Vosburgh Stakes

The Vosburgh Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race held annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Run at the end of September/early October, it is open to horses three-years-old and up of either gender. A Grade I sprint race, it is raced at a distance of six furlongs and is a major prep to the Breeders' Cup Sprint.[1]

Vosburgh Stakes

Grade I race
Location	Belmont Park Elmont, New York, United States
Inaugurated	1940
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	Belmont Park
Race information
Distance	6 furlong
Surface	Dirt
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds and up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$350,000 (2017)

First run in 1940, the Vosburgh Stakes is named in honor of Walter S. Vosburgh, a turf historian who was the official handicapper for The Jockey Club and various other racing associations from 1894 to 1934. The inaugural race, as well as the second running, was won by Herbert M. Woolf's colt Joe Schenck, named for the vaudeville star, Joseph Thuma Schenck.

The race was run at Aqueduct Race Track in 1959, 1961 to 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1985, and 1986. It was raced over a distance of seven furlongs from inception until 2003 when it was run at 6.5 furlongs for that year only. Since 2004 it has been run at its current distance of six furlongs.

Prior to 1979, it was called the Vosburgh Handicap. Until 1958 it was open to all ages.

Records

Time record:

• 1:08.02 for 6 furlongs - Private Zone (2013)
• 1:20.20 for 7 furlongs - Dr. Fager (1968)

Most wins:

• 2 - Joe Schenck (1940, 1941)
• 2 - Dr. Fager (1967, 1968)
• 2 - Sewickley (1989, 1990)
• 2 - Private Zone (2013, 2014)

Most wins by an owner:

