Vosburgh Stakes

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Vosburgh Stakes
ClassGrade III
Location Belmont Park
Elmont, New York,
United States
Inaugurated1940
Race type ThoroughbredFlat racing
Website Belmont Park
Race information
Distance7 furlongs
SurfaceDirt
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds & up
WeightAssigned
Purse$250,000 (2021)

The Vosburgh Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race held annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Run at the end of September/early October, it is open to horses three-years-old and up of either gender. A Grade III sprint race, it is raced at a distance of seven furlongs and is a major prep to the Breeders' Cup Sprint. [1]

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First run in 1940, the Vosburgh Stakes is named in honor of Walter Vosburgh, a turf historian who was the official handicapper for The Jockey Club and various other racing associations from 1894 to 1934. The inaugural race, as well as the second running, was won by Herbert M. Woolf's colt Joe Schenck, named for the vaudeville star, Joseph Thuma Schenck.

The race was run at Aqueduct Race Track in 1959, 1961 to 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1985, and 1986. It was raced over a distance of seven furlongs from inception until 2003 when it was run at 6.5 furlongs for that year only. Since 2004 it has been run at its current distance of six furlongs.

Prior to 1979, it was called the Vosburgh Handicap. Until 1958 it was open to all ages.

As of 2020 the race was downgraded to Group II. [2]

Records

Speed record:

