Cowdin Stakes

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Cowdin Stakes
Discontinued stakes race
Location Belmont Park
Elmont, New York, USA
Inaugurated1923
Race type ThoroughbredFlat racing
Race information
Distance6.5 furlongs
TrackDirt, left-handed
QualificationTwo-years-old
WeightAssigned
PurseUS$

The Cowdin Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually from 1923 through 2005 at Aqueduct Racetrack and at Belmont Park which at one time was a Grade 1 event. [1] [2]

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Background

The Cowdin was first run in 1923 as the Junior Champion Stakes, a name taken from a very important race for two-year-olds which had been inaugurated in 1898 at Gravesend Race Track. The Junior Champion Stakes at Gravesend ended with the 1908 running when the racetrack was forced to close after the administration of Republican Governor Charles Evans Hughes signed into law the Hart–Agnew bill which effectively banned all racetrack wagering in New York State. The new Junior Champion Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack was renamed the Cowdin Stakes in 1941 to honor John Cheever Cowdin, former president of the racetrack. [3]

At its peak, the Cowdin Stakes was one of the important East Coast races for two-year-olds, [4] a number of which would earn American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt honors. As well, 1929 winner Gallant Fox went on to win the 1930 U.S. Triple Crown and would be inducted into the U. S. Racing Hall of Fame. [5] Other winners who would become Hall of Fame members were Twenty Grand (1930), Hill Prince (1949), Dr. Fager (1966), Foolish Pleasure (1974), Easy Goer (1988). [6]

The race was split into two divisions in 1963, 1973, and 1976.

The Cowdin Stakes was held at:

Records

Speed record:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerOwner
Dist.
(Furlongs/ Miles)
Time Gr.
2005He's Got Grit2 Jerry Bailey Steve Asmussen Curtis C. Green6.5 f1:17.75 L/R
2004Flamenco2 Jerry Bailey Todd Pletcher Peachtree Stable (John Fort)6.5 f1:17.20L/R
2003Smokume2Shannon Uske H. Allen Jerkens Hobeau Farm 6.5 f1:17.05L/R
2002Boston Bull2 John Velazquez Todd Pletcher Dogwood Stable 6.5 f1:16.37 G3
2001Sunray Spirit2 Eibar Coa Eoin G. Harty Godolphin 6.5 f1:19.16G3
2000Fistfite2 Richard Migliore William Badgett Jr. Peter Callahan6.5 f1:15.63G3
1999Twilight Time2 Mike Luzzi Linda L. Rice Char-Mari Stable (Charles & Mariannne Hesse)6.5 f1:17.00G2
1998Successful Appeal2 Richard Migliore John C. Kimmel Starview Stable (racing partnership)6.5 f1:17.11G2
1997 Coronado's Quest 2 Mike E. Smith C. R. McGaughey III Stuart S. Janney III 6.5 f1:14.35G2
1996Just A Cat2 Joe Bravo James T. RyersonNoreen Carpenito7 f1:23.00G2
1995Gator Dancer2 Eddie Maple Patrick J. Kelly Fox Ridge Farm, Inc. (Rick Porter)1 m1:37.09G2
1994Old Tascosa2Carlos Lopez Jr. Walter C. Reese Noreen Carpenito7 f1:24.60G2
1993You And I2 Craig Perret Stanley M. Hough Triumviri Stable (Einar Robsham)7 f1:22.60G2
1992Wallenda2 Herb McCauley Frank A. Alexander Dogwood Stable 7 f1:24.00G2
1991Salt Lake2 Mike E. Smith D. Wayne Lukas William T. Young 7 f1:22.60G2
1990Scan2 Jerry Bailey Flint S. Schulhofer William Haggin Perry 7 f1:23.40G2
1989Adjudicating2 Jacinto Vásquez C. R. McGaughey III Ogden Mills Phipps 7 f1:23.60G1
1988 Easy Goer 2 Pat Day C. R. McGaughey III Ogden Phipps 7 f1:23.60G1
1987Tejano2 Jacinto Vásquez D. Wayne Lukas Lloyd R. French Jr.7 f1:23.40G1
1986Polish Navy2 Randy Romero C. R. McGaughey III Ogden Phipps 7 f1:22.80G1
1985Ketoh2 Jorge Velásquez D. Wayne Lukas Helen C. Alexander 7 f1:23.80G1
1984 Chief's Crown 2 Don MacBeth Roger Laurin Star Crown Stable (Andrew Rosen, et al.)1 m1:36.60G1
1983 Devil's Bag 2 Eddie Maple Woody Stephens Hickory Tree Stable 7 f1:21.40G2
1982What's Dat2 Eddie Maple Woody Stephens Hickory Tree Stable 7 f1:24.40G2
1981Native Raja2 Chris McCarron Joseph S. NashGrandview Stable (Harry Massey)7 f1:23.80G2
1980 Lord Avie 2 Jorge Velásquez Daniel Perlsweig David Simon7 f1:23.60G2
1979 Rockhill Native 2John OldhamHerbert K. StevensHarry A. Oak7 f1:23.60G2
1978Tim The Tiger2 Jeffrey Fell John M. Veitch Calumet Farm 7 f1:22.60G2
1977Quadratic2 Jorge Velásquez Woody Stephens August Belmont IV 7 f1:24.60G2
1976Sail To Rome2 Jeffrey Fell Woody Stephens Lucille Stephens 7 f1:22.80G2
1976For The Moment2 Eddie Maple LeRoy Jolley Gerald Robins7 f1:22.40G2
1975 Honest Pleasure 2 Jorge Velásquez LeRoy Jolley Bertram R. Firestone 7 f1:22.60G2
1974 Foolish Pleasure 2 Jacinto Vásquez LeRoy Jolley John L. Greer 7 f1:22.60G2
1973-1Protagonist2Angel Santiago John P. Campo Elmendorf Farm 7 f1:23.00G2
1973-2Lord Rebeau2 Heliodoro Gustines William HightowerPaul Cresci7 f1:22.80G2
1972Step Nicely2 Ángel Cordero Jr. H. Allen Jerkens Hobeau Farm 7 f1:22.60
1971Loquacious Don2 Jorge Velásquez John W. Jacobs Nelson Bunker Hunt 7 f1:24.20
1970 Hoist The Flag 2 Jean Cruguet Sidney Watters Jr. Jane Forbes Clark 7 f1:22.40
1969 Silent Screen 2 John L. Rotz J. Bowes Bond Elberon Farm 7 f1:23.80
1968King Emperor2 Braulio Baeza Edward A. Neloy Wheatley Stable 7 f1:22.60
1967Iron Ruler2 Laffit Pincay Jr. Edward J. Yowell October House Farm 7 f1:21.60
1966 Dr. Fager 2 Bill Shoemaker John A. Nerud Tartan Stable 7 f1:24.80
