September Stakes (United States)

September Stakes
	Discontinued race
Location	Sheepshead Bay Race Track, Sheepshead Bay, New York,; United States
Inaugurated	1884
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Surface	Dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds

The September Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually for the twenty-five years between 1884 and 1908 at Sheepshead Bay Race Track in Sheepshead Bay, New York. A race on dirt, it was open to three-year-old horses of either sex.[1] It was contested at various distances as follows:

1884-1891 : 1³⁄₄ miles
1892-1907 : 1³⁄₈ miles
1908 : 1¹⁄₁₆ miles

Historical notes

First run on September 4, 1884, the race was won by George Lorillard's Louisette. Under Canadian jockey Harry Blaylock the filly led all the way and won with ease. [2]

The Thomas Clay McDowell colt Batten won the 1899 edition by 20 lengths in a canter with a time of 2:21 4/5 that at the time was only a fraction off the track record.[3]

Future Hall of Fame winners

The September Stakes would produce three winners whose racing careers achieved the sport's ultimate acknowledgement of greatness with induction into the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame. The first was Kingston, a part of the 1955 inaugural class, then Beldame in 1956 who was followed by Salvator in 1988.

The End of a Race and of a Racetrack

The 1908 passage of the Hart-Agnew anti-betting legislation by the New York Legislature under [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican] Governor Charles Evans Hughes led to a state-wide shutdown of racing in 1911 and 1912.[4] [5] Sheepshead Bay Race Track officials had no choice but to cancel some races in order to maintain others. As such, the final running of the September Stakes took place on September 8, 1908.[6] [7] A February 21, 1913 ruling by the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division saw horse racing return in 1913.[8] However, it was too late for the Sheepshead Bay horse racing facility and it never reopened.[9][10]

Records

Speed record:

2:19.00 @ 1³⁄₈ miles: Nealon (1906)
3:03.00 @ 1³⁄₄ miles: Peg Woffington (1888)

Most wins by a jockey:

2 - Jim McLaughlin (1887, 1889)
2 - George M. Odom (1900, 1902)
2 - Frank O'Neill (1903, 1904)
2 - Willie Simms (1894, 1895)

Most wins by a trainer:

2 - Matthew Byrnes (1884, 1889)
2 - William Lakeland (1888, 1898)
2 - John W. Rogers (1894, 1900)

Most wins by an owner:

2 - James Ben Ali Haggin (1885, 1889)
2 - William Lakeland (1888, 1898)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Dist. (Miles)	Time	Win$
1908	Big Chief	3	Carroll Shilling	Henry E. Rowell	Thomas H. Williams	1³⁄₁₆	2:10.40	$3,100
1907	Blue Book	3	R. Lowe	Stephen J. Lawler	James F. Carroll	1³⁄₈	2:23.00	$3,700
1906	Nealon	3	Willie Dugan	Herman R. Brandt	Barney Schreiber	1³⁄₈	2:19.00	$4,370
1905	Von Tromp	3	Gene Hildebrand	James G. Rowe Sr.	James R. Keene	1³⁄₈	2:21.20	$4,065
1904	Beldame	3	Frank O'Neill	Fred Burlew	Newton Bennington (Lessee)	1³⁄₈	2:19.60	$4,060
1903	The Picket	3	Frank O'Neill	Carroll B. Reed	Waldeck Stable (John Middleton & Karl Jungbluth)	1³⁄₈	2:20.60	$3,055
1902	Caughnawaga	3	George M. Odom	William Hayward Jr.	John Sanford	1³⁄₈	2:22.00	$2,490
1901	Blues	3	Willie Shaw	Thomas Welsh	Frank Farrell	1³⁄₈	2:22.40	$2,455
1900	Killashandra	3	George M. Odom	John W. Rogers	William Collins Whitney	1³⁄₈	2:22.00	$2,525
1899	Batten	3	Henry Spencer	Thomas Clay McDowell	Thomas Clay McDowell	1³⁄₈	2:21.80	$1,960
1898	George Boyd	3	Danny Maher	William Lakeland	William Lakeland	1³⁄₈	2:25.00	$1,810
1897	Challenger	3	Alonzo Clayton	Arthur White	William Laimbeer	1³⁄₈	2:24.40	$1,925
1896	Captive	3	Willie Martin	Patrick Dunne	Patrick Dunne	1³⁄₈	2:22.80	$1,850
1895	Nanki Pooh	3	Willie Simms	William Donohue	Erie Stable (F. D. & J. A. Beard)	1³⁄₈	2:21.00	$1,950
1894	Dorian	3	Willie Simms	John W. Rogers	John W. Rogers	1³⁄₈	2:21.40	$2,020
1893	Bassetlaw	3	Anthony Hamilton	Matthew M. Allen	William Easton	1³⁄₈	2:24.00	$3,507
1892	Pactolus	3	Marty Bergen		A. Wilson	1³⁄₈	2:22.00	$3,297
1891	Reckon	3	Fred Littlefield	R. Wyndham Walden	John A. & Alfred H. Morris	1³⁄₄	3:07.80	$2,225
1890	Judge Morrow	3	Fred Taral	Green B. Morris	Green B. Morris	1³⁄₄	3:09.00	$2,000
1889	Salvator	3	Jim McLaughlin	Matthew Byrnes	James Ben Ali Haggin	1³⁄₄	3:05.40	$2,475
1888	Peg Woffington	3	George Taylor	William Lakeland	William Lakeland	1³⁄₄	3:03.00	$3,475
1887	Kingston	3	Jim McLaughlin	Frank McCabe	Dwyer Brothers Stable	1³⁄₄	3:04.00	$3,350
1886	The Bard	3	William Hayward Sr.	John Huggins	Alexander Cassatt	1³⁄₄	3:05.00	$3,800
1885	Hidalgo	3	Patsy Duffy	William R. Claypool	James Ben Ali Haggin	1³⁄₄	3:09.50	$3,375
1884	Louisette	3	Harry Blaylock	Matthew Byrnes	George L. Lorillard	1³⁄₄	3:07.25	$2,450

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References

"Condensed History of the September Stakes". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1907-09-11. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
"Four Winning Favorites - Louisette Never Headed". New York Times, page 2. 1884-09-05. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
"Sheepshead Bay Races". New York Times, page 5. 1899-09-08. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
"Penalties in the New York Bills". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1908-01-18. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
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.
"Big Chief's September Thomas H. Williams's Colt Beats Fair Play in a Close Contest for Stake Feature at Coney Island Track". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1908-09-09. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
"Stake Dates at Sheepshead Bay". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1909-08-17. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
"Oral Betting Held Legal: Appellate Division of New York Supreme Court Renders Important Decision". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1913-02-22. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
"Destruction Wrought by Hughes". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1908-12-15. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
"Famous Old Track is Sold". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1914-11-17. Retrieved 2018-11-30.

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[1] "Condensed History of the September Stakes". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1907-09-11. Retrieved 2020-02-11.

[2] "Four Winning Favorites - Louisette Never Headed". New York Times, page 2. 1884-09-05. Retrieved 2020-02-24.

[3] "Sheepshead Bay Races". New York Times, page 5. 1899-09-08. Retrieved 2020-04-07.

[4] "Penalties in the New York Bills". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1908-01-18. Retrieved 2018-10-26.

[5] 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.

[6] "Big Chief's September Thomas H. Williams's Colt Beats Fair Play in a Close Contest for Stake Feature at Coney Island Track". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1908-09-09. Retrieved 2020-03-14.

[7] "Stake Dates at Sheepshead Bay". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1909-08-17. Retrieved 2020-04-02.

[8] "Oral Betting Held Legal: Appellate Division of New York Supreme Court Renders Important Decision". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1913-02-22. Retrieved 2019-06-29.

[9] "Destruction Wrought by Hughes". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1908-12-15. Retrieved 2018-11-30.

[10] "Famous Old Track is Sold". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1914-11-17. Retrieved 2018-11-30.