Sheepshead Bay Stakes

Sheepshead Bay Stakes
Race information
Grade IIT race
Location	Belmont Park Elmont, New York, United States
Inaugurated	1959
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	Belmont Park
Distance	1 ³⁄₈ miles (11 furlongs)
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Fillies & Mares, four-years-old & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$200,000

Sheepshead Bay Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the end of May at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. A Grade II event contested on turf at a distance of 1 ³⁄₈ miles (11 furlongs), it is open to fillies and mares, four-years-old and up. Prior to 1962, it was open to horses of either sex.

The first Sheepshead Bay Handicap was a race run from 1894 through 1910 at the now defunct Sheepshead Bay Race Track at Sheepshead Bay, New York. It was revived at the Jamaica Racetrack in 1959 but following the closure of that facility, the race was shifted to Aqueduct Racetrack which hosted it from 1960 through 1974 and again in 1976.

Since inception, the revised edition of the Sheepshead Bay race has been contested at various distances and on both dirt and turf surfaces:

1 mile : 1962 on dirt
1 ¹⁄₁₆ miles : 1959 on dirt
1 ¹⁄₁₆ miles : 1963-1964 on turf
1 mile, 1 furlong : 1960, 1961, 1976 on dirt
1 ³⁄₁₆ miles : 1965-1973 on turf
1 ³⁄₁₆ miles : 1974 on dirt
1 ¹⁄₄ miles : 1975, 1977-1979 on turf
1 ³⁄₈ miles : 1980-1989, 1991 to 2011
1 ³⁄₈ miles : 1990 on dirt
1 ¹⁄₈ miles: 2012 on turf

The Sheepshead Bay was run in two divisions in 1968, 1970, 1972, 1976 and 1982.

Records

Speed record: (at current distance of 1 ³⁄₈ miles on dirt)

2:11.57 - Maxzene (1997)

Most wins:

2 - Princess Pout (1970, 1971)
2 - Glowing Tribute (1976, 1977)
2 - Sabin (1983, 1984)
2 - Maxzene (1997, 1998)
2 - Honey Ryder (2006, 2007)

Most wins by an owner:

4 - Darby Dan Farm (Phillips/Galbreath) (1973, 1987, 1989, 1999)

Most wins by a jockey:

5 - Mike E. Smith (1991, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2004)

Most wins by a trainer:

4 - Woody Stephens (1974, 1979, 1983, 1984)
4 - Christophe Clement (1993, 2000, 2003, 2008)
4 - William I Mott (1991, 1995, 2010, 2014)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2016	Sea Calisi (FR)	4	Jose L. Ortiz	Chad C. Brown	Martin S. Schwartz	2:18.90
2015	Rosalind	4	Joe Bravo	Chad C. Brown	Bethlehem Stables/Dubb/Highclere	2:14.73
2014	Riposte	4	Joel Rosario	William I Mott	Juddmonte Farm	2:18.86
2013	Tannery (IRE)	4	Luis Saez	Alan E. Goldberg	Richard Santulli	2:20.17
2012	Aruna	5	Ramon Dominguez	H. Graham Motion	Flaxman Holdings	2:15.47
2011	Hibaayeb	4	John Velazquez	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin Stable	2:15.92
2010	Treat Gently	5	Kent Desormeaux	William I. Mott	Juddmonte Farm	2:14.09
2009	Criticism	5	Javier Castellano	Thomas Albertrani	Darley Stable	2:13.96
2008	Mauralakana	5	Kent Desormeaux	Christophe Clement	Robert Scarborough	2:14.69
2007	Honey Ryder	6	Garrett K. Gomez	Todd Pletcher	Glencrest Farm LLC	2:13.00
2006	Honey Ryder	5	Garrett Gomez	Todd Pletcher	Glencrest Farm LLC	2:12.98
2005	Sauvage	4	Javier Castellano	Thomas Albertrani	William Diamant	2:15.65
2004	Moscow Burning	4	Mike E. Smith	James M. Cassidy	Van Kempen et al.	2:18.24
2003	Mariensky	4	John Velazquez	Christophe Clement	Waterville Lake Stable	2:28.19
2002	Tweedside	4	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	E. & L. Melnyk	2:13.63
2001	Critical Eye	4	Mike Luzzi	Scott Schwartz	Herbert Schwartz	2:18.18
2000	Lisieux Rose	5	Jose Santos	Christophe Clement	Moyglare Stud	2:14.16
1999	Soaring Softly	4	Mike E. Smith	James J. Toner	Darby Dan Farm	2:15.11
1998	Maxzene	5	Jose Santos	Thomas Skiffington	Fusao Sekiguchi	2:14.17
1997	Maxzene	4	Mike E. Smith	Thomas Skiffington	Ken-Mort Stable	2:11.57
1996	Chelsey Flower	5	Robbie Davis	Nick Zito	Farfellow Farm	2:12.64
1995	Duda	4	Jerry Bailey	William I. Mott	Madeleine A. Paulson	2:13.69
1994	Market Booster	5	Jose Santos	D. Wayne Lukas	Moyglare Stud	2:11.69
1993	Trampoli	4	Mike E. Smith	Christophe Clement	Paul de Moussac	2:14.08
1992	Ratings	4	Jean Cruguet	Jonathan Sheppard	Augustin Stable	2:15.14
1991	Crockadore	4	Mike E. Smith	William I. Mott	Timothy Mahony	2:14.80
1990	Destiny Dance	4	Jose Santos	Scotty Schulhofer	Mohammed Al Maktoum	2:19.20
1989	Love You By Heart	4	Jean Cruguet	John M. Veitch	Darby Dan Farm	2:12.60
1988	Nastique	4	Robbie Davis	Stephen A. DiMauro	Chaus Stable	2:16.40
1987	Steal A Kiss	4	Eddie Maple	John M. Veitch	Darby Dan Farm	2:23.80
1986	Possible Mate	5	Jean-Luc Samyn	Philip G. Johnson	Thomas P. Evans	2:14.00
1985	Persian Tiara	5	Jorge Velasquez	Adrian Maxwell	Mrs. T. P. Donahue	2:16.00
1984	Sabin	4	Eddie Maple	Woody Stephens	Henryk de Kwiatkowski	2:12.80
1983	Sabin	3	Eddie Maple	Woody Stephens	Henryk de Kwiatkowski	2:13.80
1982	Castle Royale	4	Jimmy Miranda	John P. Campo	Irwin Feiner	2:13.00
1982	Dana Calqui	4	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Stephen A. DiMauro	Dogwood Stable	2:14.20
1981	Love Sign	4	Ruben Hernandez	Sidney Watters, Jr.	Stephen C. Clark, Jr.	2:13.00
1980	The Very One	5	Charlie Cooke	Stephen A. DiMauro	Helen Polinger	2:13.00
1979	Terpsichorist	4	Eddie Maple	Woody Stephens	Hickory Tree Stable	2:01.60
1978	Late Bloomer	4	Jorge Velasquez	John M. Gaver, Jr.	Greentree Stable	2:01.00
1977	Glowing Tribute	4	Jorge Velasquez	MacKenzie Miller	Rokeby Stable	1:59.60
1976	Glowing Tribute	3	Pat Day	J. Elliott Burch	Rokeby Stable	1:49.20
1976	Fleet Victress	4	Pat Day	MacKenzie Miller	Ralph Kercheval	1:49.00
1975	Gems And Roses	5	Mike Venezia	Thomas J. Kelly	Townsend B. Martin	2:01.60
1974	North Broadway	4	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Woody Stephens	Tadao Tamashima	1:56.20
1973	Shearwater	4	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Lou Rondinello	Darby Dan Farm	1:59.80
1972	Sidneys Nurse	4	Jacinto Vasquez	Thomas J. Kelly	Brookmeade Stable	1:57.00
1972	Inca Queen	4	Garth Patterson	George T. Poole	C. V. Whitney	1:56.40
1971	Princess Pout	5	Jean Cruguet	D. Mike Smithwick	June H. McKnight	1:56.60
1970	Princess Pout	4	Jean Cruguet	D. Mike Smithwick	June H. McKnight	1:56.40
1970	Patee Canyon	5	John L. Rotz	Stanley M. Reiser	Barbara Hunter	1:57.40
1969	Symona II	3	Jorge Velasquez	Angel Penna, Sr.	Gustave Ring	1:55.80
1968	Ludham	4	Jacinto Vasquez	Frank I. Wright	Happy Hill Farm	1:54.80
1968	Politely	5	Angel Cordero, Jr.	George M. Baker	Bohemia Stable	1:55.40
1967	Indian Sunlite	4	Heliodoro Gustines	Sherrill W. Ward	George M. Humphrey	1:54.80
1966	Straight Deal II	4	Walter Blum	Hirsch Jacobs	Ethel D. Jacobs	1:55.40
1965	Snow Scene II	5	Braulio Baeza	Thomas J. Kelly	Mrs. John R. H. Thouron	1:56.80
1964	Intervene	4	Manuel Ycaza	William H. Dixon	Baird C. Brittingham	1:46.40
1963	Cicada	4	Larry Adams	Casey Hayes	Meadow Stable	1:42.40
1962	Rose O'Neill	4	Manuel Ycaza	Ted Saladin	Bert W. Martin	1:34.20
1961	Wolfram	5	Ismael Valenzuela	Burley Parke	Harbor View Farm	1:50.60
1960	Tharp	6	Raymond York	Lucien Laurin	Carleton H. Palmer	1:49.00
1959	Greek Star	4	Hedley Woodhouse	Charles V. Reynolds	Sidney M. Barton	1:42.20

