Westchester Stakes (NYRA)

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The Westchester Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-years-old and older run over a distance of 1+116 miles annually in early May at Belmont Park, in Elmont, New York. The event currently offers a purse of $100,000 added.

Westchester Stakes
Grade III race
LocationBelmont Park
Elmont, New York
Inaugurated1918
Race typeThoroughbredFlat racing
WebsiteNYRA
Race information
Distance1 mile (8 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFour-years-old & up
Weight123 lbs. with allowances
PurseUS$100,000 (2020)

History

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Originally called the Yorktown Handicap, it was first run in 1918 at the old Empire City Race Track and was won by the 1916 Kentucky Derby winner George Smith.[1]

For 1919, it was called the Victory Handicap, but in 1922 reverted to the Yorktown Handicap. There was no race run in 1932 and 1933 during the Great Depression.

In 1940 it was renamed the name Westchester Handicap in honor of Westchester County, New York. The race was hosted by the Jamaica Racetrack from 1943 to 1959 yet idle between 1954 and 1958. After which it was shifted to Aqueduct Racetrack.

From 1959 to 1971, the race was open to horses age four years old and up.[2]

Since 2012 the event has been run at Belmont Park.

Records

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Speed record:

  • 1:32.24 – 1 mile: Najran (2003)

Most wins:

  • 2 – Thorson (1936, 1937)
  • 2 – R. Thomas (1966, 1968)
  • 2 – Rubiano (1991, 1992)
  • 2 – Gygistar (2004, 2005)

