sterling suffolk racecourse

Transcription

sterling suffolk racecourse
STERLING SUFFOLK RACECOURSE
table of contents
G ENE R AL I NFO R M AT I ON
Official Name: Sterling Suffolk Racecourse Limited Liability Company
Mailing Address: 111 Waldemar Avenue, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128
Main Telephone Number: (617) 567-3900
Information Hotline: (617) 568-3216 (results, raceday changes, directions, events and
promotions)
Website: www.suffolkdowns.com
Location: Suffolk Downs consists of 163 acres in East Boston (racing ovals, grandstand) and
Revere (stable area). The main entrance to the track is located on Route 1A North in East
Boston. The track is easily accessible from three major interstate highways (I-90, I-93 and
I-95), from downtown Boston and by public transportation.
Public Transportation: Subway train service via Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
(MBTA, also known as “the T”). From downtown Boston, take Blue Line outbound to “Suffolk
Downs” stop. From points north, take Blue Line inbound to “Suffolk Downs” stop. The main
Clubhouse entrance is a quarter-mile walk from the train stop. A shuttle bus to and from the
train stop and the Clubhouse entrance runs every 10 minutes.
Directions from downtown Boston: Take the Callahan Tunnel. At the exit of the tunnel,
the road becomes Route 1A North. Follow 1A for two miles until the first set of lights. Go
straight through the lights and the main entrance is 200 yards further on the right. Look for a
large green and white sign with the Suffolk Downs logo.
From points south: Take I-93 North to I-90 East, through the Ted Williams Tunnel. Follow to
Route 1A North. Proceed until first set of lights. Go straight through lights and main entrance
is 200 yards further on right. Look for large green/white sign with horse and Suffolk Downs
logo.
From points west: Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) East, through the Ted Williams
Tunnel. Then follow the directions in “from points south.”
From points north: Take I-93 South to the Callahan Tunnel, then follow the directions
from downtown Boston. OR Take I-95 South to Route 1 South. Take an un-numbered exit at
Route 60 (large Showcase Cinemas complex on right) and follow the rotary halfway around
to Route 60 East. Follow straight for approximately three miles through two sets of lights, a
rotary, another set of lights and then the large Bell Circle rotary where the roadway becomes
Route 1A South. Suffolk Downs will be ahead on the left. Look for a large green and white
sign with the Suffolk Downs logo.
Admission: $2 on live racing days (excluding special events). Children are admitted free, but
must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Must be 18 to place a wager (ID required).
Admission is free on simulcasting-only days.
Parking: 5,000 spaces. General parking free daily. Preferred parking (nearest facility)
$4 on weekend live racing days. Valet parking $10, available year-round on Saturday
and on Sundays when there is live racing.
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Track & State Officials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Track Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Economic Impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Community Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Voices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Multi-Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Jockeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Trainers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Leading Owners & Horses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Stakes Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Massachusetts Handicap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Stakes History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Track Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
All-Time Facts & Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
2007 Facts & Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Racing Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Triple Crown History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Breeders’ Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
1
© Boston Globe
STERLING SUFFOLK RACECOURSE
William J. Mulrow
Officers
racing officials
Chairman
William J. Mulrow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chairman
John L. Hall II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President
Chip Tuttle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chief Operating Officer
John Rizzo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chief Financial Officer
Charles A. Baker III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Secretary
Sam Elliott. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President of Racing
Thomas Creel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Racing and
Racing Secretary
Edward P. Cantlon, Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Association Steward
Gerard Stanislawzyk. . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Racing Secretary
Anthony Gaudiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stakes Coordinator
R. Michael Gonzalez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Program Coordinator
George Bailey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paddock and Patrol Judge
Christopher Clayson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Placing and Patrol Judge
Russell G. Derderian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Placing and Patrol Judge
James Downing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Placing and Patrol Judge
Stanley Shina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Placing and Patrol Judge
W.F. Tuttle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Identifier
Thomas Schwigen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Starter
Rodolfo Baez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clerk of Scales
Fred Foley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jockeys’ Room Supervisor
Kevin O’Gorman, D.V.M.. . . . . . Chief Association Veterinarian
Robert McKinney, D.V.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Veterinarian
Dennis Wallace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stable Superintendent
William “Bill” Mulrow became Chairman of Sterling
Suffolk Racecourse LLC in 2007. His experience
includes government service, extensive work in
the financial sector, and numerous philanthropic
activities and board appointments.
A 25-year veteran of Wall Street, Mulrow has acted as
an investment banker for numerous municipalities
across the globe. Mulrow has also served as Director
of the Federal Home Loan Bank, Director of the
Municipal Assistance Corporation, and Director of
the United Nations Development Corporation, and is
a former candidate for State Comptroller in New York.
Mulrow has also been active in academic circles, and has served on the Boards of
several academic institutions including the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard
University, the Maxwell School for Public Affairs at Syracuse University, and the Fordham
Preparatory School in the Bronx.
Mulrow is a graduate of Yale University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar finalist, and
Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Chip Tuttle
Chief Operating Officer
Chip Tuttle was named Chief Operating Officer
of Suffolk Downs in August of 2007, after having
previously held the position of Director of Marketing
and Communications at the East Boston oval from
1993-1997.
Tuttle’s affiliation with Suffolk Downs has an
interesting beginning. In 1991, as a sports reporter
with the Salem Evening News, he was assigned to
do a story on the reopening of the track under new
management. That led to his being named the
track’s Director of Public Relations in 1992.
With over 15 years of experience in the racing industry, he is currently serving as a
marketing consultant to the Breeders’ Cup. He was Vice President of Communications
for the National Thoroughbred Racing Association from 1999-2001 and has remained a
consultant to both the NTRA and Breeders’ Cup since then as a partner at Conover Tuttle
Pace Advertising and Public Relations in Boston.
Tuttle, who grew up in Salem, MA where he presently resides, also represented Suffolk
Downs as a consultant prior to being named to his current post.
O P E R AT I N G OFF I C I ALS
Joseph Fatalo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President of Operations/
Assistant General Manager
Christian Teja. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President of Marketing
and Communications
L.J. Pambianchi, Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . Senior Director of Operations
Mary Walukiewicz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Controller
Nick Saggese. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Security
James R. Alcott. . . . . . . . . . Director of Pari Mutuel Operations
Sean Maltais. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Mutuel Manager
Steve Pini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Superintendent
Mike Chalmers. . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Track Superintendent
Anthony Corrado . . . . . . Director of Money Room Operations
Jacqueline Fawcett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative Assistant
Dominic Terlizzi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Group Sales Manager
Larry Collmus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Track Announcer
T.D. Thornton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Track Announcer
Chip Bott. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photographer
M ASSAC H U SETTS
STATE R AC I N G CO M M I SS I ON
Walter J. Sullivan, Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chairman
Robert Furlong. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Commissioner
John R. Sherman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Commissioner
Joseph H. VanDeventer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Executive Secretary
Susan Walsh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chief Commission Steward
John H. Morrissey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commission Steward
David Ernst. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Racing
Lt./Det. Brian Mulhern . . . . . . . Mass. State Police Race Track
Unit/Chief of Investigations
Alex Lightbown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commission Veterinarian
Lawrence Rooney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chief Inspector
2
STERLING SUFFOLK RACECOURSE
W ELCO M E T o Su f f o l k D o w n s
Dear Media Member:
Welcome to what promises to be a memorable 72nd season of Thoroughbred
racing at Suffolk Downs. After making its triumphant return in 2007, the historic
Massachusetts Handicap has been designated as one of five qualifying races for the
Breeders’ Cup Classic in this year’s Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In”
series. The winner of this year’s MassCap will automatically qualify for entry in the
Breeders’ Cup Classic five weeks later, raising the stakes of our signature race to a
whole new level.
This year’s racing schedule will include the return of Friday twilight racing in the
months of June, July and August. First post time will be 3 p.m. For the second straight
year, there will also be live racing on Sundays from June through August, creating a
full weekend of racing action. Standard first post time on weekends is 12:45 p.m.
Whatever stories emerge over the course of our 103-day live racing season, our
Public and Media Relations staff will be available to assist you. Please do not hesitate
to contact us regarding the following services that we offer to all members of the
working press:
Media Credentials – Available to members of the media upon request, including
access to the stable area, paddock, winner’s circle and jockeys’ locker room for
interviews. The rooftop press box is open to all journalists, with special sections
designated for those working on deadline. We kindly ask that you contact us prior to
your arrival.
Research Assistance – Our extensive biographical, historical and statistical files
are available for use here at the track or can be forwarded via fax or e-mail for your
convenience. Suffolk Downs also provides action and head shot photographs from
both the past and present. If the information you are looking or is not available in
our office, we will do our best to locate it for you.
Photographers and Film Crews – We invite cameras to shoot from the many
spectacular vantage points that Suffolk Downs has to offer, including the starting
gate, the finish wire and the roof of the press box. Prior to shooting, we ask that you
consult with our track photographer to go over certain guidelines.
We look forward to seeing you at Suffolk Downs.
Sincerely,
Christian Teja
Vice President of Marketing and Communications
Phone (617) 568-3288 Fax (617) 561-1500
E-mail: [email protected]
2008 SUFFOLK DOWNS MEDIA GUIDE PRODUCTION
Edited by Christian Teja. Contributing editors: Jim Bishop, Larry Collmus, Pat Lamberty, T.D. Thornton and Tim Walsh.
Outside covers and most inside photography by CB Photo. Additional photos by AP/Wide World Photos, Equi-Photo, Bud Morton,
Boston Globe and Horsephotos.com. Historical photos courtesy of Suffolk Downs, the Bostonian Society, Keeneland Library and
Boston Public Library Print Department. Suffolk Downs 2007 racing statistics compiled by InCompass Solutions. Lifetime statistics
courtesy of EquineLine, Daily Racing Form and Equibase Company. Design & Production by Conover Tuttle Pace, Boston, MA.
3
STERLING SUFFOLK RACECOURSE
Grandstand/clubhouse
Group Functions: Suffolk Downs offers several options for groups of up to 400. For more
information, call Dominic Terlizzi at (617) 568-3226.
Topsider Room—(Seats 400) High above trackside, this spacious room on the third floor
of the Clubhouse is available for private parties and group functions year-round. Buffet
or customized menu available, along with full bar. It is also the home of our numerous
Handicapping Tournaments. A wall of windows overlooks the homestretch just past the finish
line. Climate control. Private mutuel windows and self-service machines.
Concession Stands/Bars: Twelve, in various locations throughout Clubhouse and
Grandstand.
Serving Policy: In compliance with state law, patrons must be 21 or older to be served alcohol.
Patrons must show valid I.D. for proof of age upon request.
Information Booths: Two, located on the first-floor mutuel main line.
Gift Shop: The Suffolk Downs Gift Shop is located on the first floor, across from the Clubhouse
escalators. It offers a variety of Suffolk Downs merchandise and racing-themed items.
Customer Service Center: Queries of any kind—from racing questions to wagering
information to dining reservations—are welcomed at the Customer Service Center, located on
the first floor of the Grandstand adjacent to the paddock viewing area. Newcomers and racing
regulars alike are encouraged to stop by at any time to find out about upcoming promotions,
contests, giveaways and special events at Suffolk Downs. Track maintenance reports, scratches,
race changes, workouts and simulcast schedules are all posted here on a daily basis.
Closed-Circuit Television: International Sound Corporation maintains 650 wall-size, largescreen, console, flat-screens and individual table television monitors throughout the plant.
Live races feature “split screen” coverage, showing both close-up shots of the leaders and the
more traditional pan shot of the field. Camera angles include rooftop and ground-level pan
shots, plus head-on viewing from towers at the seven-eighths, three-eighths and quarter poles.
Exotic wagering probables, previous-race replays, paddock and post-parade viewing between
races.
Video Replay Centers: Seven self-serve digital video replay centers throughout the track allow
fans free access to archived race replays and audio calls from Suffolk Downs and other major
national race meets. Touch-screen activation also allows access to a comprehensive results
database for every race and track simulcast by Suffolk Downs.
State Police: Massachusetts State Police Racetrack Unit headquarters located first floor, north
end of Grandstand.
Track Photographer: CB Photo. Office located on second floor of Grandstand, south end.
To purchase photos, call (617) 568-3268.
Escalators: 2 sets. One set at each of the two ends of the Grandstand.
Elevators: 2. One at the Clubhouse entrance. One for access to the Press Box.
No Smoking: In compliance with state and city legislation, smoking is not permitted anywhere
inside the building. Smoking is allowed outside only.
Administrative Offices: Third floor, Clubhouse
Press Box/Public and Media Relations: Rooftop Box, accessible by catwalk, second floor
of Clubhouse
Jockeys’ Room: Basement Level, authorized access only. Includes separate locker areas for men
and women, kitchen/grille, sleeping quarters, trainer/masseuse room, steam/sauna bath,
silks storage area, film viewing room, clerk of scales’ office, recreation room, weight training
equipment. Entrance from Grandstand, first floor, or through paddock tunnel.
Paddock: Outdoor saddling area and walking ring adjacent to winner’s circle and jockey’s room.
Public viewing from Grandstand outdoor apron and glass-enclosed indoor Grandstand area.
Individual stalls under cover of roof.
Clubhouse Seating: 2,000 (Owners’ Boxes, Reserved Box Seats, Unreserved Tables)
Grandstand Seating: 6,000 (Unreserved Trackside Chairs, Bench Seating)
Restaurants: Suffolk Downs offers a variety of dining options, each with its own menu variety,
price range and decor. All dining areas accessible to the handicapped. Food/beverage contracts
serviced by Boston Culinary Group.
Turf Club—(Seats 180) This private membership area features a beautifully appointed bar,
upholstered sofas and leather chairs in the lounge area, and a panoramic view of the racetrack
in the front dining room. Located on the third floor of the Clubhouse, the Turf Club is open
year-round. Climate control. Private mutuel windows and self-service machines. Numerous
television monitors. Proper dress required. For membership information, call (617) 568-3326.
The Terrace—(Seats 400) One of Boston’s most unique dining experiences, the tiered-table
format overlooking the finish line offers a bird’s eye view of the action on the track in a
comfortable atmosphere above the box seating and paddock area. Menu includes everything
from fresh native seafood to top-choice entrees to burgers and sandwiches. The Terrace is open
on live racing days only. Available for small group functions (up to 30). Individual television
monitors at each table. Mutuel windows and self-service machines. Casual dress. Reservations
are suggested for most Saturdays and are required for MassCap Day, all Triple Crown race days
and Breeders’ Cup Day. Call (617) 568-3270 during live racing or (617) 568-3230 on nonracing days.
Legends Sports Bar & Grill—(Seats 375) There’s no lack of action in this restaurant and
lounge located on the second floor of the Clubhouse. With televisions located throughout,
Legends is the perfect spot to watch tracks from around the country along with other sporting
events. Open year round, Legends is decorated with classic photographs featuring great
moments in both Suffolk Downs and Boston sports history. Climate control. Mutuel windows
and self-service machines adjacent to seating area. Casual dress. Walk-up and wait-staff
service available for pub menu and full bar. Food and drink minimums required.
Deli Grille—(Walk-Up Only) Take-out service features sandwich board, daily specials, pizza, ice
cream, pastry, fruit and beverages. Located in the Grandstand, first floor.
4
STERLING SUFFOLK RACECOURSE
R a c i n g Ov a l s
Th e b a c k s t r e t c h
Length: One Mile (D); About 7 Furlongs (T)
Width of Homestretch: 90 Feet (D); 65 to 70 Feet (T)
Width of Backstretch: 70 Feet (D); 65 to 70 Feet (T)
Banking On Turns: 4.5 Degrees (D)
Banking on Straightaways: 2.0 Degrees (D)
Distance from Top of Stretch to Finish Line: 1,030 Feet (D and T)
Distance from Finish Line to Clubhouse Turn: 360 Feet (D and T)
Fences: Fontana safety rail (D); Fixed rail and hedge (T)
Chutes: 6 Furlongs and 1 1⁄4 Miles (D)
Starting Gates: United Starting Gate; 12 and 14 stalls
Timing: American Teletimer; Fractional and final times (D); final time only (T)
Photo-Finish Service: In-house camera and developing Main Track (D), Turf Course (T)
Barns: 34
Stall Space: 1,380
Offices/Services: Racing Secretary’s Office, Stall Manager’s Office, Horsemen’s Bookkeeper,
Horsemen’s Benevolent And Protective Association, The Eighth Pole, CANTER New England,
Track Kitchen, Recreation Hall, Tack Shop, Dormitories (capacity 50 persons).
M U T U ELS / W A G E R I N G
Totalisator System: AmTote International Inc.
Mutuel Windows: 145
Self-Service Wagering Machines: 100
Account Wagering: Phone and online account wagering are available through both XpressBet
(866-88XPRESS or www.xpressbet.com) and TVG (888-PLAYTVG or www.tvg.com).
Takeout (Straight Wagers): 19 Percent (Sterling Suffolk Racecourse Ltd., 8.5 percent;
Horsemen, 8.5 percent; Massachusetts Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association, 1 percent;
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, .75 percent; state promotional fund, .25 percent)
Takeout (Exotic Wagers): 26 Percent (Sterling Suffolk Racecourse Ltd., 14 percent;
Horsemen, 9.5 percent; Massachusetts Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association, 1 percent;
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, .75 percent; Tufts University Veterinary School, .50 percent;
state promotional fund, .25 percent)
Wagering: Win, Place, Show, Daily Doubles, Perfecta, Trifecta, 10-Cent Superfecta, Pick Three,
Pick Four. Wagering menu will vary throughout the meeting according to number of races
per day or special events. Advance wagering on all races will be offered as soon as the mutuel
windows open for the first race.
Stable Couplings/Entries: Horses with common ownership may be entered in same race and
will be coupled as a betting entry for pari-mutuel purposes. Horses owned by different interests
but conditioned by the same trainer may run uncoupled in all races.
Quick Official: Suffolk Downs utilizes the Quick Official procedure to expedite the racing
program in races where there is no clear foul or stewards’ inquiry. Outriders equipped with twoway radios will notify the stewards if any jockeys wish to claim foul or confer with the stewards
prior to the riders’ return to the office of the clerk of scales. If no jockeys request such a hold on
the outcome of a race, the results can be made official prior to all jockeys weighing in.
Ticket Cashing Policy: Winnings of $1,000 or more on individual tickets that pay out at odds
of 300-to-1 or greater are subject to the filing of a federal income disclosure report at time of
cashing. Winnings of $5,000 or more are subject to the same filing procedure and a 25 percent
federal withholding tax at time of cashing. Winning tickets may be cashed at Suffolk Downs
until the end of the next calendar year (i.e. tickets purchased at any time during 2008 can be
cashed until the last day of 2009).
5
History of Suffolk Downs
1935 - Pari-mutuel wagering is legalized in Massachusetts and Eastern Racing
Association is formed, headed by president Bayard Tuckerman Jr. and vice presidents
Allan J. Wilson and Richard E. Danielson. The group enlists the A.G. Tomasello &
Son construction company to break ground in the East Boston mud flats for Suffolk
Downs, the state’s first major racetrack. Just 62 days later, the task is completed.
Known for its fast racing strip, carefully groomed landscaping and the only concrete
grandstand in America, the $2 million facility is considered one of the most modern
and attractive in the country.
7/10/35 - Eddie Wrack, ridden by Carl Hanford, breaks his maiden, and in a manner
of speaking, so does Suffolk Downs. An estimated 35,000 turn out to watch the first
race ever run at the new track.
7/15/35 - Seabiscuit makes his Suffolk Downs debut, finishing fourth at 15-1 in a field
of nine in the Mayflower Stakes.
8/10/35 - Closing day of the inaugural meet draws a crowd of 52,726, a record
that stands until June 29, 1938 when over 60,000 will jam the track hoping to see
Seabiscuit and War Admiral square off in the MassCap.
10/16/35 - The Massachusetts Handicap is born, from humble beginnings and a
$25,000 purse. Top Row wins by a nose, followed by Whopper and 7-to-10 favorite
Discovery. The 1:49 2/5 time establishes a track record for 1 1/8 miles.
6/29/36 - Seabiscuit wins an
allowance race at 12-1, his
first win at the East Boston
oval in six tries. It is on this
day that his eventual trainer,
Tom Smith, first discovers him.
Smith will later recommend
that Charles Howard purchase
the horse, which he does in
August in Saratoga. Smith and
Howard would then transform
Seabiscuit into a national hero.
8/7/37 - Seabiscuit caps off his career-best seven-race win streak, besting 12 others
as the even-money favorite before an exuberant crowd of 40,000. Under jockey Red
Pollard, Seabiscuit breaks the track record for 1 1/8 miles, stopping the clock in 1:49.
The winner’s purse of $51,780 is the largest of Seabiscuit’s career, and would only be
surpassed in winning his final race, the 1940 Santa Anita Handicap.
8/14/37 - Rough Time beats Appealing by two lengths in the first match race ever
held at Suffolk Downs.
6/29/38 - A throng of over 60,000 shows up as Seabiscuit returns to Boston to defend
his MassCap title. However, the eagerly-anticipated meeting between Seabiscuit
and War Admiral, the 1937 Triple Crown winner, will have to wait as Seabiscuit is
scratched due to an injury just minutes before post time. Menow (10-1) scores an
upset victory in the field of six, as 2-5 favorite War Admiral finishes fourth, ending a
string of 11 consecutive wins. It is the only time that War Admiral will run out of the
money in his 26-race career. Seabiscuit and War Admiral would ultimately square off
in their famed match race at Pimlico in November.
7/12/39 - Preakness winner Challedon finishes off the board behind MassCap winner
Fighting Fox. In the 1940 MassCap, he will finish third. Despite the losses, Challedon
is named Horse of the Year in both ’39 and ’40.
6/14/40 - Sue Harper, ignored by the betting public at 221-to-1, romps home to the
tune of $445.00, the largest return on a win wager ever at Suffolk Downs.
7/16/41 - War Relic skips home in the seventh MassCap toting 102 pounds, the
lightest load ever carried by a MassCap winner.
7/15/42 - Even-money choice Whirlaway rallies from last to win the eighth MassCap.
The winning purse establishes him as the leading money-earner of all time,
replacing Seabiscuit. He will be named Horse of the Year after winning ten other
stakes races this season. Whirlaway’s 1 1/8 miles track record of 1:48 1/5 will not be
matched for 31 years.
8/12/43-Suffolk Downs donates $625,000 to the National War Fund, the single
largest contribution by any sports venue in support of the war effort. Six weeks later,
an additional $10,885 is donated. Both contributions are funded by an 18-day War
Charity meet.
5/15/44 - Boston broker Gordon Hanlon purchases the stock of the Eastern Racing
Association. His interest as the second owner of the track will last but one year.
6/11/45 - Operation of Suffolk Downs is overtaken by the Aldred Investment Trust,
with Allan Wilson as president.
8/11/45 - First Fiddle becomes the first horse to win two MassCaps. The afternoon
is marred, however, as fans riot after the last race when favorite Johnny Jr. is
disqualified. Rocks and bottles are thrown and the stewards’ stand is toppled. The
tote board is wrecked before police can restore order.
8/11/45 - The 50-day meet is the first at Suffolk Downs to yield an average daily
handle over $1 million. Although the $1,114,173 mark will be eclipsed the following
season, the 18,388 average attendance mark has not been equaled in over 50 years.
5/27/46 - For the third time in as many years, a new meeting begins with new
ownership. Judge John C. Pappas leads a group of successful bidders at a public
auction to purchase Suffolk Downs.
7/4/46 - Champion two-year-old colt and Belmont Stakes winner Pavot wins his
showdown with the great racemare Gallorette, who checks in third in the 12th
running of the MassCap.
7/30/47 - Stymie, claimed for $1,500 as a two-year-old, becomes the first horse ever
to eclipse the $700,000 earnings mark. Stymie is so heavily bet that a minus show
pool of $25,887 is created. The tote board actually jams briefly due to the flood of
money wagered on the favorite.
4/19/48 - Day One of the meet attracts 35,529 fans, the largest Opening Day crowd ever.
7/29/48 - Racing from Suffolk Downs is televised in Boston for the first time, on
WBZ-TV 4.
8/14/48 - Beauchef tallies in the 14th MassCap, the first to be run at 1 1/4 miles. It
will stay at that distance through 1969, move to the turf at 1 1/2 miles in 1970 and
6
’71, then return to 1 1/8 miles from 1972 onward.
6/10/53 - Count Turf, winner of the 1951 Kentucky Derby, travels to Boston as a fiveyear-old and gets in the MassCap at 107 pounds. The best he can manage is third,
behind 125-pound highweight and 9-to-10 favorite Royal Vale.
6/24/59 - Day Court crosses the wire first in the silver anniversary running of
the MassCap, but is the only winner ever disqualified from that race. He is placed
second, behind Air Pilot, after a roughly ridden race. Jockey Henry Moreno, aboard
Day Court, had grabbed Jack Leonard, the rider of Air Pilot, several times inside the
sixteenth pole. Air Pilot, at age eight, will win this race again in 1962, making him
the oldest horse ever to win a MassCap.
5/30/60 - A single-day handle record is established as $2,175,836 is wagered on the
11-race Memorial Day card. That mark will stand until the 1990’s and the advent of
simulcasting.
3/1/64 - The first Suffolk Downs ownership change in 18 years occurs, as energetic
businessman David Haber purchases the Pappas stock.
4/19/65 - An Opening Day handle
record is set when $1,677,031 is
bet on the first day of the Spring
meeting.
6/23/65 - Smart wins his second
consecutive MassCap, joining First
Fiddle (1944 & 1945) and Air Pilot
(1959 & 1962) as the only two-time
MassCap winners to this date.
5/16/66 - Canal blazes six furlongs
in 1:08 1/5, setting a track record
that has yet to be equaled.
7/4/66 - In what is widely considered to be the most bizarre happenstance ever at
Suffolk Downs, a disoriented fan runs onto the racetrack as the field storms down the
stretch in the 32nd running of the Mayflower Stakes. Amazingly, despite his jumping
right into the path of the frontrunners and being brushed by three horses, no one is
hurt and the incident has no effect on the outcome of the race. Happy Voter outgames
Taunton at the wire to win.
8/18/66 - The
Beatles play an
infield concert at
Suffolk Downs.
Over 25,000 fans
attend what will be
the Fab Four’s last
appearance ever in
Boston.
6/21/67 - Good
Knight, who will win
only six times from
87 career starts, runs
the race of his life to win the 33rd MassCap. The longest shot on the board returns
$115.20.
7/4/67 - Leroy Moyers pilots seven winners from nine mounts on the closing day of
the season, a Suffolk Downs riding record.
4/19/68 - The Spring meeting starts with a new, reconstructed infield turf course.
History of Suffolk Downs
1/6/69 - Maverick baseball team owner and innovative promoter Bill Veeck takes over
the management of Suffolk Downs. His two-year tenure in Boston will be dotted with
popular — although unconventional — promotions, such as chariot races, livestock
giveaways and mock Indian battles in the infield. Lost in the hoopla will be several
benchmark legal victories, including one in which Veeck sues the state to allow
children to attend the races.
6/28/69 - Jean-Pierre wins the inaugural running of the Yankee Gold Cup. With a
total purse of $252,750, the about-two-miles grass event is the richest turf race in the
world at the time.
6/18/70 - The summer season concludes and the track is converted to prepare for
the Fall harness meeting. It will be the final Standardbred session at Suffolk Downs,
which has been racing trotters and pacers under the lights since 1959.
4/3/71 - The racing season begins under new management. Jim Edwards, a
prominent horse owner, real estate developer and owner/operator of Waterford Park
in West Virginia, is the new Suffolk Downs boss.
6/23/71 - Chompion, who had failed in the previous three MassCaps, becomes only
the second horse to make a fourth start in the race and finally gets the job done. This
distance grass specialist had dead-heated to tie the 1 3/8 miles turf record at Suffolk
in the Getaway Day Handicap last July.
12/15/71 - Racing dates top 100 and extend into December for the first time. As
a result, the total handle for the year exceeds $100 million for the first time, as
$114,319,925 is bet over the 138-day season.
2/24/72 - James Edwards’ National Raceways Inc. transfers ownership of Suffolk
Downs to Ogden Corporation.
3/4/72 - Opening day of the Spring meeting is not without several interesting events.
The sixth race is declared “no contest” and all bets are refunded when the starting
gate tractor stalls and the barrier cannot be moved from the frontstretch at the
70-yard pole. In the nightcap, Winter Street, Jaunty Note and Veiled Threat cross the
finish wire in that order, paying $165.80 in the first trifecta ever in New England
thoroughbred racing.
4/30/72 - The first Sunday racing card in Massachusetts lures 10,424 patrons to
Suffolk Downs, who wager $809,864 on the nine-race program.
1/17/73 - After a 17-day ban and up to a $100,000-a-day drop-off in handle, the
perfecta wager is back at Suffolk Downs. The racing commissions of Massachusetts,
New Hampshire and Rhode Island collectively barred the bet on Jan. 1 over concerns
of fixed races. When no such evidence was found, the exotic wager was unanimously
reinstated by the State Racing Commission.
6/17/73 - Riva Ridge, winner of the 1972 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes, faces
off in the MassCap against Bee Bee Bee, who stole the Preakness from him the
previous year. Riva Ridge leads at every call, equals Whirlaway’s 1 1/8 miles track
record of 1:48 1/5 and pays $2.80.
12/9/73 - On a rainswept afternoon, Sandy Hawley outduels six other riders from
around the country to capture the first annual winner-take-all North American
Riding Championship. Local rider Paul Capalbo, pinch-hitting for the absent Angel
Cordero Jr, is second.
6/19/77 - The MassCap is split into two divisions for the first and only time. Blue
Times takes the first split over eight others in 1:49 2/5. Swinging Hal wires the second
division in 1:49 1/5 over nine rivals.
5/25/79 - Green Gina and Duc de Idiot combine for a $16,515 daily double payoff, the
largest in track history.
6/24/79 - Future champion John
Henry finishes tenth in the 13-horse
MassCap field. He runs so poorly that
he does not even earn a comment in
the chartcaller’s footnotes.
3/1/80 - A mutuel clerks’ strike forces
the cancellation of racing for two days.
8/29/80 - The third New England
racetrack blaze in a month kills 14
horses at Suffolk Downs when an
electrical fire sweeps through Barn L
on the backstretch just after 4:00 a.m.
On July 29, the Rockingham Park
grandstand was completely gutted by
fire; an Aug. 19 barn fire killed seven
Standardbreds at Scarborough Downs
in Maine.
6/7/81 - Ring of Light tallies in the Suffolk Sprint, becoming the only horse ever to
win both that race and the MassCap (1980).
6/21/81 - Local longshot Soldier Boy, at 23-to-l, upsets the field in the 47th running
of the MassCap.
