Laureate Stakes
The Laureate Stakes was a race for two-year-old Thoroughbred horses run at Morris Park Racecourse in Westchester County, New York from inception in 1896 through 1904.[1] [2] Financial difficulties saw Morris Park cease operations and the race was transferred to the newly opened Belmont Park in Elmont, New York where it was run from 1905 through 1910 and for a final time in 1914.[3] The Laureate was run on dirt and for all but its final edition at 5½ furlongs was contested at a distance of five furlongs.[4]
Discontinued stakes race | |
Location | Morris Park Racecourse (1896-1904) Westchester County, New York Belmont Park |
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Inaugurated | 1896-1913 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Race information | |
Distance | 5.5 furlongs (0.69 mi) |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Two-year-olds |
The 1911-1912 statewide shutdown of horse racing
On June 11, 1908, the Republican controlled New York Legislature under Governor Charles Evans Hughes passed the Hart-Agnew anti-betting legislation with penalties allowing for fines and up to a year in prison.[5]
In spite of strong opposition by prominent owners such as August Belmont, Jr. and Harry Payne Whitney, reform legislators were not happy when they learned that betting was still going on at racetracks between individuals and they had further restrictive legislation passed by the New York Legislature in 1910 [6] that made it possible for racetrack owners and members of its board of directors to be fined and imprisoned if anyone was found betting, even privately, anywhere on their premises. After a 1911 amendment to the law to limit the liability of owners and directors was defeated, [7] every racetrack in New York State shut down. As a result the Laureate Stakes was not run in 1911 and 1912.
Records
Speed record: (5 furlongs)
- 0:58.80 - Song and Wine (1904)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 2 - Tod Sloan (1897-1898)
- 2 - George M. Odom (1900, 1903)
- 2 - Joe Notter (1908, 1914)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3- James G. Rowe Sr. (1896, 1907, 1908)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2- August Belmont Jr. (1906, 1910)
- 2- James R. Keene (1907, 1908)
Winners
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Dist. (Furlongs) |
Time |
Win$ | ||
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1914 | Comely | 2 | Joe Notter | Richard C. Benson | James Butler | 5.5 F | 1:07.00 | $6,025 | ||
1913 | Race not held | |||||||||
1912 | No races held due to the Hart–Agnew Law. | |||||||||
1911 | ||||||||||
1910 | Babbler | 2 | Eddie Dugan | John Whalen | August Belmont Jr. | 5 F | 1:00.40 | $2,375 | ||
1909 | Waldo | 2 | Dave Nicol | Raleigh Colston Jr. | Charles L. Harrison | 5 F | 1:01.00 | $1,925 | ||
1908 | Melisande | 2 | Joe Notter | James G. Rowe Sr. | James R. Keene | 5 F | 0:59.60 | $2,885 | ||
1907 | Frizette | 2 | Walter Miller | James G. Rowe Sr. | James R. Keene | 5 F | 0:00.00* | $3,425 | ||
1906 | Okenite | 2 | Herman Radtke | John Whalen | August Belmont Jr. | 5 F | 0:59.00 | $2,975 | ||
1905 | Penrhyn | 2 | Willie Shaw | Charles H. Hughes | Henry M. Zeigler | 5 F | 1:01.00 | $2,460 | ||
1904 | Song and Wine | 2 | Arthur Redfern | Fred Burlew | Newton Bennington | 5 F | 0:58.80 | $2,395 | ||
1903 | Boxwood | 2 | George M. Odom | Green B. Morris | Green B. Morris | 5 F | 0:59.75 | $2,850 | ||
1902 | Charles Elwood | 2 | Otto Wonderly | Charles Littlefield Jr. | James B. A. Haggin | 5 F | 0:59.25 | $2,675 | ||
1901 | Oom Paul | 2 | Milton Henry | William Heuston | Jacob Worth | 5 F | 1:01.00 | $1,805 | ||
1900 | Bonnibert | 2 | George M. Odom | Thomas Welsh | Fleischmann sons | 5 F | 0:59.80 | $2,015 | ||
1899 | Prince of Melbourne | 2 | Jesse Everett | Charles T. Patterson | Charles T. Patterson | 5 F | 0:59.80 | $2,150 | ||
1898 | Dr. Eichberg | 2 | Tod Sloan | Amos Turney | Turney Bros. | 5 F | 0:59.75 | $2,005 | ||
1897 | Frohman | 2 | Tod Sloan | David Gideon | David Gideon | 5 F | 1:00.00 | $2,250 | ||
1896 | Bastion | 2 | Alonzo Clayton | James G. Rowe Sr. | Brookdale Farm Stable | 5 F | 1:03.00 | $2,500 | ||
- no time taken
References
- "Morris Park Form Chart". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1896-05-27. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
- "New York Form Chart". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1909-06-03. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
- "Belmont Park Form Chart". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1914-06-21. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
- "Waldo Wins the Laureate". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1909-06-03. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
- "Penalties in the New York Bills". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1908-01-18. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
- Liebman, Bennett (May 24, 2009). "The First American Triple Crown Series". The Rail. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- Times, Special To The New York (July 14, 1911). "Race Track Bill Defeated In Senate; Measure Modifying Directors' Liability for Gambling Fails of Passage". Retrieved September 2, 2017 – via NYTimes.com.