Withers Stakes
Grade III race | |
Location | Aqueduct Racetrack Queens, New York, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1874 (at Jerome Park Racetrack) |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Website | NYRA |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds |
Weight | 123 lbs with allowances |
Purse | $250,000 (since 2014) |
The Withers Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three years old horses over the distance of 1+1⁄8 miles on the dirt scheduled annually in February at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. The event currently carries a purse of $250,000.[1]
History[]
The Withers was named for David Dunham Withers (1821–1892), an important owner/breeder who won this race in 1890 with his colt, King Eric.
The inaugural run of the Withers Stakes occurred in 1874 at Jerome Park Racetrack. It was raced there through 1889 after which it was hosted by the Morris Park Racecourse from 1890 through 1904, then Jamaica Race Course in 1956, and at Belmont Park from 1957 through 1959 and 1984 through 1996. The Withers was not run in 1911 and 1912 due to a New York State legislated ban on all forms of wagering on horses. It was also not run in 2011, but returned to the New York racing calendar on February 4, 2012.
The Withers was historically run at a distance of one mile but was lengthened to 1+1⁄16 miles in 2012. In 1956, it was also contested at a mile and a sixteenth. The "Withers Mile", as it was known to racetrackers, was once one of America's great races, on par with events like England's St James's Palace Stakes and France's Prix Jacques Le Marois. Winners included outstanding sires like Dr. Fager, Jaipur, Hagley, Bold Reasoning, Hill Prince, Polynesian, Menow, and Blue Larkspur. In 1919, Sir Barton won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, then won the Withers before winning the Belmont Stakes to complete the Triple Crown. Count Fleet repeated this feat in 1943. Other famous winners of the race include Man o' War and Native Dancer.
Prior to 2012, it was run in May at Belmont Park.[1]
The Withers is a prep race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.
In 2018 the distance of the event was increased to 1+1⁄8 miles.[2]
Records[]
Speed record:
- 1+1⁄8 miles – 1:50.27 Tax (2019)
- 1+1⁄16 miles – 1:43.93 Far From Over (2015)
- 1 mile – 1:32.40 Williamstown (1993)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 6 – Eddie Arcaro (1940, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1955)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 – James G. Rowe Sr. (1883, 1884, 1904, 1908, 1909)
Most wins by an owner:
- 5 – James R. Keene (1879, 1892, 1904, 1908, 1909)
Winners[]
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Dist. (Miles) |
Time |
Win$ | Gr. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | Risk Taking | 3 | Eric Cancel | Chad Brown | Klaravich Stables | 11⁄8 M | 1:51.91 | $137,500 | G3 |