12/31/81 - Great
Combination, Dawn’s
Count and Needachant
cannot be separated at the
finish wire, registering
the track’s first and only
triple dead heat in the last
race of the final day of
the year. The triple-heater
is only the 17th in North
American racing history
since widespread use of
the photo-finish camera
began in 1940. There have
only been three others
since.
7/24/82 - Eleven horses die and several people are injured in a barn fire. It is the fifth
fatal backstretch fire at Suffolk Downs. A stable fire claimed four horses in 1954, six
in 1962, 11 in 1968 and 14 in 1980.
5/21/83 - For the first time, Suffolk Downs patrons are allowed to watch and wager
on a simulcast race from another track. A last-minute bill passed by the Legislature
granted the right to beam in the Preakness, which handled $161,456 in separate-pool
bets.
6/18/83 - Another New England-based racer scores in the MassCap, as Let Burn pulls
off a wire job in the 49th edition of that contest.
12/31/83 - Nick Petro becomes the winningest apprentice rider in the country with
253 tallies on the year.
8/4/84 - Two-year-old filly Mom’s Command wins the Priscilla Stakes. It will be her
final race in New England, as Peter Fuller’s homebred will go on to bigger and better
things at age three. With Fuller’s daughter, Abigail, in the irons, “Mom” will sweep
the Filly Triple Crown in New York and be named champion of her division.
7
1/13/85 - Longshots Mystic Transport, Nanum Roadrunner and Larry’s Pleasure
combine for record payouts in both the perfecta ($9,923.80) and trifecta
($51,778.00).
1/16/85 - Twin Trifecta-mania grips Greater Boston, as $663,l94 - a single-pool
mutuel record - is bet into the first half of the carryover wager. After bringing out
bettors from all over the Eastern seaboard, the draught is finally over on the 18th day
of the $641,213 carryover. The Everybody Laugh-Bill’s Story-Success Story combo in
the second half of the exchange pays $40,075.80 to 16 ticketholders.
6/22/85 - Bounding Basque stops the timer at 1:47 3/5 for 1 1/8 miles en route to his
MassCap victory, a track record for 1 1/8 miles that will stand for 13 years.
11/10/85 - Isopropyl and Sunset Gun are no secrets to the betting public. The logical
favorites run one-two, returning a record low $3.60 to perfecta backers.
4/17/86 - Belle Isle Ltd., headed by managing general partner Edward “Buddy”
LeRoux, purchases Suffolk Downs from Ogden Corp. for $22 million.
11/9/86 - Ten-year-old
claimer Moxeytown romps
home by six in the slop,
registering his 14th victory
of the season, the most in
North America for the year.
6/20/87 - In what will
become one of the most
famous finishes ever in
Suffolk Downs history, local
heroes Waquoit and Chris
McCarron outgun odds-on
favorite Broad Brush in a
“ding-dong battle to the
wire” in the 53rd MassCap.
9/11/87 - LeRoux and Belle Isle threaten to close Suffolk Downs unless the state
grants financial concessions to the fiscally troubled track. In January, the Legislature
passes a bill, which extends through 1989, enabling racing to continue.
3/5/88 - Jockey Carl Gambardella scores his 5,000th victory aboard John’s Golden
Apple, 32 years after his first winner and seven years before nailing win number
6,000.
5/22/88 - The record payout on a single ticket occurs when $374,876.10 is returned to
a lone Twin Trifecta winner.
12/30/89 - The darkest day in the history of Suffolk Downs. Tuned For More scores
in the nightcap, and after 2,317 patrons leave, management cancels the next day’s
season finale, fearful of vandalism to the plant. The track had made it known that
it would allow its license to expire on Dec. 31, under the premise that racing was no
longer profitable.
1990 to 1991 - No racing at Suffolk Downs.
5/91 - Sterling Suffolk Racecourse Ltd., guided by Chairman James B. Moseley and
President John L. Hall II, reaches an $8.5 million agreement with Belle Isle to lease
the Suffolk Downs property and obtain 1992 racing dates from the Legislature.
Over the course of the next seven months, an enormous reconstruction project will
transform the idle racetrack into a vibrant, thriving facility, with the backstretch,
grandstand and racing strip all upgraded and remodeled. In a traditional touch, the
Clubhouse facade is restored to its original 1935 grandeur.
History of Suffolk Downs
11/91 - Suffolk Downs is awarded split-meet dates by the Massachusetts legislature
for 1992 and a three-year contractual circuit agreement is reached with neighboring
Rockingham Park. Suffolk Downs will get the bulk of the racing dates, in the winter,
spring and fall. Rockingham receives fewer dates but will race in the better weather
of summer.
1/1/92 - In a minute and 45 seconds, Larry of Florida erases the bitter memories of
the two-year hiatus of thoroughbred racing in Boston as he and jockey Rodolfo Baez
cruise home on top in the first race under the new Sterling Suffolk management.
Opening day lures 15,212 fans “back home” on a 65-degree day in the dead of winter.
The $1,417,636 handle includes money bet off-track at simulcast locations, as Suffolk
becomes the first track in the state to send a full-card simulcast to a satellite site.
11/22/92 - Rodolfo Baez nails down career victory number 3,000 aboard Sharpened
Luck.
3/28/93 - Local boy Chris McCarron rides into town the day after his 38th birthday
and celebrates with a cake in the winner’s circle, an overflow crowd of enthusiastic
admirers and two wins and a second from his three mounts on the day.
6/1/93 - The Spring meeting comes to a close but the work is just beginning at
Suffolk Downs, as the off-season phase of the plant’s renovation program gets
underway. The summer-long modifications include the state-of-the-art AmTote
Spectrum 2000 mutuel system, a newly constructed Clubhouse video lounge, an
historical tribute to MassCap winners in the Grandstand and a brand-new racing
strip on the main dirt track, built from the base up.
10/10/93 - Purses are raised by 40 percent — guaranteed — for the entire 1993 - ’94
racing season, an unprecedented move considering the industry is battling a sluggish
economy and tenacious competition from other forms of gambling. The result is one
of the strongest day-to-day overnight purse structures in the history of New England
racing.
6/3/95 -The storied
Massachusetts
Handicap returns
in grand style from
a six-year hiatus.
The country’s top
horse, Cigar, makes
the $250,000 feature
his eighth straight
victory, capturing a
$500,000 bonus in the
process. “Team Cigar”
— owner/breeder Allen
Paulson, trainer Bill
Mott and jockey Jerry
Bailey — will see their
star run roughshod over the competition for the remainder of the year, vaulting to
champion status and Horse of the Year honors after winning the $3 million Breeders’
Cup Classic.
10/20/95-A purse increase of $5,000 per day brings the average daily distribution to
$80,000. For the first time, Suffolk Downs has scheduled stakes racing every weekend
of the Fall meet. Improvements for the season include a redesigned Legends Bar &
Grill, improved lighting, backstretch and racetrack upgrades and remodeled paddock
and winner’s circle.
5/31/96 - Suffolk Downs welcomes back steeplechase racing for the first time in 27
years. The jumpers will return again in 1997 for MassCap weekend festivities.
6/1/96 - Cigar, chasing Citation’s modern-day record of 16 straight wins and
shouldering the benchmark burden of 130 pounds, cruises home easily in the 57th
MassCap to the delight of 22,169 ecstatic patrons who pound the champ to 1-10
favoritism. It is the 15th consecutive win for the six-year-old, who scores under jockey
Jerry Bailey for the second straight year.
9/23/96 - The Fall meet opens at Suffolk Downs with the first of three experimental
“7-And-7” racing programs in conjunction with Rockingham Park. Alternating
races on a combined 14-race card, the two tracks handle $1,636,979 for the initial
afternoon.
12/28/96 - Purses are up 5% for the Winter/Spring meet, which resumes after a
three-week break from live racing.
5/30/97 - Jockey Rodolfo Baez wins the first six races on the card, an unprecedented
feat in the history of Suffolk Downs. He is well on his way to his 10th seasonal Suffolk
Downs riding championship.
5/31/97 - Suffolk Downs hosts New England’s first $1 million racing day, offering a
total of six stakes on the 58th MassCap card. Awarded Grade III status and carrying
an incentive bonus of $500,000, the richest race in the region lives up to its billing,
as Skip Away fights off Formal Gold in the most intense MassCap stretch battle in a
decade. A record all-sources handle of $5,867,414 is wagered on the 13-race program.
7/7/97 - After four years of negotiations, Sterling Suffolk Racecourse Limited Liability
Company purchases Suffolk Downs from Belle Isle Ltd. for $40 million. The deal
insures stability and control over racing operations at the site and opens the door for
future development.
9/9/97 - Harness racing returns to Suffolk Downs for a single afternoon, as the track
is converted to accomodate a non-wagering program of trotters and pacers. The
Massachusetts Sire Stakes Series was left without a home earlier in the year with the
closure of Foxboro Park.
12/14/97 - Locally based Maybe Jack and Finger Lakes invader Pro On Ice, each tied
with 12 victories on the year, settle the score for the 1997 nation’s winningest horse
title with The Suffolk Showdown, a one-mile $15,000 match race. In the first such
head-to-head battle at Suffolk Downs in 60 years, the local hopeful concedes five
pounds to the speedy gray New Yorker (124 to 119). Sent away as the 1-to-2 favorite by
the closing-day crowd, Maybe Jack pulls away inside the eighth pole, wearing down
Pro On Ice by 9 1/2 lengths.
8
1/4/98 - At age 16, Playing Politics records the 25th and final win of his career under
jockey Michel Lapensee. The venerable veteran will retire later in the year after
competing in two more races.
4/9/98 - James B. Moseley, the man credited with the revival of Thoroughbred racing
in Massachusetts, dies at the age of 66. The Suffolk Downs Chairman, a lifelong
sportsman, horse owner and breeder, had earned a reputation as an optimistic track
executive who took the time to chat with backstretch workers and mingle with fans
on the grandstand rail. At the helm of Suffolk Downs since 1992 when he bought the
track back from a two-year closure, his position on the board is succeeded by his wife,
Patricia.
5/18/98 - Trainer Aimee Hall saddles four winners from five starters, with husband
Jose Caraballo in the irons for all four victories. The four-win day is the first for any
Suffolk Downs conditioner on the season and is believed to be a national record for
most wins on a program by a married trainer/jockey combo.
5/30/98 - An impressive Skip Away repeats in the MassCap, leaving Puerto Madero,
K.J.’s Appeal and the nine-furlong track record in his wake. Shouldering 130 pounds,
the powerful gray stops the teletimer in 1:47.27 and also establishes Suffolk Downs
wagering marks for the all-time low trifecta ($7.40) and daily double ($3.60). The
3-to-10 favorite becomes the fifth two-time MassCap winner and is the third saddled
by trainer Hubert “Sonny” Hine, who also conditioned Skip Away’s sire, Skip Trial, to
a MassCap win in 1986.
6/7/1998 - Eddie Andelman’s 9th annual Hot Dog Safari to benefit the Joey Fund/
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation comes to Suffolk Downs for the first time. Boston Bruins
legend Bobby Orr is the Grand Marshal for the event, which brings out a crowd of
35,000.
History of Suffolk Downs
5/30/99 - Behrens stalks European invader Running Stag and kicks clear late from
Kentucky Derby winner Real Quiet en route to a half-length win in the 60th MassCap,
now run as a Grade II race with a $600,000 purse as part of the NTRA Champions on
FOX handicap series.
6/19/99 - Infield summer concerts return to Suffolk Downs for the first time in
decades. The Guinness Fleadh attracts close to 30,000 music fans as 30 acts from
around the globe including Elvis Costello, Hootie and the Blowfish and John Lee
Hooker perform continuously on three stages over a 12-hour period.
4/29/2000 - Suffolk Downs hosts Rudy Baez Day, the first public appearance by the
legendary jockey since a tragic accident at Rockingham Park on August 4, 1999 left
him paralyzed from the waist down. The 14-time leading rider at Suffolk has a stakes
race named in his honor and will join the staff at Suffolk later in the year, working
as an assistant to the Clerk of Scales and as a liaison between jockeys and track
management.
6/3/2000 - Running Stag, the 8-to-5 favorite, avenges his second-place finish in the
1999 Massachusetts Handicap by blasting past pacesetter David (5-to-1) and holding
off a late surge from Brazilian-bred runner-up Out Of Mind (7-to-2) in the 61st
edition of New England’s richest and most historic horse race.
12/16/2000 - Difficult Doll wins for the twelfth time of the year, defeating an
allowance field in the day’s eighth race under jockey Taylor Hole. Trained by Osvaldo
Rivera, the four-year-old filly ends 2000 tied with Texas based Governor’s Ego as the
winningest racehorse in North America.
1/14/01 - Jockey Taylor Hole records career win number 1000, guiding Salt State to
the wire first in race nine. The New Hampshire resident began his riding career in
1992 at Rockingham Park.
6/2/01 - Include and jockey Jerry Bailey storm to the lead at the top of the stretch and
splash to a four-length victory over Sir Bear and Broken Vow in the $500,000 Grade II
Massachusetts Handicap.
11/18/01 - Governor Jane Swift signs legislation passed by the Massachusetts House
of Representatives and Senate allowing for increased purses, expanded simulcasting
revenue and account wagering.
5/19/02 - Eddie Andelman’s 13th annual Hot Dog Safari, including the day’s ninerace card, is televised live for the first time on Boston’s WB56. A record crowd of over
40,000 is on hand, raising over $250,000 to support the Joey Fund/Cystic Fybrosis
Foundation.
6/19/04 - The MassCap returns in fine fashion, as Offlee Wild wins a three-way photo
finish over 2003 Derby and Preakness winner Funny Cide and The Lady’s Groom.
Offlee Wild is ridden by one-time Suffolk jockey Edgar Prado, who earns his first
MassCap victory.
6/1/02 - Macho Uno, stuck behind a wall of horses at the eighth pole, finds room
under jockey Gary Stevens and passes the field with authority to win the Massachusetts
Handicap by 1 3/4 lengths over Evening Attire and 2001 winner Include.
7/12/02 - Account wagering is introduced at Suffolk Downs, allowing account holders
to place bets on live and simulcast racing over the phone and online.
9/28/02 - Recently retired Hall of Fame jockey and Boston native Chris McCarron is
honored on Opening Day of the Autumn meet. McCarron is presented with a framed
replica of the saddlecloth adorned by local legend Waquoit in their breathtaking 1987
MassCap win. Over 30 of McCarron’s family members are on hand to celebrate the
day.
12/30/02 - Jockey Joe Hampshire records his 300th win of the year, taking the
day’s fifth race with Seattle Ash. Hampshire, who has been the leading rider in New
England each of the last three years, reaches the milestone for the first time in his
career, doing so on the final day of racing of the year. Hampshire joins Russell Baze
and Cornelio Velasquez as the only three riders with 300 or more wins in 2002.
2/1/03 - Suffolk Downs racing returns to local television as Suffolk Downs Tonight
makes its debut on a trio of New England PAX affiliates, with WBPX-TV 68 in Boston
as the flagship. The digitally-produced program unveils statistical information,
graphics and other elements not previously seen in standard replay shows.
4/12/03 - It is announced that summer racing will return to the East Boston oval
for the first time since 1989, as the track extends its current meet to August 27. The
extension is due to the breakup of the New England racing circuit as a result of
Rockingham Park’s switch to harness racing.
7/22/03 - A bronze plaque commemorating Seabiscuit’s significant history at Suffolk
Downs is formally dedicated at the Clubhouse entrance. Massachusetts Senate
President Robert Travaglini reads the text of the plaque as it is unveiled to the public.
The dedication takes place three days prior to the general release of the awardwinning “Seabiscuit” motion picture.
10/22/03 - Call Me Mr. Vain, under Angel Stanley, defeats Diplomatical and Peter
Sosa Jr. in the $10,000 Suffolk Showdown, a six-furlong match race between the
winningest horses in North America at the time with ten each. The two horses, both
locally based, run virtually inseparably from start to finish, with the final margin
just a half-length. Call Me Mr. Vain’s 11 wins would not be surpassed by year’s end.
9
6/18/05 - Jockey Winston Thompson wins six races on the 11-event program,
including the Old Ironsides Stakes aboard Miesque’s Approval. Thompson becomes
just the seventh rider in track history to accomplish this feat. Leroy Moyers (7/4/67)
remains the only jockey to win seven in a day at the East Boston oval.
8/10/05 - Jockey Frank Amonte Sr., 26 days shy of his 70th birthday, rides Evas Boy
to victory in the fifth race to become the oldest rider in recorded American racing
history ever to win a thoroughbred race.
4/1/06 - Due to the expiration of legislation authorizing simulcasting, the track is
forced to close for six days until new legislation is passed.
2/25/07 - Robert M. “Bob” O’Malley, long-time executive at the track, dies at the
age of 69 after battling cancer for several years. O’Malley was named chief operating
officer in 1996 and his experience at the track spanned five decades and seven
separate ownerships. He began working at the track parking cars part-time as a
college student in 1962.
3/30/07 - Coastal Development LLC, headed by Richard T. Fields, acquires a
significant interest in Sterling Suffolk Racecourse LLC, the company that owns
and operates Suffolk Downs. The acquisition makes Coastal the track’s largest
shareholder.
8/15/07 - Bill Mulrow is introduced as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Suffolk
Downs and Chip Tuttle is named the track’s Chief Operating Officer.
9/22/07 - The Massachusetts Handicap makes its triumphant return after a two-year
absence. A crowd of 19,191 witnesses Brass Hat’s victory over Fairbanks. It is the
largest attendance at the track since the 1996 MassCap won by Cigar.
2/14/08 - The Breeders’ Cup announces that the 2008 Massachusetts Handicap will
be one of five qualifying races in the Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In
Classic Division.” The winner of the MassCap will automatically qualify for entry in
the Breeders’ Cup Classic.
Economic Impact
The economic impact of thoroughbred racing at Suffolk Downs begins with the horses,
jockeys, trainers, and employees at the track and extends far beyond, throughout the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The total spending statewide that thoroughbred racing
infuses into the state economy is many times greater than the initial injection, affecting
numerous industries throughout the state.
1¢ Mass Thoroughbred
Breeders’ Assn.
8 ½¢ Suffolk Downs
¾¢ Commonwealth
of Massachusetts
¼¢ State
Promotional
Fund
81¢ Returned
to bettors
Th o r o ugh b r e d r a c i n g a t Su f f o l k D o w n s …
• Creates an expanding network of employment and taxable income for the state. An estimated
2,334 workers statewide are employed in jobs related to the horse industry at Suffolk Downs,
including helping on the racetrack backstretch, boarding and training farms, veterinary,
breeding and related agribusiness, mutuel tellers, and office and civic positions. Roughly
1,797 of these people work at the track itself. Additionally, there are about 500 owners of
racehorses stabled at Suffolk Downs. For skilled workers specifically involved in hands-on
horse care, racing is not just a way to make a living, it is a way of life.
• Sustains an important market for state agricultural products. Demand for hay and grain
creates business for Massachusetts farmers and jobs for those who process and deliver
those goods.
8 ½¢
Horsemen (Purses)
The above chart shows how each dollar
bet to win at Suffolk Downs is divided.
Note that the majority of the money (81%)
is returned to the betting public.
• Helps to further state environmental objectives. A thriving Massachusetts horse breeding
program keeps many farms in business across the state. It also ensures agricultural use
for land threatened by development and is instrumental in preserving open space.
• Serves as an important part of the social and cultural scene. Virtually every major city in
the country boasts a racetrack in close proximity to its urban center. In Boston, Suffolk
Downs provides an entertainment attraction to residents and visitors alike, many of whom
utilize local dining, shopping, hotel and transportation services in conjunction with a day
at the races.
• Suffolk Downs has paid over $227 million in purses to horsemen since re-opening in 1992.
• Suffolk Downs has infused over $24 million into the local economy through capital
improvements since 1992.
10
Community Relations
Active in the community through a number of charities and community service organizations, Suffolk
Downs values the relationships it has earned with these groups and continues to work toward strengthening
and expanding its involvement with them.
Suffolk Downs understands the importance of being a good neighbor in its immediate and surrounding
communities. The track is a regular donor to community service organizations that support worthy causes
in both the track’s own backyard and nationally. The contributions benefit those who are part of the Suffolk
Downs show on a daily basis – fans, employees, backstretch workers and horses – plus local businesses and
civic groups, and local and national organizations committed to the betterment of our future. On any given
afternoon, fans are likely to open the track program and see the names of charitable organizations enjoying
a day at the races.
In the broader sense of the sport of thoroughbred racing, the track also strives to be among the leaders
when it comes to caring for the game’s equine and human participants. Suffolk Downs is committed to the
lifetime care of thoroughbreds once their racing careers are over and takes an active role in finding suitable
homes for them upon their retirement from racing.
In recent years, the track has extended its support to groups such as
the Salesian Boys & Girls Club of East Boston, CANTER New England,
Challenge Unlimited at Ironstone Farm, Crossroads Family Shelter,
Disabled Jockeys Fund, Don MacBeth Memorial Jockeys Fund, GraysonJockey Club Research Foundation, the Jimmy Fund, and the Thoroughbred
Retirement Foundation, Inc., to name a few. The track also contributes to
a wide-ranging group of local organizations in East Boston, Revere and
neighboring cities and towns.
The annual Hot Dog Safari, hosted by local radio personality Eddie Andelman, raises in the neighborhood
of $250,000 for the Joey Fund/Cystic Fibrosis Foundation each year. In 2007, Suffolk Downs hosted the
Greater Boston Walk Now for Autism for the first time. Over 16,000 walkers circled the track to raise funds
for autism awareness and research. Both events will return to
the track again this year.
This year, Suffolk Downs is introducing the “Community
Winner’s Circle” program to recognize individuals and
groups who have dedicated themselves to worthy causes in
the community.
Suffolk Downs is also committed to using local vendors and businesses in its operations, purchasing goods
and services from them for its day-to-day operations.
11
The Voices of Suffolk Downs
LA R R Y COLL M U S , T R AC K ANNO U NCE R
P AT LA M BE R T Y , B R OA D CAST ANAL Y ST
Larry Collmus has been the track announcer at Suffolk Downs since
it reopened in 1992. He recently completed his second season calling
the races at Gulfstream Park, the premier winter meet in the country.
Collmus, 41, is also the track announcer at Monmouth Park in New
Jersey, a post he’s held since 1994.
Pat Lamberty brings unique qualifications to his role as broadcast
analyst. Lamberty grew up in the Boston area and often attended
the races with his friends, developing a passion for Thoroughbred
racing that has carried him to numerous racing venues while always
bringing him back to his roots at Suffolk Downs.
Since coming to Suffolk Downs, Collmus has called racing cards
at other major tracks, including Aqueduct, Belmont Park and
Saratoga. He also made a journey across the Atlantic to call races
at Wolverhampton in England in March of 2004. Collmus has
participated in All-Star Announcers Day as part of Breeders’ Cup
weekend festivities on several occasions, including last year at
Monmouth Park.
Lamberty began his Suffolk Downs career as an intern in the Publicity
Department before taking over the broadcast duties at age 20. He
spent his summers between college as the handicapper and racing
analyst at Monmouth Park. He has been a guest handicapper at Calder
Race Course and an analyst for the New York City Off-Track Betting
Corporation.
He has traveled the world to learn all aspects of Thoroughbred racing,
spending three weeks in 2003-04 on the hallowed grounds of Ballydoyle, the base for trainer Aidan O’Brien
and industry juggernaut Coolmore’s European racing stock.
Prior to 1992, Collmus was the track announcer at Golden Gate Fields in the San Francisco Bay area.
He began his stint in Northern California in 1988. In 1987, Collmus became Birmingham (Alabama)
Turf Club’s first track announcer. At just 20 years of age, he was the youngest full-time announcer in the
country. He called his first race at Bowie Race Course in Maryland in 1985 and served as the assistant track
announcer on the Maryland circuit until 1986.
Lamberty is also a member of the management team at Centennial Farms, assisting in the formation of
racing and breeding partnerships. Centennial recently campaigned Corinthian, winner of the inaugural
Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile and an Eclipse Award finalist in 2007.
He is a graduate of Newman School and Boston University School of Management.
T. D . T H O R NTON , T R AC K ANNO U NCE R
J ESS I CA P A Q U ETTE , B R OA D CAST ANAL Y ST
T.D. Thornton’s route to the announcer’s booth literally and
figuratively runs through the Suffolk Downs press box.
Though just 23 years old, Jessica Paquette has some unique racing
experience. As a teenager, she was a member of the inaugural “Kids to
the Cup” program founded by the late Trudy McCaffery, a prominent
thoroughbred owner and breeder who wanted to give youngsters
interested in racing the opportunity to attend major races and be able
to interact with owners, trainers, jockeys and horses. After getting an
up close and personal look at the 1999 Breeders’ Cup at Gulfstream
Park, Paquette’s interest in racing has only grown stronger.
After growing up a few furlongs away from Rockingham Park in
Salem, NH, Thornton graduated with a degree in journalism from
the University of New Hampshire. He worked as a general assignment
reporter for the Boston Globe and several other Massachusetts daily
newspapers, and in 1991, he jumped at the chance to fuse his twin
passions of horse racing and writing. He penned columns on the
New England beat as a hard-hitting staffer for The Racing Times
before being hired one season later by Suffolk Downs as the track’s
first broadcast handicapper. Along the way, he learned the finer points
of race-calling from a patient Larry Collmus.
Paquette joined Suffolk Downs as a part-time publicist in 2006 and
soon after was showcasing her handicapping skills in the form of
comments and selections in the track program and providing pre-race
paddock analysis. This will be her third season as a member of the
broadcast team.
Thornton served as the track’s director of public and media relations from 1997-2000. He stepped away
from his full-time duties at Suffolk Downs in 2001 to launch a career as a freelance racing industry
consultant, but still enjoys stepping behind the mike at the East Boston oval on a seasonal basis. Since
the return of summer racing in 2003, Thornton has been the primary voice in those months when Larry
Collmus is calling at Monmouth Park. The 40-year-old Rowley resident enjoys writing, sea kayaking and,
of course, visiting other racetracks.
Paquette attended the University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program before returning home to
New England, where she is currently enrolled at Rivier College in Nashua, NH.
When not at the track or in class, the Lowell native finds time to train for regional and national fitness
competitions.
12
Suffolk Downs Multi-Media
W W W.S U FFOL K D OW NS.CO M
R EA D ALL ABO U T I T
The newly relaunched Suffolk Downs website is the most comprehensive source for all of the latest
news and information regarding racing, upcoming events and promotions at the track. The site
recently underwent its most significant redesign since its original launch.
Suffolk Downs entries and results are available daily at www.drf.com and www.equibase.com and
are printed in the following newspapers:
• Boston Globe
• Daily Item of Lynn
• Boston Herald
• Patriot Ledger
• Hartford Courant
• Salem Evening News
• Lawrence Eagle-Tribune
• Worcester Telegram & Gazette
• Lowell Sun
Entries, race results and charts, workout
tabs, program comments, raceday
changes, overnights, condition books,
daily simulcast schedules, featured race
recaps and profiles of the current roster
of jockeys and trainers are all available
on the site. The News & Notes section is
updated daily during the racing season.
The site contains detailed sections on
the history of Suffolk Downs and the
track’s signature race, the Massachusetts
Handicap. The site now includes a blog,
featuring a variety of contributors.
“ S U FFOL K D O W NS ” T H E BOO K
This comprehensive 128-page book contains nearly 200 images
that revisit the history of the track from its construction and
opening in 1935 until the present. Images include: Seabiscuit,
Whirlaway, Cigar, the Beatles, Bing Crosby, Eddie Arcaro, and
Chris McCarron.
The book, compiled and written by Christian Teja, the track’s
Vice President of Marketing and Communications, is part of
Arcadia Publishing’s Images of Sports series and was published
in 2005. It is on sale on track at the Customer Service Center
and at area bookstores and independent retailers. It can also be
ordered online.
Visitors are encouraged to join the on-line mailing list to receive e-mail newsletters which provide
updates on everything that is going on at the East Boston oval.
Questions, comments and suggestions for track management can be communicated directly
through the website.
W ATC H R ACES L I V E
Suffolk Downs races are shown live regularly on both the Televison Games Network (TVG) and
Horse Racing TV (HRTV). TVG offers 24-hour racing coverage on DIRECTV (channel 602) and
the DISH Network (channel 405), as well as some digital cable systems, including Adelphia and
Comcast. HorseRacing TV (HRTV) is available on the DISH Network (channel 404).
TVG account holders can watch Suffolk Downs races live on www.tvg.com and XpressBet
customers can do the same at www.xpressbet.com.
TVG reporter Christina Olivares interviews jockey Clifford Dooley in the winner’s circle.
13
Jockeys
David Amiss
BIRTHDATE: May 11, 1965
Lifetime Record: Mounts
1st
2nd
3rdEarnings
6,432
612
647
714
$5,224,398
Amiss is entering his fourth consecutive season at Suffolk Downs after a breakout meet in
2007. The New Hampshire native won 75 races last season, good for second in the jockey
standings. Amiss was a two-time stakes winner last season, piloting Fifty Seven G in the
John Kirby Stakes and two-year-old filly Considering in the Amelia Peabody. The New
England Turf Writers Association honored Amiss for his 2007 accomplishments with a
Special Achievement Award…He cites a low-fat diet with plenty of fruits and vegetables as a key to his performance.
Amiss got his start in racing as a teenager with trainer John Rigattieri, working his way up on the farm from rubbing
horses to eventually riding…After having spent previous winters at Gulfstream Park, Amiss rode at Tampa Bay
Downs for the second straight winter.
Clifford Dooley
BIRTHDATE: April 17, 1976
Lifetime Record: Mounts
1st
2nd
3rdEarnings
2,989
275
339
337
$4,108,509
Dooley made a triumphant return to East Boston in 2007 after spending 2006 away from
race riding. The native of Ireland finished the 2007 meet third in the jockey standings
with 68 wins. Dooley won the first stakes race of his career on July 4 aboard Kimridge in
the African Prince Stakes. He also won the Wauquoit Stakes aboard Reprized Strike on the
MassCap undercard…Received a Special Achievement Award from the New England Turf
Writers Association for his 2007 accomplishments…Dooley attended the famed RACE jockey school in his homeland
before coming stateside to begin his riding career. Dooley became interested in American racing after watching the
Breeders’ Cup races on TV as a child. He got the money to come to America after betting 100 pounds on an 11-1 shot
that won in his homeland. He then showed up at Aqueduct and began working for trainer Leo O’Brien before taking
out his license and coming to Suffolk as an apprentice. He rode successful in New England before going to the NYRA
circuit, where he won three races at Aqueduct on one day as a bug rider…Has ridden around the globe, winning races
in France, Spain and Saudi Arabia…Spent this winter at Tampa Bay Downs, near his home in Ocala, FL.