Most wins:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerOwnerDist.TimeWin $ Gr.
2023 Cody's Wish 5 Junior Alvarado William I. Mott Godolphin 7 f1:21.83$250,000G2
2022 Elite Power 4 Jose Lezcano William I. Mott Juddmonte Farm 7 f1:23.98$250,000G2
2021Following Sea3 Joel Rosario Todd A. Pletcher Spendthrift Farm 6 f1:09.20$137,500G2
2020Firenze Fire5 Jose Lezcano Kelly J. Breen Mr Amore Stable (Ron Lombardi)6 f1:09.74$150,000G2
2019Imperial Hint6 Javier Castellano Luis Carvajal Jr.Raymond Mamone6 f1:08.35$192,500G1
2018Imperial Hint5 Javier Castellano Luis Carvajal Jr.Raymond Mamone6 f1:08.27$192,500G1
2017Takaful3 José Ortiz Kiaran McLaughlin Shadwell Racing 6 f1:09.69$210,000G1
2016Joking7 Manuel Franco Charlton BakerCharlton Baker6 f1:09.18$210,000G1
2015 Rock Fall 4 Javier Castellano Todd A. Pletcher Stonestreet Stables 6 f1:08.70$240,000G1
2014Private Zone5 Martin Pedroza Alfredo VelazquezGood Friends Stable6 f1.08:95$240,000G1
2013Private Zone4 Martin Pedroza Doug O'Neill Good Friends Stable6 f1:08.02$240,000G1
2012The Lumber Guy3 John Velazquez Michael Hushion Barry K. Schwartz 6 f1:09.72$240,000G1
2011Giant Ryan5 Cornelio Velásquez Bisnath ParbhooShivananda Parbhoo6 f1:09.10$240,000G1
2010Girolamo4 Alan Garcia Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin Racing 6 f1:09.41$240,000G1
2009 Kodiak Kowboy 4 Shaun Bridgmohan Steven M. Asmussen Vinery Stables & Fox Hill Farm6 f1:10.08$240,000G1
2008Black Seventeen4Clinton PottsBrian KorinerWind River Stables6 f1:09.77$240,000G1
2007Fabulous Strike4 Ramon A. Dominguez Todd M. BeattieWalter Downey6 f1:09.22$240,000G1
2006 Henny Hughes 3 John R. Velazquez Kiaran McLaughlin Zabeel Racing (Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum)6 f1:08.13$240,000G1
2005Taste of Paradise6 Garrett Gomez Gary MandellaDavid Bloom6 f1:08.82$300,000G1
2004Pico Central5 Victor Espinoza Paulo Lobo Gary A. Tanaka 6 f1:09.74$300,000G1
2003 Ghostzapper 3 Javier Castellano Robert J. Frankel Stronach Stable 6.5 f1:14.72$300,000G1
2002Bonapaw6 Gerard Melancon Norman Miller IIIJames & Dennis Richard6 f1:22.34$180,000G1
2001 Left Bank 4 John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Michael Tabor 6 f1:20.73$180,000G1
2000Trippi3 Jerry D. Bailey Todd A. Pletcher Dogwood Stable 6 f1:21.66$180,000G1
1999 Artax 4 Jorge F. Chavez Louis Albertrani Paraneck Stable 7 f1:21.60$150,000G1
1998Affirmed Success4 Jorge F. Chavez Richard SchosbergAlbert Fried Jr.7 f1:21.99$150,000G1
1997Victor Cooley4 Jorge F. Chavez Mark Frostad Jeff Begg7 f1:22.00$150,000G1
1996 Langfuhr 4 Jorge F. Chavez Mike Keogh Gus Schickedanz 7 f1:21.20$120,000G1
1995Not Surprising5 Robbie Davis Judson Van WorpRobert Van Worp7 f1:22.48$120,000G1
1994Harlan5 Jerry D. Bailey D. Wayne Lukas Arthur B. Hancock III 7 f1:21.82$120,000G1
1993Birdonthewire4 Mike E. Smith Philip M. SerpeRobert Kaufman7 f1:22.28$120,000G1
1992Rubiano5 Julie Krone Flint S. Schulhofer Centennial Farm7 f1:22.80$120,000G1
1991 Housebuster 4 Craig Perret Warren A. Croll Jr. Robert P. Levy 7 f1:21.85$120,000G1
1990Sewickley5 Ángel Cordero Jr. Flint S. Schulhofer Robert S. Evans 7 f1:21.00$142,080
1989Sewickley4 Randy Romero Flint S. Schulhofer Robert S. Evans 7 f1:23.00$135,120
1988Mining4 Randy Romero C. R. McGaughey III Ogden Mills Phipps 7 f1:22.40$133,920
1987 Groovy 4 Ángel Cordero Jr. Jose A. Martin Prestonwood Farm 7 f1:22.60$139,680
1986 King's Swan 6 José A. Santos Richard E. Dutrow Sr. Alvin Akman7 f1:21.80$141,840
1985Another Reef3 Nick Santagata Jack LudwigThomas K. Leachman7 f1:21.80$102,420
1984Track Barron3 Ángel Cordero Jr. LeRoy Jolley Peter M. Brant 7 f1:22.00$109,800
1983A Phenomenon3 Ángel Cordero Jr. Angel Penna Jr. Leslie Combs II 7 f1:21.00$69,000