2020 | Max Player | 3 | Dylan Davis | Linda L. Rice | George Hall | 11⁄8 M | 1:53.87 | $137,500 | G3 |
2019 | Tax | 3 | Junior Alvarado | R. A. Hill Stable/Reeves Racing/Hugh Lynch/Corms Racing | 11⁄8 M | 1:50.27 | $137,500 | G3 | |
2018 | Avery Island | 3 | Joe Bravo | Kiaran McLaughlin | Godolphin Racing LLC | 11⁄8 M | 1:51.01 | $150,000 | G3 |
2017 | El Areeb | 3 | M M C Stables LLC | 11⁄16 M | 1:44.47 | $150,000 | G3 | ||
2016 | Sunny Ridge | 3 | Manuel Franco | Jason Servis | Dennis Drazin | 11⁄16 M | 1:46.99 | $150,000 | G3 |
2015 | Far From Over | 3 | Manuel Franco | Todd Pletcher | Black Rock Thoroughbreds | 11⁄16 M | 1:43.93 | $150,000 | G3 |
2014 | Samraat | 3 | José Ortiz | My Meadowview Farm | 11⁄16 M | 1:46.31 | $150,000 | G3 | |
2013 | Revolutionary | 3 | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | WinStar Farm | 11⁄16 M | 1:44.32 | $120,000 | G3 |
2012 | Alpha | 3 | Ramon A. Dominguez | Kiaran McLaughlin | Godolphin Racing | 11⁄16 M | 1:44.23 | $120,000 | G3 |
2011 | Race not held | ||||||||
2010 | Afleet Again | 3 | Chuck Zacney | 1 M | 1:34.05 | $90,000 | G3 | ||
2009 | Mr. Fantasy | 3 | Richard Migliore | Kiaran McLaughlin | 1 M | 1:34.91 | $90,000 | G3 | |
2008 | Harlem Rocker | 3 | Eibar Coa | Todd Pletcher | Adena Racing Venture II | 1 M | 1:34.50 | $90,000 | G3 |
2007 | Divine Park | 3 | Alan Garcia | Kiaran McLaughlin | James J. Barry | 1 M | 1:34.65 | $90,000 | G3 |
2006 | Bernardini | 3 | Javier Castellano | Tom Albertrani | Darley Stable | 1 M | 1:35.07 | $90,000 | G3 |
2005 | Scrappy T | 3 | Marshall E. Dowell | 1 M | 1:35.60 | $90,000 | G3 | ||
2004 | Medallist | 3 | Jorge Chavez | H. Allen Jerkens | 1 M | 1:34.40 | $90,000 | G3 | |
2003 | Spite the Devil | 3 | H. Allen Jerkens | Hardwicke Stable | 1 M | 1:35.80 | $90,000 | G3 | |
2002 | Fast Decision | 3 | José A. Santos | Christophe Clement | Peter Karches | 1 M | 1:36.40 | $90,000 | G3 |
2001 | Richly Blended | 3 | Rick Wilson | Benjamin W. Perkins Jr. | Raymond Dweck | 1 M | 1:35.60 | $90,000 | G3 |
2000 | Big E E | 3 | Heberto Castillo Jr. | James A. Jerkens | Hollow Farms | 1 M | 1:35.60 | $90,000 | G3 |
1999 | Successful Appeal | 3 | Jose Espinoza | John C. Kimmel | Starview Stable (Joseph & Pam Petruska) | 1 M | 1:35.00 | $90,000 | G2 |
1998 | Dice Dancer | 3 | Jorge Chavez | H. Allen Jerkens | Hobeau Farm | 1 M | 1:34.40 | $90,000 | G2 |
1997 | Statesmanship | 3 | Herb McCauley | Christophe Clement | Harris/Susan/Karches | 1 M | 1:35.20 | $67,140 | G2 |
1996 | Appealing Skier | 3 | Rick Wilson | New Farm | 1 M | 1:35.00 | $66,120 | G2 | |
1995 | Blu Tusmani | 3 | José A. Santos | Christophe Clement | Sidney L. Port | 1 M | 1:35.00 | $67,260 | G2 |
1994 | Twining | 3 | José A. Santos | Scotty Schulhofer | Sheikh Mohammed | 1 M | 1:34.60 | $67,140 | G2 |
1993 | Williamstown | 3 | Craig Perret | Peter S. Willmott | 1 M | 1:32.40 | $76,800 | G2 | |
1992 | Dixie Brass | 3 | Michael Watral | 1 M | 1:33.60 | $73,080 | G2 | ||