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$
Gr.
2023 Repo Rocks 5 Ruben Silvera Jamie Ness Double B Racing Stables 1 m 1:34.96 $175,000 G3
2022 Cody's Wish 4 Junior Alvarado William I. Mott Godolphin 1 m 1:34.68 $110,00 G3
2021 Dr Post 4 Manuel Franco Todd Pletcher Cloyce C. Clark 1 m 1:35.14 $110,000 G3
2020 Code of Honor 4 John Velazquez C. R. McGaughey III William S. Farish III 1 m 1:42.39 $55,000 G3
2019 Nicodemus 4 Mike Luzzi Linda Rice Everything's Cricket Racing (Avram C. Freedberg) & Lawrence Goichman 1 m 1:35.07 $110,000 G3
2018 Tale of Silence 4 Dylan Davis Barclay Tagg Charles E. Fipke 1 m 1:36.14 $120,000 G3
2017 Connect 4 Irad Ortiz Jr. Chad Brown Paul Pompa Jr. 1 m 1:36.49 $120,000 G3
2016 Anchor Down 5 José Ortiz Todd Pletcher Alto Racing LLC 1 m 1:35.10 $90,000 G3
2015 Tonalist 4 Joe Bravo Christophe Clement Robert S. Evans 1 m 1:34.07 $90,000 G3
2014 Palace Malice 4 John R. Velazquez Todd Pletcher Dogwood Stable/Three Chimneys Farm 1 m 1:35.53 $90,000 G3
2013 Flat Out 7 Junior Alvarado William I. Mott Preston Stables (Art Preston) 1 m 1:32.99 $90,000 G3
2012 To Honor and Serve 4 Jose Lezcano William I. Mott Live Oak Racing (Charlotte Weber) 1 m 1:34.84 $90,000 G3
2011 Caixa Eletronica 6 Cornelio Velásquez Todd A. Pletcher Repole Stable 1 m 1:34.26 $60,000 G3
2010 Le Grand Cru 5 Cornelio Velásquez H. Allen Jerkens Judson L. Streicher 1 m 1:34.89 $60,000 G3
2009 Bribon 6 Alan Garcia Robert Ribaudo Marc Keller 1 m 1:35.38 $66,000 G3
2008 Divine Park 4 Alan Garcia Kiaran McLaughlin James J. Barry 1 m 1:32.74 $65,460 G3
2007 Utopia 7 Mike Luzzi Saeed bin Suroor Sheikh Mohammed 1 m 1:33.23 $64,620 G3
2006 Sir Greeley 4 Eibar Coa James A. Jerkens Timber Bay Farm (William J. Entenmann) & Denise (Entenmann) Walsh 1 m 1:33.69 $65,280 G3
2005 Gygistar 6 Javier Castellano Mark A. Hennig Edward P. Evans 1 m 1:33.50 $65,700 G3
2004 Gygistar 5 Joe Bravo Mark A. Hennig Edward P. Evans 1 m 1:35.89 $65,700 G3
2003 Najran 4 Edgar Prado Nick Zito Buckram Oak Farm (Mahmoud Fustok) 1 m 1:32.24 $65,820 G3
2002 Free of Love 4 Jerry D. Bailey Richard Violette Jr. Anthony J. Aprilante & Ralph M. Evans 1 m 1:35.56 $67,500 G3
2001 Cat's At Home 4 Filiberto Leon Mark A. Hennig Edward P. Evans 1 m 1:33.60 $64,920 G3
2000 Yankee Victor 4 Heberto Castillo Jr. Carlos Morales Moreton Binn, et al. 1 m 1:34.37 $66,000 G3
1999 Mr. Sinatra 5 Chuck C. Lopez Gasper Moschera Barbara J. Davis 1 m 1:35.04 $64,202 G3
1998 Wagon Limit 4 Jean-Luc Samyn H. Allen Jerkens Joseph V. Shields Jr. 1 m 1:34.06 $66,420 G3
1997 Pacific Fleet 5 Frank Alvarado Alfredo Callejas Robert Perez 1 m 1:33.88 $65,940 G3
1996 Valid Wager 4 Julio Pezua Bruce N. Levine Harry T. Mangurian Jr. 1 m 1:34.74 $66,240 G3
1995 Mr. Shawklit 4 Mike Luzzi Frank Laboccetta Edward & Judith Anchel 1 m 1:34.66 $65,760 G3
1994 Virginia Rapids 4 Jean-Luc Samyn H. Allen Jerkens Middletown Stables (Joseph & William Stavola) 1 m 1:34.52 $65,640 G3
1993 Bill Of Rights 4 Jean-Luc Samyn Thomas D. (Tim) Kelly Boketo Stable 1 m 1:34.69 $72,720 G3
1992 Rubiano 5 José A. Santos Flint S. Schulhofer Centennial Farms (Donald Little) 1 m 1:34.83 $68,880 G3
