Gotham Stakes

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Gotham Stakes
ClassGrade III
Location Aqueduct Racetrack
Queens, New York, United States
Inaugurated1953
Race type ThoroughbredFlat racing
Website www.nyra.com/index_aqueduct.html
Race information
Distance1 mile (8 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
Weight123 lbs. with allowances [1]
Purse$300,000 (since 2017) [2]

The Gotham Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses run in early March at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. A Grade III event with a current purse of US$300,000, it is set at a distance of 1 mile on the dirt. It is part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby.

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History

The race is named for New York City, which has been nicknamed Gotham since an 1807 article by Washington Irving. [3] The event was inaugurated in 1953 at Jamaica Racetrack but following the facility's closure was moved to Aqueduct Racetrack for the 1960 season. In 1958, the race was restricted to horses four years of age and older.

The Gotham Stakes is the final local prep to the Wood Memorial Stakes and an official prep race for the Kentucky Derby. The only Derby winner who competed in the Gotham was American Triple Crown champion Secretariat, who tied the track record when winning the race in 1973. [4] [5] Easy Goer improved on this in 1989, setting a track record of 1:32.40 – one of the fastest times ever run in North America on the dirt. [6]

Since its inception, the Gotham has been competed at various distances:

The race was run in two divisions in 1953, 1974, 1975, and 1983.

