| Class | Defunct horse race |
|---|---|
| Location | Gravesend Race Track Brooklyn, New York (1887-1910) Aqueduct Racetrack Queens, New York (1914-1924) |
| Inaugurated | 1899 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mle |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
The Carlton Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run annually from 1887 thru 1910 at Gravesend Race Track in the Gravesend neighbourhood of Brooklyn, New York. An event run at a distance of one mile on a dirt surface, the Carlton often attracted some of the top-level horses in the country. [1] However, in its second running the New York Times called the 1888 Carlton Stakes a “Complete farce” because there were only four runners scheduled to run in the one mile event but Now or Never, owned by Alexander Cassatt, plus Lucky Baldwin’s future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Emperor of Norfolk were both withdrawn. As a result, Sir Dixon, ridden by future Hall of Fame jockey Jim McLaughlin, and Raceland with Andrew Godfrey aboard, were the only starters. [2]
In 1908, the administration of Governor Charles Evans Hughes signed into law the Hart–Agnew bill that effectively banned all racetrack betting in the state of New York. The legislation allowed for fines and up to a year in prison which was strictly enforced. [3] [4] A 1910 amendment to the Hart–Agnew legislation added further restrictions that made the owners and directors of a racetrack personally liable for any betting done on their premises, with or without their consent. Such an onerous liability was intolerable and meant that by 1911 all racetracks in the state ceased operations. [5] Although a February 21, 1913, ruling by the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division paved the way for racing to resume that year, by then it was too late for horse racing at Gravesend Race Track and it went out of business. [6]
In 1914, a race with the same name and conditions was created at the Aqueduct Racetrack located in the Queens borough of New York City. It would not be run again until the Aqueduct management revived it in 1921 but was permanently dropped from the schedule after the 1924 edition.
Speed record:
Most wins by a jockey: (2)
Most wins by a trainer:
Most wins by an owner:
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Dist. (Miles) | Time | Win $ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Aqueduct Racetrack | ||||||||||
| 1924 | Ladkin | John Maiben | Louis Feustel | August Belmont Jr. | 1 M | 1:36.80 | $7,350 | |||
| 1923 | Dunlin | Chick Lang | William M. Garth | Joshua S. Cosden | 1 M | 1:37.80 | $6,550 | |||
| 1922 | Whiskaway | Lester Penman | James G. Rowe Sr. | Harry Payne Whitney | 1 M | 1:36.60 | $6,100 | |||
| 1921 | Knobbie | Earl Sande | Sam Hildreth | Rancocas Stable | 1 M | 1:38.20 | $6,450 | |||
| 1915 | - 1920 | Race not held | ||||||||
| 1914 | Luke McLuke | Merritt Buxton | John F. Schorr | John W. Schorr | 1 M | 1:38.80 | $5,125 | |||
| At Gravesend Racetrack | ||||||||||
| 1910 | Sweep | Vincent Powers | James G. Rowe Sr. | James R. Keene | 1 M | 1:39.20 | $1,900 | |||
| 1909 | Hilarious | James Butwell | James G. Rowe Sr. | James R. Keene | 1 M | 1:41.20 | $4,815 | |||
| 1908 | Chapultepec | Dave R. McDaniel | Fred Burlew | B & O Stable (Fred Burlew & Frank O'Neill) | 1 M | 1:39.40 | $6,790 | |||
| 1907 | Dinna Kin | Charles Koerner | John W. Rogers | Harry Payne Whitney | 1 M | 1:38.80 | $5,455 | |||
| 1906 | Burgomster | Lucien Lyne | John W. Rogers | Harry Payne Whitney | 1 M | 1:41.60 | $4,380 | |||
| 1905 | Cairngorm | Willie Davis | A. Jack Joyner | Sidney Paget | 1 M | 1:41.60 | $3,200 | |||
| 1904 | Montreson | Arthur Redfern | Thomas J. Healey | Richard T. Wilson Jr. | 1 M | 1:43.20 | $6,100 | |||
| 1903 | Reliable | Tommy Burns | John W. Rogers | William Collins Whitney | 1 M | 1:40.00 | $4,150 | |||
| 1902 | King Hanover | Tommy Burns | John W. Rogers | William Collins Whitney | 1 M | 1:40.20 | $3,850 | |||
| 1901 | Commando | Henry Spencer | James G. Rowe Sr. | James R. Keene | 1 M | 1:39.40 | $3,850 | |||
| 1900 | Standing | Nash Turner | Richard "Dick" Roche | Richard "Dick" Roche | 1 M | 1:40.75 | $5,150 | |||
| 1899 | Lothario | Henry "Skeets" Martin | William C. Smith | George E. Smith | 1 M | 1:42.00 | $3,850 | |||
| 1898 | The Huguenot | Henry Spencer | James G. Rowe Sr. | William P. & Lewis S. Thompson | 1 M | 1:45.25 | $3,850 | |||
| 1897 | Don de Oro | Willie Simms | John J. Hyland | August Belmont Jr. | 1 M | 1:44.75 | $3,850 | |||
| 1896 | Handspring | Willie Simms | Frank McCabe | Philip J. Dwyer | 1 M | 1:43.00 | $3,850 | |||
| 1895 | Counter Tenor | John Lamley | William Lakeland | Jacob Ruppert Jr. | 1 M | 1:44.50 | $3,850 | |||
| 1894 | Hornpipe | Fred Taral | William Lakeland | James R. & Foxhall P. Keene | 1 M | 1:43.75 | $5,580 | |||
| 1893 | Prince George | John Lamley | Hardy Campbell Jr. | Richard Croker | 1 M | 1:46.00 | $3,290 | |||
| 1892 | Charade | Edward H. Garrison | William R. Jones | William R. Jones | 1 M | 1:44.00 | $4,510 | |||
| 1891 | Russell | Fred Littlefield | R. Wyndham Walden | John A. & Alfred H. Morris | 1 M | 1:45.00 | $4,420 | |||
| 1890 | Kenwood | Marty Bergen | W. H. "Dutch" Roller | George Walbaum | 1 M | 1:42.50 | $5,130 | |||
| 1889 | Carroll | Fred Littlefield | Joe Cotton | 1 M | 1:42.50 | $4,130 | ||||
| 1888 | Sir Dixon | Jim McLaughlin | Frank McCabe | Dwyer Brothers Stable | 1 M | 1:56.75 | $1,955 | |||
| 1887 | Hanover | Jim McLaughlin | Frank McCabe | Dwyer Brothers Stable | 1 M | 1:43.25 | $2,070 | |||