Orlando Bocachica
BIRTHDATE: June 17, 1981
Lifetime Record: Mounts
1st
2nd
3rdEarnings
3,116
455
445
387
$5,811,439
Bocachica returned to the saddle on a full-time basis after two years out of racing in 2007
and quickly resumed his position as one of the most consistent riders in New England.
The success he enjoyed towards the end of the local season carried over to Laurel Park in
Maryland, where he has won races for New England horsemen and mid-Atlantic based
trainers who remember his prowess in the saddle from his time at Philadelphia Park, where
he was a regular contender for champion jockey honors. Bocachica attended the Eddie Belmonte jockey school in his
native Puerto Rico before coming stateside in the late 1990s…Bocachica was aboard mid-Atlantic based Night Caller
in 2002-03 for seven victories, including black-type wins in the 2002 Donald Levine Memorial Stakes at Philadelphia
Park and Bob Harding Stakes at Monmouth Park and the 2003 Mr. Nickerson Handicap at Philadelphia Park…
Bocachica has six total stakes wins, including a score in the 2004 Rise Jim Stakes aboard leading Massachusettsbred Stylish Sultan…He continues to ride on the mid-Atlantic circuit…Was tied for tenth in the rider standings with
37 wins in 2007.
Luis A. Garcia
BIRTHDATE: April 8, 1969
Lifetime Record: Mounts
1st
2nd
3rdEarnings
6,920
669
754
794
$6,378,077
Most jockeys come from a rural background or grew up on a farm with horses, but not
Garcia. A native of Guatemala, he was raised in Brooklyn, NY and was introduced to
thoroughbred racing by an NYRA advertisement on the subway. His career in racing started
in New York at Aqueduct, working as an exercise rider for trainer Bobby Lake before taking
out his jockey license and riding with the “bug” on the NYRA circuit. Garcia has ridden
primarily in New England, but he has had successful stints at both Hoosier Park and Delaware Park…Was tied for
tenth in the rider standings with 37 wins in 2007…Garcia was sidelined most of the winter with a torn ACL.
Padro Gonzalez
BIRTHDATE: March 11, 1978
Lifetime Record: Mounts
1st
2nd
3rdEarnings
3,594
554
530
512
$4,989,430
Gonzalez was a leading apprentice rider in his native Puerto Rico before first coming
stateside in 2001…Won his first U.S race at Tampa Bay Downs late that year. He spent
much of the last five years at El Comandante in P.R. where he won multiple stakes races
each season. 2007 marked his first full year in the U.S., and his first season at Suffolk
Downs. Gonzalez finished ninth in the rider standings with 39 wins in 2007. Spent this
winter riding at Tampa Bay Downs.
Alfredo Clemente
BIRTHDATE: May 23, 1969
Lifetime Record: Mounts
1st
2nd
3rdEarnings
6,566
675
687
734
$6,912,490
Clemente, a native of Puerto Rico, is a graduate of the Eddie Belmonte jockey school in his
homeland that has produced many top riders. He came to the States in 1990, originally
riding in Ohio, before moving his tack to West Virginia and eventually Florida and Tampa
Bay Downs. In Florida, Clemente hooked up with trainer Ray Stifano in 2004, who
encouraged him to try riding at Suffolk…Won the 1996 Cleveland Kindergarten Stakes
at Thistledown with U.R. for Me…finished seventh in the 2007 Suffolk standing with 48 wins. He led all local riders
with 12 wins on the turf course.
Lifetime records in North America through 3/31/08
14
Jockeys
Taylor Hole
BIRTHDATE: October 9, 1971
Lifetime Record: Mounts
1st
2nd
3rdEarnings
12,554
1,757
1,801
1,804
$16,523,923
An 18-year veteran that is always near the top of the local rider standings, Hole follows
in the riding footsteps of his late father Michael, a British jockey who enjoyed success
stateside before an untimely death in 1976. He first worked odd jobs as a stable hand at
Rockingham Park in the mid-1980s before heading to Maryland to learn professional
riding at a steeplechase farm with a friend of the family. After beginning his racing
career in New England in 1992, Hole took his tack out of the region during the winter of 1996, but returned to New
England from the New Jersey/Pennsylvania circuit in the spring of 1997…In addition to his ability in the saddle,
Hole is an expert dirt bike motorcycle rider and has competed professionally in that sport as well…Hole won five
races at Suffolk Downs on August 23, 2005, including four for trainer Ron Dandy…Won 27 races in 2007…Rode
at Aqueduct this winter.
Tammi Piermarini
BIRTHDATE: May 2, 1967
Lifetime Record: Mounts
1st
2nd
3rdEarnings
12,269
1,668
1,538
1,545
$13,720,069
After missing nearly the entire 2006 meet, Piermarini, who gave birth to her second child (a
son Johnny) on September 15 of that year, returned to record 10 victories in just seven racing
days in 2006, including a four-win day on November 7. That performance was merely a
prelude to 2007. Piermarini won four races on Opening Day en route to a meet-best 100 wins
and her first ever Suffolk Downs riding title. She was also named recipient of her first Eli Chiat
Award from the New England Turf Writers Association…Piermarini rode first call for the high-powered barn of trainer
Marcus Vitali. A native of Massachusetts, Piermarini developed a love of horses as a child when she spent time around
show horses on a farm in Salisbury. After giving up show horses, she started in the saddle at Suffolk Downs as an exercise
rider for trainers Bill Perry, Ned Allard, Karl Grusmark, Frank Shannon and Jeff Hooper. Began riding in 1985 as Tammi
Campbell before taking her husband’s name in 1999. Piermarini was aboard graded-stakes winner Tour d’Or when he
equaled the track record at Belmont Park for 1 1/16 miles in 1987. Piermarini took time off in 2001 to give birth to her
first child, a daughter Izabella. She spends her spare time with her two children and husband John, who also works as
her agent and whom she credits for her success…Rode once again at Tampa Bay Downs this winter.
Walter Llagas
BIRTHDATE: May 29, 1981
Lifetime Record: Mounts
1st
2nd
3rdEarnings
925
100
120
128
$1,255,049
Now entering his third season at Suffolk Downs, the Peruvian-born Llagas reached a
career milestone on closing day of the 2007 Suffolk season, winning his 100th race in
North America. Llagas was born into a racing family. His cousin was a leading rider
in South America and encouraged him to become a jockey. Llagas enrolled in the
prestigious Jorge Bernardini Yori Jockey School, which has produced Peruvian riding
stars Edgar Prado, Rafael Bejarano and Miguel Mena. Llagas rode successfully for a few years in his homeland
before moving his tack to Argentina. While there, he became interested in riding in the United States. His first stop
was at Delaware Park before heading to Tampa Bay Downs for the second half of the 2006 meet. While at Tampa,
he was encouraged to join the New England circuit. Won the $45,000 Louise Kimball Stakes in 2007 aboard twoyear-old filly Lily’s Goldmine…Finished 14th in the 2007 standings with 31 wins.
Yamil Rosario
BIRTHDATE: December 10, 1982
Lifetime Record: Mounts
1st
2nd
3rdEarnings
2,928
281
347
331
$3,851,965
Rosario enters his third consecutive season at Suffolk Downs after stringing together another
successful meet in 2007, finishing sixth in the rider standings with 49 wins. Rosario began
riding as an apprentice in Chicago at Hawthorne before venturing to the East Coast, where he
then competed at Monmouth and Philadelphia Park. Rosario is considered to be a patient rider
with a good sense of pace. Much like Pat Day during his time, Rosario prefers to come from
off the pace, as opposed to showing speed from the gate. Rosario credits the Rocco racing family for their support. He
considers Joe Rocco, Sr. to be a father figure and his biggest influence in the saddle…Won the 2007 Last Dance Stakes at
Suffolk Downs aboard Gorgeous Silk…Rode at Tampa Bay this winter.
Winston Thompson
BIRTHDATE: July 28, 1964
Lifetime Record: Mounts
1st
2nd
3rdEarnings
19,198
2,825
2,743
2,661
$25,242,843
Known for being one of the hardest working jockeys in New England, the 25-year veteran
battled Tammi Piermarini for the riding crown in 2007 before suffering a season-ending
ankle injury on August 19. He had ridden 56 winners from 316 mounts before being sidelined.
His 56 wins were still good for fifth place…Won the 2007 Mystery Jet Stakes aboard Lily’s
Goldmine…The Jamaican native swept leading rider honors at Suffolk Downs from 2004
through 2006…Had one of the best days of his career on June 18, 2005, winning six races on the Suffolk Downs program,
including a victory in the $50,000 Old Ironsides Stakes on Miesque’s Approval for Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott. Miesque’s
Approval went on to win the Breeders’ Cup Mile and the Eclipse Award for top turf male in 2006…Thompson learned his
race riding in a formal jockey training school, attending educational programs that are required for aspiring riders in his
native country. He won his first race in 1983 at Caymans Park in Jamaica and was the leading apprentice in Jamaica in
1984 before coming to the U. S. two years later. Thompson had riding stints in New Jersey, Florida and West Virginia before
coming to New England in 1988. He has been a fixture in Boston since…Was the leading rider at the 1995 Suffolk Downs
Autumn meet…In 2000, had one of the most memorable days of his career, winning the $250,000 James B. Moseley
Breeders’ Cup Handicap aboard King Roller…Rode this winter at Tampa Bay Downs.
Dyn, Panell
BIRTHDATE: July 11, 1976
Lifetime Record: Mounts
1st
2nd
3rdEarnings
7,592
1,318
1,195
987
$15,312,979
An 11-year veteran, Panell came to Suffolk as an apprentice in 1998 after Hurricane
Georges shut down Hipodromo el Comandante in his homeland of Puerto Rico. Before
coming stateside, he attended the famed jockey school of Eddie Belmonte that has
produced many top Puerto Rican riders, including John Velazquez. As an apprentice,
Panell rode successfully in New England and picked up his biggest client, starting a
longstanding business relationship with John Rigattieri, the leading trainer at Suffolk the last four seasons. Panell
demonstrated a prowess for riding in his first day at Suffolk, finishing second aboard 107-1 longshot Kiss You…
Had the highest winning percentage among Suffolk jockeys in each of the last three seasons, winning 27% of his
local races in 2007…Finished fourth in the 2007 Suffolk standings with 67 victories from only 244 mounts…Won
five stakes races at Suffolk Downs in 2007 with four of those wins coming aboard Ask Queenie…Was one of the
leading riders at Laurel Park this winter.
Lifetime records in North America through 3/31/08
15
Jockeys
ALPHaBETICAL JOCKEY ROSTER 2007
Jockey
Mounts
Alpander, Tamay
56
Amiss, David
490
Amonte, Frank Sr.
5
Austin, Keith
30
Bocachica, Orlando
255
Bush, Vernon
121
Cabassa, Abad Jr.
6
Clemente, Alfredo
300
Colon, Alvin*
195
Cruz, Janio
78
Daniel, Clarence
21
Dooley, Clifford
514
Dos Ramos, Richard Anthony 1
Espinzoa, Jose
1
Falk, Jacqueline
11
Faria, Estic
1
Garcia, Luis
3
Garcia, Luis A.
324
Gonzalez, Bryant
86
Gonzalez, Pedro
324
Hall, Jesse
22
Hole, Taylor
182
Jimenez, Ender
221
Johnson, Richard
117
Krigger, Kevin
257
Lanci, Howard
41
Llagas, Walter
330
Magrell, Jane
1
Marcano, Josue
294
Martinez, Willie
3
Migliore, Richard
2
Millwood, Clayan*
23
Molinari, Edwin
187
Ortiz, Wilkin
157
Panell, Dyn
244
Piermarini, Tammi
584
Rivera, Jose Francisco Jr.
17
Rivera, Jose M.*
212
Rivera, Luis Sr.
15
Rocco, Joseph
1
Rojas, Raul
1
Rosario, Yamil
403
1st
1
75
0
0
37
15
0
48
13
5
0
68
0
0
2
1
1
37
7
39
1
27
15
5
35
0
31
0
19
2
1
0
26
12
67
100
3
33
0
0
0
49
2nd
3
77
0
5
35
15
1
44
18
8
2
74
0
0
1
0
0
32
6
45
1
30
29
11
30
3
42
0
25
0
1
3
25
16
39
79
0
12
1
0
0
71
3rd
2
57
0
2
29
14
1
42
22
10
0
64
0
0
0
0
0
42
8
49
0
28
24
12
35
2
54
1
30
1
0
1
31
16
36
86
6
26
2
0
0
45
Win% 1.8
15.3
0.0
0.0
14.5
12.4
0.0
16.0
6.7
6.4
0.0
13.2
0.0
0.0
18.2
100.0
33.3
11.4
8.1
12.0
4.5
14.8
6.8
4.3
13.6
0.0
9.4
0.0
6.5
66.7
50.0
0.0
13.9
7.6
27.5
17.1
17.6
15.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
12.2
In the Money% $ Earned
10.7
$26,097
42.7
$967,011
0.0
$0
23.3
$15,536
39.6
$375,629
36.4
$179,602
33.3
$3,905
44.7
$522,132
27.2
$162,505
29.5
$78,709
9.5
$3,430
40.1
$876,212
0.0
$0
0.0
$0
27.3
$19,906
100.0
$4,200
33.3
$5,313
34.3
$384,024
24.4
$74,331
41.0
$533,988
9.1
$7,503
46.7
$346,520
30.8
$197,919
23.9
$69,992
38.9
$456,642
12.2
$13,095
38.5
$443,469
100.0
$700
25.2
$234,597
100.0
$337,000
100.0
$120,000
17.4
$11,610
43.9
$315,487
28.0
$154,607
58.2
$845,960
45.4
$1,101,292
52.9
$22,520
33.5
$284,817
20.0
$3,426
0.0
$0
0.0
$0
40.9
$707,871
Jockey
Rosendo, Irwin
Russell, Wazzeer
Sanguinetti, Anne
Springer, Jordan
Thompson, Winston
Torres, Jose*
Torres, Reynaldo Jr.
Vasquez, Angel Jr.
Velasquez, Cornelio
Velez, Jose
Mounts
305
57
1
1
318
35
8
204
3
1
1st
46
5
0
0
56
1
0
20
1
0
2nd
40
4
0
0
55
0
1
19
0
1
3rd
42
6
0
0
49
0
2
30
1
0
Win %
15.1
8.8
0.0
0.0
17.6
2.9
0.0
9.8
33.3
0.0
In the Money% $ Earned
42.0
$555,783
26.3
$43,462
0.0
$0
0.0
$0
50.3
$629,217
2.9
$7,360
37.5
$3,960
33.8
$242,905
66.7
$71,260
100.0
$20,000
* Denotes apprentice jockey
Tammi Piermarini won her first riding title in 2007.
16
Jockeys
E X PA N D E D J O C K E Y S TAT I S T I C S 2 0 0 7
MAIN COURSE TURF COURSE Favorites
Jockey
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % % In $
Sts.
1st %Win
Sts.
1st %Win
Sts.
1st %Win
Tammi Piermarini
584
100
79
86
17
45
520
94
18
64
6
9
138
50
36
David D. Amiss
490
75
77
57
15
43
433
71
16
57
4
7
84
34
40
Clifford D. Dooley
514
68
74
64
13
40
454
58
13
60
10
17
52
21
40
Dyn Panell
244
67
39
36
27
58
212
59
28
32
8
25
105
41
39
Winston Albert Thompson
318
56
55
49
18
50
279
49
18
39
7
18
83
24
29
Yamil Rosario
403
49
71
45
12
41
355
40
11
48
9
19
46
13
28
Alfredo Clemente
300
48
44
42
16
45
233
36
15
67
12
18
43
16
37
Irwin J. Rosendo
305
46
40
42
15
42
268
43
16
37
3
8
48
15
31
Pedro Gonzalez
324
39
45
49
12
41
276
35
13
48
4
8
37
11
30
Orlando Bocachica
255
37
35
29
15
40
235
35
15
20
2
10
43
17
40
Luis A. Garcia
324
37
32
42
11
34
280
32
11
44
5
11
29
9
31
Kevin Krigger
257
35
30
35
14
39
216
29
13
41
6
15
37
9
24
Jose M. Rivera*
212
33
12
26
16
33
196
32
16
16
1
6
16
5
31
Walter Enrique Llagas
330
31
42
54
9
38
307
31
10
23
0
0
22
5
23
Taylor M. Hole
182
27
30
28
15
47
162
23
14
20
4
20
24
8
33
Edwin Molinari
187
26
25
31
14
44
160
25
16
27
1
4
22
8
36
Angel R. Vasquez, Jr.
204
20
19
30
10
34
171
16
9
33
4
12
15
5
33
Josue Marcano
294
19
25
30
6
25
273
19
7
21
0
0
8
3
38
Ender Jimenez
221
15
29
24
7
31
208
14
7
13
1
8
11
3
27
Vernon Bush
121
15
15
14
12
36
121
15
12
0
0
0
19
8
42
Avg Win
Payoff
$8.00
$10.70
$14.50
$5.90
$8.80
$9.10
$12.90
$10.30
$13.90
$10.80
$13.30
$12.60
$14.00
$13.00
$10.60
$11.80
$25.10
$37.20
$13.20
$8.30
*Denotes Apprentice Riders
R E M A R K A B L E R I D I N G F E AT S
Jockey
**Leroy Moyers
Date
July 4, 1967
Winston Thompson
June 18, 2005
Jack Penney
January 7, 1984
*Rodolfo Baez
May 30, 1997
Nick PetroNovember 21, 1982
Rodolfo Baez
January 3, 1993
Vernon BushAugust 29, 1981
Charles MaffeoOctober 4, 1969
**Gonzalo ProsperNovember 1, 1975
**Kenneth Scawthorn
May 23, 1944
Joe Hampshire, Jr.
May 14, 2001
Joe Hampshire, Jr.April 21, 2001
Harry VegaOctober 10, 1999
Carl GambardellaNovember 10, 1986
**Vincent Amico
March 14, 1977
**Donald Meade, Jr.
May 8, 1975
Denise BoudrotNovember 12, 1974
**Paul Capalbo
July 7, 1973
William Turnbull
June 26, 1942
Dyn PanellAugust 5, 2006
Taylor HoleAugust 23, 2005
Winston Thompson
May 14, 2003
Winston Thompson
March 20, 2002
Joe Hampshire, Jr.February 4, 2002
Winners
Mounts
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
Jockey
Date
Joe Hampshire, Jr.
January 19, 2002
Joe Hampshire, Jr.
December 9, 2000
**Jose Delgado
June 7, 2000
Rodolfo Baez
May 8, 1987
Carl Gambardella
March 23, 1987
Stewart Elliott
March 13, 1985
Nick Petro
May 18, 1983
Carl Gambardella
March 19, 1983
Jorge VargasApril 18, 1980
Gonzalo Prosper
January 3, 1976
Leroy MoyersSeptember 2, 1974
Charles Maffeo
July 5, 1971
Leroy Moyers
July 10, 1970
Charles MaffeoApril 4, 1970
Leroy Moyers
June 11, 1964
Winston ThompsonOctober 4, 2006
Vernon Bush
March 22, 2003
Winston ThompsonApril 13, 2002
**Winston ThompsonFebruary 13, 2002
Rodolfo Baez
May 8, 1999
Rodolfo Baez
January 21, 1996
Joe Hampshire, Jr.
December 12, 1994
Rodolfo Baez
May 1, 1992
Rodolfo Baez
June 17, 1987
17
Winners
Mounts
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Jockey
Date
Carl Gambardella
June 3, 1987
Rodolfo Baez
July 30, 1986
Carl GambardellaOctober 14, 1985
***Gonzalo Prosper
January 24, 1976
Leroy Moyers
June 18, 1964
Dyn Panell
June 19, 2006
Rodolfo BaezNov. 28, 1997
Rodolfo Baez
Jan. 27, 1997
Rodolfo Baez
Jan. 20, 1997
Joe Hampshire, Jr.
Dec. 29, 1996
Rodolfo BaezFebruary 10, 1996
Rodolfo Baez
January 8, 1995
Rodolfo Baez
December 20, 1993
Rodolfo Baez
July 6, 1987
Rodolfo BaezSeptember 25, 1987
Rodolfo Baez
December 21, 1986
Jack Penney
March 9, 1983
Carl GambardellaFebruary 24, 1982
Abad Cabassa
December 29, 1979
Henry Wajda
May 7, 1963
Winston ThompsonNovember 11, 2006
Rodolfo BaezSeptember 18, 1987
Jose Caraballo
June 11, 1994
Winners
Mounts
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
* Won first six races on card. ** Won with five consecutive mounts.
*** Rode six winners but a subsequent stewards’ ruling disqualified total to five.
Jockeys
LEADING JOCKEYS 1952 – 2007
Year
Days
Jockey
Mounts 1st 2nd 3rd
1952 Spring
60
H. Keene
1953 Spring
60
R. McLaughlin
1954 Spring
37A. DeSpirito
1954 Fall
28
P. Bohenko
1955 Spring
41N. Mercier
1955 Fall
23
G. Gibb
1956 Spring
36A. Fairbanks
1956 Fall
30
D. DeRoin
1957 Spring
35
D. DeRoin
1957 Fall
30
D. DeRoin
1958 Spring
36
D. DeRoin
1958 Fall
30
V. Spinale
1959 Spring
66
P.I. Grimm
1960 Spring
63
W. Skuse
1961 Spring
66
H. Wajda
1962 Spring
66
H. Wajda
1963 Spring
42
H. Wajda
1963 Fall
24
M. Carrozzella
1964 Spring
66L. Moyers
1965 Spring
66L. Moyers
*1966 Spring
66
D. Madden
H. Wajda
1966 Fall
24
M. Carrozzella
1967 Spring
65L. Moyers
1968 Spring
66
M. Hole
1969 Spring
66
D. Hidalgo
**1969 Fall
24C. Maffeo
**1970 Spring
90C. Maffeo
1971 Spring
90
G. McCarron
1971 Fall
48C. Gambardella
**1972 Spring
27
J. Milonas
1972 Summer
79
M. Carrozzella
1972 Fall
42
P. Capalbo
1973 Spring
76
P. Capalbo
1973 Summer
68
M. Carrozzella
1973 Fall
56
D. Meade, Jr.
1974 Spring
108 R. Riera, Jr.
**1974 Fall
92
D. Boudrot
1975 Spring
126 G. Prosper
1975 Fall
71
G. Prosper
1976 Spring
132 G. Prosper
1976 Fall
67
D. Meade, Jr.
1977 Spring
126S. Pagano
1977 Fall
74
J. E. McCloskey, Jr.
1978 Spring
113C. Feagin
1978 Fall
85
J. O’Driscoll
**1979 Spring
125A. Cabassa
**1979 Fall
75A. Cabassa
406
389
172
167
209
130
206
184
264
200
166
193
383
361
342
330
296
161
421
341
268
309
136
342
355
305
145
479
494
277
102
317
186
343
267
274
400
447
578
317
529
269
698
330
397
280
643
493
91 71 67
65 58 50
46 38 22
24 18 19
36 28 27
20 25 17
38 35 26
35 28 20
59 40 39
39 32 31
30 19 24
33 27 31
79 63 53
76 49 42
84 60 43
44 62 48
72 53 35
30 27 24
76 43 57
65 51 39
52 40 28
52 51 44
24 22 10
69 49 48
86 64 51
58 47 36
38 37 24
112 76 57
97 69 84
60 57 43
21 24 11
71 50 41
29 26 30
57 56 48
54 35 30
44 39 38
86 65 53
94 66 77
116 74 75
69 54 51
122 82 74
40 36 36
126 88 75
46 51 30
59 60 55
47 36 37
150 120 109
97 78 73
Year
Days
Jockey
**1980 Spring
**1980 Fall
Mounts 1st 2nd 3rd
147 J. Vargas
616
53S. Kelly
337
1981 Winter
68
V. Bush
340
1981 Spring
87
V. Bush
582
1981 Summer
45
V. Bush
319
1981 Fall
27C. Gambardella 152
1982 Winter
69
V. Bush
453
1982 Spring-Summer 91
V. Bush
551
**1982 Fall
88
J. Penney
551
1983 Winter
62C. Gambardella 375
**1983 Spring-Summer 94N. Petro
555
1983 Fall
87N. Petro
414
1984 Winter
67C. Gambardella 312
1984 Spring-Summer 119C. Gambardella 547
1984 Fall
60S. Elliott
333
1985 Winter
70S. Elliott
437
1985 Spring-Summer 119 J. Vargas
571
1985 Fall
61C. Gambardella 317
1986 Winter
75C. Gambardella 428
1986 Spring-Summer 113C. Gambardella 601
1986 Fall
62C. Gambardella 371
1987 Winter
69C. Gambardella 418
1987 Spring-Summer 115 R. Baez
886
1987 Fall
57
R. Baez
433
*1988 Winter
74C. Gambardella 351
J. Vargas
376
1988 Spring-Summer 113 R. Baez
859
1988 Fall
63
R. Baez
454
1989 Year
247S. Elliott
1795
1992 Spring
112 J. Vargas
639
1992 Fall
59
R. Baez
518
1993 Spring
96C. Gambardella 375
1993 Fall
56
R. Baez
366
1994 Spring
99
J. Caraballo
442
1994 Fall
50
J. Hampshire, Jr. 284
1995 Spring
108 R. Baez
599
1995 Fall
39
W. Thompson
232
1996 Spring
102 R. Baez
736
1996 Fall
50
R. Baez
375
1997 Spring
91
R. Baez
705
1997 Fall
59
R. Baez
330
1998 Spring
85
R. Baez
631
1998 Fall
56
R. Baez
362
1999 Spring
94
R. Baez
581
1999 Fall
61
H. Vega
307
2000 Spring
97
J. Hampshire, Jr. 576
2000 Fall
56
J. Hampshire, Jr. 318
2001 Spring
89
J. Hampshire, Jr. 510
18
138
53
61
100
67
36
90
97
112
77
128
89
80
117
64
95
126
66
87
137
75
88
185
86
68
68
150
76
381
111
87
86
58
97
55
110
46
145
73
157
72
122
74
124
71
123
68
124
104
40
54
86
49
27
75
98
83
70
102
84
58
97
53
56
108
53
78
113
60
76
133
85
63
73
114
85
285
91
87
64
43
61
40
93
28
107
54
129
46
86
58
104
48
97
47
92
83
43
38
74
45
20
61
93
85
47
75
72
38
103
48
46
87
44
58
90
47
65
141
72
54
61
106
64
246
92
71
42
48
73
37
85
30
130
52
90
43
108
47
92
50
80
47
79
Year
Days Jockey
2001 Fall
60 J. Hampshire, Jr.
2002 Spring
94 J. Hampshire, Jr.
2002 Fall
56 J. Hampshire, Jr.
2003 Winter-Summer 123 J. Hampshire, Jr.
2003 Fall
25 J. Hampshire, Jr.
2004 Spring-Summer-Fall 119 W. Thompson
2005 Spring-Summer-Fall 116 W. Thompson
2006 Spring-Summer-Fall 103 W. Thompson
2007 Spring-Summer-Fall 100T.Piermarini
Mounts 1st 2nd 3rd
326
568
317
619
127
742
799
634
584
78
122
75
141
24
154
158
142
100
51
86
45
112
17
136
126
115
79
49
83
40
69
11
114
155
99
86
*Tie **Apprentice Rider
The 1941 MassCap jockeys (top); 1950 gang in
old backyard paddock; one of the few early (circa 1976)
jockey colonies that welcomed female riders.
Trainers
Pam Angevine
Lifetime Record:Starts
1st
2nd
3rdEarnings
1,477
207
192
193
$2,588,232
Angevine grew up riding show horses before making the transition to
thoroughbreds in an interesting way. She purchased a horse named Brunswick
Gold from the Great Barrington Fair as a teenager during the early 1980s and
caught interest in the sport, apprenticing with Jerry Diorio before spending time
learning under the jockey-turned-trainer David Deroin. She began training
in 1995 and has gradually improved her stock. Angevine credits great owners for her recent success,
notably Henry and Donald Barry, along with Michael DiMarzo and David Curcio…Angevine saddled New
England’s champion sprinter Dhaffir to a victory in the 2005 Topsider Breeders’ Cup Stakes…Angevine
won with 25 of her 120 starters (21%) at the 2007 meet, good for sixth place in the standings…She trained
at Tampa Bay Downs this winter.
Charles Fontana
Lifetime Record:Starts
1st
2nd
3rdEarnings
1,516
130
137
182
$1,708,456
Fontana, a native of New York, began his training career in 1978, recording his
first career win at Tampa Bay Downs. He had a strong local meeting last year,
finishing fifth in the trainer standings with 26 wins. His 260 starters were more
than any other trainer. After sending a string of horses to Suffolk Downs for the
first time in 2006, the Florida-based trainer improved on his 2006 meet at Suffolk
when he was credited with 19 victories. Fontana runs horses at all three major tracks in Florida and
finished in the top ten at the 2007 Tampa Bay meet. He was among the leaders again in 2008. Has a large
string at Calder.
Charlie Assimakopoulos
Lifetime Record:Starts
1st
2nd
3rdEarnings
8,043
1,461
1,267
1,110
$14,980,745
Assimakopoulos is the private trainer for his family’s Yasou Stable Trust,
perennially one of the most successful stables at Suffolk Downs. The Fitchburg
native splits time between the racetrack and his breeding and training center in
Florida. When in Florida, his son John runs the racing operation. Assimakopoulos
previously trained for Arthur Appleton, Hobeau Farm and the Gatsas Brothers of
Manchester, NH, for whom he was the original trainer of millionaire Gander, the James B. Moseley Award
winner as New England’s Horse of the Year as well as New York-bred Horse of the Year in 2000. He also
trained local legends Prolanzier and Kayla’s A Gem, both winners of numerous stakes races at Suffolk…
Named the region’s most outstanding trainer by the New England Turf Writers Association in 1991, 1993
and 1994…Won with 14 of his 103 starters in 2007…Trained at Laurel Park in Maryland over the winter.
Mike Gorham
Lifetime Record:Starts
1st
2nd
3rdEarnings
5,604
894
847
791
$20,849,699
A successful trainer on the national scene, Mike Gorham has always been around
a racetrack, as his father owned horses at Suffolk and Rockingham. As a teenager,
he started working as a hotwalker for highly successful New England trainer Bruce
Smith. He began training on his own in 1985 and registered his first win with
Unerring at Suffolk Downs. He later relocated to Delaware Park, where the purses
had increased significantly with the addition of slot machines…Gorham has won over 50 stakes races in
his career with over 20 different horses…His best horses include Grade I winner and millionaire Mandy’s
Gold, Grade 3 winner Trickle of Gold, and 2007 Triple Crown contender Adore the Gold, owned by John
Murphy of Quincy, MA. With the growth of his stable, Gorham has returned to the New England scene in
recent years, sending a string of horses to Suffolk Downs…Had 98 wins nationally in 2007 for earnings of
over $2.7 million.