1991 | Subordinated Debt | 3 | Julie Krone | Leslie R. Grimm | 1 M | 1:34.00 | $73,920 | G2 | |
1990 | Housebuster | 3 | Craig Perret | Warren A. Croll Jr. | Robert P. Levy | 1 M | 1:34.80 | $71,040 | G2 |
1989 | Fire Maker | 3 | Jerry Bailey | Arthur I. Appleton | 1 M | 1:36.40 | $73,800 | G2 | |
1988 | Once Wild | 3 | Pat Day | John J. Lenzini Jr. | Gary Marano | 1 M | 1:35.20 | $69,360 | G2 |
1987 | Gone West | 3 | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Hickory Tree Stable | 1 M | 1:36.40 | $82,620 | G2 |
1986 | Clear Choice | 3 | Jorge Velásquez | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1 M | 1:35.60 | $58,050 | G2 |
1985 | El Basco | 3 | Jacinto Vásquez | Woodrow Sedlacek | Jacques Wimpfheimer | 1 M | 1:36.60 | $72,990 | G2 |
1984 | Play On | 3 | Jean-Luc Samyn | William H. Turner Jr. | Welcome Farm | 1 M | 1:36.40 | $69,750 | G2 |
1983 | Country Pine | 3 | Jerry D. Bailey | Daniel M. Galbreath | 1 M | 1:35.60 | $52,380 | G2 | |
1982 | Aloma's Ruler | 3 | Jack Kaenel | John J. Lenzini Jr. | Nathan Scherr | 1 M | 1:35.40 | $33,300 | G2 |
1981 | Spirited Boy | 3 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Joseph Nash | Harry Speier | 1 M | 1:36.80 | $33,600 | G2 |
1980 | Colonel Moran | 3 | Jorge Velásquez | Thomas J. Kelly | 1 M | 1:34.40 | $34,200 | G2 | |
1979 | Czaravich | 3 | Jean Cruguet | William H. Turner Jr. | 1 M | 1:35.60 | $33,330 | G2 | |
1978 | Junction | 3 | (Charlotte Weber) | 1 M | 1:36.80 | $32,520 | G2 | ||
1977 | Iron Constitution | 3 | Jorge Velásquez | Harry T. Mangurian Jr. | 1 M | 1:37.00 | $33,360 | G2 | |
1976 | Sonkisser | 3 | Braulio Baeza | Stephen A. DiMauro | Harold Snyder | 1 M | 1:35.00 | $32,760 | G2 |
1975 | Sarsar | 3 | Bill Shoemaker | David A. Whiteley | William Haggin Perry | 1 M | 1:34.60 | $36,360 | G2 |
1974 | Accipiter | 3 | Pancho Martin | Sigmund Sommer | 1 M | 1:36.40 | $36,240 | G2 | |
1973 | 3 | Braulio Baeza | 1 M | 1:34.60 | $33,120 | G2 | |||
1972 | Key to the Mint | 3 | Braulio Baeza | J. Elliott Burch | Rokeby Stables | 1 M | 1:34.80 | $35,400 | |
1971 | Bold Reasoning | 3 | Jacinto Vásquez | Nick Gonzales | Kosgrove Stable | 1 M | 1:35.80 | $35,100 | |
1970 | Hagley | 3 | Ron Turcotte | Hickory Tree Stable | 1 M | 1:34.80 | $38,805 | ||
1969 | Ack Ack † | 3 | Manuel Ycaza | Woody Stephens | Cain Hoy Stable | 1 M | 1:34.80 | $37,765 | |
1968 | Call Me Prince | 3 | William Boland | Max Hirsch | 1 M | 1:35.20 | $38,220 | ||
1967 | Dr. Fager | 3 | Braulio Baeza | John A. Nerud | Tartan Stable | 1 M | 1:33.80 | $37,895 | |
1966 | Indulto | 3 | John L. Rotz | Max Hirsch | Jane Greer | 1 M | 1:35.00 | $38,935 | |
1965 | Flag Raiser | 3 | Bobby Ussery | Hirsch Jacobs | 1 M | 1:34.20 | $39,000 | ||
1964 | Mr. Brick | 3 | Bobby Ussery | Roy Sturgis | 1 M | 1:35.60 | $40,105 | ||
1963 | Get Around | 3 | Braulio Baeza | George T. Poole | Maine Chance Farm | 1 M | 1:36.60 | $39,650 | |
