Belmont Derby
| Grade I race | |
| Location |
Belmont Park Elmont, New York, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1929 (as Jamaica Handicap) |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website |
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| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄4 miles (10 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Set Weights |
| Purse | US$1,250,000 |
The Belmont Derby is New York Racing Association Grade 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses with set weight conditions run over distance of 1 1⁄4 miles annually on the turf at Belmont Park in Elmont on Long Island, New York, USA in July. The purse for the event is US$1,250,000.[1]
Race history
In 2014 the race was renamed from the Jamaica Handicap to current name and moved from October to July with and increase of distance from 1 1⁄8 miles to 1 1⁄4 miles and increase in stakes from $500,000 to $1,250,000.[1]
The original race name was named after the Jamaica District in Queens, New York. The first running took place in 1929 at the Jamaica Racetrack. When the Jamaica track closed in 1959, the race was shifted to the Aqueduct Race Track in Queens where it was contested in 1960, 1975 to 1977, 1979 to 1981, and 1987.
It was raced at a distance of six furlongs from 1929 to 1953 and 1957 to 1960, then at 1 1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) in 1954, and from 1997 through the present.
The Jamaica Handicap was open to horses age three and older from 1929 to 1944, 1949 to 1953, and again in 1960. It has been a turf race since 1994.
The Jamaica wasn't run from 1933 to 1935, in 1955 and 1956, from 1961 to 1976, nor in 1995 (due to severe weather conditions). It was run in two divisions in 1946.
In 2009, the Jamaica became a Grade I event.[2]
Of interest is that any horse winning three editions of a single race is a rare occurrence but the Jamaica Handicap has had two horses accomplish that feat.
Records
Jamaica Handicap
Speed record: (at current distance of 1 1⁄8 miles)
- 1:45.50 - Artie Schiller (2004)
Most wins:
- 3 - Overdrawn (1941, 1942, 1943)
- 3 - Piet (1949, 1950, 1951)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 - George D. Widener, Jr. (1931, 1936, 1941, 1942)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Richard Migliore (1984, 1986, 1996, 2004)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Force the Pass | 3 | Joel Rosario | Alan E. Goldberg | Richard Santulli | 2:01.16 |
| 2014 | Mr Speaker | 3 | Jose Lezcano | C. R. McGaughey III | Phipps Stable | 2:01.14 |
| 2013 | Up With the Birds | 3 | Cornelio Velasquez | Malcolm Pierce | Sam-Son Farms | 1:48.74 |
| 2012 | King David | 3 | Rosie Napravnik | Michael J. Maker | Scarlet Stable | 1:52.91 |
| 2011 | Western Aristocrat | 3 | Corey Nakatani | Jeremy Noseda | Vinery Stables | 1:50.34 |
| 2010 | Prince Will I Am | 3 | Jose Lezcano | Michelle Nihei | Casa Farms | 1:50.07 |
| 2009 | Take the Points | 3 | Edgar Prado | Todd Pletcher | Starlight Partners | 1:48.51 |
| 2008 | Court Vision | 3 | Ramon Dominguez | William I. Mott | IEAH Stables/WinStar | 1:49.75 |
| 2007 | Nobiz Like Shobiz | 3 | Javier Castellano | Barclay Tagg | Elizabeth Valando | 1:46.80 |
| 2006 | Showing Up | 3 | Cornelio Velasquez | Barclay Tagg | Lael Stable | 1:47.81 |
| 2005 | Watchmon | 3 | Javier Castellano | Pat Reynolds | Paul Pompa, Jr. | 1:49.28 |
| 2004 | Artie Schiller | 3 | Richard Migliore | James A. Jerkens | Timber Bay Farm et al. | 1:45.50 |
| 2003 | Stroll | 3 | Jerry Bailey | William I. Mott | Claiborne Farm | 1:46.02 |
| 2002 | Finality | 3 | John Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Dogwood Stable | 1:46.66 |
| 2001 | Navesink | 3 | Edgar Prado | Alan E. Goldberg | Jayeff B Stables | 1:51.53 |
| 2000 | King Cugat | 3 | Jerry Bailey | William I. Mott | Centennial Farms | 1:49.63 |
| 1999 | Monarch's Maze | 3 | Joe Bravo | Patrick J. Kelly | Live Oak Racing | 1:51.66 |
| 1998 | Vergennes | 3 | John Velazquez | Mark Hennig | December Hill Farm | 1:50.42 |
| 1997 | Subordination | 3 | Jorge Chavez | Gary Sciacca | Klaravich Stable | 1:49.00 |
| 1996 | Allied Forces | 3 | Richard Migliore | Kiaran McLaughlin | Ahmed Al Tayer | 1:40.91 |
| 1994 | Pennine Ridge | 3 | John Velazquez | David G. Donk | December Hill Farm | 1:35.13 |
| 1993 | Mi Cielo | 3 | Mike E. Smith | Peter M. Vestal | Thomas M. Carey | 1:35.20 |
