Merchants and Citizens Handicap

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Merchants and Citizens Handicap
Discontinued stakes race
LocationSaratoga Race Course
Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
Inaugurated1900–1960
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing
Race information
Distance1+3⁄4 miles (14 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up

The Merchants and Citizens Handicap is a discontinued American Thoroughbred horse race which was first run in 1900 at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. Open to horses aged three and older, it was contested on dirt. The inaugural event was won by Orville Richards' gelding Charentus and the final running in 1960 by Gustave Ring's Don Poggio.[1][2] In between them, some of the races most notable winners include U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductees Roamer, Sir Barton, Exterminator (1921) and Discovery (1935).[3]

The 1919 U. S. Triple Crown winner Sir Barton set a world record of 1:55 3/5 for 1 3/16 miles on dirt in winning the August 28, 1920 edition of the Merchants and Citizens Handicap.[4]

Records[]

Speed record:

  • 2:55.80 – Don Poggio (1960) at 13⁄4 miles
  • 1:54.60 – (1932) at 13⁄16

Most wins:

  • 2 – Herbert (1901, 1902)
  • 2 – Sir John Johnson (1909, 1910)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners[]

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Dist.
(Miles) 		Time
1960 Don Poggio 4 Sam Boulmetis Sr. Pancho Martin 13⁄4 M 2:55.80
1959 Cross Channel 5 Manuel Ycaza Edward A. Christmas Howell E. Jackson 13⁄4 M 2:56.00
1958 Civet 5 Raul Sterling T. F. McMahon Byrnalnan Stable 13⁄4 M 2:58.80
1957 Admiral Vee 5 Willie Lester H. Allen Jerkens Edward Seinfeld 13⁄4 M 2:59.60
1956 Thinking Cap 4 Paul J. Bailey Henry S. Clark Christiana Stables 13⁄4 M 3:02.80
1955 First Aid 5 Ted Atkinson Preston M. Burch Brookmeade Stable 13⁄16 M 1:58.00
1954 Capeador 4 Nick Shuk Preston M. Burch Brookmeade Stable 13⁄16 M 1:58.00
1953 One Hitter 7 Ted Atkinson John M. Gaver Sr. Greentree Stable 13⁄16 M 1:56.60
1952 Crafty Admiral 4 Eric Guerin Charfran Stable (Charles & Frances Cohen) 13⁄16 M 1:57.40
1951 County Delight 4 Eric Guerin James E. Ryan Rokeby Stable 13⁄16 M 1:57.40
1950 My Request 5 Ted Atkinson James P. Conway Florence Whitaker 13⁄16 M 1:56.60
1949 Chains 4 Gordon Glisson Preston M. Burch Brookmeade Stable 13⁄16 M 1:57.20
1948 Beauchef 5 Ruperto Donoso Andes Stable 13⁄16 M 1:59.00
1947 Loyal Legion 3 Ted Atkinson Oscar White Walter M. Jeffords Sr. 13⁄16 M 1:58.00
1946 5 Conn McCreary Bert Mulholland George D. Widener Jr. 13⁄16 M 1:55.40
1945 Coronal 5 Ted Atkinson Dell Stables (Herman Delman) 13⁄16 M 1:56.20
1944 Princequillo 4 George Woolf Horatio Luro Boone Hall Stable 13⁄16 M 1:56.20
1943 Lochinvar 4 Ted Atkinson Andy Schuttinger 13⁄16 M 1:55.00
1942 Olympus 7 Don Meade Eddie Hayward Barrington Stable 13⁄16 M 1:58.00
1941 Fenelon 4 James Stout James E. Fitzsimmons Belair Stud 13⁄16 M 1:58.80
1940 Isolater 7 James Stout James E. Fitzsimmons Belair Stud 13⁄16 M 1:56.80
1939 Sickle T 4 Jack Howard Florence Whitaker 13⁄16 M 1:58.40
1938 Great Union 3 Sam Renick Louis Feustel Elizabeth Graham Lewis 13⁄16 M 1:57.80
1937 Count Arthur 5 Lester Balaski Frank S. Hackett Fannie Hertz 13⁄16 M 1:58.00
