The East View Stakes is an American

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run annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in

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, New York. It is restricted to

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bred in the

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. Run in December, the race is contested on dirt over a distance of miles. The race was inaugurated in 1910 at the Empire City Race Track in

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as a contest for horses of either sex. Due to a

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ban on

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there was no race run in 1911, 1912, or 1913. It was not run in 1915 and in 1953 the event was suspended indefinitely. It was revived in 1978 with its current entry restrictions. The race was hosted by the Jamaica Race Course from 1943 through 1946, at Belmont Park in 1947, and again at the Jamaica Race Course from 1948 through 1953 after which it was moved to its present location at Aqueduct Racetrack. The race was named for "East View", the name of the

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estate of James Butler, founder of the Empire City Race Track. Notable winners from the pre 1953 era include National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame inductees Native Dancer and

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. In the 1942 edition of the East View Stakes, Gold Shower upset

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. On its return in 1978 as a race for fillies only, the East View Stakes was contested at a distance of seven furlongs until 1982 when it was run at one mile (eight furlongs). From 1987 through 1992 it reverted to seven furlongs then in 1993 it was run on

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at a distance of one mile. In 1994 the distance was set at its current miles (eight and one half furlongs). In 2012 it was again run at 1 mile but returned in 2013 to its former current distance of 8.32 furlongs.

Records

Speed record: (since 1994 at current distance of miles) * Most wins by a jockey: * 3 –

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(1941, 1947, 1948) * 3 –

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(1979, 1982, 1985) * 3 – Alan Garcia (2007, 2009, 2010)

Winners since 1978

Earlier winners & jockey

*1953 –

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( Hedley Woodhouse) *1952 – Native Dancer (

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) *1951 –

(

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) *1950 – Nullify ( Douglas Dodson) † *1949 – Selector (

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) *1948 – Sport Page (

) *1947 – Better Self (

) *1946 – Grand Admiral (

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) *1945 – Mist o' Gold (

) *1944 – War Jeep ( Albert Snider) *1943 – Stronghold ( John Gilbert) *1942 – Gold Shower ( Billie Thompson) *1941 – Requested (

) *1940 – Omission ( Don Meade) *1939 – Williamstown ( Don Meade) *1938 – Entracte ( Sam Renick) *1937 –

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) *1936 – No Sir (

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) *1935 – Bien Joli ( John Gilbert) *1934 – Below Zero (Calvin S. Rainey) *1933 – Sgt. Byrne (Howard Cruz) *1932 – Lucky Chance (

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) *1931 – Universe ( Thomas Malley) *1930 – Checkerberry ( Raymond Workman) *1929 – Mokatam (

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) *1928 – Lycidas ( Edgar Barnes) *1927 – Sun Edwin ( Eddie Ambrose) *1926 – General Lee (Fred Stevens) *1925 –

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) *1924 – Turf Idol ( James H. Burke) *1923 – Peter King ( Clarence Turner) *1922 – Caveat Emptor (

) *1921 – Kai-Sang (

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) † *1920 – Ten-Lec ( Albert Johnson) *1919 – Miss Jemina ( Johnny Loftus) *1918 – Ute ( George Walls) *1917 – Cum Sah ( Roscoe Troxler) *1916 – Tom Taggart ( Edward Taplin) *1915 – ''no race'' *1914 – Pebbles ( Joe Kederis) *1913 – ''no race'' *1912 – ''no race'' *1911 – ''no race'' *1910 – Amalfi (A. Thomas) * † In 1921, Runstar finished first but was disqualified. * † In 1950, the race was won by

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's Win or Lose but who was later disqualified when it was found he had carried an incorrect weight assignment. {{refend

References

New York Racing Association The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) is the not-for-profit corporation that operates the three largest Thoroughbred horse racing tracks in the state of New York, United States: Aqueduct Racetrack in South Ozone Park, Queens; Belmont Park i ...

Details and history of the East View stakes at the NYRA
Flat horse races for two-year-old fillies Horse races in New York (state) Ungraded stakes races in the United States Recurring sporting events established in 1910 Aqueduct Racetrack Jamaica Race Course 1910 establishments in New York (state)