1982Engine One4 Ruben Hernandez Sylvester Veitch Benjamin F. Ferguson II7 f1:23.80$65,760
1981 Guilty Conscience 5 Cash Asmussen Hubert Hine Mrs. Richard Davison7 f1:22.00$67,921
1980 Plugged Nickle 3 Cash Asmussen Thomas J. Kelly John M. Schiff 7 f1:21.40$67,440
1979 General Assembly 3 Jacinto Vásquez LeRoy Jolley Bertram R. Firestone 7 f1:21.00$48,195
1978Dr. Patches4 Ángel Cordero Jr. John A. Nerud Tartan Stable 7 f1:21.00$48,960
1977Affiliate3 Craig Perret Lazaro S. Barrera Harbor View Farm 7 f1:21.00$49,905
1976 My Juliet 4 Anthony Black Eugene EusterGeorge Weasel Jr.7 f1:21.80$31,980
1975No Bias5Angel SantiagoHarold HodoshHarold Hodosh7 f1:22.80$34,590
1974 Forego 4 Heliodoro Gustines Sherrill W. Ward Lazy F Ranch 7 f1:21.60$35,550
1973Aljamin3 Ángel Cordero Jr. Lazaro S. Barrera Raul Cano7 f1:21.20$33,660
1972 Triple Bend 4 Laffit Pincay Jr. William J. Hirsch Frank M. McMahon 7 f1:22.00$35,310
1971 Duck Dance 4 John Ruane H. Allen Jerkens Hobeau Farm 7 f1:21.20$36,660
1970 Best Turn 4 Larry Adams Reggie Cornell Calumet Farm 7 f1:21.40$38,545
1969 Ta Wee 3 John L. Rotz Flint S. Schulhofer Tartan Stable 7 f1:21.60$38,220
1968 Dr. Fager 4 Braulio Baeza John A. Nerud Tartan Stable 7 f1:20.20$37,050
1967 Dr. Fager 3 Braulio Baeza John A. Nerud Tartan Stable 7 f1:21.60$37,310
1966Gallant Romeo5Kenny Knapp Willard Proctor J. Graham Brown7 f1:22.80$37,505
1965 R. Thomas 4 Larry Adams Dave Erb Roger W. Wilson7 f1:23.00$39,325
1964 Affectionately 4 Howard Grant Hirsch Jacobs Ethel D. Jacobs 7 f1:22.00$18,623
1963Ornamento3 Braulio Baeza James P. Conway Darby Dan Farm 7 f1:23.80$15,275
1962Commend4Terry Bove H. Allen Jerkens David Shaer7 f1:22.20$15,762
1961Gyro4 Braulio Baeza John LipariJagma Stable7 f1:23.20$14,950
1960Mail Order4 Eldon Nelson Larry H. ThompsonAlamode Farm (Modie Spiegel)7 f1:22.60$19,330
1959Rick City3Robert L. StevensonJoe CarrollClermont Stable7 f1:22.80$18,550
1958Tick Tock5 Bill Shoemaker Edward A. Christmas Howell E. Jackson 7 f1:23.00$15,187
1957 Bold Ruler 3 Eddie Arcaro James E. Fitzsimmons Wheatley Stable 7 f1:21.40$16,000
1956 Summer Tan 4 Eric Guerin Sherrill W. Ward Mrs. John W. Galbreath 7 f1:23.60$17,200
1955 Nance's Lad 3 Hedley Woodhouse Hilton Dabson Hilton Dabson7 f1:24.00$16,650
1954Joe Jones4 Conn McCreary Hirsch Jacobs Ethel D. Jacobs 7 f1:23.80$17,800
1953Indian Land4 Ted Atkinson Bill Winfrey Alfred G. Vanderbilt II 7 f1:23.60$17,200
1952Parading Lady3James Hardinbrook John B. Theall Joe W. Brown 7 f1:23.80$16,150
1951War King *4 Conn McCreary Preston M. Burch Brookmeade Stable 7 f1:23.20$13,125
1950Tea Maker7Jack Robertson J. Dallet Byers Florence L. Clark 7 f1:23.00$13,150
1949 Loser Weeper 4 Eric Guerin Bill Winfrey Alfred G. Vanderbilt II 7 f1:23.00$12,750
1948Colosal5 Ovie Scurlock Ivan H. Parke Fred W. Hooper 7 f1:23.80$22,300
1947With Pleasure4 Jack Westrope Thomas P. FlemingOscar E. Breault7 f1:23.80$19,900
1946Coincidence4 Ted Atkinson John M. Gaver Sr. Greentree Stable 7 f1:23.80$13,950
1945Buzfuz3 Tommy Luther Joseph B. RosenSunshine Stable7 f1:23.20$7,765
1944Cassis (DH)5 Ted Atkinson Preston M. Burch Howe Stable 7 f1:23.40$4,762
1944Paperboy (DH)6 Warren Mehrtens Jimmy Coleman W-L Ranch Co. 7 f1:23.40$4,762
1943Wait A Bit4Charles Givens Matthew P. Brady William Ziegler Jr. 7 f1:23.20$6,600
1942Parasang5 Don Meade Edward L. Snyder C. V. Whitney 7 f1:23.00$6,375
1941 Joe Schenck 6 Wendell Eads Ross O. Higdon Woolford Farm 7 f1:24.20$4,500
1940Joe Schenck5Robert VedderRoss O. HigdonWoolford Farm7 f1:23.20$4,400

References

  1. NYRA – Vosburgh Stakes history Retrieved July 14, 2018
  2. "Three Santa Anita Grade 1 races downgraded". bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 4 October 2021.