Kevin Clark
Lifetime Record:Starts
1st
2nd
3rdEarnings
4,580
649
681
639
$4,220,322
Clark entered racing as an outsider in 1986, when he and his brother-in-law, fellow
trainer George Bailey, picked up some reliable runners and showed quick success.
The Weymouth, MA native trained the stakes-winning mare Satin Sunrise, the
dam of Grade 1 Stakes winner and 2004 Kentucky Derby runner-up Lion Heart.
He acquired her through the claim box for $5,000 before setting her on the road to
breeding greatness. Clark has shown shrewdness in the claiming game throughout his career. He claimed
Mister Riley for $8,000 in 2004 and made him the winningest racehorse of the 2005 meeting with six
victories. Clark saddled Mister Riley for four more wins in 2006…Was seventh in the 2007 standings with
23 victories…Did not train over the winter.
Karl Grusmark
Lifetime Record:Starts
1st
2nd
3rdEarnings
11,547
1,829
1,683
1,582
$12,923,542
Grusmark was a pre-med student at the University of Miami before leaving school
to work for trainer Howard Tesher at Calder in 1963. He returned to New England
in 1965 at Lincoln Downs and has been a presence on the local scene since.
Among the favorite horses he has trained are Pension Plan, the 1977 Massachusetts
Handicap runner-up by a neck, Tour d’Or, a former track record holder at Belmont
Park for 1 1/16 miles, and Jini’s Jet, an 11-time stakes winner at Suffolk Downs who dominated the
Massachusetts-bred division the first half of this decade…Won the 2007 Mystery Jet and Louise Kimball
Stakes with Lily’s Goldmine and captured the John Kirby Stakes with Fifty Seven G…Finished in a tie for
eighth in the trainer standings in 2007 with 22 wins…Trained this winter in Maryland.
Lifetime records in North America through 3/31/08
19
Trainers
George Handy
Lifetime Record:Starts
1st
2nd
3rdEarnings
(1963-Present) 9,354
1,355
1,259
1,219
$12,201,523
George Handy returns to Suffolk Downs this year with over 60 years of
experience as a trainer. Handy began his training career in 1946 and captured
his first Suffolk Downs title in 1956. He won four more titles at Suffolk Downs
in the 1960s. Handy has served as private trainer for prominent New England
owner Francis McDonnell, conditioning numerous local stakes winners and
New England champions. Handy and McDonnell were honored by the NETWA with the Lou Smith
Memorial Award for contributions to New England racing in 2001. Handy’s national success includes a
win in the 1981 Illinois Derby with Paristo, who finished third in the Preakness Stakes a month later.
Has saddled stakes winners at over 15 different racetracks in his career.
Bobby Raymond
Lifetime Record:Starts
1st
2nd
3rdEarnings
7,742
940
904
960
$6,392,530
Raymond, a Rhode Island native, is a veteran trainer on the New England
scene. He originally attended blacksmith school in Oklahoma before switching
careers to become a thoroughbred trainer. Raymond has a farm in Rhode
Island where he operates in many aspects of the game, including breeding
of his sire Wee Thunder…A perennial top ten trainer at Suffolk Downs this
decade, Raymond finished fourth in the 2007 trainer standings with 32 wins…Trained this winter
at Tampa Bay Downs.
Brenda McCarthy
Lifetime Record:Starts
1st
2nd
3rdEarnings
3,273
363
381
440
$3,510,225
Horses have been a lifelong passion for McCarthy. Some of her fondest
memories go back to her childhood, when she remembers riding horses on
Ipswich Beach for Pam Berry. She took out her training license in 1982 and
has competed up and down the East Coast since, winning seven stakes races
in her career. Her stakes-winning horses have been Joanne’s Joy, Red’s Happy,
More Balloons, Lacuna, Manticore and Noski. McCarthy credits much of her success to Thomas
Keating, a longtime owner that died last after they had been a team for many years. McCarthy
continues to exercise horses and she can be seen galloping many of her horses in the mornings…Was
tied for eighth in the standings in 2007 with 22 wins…Spent the winter training at Tampa Bay Downs.
John Rigattieri
Lifetime Record:Starts
1st
2nd
3rdEarnings
10,099
1,971
1,654
1,407
$17,278,686
Rigattieri is the four-time reigning training champion at Suffolk Downs. Last season he
saddled 64 winners, 16 more than the runner-up in the standings. He topped all trainers
with 93 wins in both 2004 and 2005 and won 83 races in 2006. The lifelong New
Englander guides the New England division of the powerful Monarch Stables, which
has led the local owner standings two of the last four seasons…He began his career in
racing as a teenager, serving as a hot walker under the direction of Lucien Laurin at Belmont Park. Laurin is a
horseman of legendary stature, having trained Triple Crown winner Secretariat as well as Kentucky Derby and
MassCap winner Riva Ridge. Rigattieri won his first training title at Rockingham Park in 1989 and has been a
top 10 trainer in New England ever since…Won consecutive Gerry Sullivan Awards as New England Trainer of
the Year in 2004 and 2005…Won the 2007 Rise Jim Stakes with Senor St. Pat…Was one of the leading trainers
on the Maryland circuit this winter.
Rafael Ramos
Lifetime Record:Starts
1st
2nd
3rdEarnings
392
85
69
53
$1,178,252
Ramos began his career in racing as a groom in his native Dominican
Republic. After a brief stint as a jockey, he began training in 1967. Ramos won
with his very first starter – Miss Tex Chum – at Perla Antillana racetrack in the
D.R., where he enjoyed great success. He earned several leading trainer honors
at both Perla Antillana and Quinto Centenario racetracks…Ramos jumped
into the spotlight at Suffolk Downs in 2007, saddling 48 winners from 182 starters for an outstanding
win percentage of 26.4. His 48 wins were second among all trainers at Suffolk Downs. In 2006, he was
8-for-39 at Suffolk, hinting that 2007 was going to be a big year for him. He was voted winner of the
Gerry Sullivan Memorial Award by the New England Turf Writers Association for his highly successful
2007 season…Campaigned three New England Champions in 2007: Awesome Chic (2-year-old filly),
Nijinsky Bullet (older female), and De Roode (older male). All three champions are owned by Aurora
Springs Stable, who took home leading owner honors at Suffolk for the 2007 meet…Won the $200,000
Florida Oaks (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs with Awesome Chic on March 15, 2008.
Marcus Vitali
Lifetime Record:Starts
1st
2nd
3rdEarnings
2,201
261
250
243
$2,219,554
Vitali’s family owned the trailer parks near Narragansett Park when he was a child and
his father had horses there with trainer Eddie “Flash” Vashey, sparking Vitali’s interest
in racing. Vitali worked his way up with Vashey and even spent time as a jockey as a
teenager before getting too big to ride. Vitali has trained in Canada and New York, but
has always called New England his home base…Vitali credits the Carney family and all
his owners, jockey Tammi Piermarini and a good, hard-working staff for much of his success…Finished third
in the 2007 standings with 37 wins, winning with 22% of his starters.
Lifetime records in North America through 3/31/08
20
Trainers
Hefty Returns (left) and
Brilliant Mrs. W (right)
helped John Rigattieri
capture his fourth straight
training title in 2007.
E X P A N D E D T rainer S T A T I S T I C S 2 0 0 7
MAIN COURSE TURF COURSE Favorites
Trainer
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % % In $
Sts.
1st %Win
Sts.
1st %Win
Sts.
1st %Win
John Rigattieri
242
64
36
31
26
54
214
58
27
28
6
21
95
34
36
Rafael Ramos
182
48
35
23
26
58
167
46
28
15
2
13
43
17
40
Marcus J. Vitali
169
37
22
15
22
44
160
36
23
9
1
11
45
16
36
Robert A. Raymond
230
32
34
33
14
43
200
30
15
30
2
7
35
13
37
Charles Fontana
260
26
20
30
10
29
236
25
11
24
1
4
12
4
33
Pamela J. Angevine
120
25
14
17
21
47
104
22
21
16
3
19
35
14
40
Kevin G. Clark
177
23
18
15
13
32
157
20
13
20
3
15
28
7
25
Karl M. Grusmark
119
22
23
22
18
56
114
22
19
5
0
0
30
10
33
Brenda McCarthy
176
22
21
24
13
38
128
17
13
48
5
10
24
7
29
Ida Paquette
126
20
17
23
16
48
118
19
16
8
1
13
12
4
33
Junior N. Panton
101
20
12
15
20
47
98
20
20
3
0
0
16
6
38
Ernest Poxon, Jr.
112
19
15
23
17
51
107
16
15
5
3
60
12
4
33
Elizabeth Lezell
98
16
16
20
16
53
91
11
12
7
5
71
21
4
19
Paul Thornton
116
16
15
18
14
42
112
16
14
4
0
0
35
11
31
Joseph L. Signore, Jr.
72
15
13
9
21
51
65
14
22
7
1
14
12
6
50
Dana Popp
85
15
6
9
18
35
81
15
19
4
0
0
12
6
50
Bernard Bramante
178
14
21
19
8
30
150
13
9
28
1
4
14
3
21
Charles Assimakopoulos
103
14
16
21
14
50
80
10
13
23
4
17
19
6
32
Juan Camilo
73
14
8
10
19
44
63
13
21
10
1
10
11
3
27
Michael J. Collins
132
13
14
22
10
37
122
12
10
10
1
10
19
5
26
21
Avg Win
Payoff
$7.20
$9.50
$9.90
$9.00
$25.80
$7.20
$11.10
$9.40
$8.20
$15.70
$14.40
$13.80
$12.60
$7.20
$8.00
$9.90
$17.90
$7.20
$10.90
$8.50
Trainers
L E A D I N G T rainer S 1 9 5 2 – 2 0 0 7
Year Meet
Days
Trainer
1952Spring
60E. Haughton
1953Spring
60
D. Robertson
1954Spring
37
J.M. Keefe
1954Fall
28
W. Rodgers
1955Spring
41S.Bernstein
1955Fall
23
J.A. Nerud
1956Spring
36
G.R. Handy
1956Fall
30
J. Miele
1957Spring
35S. Bernstein
1957Fall
30
J.J. Carrara
1958Spring
36
R. Gottsman
1958Fall
30
W. Hinphy
1959Spring
66A.H. Johnston
1960Spring
63
G.R. Handy
1961Spring
66
G.R. Handy
1962Spring
66
M.J. Bresnahan, Jr.
1963Spring
42
W. LaRue
1963Fall
24
G.R. Handy
1964Spring
66
G.R. Handy
1965Spring
66T. Cataldi
1966Spring
66
M.J. Bresnahan, Jr.
1966Fall
24E. Anspach
1967Spring
65
J. Miele
1968Spring
66E. Anspach
1969Spring
66E. Anspach
1969Fall
24A.G. Smithers
1970Spring
90
J. Van Berg
1971Spring
90E. Anspach
1971Fall
48
R. Barnett
1972Spring
27
R. Barnett
1972Summer 79E. Anspach
1972Fall
42
K. Grusmark
1973Spring
76
K. Grusmark
1973Summer 68A. Borosh
1973Fall
56E.T. Allard
1974Spring
108T. Cataldi
1974Fall
92
H.C. Munk
1975Spring
126
K. Grusmark
Wins
25
18
13
10
11
8
9
8
12
10
14
9
19
24
24
20
14
10
21
23
20
12
27
30
31
13
78
44
50
24
39
20
30
26
19
41
37
39
Year Meet
Days
Trainer
1975Fall
71
D. Imprescia
1976Spring
132
D. Imprescia
1976Fall
67
D. Imprescia
1977Spring
126B.K. Sipp
1977Fall
74
D.A. Vivian
1978Spring
113
G. Souto
1978Fall
85
D.A. Vivian
1979Spring
125E.T. Allard
1979Fall
75
J.J. Kelly, Jr.
1980Spring
125B.G. Smith
1980Fall
75
R. Gaffney
1981 Winter
68
R. Gaffney
1981Spring
87
J.J. Kelly, III
1981Summer 45
V. Blengs
1981Fall
27B.G. Smith
1982 Winter
69
W.W. Perry
1982Spr/Sum 91
V. Blengs
1982Fall
88
R.P. Klesaris
1983 Winter
62
R.P. Klesaris
1983Spr/Sum 94
R.P. Klesaris
1983Summer 87
R.P. Klesaris
1984 Winter
67
W.W. Perry
1984Spr/Sum 119
V. Blengs
1984Fall
60A. Borosh
1985 Winter
70
M. Petro
1985Spr/Sum 119
R. Dandy
1985Fall
61A. Borosh
1986 Winter
75
R. Klesaris
R. Dandy
1986Spr/Sum 113A. Borosh
1986Fall
62
R. Perez
1987 Winter
69
R. Perez
1987Spr/Sum 115
V. Blengs
1987Fall
57E.T. Allard
1988 Winter
74B.G. Smith
1988Spr/Sum 113
R. Perez
1988Fall
63
R. Perez
1989 Year
140
W.W. Perry
Wins
Year Meet
Days
29
59
43
67
30
37
26
55
28
77
36
34
38
22
13
32
41
37
46
61
35
32
55
30
23
44
27
29
29
52
31
38
59
21
40
67
44
140
1992Spring
1992Fall
1993Spring
1993Fall
1994Spring
1994Fall
1995Spring
1995Fall
1996Spring
1996Fall
1997Spring
1997Fall
1998Spring
1998Fall
1999Spring
1999Fall
2000Spring
2000Fall
2001Spring
2001Fall
2002Spring
2002Fall
2003 Winter-Summer
2003Fall
2004Spring-Summer-Fall
2005Spring-Summer-Fall
2006Spring-Summer-Fall
2007Spring-Summer-Fall
112
M.P. Petro
59
W.W. Perry
96A. Pascucci
59A. Borosh
99F. Dullea
50A. Borosh
108A. Borosh
39A. Borosh
102A. Borosh
50
R. Dandy
91
R. Dandy
59
R. Dandy
85
K. Joy
56
R. Dandy
94
R. Dandy
61
R. Dandy
97
R. Dandy
56
R. Dandy
89
R. Dandy
60
R. Dandy
94
R. Dandy
56
R. Dandy
123
R. Dandy
25
K. Joy
119
J. Rigattieri
116
J. Rigattieri
103
J. Rigattieri
100
J. Rigattieri
Trainer
Starts
1st
2nd
3rd
348
120
214
91
391
100
191
91
296
124
305
179
287
140
219
186
236
192
298
184
328
110
447
75
306
332
324
242
49
32
38
29
50
25
42
26
64
24
55
38
42
24
34
25
53
49
53
35
57
27
79
15
93
93
83
64
61
17
38
16
44
13
26
13
61
20
66
36
43
19
31
32
46
35
58
32
64
17
73
4
51
59
68
36
44
21
28
14
49
16
35
14
47
17
50
21
36
25
37
31
25
23
50
19
52
12
55
10
40
46
40
31
Eddie Anspach (left)
and Hall of Famer
Jack Van Berg (right)
both won meet titles
in the 1970s.
22
Owners/Horses
LEA D I N G O W NE R S 2 0 0 7
Owner
Aurora Springs Stable
Monarch Stables, Inc.
May May Stable
Charles Fontana
Starlite Stable
Glenridge Stable
Susan E. Clark
Touchdown Stable
Mad Stable
L and D Farm
Grace Levy
Yasou Stable Trust
Manford Ross
Lloyd Lockhart
Rafael Ramos
Chris Carney
Florence Gemma Siravo
Blue Star Stable
Mario S. Yiannoulou
Lawrence P. Higgins
Starts
149
118
106
157
89
64
76
56
48
61
43
84
52
72
28
24
62
61
13
47
1st
38
30
21
16
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
8
8
8
8
2nd
30
20
16
11
14
12
14
11
11
6
4
14
10
9
4
4
8
7
3
2
3rd
20
17
20
20
15
8
4
7
5
7
6
19
9
14
2
1
9
9
1
8
LEA D I N G H O R SES 2 0 0 7
Win % % In the Money
25.5
59.1
25.4
56.8
19.8
53.8
10.2
29.9
14.6
47.2
20.3
51.6
15.8
39.5
21.4
53.6
25.0
58.3
19.7
41.0
25.6
48.8
11.9
51.2
19.2
55.8
13.9
45.8
35.7
57.1
41.7
62.5
12.9
40.3
13.1
39.3
61.5
92.3
17.0
38.3
$ Earned
$456,083
$324,493
$247,816
$151,529
$145,899
$137,770
$109,075
$133,637
$142,410
$170,587
$68,933
$209,789
$142,620
$175,884
$68,043
$88,045
$105,038
$99,236
$55,390
$110,682
Horse
De Roode
Ask Queenie
Brilliant Mrs. W
President’s Intern
North Bend
Let Me Be Frank
Little Paper Boat
Mommyums
Lucky Leo
Ennscho
Sonic Take Off
What a Trippi
Classic Acre
Velvet Account
Preminger
Gitano
Amazing G
Thatsthe Fact Jack
I Testify
I’m a Dilemma
Starts
13
10
9
7
13
22
12
8
9
17
10
9
11
12
11
12
13
10
15
9
1st
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
LEA D I N G O W NE R S 1 9 9 3 – 2 0 0 7
Owner
Starts
1993-1994 Yasou Stable
186
1994-1995 Yasou Stable
208
1995-1996 Yasou Stable Trust
213
1996-1997 J.C. Stable
144
1997-1998 J.C. Stable
142
1998-1999 Yasou Stable Trust
162
1999-2000 Michael Gill
540
2000-2001 Michael Gill
277
2001-2002 Yasou Stable Trust
194
Fall 2002
Yasou Stable Trust
67
2003
Yasou Stable Trust
150
2004
Monarch Stables, Inc. 159
2005
Michael Gill
298
2006
Monarch Stables, Inc. 115
2007Aurora Springs Stable 149
1st
56
49
49
44
33
40
115
40
61
14
27
47
54
33
38
2nd
25
47
41
41
32
36
75
29
31
10
22
22
43
22
30
3rd
22
19
40
20
15
24
62
36
22
6
19
26
38
16
20
Win %
30.1
23.6
23.0
30.6
23.2
24.7
21.3
14.4
31.4
20.9
18.0
29.6
18.1
28.7
59.1
$ Earned
$538,800
$565,519
$594,355
$366,987
$238,395
$470,743
$862,255
$392,710
$744,269
$192,311
$386,937
$519,140
$318,170
$307,680
$456,083
Ask Queenie (above) and
De Roode (right) were among
four horses who won six races
during the 2007 meet.
23
2nd
4
1
1
1
3
5
2
0
0
5
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3rd
0
2
2
0
2
7
0
1
1
3
0
1
0
0
0
4
2
1
1
0
Win % % In the Money
46.2
76.9
60.0
90.0
66.7
100.0
85.7
100.0
38.5
76.9
22.7
77.3
41.7
58.3
62.5
75.0
55.6
66.7
23.5
70.6
40.0
80.0
44.4
88.9
36.4
63.6
33.3
58.3
36.4
63.6
33.3
83.3
30.8
61.5
40.0
70.0
26.7
46.7
44.4
66.7
$ Earned
$66,873
$146,195
$49,320
$36,260
$30,893
$34,110
$37,580
$55,998
$55,263
$30,810
$40,455
$65,540
$35,448
$33,560
$31,375
$58,630
$23,800
$59,395
$24,520
$24,600
SUFFOLK Downs Stakes Schedule
$ 5 0 , 0 0 0 Op e n S t a k e s
May 26
Rudy Baez
3 & Up
June 14
Rise Jim (MA)
3 & Up
June 21
Isadorable Stakes (MA)F & M 3 & Up
July 4
My Fair LadyF & M 3 & Up
July 5Last Dance (MA)
3 & Up
July 26First Episode (MA)F & M 3 & Up
August 2Old Ironsides Stakes
3 & Up
August 16
Mom’s CommandF & M 3 & Up
August 30
Waquoit
3 & Up
6 furlongs
6 furlongs
6 furlongs
1 mile & 1/16 (T)
1 mile & 70 yards
1 mile & 70 yards
1 mile & 1/16 (T)
5 furlongs (T)
1 & 1/16 mile
2006 Eclipse Award and Breeders’ Cup Mile winner
Miesque’s Approval wins the 2005 Old Ironsides Stakes.
S a t urd a y , S e p t e m b e r 2 0 – M a s s C a p D a y
$500,000
Massachusetts Handicap
3 & Up
Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In Classic Division”
1 & 1/8 miles
$100,000
James B. Moseley Sprint Handicap
6 furlongs
$50,000
DrumtopF & M 3 & Up
6 furlongs
$50,000
Robert M. O’Malley Memorial
5 furlongs (T)
3 & Up
3 & Up
(T) - Turf
(MA) - Restricted to Massachusetts-breds
24
Massachusetts Handicap
B R A S S H AT P O U N C E S O N PA C E S E T T E R S T O W I N $ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 M A S S C A P
Brass Hat stormed from off the pace to nail the frontrunners inside the final furlong of the $500,000
Massachusetts Handicap, winning the richest and most historic horse race of the Suffolk Downs season by
¾ lengths on Saturday, September 22, 2007.
Fairbanks, backed to odds-on favoritism, stumbled slightly at the start, but second-place rider Richard
Migliore said that was not the reason for failing to run down the resilient Brass Hat.
Brass Hat returned $10.20, 3.80 and 3.00 to his winning backers in the crowd of 19,191, the largest
attendance at the East Boston racecourse since the legendary Cigar won the MassCap in 1996.
“I don’t really think it cost him,” said Migliore. “He recovered, going forward… All in all, my horse ran
well, he was second best today, but I think he gave his ‘B’ effort today; I think he’s capable of running
better.”
Heavily favored Fairbanks was second, returning 2.20 and 2.20. Dr. Pleasure was third at 2.80. The final
time for the 1 1/8 miles was 1:49.72.
Fred Bradley, the winning owner, was especially pleased at Brass Hat’s effort because he had raised the
racehorse himself in partnership with his son, trainer William “Buff” Bradley.
“Our plan was not to let Fairbanks get an easy lead, keep [Brass Hat] happy and get a good position,” said
winning jockey Willie Martinez. “Since we had the outside post, I was able to track everybody and dictate
the race. Once I got to the first turn, we knew how good he was going to finish the race, so I was very
confident that there was only one horse to beat [Fairbanks] going down the backside.”
“I can’t describe it; he’s just special, that’s all,” Fred Bradley said. “He’s a family horse, that’s the main
thing. Buff and I bought his mare, and we bred it and we foaled it, trained it and everything. It’s just been
a family operation, and I really appreciate it.”
1¹/8 MILES. (1.47¹) 65TH RUNNING OF THE MASSACHUSETTS HANDICAP. Purse $500,000 FOR
THREE-YEAR-OLDS AND UPWARD. By subscription of $100 each by Monday September 10, $2500
to pass the entry box and $2500 to start. Weights: Saturday, September 15. Starters to be named through
Tenth Race
the entry box by the usual time of closing. Trophy to winning owner, trainer and jockey. If this race is not
divided it will be limited to 14 starters. ** The money to be divided as follows: 60% of all monies to the
winner, 20% to second, 10% to third, 5% to fourth, 3% to fifth and 2% to sixth. To the winner, any horse
September 22, 2007 who has won multiple Grade 1 or Group 1 Stakes at a mile or over in 2007, an additional $200,000. Any
other graded stakes at a mile or over in 2007, an additional $100,000. Closed Monday September 10, 2007
with 34 nominations.
Value of Race: $500,000 Winner $300,000; second $100,000; third $50,000; fourth $25,000; fifth $15,000; sixth $10,000. Mutuel Pool
$343,045.00 Perfecta Pool $203,778.00 Trifecta Pool $158,289.00 Superfecta Pool $54,763.00
Suffolk
Last Raced
1Sep07 10Sar6
28Jly07 10Sar4
4Aug07 7Sar2
30Aug07 3Sar3
7Sep07 8Bel2
1Sep07 7WO4
26Aug07 8Suf1
Horse
Brass Hat
Fairbanks
Dr. Pleasure
Evening Attire
Shuffling Maddnes
Palladio
Fire Striker
M/Eqt. A.
LB bf 6
LB 4
LB 4
LB b 9
LB b 4
LB b 5
LB b 4
Wt PP
116 7
115 3
116 1
113 6
115 4
113 2
116 5
St ¼ ½ ¾ Str Fin
2 4½ 3½ 2½ 1½ 1¾ 4 2½ 21 11 24 24½ 3 3½ 41 3hd 32½ 31¾ 7 5½ 5hd 61 5½ 42
6 61½ 62 51½ 41 51
5 7 7 7 65 610¼ 1 11½ 1hd 41 7
7
Jockey
Martinez W
Migliore R
Velasquez C
Espinoza J L
Rojas R I
Dos Ramos R A
Krigger K
Odds$1
4.10
0.70
2.90
9.60
22.90
14.80
41.40
Brass Hat thwarts
Fairbanks to win
the 2007 MassCap.
OFF AT 5:24 Start Good For All But FAIRBANKS. Won driving. Track fast.
TIME :24 2, :491, 1:123, 1:364, 1:493 (:24.45, :49.37, 1:12.75, 1:36.92, 1:49.72)
$2 Mutuel Prices:
8 – B R A S S H AT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.20 3.80
3.00
4 – FA I R B A N K S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.20
2.20
1 – D R . P L E A S U R E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.80
$2 PERFECTA 8–4 PAID $21.60 $2 TRIFECTA 8–4–1 PAID $56.00
$1 SUPERFECTA 8–4–1–7 PAID $76.70
B. g, (May), by Prized – Brassy , by Dixie Brass. Trainer Bradley William. Bred by Fred F Bradley (Ky).
BRASS HAT up close and four wide into the first turn, made a three wide move into the far turn, wore down the leader in
mid‑stretch then was kept to steady urging through the final furlong. FAIRBANKS bobbled slightly at the start, raced up close
two wide, edged clear into the far turn then grudgingly yielded to the winner late. DR. PLEASURE raced close up from inside
rivals, loomed three wide along the far turn then gradually weakened final eighth. EVENING ATTIRE showed in contention three
wide early, couldn’t keep pace racing into the stretch then steadily faded. SHUFFLING MADDNES was rank into and along the
first turn, made a mild bid outside into the stretch, lugged in a bit into upper stretch then gradually faded. PALLADIO settled
near the inside, lacked a menacing response then weakened through the stretch. FIRE STRIKER assumed command early,
dueled inside rivals into the far turn, had no response and tired.
Owners – 1, Bradley Fred F; 2, Team Valor International; 3, Oxley John C; 4 Grant Mary and Joseph and Kelly Thomas J; 5, Trinacria
Usa Stable; 6, Haras Santa Maria de Araras; 7, May May Stable
Trainers – 1, Bradley William; 2, Pletcher Todd A; 3, Ward John T Jr; 4, Kelly Patrick J; 5, Carroll Del W II; 6, Attfield Roger L;
7, Poxon Ernest Jr
Scratched – Who What Win (07Sep07 8Bel3)
Brass Hat and jockey
Willie Martinez with
trainer Buff Bradley
(right) and owner
Fred Bradley (center).
$2 Pick Three (3–1–8) Paid $498.80 ; Pick Three Pool $14,159.
$2 Pick Four (9–3–1–8) Paid $4,797.40 ; Pick Four Pool $45,350.
$2 Daily Double (1–8) Paid $14.80 ; Daily Double Pool $24,868.
25
Massachusetts Handicap
1935—From humble beginnings and a $25,000 purse, the
Massachusetts Handicap is born. Top Row wins by a nose,
followed by Whopper and 7-to-10 favorite Discovery. The 1:49 2/5
time establishes a track record for 1 1/8 miles.
1936—Time Supply provides all the early pace for a 7-to-2
score, three lengths ahead of 69-to-1 bomb Gov. Sholtz. Stand
Pat, at 8-to-1, completes the order of finish. Conspicuous
by their absence from the top three placings are the 11-to10 favored entry of Discovery and Good Gamble, although
Discovery can blame crowding on the first turn as a legitimate
excuse for his eighth-place performance.
1937—Seabiscuit caps off his career-best seven-race win
streak, besting 12 others as the even-money favorite before an
exuberant crowd of 40,000. Under jockey Red Pollard, Seabiscuit
Seabiscuit, 1937
breaks the track record for 1 1/8 miles, stopping the clock in
1:49. The winner’s purse of $51,780 is the largest of Seabiscuit’s career, and would only be surpassed in winning his final race,
the 1940 Santa Anita Handicap.
1938—A throng of 60,000 shows up as Seabiscuit returns to Boston to defend his MassCap title. However, the eagerly-anticipated
meeting between Seabiscuit and War Admiral, the 1937 Triple Crown winner, will have to wait as Seabiscuit is scratched due
to an injury just minutes before post time. Menow (10-1) scores an upset victory in the field of six, as 2-5 favorite War Admiral
finishes fourth, ending a string of 11 consecutive wins. It is the only time that War Admiral will run out of the money in his 26race career. Seabiscuit and War Admiral would ultimately square off in their famed match race at Pimlico in November.
1939—Preakness winner Challedon finishes off the board behind Fighting Fox. In the 1940 MassCap, he will again lose the
race. But despite the defeats, Challedon will be named Horse of the Year in both seasons.
1940—Eight Thirty equals Seabiscuit’s 1:49 track mark for the 1 1/8 miles while registering a one-length score over Hash,
with Challedon another 1 1/2 lengths behind. The hard-luck Challedon earns a “sterling effort” comment from the MassCap
chartcaller.
1941—War Relic skips home under 102 pounds, the lightest weight assignment for any MassCap winner. His victory shaves
another 2/5 of a second off the previous stakes and track mark for 1 1/8 miles.
1942—Whirlaway becomes the only Triple Crown winner to score in the MassCap, setting a track record of 1:48 1/5 for the
1 1/8 miles. The only other Triple Crown winners to race in the MassCap, War Admiral (1938) and Assault (1949), will both
run fourth. The winner’s share of the MassCap purse establishes Whirlaway as the leading money-earner of all time, replacing
Seabiscuit. Whirlaway will be named Horse of the Year after winning ten other stakes races during the season. This is the second
MassCap riding win for George Woolf, who also tallied in 1935 with Top Row.
1943—The 6-to-5 Market Wise makes a last-to-first rush for a one-length win over Salto, the longest shot on the MassCap board
at 24-to-1. Don Bingo checks in third at 19-to-10.
1944—First Fiddle “responded readily when roused for the drive” to win the tenth MassCap over Alex Barth and Alquest.
Legendary jockey Johnny Longden rides the first of his two MassCap victories aboard First Fiddle.
1945—First Fiddle follows his 1944 tally in this race with a repeat victory, becoming the first two-time winner of the MassCap.