• 4 - Tartan Stable (1967, 1968, 1969, 1978)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 4 - Flint S. Schulhofer (1969, 1989, 1990, 1992)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 6 - Angel Cordero, Jr. (1973, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2019	Imperial Hint	6	Javier Castellano	Luis Carvajal Jr.	Raymond Mamone	1:08.35
2018	Imperial Hint	5	Javier Castellano	Luis Carvajal Jr.	Raymond Mamone	1:08.27
2017	Takaful	3	Jose Ortiz	Kiaran McLaughlin	Shadwell Racing	1:09.69
2016	Joking	7	Manuel Franco	Charlton Baker	Charlton Baker	1:09.18
2015	Rock Fall	4	Javier Castellano	Todd A. Pletcher	Stonestreet Stables	1:08.70
2014	Private Zone	5	Martin Pedroza	Alfredo Velazquez	Good Friends Stable	1.08:95
2013	Private Zone	4	Martin Pedroza	Doug O'Neill	Good Friends Stable	1:08.02
2012	The Lumber Guy	3	John Velazquez	Michael Hushion	Barry K. Schwartz	1:09.72
2011	Giant Ryan	5	Cornelio Velasquez	Bisnath Parbhoo	Shivananda Parbhoo	1:09.10
2010	Girolamo	4	Alan Garcia	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin Racing	1:09.41
2009	Kodiak Kowboy	4	Shaun Bridgmohan	Steven M. Asmussen	Vinery Stables & Fox Hill Farm	1:10.08
2008	Black Seventeen	4	Clinton Potts	Brian Koriner	Wind River Stables	1:09.77
2007	Fabulous Strike	4	Ramon A. Dominguez	Todd M. Beattie	Walter Downey	1:09.22
2006	Henny Hughes	3	John R. Velazquez	Kiaran McLaughlin	Zabeel Racing	1:08.13
2005	Taste of Paradise	6	Garrett Gomez	Gary Mandella	David Bloom	1:08.82
2004	Pico Central	5	Victor Espinoza	Paulo Lobo	Gary A. Tanaka	1:09.74
2003	Ghostzapper	3	Javier Castellano	Robert J. Frankel	Stronach Stable	1:14.72
2002	Bonapaw	6	Gerard Melancon	Norman Miller III	James & Dennis Richard	1:22.34
2001	Left Bank	4	John R. Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	Michael Tabor	1:20.73
2000	Trippi	3	Jerry D. Bailey	Todd A. Pletcher	Dogwood Stable	1:21.66
1999	Artax	4	Jorge F. Chavez	Louis Albertrani	Paraneck Stable	1:21.60
1998	Affirmed Success	4	Jorge F. Chavez	Richard Schosberg	Albert Fried Jr.	1:21.99
1997	Victor Cooley	4	Jorge F. Chavez	Mark Frostad	Jeff Begg	1:22.00
1996	Langfuhr	4	Jorge F. Chavez	Mike Keogh	Gus Schickedanz	1:21.20
1995	Not Surprising	5	Robbie Davis	Judson Van Worp	Robert Van Worp	1:22.48
1994	Harlan	5	Jerry D. Bailey	D. Wayne Lukas	Arthur B. Hancock III	1:21.82
1993	Birdonthewire	4	Mike E. Smith	Philip M. Serpe	Robert Kaufman	1:22.28
1992	Rubiano	5	Julie Krone	Flint S. Schulhofer	Centennial Farm	1:22.80
1991	Housebuster	4	Craig Perret	Warren A. Croll Jr.	Robert P. Levy	1:21.85
1990	Sewickley	5	Angel Cordero Jr.	Flint S. Schulhofer	Robert S. Evans	1:21.00
1989	Sewickley	4	Randy Romero	Flint S. Schulhofer	Robert S. Evans	1:23.00
1988	Mining	4	Randy Romero	C. R. McGaughey III	Ogden Mills Phipps	1:22.40
1987	Groovy	4	Angel Cordero Jr.	Jose A. Martin	Prestonwood Farm	1:22.60
1986	King's Swan	6	José A. Santos	Richard E. Dutrow Sr.	Alvin Akman	1:21.80
1985	Another Reef	3	Nick Santagata	Jack Ludwig	T. K. Leechman	1:21.80
1984	Track Barron	3	Angel Cordero Jr.	Leroy Jolley	Peter M. Brant	1:22.00
1983	A Phenomenon	3	Angel Cordero Jr.	Angel Penna Jr.	Leslie Combs II	1:21.00
1982	Engine One	4	Ruben Hernandez	Sylvester Veitch	B. F. Ferguson II	1:23.80
1981	Guilty Conscience	5	Cash Asmussen	Hubert Hine	Mrs. Richard Davison	1:22.00
1980	Plugged Nickle	3	Cash Asmussen	Thomas J. Kelly	John M. Schiff	1:21.40
1979	General Assembly	3	Jacinto Vasquez	Leroy Jolley	Bertram R. Firestone	1:21.00
1978	Dr. Patches	4	Angel Cordero Jr.	John A. Nerud	Tartan Stable	1:21.00
1977	Affiliate	3	Craig Perret	Lazaro S. Barrera	Harbor View Farm	1:21.00
1976	My Juliet	4	Anthony Black	Eugene Euster	George Weasel Jr.	1:21.80
1975	No Bias	5	Angel Santiago	Harold Hodosh	Harold Hodosh	1:22.80
1974	Forego	4	Heliodoro Gustines	Sherrill W. Ward	Lazy F Ranch	1:21.60
1973	Aljamin	3	Angel Cordero Jr.	Lazaro S. Barrera	Raul Cano	1:21.20
1972	Triple Bend	4	Laffit Pincay Jr.	William J. Hirsch	Frank M. McMahon	1:22.00
1971	Duck Dance	4	John Ruane	H. Allen Jerkens	Hobeau Farm	1:21.20
1970	Best Turn	4	Larry Adams	Reggie Cornell	Calumet Farm	1:21.40
1969	Ta Wee	3	John L. Rotz	Flint S. Schulhofer	Tartan Stable	1:21.60
1968	Dr. Fager	4	Braulio Baeza	John A. Nerud	Tartan Stable	1:20.20
1967	Dr. Fager	3	Braulio Baeza	John A. Nerud	Tartan Stable	1:21.60
1966	Gallant Romeo	5	Kenneth Knapp	Willard Proctor	J. Graham Brown	1:22.80
1965	R. Thomas	4	Larry Adams	Dave Erb	Roger W. Wilson	1:23.00
1964	Affectionately	4	Howard Grant	Hirsch Jacobs	Ethel D. Jacobs	1:22.00
1963	Ornamento	3	Braulio Baeza	James P. Conway	Darby Dan Farm	1:23.80
1962	Commend	4	Terry Bove	H. Allen Jerkens	David Shaer	1:22.20
1961	Gyro	4	Braulio Baeza	John Lipari	Jagma Stable	1:23.20
1960	Mail Order	4	Eldon Nelson	Larry H. Thompson	Alamode Farm	1:22.60
1959	Rick City	3	Robert L. Stevenson	Joe Carroll	Clermont Stable	1:22.80
1958	Tick Tock	5	Bill Shoemaker	Edward A. Christmas	Howell E. Jackson	1:23.00
1957	Bold Ruler	3	Eddie Arcaro	James E. Fitzsimmons	Wheatley Stable	1:21.40
1956	Summer Tan	4	Eric Guerin	Sherrill W. Ward	Mrs. John W. Galbreath	1:23.60
1955	Nance's Lad	3	Hedley Woodhouse	Hilton Dabson	Hilton Dabson	1:24.00
1954	Joe Jones	4	Conn McCreary	Hirsch Jacobs	Ethel D. Jacobs	1:23.80
1953	Indian Land	4	Ted Atkinson	Bill Winfrey	Alfred G. Vanderbilt II	1:23.60
1952	Parading Lady	3	James N. Hardinbrook	John B. Theall	Joe W. Brown	1:23.80
1951	War King *	4	Conn McCreary	Preston M. Burch	Brookmeade Stable	1:23.20
1950	Tea Maker	7	Jack Robertson	J. Dallet Byers	Florence L. Clark	1:23.00
1949	Loser Weeper	4	Eric Guerin	Bill Winfrey	Alfred G. Vanderbilt II	1:23.00
1948	Colosal	5	Ovie Scurlock	Ivan H. Parke	Fred W. Hooper	1:23.80
1947	With Pleasure	4	Jack Westrope	Thomas P. Fleming	Oscar E. Breault	1:23.80
1946	Coincidence	4	Ted Atkinson	John M. Gaver Sr.	Greentree Stable	1:23.80
1945	Buzfuz	3	Tommy Luther	Joseph B. Rosen	Sunshine Stable	1:23.20
1944	Cassis (DH)	5	Ted Atkinson	Preston M. Burch	Howe Stable	1:23.40
1944	Paperboy (DH)	6	Warren Mehrtens	Jimmy Coleman	W-L Ranch Co.	1:23.40
1943	Wait A Bit	4	Charles Givens	Matthew P. Brady	William Ziegler, Jr.	1:23.20
1942	Parasang	5	Don Meade	Edward L. Snyder	C. V. Whitney	1:23.00
1941	Joe Schenck	6	Wendell Eads	Ross O. Higdon	Woolford Farm	1:24.20
1940	Joe Schenck	5	Robert Vedder	Ross O. Higdon	Woolford Farm	1:23.20

• *In 1951 Miche finished first, but was disqualified.

References

1. NYRA - Vosburgh Stakes history Retrieved July 14, 2018

External links

• The Vosburgh Stakes at Pedigree Query