1962 | Jaipur | 3 | Bill Shoemaker | Bert Mulholland | George D. Widener Jr. | 1 M | 1:35.60 | $38,090 | |
1961 | Hitting Away | 3 | Hedley Woodhouse | James Fitzsimmons | Ogden Phipps | 1 M | 1:35.20 | $38,935 | |
1960 | John William | 3 | Hedley Woodhouse | Merrick Stable | 1 M | 1:35.40 | $74,950 | ||
1959 | Intentionally | 3 | Manuel Ycaza | Edward Kelly Sr. | Brookfield Farm | 1 M | 1:35.60 | $58,072 | |
1958 | Sir Robby | 3 | Eric Guerin | John S. Kroese | 1 M | 1:36.20 | $19,362 | ||
1957 | Clem | 3 | Conn McCreary | William W. Stephens | 1 M | 1:36.80 | $19,100 | ||
1956 | Oh Johnny | 3 | Hedley Woodhouse | Mrs. Wallace Gilroy | 11⁄16 M | 1:45.20 | $20,100 | ||
1955 | Traffic Judge | 3 | Eddie Arcaro | Woody Stephens | Clifford Mooers | 1 M | 1:36.00 | $21,850 | |
1954 | Jet Action | 3 | Edward A. Neloy | Maine Chance Farm | 1 M | 1:36.00 | $26,250 | ||
1953 | Native Dancer | 3 | Eric Guerin | William C. Winfrey | Alfred G. Vanderbilt II | 1 M | 1:36.20 | $23,050 | |
1952 | Armageddon | 3 | Raymond York | Moody Jolley | Cain Hoy Stable | 1 M | 1:37.00 | $22,000 | |
1951 | 3 | Eddie Arcaro | Bert Mulholland | George D. Widener Jr. | 1 M | 1:35.80 | $20,600 | ||
1950 | Hill Prince | 3 | Eddie Arcaro | Casey Hayes | Christopher Chenery | 1 M | 1:35.80 | $20,700 | |
1949 | Olympia | 3 | Eddie Arcaro | Ivan H. Parke | Fred W. Hooper | 1 M | 1:36.80 | $21,150 | |
1948 | Vulcan's Forge | 3 | Douglas Dodson | Sylvester Veitch | C. V. Whitney | 1 M | 1:37.40 | $20,100 | |
1947 | Faultless | 3 | Douglas Dodson | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1 M | 1:38.20 | $20,950 | |
1946 | Hampden | 3 | Eddie Arcaro | Richard E. Handlen | Foxcatcher Farm | 1 M | 1:36.00 | $20,320 | |
1945 | Polynesian | 3 | Wayne D. Wright | Gertrude T. Widener | 1 M | 1:39.80 | $19,125 | ||
1944 | Who Goes There | 3 | Johnny Longden | Bert Mulholland | George D. Widener Jr. | 1 M | 1:38.00 | $16,150 | |
1943 | Count Fleet | 3 | Johnny Longden | Don Cameron | Fannie Hertz | 1 M | 1:36.00 | $12,700 | |
1942 | Alsab | 3 | Basil James | Albert Sabath | 1 M | 1:36.20 | $15,500 | ||
1941 | King Cole | 3 | James Fitzsimmons | Ogden Phipps | 1 M | 1:38.20 | $20,300 | ||
1940 | Corydon | 3 | Eddie Arcaro | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable | 1 M | 1:37.20 | $16,650 | |
1939 | Johnstown | 3 | James Stout | James Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | 1 M | 1:35.80 | $15,750 | |
1938 | Menow | 3 | Charles Kurtsinger | Hal Price Headley | 1 M | 1:37.40 | $15,000 | ||
1937 | Flying Scot | 3 | John Hay Whitney | 1 M | 1:37.40 | $15,050 | |||
1936 | White Cockade | 3 | James Fitzsimmons | Ogden Phipps | 1 M | 1:37.20 | $18,200 | ||
1935 | Rosemont | 3 | Wayne D. Wright | Richard E. Handlen | Foxcatcher Farms | 1 M | 1:36.60 | $11,250 | |
1934 | 3 | Robert Jones | Liz Whitney | 1 M | 1:37.80 | $16,000 | |||
1933 | The Darb | 3 | Alfred Robertson | Thomas J. Healey | C. V. Whitney | 1 M | 1:39.00 | $20,550 | |
