Thoroughbred horse race
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held annually from 1897 thru 1910 at
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in
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. A race for three-year-old horses of either sex, it was contested on dirt over a distance of a mile and one-sixteenth (8.5
furlongs
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).
Historical notes
An event that would become a popular race that regularly drew some of America's top three-year-olds, the inaugural running of Broadway Stakes took place on June 15, 1897. It was the feature race on that day's
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and carried a purse of $5,000. The event was won by The Friar, a colt owned by brothers
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won the 1898 race in what would be a very successful year in which he won eight stakes including the future Triple Crown race, the
Preakness Stakes
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. The 1901, 1902 and 1904 winners,
The Parader
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of 1902, won the 1903 edition of the Broadway Stakes.
In 1906 Ormondale set a new track record for the mile and one-sixteenth distance in winning the Broadway Stakes with a time of 1:45 3/5.
On June 3, 1910, Prince Imperial would win what would turn out to be the final running of Gravesend Race Track's Broadway Stakes.
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led to a state-wide shutdown of racing in 1911 and 1912. A February 21, 1913 ruling by the
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saw horse racing return in 1913. However, it was too late for the Gravesend horse racing facility and it never reopened.
In 1923,
Aqueduct Racetrack
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created a Broadway Stakes that was run at the same mile and one-sixteenth distance. It was limited to three-year-old females and non-gelded males and was run for ten years.
In 1980 Aqueduct Racetrack initiated another Broadway Stakes that is still being run into 2021. A sprint race at 6 furlongs, it is restricted to New York Bred fillies and mares age four and up.
Records
Speed record:
* 1:45 3/5: Ormondale (1906)
Most wins by a
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:
* 2 - Guy Burns (1908, 1909)
Most wins by a trainer:
* 2 - Thomas Welsh (1906, 1910)
Most wins by an owner:
* no owner won this race more than once