| 1992 | West by West | 3 | Jean-Luc Samyn | George R. Arnold II | John H. Peace | 1:34.27 |
| 1991 | Sultry Song | 3 | Chris Antley | Patrick J. Kelly | Live Oak Racing | 1:34.44 |
| 1990 | Confidential Talk | 3 | Jorge Chavez | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | 1:35.60 |
| 1989 | Domasca Don | 3 | Sandy Hawley | Robert P. Tiller | Frank Di Giulio, Sr. | 1:35.40 |
| 1988 | Ruhlmann | 3 | Gary Stevens | Robert J. Frankel | Jerome S. Moss | 1:35.40 |
| 1987 | Stacked Pack | 3 | Randy Romero | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | 1:34.80 |
| 1986 | Waquoit | 3 | Richard Migliore | Guido Federico | Joseph Federico | 1:34.20 |
| 1985 | Don's Choice | 3 | Don MacBeth | Marvin L. Moncrief | Sondra D. Bender | 1:36.00 |
| 1984 | Raja's Shark | 3 | Richard Migliore | Mark E. Casse | Irwin Feiner | 1:36.60 |
| 1983 | Bounding Basque | 3 | Gregg McCarron | Woodrow Sedlacek | J. D. Wimpfheimer | 1:34.00 |
| 1982 | John's Gold | 3 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | H. Allen Jerkens | Hobeau Farm | 1:37.00 |
| 1981 | Pass The Tab | 3 | Jorge Velasquez | Albert Barrera | Leopoldo Villareal | 1:35.20 |
| 1980 | Far Out East | 3 | Cash Asmussen | Thomas J. Kelly | John M. Schiff | 1:34.00 |
| 1979 | Belle's Gold | 3 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Walter A. Kelley | John R. Murrell | 1:33.60 |
| 1978 | Regal And Royal | 3 | Jeffrey Fell | Warren A. Croll, Jr. | Aisco Stable | 1:35.00 |
| 1977 | Affiliate | 3 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Lazaro S. Barrera | Harbor View Farm | 1:35.20 |
| 1976 | Dance Spell | 3 | Ruben Hernandez | James W. Maloney | Christiana Stable | 1:34.00 |
| 1960 | Rare Rice | 4 | Ray Broussard | Clyde Troutt | Ada L. Rice | 1:10.60 |
| 1959 | Crafty Skipper | 3 | Bobby Ussery | Lucien Laurin | Charfran Stable | 1:09.60 |
| 1958 | Levelation | 3 | Paul J. Bailey | Not found | Warner Stable | 1:10.80 |
| 1957 | Pertshire | 3 | Ted Atkinson | Hirsch Jacobs | Ethel D. Jacobs | 1:11.20 |
| 1954 | Magic Lamp | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | Preston M. Burch | Brookmeade Stable | 1:50.00 |
| 1953 | Sagittarius | 7 | Bennie Green | Not found | Winding Way Farm | 1:11.00 |
| 1952 | Tea-Maker | 9 | Hedley Woodhouse | J. Dallet Byers | F. Ambrose Clark | 1:11.20 |
| 1951 | Piet | 6 | Jim Nichols | R. Emmitt Potts | Peter A. Markey | 1:11.20 |
| 1950 | Piet | 5 | Nick Combest | R. Emmitt Potts | Peter A. Markey | 1:11.20 |
| 1949 | Piet | 4 | Chris Rogers | R. Emmitt Potts | Peter A. Markey | 1:11.40 |
| 1948 | Royal Blood | 3 | Douglas Dodson | James W. Smith | Maine Chance Farm | 1:13.00 |
| 1947 | Jet Pilot | 3 | Johnny Longden | Tom Smith | Maine Chance Farm | 1:11.60 |
| 1946 | Bonnie Beryl | 3 | James Stout | Jim Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | 1:11.40 |
| 1946 | Blunt Remark | 3 | Basil James | Buster Millerick | Frank Frankel | 1:13.20 |
| 1945 | War Jeep | 3 | John H. Adams | Tom Smith | Maine Chance Farm | 1:11.40 |
| 1944 | Doublrab | 6 | Eddie Arcaro | Harris Brown | Mrs. Tilyou Christopher | 1:11.40 |
| 1943 | Overdrawn | 5 | Sterling Young | Not found | Dearborn Stable | 1:13.00 |
| 1942 | Overdrawn | 4 | Nick Coule | Bert Mulholland | George D. Widener, Jr. | 1:12.40 |
| 1941 | Overdrawn | 3 | Herb Lindberg | Bert Mulholland | George D. Widener, Jr. | 1:11.80 |
| 1940 | Wise Bee | 3 | Don Meade | Not found | William H. Gallagher | 1:12.60 |
| 1939 | Fighting Fox | 4 | James Stout | Jim Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | 1:12.00 |
| 1938 | Clodion | 4 | Nick Wall | Walter A. Carter | Walter A. Carter | 1:12.20 |
| 1937 | Whopper | 5 | Harry Richards | Duval A. Headley | Hal Price Headley | 1:11.60 |
| 1936 | Sation | 6 | John Gilbert | Bert Mulholland | George D. Widener, Jr. | 1:10.80 |
| 1932 | Halcyon | 4 | Earl Steffen | Thomas J. Healey | C. V. Whitney | 1:12.60 |
| 1931 | Panetian | 3 | Linus McAtee | A. Jack Joyner | George D. Widener, Jr. | 1:12.40 |
| 1930 | Judge Schilling | 5 | Frank Catrone | Fred E. Kraft | Rudolph Spreckels | 1:11.40 |
| 1929 | Polydor | 4 | Mack Garner | William J. Spiers | William Ziegler, Jr. | 1:11.80 |
References
- 1 2 Bond, Dave (2014). "Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes 2014 Contenders & Odds". Off Track Betting. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ↑ LaMarra, Tom (25 November 2008). "Six New Grade I Races for 2009". bloodhorse.com.