The Seagate Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually from 1899 through 1907 at New York's Brighton Beach Race Course then for a final time in 1910 with a drastically reduced purse at Empire City Race Track in Yonkers, New York. A race for three-year-old horses of either sex, it was run on dirt over a distance of a mile and one-quarter for the first two runnings then at a mile and one-eighth for the remainder.
| Discontinued stakes race | |
| Location | Brighton Beach Race Course, Brighton Beach, New York (1899-1909) Empire City Race Track, Yonkers, New York (1910) |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1899 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1/8 miles (9 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
Historical notes
editThe Seagate was a popular race won by quality horses of the era.[1] Among the winners, Charles Edward won the 1907 edition in track record time which also set a new American record. The Seagate was one of three track records Charles Edward would set that year.[2] In a 1910 history of the race, the Daily Racing Form wrote that Charles Edward "gave in the Seagate one of the most amazing displays of high-class speed ever witnessed."[1]
For the colt Old England, winning the 1902 Seagate was one of several stakes wins that year which included the Preakness Stakes, one of the American Classics that would become part of the U.S. Triple Crown series.[3]
Sir Huon came into the Seagate Stakes having already won that year's 1906 Kentucky Derby, a race which would also become part of the U.S. Triple Crown series.[1] [4]
End of a Race and of a Racetrack
editThe Brighton Beach Race Course prospered until 1908 when the New York Legislature passed the Hart–Agnew Law banning gambling in New York State. [5][6][7] Motor racing events were held at the facility in an attempt to keep the track from closing permanently but even after horse racing returned to New York it was too late to save the business.
At the time it ceased horse racing operations, the Brighton Beach Race Course was the oldest horse track in steady use in the New York City area. [8]
Records
editSpeed record:
- 1:50.60 @ 1 1-8 miles: Charles Edward (1907)
Most wins by a jockey:
- No jockey won this race more than once
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 - Thomas Welsh (1904, 1905)
Most wins by an owner:
- No owner won this race more than once
Winners
edit| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Dist. (Miles) |
Time |
Win $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | Dalmatian | 3 | Carroll Shilling | Sam Hildreth | Sam Hildreth | 1 1-8 m | 1:53.00 | $925 |
| 1909 | Race not held | |||||||
| 1908 | ||||||||
| 1907 | Charles Edward | 3 | Willie Knapp | Frank M. Taylor | Patchogue Stable (William H. DuBois) | 1 1-8 m | 1:50.60 | $3,315 |
| 1906 | Sir Huon | 3 | Roscoe Troxler | Peter W. Coyne | Bashford Manor Stable | 1 1-8 m | 1:54.00 | $3,455 |
| 1905 | Merry Lark | 3 | Gene Hildebrand | Thomas Welsh | Andrew Miller | 1 1-8 m | 1:52.40 | $2,860 |
| 1904 | Knight Errant | 3 | Jack Martin | Thomas Welsh | Philip J. Dwyer | 1 1-8 m | 1:52.60 | $3,035 |
| 1903 | Rigodon | 3 | Willie Gannon | James G. Rowe Sr. | James R. Keene | 1 1-8 m | 1:53.20 | $3,015 |
| 1902 | Old England | 3 | Lee Jackson | Green B. Morris | Green B. Morris | 1 1-8 m | 1:54.20 | $2,650 |
| 1901 | Gold Heels | 3 | Tommy Burns | Matthew M. Allen | Fred C. McLewee & Diamond Jim Brady | 1 1-8 m | 1:52.60 | $2,675 |
| 1900 | Prince of Melbourne | 3 | Henry Spencer | John A. Kyle | Frank D. Beard | 1 1-4 m | 2:05.20 | $2,450 |
| 1899 | Ethelbert | 3 | Danny Maher | A. Jack Joyner | Perry Belmont | 1 1-4 m | 2:09.40 | $2,450 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Condensed History of the Seagate Stakes". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1910-07-13. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
- ^ "Speedy Charles Edward: Canters Away with the Seagate Stakes at Brighton in 1:50 3-5". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1907-07-17. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Preakness Stakes History From Survivor to Bold". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1942-06-27. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ John O'Connor. History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921. 1905.
- ^ Rhode, Paul W.; Strumpf, Koleman (October 2008), Historical Political Futures Markets: An International Perspective (PDF), National Bureau of Economic Research, archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-11, retrieved 2010-01-16
- ^ "Brighton to Try Turf Experiment; Purse Programmes Will Test Popularity of Racing Under New Conditions". The New York Times. July 6, 1908. p. 5. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ^ "Won't Sell Brighton Track; William Engeman Denies Reports that Negotiations Are Pending". The New York Times. August 10, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ^ "Crowd at Harness Races; Brighton Trotting Meeting Opened with Fine Sport". The New York Times. August 14, 1891. p. 5. Retrieved 2010-01-16.