The Sheepshead Bay Handicap (1894-1910)

The original Sheepshead Bay Handicap was open to horses age three and older and was contested on dirt at a distance of one mile (8 furlongs). It was last run in June 1910 after the Republican controlled New York Legislature under Governor Charles Evans Hughes passed the Hart-Agnew anti-betting legislation on June 11, 1908. The owners of Sheepshead Bay Race Track, and other racing facilities in New York State, struggled to stay in business without betting.^[1] However, further restrictive legislation was passed by the New York Legislature in 1910 which resulted in the deepening of the financial crisis for track operators and led to a complete shut down of racing across the state during 1911 and 1912. When a Court ruling saw racing return in 1913 it was too late for the Sheepshead Bay facility and it never reopened.

Historical notes

Sir Walter finished third in the first two editions of the race when it was won by Don Alonzo in 1894^[2] and the following year by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Domino.^[3] In 1900, another future Hall of Fame inductee, Imp, finished third to longshot winner Greyfeld.^[4] A third future Hall of Fame inductee, the great filly Maskette, ran second to King James in the final edition in 1910.^[5]

Records

Speed record:

1:37.60 - Inquisitor (1906) & King James (1910)

Most wins:

No horse won this race more than once.

Most wins by a jockey:

3 - Fred Taral (1895, 1896, 1898)
3 - Walter Miller (1905, 1906, 1908)

Most wins by an owner:

No owner won this event more than once.

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1910	King James	4	Carroll Shilling	Sam Hildreth	Sam Hildreth	1:37.60
1909	Sir John Johnson	4	James Butler, Jr.	David Woodford	Beverwyck Stable	1:39.20
1908	Dandelion	6	Walter Miller	John E. Madden	Francis R. Hitchcock	1:37.80
1907	Sir Lynnewood	6	Preston	L. Webster	Joseph E. Widener	1:40.60
1906	Inquisitor	3	Walter Miller	Thomas Welsh	Newcastle Stable	1:37.60
1905	Woodsaw	3	Walter Miller	A. Jack Joyner	Sydney Paget	1:42.00
1904	Graziallo	3	Jack Martin	E. H. Hanna	Columbia Stable	1:38.80
1903	Blues	5	J. J. Hoar	Frank D. Weir	Frank Farrell	1:42.00
1902	Kamara	5	Arthur Redfern	Charles F. Hill	Clarence H. MacKay	1:38.60
1901	Brigadier	4	Winfield O'Connor	John J. Hyland	August Belmont, Jr.	1:37.80
1900	Greyfeld	4	William Dangman	not found	R. A. Smith	1:41.80
1899	Fly By Night	3	John Bullman	Albert Slmons	Pat Dunne	1:39.80
1898	Semper Ego	5	Fred Taral	Charles Hughes	Bromley & Co.	1:42.00
1897	Havoc	5	Henry Lewis	Charles Boyle	Joseph E. Seagram	1:41.00
1896	St. Maxim	5	Fred Taral	Robert Tucker	Charles Fleischmann & Sons	1:40.20
1895	Domino	4	Fred Taral	William Lakeland	James & Foxhall Keene	1:41.20
1894	Don Alonzo	4	Willie Simms	Hardy Campbell, Jr.	Michael F. Dwyer	1:41.00

Notes

References

Belmont Park official race records

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