Flamingo Stakes

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Flamingo Stakes
ClassDefunct Stakes
Location Hialeah Park Race Track
Hialeah, Florida, United States
Inaugurated1926
Race type Thoroughbred – Flat racing
WebsiteN/A
Race information
Distance1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
WeightAssigned

The Flamingo Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses run over a distance of a mile and one-eighth. Run as the Florida Derby until 1937, the inaugural event took place at Tampa Downs on February 27, 1926. There was no race in 1927 and 1928 but was revived in 1929 at Hialeah Park Race Track. [1] [2]

Contents

Historical race notes

In 1937, Court Scandal won the first edition of the renamed Flamingo Stakes for owner Townsend Martin, an investment banker, polo player, and former part owner of the New York Jets football team. [3]

With the introduction of the grading system for races in 1973, the Flamingo Stakes was given Grade I status which it held through 1989. Run in March or early April, for many years it was a very important early prep race for the Kentucky Derby. [4] Nine winners of this race went on to win the Derby: Lawrin (1938), Faultless (1947) Citation (1948), Needles (1956), Tim Tam (1958), Carry Back (1961), Northern Dancer (1964), Foolish Pleasure (1975), Seattle Slew (1977), Spectacular Bid (1979).

In 1948, Citation won the Flamingo Stakes under regular jockey Al Snider. Six days later, Snider drowned while out fishing in the Florida Keys; Eddie Arcaro replaced him on Citation, going on to win the U.S. Triple Crown. [5]

The Flamingo Stakes was run in two divisions in 1952.

Chief's Crown finished first in the 1985 Flamingo Stakes but was disqualified to second. A successful appeal was reported by The Washington Post as "Racing officials in Florida redressed an injustice yesterday and made Chief's Crown the official winner of the Flamingo Stakes." [6]

Hialeah Park racetrack ran into financial problems and in 2001 the facility ceased racing operations. [7] Frank Stronach's Thunder Blitz won the final running of the Flamingo Stakes. [8]