1965Advocator2 Eldon Nelson Clyde Troutt Ada L. Rice 7 f1:23.60
1964 Tom Rolfe 2 Ron Turcotte Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. Powhatan Stable 7 f1:23.80
1963Chieftain2 Bill Hartack Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. Powhatan Stable 7 f1:23.80
1963Dunfee2 Ray Broussard Joseph M. Bollero Dorothy Comiskey Rigney 7 f1:24.20
1962 Never Bend 2 Manuel Ycaza Woody Stephens Cain Hoy Stable 7 f1:23.20
1961 Jaipur 2 Eddie Arcaro Bert Mulholland George D. Widener Jr. 7 f1:22.60
1960 Carry Back 2 Bill Hartack Jack A. Price Katherine Price7 f1:24.00
1959 Warfare 2 Ismael Valenzuela Hack Ross Bellehurst Stable (Clifton Jones Jr.)7 f1:22.60
1958Crafty Skipper2 Bobby Ussery Lucien Laurin Charfran Stable (Charles & Frances Cohen)7 f1:23.00
1957 Jewel's Reward 2 Bill Hartack Ivan H. Parke Maine Chance Farm 6.5 f1:17.60
1956Mister Jive2 Hedley Woodhouse George M. Carter John L. Applebaum6.5 f1:17.20
1955Noorsaga*2 Eric Guerin Sherrill W. Ward Mrs. C. Ulrick Bay6.5 f1:17.60
1954 Summer Tan 2 Eric Guerin Sherrill W. Ward Dorothy Firestone Galbreath6.5 f1:16.00
1953 Fisherman 2 Hedley Woodhouse Sylvester Veitch C. V. Whitney 6.5 f1:17.00
1952Invigorator2 Dave Gorman Norman R. McLeod Saxon Stable6.5 f1:17.60
1951Eternal Moon2 Conn McCreary Daverne EmeryEmerald Hill Stable6.5 f1:18.60
1950Away Away2 Ovie Scurlock Woody Stephens Woodvale Farm6.5 f1:18.80
1949 Hill Prince 2 Eddie Arcaro Casey Hayes Christopher Chenery 6.5 f1:16.60
1948Algasir2 Ted Atkinson John H. Skirvin Florence L. Clark 6.5 f1:19.80
1947 My Request 2 Eddie Arcaro James P. Conway Ben F. Whitaker 6.5 f1:18.00
1946 Cosmic Bomb 2 Ruperto Donoso Willie Booth William G. Helis Sr. 6.5 f1:19.80
1945Knockdown2 Douglas Dodson R. Thomas Smith Maine Chance Farm 6.5 f1:18.00
1944Best Effort2 Ted Atkinson Ray KindredClaud C. Tanner6.5 f1:18.60
1943Alorter2John Deering John H. Skirvin Alwin C. Ernst 6.5 f1:18.40
1942 Slide Rule 2 Conn McCreary Cecil Wilhelm William E. Boeing 6.5 f1:17.20
1941 Requested 2 Jack Westrope J. H. "Blackie" McCoole Ben F. Whitaker 6.5 f1:17.60
1940King Cole2 James Stout James E. Fitzsimmons Ogden Phipps 6.5 f1:17.00
1939Merry Knight2 Ronnie Nash James E. Fitzsimmons Wheatley Stable 6.5 f1:18.40
1938 El Chico 2 Nick Wall Matthew Peter Brady William Ziegler Jr. 6.5 f1:18.00
1937Can't Wait2 Lester Balaski J. Thomas Taylor Myron Selznick 6.5 f1:18.00
1936 Pompoon 2 Harry Richards Cyrus F. Clarke Jerome H. Louchheim 6.5 f1:18.20
1935Ned Reigh2 Raymond Workman Henry McDaniel Willis Sharpe Kilmer 6.5 f1:18.60
1934Sailor Beware2 Raymond Workman William Brennan Greentree Stable 1 m1:36.60
1933First Minstrel2 Silvio Coucci William Brennan Greentree Stable 1 m1:38.60
1932Repaid2 Pete Walls Edward PhelanQuincy Stable (James Francis Johnson)1 m1:39.00
1931 Faireno 2 Tommy Malley James E. Fitzsimmons Belair Stud 1 m1:38.60
1930 Twenty Grand 2 Charley Kurtsinger Thomas W. Murphy Greentree Stable 1 m1:38.00
1929 Gallant Fox 2 John Maiben James E. Fitzsimmons Belair Stud 1 m1:38.00
1928Perkins2 Harold Thurber George M. Odom Marshall Field III 1 m1:39.00
1927Nixie2Phil Goodwin James E. Fitzsimmons Wheatley Stable 1 m1:38.40
1926Bonnie Maginn2 Danny McAuliffe James E. Fitzsimmons Belair Stud 1 m1:42.20
1925Mars2 Harry Richards Robert A. Smith Walter M. Jeffords Sr. 1 m1:37.00
1924Star Lore2Clyde PonceWilliam J. Spiers William Ziegler Jr. 6.5 f1:18.60
1923 Mr. Mutt 2 Harold Thurber Albert B. Gordon Bud Fisher 1 m1:38.80

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