Thoroughbred horse race
Thoroughbred racing is a sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport – flat racing and jump racing, the latter known as National Hunt racing in ...
Queens, New York
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. A six
furlong
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sprint race, it was open to horses aged three years and older.
The race was inaugurated in 1906 at the now defunct
Jamaica Racetrack
Jamaica Race Course, also called the Jamaica Racetrack, was an American thoroughbred horse racing facility operated by the Metropolitan Jockey Club in Jamaica, Queens, New York City.
History
The track opened on April 27, 1903, a day which feat ...
in Jamaica, Queens, New York. It was hosted by the Jamaica track from 1906 to 1908 and from 1915 to 1959. Belmont Park hosted it in 1913.
Due to the passage by the
New York Legislature
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of the
Hart–Agnew Law
The Hart–Agnew Law was an anti-gambling bill passed into law by the Legislature of the State of New York on June 11, 1908. It was an amalgam of bills enacted as Chapter 506 and 507 which were sponsored by conservative Assemblyman Merwin K. Hart ...
outlawing
gambling
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in New York State, there was no race run in 1909, 1911, 1912, and 1914.
The Paumonok Handicap was run in two divisions in 1943 and again in 1975.
Records
Speed record:
* 1:08.86 Don Six (2005)
* 1:08.80 Duck Dance (1972)
Most wins:
* 2 – Red River (1907, 1908)
* 2 – Silver Fox (1926, 1927)
* 2 –
Devil Diver
Devil Diver (1939–1961) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was twice voted American Champion Older Male Horse.
Background
Devil Diver was foaled at Mrs. Payne Whitney's Greentree Stable in Lexington, Kentucky. A bay colt by S ...
(1944, 1945)
* 2 – True And Blue (1990, 1991)
* 2 – Bishop Court Hill (2006, 2007)
Most wins by a jockey:
* 5 –
Laverne Fator
Laverne Andrew Fator (October 21, 1899 – May 16, 1936) was an American Hall of Fame jockey.
Born in Hailey, Idaho, Laverne Fator and his brothers Mark and Elmer all became jockeys. The most successful of the three, Laverne Fator's riding ...
(1923, 1926, 1927, 1929. 1933)
Most wins by a trainer:
* 5 –
Sam Hildreth
Samuel Clay Hildreth (May 16, 1866 – September 24, 1929) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame trainer and owner.James E. Fitzsimmons (1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943)
Most wins by an owner:
* 4 – Rancocas Stable (1923, 1926, 1927, 1929)