The Edgemere Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race. Inaugurated in 1901 at the old Aqueduct Racetrack, it was open to horses of all ages and contested on dirt at a distance of one mile and seventy yards.[1] The following year the distance was changed to one mile and one furlong.

Edgemere Handicap
Discontinued stakes race
LocationAqueduct Racetrack
Queens, New York City,
United States
Inaugurated1901 - 1957
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance1+18 miles (9 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationAll ages

In 1902 and again in 1908, the race was won by a two-year-old. Allan, a colt owned and trained by Frank M. Kelly was the first then Fashion Plate won in 1908.[2][3]

On June 11, 1908, the Republican controlled New York Legislature under Governor Charles Evans Hughes passed the Hart-Agnew anti-betting legislation.[4] The owners of Aqueduct Racetrack, and other racing facilities in New York State, struggled to stay in business without income from betting.[5] The Edgemere Handicap was a victim of necessary cost cutting measures and as a result here was no race between 1909 and 1916. A February 21, 1913 ruling by the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division saw horse racing return in 1913. [6] However, the Edgemere was not revived until 1917 and to fit horsemen's needs, the race conditions were modified to make it a contest for horses age three and older.

The Edgemere Handicap remained at Aqueduct Racetrack until 1956 when it was hosted by the Jamaica Racetrack at a mile and a sixteenth. The final edition was run on June 20, 1957 at Belmont Park.[7]

A new Edgemere Handicap was established at Aqueduct Racetrack in 1960 which in 1981 was renamed the Red Smith Handicap.[8]

Records

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Speed record:

  • 1:48.40 @ 1-1/8 miles: Hash (1939)