Records

Speed record:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

YearWinnerJockeyTrainerOwnerTime
2025Flood ZoneReylu Gutierrez Brad H. Cox Wathnan Racing1:39.62
2024Deterministic Joel Rosario Christophe Clement St. Elias Stable, Ken Langone, Steven C. Duncker & Vicarage Stable1:36.37
2023Raise Cain Jose Lezcano Ben ColebrookAndrew Warren & Rania Warren1:38.09
2022Morello Jose Lezcano Steven M. Asmussen Blue Lion Thoroughbreds1:39.28
2021WeyburnTrevor McCarthy Jimmy Jerkens Chiefswood Stables Limited1:38.70
2020Mischevious AlexKendrick Carmouche John Servis Cash Is King LLC & LC Racing LLC1:38.80
2019Haikal Rajiv Maragh Kiaran McLaughlin Shadwell Stable 1:35.63
2018Enticed Junior Alvarado Kiaran McLaughlin Godolphin Racing, LLC 1:38.24
2017J Boys Echo Robby Albarado Dale L. Romans Albaugh Family Stables LLC1:46.34
2016Shagaf Irad Ortiz Jr. Chad C. Brown Shadwell Stable 1:45.90
2015El Kabeir Charles C. Lopez John P. Terranova II Zayat Stables 1:45.56
2014Samraat José Ortiz Richard Violette Jr. My Meadowview Farm1:44.44
2013 Vyjack Joel Rosario Rudy R. Rodriguez Pick Six Racing1:44.09
2012 Hansen Ramon Domínguez Mike Maker Dr. Kendall Hansen1:43.84
2011 Stay Thirsty Ramon Domínguez Todd A. Pletcher Repole Stable 1:44.78
2010 Awesome Act Julien Leparoux Jeremy Noseda Susan Roy & Vinery Stables1:43.85
2009 I Want Revenge Joseph Talamo Jeff Mullins David J. Lanzman1:42.65
2008Visionaire Jose Lezcano Michael Matz Team Valor International & Vision Racing1:44.60
2007Cowtown Cat Ramon Domínguez Todd A. Pletcher Gulf Coast Farms & WinStar Farm 1:44.75
2006Like Now Fernando Jara Kiaran McLaughlin John J. Dillon1:43.17
2005Survivalist Richard Migliore Claude R. McGaughey III Phipps Stable 1:35.61
2004 Saratoga County Javier Castellano George WeaverEvelyn M. Pollard1:35.53
2003 Alysweep Richard Migliore Patrick L. ReynoldsMichael Dubb & Mark Doneson1:40.60
2002 Mayakovsky Edgar Prado Patrick Biancone Michael Tabor 1:34.90
2001 Richly Blended Rick Wilson Ben Perkins Jr. Raymond Dweck1:35.14
2000 Red Bullet Alex Solis Joseph Orseno Stronach Stables 1:34.27
1999 Badge Shaun Bridgmohan Joseph AquillinoSouthbelle Stable1:34.72
1998 Wasatch Jerry D. Bailey Martin D. Wolfson Frank Calabrese1:36.56
1997 Smokin Mel John Velazquez John DeStefano Jr.Sidney L. Port1:34.38
1996 Romano Gucci Julie Krone Richard E. Dutrow Herbert Kushner1:34.40
1995 Talkin Man Mike E. Smith Roger Attfield Helen G. Stollery & Kinghaven Farms 1:36.82
1994 Irgun Jerry D. Bailey Steven W. YoungMarianne Chase1:36.27
1993 As Indicated Caesar Bisono Richard Schosberg Heatherwood Farm1:36.24
1992 Lure Mike E. Smith Claude R. McGaughey III Claiborne Farm 1:35.63
Devil His Due Herb McCauley H. Allen Jerkens Lion Crest Stable
1991 Kyle's Our Man Ángel Cordero Jr. John M. Veitch Darby Dan Farm 1:34.69
1990 Thirty Six Red Mike E. Smith Nick Zito B. Giles Brophy1:33.80
1989 Easy Goer Pat Day Claude R. McGaughey III Ogden Phipps 1:32.40
1988 Private Terms Chris Antley Charles Hadry Locust Hill Farm 1:34.80
1987 Gone West Robbie Davis Woody Stephens Hickory Tree Stable 1:34.60
1986 Mogambo Jacinto Vásquez LeRoy Jolley Peter M. Brant 1:34.60
1985 Eternal Prince Richard Migliore John J. Lenzini Jr. Brian J. Hurst Jr.1:35.80
1984Bear Hunt Don MacBeth Roger Laurin Taylor Purchase Farm1:40.40
1983Assault Landing Vince Bracciale Jr. Charles Hadry Locust Hill Farm 1:35.80
1983Chas Conerly Jeffrey Fell Mervin Marks Daniel Lavezzo Jr.1:36.60
1982 Air Forbes Won Michael Venezia Frank LaBoccetta Edward Anchel1:35.60
1981Proud Appeal Jeffrey Fell Stanley M. Hough Malcolm H. Winfield1:33.60
1980 Colonel Moran Jorge Velásquez Thomas J. Kelly Townsend B. Martin 1:37.00
1979 General Assembly Jacinto Vásquez LeRoy Jolley Bertram R. Firestone 1:43.60
1978Slap Jack Jorge Velásquez Lou M. Goldfine Jerry Frankel1:38.60
1977 Cormorant Danny WrightJames P. SimpsonCharles Berry Jr.1:43.60
1976Zen Jacinto Vásquez David A. Whiteley Pen-Y-Bryn Farm 1:35.60
1975Laramie Trail Mike Venezia Jose A. Martin Joseph M. Roebling 1:38.00
1975Singh Ángel Cordero Jr. John W. Russell Cynthia Phipps 1:37.00
1974Stonewalk Miguel A. Rivera Daniel LopezTimberland Stable1:36.00
1974Rube The Great Miguel A. Rivera Frank Martin Sigmund Sommer 1:35.20
1973 Secretariat Ron Turcotte Lucien Laurin Meadow Stable 1:33.40
1972Freetex Chuck Baltazar William T. RaymondMiddletown Stable1:36.40
1971Good Behaving Ron Turcotte John P. Campo Neil Hellman1:36.00
1970Native Royalty Ángel Cordero Jr. John T. Davis Happy Valley Farm1:36.20
1969Dike Jorge Velásquez Lucien Laurin Claiborne Farm 1:34.80
1968 Verbatim John L. Rotz James P. Conway Elmendorf Farm 1:34.00
1967 Dr. Fager Manuel Ycaza John A. Nerud Tartan Stable 1:35.20
1966Stupendous Pete Anderson Edward A. Neloy Wheatley Stable 1:34.60
1965Flag Raiser Bobby Ussery Hirsch Jacobs Isidor Bieber1:36.60
1964Mr. Moonlight Jimmy Combest Nick Combest Edith Baily Dent1:37.20
1963Debbysman Larry Adams Robert Dotter Gustave Ring 1:34.60
1962 Jaipur Bill Shoemaker Bert Mulholland George D. Widener Jr. 1:37.00
1961Ambiopoise Bobby Ussery Thomas M. WallerRobert Lehman1:35.80
1960John William Sam Boulmetis G. AuerbachMerrick Stable1:36.40
1959 Atoll Eddie Arcaro Ray MetcalfElkcam Stable1:43.00
1958Oh Johnny William Boland Norman R. McLeod Mrs. Wallace Gilroy1:43.60
1957 Mister Jive Hedley Woodhouse George M. CarterJ. L. Appelbaum1:45.60
1956 Career Boy Eric Guerin Sylvester Veitch Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney 1:45.60
1955Go Lightly Joe Culmone James McGeeRoslyn Farm1:46.60
1954 Fisherman Hedley Woodhouse Sylvester Veitch Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney 1:46.20
1953 Div 2 Native Dancer Eric Guerin William C. Winfrey Alfred G. Vanderbilt II 1:44.20
1953 Div 1Laffango Nick Shuk Merritt A. Buxton Trio Stable1:44.00
† In 1992 there was a dead heat for first.

References

  1. "Chart of the 2020 Gotham". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. "Stakes profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  3. Sheidlower, Noah (31 January 2020). "Why is New York City Called Gotham? A Nickname with a Millennium of History". Untapped New York. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  4. "Kentucky Derby prep winners" (PDF).
  5. Nichols, Joe (8 April 1973). "Secretariat Equals Mark At Aqueduct, Pays $2.20". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  6. Crist, Steven (9 April 1989). "HORSE RACING; Easy Goer Romps". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2020.