Merchants and Citizens Handicap

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Merchants and Citizens Handicap
ClassDiscontinued stakes
Location Saratoga Race Course
Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
Inaugurated1900–1960
Race type ThoroughbredFlat racing
Race information
Distance1+34 miles (14 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up

The Merchants and Citizens Handicap is a discontinued American Thoroughbred horse race which was first run in 1900 at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. Open to horses aged three and older, it was contested on dirt. The inaugural event was won by Orville Richards' gelding Charentus and the final running in 1960 by Gustave Ring's Don Poggio. [1] [2] In between them, some of the races most notable winners include U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductees Roamer, Sir Barton, Exterminator (1921) and Discovery (1935). [3]

Contents

The 1919 U. S. Triple Crown winner Sir Barton set a world record of 1:55 3/5 for 1 3/16 miles on dirt in winning the August 28, 1920 edition of the Merchants and Citizens Handicap. [4]

Records

Speed record:

Most wins:

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
1960Don Poggio4 Sam Boulmetis Sr. Pancho Martin Gustave Ring 134 M2:55.80
1959Cross Channel5 Manuel Ycaza Edward A. Christmas Howell E. Jackson134 M2:56.00
1958Civet5Raul SterlingT. F. McMahonByrnalnan Stable134 M2:58.80
1957Admiral Vee5Willie Lester H. Allen Jerkens Edward Seinfeld134 M2:59.60
1956 Thinking Cap 4 Paul J. Bailey Henry S. Clark Christiana Stables 134 M3:02.80
1955First Aid5 Ted Atkinson Preston M. Burch Brookmeade Stable 1316 M1:58.00
1954Capeador4 Nick Shuk Preston M. Burch Brookmeade Stable1316 M1:58.00
1953 One Hitter 7Ted Atkinson John M. Gaver Sr. Greentree Stable 1316 M1:56.60
1952 Crafty Admiral 4 Eric Guerin Robert B. Odom Charfran Stable (Charles & Frances Cohen)1316 M1:57.40
1951County Delight4Eric Guerin James E. Ryan Rokeby Stable 1316 M1:57.40
1950My Request5Ted Atkinson James P. Conway Florence Whitaker 1316 M1:56.60
1949Chains4 Gordon Glisson Preston M. Burch Brookmeade Stable1316 M1:57.20
1948Beauchef5 Ruperto Donoso Robert B. Odom Andes Stable1316 M1:59.00
1947Loyal Legion3Ted Atkinson Oscar White Walter M. Jeffords Sr. 1316 M1:58.00
1946 Lucky Draw 5 Conn McCreary Bert Mulholland George D. Widener Jr. 1316 M1:55.40
1945Coronal5Ted Atkinson George P. "Maj" Odom Dell Stables (Herman Delman)1316 M1:56.20
1944 Princequillo 4 George Woolf Horatio Luro Boone Hall Stable 1316 M1:56.20
1943Lochinvar4Ted Atkinson Andy Schuttinger Joseph M. Roebling 1316 M1:55.00
1942Olympus7 Don Meade Eddie Hayward Barrington Stable1316 M1:58.00
1941Fenelon4 James Stout James E. Fitzsimmons Belair Stud 1316 M1:58.80
1940Isolater7James Stout James E. Fitzsimmons Belair Stud1316 M1:56.80
1939Sickle T4 Ronnie Nash Jack Howard Florence Whitaker 1316 M1:58.40
1938Great Union3 Sam Renick Louis Feustel Elizabeth Graham Lewis 1316 M1:57.80
1937 Count Arthur 5 Lester Balaski Lon Johnson Fannie Hertz 1316 M1:58.00
1936 Esposa 4 Nick Wall Matthew P. Brady Middleburg Stable (William Ziegler Jr.)1316 M2:00.40
1935 Discovery 4 John Bejshak Joseph H. Stotler Alfred G. Vanderbilt II 1316 M1:57.40