Most wins:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

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Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner
Dist.
(Miles)
Time Win$
1957 Admiral Vee 5 Willie Lester H. Allen Jerkens Edward Seinfeld 1-1/8 m 1:49.60 $19,300
1956 Artismo 5 Hedley Woodhouse Robert L. Dotter James Cox Brady 1-1/16 m 1:43.60 $19,800
1955 Paper Tiger 4 Conn McCreary Hirsch Jacobs Ethel D. Jacobs 1-1/8 m 1:50.40 $19,250
1954 Invigorator 4 Eric Guerin Edward A. Neloy Saxon Stable (Riley Allison & Max Prestridge) 1-1/8 m 1:52.00 $19,950
1953 Level Lea 3 Bobby Green Max Hirsch John S. Phipps 1-1/8 m 1:52.40 $20,000
1952 Out Point 4 Nick Wall Oleg T. Dubassoff Lazy F Ranch 1-1/8 m 1:50.20 $9,150
1951 One Hitter 5 Ted Atkinson John M. Gaver Sr. Greentree Stable 1-1/4 m 2:03.20 $18,900
1950 Three Rings 5 Hedley Woodhouse William J. Knapp Evelyn L. Hopkins 1-1/8 m 1:49.40 $16,125
1949 My Request 4 Eddie Arcaro James P. Conway Ben F. Whitaker 1-1/8 m 1:50.80 $15,675
1948 Loyal Legion 4 Ted Atkinson Oscar White Walter M. Jeffords 1-1/8 m 1:52.40 $19,050
1947 Elpis 5 Ovie Scurlock William M. Booth William G. Helis Sr. 1-1/8 m 1:52.40 $18,500
1946 Stymie 5 Basil James Hirsch Jacobs Ethel D. Jacobs 1-1/8 m 1:50.40 $19,750
1945 Olympic Zenith 4 Wayne Wright William M. Booth William G. Helis Sr. 1-1/8 m 1:51.20 $12,050
1944 Strategic 4 Francis Thacker Sol Rutchick Havaholme Stable (Frank & Joseph Rabinovich) 1-1/8 m 1:52.00 $11,000
1943 Apache 4 James Stout James E. Fitzsimmons Belair Stud 1-1/8 m 1:49.40 $11,950
1942 The Rhymer 4 Eddie Arcaro John M. Gaver Sr. Greentree Stable 1-1/8 m 1:49.60 $7,875
1941 Market Wise 3 Wendell Eads George W. Carroll Louis Tufano 1-1/8 m 1:50.00 $7,975
1940 Hash 4 Eddie Arcaro John M. Gaver Sr. Greentree Stable 1-1/8 m 1:50.40 $8,175
1939 Hash 3 Eddie Arcaro John M. Gaver Sr. Greentree Stable 1-1/8 m 1:48.40 $7,450
1938 Idle Miss 4 Alfred Robertson B. Frank Christmas B. Frank Christmas 1-1/8 m 1:49.20 $6,200
1937 Strabo 3 Lester Balaski Roy Waldron Hope Goddard Iselin 1-1/8 m 1:50.00 $6,700
1936 Action 7 John Gilbert Hirsch Jacobs Ethel D. Jacobs 1-1/8 m 1:49.80 $5,030
1933 - 1935 Race not held
1932 Blenhein III 4 Tommy Malley James E. Fitzsimmons Wheatley Stable 1-1/8 m 1:50.80 $1,700
1931 Curate 5 Mack Garner Henry McDaniel Joseph E. Widener 1-1/8 m 1:50.80 $3,080
1930 Live Oak 4 Sidney P. Hebert Walter A. Carter Rosedale Stable (George Clarke) 1-1/8 m 1:51.00 $6,250
1929 Distraction 4 Danny McAuliffe James E. Fitzsimmons Wheatley Stable 1-1/8 m 1:51.00 $5,850
1928 Ironsides 3 Linus McAtee George P. Odom Robert L. Gerry 1-1/8 m 1:52.20 $6,300
1927 Black Maria 4 Frank Coltiletti William H. Karrick William R. Coe 1-1/8 m 1:50.20 $5,500
1926 Peanuts 4 Harold Thurber George P. Odom Aknusti Stable 1-1/8 m 1:48.60 $6,050
1925 Peanuts 3 Harry Richards George P. Odom Aknusti Stable 1-1/8 m 1:51.60 $5,650
1924 Ladkin 3 Clarence Kummer Louis Feustel August Belmont Jr. 1-1/8 m 1:49.60 $7,200
1923 Little Chief 4 Earl Sande Sam Hildreth Rancocas Stable 1-1/8 m 1:52.60 $5,450
1922 Lucky Hour 3 Andy Schuttinger Roy Waldron Lexington Stable (Edward F. Simms & Henry W. Oliver) 1-1/8 m 1:50.00 $7.600
1921 Captain Alcock 4 Linus McAtee James E. Fitzsimmons Quincy Stable (James Francis Johnson) 1-1/8 m 1:50.60 $5,150
1920 John P. Grier 3 Eddie Ambrose James G. Rowe Sr. Harry Payne Whitey 1-1/8 m 1:51.40 $3,150
1919 Lucullite 4 Laverne Fator Sam Hildreth Sam Hildreth 1-1/8 m 1:50.00 $2,725
1918 George Smith 5 Lawrence Lyke Hollie Hughes John Sanford 1-1/8 m 1:50.80 $2,700
1917 Chiclet 5 Frank Keogh J. Howard Lewis Joseph E. Widener 1-1/16 m 1:47.20 $1,645
1909 - 1916 Race not held
1908 Fashion Plate 2 Jack Upton William H. Karrick Oneck Stable 1-1/8 m 1:53.40 $650
1907 Ballot 3 Joe Notter James G. Rowe Sr. James R. Keene 1-1/8 m 1:53.00 $1,800
1906 Running Water 3 Walter Miller Thomas Welsh Newcastle Stable 1-1/8 m 1:52.00 $1,950
1905 Bedouin 3 Willie Shaw John Huggins Edward W. Jewett 1-1/8 m 1:53.00 $1,880
1904 Dolly Spanker 3 Herman H. Phillips T. J. Healey Richard T. Wilson Jr. 1-1/8 m 1:57.60 $1,410
1903 Hermis 4 Arthur Redfern William Shields Edward R. Thomas 1-1/8 m 1:53.00 $1,370
1902 Allan 2 Arthur Redfern Frank M. Kelly Frank M. Kelly 1-1/8 m 1:56.00 $920
1901 Ethics 3 Harry Cochran Richard O. Miller Charles F. Dwyer 1 m,70 yd. 1:46.60 $620

References

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  1. ^ "Long Odd Horses Won". New York Times. 1901-11-01. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  2. ^ "Aqueduct Form Chart". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1902-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  3. ^ "New York Form Chart". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1908-10-04. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  4. ^ "Penalties in the New York Bills". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1908-01-18. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  5. ^ "Keep Up Betting Ban". New York Times. 1908-09-01. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  6. ^ "Oral Betting Held Legal: Appellate Division of New York Supreme Court Renders Important Decision". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1913-02-22. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
  7. ^ "Admiral Vee Defeats Third Brother in Belmont Feature". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1957-06-20. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  8. ^ "Red Smith Stakes". NYRA. 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2021-11-12.