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Edgemere Handicap

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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

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.

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.