Brighton Mile
The Brighton Mile was an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Brighton Beach Race Course in Brighton Beach, Coney Island, New York. A handicap event for horses age three and older, it was contested on dirt at a distance of one mile (8 furlongs).
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| Location | Brighton Beach Race Course, Brighton Beach, Coney Island, New York, United States |
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| Inaugurated | 1905 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
Inaugurated in 1905,[1] the Brighton Mile was not run in 1908 and 1909 due to passage of the Hart-Agnew Law.[2] In 1910 the Brighton Mile was run at Empire City Race Track.[3] That would turn out to be the last time the event was run as further restrictions were enacted by the New York State Legislature through amendments to the Hart-Agnew Law[4] that shut down all racing in New York in 1911 and 1912 and ended horse racing permanently at the Brighton Beach facility.
Records
Speed record:
- 1:37.60 - Charles Edward (1907) (new race and track record)
Most wins:
- No horse ever won this race more than once.
Most wins by a jockey:
- No jockey ever won this race more than once.
Most wins by a trainer:
- No trainer ever won this race more than once.
Most wins by an owner:
- No owner ever won this race more than once.
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | King James | 5 | Carroll Shilling | Sam Hildreth | Sam Hildreth | 1:39.60 |
| 1907 | Charles Edward | 3 | Willie Knapp | Frank M. Taylor | Patchogue Stable | 1:37.60 |
| 1906 | Hamburg Belle | 5 | Walter Miller | A. Jack Joyner | Sydney Paget | 1:39.00 |
| 1905 | Ort Wells | 4 | John Sperling | Enoch Wishard | John A. Drake | 1:38.20 |