Records

Speed record:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Dist.
(Miles)		Time
 Grade
2001Thunder Blitz3 Edgar Prado Joe Orseno Frank Stronach 11⁄8 M1:48.23G3
2000Trippi3 Eibar Coa Todd Pletcher Dogwood Stable 11⁄8 M1:50.04G3
1999First American3 José Vélez Jr. Eduardo C. Caramori TNT Stud 11⁄8 M1:48.90G3
1998Chilito3 Gary Boulanger H. Graham Motion Joe Albritton11⁄8 M1:49.60G3
1997 Frisk Me Now 3Edwin L. King Jr.Robert J. DursoCarol R. Dender11⁄8 M1:52.32G3
1996El Amante3Ramon Perez William I. Mott Jack H. Smith III11⁄8 M1:49.20G3
1995Pyramid Peak3 Herb McCauley John T. Ward Jr. John C. Oxley 11⁄8 M1:48.00G3
1994Meadow Flight3 Craig Perret James T. RyersonBen J. Aliyuee Stables11⁄8 M1:49.60G3
1993Forever Whirl3Abdiel Toribio Marty Wolfson Irving Ellis & Alan Reskin11⁄8 M1:51.20Listed
1992 Pistols and Roses 3 Heberto Castillo Jr. George GianosWillis Family Stables11⁄8 M1:50.79Listed
1990– 1991Race not held
1989Awe Inspiring3 Craig Perret Claude R. McGaughey III Ogden Phipps 11⁄8 M1:49.60G1
1988Cherokee Colony3 Jorge Velásquez John P. Campo Buckland Farm 11⁄8 M1:49.40G1
1987Talinum3 Ángel Cordero Jr. D. Wayne Lukas Nelson Bunker Hunt 11⁄8 M1:50.00G1
1986Badger Land3 Jorge Velásquez D. Wayne Lukas D. Wayne Lukas 11⁄8 M1:47.00G1
1985 Chief's Crown 3 Don MacBeth Roger Laurin Star Crown Stable11⁄8 M1:48.40G1
1984Time For A Change3 Jerry Bailey Angel Penna Sr. Ogden Mills Phipps 11⁄8 M1:47.00G1
1983Current Hope3 Alex Solis Roger Laurin Kaskel, Bakera, Levey, Laurin11⁄8 M1:49.40G1
1982 Timely Writer 3 Jeffrey Fell Dominic ImpresciaPeter & Francis Martin11⁄8 M1:49.60G1
1981Tap Shoes3 Ruben Hernandez Horatio Luro Leone J. Peters 11⁄8 M1:49.20G1
1980Superbity3 Jacinto Vásquez Melvin Calvert Frances A. Genter 11⁄8 M1:51.20G1
1979 Spectacular Bid 3 Ron Franklin Bud Delp Hawksworth Farm (Harry Meyerhoff)11⁄8 M1:48.40G1
1978 Alydar 3 Jorge Velásquez John M. Veitch Calumet Farm 11⁄8 M1:47.00G1
1977 Seattle Slew 3 Jean Cruguet William H. Turner Jr. Karen & Mickey Taylor11⁄8 M1:47.40G1
1976 Honest Pleasure 3 Braulio Baeza LeRoy Jolley Bertram R. Firestone 11⁄8 M1:46.80G1
1975 Foolish Pleasure 3 Jacinto Vásquez LeRoy Jolley John L. Greer11⁄8 M1:48.40G1
1974Bushongo3 Don MacBeth Frank A. Bonsal Marion duPont Scott 11⁄8 M1:49.00G1
1973Our Native3 Jacinto Vásquez William J. Resseguet Jr. Margaret J. Pritchard11⁄8 M1:48.80G1
1972Hold Your Peace3 Carlos H. Marquez Sr. Arnold N. Winick Maribel G. Blum11⁄8 M1:48.40
1971Executioner3 Jacinto Vásquez Edward J. Yowell October House Farm11⁄8 M1:49.20
1970My Dad George3 Ray Broussard Frank J. McManusRaymond M. Curtis11⁄8 M1:48.60
1969 Top Knight 3 Manuel Ycaza Ray Metcalf Steven B. Wilson11⁄8 M1:47.80
1968Wise Exchange *3 Eddie Belmonte Hirsch Jacobs Isidor Bieber 11⁄8 M1:48.20
1967Reflected Glory3 Jorge Velásquez Hirsch Jacobs Isidor Bieber 11⁄8 M1:48.60
1966 Buckpasser 3 Bill Shoemaker Edward A. Neloy Ogden Phipps 11⁄8 M1:50.00
1965Native Charger3 John L. Rotz Ray Metcalf Warner Stable 11⁄8 M1:50.00
1964 Northern Dancer 3 Bill Shoemaker Horatio Luro Windfields Farm 11⁄8 M1:47.80
1963 Never Bend 3 Manuel Ycaza Woody Stephens Cain Hoy Stable 11⁄8 M1:49.40
1962Prego *3 Larry Adams Thomas M. Waller Robert Lehman 11⁄8 M1:49.00
1961 Carry Back 3 Johnny Sellers Jack A. Price Mrs. Katherine Price11⁄8 M1:50.60
1960 Bally Ache 3 Bobby Ussery Jimmy Pitt Edgehill Farm11⁄8 M1:48.00
1959Troilus3 Chris Rogers Charles Peoples Bayard Sharp 11⁄8 M1:49.20
1958 Tim Tam *3 Bill Hartack Horace A. Jones Calumet Farm 11⁄8 M1:48.80
1957 Bold Ruler 3 Eddie Arcaro James E. Fitzsimmons Wheatley Stable 11⁄8 M1:47.00