1991 Rubiano 4 Jerry D. Bailey Flint S. Schulhofer Centennial Farms (Donald Little) 1 m 1:34.94 $71,520 G3
1990 Once Wild 5 Ángel Cordero Jr. John J. Lenzini Jr. Gary Marano 1 m 1:35.00 $67,800 G3
1989 Lord of the Night 6 Jorge Velásquez Dominick Galluscio Winbound Farms (Raymond Wennik) 1 m 1:35.60 $71,040 G3
1988 Faster Than Sound 4 Julie Krone D. Wayne Lukas H. Joseph Allen 1 m 1:34.40 $108,000 G3
1987 King's Swan 7 José A. Santos Richard E. Dutrow Sr. Alvin Akman 1 m 1:36.20 $69,120 G3
1986 Garthorn 6 Rafael Meza Robert J. Frankel Jerome S. Moss 1 m 1:33.80 $75,240 G3
1985 Verbarctic 5 Gregg McCarron Garner H. Vinson Garner H. Vinson 1 m 1:36.60 $53,460 G3
1984 Jacque's Tip 4 Ángel Cordero Jr. John Parisella Theodore M. Sabarese 1 m, 70 yds. 1:41.80 $55,440 G3
1983 Singh Tu 4 Jean-Luc Samyn H. Allen Jerkens Top The Marc Stable (Joseph Taub) 1 m 1:35.20 $33,780 G3
1982-1 Fabulous Find 4 Juan Cintron H. Allen Jerkens Top The Marc Stable (Joseph Taub) 1 m 1:38.00 $33,330 G3
1982-2 John Casey 5 Jeffrey Fell Floreano Fernandez Julie Miron 1 m 1:38.00 $33,090 G3
1981 Dunham's Gift 4 Michael Venezia Bob G. Dunham Carl Hughes Jr. 1 m 1:35.00 $33,000 G3
1980 Nice Catch 6 Jeffrey Fell Frank Wright October House Farm 1 m 1:36.80 $34,020 G3
1979 Vencedor 5 Ruben Hernandez Luis Barrera Armando Cosme 1+116 m 1:44.00 $33,060 G2
1978 Pumpkin Moonshine 4 Dave Borden Howard M. Tesher H. Joseph Allen 1+116 m 1:44.40 $32,250 G2
1977 Cinteelo 4 Eddie Maple Thomas J. Kelly John M. Schiff 1+116 m 1:43.40 $33,090 G2
1976 Double Edge Sword 6 Ángel Cordero Jr. Richard E. Dutrow Sr. Aisquith Stable (Elmer W. Aisquith) 1 m 1:33.40 $34,170 G2
1975 Step Nicely 5 Jorge Velásquez H. Allen Jerkens Hobeau Farm 1 m 1:34.00 $33,900 G2
1974 Dundee Marmalade 6 Michael Hole Robert P. Lake Alfred G. Vanderbilt II 1 m 1:36.00 $32,940 G2
1973 North Sea 4 Robyn Smith Robert P. Lake Alfred G. Vanderbilt II 1 m 1:33.60 $33,990 G2
1972 Autobiography 4 Ángel Cordero Jr. Pancho Martin Sigmund Sommer 1 m 1:34.20 $34,560
1971 Never Bow 5 Victor Tejada Pancho Martin Sigmund Sommer 1 m 1:36.40 $35,580
1970 Dewan 5 Eddie Belmonte James W. Maloney William Haggin Perry 1 m 1:34.20 $37,440
1969 Iron Ruler 4 Ángel Cordero Jr. Edward J. Yowell October House Farm 1 m 1:34.00 $36,335
1968 R. Thomas 7 Jimmy Nichols David Erb Roger W. Wilson 1 m 1:35.40 $36,335
1967 Advocator 4 Manuel Ycaza Clyde Troutt Ada L. Rice 1 m 1:35.40 $35,815
1966 R. Thomas 5 Larry Adams David Erb Roger W. Wilson 1 m 1:36.20 $37,375
1965 Tibaldo 5 Braulio Baeza Thomas J. Kelly Esther D. du Pont 1 m 1:36.60 $39,130
1964 Rocky Link 4 Donald Pierce Stephen A. DiMauro Golden Triangle Stables (Thomas A. Eazor) 1 m 1:35.20 $18,947
1963 Sunrise County 4 John L. Rotz Thomas J. Kelly Townsend B. Martin 1 m 1:34.20 $18,005
1962 Globemaster 4 John L. Rotz Thomas J. Kelly Leonard P. Sasso 1 m 1:34.60 $18,687
1961 Mail Order 5 Larry Adams Larry H. Thompson Alamode Farm 1 m 1:34.00 $18,655
1960 Vendetta 4 Jack Leonard Walter F. Wickes Jr. Mrs. Walter F. Wickes Jr. 1 m 1:35.20 $19,005
