 2:08.20 | $4,590 |
1923 | Caladium | 3 | Tom Parrington | J. B. Smith | Charles H. Hughes | 1¼ | 2:08.00 | $4,700 |
1922 | Spanish Maize | 3 | Clarence Turner | Henry McDaniel | J. K. L. Ross | 1¼ | 2:06.20 | $4,510 |
1921 | Golden Sphere | 3 | Robert Lancaster | William H. Bringloe | Seagram Stable | 1¼ | 2:05.80 | $4,710 |
1920 | Paul Weidel | 3 | G. A. Stack | Mose & Jake Lowenstein | 1¼ | 2:07.20 | $4,480 | |
1919 | No races held due to Government wartime rationing. | |||||||
1918 | ||||||||
1917 | Iron Cross II | 3 | Roy Estep | E. J. Salt | Capt. W. J. Press | 1¼ | 2:13.80 | $3,770 |
1916 | Achievement | 3 | J. Metcalf | 1¼ | 2:06.40 | $3,760 | ||
1915 | The Finn | 3 | George Byrne | Edward W. Heffner | 1¼ | 2:05.80 | $3,630 | |
1914 | Sandbar | 3 | Eddie Ambrose | Michael J. Daly | Michael J. Daly | 1¼ | 2:06.00 | $3,310 |
1913 | Buskin | 3 | Robert M. Small | John Whalen | 1¼ | 2:05.40 | $2,290 | |
1912 | Froglegs | 3 | James Butwell | 1¼ | 2:09.40 | $2,530 | ||
1911 | Whist | 3 | Eddie Dugan | August Belmont Jr. | 1¼ | 2:05.00 | $1,950 | |
1910 | Chief Kee | 3 | Phil Musgrave | Edward Gleason | John Dyment | 1¼ | 2:06.40 | $1,950 |
1909 | Detective | 3 | Dalton McCarthy | Charles Boyle | Woodstock Stable (Charles Boyle) | 1¼ | 2:08.60 | $1,450 |
1908 | Uncle Toby | 3 | John Dyment Sr. | 1¼ | 2:07.40 | $1,450 | ||
1907 | Tourenne | 3 | Eddie Kunz | Edward Whyte | Kirkfield Stable (Alex Mackenzie) | 1¼ | 2:10.40 | $1,450 |
References[]
- ^ "Tourenne Wins Hamilton Derby". Daily Racing Form. 1907-06-05. Retrieved 2020-03-24 – via University of Kentucky Archives.
- ^ "Hamilton Derby to Chief Kee: Crowd of 10,000 Turf Devotees See Canadian-Owned Colt Win Chief Event of Hamilton Opening". Daily Racing Form. 1910-06-19. Retrieved 2020-03-23 – via University of Kentucky Archives.
- ^ "Penalties in the New York Bills". Daily Racing Form. 1908-01-18. Retrieved 2018-10-26 – via University of Kentucky Archives.
- ^ "Race Track Bill Defeated In Senate; Measure Modifying Directors' Liability for Gambling Fails of Passage". The New York Times. July 14, 1911. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- ^ "Hamilton Stalls In Great Demand". Daily Racing Form. 1911-06-07. Retrieved 2020-03-24 – via University of Kentucky Archives.
- ^ "Whist Is Derby Winner: Belmont Colt Leads Meridian And Governor Gray To Finish At Hamilton". Daily Racing Form. 1911-06-18. Retrieved 2020-03-25 – via University of Kentucky Archives.
- ^ "More Money for Hamilton Derby". Daily Racing Form. 1914-03-17. Retrieved 2020-03-24 – via University of Kentucky Archives.
- 1907 establishments in Ontario
- 1967 disestablishments in Ontario
- Horse races in Ontario
- Discontinued horse races
- Flat horse races for three-year-olds
- Open middle distance horse races
- Recurring sporting events established in 1907
- Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1926