1956 Needles 3 David Erb Hugh L. Fontaine D. & H. Stable11⁄8 M1:49.40
1955 Nashua 3 Eddie Arcaro James E. Fitzsimmons Belair Stud 11⁄8 M1:49.60
1954 Turn-To 3 Henry E. Moreno Eddie Hayward Cain Hoy Stable 11⁄8 M1:49.40
1953Straight Face3 Ted Atkinson John M. Gaver Sr. Greentree Stable 11⁄8 M1:49.40
1952-1 Blue Man 3 Conn McCreary Woody Stephens White Oak Stable11⁄8 M1:50.00
1952-2Charlie McAdam3 Sam Boulmetis Sr. A. G. (Bob) RobertsonJohn C. Clark11⁄8 M1:50.00
1951Yildiz3 Warren Mehrtens Oscar White Sarah F. Jeffords 11⁄8 M1:51.20
1950 Oil Capitol 3 Kenneth Church Harry Trotsek Thomas Gray & Cora Trotsek 11⁄8 M1:48.20
1949Olympia3 Ted Atkinson Ivan H. Parke Fred W. Hooper 11⁄8 M1:48.80
1948 Citation 3 Albert Snider Ben A. Jones Calumet Farm 11⁄8 M1:49.00
1947 Faultless 3 Albert Snider Ben A. Jones Calumet Farm 11⁄8 M1:49.60
1946Round View3Louis Hildebrandt Hollie Hughes Stephen "Laddie" Sanford 11⁄8 M1:52.00
1945Race not held
1944Stir Up3 Eddie Arcaro John M. Gaver Sr. Greentree Stable 11⁄8 M1:52.40
1943Race not held
1942Requested3 Eddie Arcaro J. H. "Blackie" McCoole Ben F. Whitaker 11⁄8 M1:50.60
1941Dispose3 Alfred Robertson Max Hirsch King Ranch 11⁄8 M1:48.80
1940Woof Woof3 Irving Anderson James W. Healy John Hay Whitney 11⁄8 M1:50.20
1939Technician3 Ira Hanford Ben A. Jones Woolford Farm 11⁄8 M1:50.20
1938 Lawrin 3 Wayne D. Wright Ben A. Jones Woolford Farm 11⁄8 M1:50.80
1937Court Scandal3 Earl Steffen Walter Burrows Townsend B. Martin 11⁄8 M1:49.60
1936Brevity3 Wayne D. Wright Pete Coyne Joseph E. Widener 11⁄8 M1:48.20
1935 Black Helen 3 Don Meade William A. Hurley Edward R. Bradley 11⁄8 M1:51.00
1934Time Clock3 Mack Garner Robert A. Smith Brookmeade Stable 11⁄8 M1:49.20
1933Charley O.3 John Gilbert J. Thomas TaylorEstate of R. M. Eastman11⁄8 M1:49.60
1932Evening3Robert Leischman A. Jack Joyner George D. Widener Jr. 11⁄8 M1:50.80
1931Lightning Bolt3 Charles Kurtsinger James W. Healy Liz Whitney 11⁄8 M1:51.80
1930Titus3 Alfred Robertson Robert B. Odom Arthur W. Wentzel11⁄8 M1:52.00
1929Upset Lad3James H. Burke Willie Knapp Belle Isle Stable11⁄8 M1:53.40
1927– 1928Race not held
1926Torcher3Strother GriffinEarl E. MajorEarl E. Major11⁄8 M1:57.20

Note:

1968 – Iron Ruler disqualified from first to second
1962 – Sunrise County disqualified from first to third
1958 – Jewel's Reward disqualified from first to second

References

  1. ↑ "Torcher Captures The Florida Derby". The New York Times. 1926-02-28. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
  2. ↑ "Florida Derby is Won by Upset Lad". Pittsburgh Press. 1929-03-10. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
  3. ↑ "Court Scandal, 45 to 1 Shot, Beats No Sir By Nose In Flaming". Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, page 49. 1937-02-28. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  4. ↑ "BH 100: High-Flying Flamingo". BloodHorse. 2016-02-13. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
  5. ↑ "The Ruins". Florida Sportsman. 2005-12-01. Archived from the original on 2007-04-03. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
  6. ↑ "Chief's Crown Declared Flamingo Stakes Winner". The Washington Post. 1985-04-10. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  7. ↑ "Hialeah Park & Casino – History". Hialeah Park & Casino. 2019-05-18. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
  8. ↑ "Thunder Blitz crashes Flamingo Stakes". ESPN. 2001-04-08. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
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