1932 | Boatswain | 3 | Alfred Robertson | Preston M. Burch | Walter M. Jeffords | 1 M | 1:39.80 | $21,600 | |
1931 | Jamestown | 3 | Linus McAtee | A. Jack Joyner | George D. Widener Jr. | 1 M | 1:36.60 | $27,300 | |
1930 | Whichone | 3 | Raymond Workman | Thomas J. Healey | Harry Payne Whitney | 1 M | 1:38.20 | $26,150 | |
1929 | Blue Larkspur | 3 | Mack Garner | Herbert J. Thompson | Edward R. Bradley | 1 M | 1:36.00 | $28,250 | |
1928 | Victorian | 3 | Raymond Workman | James G. Rowe Jr. | Harry Payne Whitney | 1 M | 1:39.00 | $22,300 | |
1927 | Chance Shot | 3 | Earl Sande | Joseph E. Widener | 1 M | 1:39.80 | $23,250 | ||
1926 | Haste | 3 | Earl Sande | Joseph E. Widener | 1 M | 1:37.60 | $22,800 | ||
1925 | American Flag | 3 | Albert Johnson | Gwyn R. Tompkins | Glen Riddle Farm | 1 M | 1:38.20 | $19,600 | |
1924 | Bracadale | 3 | Earl Sande | Sam Hildreth | Rancocas Stable | 1 M | 1:39.00 | $19,000 | |
1923 | Zev | 3 | Earl Sande | Rancocas Stable | 1 M | 1:37.40 | $18,300 | ||
1922 | Snob II | 3 | Clarence Kummer | William Garth | 1 M | 1:35.80 | $17,050 | ||
1921 | Leonardo II | 3 | Andy Schuttinger | Xalapa Farm | 1 M | 1:37.40 | $5,475 | ||
1920 | Man o' War | 3 | Clarence Kummer | Louis Feustel | Glen Riddle Farm | 1 M | 1:35.80 | $4,825 | |
1919 | Sir Barton | 3 | Johnny Loftus | H. Guy Bedwell | J. K. L. Ross | 1 M | 1:38.80 | $8,075 | |
1918 | Motor Cop | 3 | A. Kingsley Macomber | 1 M | 1:39.60 | $7,100 | |||
1917 | Hourless | 3 | Jimmy Butwell | Sam Hildreth | August Belmont Jr. | 1 M | 1:39.00 | $5,475 | |
1916 | Spur | 3 | Johnny Loftus | James Butler | 1 M | 1:38.40 | $2,900 | ||
1915 | The Finn | 3 | 1 M | 1:39.40 | $1,425 | ||||
1914 | Charlestonian | 3 | George W. Langdon | John W. Messervy | 1 M | 1:39.80 | $2,900 | ||
1913 | Rock View | 3 | James H. Butwell | Sam Hildreth | August Belmont Jr. | 1 M | 1:39.40 | $2,325 | |
1912 | No races held due to the Hart–Agnew Law | ||||||||
1911 | |||||||||
1910 | The Turk | 3 | Matt McGee | Richard O. Miller | 1 M | 1:40.00 | $3,000 | ||
1909 | Hilarious | 3 | James H. Butwell | James G. Rowe Sr. | James R. Keene | 1 M | 1:41.20 | $11,000 | |
1908 | Colin | 3 | Joe Notter | James G. Rowe Sr. | James R. Keene | 1 M | 1:41.00 | $12,090 | |
1907 | Frank Gill | 3 | Joe Notter | Jack L. McGinnis | 1 M | 1:40.00 | $7,775 | ||
1906 | Accountant | 3 | Robert Tucker | W. Harry Brown | 1 M | 1:38.80 | $6,850 | ||
1905 | Blandy | 3 | A. Jack Joyner | August Belmont Jr. | 1 M | 1:44.60 | $6,220 | ||
1904 | Delhi | 3 | George Odom | James G. Rowe Sr. | James R. Keene | 1 M | 1:40.00 | $5,750 | |
1903 | Shorthose | 3 | William Haack | Goughacres Stable | 1 M | 1:41.00 | $6,395 | ||
1902 | Compute | 3 | R. W. Walden | A. H. Morris/D. H. Morris | 1 M | 1:42.00 | $4,815 | ||
1901 | The Parader | 3 | Frank Landry | Thomas J. Healey | Richard T. Wilson Jr. | 1 M | 1:42.50 | $5,020 | |
1900 | Kilmarnock | 3 | Nash Turner | William C. Whitney | 1 M | 1:41.25 | $5,470 | ||