The afternoon is marred however, as fans riot after the last race when favorite Johnny Jr. is disqualified. Rocks and bottles are
thrown and the stewards’ stand is toppled. The tote board is wrecked before police can restore order.
1946—Champion two-year-old colt and Belmont Stakes winner Pavot wins his showdown with the great racemare Gallorette,
who checks in third. The second-place finisher is once again Dinner Party, who was also the bridesmaid in the 1945 MassCap.
1947—Stymie, claimed for $1,500 as a two-year-old, becomes the first horse to eclipse the $700,000 earnings mark with a $2.60
MassCap win. Stymie is so heavily bet that a minus show pool of $25,887 is created. The tote board actually jams briefly due to
the flood of money bet on the favorite.
1948—Beauchef becomes the first foreign-bred horse (Chile) to win the MassCap, in the first 1 1/4 miles edition of the race.
The 2-to-1 favorite broke last in a field of twelve, “rallied under stout pressure, caught the leader inside the final sixteenth and
won drawing out.” The MassCap will remain at ten furlongs through 1969, switch to 1 1/2 miles on the turf in 1970 and 1971,
then return to its original distance from 1972 onward.
1949—First Nighter, sired by 1940 MassCap winner Eight Thirty, ekes out a neck victory over Going Away and Michigan II over a
“heavy” track. Assault, the Horse of the Year in ’46, is 2-to-5 in the five-horse field and can manage no better than fourth.
1950—The three betting favorites finish in order in the MassCap, with Cochise four lengths in front of My Request, who is a
half-length better than Loser Weeper. At 98 pounds, Bernie Moose is the lightest weight-bearer ever in the history of the race.
This year’s purse is halved to $25,000 added, and will remain at that level until 1952.
1951—One Hitter provides jockey Ted Atkinson with his second MassCap win. He also scored in 1941 with War Relic. This year’s
edition is the second consecutive MassCap win for breeder Greentree Stud, who also bred 1950 winner Cochise.
1952—Market Wise becomes the second MassCap winner (1943) to sire another winner of this race, with To Market. His progeny
will strike again in 1954, when Wise Margin also tallies in the MassCap. This year’s purse is boosted to $35,000 added.
1953—Royal Vale (England) is the second foreign-bred horse to win the MassCap, which is once again contested for $50,000
added. The 1951 Kentucky Derby winner, Count Turf, gets in the MassCap at an astoundingly light 107 pounds, but the Classic
winner can only manage third in a five-horse field.
1954—Wise Margin joins To Market as the second son of 1943 MassCap winner Market Wise to score in the MassCap. Find and
Royal Vale are second and third.
1955—Against three others in the smallest MassCap field ever, Helioscope establishes a track record for 1 1/4 miles, with a 2:01
clocking. His mark still stands.
1956—Bill Boland gets his second MassCap riding win with Midafternoon after scoring in 1952 with To Market. According to
the chartcaller’s notes, the four-year-old bay colt “opened up a clear advantage into the stretch and was in hand at the finish,
winning in the easiest sort of manner.”
1957—Greek Spy emerges from the MassCap victorious, a length in front of Illusionist. Tick Tock is third.
1958—Hirsch Jacobs gets his second MassCap training win with 4-to-5 favorite Promised Land. He had previously conditioned
’47 race winner Stymie. One-Eyed King and Clem round out the order of finish.
1959—The first and only disqualification for win in the MassCap occurs in its silver anniversary running, which now carries
a $75,000 added purse. Day Court crosses the finish wire first, but has his number taken down after his jockey, Henry Moreno,
grabs Jack Leonard, the rider of Air Pilot, several times inside the sixteenth pole. The official order of finish will be Air Pilot, Day
Court and Bald Eagle.
1960—Danada Farm (breeder), Ada L. Rice (owner) Clyde Troutt (trainer) and Olympia (sire) all get their second consecutive
winner of the MassCap in the form of Talent Show. Polylad and Battle Neck run second and third. The MassCap purse dips back
to its previous $50,000 level.
1961—Eddie Arcaro, who guided Cochise to a MassCap win in 1950, scores again aboard last year’s runner-up, Polylad.
1962—Air Pilot becomes the second repeat winner of the MassCap (he also won in 1959 via disqualification), and also the
oldest winner, at age eight. This time he turns the trick for different connections, having changed ownership in the interim
between victories. The pesky Polylad again finishes in the money, getting second, while Ambiopoise runs third.
1963—Crimson Satan wins the MassCap, pulling away at the finish for a 2 1/2-length margin. There are some interesting alsorans in the race, however. Polylad, at age seven and three times in the MassCap money, runs fifth. Smart, who will win this race
the next two seasons, is sixth.
1964—Smart edges a desperate head in front at the wire to best Sunrise County and Steel Viking in the 30th edition of the
MassCap.
1965—Smart wins the MassCap in consecutive years, joining First
Fiddle and Air Pilot as the third repeat winner of this race. This time
his victory margin is diminished to only a nose, just ahead of 3-to-10
favorite Gun Bow, who is five lengths clear of third-place Tenacle.
1966—An odds-on favorite loses the MassCap for the third straight
year. Fast Count, at 18-to-1, heads the 7-to-10 Pluck at the finish. The
purse has been elevated once again to the $75,000-added plateau.
1967—Good Knight, who will win only six times from 87 career
starts, runs the race of his life to win the 33rd MassCap. His winning
mutuel of $115.20 is the highest ever for this showcase race, which is
once again a $50,000-added contest.
1968—Out Of The Way provides a second MassCap training win
for Max Hirsch, who also graced the winner’s circle in 1952 with To
Market. Big Rock Candy and King’s Palace round out the order of
Whirlaway, 1942
finish.
26
Massachusetts Handicap
1969—Beau Marker wins the last 1 1/4 miles MassCap, giving
jockey Leroy Moyers his second score in this race. He also won in
1962 with Air Pilot.
1970—Semillant (France) becomes the third foreign-bred horse
to win the MassCap, which is now contested at 12 furlongs on the
grass for a $75,000-added purse. Drumtop was second; Jungle
Cove third.
1971—Chompion, who had failed in three previous attempts,
makes a fourth start in the MassCap and finally gets the job
done. He sets a stakes record for the 1 1/2 miles turf distance
with a 2:34 2/5 clocking. Chompion is the fourth MassCap
winner bred by C.V. Whitney, who also sent out First Fiddle in
Riva Ridge, 1973
1944 and 1945 and Fast Count in 1966.
1972—Hawthorne shipper Droll Role is a three-length victor over Hitchcock and Native Royalty as the MassCap is restored to
nine furlongs on the dirt with a $100,000-added purse.
1973—In a grudge match of sorts, Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner Riva Ridge faces off against Bee Bee Bee, who
stole the Preakness from him the previous season. Riva Ridge leads at every call, ties Whirlaway’s stakes and track record of 1:48
1/5 for 1 1/8 miles and returns a slim $2.80 to win. It is the second MassCap training win for Lucien Lauren, who also won in
1969 with Beau Marker. The purse is back to $50,000-added.
1974—Billy Come Lately pulls off a mild upset at 11-to-1, but perhaps more dubious is the fourth-place finish of 3-to-5 favorite
True Knight, who begins a long losing streak for MassCap chalk players. Favorites will lose 15 consecutive MassCaps (including
both divisions in 1977), until Lost Code wins at 4-to-5 in 1988. The purse has been upped to $75,000 guaranteed.
1975—Ron Turcotte earns his second win as a jockey in the MassCap, guiding 5-to-1 Stonewalk home two years after his tally
astride Riva Ridge. The 5-to-2 Group Plan is second. Mongongo is third at 58-to-1 in what is now a $100,000 guaranteed race.
1976—Lord Rebeau, the 9-to-2 third choice, looks ready to pounce going into the far turn, but jockey Craig Perret finds himself
caught in a sandwich between the 9-to-1 Dancing Champ, the eventual winner, and Designated Hitter, a 272-to-1 also-ran. Lord
Rebeau stumbles and drops back to eighth, while Dancing Champ and jockey Chris McCarron survive a foul claim for the local
rider’s first score in the MassCap.
1977—The MassCap is split into two divisions for the first and only time. Blue Times takes the first heat over eight others in 1:49
2/5, while Swinging Hal wires the second division one-fifth of a second faster over nine rivals.
1978—Big John Taylor “entered the home lane with a comfortable advantage and was under moderate left-handed whipping”
to stave off Giboulee and Buckfinder in the 44th MassCap.
1979—Future champion John Henry finishes tenth in a 13-horse MassCap field. He runs so poorly that he does not even earn a
comment in the chart footnotes of the race. He’s eleven lengths behind race winner Island Sultan.
1980—Ring of Light wins the MassCap, which has just been accorded Grade III status. One year later, he will become the only
horse to win both this race and the Suffolk Sprint.
1981—With the race now valued at $150,000-added, local longshot Soldier Boy, the second-highest price on the tote board at
23-to-1, upsets the 47th MassCap field. It’s bombs away all around, as second-place runner Niteange is 50-to-1 and show horse
Driving Home is 11-to-1.
1982—Silver Supreme, relegated to the two-horse mutuel field and ignored in the betting at 30-to-1, wins the MassCap by a
neck. Reef Searcher is second, and the favorites’ jinx continues as the 17-to-10 Canadian invader Frost King is third, beaten only
a neck and a head.
1983—This year’s MassCap, moved up to Grade II status, goes to another New England-based racer, as Let Burn, trained by Bill
Perry, pulls off a wire job ahead of Space Mountain and Bemedalled.
1984—The 50th MassCap is won convincingly by Dixieland Band. The 5-to-1 winner is 2 1/4 lengths faster than Ward Off
Trouble (9-to-2), with Vigumand 1 1/4 lengths farther behind.
1985—Bounding Basque stops the MassCap timer at 1:47 3/5, establishing a track record for 1 1/8 miles. that will stand for 13
years. Whirlaway (1942) and Riva Ridge (1973) had shared the previous mark with 1:48 1/5 timings for their MassCap victories.
1986—Contesting the MassCap with a beefed-up $200,000-added purse, Skip Trial wears down ’85 Belmont Stakes winner
Creme Fraiche after that rival actually puts a head in front at midstretch. El Basco is third.
1987—In what will become one of the most—if not the most—thrilling finish in Suffolk Downs history, local heroes Waquoit
and Chris McCarron outduel even-money favorite Broad Brush in a stirring stretch duel drive. Announcer Jim Hannon’s voicecracking call of the “ding-dong battle to the wire” is likely the most famous race call in New England racing history.
1988—Favorite Lost Code bests a field of five by 7 3/4 lengths, the second-largest winning margin in MassCap history. The 4-to5 public choice also breaks the losing streak of 15 consecutive MassCap favorites, going wire to wire to snag the winner’s share of
the now $250,000-added purse. Waquoit runs second; Afleet third.
1989—Private Terms is a 3/4-length winner at 7-to-5, besting a field of eight for a $300,000 guaranteed purse. It will be the last
MassCap run until 1995, when Sterling Suffolk Racecourse Ltd. revives New England’s richest race.
1995—The national spotlight shines on Suffolk Downs as Cigar, just beginning to emerge as racing’s next superstar, brings
a seven-race winning streak into the first MassCap in six years. By sweeping the MassCap Bonus Series preliminary races,
Cigar is eligible to compete for an additional $500,000 on top of the winner’s share of the $250,000 guaranteed purse. Away at
prohibitive odds of 1-to-5, Cigar is never seriously challenged en route to an easy four-length victory, leaving longshots Poor But
Honest and Double Calvados in his wake. Cigar will go on to complete an undefeated season, winning the Breeders’ Cup Classic
in October to ensure 1995 Horse of the Year honors in the Eclipse Awards.
1996—In his first start since his $4 million victory over the planet’s best in the Dubai World Cup, Cigar has Boston whipped
into a frenzy in anticipation of his 15th straight win and title defense in the 57th MassCap. Escorted to Suffolk Downs by a State
Police caravan, the champ is mobbed by backstretch well-wishers and greeted by a throng of 22,169 who enthusiastically show
their support for Cigar before he even arrives in the paddock for New England’s richest race. Facing an overwhelmed field of
five in a race with no place or show wagering, Cigar is, in essence, chasing only Citation’s modern-day win streak of 16 and the
benchmark burden of 130 pounds. Effortlessly overtaking the field at the far turn, Cigar coasts to a 1-to-10 tally, earning owner
Allen Paulson a winning share of $400,000 (including MassCap Bonus earnings) and a place in history as the fourth two-time
race winner. Personal Merit is 2 1/4 lengths farther back in second, 10 1/4 lengths clear of Prolanzier.
1997—Skip Away wins a photo finish a head in front of Formal Gold after a stirring stretch battle, 3 1/2 lengths in front of Will’s
Way in third. Regaining Grade III status and carrying an upgraded purse of $300,000, the MassCap headlines New England’s
first million-dollar day in purses, with a total of six stakes on the card. Champion Three-Year-Old the previous season, the
7-to-10 favorite is following in the footsteps of sire Skip Trial, who also won the MassCap 11 years ago for trainer Hubert “Sonny”
Hine. The powerful gray earns a purse incentive bonus, based on previous graded stakes victories, of $500,000 for his total
winner’s share. At the windows, a $5,867,414 all-sources wagering record is established.
1998—Skip Away, toting 130 pounds, is the fifth two-time MassCap winner, establishing a track record for nine furlongs in
1:47.27. He outclasses a game Puerto Madero and K.J.’s Appeal as the definitive 3-to-5 favorite and lowers the all-time track
mutuel payouts for trifecta ($7.40) and the daily double ($3.60). Trainer Hubert “Sonny” Hine also sets a record by saddling his
third MassCap winner, passing seven other trainers tied with two each.
1999—Billed as a Grade II $600,000 match race between Kentucky Derby winner Real Quiet (4-to-5) and NTRA Champions on
FOX series points leader Behrens (9-to-10), the 60th MassCap nearly turns into a robbery by European invader Running Stag,
a come-from-behind closer who unexpectedly gets loose on the lead at 8-to-1. The English challenger is game inside the eighth
pole until nailed by a half-length at the wire in the final strides by a fast-finishing Behrens, with Real Quiet 3 1/4 lengths off the
winner in third.
2000—Against one of the deepest MassCap fields in years, 8-to-5 favorite Running Stag avenges his second-place finish from
last season by blasting past pacesetter David (5-to-1) before holding off a late surge from Brazilian-bred runner-up Out of Mind
(7-to-2) in the 61st edition of the New England’s richest and most historic horse race.
2001—Include, the second choice in a field of seven, takes advantage of a speed duel between even-money favorite Broken Vow
and Sir Bear, circling both rivals on the final turn to record his fifth straight stakes victory. It is a record fourth MassCap win for
jockey Jerry Bailey and the second for trainer Grover “Bud” Delp, who captured the 1976 edition with Dancing Champ.
2002—Macho Uno, stuck behind a wall of horses at the eighth pole, finds room under jockey Gary Stevens and passes the field
with authority to win the Massachusetts Handicap by 1 3/4 lengths over Evening Attire and 2001 winner Include. The race goes
on hiatus in 2003 before returning in 2004.
2004—Offlee Wild holds off favored 2003 Derby and Preakness winner Funny Cide and The Lady’s Groom in a rousing stretch
duel to post a head victory in a three-horse photo finish in the 64th MassCap in front of 17,280 fans. It is the first MassCap
victory for former local rider Edgar Prado.
2007—Brass Hat storms from off the pace under Willie Martinez to nail front-running Fairbanks inside the final furlong to win
by ¾ lengths. The crowd of 19,191 is the largest at Suffolk Downs since the 1996 MassCap.
27
Massachusetts Handicap
Three-Year-Olds & Upward
One Mile & One-Eighth
Year
Horse
1935Top Row
1936Time Supply
1937Seabiscuit
1938
Menow
1939Fighting Fox
1940Eight Thirty
1941
War Relic
1942
Whirlaway
1943
Market Wise
1944First Fiddle
1945First Fiddle
1946
Pavot
1947Stymie
1948Beauchef
1949First Nighter
1950Cochise
1951One Hitter
1952To Market
1953
Royal Vale
1954
Wise Margin
1955
Helioscope
1956
Midafternoon
1957
Greek Spy
1958
Promised Land
* 1959Air Pilot
1960Talent Show
1961
Polylad
1962Air Pilot
1963Crimson Satan
1964Smart
1965Smart
1966Fast Count
1967
Good Knight
1968Out Of The Way
1969Beau Marker
1970Semillant
1971Chompion
1972
Droll Role
1973
Riva Ridge
1974Billy Come Lately
1975Stonewalk
1976
Dancing Champ
** 1977
(1st Div) Blue Times
(2nd Div) Swinging Hal
1978Big John Taylor
1979
Island Sultan
1980
Ring of Light
1981Soldier Boy
1982Silver Supreme
1983Let Burn
1984
Dixieland Band
1985Bounding Basque
1986Skip Trial
1987
Waquoit
1988Lost Code
1989
Private Terms
1995Cigar
1996Cigar
1997Skip Away
***1998Skip Away
1999Behrens
2000
Running Stag
2001
Include
2002
Macho Uno
2004Offlee Wild
2007Brass Hat
Age
Jockey
(4)
G. Woolf
(5)
R. Workman
(4)
J. Pollard
(3)N. Wall
(4)
J. Stout
(4)
H. Richards
(3)T. Atkinson
(4)
G. Woolf
(5)
V. Nodarse
(5)
J. Longden
(6)
J. Longden
(4)A. Kirkland
(6)C. McCreary
(5)
R. Donoso
(4)
J. Renick
(4)E. Arcaro
(5)T. Atkinson
(4)
W. Boland
(5)
J. Westrope
(4)
K. Stuart
(4)S. Boulmetis
(4)
W. Boland
(4)E. Guerin
(4)
P. Anderson
(5)
J. Leonard
(5)
R. Broussard
(5)E. Arcaro
(8)L. Moyers
(4)
H. Hinojosa
(5)E. Nelson
(6)E. Nelson
(3)
M. Venezia
(5)
K. Korte
(3)
J. Rotz
(4)L. Moyers
(5)
J. Cruguet
(6)
J. Velasquez
(4)E. Maple
(4)
R. Turcotte
(4)
D. McBeth
(4)
R. Turcotte
(4)C.J. McCarron
(6)A. Cordero Jr.
(4)S. Pagano
(4)
J. Vasquez
(4)
J. Ruane
(5)F. Lovato, Jr.
(5)
R. Danjean
(4)E. Beitia
(4)
J.C. Penney
(4)
D.J. Murphy
(5)A. Graell
(4)
J.L. Samyn
(4)C.J. McCarron
(4)C. Perret
(4)
K. Desormeaux
(5)
J. Bailey
(6)
J. Bailey
(4)S. Sellers
(5)
J. Bailey
(5)
J. Chavez
(6)
J. Velazquez
(4)
J. Bailey
(4)
G. Stevens
(4)E. Prado
(6)
W.Martinez
Weight
Winning Value
Time
116
121
130
107
113
126
102
130
126
124
121
120
128
115
104
120
113
110
125
111
126
110
118
119
116
117
112
105
124
115
117
108
113
113
109
113
116
115
125
108
117
118
113
110
112
110
121
114
111
115
115
110
123
117
127
119
124
130
119
130
118
116
118
117
111
116
$18,750
$23,500
$51,780
$40,550
$49,250
$46,550
$48,350
$43,850
$39,650
$41,850
$42,750
$47,750
$41,150
$47,250
$39,200
$21,400
$22,000
$32,600
$43,300
$43,100
$36,000
$38,200
$39,100
$36,355
$53,880
$35,865
$37,505
$37,115
$38,545
$35,880
$36,205
$53,430
$40,153
$39,682
$36,741
$54,730
$54,421
$75,920
$36,432
$45,000
$60,000
$60,000
$42,930
$43,410
$67,200
$70,140
$68,400
$97,200
$100,740
$98,220
$126,300
$124,560
$128,040
$124,560
$154,108
$180,000
$650,000
$400,000
$500,000
$500,000
$400,000
$400,000
$300,000
$300,000
$300,000
$300,000
1:49 2/5
1:49 4/5
1:49
1:52 3/5
1:52
1:49
1:48 3/5
1:48 1/5
1:52
1:49
1:49 2/5
1:49 4/5
1:50
2:02 3/5
2:04 3/5
2:01 4/5
2:02 1/5
2:01 2/5
2:02 1/5
2:01 3/5
2:01
2:04
2:03 1/5
2:01 4/5
2:02 2/5
2:03 3/5
2:01 4/5
2:01 2/5
2:01 1/5
2:03 1/5
2:01 3/5
2:01 1/5
2:02 2/5
2:02 4/5
2:04 3/5
2:37 1/5
2:34 2/5
1:49 1/5
1:48 1/5
1:48 3/5
1:48 3/5
1:49 1/5
1:49 2/5
1:49 1/5
1:48 2/5
1:48 3/5
1:50 2/5
1:49 2/5
1:48 4/5
1:48 4/5
1:52
1:47 3/5
1:49 4/5
1:49
1:50 1/5
1:49 2/5
1:48 3/5
1:49 3/5
1:47 4/5
1:47.27
1:49.14
1:49.45
1:48.61
1:50.52
1:49.14
1:49 3/5
Trainer
2nd
3rd
A.A. Baroni
Whopper
Discovery
C.A. Roles
Gov.SholtzStand Pat
T. SmithCaballeroIIFair Knightess
D.A. HeadleyBusyK
War Minstrel
D. Driscoll
PompoonBurning Star
W.F. Mulholland
HashChalledon
W.A. CarterFoxbrough
Royal Man
B.A. Jones
RoundersAttention
G.W. CarrollSalto
Don Bingo
E. MulrenanAlex BarthAlquest
E. Mulrenan
Dinner Party
Megogo
O. White
Dinner Party
Gallorette
H. JacobsElpisBlue Yonder
R.B. Odom
Harmonica
Double Jay
H.O. Simmons
Going Away
Mighigan II
V.W. Raines
My RequestLoser Weeper
J.M. GaverLights UpOutland
M. HirschTio CiroOne Hitter
J.E. RyanLarry EllisCount Turf
S. EdmundsonFind
Royal Vale
H. HausnerSocial Outcast
Wise Margin
T.M. WallerFind
Mielleux
S.W. Ward
IllusionistTick Tock
H. JacobsOne-Eyed KingClem
C. Troutt
Day CourtBald Eagle
C. Troutt
PolyladBattle Neck
T.M. MilesOur HopeNickel Boy
B. Holthus
PolyladAmbiopoise
C. KerrAdmiral’s VoyageSunrise County
H.S. ClarkSunrise CountySteel Viking
H.S. Clark
Gun BowTenacle
I.G. Balding
PluckBaitman
A. Scruton, Jr.
Understanding
Heronslea
M. HirschBig Rock Candy
King’s Palace
L. LaurinSpring DoubleChompion
A. Penna
Drumtop
Jungle Cove
J.J. KulinaThe PrunerClose Attention
T.J. Kelly
HitchcockNative Royalty
L. LaurinCrafty KhaleLoud
J. TammaroForageNorthSea
D.J. Lopez
Group Plan
Mongongo
G.G. Delp
Rushing ManEl Pitirre
L. Barrera
Pension PlanNearly On Time
J.W. WoodsEl Pitirre
Gentle King
D. Peterson
GibouleeBuckfinder
J.P. Campo
Western Front
Quiet Jay
F. MartinCrow’s NestNiteange
D.F. ImpresciaNiteange
Driving Home
R.T. DeStasio
Reef SearcherFrost King
W.W. PerrySpace MountainBemedalled
C. Peoples
Ward Off Trouble
Vigumand
W. Sedlacek
Dr. Carter
Hail Bold King
H. HineCrème FraicheEl Basco
G. FedericoBroad BrushTour d’Or
W.L. Donovan
WaquoitAfleet
C.H. Hadry
GranacusSimply Majestic
W.I. Mott
Poor But Honest
Double Calvados
W.I. Mott
Personal Merit
Prolanzier
H. HineFormal Gold
Will’s Way
H. Hine
Puerto Madero
K.J.’s Appeal
H.J. Bond
Running Stag
Real Quiet
P. MitchellOut of Mind
David
G.G. DelpSir BearBroken Vow
J. OrsenoEvening Attire
Include
R. Dutrow, Jr.Funny CideThe Lady’s Groom
W. BradleyFairbanks
Dr. Pleasure
*Day Court finished first in 1959 but was disqualified and placed second. **Raced in two divisions in 1977. ***Track Record Margin
Run at 1 1/4 Miles 1948–1969, 1 1/2 Miles (Turf) 1970–1971. Not run 1990-1994, 2003, 2005, 2006
28
Odds To $1
nk
5.80
3
3.90
1
1.00
8
10.40
1/2
14.50
1
5.70
3/4
10.80
2 1/4
1.00
1
1.20
3/4
2.60
1 1/2.80
2 1/2
2.70
1 1/2.30
1 1/4
2.00
nk
9.20
4
1.90
1/2
2.00
2 1/2
11.00
1/2.90
nk
11.40
1/2.90
1 1/2
1.40
1
2.80
1 1/2.80
DQ
6.20
1 1/2
2.70
hd
2.40
1 1/4
8.20
2 1/2
2.10
hd
3.10
nose
4.40
hd
18.60
1
56.60
1/2
2.20
1 3/4
6.50
2 1/2
4.30
4
2.20
3
2.60
3 3/4.40
nk
11.30
3/4
5.20
nk
9.70
nk
3.60
3 1/2
14.40
1/2
6.60
3/4
20.10
2 1/4
2.70
2 1/2
23.10
nk
30.00
4 1/4
5.40
2 1/4
5.90
4
4.70
1/2
2.60
nose
4.30
7 3/4.80
3/4
1.40
4.20
2 1/4.10
hd.70
4 1/4.30
1/2.90
1 1/4
1.60
4
1.70
1 3/4
2.10
hd
3.20
¾
4.10
Massachusetts Handicap
At t e n d a n c e A n d H a n d l e
Largest Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (est.) 60,000 (1938)
Largest Full-Card MassCap Day Handle... . . $5,867,414 (1997)
P ur s e s
Largest Total Purse*.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $750,000 (1995)
Largest Winner’s Share*... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $650,000 (1995)
The winners of these classic races have participated in the Massachusetts Handicap. Note that the
Triple Crown winners are listed separately.
K e n t u c ky D e r b y
Horse
Count Turf
Riva Ridge
Real Quiet
Funny Cide
Year Won
1951
1972
1998
2003
MassCap
1953, 3rd
1973, Won
1999, 3rd
2004, 2nd
*Includes $500,000 MassCap Bonus Series earnings
Preakness Stakes
Mutuels
Largest Win Payoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $115.20 Largest Place Payoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49.00 Largest Show Payoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20.20 Largest Perfecta Payoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,268.40 Largest Trifecta Payoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $121.20 Lowest Win Payoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.20 Highest Odds/Any Participant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277-1
Lowest Odds/Any Participant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-to-10 Winning Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Favorites In The Money. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Favorites Off The Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Highest Odds On A Favorite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.80-1 Mutuel Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Four Best Finish at 100-1 Or More. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th
No Place & Show Wagering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No Show Wagering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Perfecta Wagering First Permitted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trifecta Wagering First Permitted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1967, Good Knight)
(1936, Gov. Sholtz)
(1979, Western Front)
(1981, Soldier Boy-Niteange)
(1995, Cigar-Poor But Honest-Double
Calvados)
(1996, Cigar)
(1976, Designated Hitter; 9th)
(1996, Cigar; Won)
(34%)
(71%)
(30%)
(1967, Handsome Boy-Beau Legs entry)
(1937, 1979, 1982, 1984) (1982, Silver
Supreme; only field member to win)
(1985, Convict; at 108-1)
1949, 1996
1955, 1988, 1996, 1998
1977 (both divisions)
1986
D i s t a n c e s A n d Tim e s
Stakes Record For 1 1/8 Miles*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:47.27 (1998, Skip Away)
Stakes Record For 1 1/4 Miles*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:01 (1955, Helioscope)
Stakes Record For 1 1/2 Miles (Turf) . . . . . . . . 2:34 2/5 (1971, Chompion)
* Time Reflects Both Stakes and Track Record
Horse
Challedon
Bee Bee Bee
Real Quiet
Funny Cide
Year Won
1939
1972
1998
2003
MassCap
1939, 4th; 1940, 3rd
1973, 4th
1999, 3rd
2004, 2nd
Belmont Stakes
Horse
Pavot
Riva Ridge
Creme Fraiche
Year Won
1945
1972
1985
MassCap
1946, Won
1973, Won
1986, 2nd; 1987, 6th
Trip l e Cr o w n W i n n e r s
Horse
War Admiral
Whirlaway
Assault
Year Won
1937
1941
1946
MassCap
1938, 4th
1942, Won
1949, 4th
Horse of the Year
Horse
Seabiscuit
War Admiral
Challedon
Whirlaway
Assault
Fort Marcy
John Henry
Cigar
Skip Away
29
Year 1938
1937
1939 & 1940
1941 & 1942
1946
1970
1981 & 1984
1995 & 1996
1998
MassCap
1937, Won
1938, 4th
1939, 4th; 1940, 3rd
1942, Won
1949, 4th
1968, 4th
1979, 10th
1995, Won; 1996, Won
1997, Won; 1998, Won
Massachusetts Handicap
I n t e r n a l Fr a c t i o n s F o r 11⁄8 M i l e s D i s t a n c e
Fastest ¼ Mile
Fastest ½ Mile
Fastest ¾ Mile
Fastest Mile
:22 2/5 :45 3/5 1:09 4/5 l:34.89
M u l t ip l e W i n n e r s
Two-Time Race Winners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 – – 1944 & 1945, First Fiddle
1959 & 1962, Air Pilot
1964 & 1965, Smart
1995 & 1996, Cigar
1997 & 1998, Skip Away
(1996, Prolanzier)
(1979, Bear The Palm)
(1977 2nd Div., Swinging Hal)
(1998, Skip Away)
Winning Post Positions
Post #1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Post #2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Post #3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Post #4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Post #5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Post #6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Post #7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3Y0 Colts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4Y0 Colts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4Y0 Geldings. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
4Y0 Ridglings. . . . . . . . . . . . 1
5Y0 Horses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Foreign-Bred Winners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 – – 1948, Beauchef (Chile)
1953, Royal Vale (England)
1970, Semillant (Prance)
Post #8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Post #9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Post #10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Post #11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0
Post #12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0
Post #13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l
Most Winners By One Breeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 – Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
1944 & 1945, First Fiddle
1966, Fast Count
1971, Chompion
Most Winners By One Owner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 – – 1944 & 1945, Edward Mulrenan (First Fiddle)
1947 & 1958, Ethel D. Jacobs (Stymie & Promised Land)
1959 & 1960, Ada L. Rice (Air Pilot & Talent Show)
1964 & 1965, Christiana Stable (Smart)
1995 & 1996, Allen Paulson (Cigar)
1997 & 1998, Carolyn H. Hine (Skip Away)
Most Winners By One Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 – – 1986, 1997 & 1998 Hubert “Sonny” Hine (Skip Trial &
Skip Away [twice])
Ag e a n d S e x o f W i n n e r s
5YO Geldings . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
6YO Horses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
6YO Geldings. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
8YO Geldings. . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Most Winners By One Jockey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 – – 1995, 1996, 1998 & 2001 Jerry Bailey (Cigar [twice],
Skip Away & Include)
Miscellaneous
Smallest Field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (1955)
Largest Field (split) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l9 (1977 divided to fields of 9 and 10)
Largest Field (not split). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 (1937, 1972, 1979, 1982, 1984)
Largest Winning Margin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Lengths (1938, Menow)
Highest Weight Assignment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Ibs. (1935, Discovery)
Lowest Weight Assignment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 lbs. (1941, Bernie Moose)
Highest Weight Carried By Winner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 lbs. (1937, Seabiscuit; l942, Whirlaway; 1996,
Cigar; 1998, Skip Away)
Lowest Weight Carried By Winner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 lbs. (1941, War Relic)
Disqualifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2(1959, Day Court DQ from 1st to 2nd)
(1977 2nd div., Coverack DQ from 3rd to 4th)
Most Winners By One Sire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 – – Olympia (Air Pilot [twice] & Talent Show)
Tr a c k c o n di t i o n s
Fast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Heavy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Good. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Soft (Turf). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Sloppy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Firm (Turf). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
MAKING THE GRADE
Each year the North American Graded Stakes Committee reviews the continent’s top races and assigns
numerical grades (I, II and III in descending order) for the most prestigious contests.
