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Partridge Stakes
The Partridge Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Sheepshead Bay Race Track from 1890 through 1909. A race on Poaceae#Sports turf, turf over a distance of six furlongs (3/4 of a mile), it was open to two-year-old horses of either sex. Historical notes In the 1891 Partridge Stakes Azra (horse), Azra ran third to winner Rex but went on to win the 1892 Kentucky Derby. The three-year-old gelding Dolly Spanker won the 1903 edition of the Partridge Stakes and went on to a long and successful career winning on both turf and dirt. A popular runner, the ''New York Times'' called Dolly Spanker "one of the best-know Horse racing#Flat racing, flat racers in the country" and had been "one of the best handicap horses on the Metropolitan tracks." The End of a Race and of a Racetrack The 1908 passage of the Hart–Agnew Law, Hart–Agnew anti-betting legislation by the New York Legislature under Republican Party (United States), Republican Governor of New York, Govern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheepshead Bay Race Track
Sheepshead Bay Race Track was an American Thoroughbred horse racing facility built on the site of the Coney Island Jockey Club at Sheepshead Bay, New York. Early history The racetrack was built by a group of prominent businessmen from the New York City area who formed the Coney Island Jockey Club in 1879. Led by Leonard Jerome, James R. Keene, and the track's president, William Kissam Vanderbilt, the Club held seasonal race cards at nearby Prospect Park fairgrounds until construction of the new race course was completed. On June 19, 1880 the track hosted its first day of Thoroughbred racing. Old maps and railroad track diagrams for the Manhattan Beach Branch of the Long Island Rail Road showing the spur that served both the club and the racetrack indicates the entrance to the club was located on the east side of Ocean Avenue between Avenues X and Y. The Sheepshead Bay Race Track station contained six tracks and three island platforms. In its first year of operations, the new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