1936 4 Nick Wall Middleburg Stable (William Ziegler Jr.) 13⁄16 M 2:00.40
1935 Discovery 4 John Bejshak Joseph H. Stotler Alfred G. Vanderbilt II 13⁄16 M 1:57.40
1934 Faireno 5 James E. Fitzsimmons Belair Stud 13⁄16 M 1:58.60
1933 Dark Secret 4 James E. Fitzsimmons Wheatley Stable 13⁄16 M 1:57.40
1932 5 Raymond Workman John A. Best John A. Best 13⁄16 M 1:54.60
1931 Curate 5 Mack Garner Joseph E. Widener 13⁄16 M 1:56.60
1930 Frisius 4 Whitey Abel James E. Fitzsimmons Belair Stud 13⁄16 M 1:56.60
1929 4 John Maiben John R. Macomber 13⁄16 M 2:02.20
1928 Chance Shot 4 Earl Sande Joseph E. Widener 13⁄16 M 2:03.20
1927 Chance Play 4 Earl Sande Arden Farm Stable 13⁄16 M 1:59.20
1926 Flagstaff 6 Laverne Fator Willie Knapp La Brae Stable (H. H. Cotton) 13⁄16 M 1:59.00
1925 Spot Cash 5 John Maiben Albert C. Bostwick Jr. 13⁄16 M 1:58.00
1924 Sunsini 4 Willie Kelsay Lilane Stable (Mrs. William L. Walker) 13⁄16 M 2:05.20
1923 4 Clarence Kummer James G. Rowe Sr. Harry Payne Whitney 13⁄16 M 1:56.40
1922 Devastation 4 Laverne Fator Max Hirsch Stephen Petit 13⁄16 M 2:05.00
1921 Exterminator 6 Willie Kelsay Willie Knapp Willis Sharpe Kilmer 13⁄16 M 1:57.40
1920 Sir Barton 4 Earl Sande H. Guy Bedwell J. K. L. Ross 13⁄16 M 1:55.60
1919 Cudgel 5 Earl Sande H. Guy Bedwell J. K. L. Ross 13⁄16 M 1:57.40
1918 Midway 4 Harold Thurber John S. Ward 13⁄16 M 1:56.20
1917 Clematis 4 Merritt C. Buxton Thomas M. Murphy Oscar Lewisohn 13⁄16 M 2:02.40
1916 The Finn 4 Andy Schuttinger Edward W. Heffner 13⁄16 M 1:58.00
1915 Roamer 4 James Butwell Andrew Miller 13⁄16 M 1:59.00
1914 Star Gaze 4 John McTaggart James E. Fitzsimmons Herbert L. Pratt 13⁄16 M 2:03.80
1913 5 Tommy Davies Jack L. McGinnis V. M. McGinnis 13⁄16 M 2:01.60
1911 – 1912 No racing due to Hart–Agnew Law
1910 Sir John Johnson 5 George Archibald David Woodford Beverwyck Stable (Frank J. Nolan) 13⁄16 M 2:01.60
1909 Sir John Johnson 4 James Butler Jr. David Woodford Beverwyck Stable (Frank J. Nolan) 13⁄16 M 1:58.00
1908 Dandelion 6 Carroll Shilling John E. Madden 13⁄16 M 1:58.80
1907 Running Water 4 Walter Miller Newcastle Stable 13⁄16 M 1:58.40
1906 Red Leaf 4 Charles Koerner J. Oliver Keene 13⁄16 M 2:02.00
1905 Outcome 4 Harry W. Baird Woodford Clay 13⁄16 M 2:02.60
1904 Molly Brant 4 George M. Odom Hubert H. Hyner John Sanford 11⁄8 M 1:51.60
1903 Hermis 4 George M. Odom William Shields Edward R. Thomas 11⁄8 M 1:51.60
1902 5 Lewis Smith Walter C. Rollins Walter C. Rollins 11⁄8 M 1:56.40
1901 4 Lewis Smith Walter C. Rollins Walter C. Rollins 11⁄8 M 1:51.00
1900 6 Jim McLaughlin Orville L. Richards 11⁄16 M 1:45.50

References[]

  1. ^ University of Kentucky archives (August 23, 1919). "Merchants and Citizens Handicap, Leading Attractions at Saratoga Today". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  2. ^ Greeley Daily Tribune, Greeley Daily Tribune, Greeley, Colorado (August 27, 1960). "Merchants and Citizens Handicap, Don Poggio". Greeley Daily Tribune. Retrieved 9 October 2018.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. "Hall of Fame – Horses". The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  4. ^ Special to The New York Times. (August 29, 1920). "Sir Barton Sets New World Mark". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
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