Since 1973, the selections have been based on purse requirements, quality of the field and historical/ longevity
aspects of each race. Suffolk Downs was awarded Grade II status for the MassCap in 1999 with the hope of
upgrading that ranking in future runnings of the race.
Listed below is the graded stakes history of the MassCap:
1983-1989, 1999-2002, 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grade II
1980-1982, 1997-1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grade III
H ighw e igh t s a t 1 3 0 l b s . o r m o r e
Weight
Horse
138
Discovery
136
Discovery
131
Gun Bow
130Seabiscuit
130
War Admiral
130Challedon
130Fenelon
130
Whirlaway
130Cigar
130Skip Away
YearFinish
1935
1936
1965
1937
1938
1940
1941
1942
1996
1998
3rd
8th
2nd
1st
4th
4th
6th
1st
1st
1st
30
SUFFOLK Downs Stakes History
R U D Y BAE Z STA K E S*
Three-Year-Olds
One Mile & Seventy Yards
Year Horse
1950First Nighter
1951Abstract (1st Div.)
Lambent (2nd Div.)
1952 Dateline
1953Star Chief
1954 Royal Battle
1955 Jovial
1956 Pine Echo
1957The Crack
1963Chicot
1976 Running Kiss
1977Scamp Boy
1978 Jensar
1979 Rise Jim
1980Tony’s Episode
1981And More
1982Texorina
1983 Domac’s Dream
1984 Donna’s Time
1985Feeling Gallant
1986 Gentle Water
1987The Mad Doctor
1988Snake Oil Stevie
1989 Kechi
1992Concorde’s Future
1995Splendid Sprinter
1996 Von Groovey
1998 Kay’s Guy
1999Shadow Caster
2000First Shot
2001Cliffdiver
2002Stylish Sultan
2003Seattle Surprise
2004Senor Ladd
2005Accurate
Age
Jockey
(5)
R. Bauer
(5)
G. Pederson
(5)
J. Dewitt
(5)E. Jenkins
(3)
R.Borgemenke
(3)
K. Stuart
(3)F. Solimena
(3)F. Zehr
(3)N. Mercier
(4)C. Landers
(3)
D. Meade Jr.
(3)
D. Meade Jr.
(3)
G. Seabo
(3)
W. Swatman
(3)
R. Danjean
(3)N. Mercier
(3)L. Petro
(3)
J.O’Driscoll
(3)A. Fuller
(3)S. Elliott
(3)S. Elliott
(3)
M. Lapensee
(3)S. Pagano
(3)
J. Terry
(3)
J. Hampshire
(3)
J. Vargas
(3)T. Campbell
(3)
R. Baez
(3)
R. Baez
(3)
M. Lapensee
(3)
D. Panell
(3)
W. Thompson
(3)
V. Bush
(3)
D. Panell
(3)
V. Bush
Weight
118
118
110
107
109
124
115
120
116
117
118
119
112
125
116
115
112
121
121
114
115
120
3124
124
117
119
119
122
122
122
122
123
117
123
123
Winning Value
$3,755
$2,305
$2,305
$3,545
$4,500
$5,500
$5,500
$5,500
$5,500
$5,300
$9,435
$12,405
$12,630
$15,465
$16,615
$21,720
$18,467
$15,450
$15,600
$12,465
$21,540
$21,690
$21,975
$12,000
$15,420
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$18,000
$21,000
$24,000
$30,000
Time
1:45
1:45 4/5
1:45 4/5
1:44 4/5
1:11 1/5
1:10 1/5
1:14 4/5
1:10 3/5
1:10 4/5
1:10
1:42
1:41 2/5
1:40
1:42 4/5
1:43 4/5
1:42 3/5
1:46 2/5
1:40 2/5
1:43 4/5
1:42 4/5
1:42 3/5
1:45 3/5
1:45 4/5
1:11 3/5
1:11
1:10 4/5
1:12 3/5
1:42 2/5
1:41
1:39 2/5
1:41 2/5
1:39 2/5
1:41 2/5
1:38.73
1:12.26
Accurate wins the 2005 Rudy Baez Stakes under Vernon Bush.
M I SS I N D Y ANNA STA K ES
Fillies & Mares, Three-Year-Olds & Upward
Six Furlongs
Year Horse
Age
Jockey
Weight
*1996Cap Beino
(3)
J. Bailey
112
1997 Kayla’s A Gem
(5)
R. Baez
125
1998 Golden Apple
(4)F. Castillo
113
1999 Kayla’s A Gem
(7)
R. Baez
125
2000 Dream For A Moment (4)
J. Bailey
123
2001Cajun Season
(6)T. Hole
122
2002 Guess
(4)
W. Thompson
119
2003Bruanna
(5)
J. Hampshire Jr.
119
2004 Quick Smoke
(4)
J. Hampshire
123
*Formerly the Faneuil Hall Stakes, renamed in 2000.
Not run 1958-1962, 1964-1975, 1990-1991, 1993-1994, 1997, 2006, 2007
Run at Six Furlongs 1953-1957, 1989, 1992, 1995-1996, 2005
Run at One Mile & Seventy Yards 1976-1988
Run for Three-Year-Olds & Upward 1950-1952, 1963
Run at One Mile from 1998-2003
*Run for Three-Year-Old Fillies at About One Mile & One Sixteenth (Turf) in 1996
Not run 2005, 2006, 2007
31
Winning Value
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$18,000
$21,000
$24,000
Time
1:49
1:11 3/5
1:12 1/5
1:11 1/5
1:11 2/5
1:12
1:13
1:12 4/5
1:12.10
SUFFOLK Downs Stakes History
OL D I R ONS I D ES STA K ES
Three-Year-Olds & Upward
About One Mile & Seventy Yards (Turf)
Year Horse
Age
Jockey
Weight
1986 Ronbra
(6)S. Pagano
126
1987 Gallant Helio
(4)S. Pagano
117
1988Fork Union Cadet
(5)
R. Baez
110
1992Eternal Orage
(5)
J. Hampshire, Jr. 115
1994Eternal Orage
(7)E. Molinari
121
1995Angelus
(9)
W. Thompson
116
* 1996Tunbridge Wells
(6)
J. Hampshire, Jr. 114
1997 Darn Special
(6)
J. Hampshire, Jr. 113
1998Nasello
(4)
H. Ma
113
1999Nasello
(5)
H. Ma
119
2000 Distant Mirage
(5)
J. Bailey
122
* 2001Flash Of Joy
(6)L.Garcia
118
+2002 Up Front
(7)E. Molinari
119
2003 Devine Wind
(7)
R. Dominguez
117
2004 Gran Cesare (ARG)
(5)
R. Dominguez
117
2005 Miesque’s Approval
(6)
W. Thompson
117 Winning Value
$15,555
$15,420
$15,362
$15,600
$21,000
$15,000
$15,000
$21,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$18,000
$21,000
$24,000
$30,000
W I LL I A M AL M Y , J R . STA K ES
Three-Year-Olds & Upward
Six Furlongs
Year Horse
1980 King’s Fashion
* 1981 Kintla’s Folly
1982 Proud Pocket
1983Let Burn 1984 Mr. Mar J. Mar
1985 Diggin Ditches
1986Concorde Bound
1987 Waquoit
1988Banker’s Jet
1989Final Luck
1992All The Options
1993 Vouch For Me
1994Cold Colony
1995 Winver Ridge
1996Old Time Power
1998Bluegrass Beat
1999 Galloping Gael
2000 Makin Progress
2001 Markus
2002Esteemed Friend
2003 Dhaffir
2004On the Game
Time
1:46 3/5
1:48 1/5
1:47 2/5
1:45 2/5
1:49 3/5
1:47 4/5
1:43 2/5
1:42 2/5
1:43 1/5
1:42 2/5
1:43 1/5
1:43 3/5
1:46
1:43 1/5
1:42.75
1:43.80
* Moved to main track
+Won by disqualification of race winner, Slippery Gator
Not run 1989-1991, 1993, 2006, 2007
Run at About One Mile & One-Sixteenth (Turf) 1986-1988, 1992, 1994-1996
Age
Jockey
Weight
(7)
R. Wilson
118
(8)
J. Bravo
116
(5)
J. Bailey
113
(4)
J.L. Samyn
119
(4)S. Sellers
116
(9)
W. Thompson
116
(4)
J. Bailey
115
(5)N. Petro
114
(6)S. Bridgmohan
115
(4)C.C. Lopez
118
(5)
R. Migliore
115
Winning Value
$63,480
$62,940
$120,000
$120,000
$150,000
$105,000
$90,000
$90,000
$120,000
$120,000
$60,000
Winning Value
$12,750
$18,480
$18,495
$15,465
$15,510
$12,405
$15,525
$15,495
$15,726
$12,906
$15,480
$15,480
$21,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$18,000
$21,000
$24,000
Time
1:09 4/5
1:09 4/5
1:11
1:09 1/5
1:10 1/5
1:09 4/5
1:10 1/5
1:11 1/5
1:10 3/5
1:11 2/5
1:12 1/5
1:10 2/5
1:10 3/5
1:13
1:11 4/5
1:11 2/5
1:11
1:10
1:11
1:11 3/5
1:11 2/5
1:10.28
*Won by disqualification of race winner, Rise Jim
Not run 1990-1991, 1997, 2005, 2006, 2007
J A M ES B. M OSELE Y B R EE D E R S ’ C U P H AN D I CA P
Three-Year-Olds & Upward
Six Furlongs
Year Horse
1995Friendly Lover
1996Crafty Alfel
1997 Western Fame
1998 Kelly Kip
1999 Good And Tough
2000 King Roller
2001 Max’s Pal
2002Stormin Oedy
2003 Peeping Tom
2004 Gators N Bears 2007Afrashad
Age
Jockey
Weight
(5)
M. Rujano
124
(9)
J. Vargas
112
(6)
R. Estevez
112
(4)
J. Penney
123
(6)
J. Vargas
113
(5)S. Elliott
114
(5)C. Gambardella 124
(4)
J. Vargas
126
(6)
J. Vargas
127
(6)
J. Vargas
114
(8)C. Gambardella 122
(8)
D. Duys
112
(6)C.Gambardella
114
(6)A. Cortez
112
(4)
H. Vega
112
(5)
R. Baez
116
(5)
H. Vega
124
(8)
W. Thompson
119 (5)
R. Barber
122
(8)
J. Hampshire
122
(7)T. Piermarini
121
(6)
Raul Rojas
117
Time
1:09 2/5
1:10 4/5
1:08 3/5
1:08 4/5
1:09 3/5
1:10
1:10
1:10 3/5
1:10 2/5
1:09.24
1:09.05
Afrashad captures the
2007 James B. Moseley
Breeders’ Cup Sprint
Handicap.
Not run 2005, 2006
32
SUFFOLK Downs Stakes History
M Y FA I R LA D Y STA K ES
Fillies & Mares, Three-Year-Olds & Upward
About One Mile & Seventy Yards (Turf)
Year Horse
Age
Jockey
Weight
1969Taste
(4)L. Moyers
117
1970 Klassy Poppy
(5)
M. Hole
116
1971Big Swinger
(4)
G. Mineau
114
1972Big Swinger
(5)
G. Mineau
113
1973Twixt
(4)
W. Passmore
114
1974Lady Barbizon
(4)
M. Venezia
109
1975 Regal Road
(4)A. Cordero, Jr.
114
1976Funny Peculiar
(4)T. Wallis
113
1977Funny Peculiar
(5)
J. Imparato
116
1979 Daisy Petal
(6)
J. Miranda
118
1980 What’ll I Do
(4)
M. Rujano
115
1981 Whenyou’resmiling
(4)N. Santagata
113
1982 Hitting Irish (4)F. Lovato, Jr.
118
1983Frezil
(5)A. Barreira
114
1984 Habitassa
(4)
J.C. Deegan
118
1985 Jennifer’s Choice
(4)S. Elliott
118
1986Sea Trip
(5)T. Ritvo
114
1987 Pete’s Grandedame
(7)C. Gambardella
114
1988 Isadorable (5)
J. Vargas
120
1989Spend A Day
(4)S. Elliott
114
1992 Vigorous Lady
(6)
R. Baez
129
1995Satin Sunrise
(5)
J. Caraballo
118
1996Carmen Copy
(5)
R. Baez
120
1997Lyre de Castelli
(4)
J. Caraballo
117
* 1998Nu Expense
(4)
H. Vega
122
1999Nana’s Toy
(5)
H. Vega
122
2000 Horatia
(4)
J. Hampshire
122
2001Step With Style (4)
J. Vargas
119
2002 Rodeo Springs
(4)
W. Thompson
125
2003 Island Melody
(3)
R. Johnson
110
2004 Where We Left Off (GB) (4)
J. Hampshire
120
2005British Event
(3)E. Molinari
116
W A Q U O I T STA K ES
Four-Year-Olds & Upward
About One Mile & One-Sixteenth
Year Horse
1992All The Options
1993Crafty Gus
1994 Dark Tide
1996 Prolanzier
1999Cherokee Benji
2000 Prolanzier
2001Crown Noble
2002Coyote Lakes
2003 Yaeger
2007 Reprized Strike
Winning Value Time
$14,046
1:44 3/5
$14,771
1:43 4/5
$14,608
1:44 1/5
$14,186
1:44 1/5
$14,235
1:45 2/5
$17,370
1:43 4/5
$16,920
1:45
$12,795
1:42 2/5
$12,675
1:43
$15,615
1:46 2/5
$15,420
1:45 2/5
$21,795
1:45 3/5
$18,480
1:47 1/5
$15,570
1:44 3/5
$15,645
1:46 1/5
$9,525
1:44 2/5
$15,435
1:45 1/5
$15,450
1:45 1/5
$15,345
1:45 2/5
$12,000NA
$15,480
1:39 4/5
$15,000
1:46 4/5
$15,000
1:48
$15,000
1:45 1/5
$15,000
1:44 1/5
$15,000
1:44 4/5
$15,000
1:44 4/5
$15,000
1:43 1/5
$15,000
1:45 4/5
$21,000
1:45 4/5
$24,000
1:44.19
$30,000
1:42.69
Age
Jockey
Weight
(8)C. Gambardella 122
(6)A. Cortez
122
(5)
J. Caraballo
119
(6)
R. Baez
125
(6)A. Fuller
115
(10)
W. Thompson
122
(5)
R. Barber
118
(8)
J. Hampshire
121
(5)
V. Bush
117
(5)C. Dooley
114
Winning Value
$15,480
$21,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$18,000
$21,000
$27,000
Not run 1995, 1997-1998, 2004-2006
Run as a Handicap at One Mile for Three-Year Olds & Upward 1993-1994 and 1996
Run as a Handicap at One Mile & One-Sixteenth for Three-Year-Olds & Upward 1992
Run at 1 mile and 70 yards for Three-Year-Olds & Upward 2007
*Moved to main track
Not run 1978, 1990-1991, 1993, 1994, 2006, 2007
Run at One Mile & One Sixteenth 1969-1977, 1979-1989
Run at One Mile 1992
Reprized Strike and Clifford Dooley pull off a 55-1 upset in the 2007 Waquoit Stakes.
33
Time
1:45 4/5
1:38
1:39 2/5
1:40
1:48 1/5
1:47 2/5
1:51 2/5
1:48 4/5
1:46 1/5
1:42.96
SUFFOLK Downs Stakes History
D R U M TO P STA K ES
Fillies & Mares, Three-Year-Olds & Upward
About One Mile & One-Sixteenth
Year Horse
Age
Jockey
1997 Gastronomical
(4)
J. Bailey
1999 Digitalize
(4)
J. Chavez
2000 QueenofNorway
(4)
J. Bailey
2003 Ms.Sadira
(6)
J. Vargas
2004LadyBeelzebub
(3)E. Molinari
Weight
114
112
115
123
114
B R U CE G . S M I T H M E M O R I AL S TA K ES
Winning Value
$60,000
$30,000
$30,000
$21,000
$24,000
Three-Year-Olds & Upward
About One Mile & One-Sixteeth (Turf)
Year Horse
Age
1992 Jousting Match
(5)
1993 High Dancing
(5)
1994Shower of Silver
(4)
1995Shower of Silver
(5)
1996 Darn Special
(5)
1997 Maybe Jack
(4)
1998Nana’s Toy
(4)
1999Ben’s Quixote
(5)
2000Louisiana Allen
(4)
2001 Georgia’s Joey
(5)
2003Boastful
(5)
* 2004Final Prophecy
(5)
Time
1:45 4/5
1:45 4/5
1:46 4/5
1:48 4/5
1:39.70
Not run 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007
S U FFOL K D O W NS OA K S
Fillies, Three-Year-Olds
One Mile & 70 Yards (Turf)
Year Horse
2003 Megan’s Halo
2004Chenia
Age
(3)
(3)
Jockey
J. Bermudez
W. Thompson
Weight
122
118
Winning Value
$21,000
$24,000
Time
1:44 4/5
1:45.98
Winning Value
$21,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$18,000
$21,000
$24,000
$32,500
Time
1:11 3/5
1:11 1/5
1:12 1/5
1:11 4/5
1:11 1/5
1:10 1/5
1:12 1/5
1:11 1/5
1:11 4/5
1:10 3/5
1:12
1:11.49
1:42.85
Jockey
Weight
D. Duys
113
J. Lozano
115
J. Vargas
114
J. Bermudez
112
J. Hampshire, Jr. 124
H. Vega
118
J. Hampshire
112
D. Duys
119
D. Panell
120
W. Thompson
117
J. Hampshire, Jr. 117
V. Bush
117
Winning Value
$25,740
$21,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$21,000
$24,000
*Won by disqualification of race winner, Milky Way Guy
Run at Six Furlongs 1992
Not run 2005, 2006, 2007
Run on main track in 2003
Not run 2005, 2006, 2007
TO P S I D E R STA K ES
Three-Year-Olds & Upward
Six Furlongs
Year Horse
1993Lillycut
1994 Prolanzier
1995 Detox
1996 Mister Jolie
1997 Purple Passion
1998 Purple Passion
1999 Prolanzier
2000 Makeyourselfathome
2001 Goodbar
2002First Shot
2003 Dhaffir
2004Senor Ladd
2005 Dhaffir
Age
Jockey
(5)
D. Duys
(4)L. Rivera, Jr.
(6)
J. Bermudez
(6)
R. Soodeen
(3)
J. Jellison
(4)F. Castillo
(9)
H. Vega
(5)
J.J. Delgado
(6)
J. Jellison
(5)T. Hole
(7)T. Piermarini
(3)
D. Panell
(9)
D. Panell
Weight
117
119
119
113
117
122
121
122
123
119
121
115
115
Run at One Mile & Seventy Yards 2005
Not run 2006, 2007
At the age of nine, Dhaffir wins his secnd Topsider Stakes in 2005.
34
Time
1:12
1:49 4/5
1:45 2/5
1:53
1:48 2/5
1:48 2/5
1:46 2/5
1:48 1/5
1:43 2/5
1:47 4/5
1:46 2/5
1:46.66
SUFFOLK Downs Stakes History
ANT H ON Y D e S P I R I TO STA K ES
Two-Year-Olds
Six Furlongs
Year Horse
1997 Unreal Madness
1998Shadow Caster
1999First Shot
2000Financial Diplomat
2001Little Billy
2002 Mr. Meso
Age
Jockey
(2)
R. Baez
(2)
J. Hampshire
(2)
M. Lapensee
(2)T. Hole
(2)
W. Thompson
(2)
W. Thompson
Weight
122
117
119
118
118
118
Winning Value
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$18,000
COL U M B U S D A Y STA K ES
Fillies & Mares, Three-Year-Olds & Upward
Six Furlongs
Year Horse
Age
Jockey
Weight
1997Frosty’s Girl
(4)
J. Hampshire
116
1998La Habitant Time
(4)
M. Lapensee
116
1999 Kayla’s A Gem
(7)
H. Vega
124
2000 Dr Margaret
(3)E. Molinari
113
2001Slick Lady
(4)
J. Hampshire
123
2002Crescent Coast
(5)
J. Hampshire Jr.
117
Time
1:12 3/5
1:11 4/5
1:13 1/5
1:12 1/5
1:12 3/5
1:13 1/5
Winning Value
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$18,000
Time
1:12 3/5
1:12 1/5
1:14
1:13 1/5
1:13 2/5
1:12 4/5
FLO Y D D U NCAN STA K ES
Fillies & Mares, Four-Year-Olds & Upward
Six Furlongs
Year Horse
Age
Jockey
1995 Formatic
(4)
H. Vega
1996 Catch Kara
(6)
J. Bermudez
1998 Land Ahoy
(5)
J. Vargas
1999 Kayla’s A Gem
(7)
R. Baez
2000 Kayla’s A Gem
(8)
H. Vega
2001 Difficult Doll
(5)A. Delgado
2002 Rippling Return
(4)
J. Hampshire
2003Special Jule
(4)
W. Thompson
BA Y A R D T U C K E R M AN STA K ES
Three-Year-Olds & Upward
One Mile and One Sixteeneth Miles
Year Horse
Age
2003Freeze Alert
(6)
Jockey
Weight
J. Hampshire Jr.
122
Winning Value
$21,000
Time
1:49 2/5
Weight
119
119
122
122
124
122
121
118
Not run 1997, 2007
COLLE G I AN STA K ES
Three-Year-Olds
Six Furlongs
Year Horse
1998 Kay’s Guy
1999Brian’s Dancer
2000First Shot
2001Cliffdiver
2002Stylish Sultan
2003Formal Escape
2007On the Vineyard
Age
Jockey
(3)
R. Baez
(3)
H. Vega
(3)
J. Vargas
(3)
D. Panell
(3)
W. Thompson
(3)A. Esposito
(3)
W.Martinez
Weight
117
117
122
119
123
116
117
Winning Value
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$18,000
$21,000
$27,000
Time
1:10 4/5
1:13
1:12
1:13 2/5
1:15
1:13
1:09.95
On the Vineyard wins the 2007 Collegian Stakes.
35
Winning Value
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$18,000
$21,000
Time
1:12 1/5
1:13 4/5
1:12 1/5
1:11 4/5
1:12 2/5
1:11 2/5
1:12 4/5
1:12 4/5
SUFFOLK Downs Stakes History
H ANNA H D U ST I N STA K ES
Fillies & Mares, Four-Year-Olds & Upward
One Mile & Seventy Yards
Year Horse
Age
Jockey
1937 Shari II
(6) M. Villens 1938 Idle Miss
(4) C. Corbett
1939 Be Jabbers
(4) L. Dupps
1940 Loveday
(4) W. Duffy
1941 Fairy Count (4) B. James
1942 Loveday
(6) G. McMullen
1943 Star Copy
(4) H. Trent
1944 Good Morning
(4) D. Meade Sr.
1945 Elpis
(3) N. Jemas
1946 Elpis (4) F. Zuflet
1947 Elpis
(5) F. Moon
1948 Liteco
(4) C. Picou
1949 My Emma
(4) D. Madden
1964 Beauful
(5) W. Mayorga
1965 Sister Carol
(5) L. Moyers
1968 Swiss Cheese
(4) J. Cruguet
1976 Clifton Ruler
(4) L. Hanks
1977 Lady Subpet
(3) V. Amico
1979 Eastman Star
(4) T. Barrow
1980 Malaika
(4) K. Wirth
1981 Weber City Miss
(4) D. MacBeth
1983 Quiet Poppa
(4) M. Miceli
1984 Frills And Ribbons
(6) A. Barreira
1985 Bonnie Blue Sky
(4) R. Baez
1986 Homera
(5) N. Mercier
1987 Isadorable
(4) R. Baez
1992 Nezzie Berlin
(3) J. Bermudez
1993 Nezzie Berlin
(4) J. Bermudez
1994 Highland Happening (5) H. Vega
1995 Scott’s Flyer
(7) H. Vega
1998 Nu Expense
(4) H. Vega
1999 Kayla’s A Gem
(7) R. Baez
2000 Pic A Lil
(4)
J. Caraballo
2001Cajun Season
(6)T. Hole
2002 Rodeo Springs
(4)
W. Thompson
2003 Ms. Sadira
(6)
V. Bush
Weight
120
112
114
112
120
112
121
114
112
119
119
106
110
114
109
112
120
114
113
115
126
116
119
113
119
117
110
119
116
118
119
122
117
122
123
120
Winning Value
$1,845
$4,075
$4,890
$4,990
$10,200
$10,450
$8,650
$9,900
$9,850
$13,750
$13,550
$14,750
$8,525
$10,773
$10,458
$10,595
$9,450
$12,405
$15,435
$15,390
$31,575
$15,600
$15,510
$12,735
$15,525
$15,465
$15,420
$15,480
$21,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$18,000
$21,000
H ELENA STA K ES
Fillies, Three-Year-Olds
One Mile
Year Horse
1976 Double Theory
1977 Double Theory
1979 No Joke
1980 Googoots
1981 Anti Phil
1983 Vigal
1984 Basie
1985 Tri Bowl
1987 Nancy’s Glory
1988 Nice Gal 1989 Todie’s Delight
1995 Maria Rosa
1998 Striking Profile
1999 Exclusive Eskimo
2000Frosty’s On Track
2001Buzzing B’s
2002African Princess
2003 Jill’s Layup
Time
1:43 4/5
1:46
1:44 2/5
1:44 4/5
1:46
1:44 4/5
1:44
1:43 3/5
1:45 1/5
1:44 2/5
1:46
1:45 1/5
1:44 4/5
1:44 3/5
1:44
1:44 3/5
1:45
1:46
1:44 2/5
1:46 2/5
1:44 1/5
1:45 1/5
1:47 2/5
1:48
1:44 3/5
1:44 2/5
1:47 2/5
1:47
1:48
1:46 4/5
1:45 4/5
1:44 4/5
1:44 2/5
1:49 1/5
1:46
1:47 3/5
Age
Jockey
(4) D. Meade Jr.
(5) G. Gonzalez
(3) R. Luhr
(4) K. Skinner
(3) G. McCarron
(3) J. O’Driscoll
(3) R. Thibeau
(3) S. Gaffalione
(3) M. Bogochow
(3) G. Prosper
(3)
J. Vargas
(3) A. Grullon
(3) J. Caraballo (3) H. Vega (3)E. Molinari
(3)
J. Hampshire
(3)
V. Bush
(3)T. Hole
Weight
122
115
118
114
116
117
122
119
119
115
119
113
118
122
117
118
123
123
Winning Value
$ 9,690 $9,660 $12,495
$12,540
$21,555
$15,510
$15,585
$12,510
$15,600
$15,675
$12,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$18,000
$21,000
Time
1:11 1/5
1:11 4/5
1:10
1:11 4/5
1:43 3/5
1:43
1:44 3/5
1:44 2/5
1:45 3/5
1:46 1/5
1:46 1/5
1:49
1:40 3/5
1:40 3/5
1:41
1:41
1:42 3/5
1:42 4/5
Not run 1978, 1982, 1990-1994, 1996-1997
Run at Six Furlongs 1976-1977, 1979-1980
Run at One Mile & Seventy Yards 1981, 1983-1985
Run at About One Mile & Seventy Yards (Turf) 1986-1989
Run at One Mile & One Sixteenth (Turf) 1995
Run for Fillies & Mares, Three-Year-Olds & Upward 1976-1977, 1979-1980
H I G H LAN D H A P P EN I N G STA K ES
Fillies & Mares, Three-Year-Olds & Upward
About One Mile & One-Sixteenth (Turf)
Year Horse
Age
Jockey
1997Sandy Gator
(4)
J. Hampshire
1998Sandy Gator
(5)
R. Baez
1999Nana’s Toy
(5)
H. Vega
*2000 Reprized Dream
(6)L. Garcia
2001Sunlit Ridge
(3)
D. Panell
*2003 Megan’s Halo
(3)
J. Bermudez
*Off Turf
Not run 1950-1963, 1966-1967, 1969-1975, 1978, 1982, 1988-1991, 1996-1997
Run as a Handicap at One Mile & One-Sixteenth 1937-1949, 1964-1965, 1968, 1976-1977, 1979-1987
Run at About One Mile & One Sixteenth (Turf) 1992-1995
Scheduled for About One Mile & Seventy Yards (Turf) but moved to main track 1998
36
Weight
122
125
116
116
115
118
Winning Value
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$21,000
Time
1:46 3/5
1:46 4/5
1:51
1:48 2/5
1:47 3/5
1:48 1/5
SUFFOLK Downs Stakes History
K A Y LA ’ S A G E M STA K ES
Fillies & Mares, Three-Year-Olds & Upward
Six Furlongs
Year Horse
Age
Jockey
2003Love Not War
(5)E. Molinari
Weight
119
Winning Value
$21,000
P R I V ATE TE R M S STA K ES
Four-Year-Olds & Upward
Six Furlongs
Year Horse
1995 Twinkle A Little
1996 Co Art
1998 Prolanzier
1999 Loanmark
2000 Prolanzier
2001 Makin Progress
2002 Goodbar
2003 Pelican Beach
Time
1:13 2/5
K E I T H B R O D K I N M E M O R I AL STA K ES
Three-Year-Olds & Upward
About Five Furlongs (Turf)
Year Horse
1998 Head Trip
1999Sunny Slicker
2000 Goodbar
2001Consider The Night
2002Concurrent
*2003 Glick
Age
Jockey
(7)
J. Caraballo
(7)T. Piermarini
(5)
V. Bush
(6)E. Jimenez
(7)
V. Bush
(7)
W. Thompson
Weight
118
113
120
118
119
117
Winning Value
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$18,000
$21,000
Age
Jockey
(6)L. Rivera Jr.