1934 Faireno 5 Tommy Malley James E. Fitzsimmons Belair Stud1316 M1:58.60
1933 Dark Secret 4 Hank Mills James E. Fitzsimmons Wheatley Stable 1316 M1:57.40
1932 Reveille Boy 5 Raymond Workman John A. BestJohn A. Best1316 M1:54.60
1931Curate5 Mack Garner Peter W. Coyne Joseph E. Widener 1316 M1:56.60
1930Frisius4 Whitey Abel James E. Fitzsimmons Belair Stud1316 M1:56.60
1929 Petee-Wrack 4 John Maiben William M. Booth John R. Macomber 1316 M2:02.20
1928 Chance Shot 4 Earl Sande Peter W. Coyne Joseph E. Widener1316 M2:03.20
1927 Chance Play 4Earl Sande John I. Smith Arden Farm Stable 1316 M1:59.20
1926Flagstaff6 Laverne Fator Willie Knapp La Brae Stable (H. H. Cotton)1316 M1:59.00
1925Spot Cash5John Maiben James W. Healy Albert C. Bostwick Jr. 1316 M1:58.00
1924Sunsini4 Willie Kelsay Frank M. Bray Lilane Stable (Mrs. William L. Walker)1316 M2:05.20
1923 Bunting 4 Clarence Kummer James G. Rowe Sr. Harry Payne Whitney 1316 M1:56.40
1922Devastation4Laverne Fator Max Hirsch Stephen Petit1316 M2:05.00
1921 Exterminator 6 Willie Kelsay Willie Knapp Willis Sharpe Kilmer 1316 M1:57.40
1920 Sir Barton 4Earl Sande H. Guy Bedwell J. K. L. Ross 1316 M1:55.60
1919 Cudgel 5Earl Sande H. Guy Bedwell J. K. L. Ross1316 M1:57.40
1918Midway4 Harold Thurber John S. Ward James W. Parrish 1316 M1:56.20
1917Clematis4 Merritt C. Buxton Thomas M. MurphyOscar Lewisohn1316 M2:02.40
1916 The Finn 4 Andy Schuttinger Edward W. Heffner Harry C. Hallenbeck 1316 M1:58.00
1915 Roamer 4 James Butwell Andrew J. Goldsborough Andrew Miller 1316 M1:59.00
1914Star Gaze4 John McTaggart James E. Fitzsimmons Herbert L. Pratt1316 M2:03.80
1913 Sam Jackson 5Tommy DaviesJack L. McGinnisV. M. McGinnis1316 M2:01.60
1911– 1912No racing due to Hart–Agnew Law
1910Sir John Johnson5 George Archibald David WoodfordBeverwyck Stable (Frank J. Nolan)1316 M2:01.60
1909Sir John Johnson4James Butler Jr.David WoodfordBeverwyck Stable (Frank J. Nolan)1316 M1:58.00
1908Dandelion6 Carroll Shilling John E. Madden Francis R. Hitchcock 1316 M1:58.80
1907 Running Water 4 Walter Miller Thomas Welsh Newcastle Stable 1316 M1:58.40
1906Red Leaf4Charles Koerner J. Oliver Keene J. Oliver Keene1316 M2:02.00
1905Outcome4Harry W. Baird Woodford Clay Woodford Clay1316 M2:02.60
1904Molly Brant4 George M. Odom Hubert H. Hyner John Sanford 118 M1:51.60
1903 Hermis 4George M. OdomWilliam Shields Edward R. Thomas 118 M1:51.60
1902 Herbert 5Lewis Smith Walter C. Rollins Walter C. Rollins118 M1:56.40
1901 Herbert 4Lewis Smith Walter C. Rollins Walter C. Rollins118 M1:51.20
1900 Charentus 6 Willie Shaw Jim McLaughlin Orville L. Richards1116 M1:45.50

References

  1. University of Kentucky archives (August 23, 1919). "Merchants and Citizens Handicap, Leading Attractions at Saratoga Today". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  2. Greeley Daily Tribune, Greeley Daily Tribune, Greeley, Colorado (August 27, 1960). "Merchants and Citizens Handicap, Don Poggio". Greeley Daily Tribune. Retrieved 9 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. "Hall of Fame – Horses". The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  4. Special to The New York Times. (August 29, 1920). "Sir Barton Sets New World Mark". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 November 2011.