1959 Mystic II 5 Mike Sorrentino Morris Dixon C. Mahlon Kline 1+116 m 1:43.60 $18,452
1954 – 1958 Race not held
1953 Cold Command 4 Hedley Woodhouse Sylvester Veitch C. V. Whitney 1+18 m 1:49.60 $33,150
1952 Battlefield 4 Albert Schmidl Winbert F. Mulholland George D. Widener Jr. 1+18 m 1:50.20 $38,350
1951 Bryan G. 4 Ovie Scurlock Casey Hayes Christopher Chenery 1+18 m 1:49.20 $21,100
1950 Palestinian 4 Sam Boulmetis Sr. Hirsch Jacobs Isidor Bieber 1+316 m 1:57.20 $25,100
1949 Three Rings 4 Hedley Woodhouse Willie Knapp Evelyn L. Hopkins 1+316 m 1:56.80 $20,200
1948 Better Self 3 Dave Gorman Max Hirsch King Ranch 1+316 m 1:57.80 $39,600
1947 Bridal Flower 4 Warren Mehrtens James W. Smith King Ranch 1+316 m 1:59.20 $39,700
1946 Assault 3 Eddie Arcaro Max Hirsch King Ranch 1+316 m 1:56.40 $38,600
1945 Stymie 4 Robert Permane Hirsch Jacobs Ethel D. Jacobs 1+316 m 1:56.80 $38,765
1944 Seven Hearts 4 Paul Keiper W. Graves Sparks J. Graham Brown 1+316 m 1:58.00 $23,515
1943 Slide Rule 3 Jack Westrope Cecil Wilhelm William E. Boeing 1+316 m 1:57.60 $22,700
1942 Riverland 4 Alfred Robertson Moody Jolley Louisiana Farm (Harold A. Clark) 1+316 m 1:56.40 $19,850
1941 Gramps 4 Herb Lindberg John M. Gaver Sr. John Hay Whitney 1+316 m 1:59.80 $19,650
1940 Mioland 3 Leon Haas R. Thomas Smith Charles S. Howard 1+316 m 2:00.20 $15,950
1939 Third Degree 3 Eddie Arcaro John M. Gaver Sr. Greentree Stable 1+18 m 1:51.40 $7,250
1938 Great Union 3 Sam Renick Louis Feustel Elizabeth Graham Lewis 1+18 m 1:52.00 $6,550
1937 Thorson 5 E. Roberts Thomas H. McCreery Buckley M. Byers 1+18 m 1:52.00 $7,550
1936 Thorson 4 Eddie Arcaro Thomas H. McCreery Buckley M. Byers 1+18 m 1:52.00 $4,790
1935 Good Harvest 3 Sam Renick Joseph H. Stotler Alfred G. Vanderbilt II 1+18 m 1:51.80 $4,550
1934 King Saxon 3 Thomas Malley C. H. "Pat" Knebelkamp C. H. "Pat" Knebelkamp 1+18 m 1:54.40 $1,985
1932 – 1933 Race not held
1931 Dr. Freeland 5 Johnny Bethal Thomas J. Healey Walter J. Salmon Sr. 1+18 m 1:53.60 $2,880
1930 Questionnaire 3 Charles Kurtsinger Andy Schuttinger James Butler 1+18 m 1:53.60 $4,650
1929 Genie 4 Willie Kelsay Henry McDaniel Gifford A. Cochran 1+18 m 1:52.00 $4,930
1928 Arcturus 3 George Schreiner A. Jack Joyner George D. Widener Jr. 1+18 m 1:53.00 $4,970
1927 Light Carbine 4 Charles Zoeller Michael J. Dunleavy Ira B. Humphreys 1+18 m 1:53.60 $5,390
1926 Cloudland 4 Laverne Fator Frank E. Brown Frank E. Brown 1+18 m 1:53.80 $4,970
1922 – 1926 Race not held
1921 Yellow Hand 4 C. H. Miller A. J. Goldsborough Charles A. Stoneham 1+14 m 2:05.60 $4,850
1920 Mad Hatter 4 Earl Sande Sam Hildreth Rancocas Stable 1+14 m 2:07.40 $4,550
1919 Star Master 5 Clarence Kummer Walter B. Jennings A. Kingsley Macomber 1+14 m 2:09.20 $2,275
1918 George Smith 5 Frank Robinson Preston M. Burch John Sanford 1+18 m 1:51.60 $2,150

References

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  1. ^ "North Sea Wins Aqueduct Mile". New York Times. 1973-04-01. p. 247. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  2. ^ "Westchester Handicap history at the NYRA".
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