(5)
R. Baez
(8)
R. Baez
(6)C. Grullon
(10)
W. Thompson
(9)
M. Santiago
(7)
J. Hampshire
(5)
D. Panell
Weight
113 116
116
115
124
118
119
117
Winning Value
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$18,000
$21,000
Time
1:14 4/5
1:12
1:10 3/5
1:11 3/5
1:11 4/5
1:11 2/5
1:13
1:11
Not run 1997
Time
:58 2/5
:58 3/5
:58 3/5
:57 3/5
:59
0:58 4/5
S U FFOL K D O W NS D E R B Y
Three-Year-Olds
One Mile & 70 Yards
Year Horse
2003Strike ’n Go
Age
(3)
Jockey
J. Jellison
Weight
121
Winning Value
$21,000
Time
1:43 3/5
*Won by Disqualification of race winner, Abderian
Y AN K EE FAS H I ON STA K ES
Fillies, Three-Year-Olds
Six Furlongs
Year Horse
1986 Pressure Dancer
1987 Nasty Affair
1988 Sweet Alex
1992 Speedland
1995 Noble Nannie
1996 Alda’s Will
1998 I Sure Wood
1999 Sister Hazel
2000 Dr. Desai
2001 Millie’s Tune
2002 Mrscoppolaskitchen
2003 I’mbackinaction
M O M ’ S CO M M AN D STA K ES
Fillies, Two-Year-Olds
Six Furlongs
Year Horse
1986 More Balloons
*1987 Flying Katuna
1997 Flipforthegold
1998 Pic A Lil
1999Concealed City
2000 Rhubarb Red
2001 Mrscoppolaskitchen
2002 Jill’s Layup
Age
Jockey
(3)L. Petro
(3) C. Barrera
(2) D. Duys
(2) R. Baez
(2)
D. Duys
(2)T. Hole
(2)
D. Duys
(2)T. Hole
Weight
113
120
117
122
117
117
118
120
Winning Value
$31,320 $44,400 $15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$18,000
Time
1:53 2/5
1:52 3/5
1:14 3/5
1:13
1:14 1/5
1:15 1/5
1:14 2/5
1:12 3/5
* Won by disqualification of race winner, Distinctive Sky
Not run 1988-1997, 2003
Run as a Handicap at One Mile & One-Eighth for Three-Year-Old Fillies 1986-1987
Not run 1989-1990, 1993-1994, 1997
37
Age
Jockey
Weight
(3) V. Bush
119 (3) M. Rivera
117
(3) C. Gambardella 122
(3) C. Gambardella
119
(3) T. Campbell
117
(3) W. Thompson
116
(3) H. Vega
114 (3) J. Caraballo
122 (3)
V. Bush
119
(3)A. Delgado
122
(3)
R. Santos
123
(3)
W. Lozano Jr. 118
Winning Value
$15,495
$15,555
$24,255
$15,540
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$18,000
$21,000
Time
1:11 4/5
1:10 1/5
1:13
1:12 3/5
1:13
1:13 1/5
1:13 3/5
1:13
1:14 2/5
1:13 1/5
1:15 3/5
1:14 4/5
Massachusetts-Bred Stakes
M ASSAC H U SETTS T H O R O U G H B R E D
B R EE D E R S ’ ASSOC I AT I ON
The Massachusetts Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association was founded in 1981 to help gain passage of legislation to establish a Thoroughbred
breeding program for the Commonwealth. The resulting laws allocated a percentage of the handle at Suffolk Downs to a fund administered
by the MTBA. Raised from the initial mark of one-quarter of one percent, the MTBA now receives one full percentage point of the Suffolk
handle, which it uses to pay for owner, breeder and stallion incentive awards as well as a stakes race program for Massachusetts-breds.
Ask Queenie earned top New England-bred honors for the third straight year in 2007.
M ASSAC H U SETTS Th o r o ugh b r e d B R EE D E R S ’ A s s o c i a t i o n STA K ES a n d H a n di c a p W I NNE R S
1998 — 2007
Race
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
African PrinceScarlet StanleyAmbi’s Bro
Dr. Desai
Woodside
Jeremiah’s Judge Jill’s LayupSenor LaddStylish SultanaFlirt for Fame
Kimridge
Amelia PeabodyBinelong RoseSunlit Ridge
My Honeychild
Jill’s LayupAsk QueenieBranded in GoldAuntie MillieLily’s GoldmineConsidering
Beacon Hill
YbbsSunlit RidgeStylish Sultan
Boston CommonExpensive VerdictSunlit RidgeLittle Time
Eleanora SearsBig Miss
Ernie Lowe StallionStylish Sultan
First Episode Cousin KellyCousin KellyBinelong RoseE.J.’s LauraBig MissLittle TimeAfrican PrincessAsk QueenieFlirt for FameAsk Queenie
Great Mystery
Glory Be Good
Isadorable Nu ExpenseLand AhoyBinelong Rose
Dr. Margaret
Dr. DesaiBig Miss
Glory Be GoodAsk QueenieAsk QueenieAsk Queenie
John Kirby Jini’s Jet
Jill’s LayupAsk Queenie
Reprized StrikeFlirt for FameFifty Seven G
John Macomber Jini’s JetCaramel’s Express
Last DanceStylish Sultan
Jini’s Jet
Jini’s JetAsk Queenie
Gorgeous Silk
Louise Kimball Distaff
WeepecketBig MissLittle TimeAfrican PrincessAsk QueenieStylish SultanaFlirt for FameLily’s Goldmine
Mass. DerbyAbit Eratic
Weepecket
Jini’s Jet
Jill’s Jumpshot
Mr. Meso
Mass. OaksFamous Star
WeepecketSunlit RidgeLittle TimeAmazing Thunder
Mass. StallionSilent Scamper
* Mass. T’bred Breeders’ Second Episode
Galloping Gael
(S) Papa Ho Ho
(S) Diggin’ For Fun (S) Papa Ho HoStylish Sultan
(F) Al Bark
(F) Jini’s Jet
Mystery Jet
Rose Rosenbaum Mia’s Fancy Face Dr. DesaiOh Sham BabyAfrican Princess
Glory Be Good
D D Ruby
Papa DancerFlirt for FameLily’s Goldmine
Norman HallBinelong Rose
Jini’s JetStylish Sultan
Mr. MesoStrongestsovereign Reprized StrikeSprinkle of Gold
Disco FoxSultan’s Prince
Rise JimSecond Episode
Galloping GaelAl Bark
Diggin’ For Fun
Jini’s Jet
Papa Ho HoStylish Sultan
Jini’s Jet
Reprized StrikeSenor St. Pat
Second Episode StallionSunlit RidgeStylish Sultan
Sunset GunNu ExpenseLt’l Mandy ABig MissExpensive VerdictSunlit RidgeSunlit RidgeSunlit RidgeAsk QueenieAsk QueenieAsk Queenie
Thomas Moran
Papa Ho Ho
Papa Ho HoNu RivalAbit Eratic
Jini’s JetStylish Sultan
Jini’s JetAsk QueenieAsk QueenieAsk Queenie
Note: A blank space indicates the race was not run in that year.
* The Massachusetts Breeders’ Championship were scheduled for both the Spring and Fall in 2000, 2001 and 2002.
38
Track Records
Racing
At t e n d a n c e
Main Course
Opening Day Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,529 – – April 19, 1948
Single Day Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,726 – – August 10, 1935
Daily Average Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,388 – – 1945—50 Days
DISTANCE
HORSE
2 FurlongsAdriano’s Girl
4 FurlongsCrimson Streak
4 1/2 FurlongsLovely Gypsy
Happy Voter
5 Furlongs
Rene Depot
5 1/2 Furlongs
Dennisport
6 FurlongsCanal
One MileBack Bay Brave
One Mile & 70 Yards
**Half Breed
**Half an Hour
1 1/16 MilesTalent Show
Bear The Palm
1 1/8 MilesSkip Away
1 3/16 MilesShut Out
1 1/4 Miles
Helioscope
1 1/2 MilesConnie Rab
1 5/8 MilesCount Fire
1 3/4 MilesToulouse
Two Miles
Hutch
Two Miles & 70 YardsOn The Square
2 1/16 MilesBold Fencer
2 1/4 MilesFundy Bay
DISTANCE
HORSE
About 2 MilesFarmers Lot
About 2 1/4 MilesBrigade of Guards
AGE
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(3)
(6)
(5)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(7)
(3)
(5)
(3)
(4)
(6)
(4)
(6)
(9)
(5)
(6)
(6)
Hurdles
AGE
(6)
(5)
WT.
120
120
116
118
124
123
123
115
115
117
122
112
130
126
126
112
113
126
113
119
114
117
TIME
DATE
:21.94
June 4, 1997
:45 2/5April 6, 1970
:51 4/5
May 7, 1965
:51 4/5
May 16, 1966
:57 2/5
June 25, 1972
1:04.09September 17, 2007
1:08 1/5
May 16, 1966
1:35 1/5
July 12, 1986
1:40 2/4
May 23, 1964
1:40.10
January 22, 1997
1:41 4/5
May 12, 1962
1:41 4/5
July 3, 1977
1:47.27
May, 30 1998
1:55 2/5
July 4, 1942
2:01 2/4
May 19, 1955
2:30 3/5
May 15, 1954
2:45 2/5
June 23, 1962
2:58 2/5
June 16, 1956
3:35 2/5August 1, 1950
3:39 4/5April 16, 1973
3:35 4/5April 18, 1983
3:54 1/5
December 9, 1973
WT.
148
155
TIME
3:45 4/5
4:24.66
Turf Course
DISTANCE
HORSE
About 5 FurlongsBishop Ridley
Concorde Cal
About 7 1/2 FurlongsTimes Ahead
About One Mile
Diablo Reigns
About One Mile & 70 Yds.Alphabetical
About One Mile & 1/16
**Landing Court
**Tresoriere
Milky Way Guy
About 1 3/8 Miles
*Graybrook Swan
*Chompion
About 1 1/2 MilesAkbar Khan
About 1 15/16 Miles
Jamf
About 2 Miles
Jean Pierre
AGE
(7)
(4)
(6)
(5)
(5)
(6)
(4)
(5)
(5)
(5)
(5)
(9)
(5)
WT.
118
116
116
119
121
116
114
117
110
108
120
112
113
DATE
July 4, 1969
June 1, 1997
TIME
DATE
:57 1/5
July 19, 1987
:57 1/5October 30, 1994
1:32 2/5September 3, 1988
1:39.35September 15, 2003
1:42.07
June 30, 2004
1:44 4/5October 26, 1994
1:44.93
May 30, 1998
1:44.97
July 7, 2003
2:20 4/5
July 18, 1970
2:20 4/5
July 18, 1970
2:30 3/5
June 17, 1957
3:11 1/5
July 4, 1975
3:19 1/5
June 28, 1969
*Dead heat
**Timing in hundredths available as of 1997. Because timing in fifths of a second is the industry standard, two clockings
are listed for some records in cases where hundredths timing is not known or when the rounded fifths method indicates
a tie. Note: New turf course installed for 1968 meeting. Above records are for new course only.
Behrens’ 1999 MassCap (left) set
a record for largest mutuel pool
for a single Suffolk Downs race,
but Skip Away’s ’97 MassCap
Day (right) still stands as the
benchmark all-source handle for
an entire afternoon of racing.
Mutuels
Opening Day Mutuel Handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,677,031.00– April 19, 1965
Single Day Mutuel Handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,867,414.00– May 31, 1997 (Massachusetts Handicap Day)
On-Track Mutuel Handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,175,836.00– May 30, 1960 (Memorial Day)
Daily Average Mutuel Handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,164,240.00– 1946
Single Race Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $780,294.00– May 29, 1999 (Massachusetts Handicap)
Daily Double Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $184,946.00– May 26, 1959
Perfecta Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $419,971.00– June 3, 2000 (Massachusetts Handicap)
Trifecta Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $357,900.00– June 1, 2002 (Massachusetts Handicap)
Superfecta Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $123,869.00– June 1, 2002 (Massachusetts Handicap)
Pick Three Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $33,777.00– May 31, 1997 (Massachusetts Handicap Day)
Pick Four Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,280.00– August 19, 2006
$2 Win Payoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $445.00– June 14, 1940 (Sue Harper)
High DD Payoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,515.00– May 25, 1979 (Green Gina & Duc de Idiot)
Low DD Payoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3.40– June 6, 2007 (Blind River Fox & Williwagcanfly)
High $2 Perfecta Payoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,923.80– January 13, 1985 (Mystic Transport & Nanum Roadrunner)
Low $2 Perfecta Payoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.60– October 7, 2002 (Mr. Meso & Glory Be Good)
High Trifecta Payoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $51,778.00– January 13, 1985 (Mystic Transport, Nanum Roadrunner & Larry’s Pleasure)
Low Trifecta Payoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5.00– November 6, 2006 (Return Trick, Citi Prancer, Fast Hand)
Twin Trifecta Payoff (1st Half) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $53,944.50– January 21, 1987 (Light Humor, Lovely Jennie & Exclude All)
Twin Trifecta Payoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $641,213.00– January 16, 1985 (Everybody Laugh, Bill’s Story & Success Story 16 Winning
tickets, $40,075.80 each)
Superfecta Payoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,079.40– March 27, 1996 (Two Light, What A Thing, Boom Or Bust, Weewood If
Wecould)
High Pick Three Payoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,515.40– December 26, 1992 (Decoy’s Reality, Driving Desire, Zingadoon)
Low Pick Three Payoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9.80– May 12, 2007 (Sonic Take Off, BL’s Nicolette, Left On Sycamore)
High Pick Four Payoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,793.40– August 1, 2006 (Jacksoncandance, Bare Beware, Put Away The Halo, Tough
Cookie Baby)
Low Pick Four Payoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $51.40– July 5, 2005 (Tickle Me Red, Be Cool Fool, DH-Holy Secret & Aly’s Leader,
Pipe Bomb)
Pick Six Payoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,399.00– November 28, 1982 (Domini Double, Ted’s Ruby Glows, Flaming Royal,
Braewood, Lunamor and Trickster)
Single Payoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $374,876.10– May 22, 1988 Twin Trifecta (Hey Man, Limation, Kristin’s Choice and Fickle
Storm, Ups Pops Awinner and Hasty Creek)
Note: Individual Payoff Records include live races only.
39
Facts & Figures
D a t e s o f A l l Su f f o l k D o w n s M e e t i n g s 1 9 3 5 – 2 0 0 7
Number
Year
of Days
Dates
1935 Spring
28
July 10–Aug. 10
1935 Fall
16Oct. 2–Oct. 19
1936 Spring
53
June 15–Aug. 14
1937 Spring
24
May 24–June 19
1937 Summer 30
July 12–Aug. 14
1938 Spring
57April 30–July 9
1939 Spring
60
May 15–July 22
1940 Spring
60
May 20–July 27
1941 Spring
60
May 12–July 19
1942 Spring
59
May 11–July 18
1943 Spring
60
May 10–July 17
1944 Spring
53
May 15–July 15
1945 Spring
54
June 11–Aug. 11
1946 Spring
36
May 27–July 6
1946 Fall
24Sept. 30–Oct. 26
1947 Spring
38April 18–May 31
1947 Summer 30
July 7–Aug. 9
1948 Spring
42April 19–June 5
1948 Summer 30
July 12–Aug. 14
1949 Spring
33April 30–June 7
1949 Summer 30
July 11–Aug. 13
1950 Spring
43April 22–June 10
1950 Summer 24
July 10–Aug. 5
1951 Spring
60April 23–June 30
1952 Spring
60April 21–June 28
1953 Spring
60April 20–June 27
1954 Spring
37April 19–May 31
1954 Fall
28Sept. 27–Oct. 28
1955 Spring
41April 19–June 4
1955 Fall
24Oct. 3–Oct. 29
1956 Spring
36
May 14–June 23
1956 Fall
30Sept. 24–Oct. 27
1957 Spring
35
May 21–June 29
1957 Fall
30Sept. 30–Nov. 2
1958 Spring
36
May 19–June 28
1958 Fall
30Sept. 29–Nov. 1
1959 Spring
66April 20–July 4
1960 Spring
63April 21–July 2
1961 Spring
66April 17–July 1
1962 Spring
66April 23–July 7
1963 Spring
42April 22–June 8
1963 Fall
24Sept. 23–Oct. 19
1964 Spring
66April 20–July 4
1965 Spring
66April 19–July 5
1966 Spring
66April 19–July 4
1966 Fall
24Sept. 19–Oct. 15
1967 Spring
65April 19–July 4
1968 Spring
66April 19–July 4
Number
Year
of Days
Dates
1969 Spring
66April 19–July 4
1969 Fall
24Sept. 15–Oct. 13
1970 Spring
90April 4–July 18
1971 Spring
90April 3–July 17
1971 Fall
48Oct. 18–Dec. 15
1972 Spring
106
March 4–July 16
1972 Fall
42Oct. 15–Dec. 31
1973 Spring 144
Jan. 1–July 11
1974 Spring
108
Jan. 19–July 17
1974 Fall
92Aug. 31–Dec. 28
1975 Spring
126
Jan. 18–July 4
1975 Fall
71Sept. 22–Dec. 31
1976 Spring
132
Jan. 1–July 5
1976 Fall
67Sept. 20–Dec. 22
1977 Spring
126
Jan. 1–July 4
1977 Fall
74Sept. 19–Dec. 30
1978 Spring 113Feb. 17–July 4
1978 Fall
85Sept. 18–Dec. 31
1979 Spring
125
Jan. 1–July 4
1979 Fall
75Sept. 17–Dec. 30
1980 Spring
125
Jan. 1–July 4
1980 Fall
75Aug. 30–Dec. 22
1981 Winter
68
Jan. 1–April 18
1981 Spring
87April 20–Aug. 19
1981Summer 45Aug. 29–Oct. 30
1981 Fall
27Nov. 21–Dec. 31
1982 Winter
69
Jan. 1–April 19
1982 Spr-Sum 91April 21–Aug. 15
1982 Fall
88Aug. 30–Dec. 31
1983 Winter
62
Jan. 1–April 17
1983 Spr-Sum 94April 18–Aug. 26
1983 Fall
87Aug. 27–Dec. 31
1984 Winter
67
Jan. 1–April 15
1984 Spr-Sum 119April 16–Sept. 30
1984 Fall
60Oct. 1–Dec. 31
1985 Winter
70
Jan. 1–April 14
1985 Spr-Sum 119April 15–Sept. 30
1985 Fall
61Oct. 2–Dec. 31
1986 Winter
75
Jan. 1–April 20
1986 Spr-Sum 113April 21–Sept. 29
1986 Fall
62Oct. 1–Dec. 29
1987 Winter
69
Jan. 1–April 20
1987 Spr-Sum 115April 22–Sept. 30
1987 Fall
57Oct. 2–Dec. 28
1988 Winter
74
Jan. 1–April 18
1988 Spr-Sum 113April 20–Sept. 30
1988 Fall
63Oct. 1–Dec. 31
1989
247
Jan. 1–Dec. 30
Number
Year
of Days
Dates
1990–91Closed
1992 Spring
112
Jan. 1–May 25
1992 Fall
59Oct. 5–Dec. 31
1993 Spring
96
Jan. 1–May 31
1993 Fall
56Oct. 10–Dec. 31
1994 Spring
99
Jan. 1–June 11
1994 Fall
50Oct. 21–Dec. 31
1995 Spring
108
Jan. 1–June 10
1995 Fall
39Oct. 20–Dec. 23
1996 Spring
102
Dec. 27–June 8
1996 Fall
50Sept. 23–Dec. 7
1997 Spring
91
Dec. 28–June 7
1997 Fall
59Sept. 27–Dec. 14
1998 Spring
91
Jan. 1–June 6
1998 Fall
56Sept. 26–Dec. 13
1999 Spring
94
Jan. 1–June 5
1999 Fall
61Sept. 25–Dec. 18
2000 Spring
91
Jan. 1–June 10
2000 Fall
54Sept. 30–Dec. 27
2001 Spring
89
Jan. 1–June 9
2001 Fall
60Sept. 29–Dec. 22
2002 Spring
94
Jan. 1–June 8
2002 Fall
56Sept. 28–Dec. 30
2003 Wint-Sum 119
Jan. 1–Aug. 27
2003 Fall
25Sept. 15–Oct. 27
2004 Spr-Fall 119
May 1–Nov. 29
2005 Spr-Fall 116April 30–Nov. 23
2006 Spr-Fall 103
May 6-Nov.11
2007 Spr-Fall 100
May 5-Nov.10
40
H a n d l e a n d At t e n d a n c e 1 9 3 5 – 2 0 0 7
Year Days
1935 44
1936 53
1937 54
1938 57
1939 60
1940 60
1941 60
1942 59
1943 60
1944 53
1945 50
1946 60
1947 68
1948 72
1949 63
1950 67
1951 60
1952 60
1953 60
1954 65
1955 64
1956 66
1957 65
1958 66
1959 66
1960 63
1961 63
1962 66
1963 66
1964 66
1965 66
1966 90
1967 65
1968 66
1969 90
1970 90
1971 138
1972 148
1973 200
1974 200
1975 197
1976 199
1977 200
1978 198
1979 200
1980 200
1981 227
1982 248
Total Handle
for Year
$15,695,482
$21,500,622
$20,873,051
$22,215,552
$22,274,315
$22,447,222
$24,477,380
$28,797,354
$37,437,201
$44,763,922
$55,708,658
$69,854,442
$66,494,296
$61,066,076
$49,271,221
$46,155,458
$48,149,030
$54,079,767
$54,509,275
$57,530,652
$56,928,792
$58,916,744
$59,140,641
$60,527,986
$58,893,115
$59,159,924
$61,935,940
$ 62,995,903
$ 66,010,140
$ 56,088,692
$ 61,258,228
$ 79,353,531
$ 70,172,200
$ 70,770,920
$ 85,971,110
$ 93,634,517
$114,319,925
$102,939,369
$133,845,741
$134,845,949
$139,836,446
$148,489,670
$139,164,465
$133,816,850
$162,983,948
$178,470,007
$210,506,754
$226,075,982
Average Average
Handle Attendance
$356,703 14,878
$405,672 15,144
$386,352 13,323
$389,746 15,507
$371,238 13,767
$374,120 12,995
$407,956 13,027
$488,091 12,658
$623,953 12,791
$844,602 15,500
$1,114,173 18,388
$1,164,240 17,863
$977,857 16,734
$848,139 14,726
$782,082 13,882
$688,887 11,724
$802,483 12,258
$901,329 13,095
$908,487 13,050
$885,087 12,956
$889,512 12,656
$892,677 11,995
$909,856 12,062
$917,090 11,635
$892,319 11,200
$939,046 11,717
$938,423 12,452
$954,483 12,725
$969,850 12,631
$949,828 11,797
$928,155 11,769
$881,639 10,869
$1,079,572 12,470
$1,072,285 12,190
$955,234 11,247
$1,040,383 11,959
$828,405
8,061
$695,536
8,125
$669,229
7,684
$674,230
7,664
$709,830
8,104
$746,179
7,675
$695,822
6,685
$675,842
6,203
$814,920
6,809
$892,350
7,042
$927,343
7,038
$911,596
6,760
Year Days
1983 243
1984 246
1985 250
1986 250
1987 241
1988 250
1989 247
1992 171
1993 154
1994 150
1995 150
1996 152
1997 150
1998 147
1999 148
2000 145
2001 149
2002 150
2003 148
2004 119
2005 116
2006 103
2007 100
Total Handle
for Year
$215,781,412
$202,480,123
$204,569,210
$214,053,480
$199,948,245
$188,663,265
$171,676,656
$134,223,356
$102,385,676
$120,069,076
$124,913,651
$132,246,496
$122,415,856
$127,557,478
$129,391,871
$132,416,965
$126,204,020
$162,579,497
$158,065,337
$131,882,718
$123,932,207
$94,004,434
$90,383,438
Average Average
Handle Attendance
$887,989
6,209
$823,089
5,444
$818,276
5,118
$856,213
5,115
$829,660
4,713
$754,653
4,163
$695,048
3,704
$784,932
4,423
$664,842
3,985
$828,921
3,757
$832,758
3,805
$870,043
3,705
$816,106
4,008
$904,663
4,256
$898,555
4,103
$973,654
3,838
$888,761
3,619
$1,113,558 3,426
$1,097,676 3,344
$1,108,258 3,421
$1,068,381 3,137
$912,664
3,028
$903,804
3,630
2007 Facts & Figures
L a rg e s t M a rgi n s o f V i c t o ry
Date
Sept. 15
August 18
July 23
August 13
Nov. 5
October 8
June 16
June 3
August 18
August 19
C e n t ury C l u b
Race
Horse
10Lily’s Goldmine
6Big Red Girl
7That’s Class
9Fox in the Box
7Awesome Chic
1
Quiet Leigh Irish
6
Ribbons of Hope
6
Regal Diamond
3Scatzee
7
De Roode
Lengths
21 ½
20
18
17 ½
17 ½
17 ½
16 ½
16
15 ¾
15
$100+ Win Payoffs
Horse
Jockey
Date
Private Sharp
Josue Marcano
July 29
Reprized StrikeClifford DooleySeptember 22
Stormy Run
Janio CruzOctober 16
Polly’s Tour
Josue MarcanoSeptember 19
Perfecta
1
512
80
15.62
Post
1
Starts
301
Wins
46
Win % 15.28
For races One Mile or longer on the Main Track
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
301 301
301 300
286
242
142
70
44
50
37
45
27
29
11
10
14.62 16.61 12.29 15.0
9.44
11.98
7.75
14.29
10
30
2
6.67
11 12
12
8
0
0
0.00 0.00
Post
1
Starts
37
Wins
6
Win % 16.22
For races less than One Mile on the Turf Track
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
37
37
37
37
36
31
28
5
8
2
3
3
7
1
13.51 21.62 5.41 8.11
8.33
22.58
3.57
9
24
1
4.17
10
13
2
15.38
11 12
0
0
0
0
0.00 0.00
Post
1
Starts
53
Wins
7
Win % 13.21
2
53
5
9.43
For races One Mile or longer on the Turf Track
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
53
53
53
52
50
46
39
7
7
7
3
6
4
4
13.21 13.21 13.21 5.77 12.00 8.70
10.26
10
26
3
11.54
11 12
0
0
0
0
0.00 0.00
Post
Starts
Wins
Win %
10
73
9
12.33
Payoff
$202.00
$112.60
$101.60
$100.00
Ex o t i c W a g e ri n g high s
Wager
Date
Daily DoubleSeptember 17
Winning Post Positions
For races less than One Mile on the Main Track
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
512 512
512 508
489
408
258
138
53
67
70
74
59
45
34
16
10.35 13.09 13.67 14.57 12.07 11.03 13.18 11.59
Race
7
8
3
2
11 12
35
11
4
1
11.43 9.09
July 29
Race(s)
1-2
7
TrifectaOctober 2
4
SuperfectaOctober 2
4
Pick ThreeSeptember 5
9
Pick FourAugust 6
9
Payoff
Horse(s)
$1,267.20Caleya’s Red RoseMoonlit Ridge
$3,122.60Private SharpLight Switch
$24,953.90William of WinlocRide the TrendNu Wonder
$12,305.00William of WinlocRide the TrendNu WonderHalo’s Office
$4,914.80Cutty ParkTotally DedicatedPersonal Copy
$5,372.10UpthecreekwithaliFairly CraftyMusical StartInvite Disco Cindo
H OL I D A Y / S P EC I AL E V ENT H a n d l e s
Date
Holiday/Event
May 5Opening Day/Kentucky Derby Day
May 19
Preakness Stakes Day
May 28
Memorial Day
June 3
Hot Dog Safari Day
June 9Belmont Stakes Day
July 4
Independence Day
July 14
Jerry Bailey Day
September 3Labor Day
September 22
MassCap Day
October 8Columbus Day
October 27Breeders’ Cup Day
41
Attendance
16,437
10,548
3,169
4,471
7,388
3,750
6,385
3,576
19,191
3,006
7,267
Handle
$869,954
$725,485
$451,588
$502,138
$714,471
$749,316
$528,560
$556,898
$3,137,927
$612,292
$509,843
Directory
N a t i o n a l R a c i n g / H o r s e Org a n iz a t i o n s D ir e c t o ry
U.S. Government Agencies
American Horse Council Washington, D.C.
Veterinary Services
Washington, D.C.