1899 | Jean Bereaud | 3 | Sam Hildreth | Sydney Paget | 1 M | 1:42.25 | $4,450 | ||
1898 | The Huguenot | 3 | & | 1 M | 1:43.00 | $3,815 | |||
1897 | Octagon | 3 | Willie Simms | John J. Hyland | August Belmont Jr. | 1 M | 1:43.00 | $2,550 | |
1896 | Handspring | 3 | Willie Simms | Frank McCabe | Philip J. Dwyer | 1 M | 1:41.00 | $2,550 | |
1895 | Lucania | 3 | Lester Reiff | John W. Rogers | John W. Rogers | 1 M | 1:41.75 | $2,700 | |
1894 | Domino | 3 | Fred Taral | James R. & Foxhall P. Keene | 1 M | 1:40.00 | $7,100 | ||
1893 | Dr. Rice | 3 | Fred Taral | Fred Foster | Fred Foster | 1 M | 1:42.00 | $9,470 | |
1892 | Tammany | 3 | Edward Garrison | Marcus Daly | 1 M | 1:40.00 | $7,460 | ||
1891 | Picknicker | 3 | Louis Stuart & Co. | 1 M | 1:40.75 | $4,190 | |||
1890 | King Eric | 3 | Edward Garrison | Barney Riley | David D. Withers | 1 M | 1:41.00 | $8,140 | |
1889 | Diabolo | 3 | P. Godfrey | James Dumas | Castle Stable | 1 M | 1:45.00 | $5,380 | |
1888 | 3 | W. Fitzgerald | Frank McCabe | Dwyer Brothers Stable | 1 M | 1:47.75 | $3,620 | ||
1887 | Hanover | 3 | Jim McLaughlin | Frank McCabe | Dwyer Brothers Stable | 1 M | 1:46.50 | $3,490 | |
1886 | Biggonet | 3 | Robert M. Maynard | William P. Burch | William P. Burch | 1 M | 1:48.00 | $3,260 | |
1885 | Tyrant | 3 | William R. Claypool | James Ben Ali Haggin | 1 M | 1:45.25 | $3,070 | ||
1884 | Panique | 3 | William J. Fitzpatrick | James G. Rowe Sr. | Dwyer Brothers Stable | 1 M | 1:45.25 | $3,240 | |
1883 | 3 | Jim McLaughlin | James G. Rowe Sr. | Dwyer Brothers Stable | 1 M | 1:45.00 | $2,990 | ||
1882 | Forester | 3 | Jim McLaughlin | Lewis Stewart | Appleby & Johnson | 1 M | 1:46.50 | $4,600 | |
1881 | Crickmore | 3 | Bill Bird | 1 M | 1:48.00 | $4,275 | |||
1880 | Ferncliffe | 3 | William R. Babcock | William R. Babcock & Co. | 1 M | 1:49.00 | $3,800 | ||
1879 | Dan Sparling | 3 | Mr. Kelly | James R. Keene | 1 M | 1:48.00 | $5,395 | ||
1878 | Duke of Magenta | 3 | R. Wyndham Walden | George L. Lorillard | 1 M | 1:48.00 | $3,500 | ||
1877 | Bombast | 3 | William Barrett | William Prior | Pierre Lorillard IV | 1 M | 1:46.00 | $4,200 | |
1876 | Fiddlesticks | 3 | August Belmont | 1 M | 1:46.50 | $3,500 | |||
1875 | Aristides | 3 | Robert Swim | Ansel Williamson | H. Price McGrath | 1 M | 1:45.75 | $4,150 | |
1874 | Dublin | 3 | R. Ponton | not yet found | Joseph Donohue | 1 M | 1:50.00 | $3,200 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Withers Stakes Profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "WITHERS STAKES - MULTIPLE TRACKS". Thoroughbred Pedigree Online. 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
External links[]
- 1874 establishments in New York (state)
- Horse races in New York (state)
- Aqueduct Racetrack
- Jamaica Race Course
- Flat horse races for three-year-olds
- Graded stakes races in the United States
- Grade 3 stakes races in the United States
- Recurring sporting events established in 1874