Animal Welfare (Horse Protection Act)
Riverdale, MD
Center for Veterinary Medicine
Rockville, MD
(202) 296-4031
(202) 720-5193
(301) 734-7833
(204) 276-9300
The Jockey Club
Executive Office – New YorkNew York, NY
Executive Office – KentuckyLexington, KY
Information SystemsLexington, KY
The Jockey Club – Technology Services, Inc.Lexington, KY
(212) 371-5970
(859) 224-2700
(859) 224-2800
(859) 224-2700
New England State Commissions/Organizations
Connecticut Division of Special RevenueNewington, CT
Maine Racing CommissionAugusta, ME
Massachusetts State Racing CommissionBoston, MA
Massachusetts Thoroughbred Breeders’ AssociationBurlington, MA
New Hampshire Pari-Mutuel CommissonConcord, NH
Rhode Island Division of Racing/Athletics
Providence, RI
Vermont Racing Commission
Rutland, VT
(860) 594-0500
(207) 287-3221
(617) 727-2581
(508) 252-3690
(603) 271-2158
(401) 222-6541
(802) 786-5050
Thoroughbred Retirement
CANTER New England
Reading, MA
Old Friends
Georgetown, KY
Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation Saratoga, NY
(781) 354-6291
(502) 863-1775
(518) 226-0028
Racing Websites
SuffolkDowns.com
KentuckyDerby.com
BloodHorse.com
Preakness.com
DRF.comNTRA.com
Equibase.comNYRA.com
ThoroughbredTimes.comBreedersCup.com
42
Racing Organizations
Association of Racing CommissionersLexington, KY
Breeders’ Cup LimitedLexington, KY
Equibase Company LLCLexington, KY
Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective AssociationLexington, KY
International Racing BureauLexington, KY
Jockeys’ GuildNicholsville, KY
National Museum of RacingSaratoga Springs, NY
National Racing CompactLexington, KY
National Steeplechase AssociationElkton, MD
National Thoroughbred Racing Association (KY)Lexington, KY
National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NY)New York, NY
National Turf Writers AssociationLexington, KY
New England Turf Writers AssociationEast Boston, MA
Racing Medication and Testing ConsortiumLexington, KY
Thoroughbred Charities of America
Midway, KY
Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Associations IncorporatedColumbia, MD
Thoroughbred Owners & Breeders AssociationLexington, KY
Thoroughbred Racing Associations of North AmericaElkton, MD
Thoroughbred Racing Protective BureauElkton, MD
Triple Crown ProductionsLouisville, KY
Turf Publicists of AmericaElmont, NY
United Thoroughbred Trainers of AmericaLouisville, KY
University of Arizona Race Track Industry ProgramTucson, AZ
University of Louisville Equine Industry ProgramLouisville, KY
(859) 224-7070
(859) 223-5444
(859) 224-2860
(859) 259-0451
(859) 223-3597
(866) 465-6257
(518) 584-0400
(877) 457-2538
(410) 392-0700
(859) 223-5444
(212) 230-9500
(859) 219-9437
(617) 568-3220
(859) 224-2844
(859) 312-5531
(401) 740-4900
(859) 276-2291
(410) 392-9200
(410) 398-2261
(502) 636-4405
(516) 204-5078
(502) 893-0025
(520) 621-5660
(502) 852-7617
Equine Health & Research
American Association of Equine PractitionersLexington, KY
American Farrier’s AssociationLexington, KY
American Veterinary Medical AssociationSchaumburg, IL
Grayson-Jockey Club Research FoundationLexington, KY
Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research CenterLexington, KY
Morris Animal FoundationEnglewood, CO
University of California-Center for Equine Center Davis, CA
(859) 233-0147
(859) 233-7411
(847) 925-8070
(859) 224-2850
(859) 257-4757
(303) 790-2345
(530) 752-6433
Publications
The Blood-HorseLexington, KY
Daily Racing FormNew York, NY
Thoroughbred Daily News
Red Bank, NJ
Thoroughbred TimesLexington, KY
(859) 278-2361
(212) 366-7600
(732) 747-8060
(859) 260-9800
Triple Crown
Tripl e Cro w n W i n n e r s
K ENT U C K Y D E R B Y W I NNE R S
Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes,
Belmont Stakes
1¼ Miles, Three-year-olds, (Gr. I) Churchill Downs, KY
Year Winner
Owner
1919Sir Barton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J.K.L. Ross
1930 Gallant Fox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Woodward
1935Omaha. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Woodward
1937 War Admiral. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Samuel D. Riddle
1941 Whirlaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warren Wright
1943Count Fleet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. John Hertz
1946Assault. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R.J. Kieberg, Jr.
1973Secretariat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meadow Stable
1977Seattle Slew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karen L. Taylor
1978Affirmed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harbor View Farm
In 2004, Funny Cide became the first Derby winner
to compete in the MassCap since Real Quiet (1999).
Funny Cide finished second, a head behind Offlee Wild.
Year Winner
Jockey
Year Winner
1875Aristides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O. Lewis
1876 Vagrant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Swim
1877Baden Baden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Walker
1878 Day Star. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Carter
1879Lord Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Schauer
1880Fonso. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Lewis
1881 Hindoo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. McLaughlin
1882Apollo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. Hurd
1883Leonatus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Donohue
1884Buchanan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I. Murphy
1885 Joe Cotton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Henderson
1886Ben Ali. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Duffy
1887 Montrose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I. Lewis
1888 Macbeth II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Covington
1888Spokane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T. Kiley
1890 Riley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I. Murphy
1891 Kingman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I. Murphy
1892Azra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Clayton
1893Lookout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Kunze
1894Chant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F. Goodale
1895 Halma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Perkins
1896Ben Brush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Simms
1897Typhoon II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F. Garner
1898 Plaudit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Simms
1899 Manuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F. Taral
1900Lieut. Gibson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Boland
1901 His Eminence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Winkfield
1902Alan-a-Dale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Winkfield
1903 Judge Himes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H. Booker
1904Elwood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F. Prior
1905Agile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Martin
1906Sir Huon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Troxler
1907 Pink Star . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Minder
1908Stone Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Pickens
1909 Wintergreen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V. Powers
1910 Donau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F. Herbert
1911 Meridian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Archibald
1912 Worth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.H. Shilling
1913 Donerail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Goose
1914Old Rosebud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. McCabe
1915 Regret. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Notter
1916 George Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Loftus
1917Omar Khayyam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Borel
1918Exterminator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Knapp
1919Sir Barton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Loftus
1920 Paul Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T. Rice
1921Behave Yourself. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Thompson
Jockey
1922 Morvich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Johnson
1923 Zev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Sande
1924Black Gold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J.D. Mooney
1925Flying Ebony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Sande
1926Bubbling Over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Johnson
1927 Whiskery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. McAtee
1928 Reigh Count. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Lang
1929Clyde Van Dusen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. McAtee
1930 Gallant Fox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Sande
1931Twenty Grand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Kurtsinger
1932Burgoo King. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. James
1933Brokers Tip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Meade
1934Cavalcade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Garner
1935Omaha. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Saunders
1936Bold Venture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I. Hanford
1937 War Admiral. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Kurtsinger
1938Lawrin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Arcaro
1939 Johnstown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Stout
1940 Gallahadion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Bierman
1941 Whirlaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Arcaro
1942Shut Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. D. Wright
1943Count Fleet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Longden
1944 Pensive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. McCreary
1945 Hoop, Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Arcaro
1946Assault. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Mehrtens
1947 Jet Pilot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Guerin
1948Citation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Arcaro
1949 Ponder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. Brooks
1950 Middleground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Boland
1951Count Turf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. McCreary
1952 Hill Gail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Arcaro
1953 Dark Star. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H. Moreno
1954 Determine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. York
1955Swaps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Shoemaker
1956Needles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Erb
1957 Iron Liege. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Hartack
1958Tim Tam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I. Valenzuela
1959Tomy Lee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Shoemaker
1960 Venetian Way. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Hartack
1961Carry Back. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Sellers
1962 Decidedly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Hartack
1963Chateaugay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. Baeza
1964Northern Dancer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Hartack
1965Lucky Debonair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Shoemaker
1966 Kauai King. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Brumfield
1967 Proud Clarion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Ussery
1968 †Forward Pass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I. Valenzuela
43
Year Winner
Jockey
1969 Majestic Prince . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Hartack
1970 Dust Commander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Manganello
1971Canonero II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Avila
1972 Riva Ridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Turcotte
1973Secretariat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Turcotte
1974Cannonade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Cordero, Jr.
1975Foolish Pleasure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Vasquez
1976Bold Forbes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Cordero, Jr.
1977Seattle Slew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Cruguet
1978Affirmed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. Cauthen
1979Spectacular Bid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. J. Franklin
1980 Genuine Risk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Vasquez
1981 Pleasant Colony. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Velasquez
1982 Gato Del Sol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Delahoussaye
1983Sunny’s Halo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Delahoussaye
1984Swale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Pincay, Jr.
1985Spend a Buck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Cordero, Jr.
1986Ferdinand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Shoemaker
1987Alysheba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. J. McCarron
1988 Winning Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. L. Stevens
1989Sunday Silence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. A. Valenzuela
1990 Unbridled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Perret
1991Strike The Gold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Antley
1992Lil E. Tee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Day
1993Sea Hero. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Bailey
1994 Go For Gin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.J. McCarron
1995Thunder Gulch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G.L. Stevens
1996 Grindstone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Bailey
1997Silver Charm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Stevens
1998 Real Quiet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K. Desormeaux
1999Charismatic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Antley
2000Fusaichi Pegasus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K. Desormeaux
2001 Monarchos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Chavez
2002 War Emblem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V. Espinoza
2003Funny Cide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Santos
2004Smarty Jones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. Elliott
2005 Giacomo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Smith
2006Barbaro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Prado
2007Street Sense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Borel
†In 1968 Dancer’s Image finished first,
but was subsequently disqualified.
Triple Crown
Year Winner
P R EA K NESS STA K E s W I NNE R S
BEL M ONT STA K E s W i n n e r s
1 3/16 Miles, Three-year-olds, (Gr. I) Pimlico Race Course, MD
1 1/2 Miles, Three-year-olds, (Gr. I) Belmont Park, NY
Jockey
1873Survivor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Barbee
1874Culpepper. . . . . . . . . M. Donohue
1875Tom Ochiltree. . . . . . . . L. Hughes
1876Shirley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Barbee
1877Cloverbrook. . . . . . . . . C. Holloway
1878 Duke of Magenta. . . . C. Holloway
1879 Harold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Hughes
1880 Grenada. . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Hughes
1881Saunterer. . . . . . . . . . . . W. Costello
1882 Vanguard. . . . . . . . . . . . W. Costello
1883 Jacobus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Barbee
1884 Knight of Ellerslie. . . . . S.H. Fisher
1885Tecumseh. . . . . . . . J. McLaughlin
1886The Bard. . . . . . . . . . . . S.H. Fisher
1887 Dunboyne. . . . . . . . . . W. Donohue
1888 Refund. . . . . . . . . . . . . F. Littlefield
1889Buddhist. . . . . . . . . . G. Anderson
1890 Montague (5). . . . . . . . W. Martin
1894Assignee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F. Taral
1895Belmar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F. Taral
1896 Margrave. . . . . . . . . . . . . H. Griffin
1897 Paul Kauvar . . . . . . . . . C. Thorpe
1898Sly Fox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Simms
1899 Half Time. . . . . . . . . . R. Clawson
1900 Hindus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . H. Spencer
1901The Parader . . . . . . . . . . F. Landry
1902Old England. . . . . . . . . L. Jackson
1903Flocarline. . . . . . . . . . W. Gannon
1904Bryn Mawr. . . . . . . .E. Hildebrand
1905Cairngorm. . . . . . . . . . . . W. Davis
1906 Whimsical. . . . . . . . . . . . W. Miller
1907 Don Enrique. . . . . . . G. Mountain
1908 Royal Tourist. . . . . . . . . . E. Dugan
1909Effendi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Doyle
1910Layminster. . . . . . . . . . . . R. Estep
1911 Watervale. . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Dugan
1912Colonel Holloway . . . . . . C. Turner
1913Buskin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Butwell
1914 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . A. Schuttinger
1915 Rhine Maiden. . . . . . . D. Hoffman
1916 Damrosch. . . . . . . . . . . . L. McAtee
1917 Kalitan . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Haynes
1918 War Cloud. . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Loftus
Jack Hare Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . . C. Peak
1919Sir Barton. . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Loftus
1920 Man o’War. . . . . . . . . . C. Kummer
1921Broomspun. . . . . . . . . . F. Coltiletti
Year Winner
Jockey
1922 Pillory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Morris
1923 Vigil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. Marinelli
1924Nellie Morse . . . . . . . . . J. Merimee
1925Coventry . . . . . . . . . . . C. Kummer
1926 Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Maiben
1927Bostonian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Abel
1928 Victorian. . . . . . . . . . R. Workman
1929 Dr. Freeland . . . . . . . . L. Schaefer
1930 Gallant Fox. . . . . . . . . . . E. Sande
1931 Mate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Ellis
1932Burgoo King. . . . . . . . . . E. James
1933 Head Play . . . . . . . . . C. Kurtsinger
1934 High Quest . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Jones
1935Omaha . . . . . . . . . . . W. Saunders
1936Bold Venture. . . . . . . . . . . G. Woolf
1937 War Admiral. . . . . . . C. Kurtsinger
1938 Dauber. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Peters
1939Challedon. . . . . . . . . . . . G. Seabo
1940Bimelech. . . . . . . . . . . . F.A. Smith
1941 Whirlaway. . . . . . . . . . . . E. Arcaro
1942Alsab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. James
1943Count Fleet. . . . . . . . . . J. Longden
1944 Pensive . . . . . . . . . . . C. McCreary
1945 Polynesian. . . . . . . . . . W.D. Wright
1946Assault. . . . . . . . . . . . W. Mehrtens
1947Faultless . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Dodson
1948Citation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Arcaro
1949Capot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . T. Atkinson
1950 Hill Prince. . . . . . . . . . . . E. Arcaro
1951Bold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Arcaro
1952Blue Man. . . . . . . . . . C. McCreary
1953Native Dancer. . . . . . . . . E. Guerin
1954 Hasty Road. . . . . . . . . . . J. Adams
1955Nashua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Arcaro
1956Fabius. . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Hartack
1957Bold Ruler. . . . . . . . . . . . E. Arcaro
1958Tim Tam. . . . . . . . . . I. Valenzuela
1959 Royal Orbit . . . . . . . . . W. Harmatz
1960Bally Ache. . . . . . . . . . . . R. Ussery
1961Carry Back . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Sellers
1962 Greek Money. . . . . . . . . . . J.L. Rotz
1963Candy Spots. . . . . . . W. Shoemaker
1964Northern Dancer. . . . . W. Hartack
1965Tom Rolfe. . . . . . . . . . R. Turcotte
1966 Kauai King. . . . . . . . D. Brumfield
1967 Damascus. . . . . . . . W. Shoemaker
1968Forward Pass. . . . . . . I. Valenzuela
Year Winner
Jockey
Year Winner
Jockey
1867 Ruthless. . . . . . . . . . . J. Gilpatrick
1868 General Duke. . . . . . . . . . R. Swim
1869Fenian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Miller
1870 Kingfisher. . . . . . . . . . . . E. Brown
1871 Harry Basset. . . . . . . . . . W. Miller
1872 Joe Daniels . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Rowe
1873Springbok. . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Rowe
1874Saxon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Barbee
1875Calvin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Swim
1876Algerine. . . . . . . . . . . . W. Donohue
1877Cloverbrook. . . . . . . . . C. Holloway
1878 Duke of Magenta. . . . . .L. Hughes
1879Spendthrift. . . . . . . . . . . . S. Evans
1880 Grenada. . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Hughes
1881Saunterer. . . . . . . . . . . . T. Costello
1882Forester. . . . . . . . . . J. McLaughlin
1883 George Kinney . . . . J. McLaughlin
1884 Panique. . . . . . . . . . J. McLaughlin
1885Tyrant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Duffy
1886 Inspector B.. . . . . . . J. McLaughlin
1887 Hanover. . . . . . . . . . J. McLaughlin
1888Sir Dixon. . . . . . . . . J. McLaughlin
1889Eric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Hayward
1890Burlington. . . . . . . . . . . . S. Barnes
1891Foxford . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Garrison
1892 Patron. . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Hayward
1893Comanche. . . . . . . . . . . W. Simms
1894 Henry of Navarre. . . . . .W. Simms
1895Belmar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F. Taral
1896 Hastings . . . . . . . . . . . . . H. Griffin
1897Scottish Chieftain. . . . . J. Scherrer
1898Bowling Brook . . . . . . F. Littlefield
1899 Jean Bereaud. . . . . . R.R. Clawson
1900 Ildrim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N. Turner
1901Commando. . . . . . . . . . H. Spencer
1902 Masterman. . . . . . . . . . J. Bullman
1903Africander. . . . . . . . . . . J. Bullman
1904 Delhi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Odom
1905Tanya. . . . . . . . . . . . E. Hildebrand
1906Burgomaster. . . . . . . . . . . . L. Lyne
1907 Peter Pan. . . . . . . . . . C. Mountain
1908Colin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Notter
1909 Joe Madden. . . . . . . . . . . E. Dugan
1910Sweep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Butwell
1913 Prince Eugene. . . . . . . . R. Troxler
1914Luke McLuke. . . . . . . . . M. Buxton
1915The Finn. . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Byrne
1969 Majestic Prince. . . . . . W. Hartack
1970 Personality . . . . . . . . E. Belmonte
1971Canonero II. . . . . . . . . . . . G. Avila
1972Bee Bee Bee. . . . . . . . . . . E. Nelson
1973Secretariat. . . . . . . . . . R. Turcotte
1974Little Current. . . . . . . M.A. Rivera
1975 Master Derby. . . . . D.H. McHargue
1976Elocutionist. . . . . . . . . . . . J. Lively
1977Seattle Slew. . . . . . . . . . J. Cruguet
1978Affirmed . . . . . . . . . . . S. Cauthen
1979Spectacular Bid. . . . . R.J. Franklin
1980Codex. . . . . . . . . . . . A. Cordero, Jr.
1981 Pleasant Colony . . . . . J. Velasquez
1982Aloma’s Ruler. . . . . . . . J.L. Kaenel
1983 Deputed Testamony. . D.A. Miller, Jr.
1984 Gate Dancer . . . . . . A. Cordero, Jr.
1985Tank’s Prospect. . . . . . . . . . P. Day
1986Snow Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Solis
1987Alysheba . . . . . . . . . C.J. McCarron
1988 Risen Star. . . . . . E. Delahoussaye
1989Sunday Silence. . . P.A. Valenzuela
1990Summer Squall . . . . . . . . . P. Day
1991 Hansel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Bailey
1992 Pine Bluff . . . . . . . . C.J. McCarron
1993 Prairie Bayou . . . . . . . . . M. Smith
1994Tabasco Cat. . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Day
1995Timber Country . . . . . . . . . P. Day
1996Louis Quatorze. . . . . . . . . . P. Day
1997Silver Charm. . . . . . . . . G. Stevens
1998 Real Quiet. . . . . . . K. Desormeaux
1999Charismatic . . . . . . . . . . C. Antley
2000Red Bullet. . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Bailey
2001 Point Given. . . . . . . . . . G. Stevens
2002War Emblem. . . . . . . . V. Espinoza
2003Funny Cide. . . . . . . . . . . J. Santos
2004Smarty Jones. . . . . . . . . . S. Elliott
2005Afleet Alex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Rose
2006Bernardini . . . . . . . . J. Castellano
2007Curlin. . . . . . . . . . . . R. Albarado
44
Year Winner
Jockey
1916Friar Rock. . . . . . . . . . . E. Haynes
1917 Hourless. . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Butwell
1918 Johren. . . . . . . . . . . . . F. Robinson
1919Sir Barton. . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Loftus
1920 Man o’War. . . . . . . . . . C. Kummer
1921 Grey Lag . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Sande
1922 Pillory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.H. Miller
1923 Zev. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Sande
1924 Mad Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Sande
1925American Flag . . . . . . . A. Johnson
1926Crusader. . . . . . . . . . . . A. Johnson
1927Chance Shot. . . . . . . . . . E. Sande
1928 Vito. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Kummer
1929Blue Larkspur. . . . . . . . M. Garner
1930 Gallant Fox. . . . . . . . . . . E. Sande
1931Twenty Grand. . . . . . C. Kurtsinger
1932Faireno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T. Malley
1933 Hurryoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Garner
1934 Peace Chance. . . . . . . W.D. Wright
1935Omaha . . . . . . . . . . . W. Saunders
1936 Granville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Stout
1937 War Admiral. . . . . . . C. Kurtsinger
1938 Pasteurized. . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Stout
1939 Johnstown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Stout
1940Bimelech. . . . . . . . . . . . F.A. Smith
1941 Whirlaway. . . . . . . . . . . . E. Arcaro
1942Shut Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Arcaro
1943Count Fleet. . . . . . . . . . J. Longden
1944Bounding Home. . . . . . G.L. Smith
1945 Pavot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Arcaro
1946Assault. . . . . . . . . . . . W. Mehrtens
1947 Phalanx. . . . . . . . . . . . .R. Donoso
1948Citation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Arcaro
1949Capot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . T. Atkinson
1950 Middleground. . . . . . . . W. Boland
1951Counterpoint. . . . . . . . D. Gorman
1952One Count. . . . . . . . . . . . E. Arcaro
1953Native Dancer. . . . . . . . . E. Guerin
1954 High Gun. . . . . . . . . . . . E. Guerin
1955Nashua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Arcaro
1956Needles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Erb
1957 Gallant Man. . . . . . W. Shoemaker
1958Cavan . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Anderson
1959Sword Dancer. . . . . W. Shoemaker
1960Celtic Ash. . . . . . . . . . . W. Hartack
1961Sherluck . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. Baeza
1962 Jaipur. . . . . . . . . . . . W. Shoemaker
Year Winner
Jockey
1963Chateaugay. . . . . . . . . . . B. Baeza
1964 Quadrangle. . . . . . . . . . . M. Ycaza
1965 Hail to All. . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Sellers
1966Amberoid. . . . . . . . . . . . W. Boland
1967 Damascus. . . . . . . . W. Shoemaker
1968Stage Door Johnny. . . H. Gustines
1969Arts and Letters. . . . . . . . B. Baeza
1970 High Echelon . . . . . . . . . . J.L. Rotz
1971 Pass Catcher. . . . . . . . . . . W. Blum
1972 Riva Ridge. . . . . . . . . . R. Turcotte
1973Secretariat. . . . . . . . . . R. Turcotte
1974Little Current. . . . . . . M.A. Rivera
1975Avatar . . . . . . . . . . . W. Shoemaker
1976Bold Forbes. . . . . . . A. Cordero, Jr.
1977Seattle Slew. . . . . . . . . . J. Cruguet
1978Affirmed . . . . . . . . . . . S. Cauthen
1979Coastal . . . . . . . . . . R. Hernandez
1980Temperence Hill. . . . . . . E. Maple
1981Summing. . . . . . . . . . G. Martens
1982Conquistador Cielo. . L. Pincay, Jr.
1983Caveat. . . . . . . . . . . . L. Pincay, Jr.
1984Swale. . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Pincay, Jr.
1985Creme Fraiche. . . . . . . . . E. Maple
1986 Danzig Connection. C.J. McCarron
1987Bet Twice. . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Perret
1988 Risen Star. . . . . . E. Delahoussaye
1989Easy Goer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Day
1990 Go And Go. . . . . . . . . M. J. Kinane
1991 Hansel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Bailey
1992A.P. Indy . . . . . . . E. Delahoussaye
1993Colonial Affair . . . . . . . . . J. Krone
1994Tabasco Cat. . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Day
1995Thunder Gulch. . . . . . G.L. Stevens
1996Editor’s Note. . . . . . . . R. Douglas
1997Touch Gold. . . . . . . C. J. McCarron
1998 Victory Gallop. . . . . . . . G. Stevens
1999Lemon Drop Kid. . . . . . . J. Santos
2000Commendable. . . . . . . . . . . P. Day
2001 Point Given. . . . . . . . . . G. Stevens
2002Sarava. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Prado
2003Empire Maker. . . . . . . . . J. Bailey
2004Birdstone. . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Prado
2005Afleet Alex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Rose
2006Jazil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F. Jara
2007Rags to Riches . . . . . J. Velazquez
Breeders’ Cup
BREEDERS’ CUP SITES
1984 Hollywood Park
1985Aqueduct
1986Santa Anita Park
1987 Hollywood Park
1988Churchill Downs
1989 Gulfstream Park
1990Belmont Park
1991Churchill Downs
1992 Gulfstream Park
1993Santa Anita
1994Churchill Downs
1995Belmont Park
1996 Woodbine
1997 Hollywood Park
1998Churchill Downs
1999 Gulfstream Park
2000Churchill Downs
2001Belmont Park
2002Arlington Park
2003Santa Anita
2004Lone Star Park
2005Belmont Park
2006Churchill Downs
2007 Monmouth Park
2008Santa Anita
2009Santa Anita
Filly and mare Sprint
JUVENILE Turf
Dirt Mile
Year Winner
Jockey
2007 Maryfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Trujillo
Year Winner
Jockey
2007Nownownow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Leparoux
Year Winner
Jockey
2007Corinthian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K. Desormeaux
Run at six furlongs.
Run at 1 mile.
Run at 1 mile 70 yards in 2007, 1 mile starting in 2008.
DISTAFF
JUVENILE FILLIES
MILE
SPRINT
Year Winner
Jockey
1984 Princess Rooney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Delahoussaye
1985Life’s Magic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Cordero, Jr.
1986Lady’s Secret . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Day
1987Sacahuista. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Romero
1988 Personal Ensign. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Romero
1989Bayakoa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Pincay, Jr.
1990Bayakoa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Pincay, Jr.
1991 Dance Smartly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Day
1992 Paseana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.J. McCarron
1993 Hollywood Wildcat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Delahoussaye
1994One Dreamer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Stevens
1995 Inside Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Smith
1996 Jewel Princess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Nakatani
1997Ajina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Smith
1998Escena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Stevens
1999Beautiful Pleasure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Chavez
2000Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V. Espinoza
2001 Unbridled Elaine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Day
2002Azeri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Smith
2003Adoration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Valenzuela
2004Ashado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Velazquez
2005 Pleasant Home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Velasquez
2006 Round Pond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Prado
2007 Ginger Punch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Bejarano
Year Winner
Jockey
1984Outstandingly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Guerra
1985Twilight Ridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Velasquez
1986Brave Raj. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Valenzuela
1987Epitome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Day
1988Open Mind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Cordero, Jr.
1989 Go For Wand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Romero
1990 Meadow Star . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Santos
1991 Pleasant Stage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Delahoussaye
1992Eliza. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Valenzuela
1993 Phone Chatter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Pincay Jr.
1994Flanders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Day
1995 My Flag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Bailey
1996Storm Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Perret
1997Countess Diana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S.J. Sellers
1998Silverbulletday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Stevens
1999Cash Run. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Bailey
2000Caressing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J.R. Velazquez
2001Tempera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Flores
2002Storm Flag Flying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Velazquez
2003 Halfbridled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Krone
2004Sweet Catomine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Nakatani
2005Folklore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Prado
2006 Dreaming of Anna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Douglas
2007 Indian Blessing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Gomez
Year Winner
Jockey
1984 Royal Heroine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F. Toro
1985Cozzene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Guerra
1986Last Tycoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Y. St. Martin
1987 Miesque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F. Head
1988 Miesque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F. Head
1989Steinlen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Santos
1990 Royal Academy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Piggott
1991Opening Verse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Valenzuela
1992Lure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Smith
1993Lure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Smith
1994Barathea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Dettori
1995 Ridgewood Pearl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Murtagh
1996 Da Hoss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Stevens
1997Spinning World. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.B. Asmussen
1998 Da Hoss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J.R. Velazquez
1999Silic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Nakatani
2000 War Chant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Stevens
2001 Val Royal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Valdivia, Jr.
2002 Domedriver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T. Thierry
2003Six Perfections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Bailey
2004Singletary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Flores
2005Artie Schiller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Gomez
2006 Miesque’s Approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Castro
2007 Kip Deville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Velasquez
Year Winner
Jockey
1984Eillo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Perret
1985 Precisionist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.J. McCarron
1986Smile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Vasquez
1987 Very Subtle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Valenzuela
1988 Gulch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Cordero, Jr.
1989 Dancing Spree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Cordero, Jr.
1990Safely Kept. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Perret
1991Sheikh Albadou. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Eddery
1992Thirty Slews. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Delahoussaye
1993Cardmania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Delahoussaye
1994Cherokee Run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Smith
1995 Desert Stormer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K. Desormeaux
1996Lit de Justice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Nakatani
1997Elmhurst. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Nakatani
1998 Reraise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Nakatani
1999Artax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Chavez
2000 Kona Gold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Solis
2001Squirtle Squirt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Bailey
2002Orientate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Bailey
2003Cajun Beat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Velasquez
2004Speightstown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Velazquez
2005Silver Train . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Prado
2006Thor’s Echo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Nakatani
2007 Midnight Lute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Gomez
Run at nine furlongs, 1988–Present; at ten furlongs 1984–87.
Run at eight and one-half furlongs, 1986, 1988–Present; at eight
furlongs 1984–85, 1987.
Run at eight furlongs on the turf.
Run at six furlongs.
45
Breeders’ Cup
Filly and mare turf
JUVENILE
TURF
CLASSIC
Year Winner
Jockey
1999Soaring Softly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Bailey
2000 Perfect Sting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Bailey
2001Banks Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O. Peslier
2002Starine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Velazquez
2003 Islington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K. Fallon
2004Ouija Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K. Fallon
2005 Intercontinental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Bejarano
2006Ouija Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Dettori
2007Lahudood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Garcia
Year Winner
Jockey
1984Chief’s Crown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. MacBeth
1985Tasso. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L. Pincay, Jr.
1986Capote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Pincay, Jr.
1987Success Express. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Santos
1988 Is It True. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L. Pincay, Jr.
1989 Rhythm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Perret
1990Fly So Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Santos
1991Arazi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Valenzuela
1992 Gilded Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.J. McCarron
1993Brocco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Stevens
1994Timber Country. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Day
1995 Unbridled’s Song. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Smith
1996Boston Harbor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Bailey
1997Favorite Trick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Day
1998Answer Lively. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Bailey
1999Anees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Stevens
2000 Macho Uno. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Bailey
2001 Johannesburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Kinane
2002 Vindication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Smith
2003 Action This Day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Flores
2004 Wilko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Dettori
2005Stevie Wonderboy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Gomez
2006Street Sense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Borel
2007 War Pass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Velasquez
Year Winner
Jockey
1984Lashkari. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Y. St. Martin
1985 Pebbles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Eddery
1986 Manila. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Santos
1987Theatrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Day
1988 Great Communicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Sibille
1989 Prized. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Delahoussaye
1990 In The Wings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Stevens
1991 Miss Alleged. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Legrix
1992Fraise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Valenzuela
1993 Kotashaan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K. Desormeaux
1994Tikkanen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Smith
1995Northern Spur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.J. McCarron
1996 Pilsudski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Swinburn
1997Chief Bearhart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J.A. Santos
1998Buck’s Boy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. Sellers
1999 Daylami. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L.Dettori
2000 Kalanisi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Murtagh
2001Fantastic Light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Dettori
2002 High Chaparral. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Kinane
2003 DH-High Chaparral. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Kinane
DH-Johar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Solis
Year Winner
Jockey
1984 Wild Again. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Day
1985 Proud Truth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Velasquez
1986Skywalker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Pincay, Jr.
1987Ferdinand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. Shoemaker
1988Alysheba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.J. McCarron
1989Sunday Silence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.J. McCarron
1990 Unbridled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Day
1991Black Tie Affair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Bailey
1992A.P. Indy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Delahoussaye
1993Arcangues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Bailey
1994Concern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Bailey
1995Cigar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Bailey
1996Alphabet Soup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.J. McCarron
1997Skip Away. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M.E. Smith
1998Awesome Again . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Day
1999Cat Thief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Day
2000Tiznow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.J. McCarron
2001Tiznow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.J. McCarron
2002 Volponi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Santos
2003 Pleasantly Perfect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Solis
2004 Ghostzapper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Castellano
2005Saint Liam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Bailey
2006 Invasor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F. Jara
2007Curlin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Albarado
Run at 11 furlongs, 1999–2000, 2002–Present; at ten furlongs
in 2001.
(Dead Heat for the win)
2004Better Talk Now. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Dominguez
2005Shirocco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Soumillon
2006 Red Rocks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Dettori
2007English Channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Velazquez
Run at eight and one-half furlongs, 1986, 1988–Present; at eight
furlongs, 1984–85, 1987.
Run at 12 furlongs.
46
Run at ten furlongs.