The Toboggan Stakes, formerly the Toboggan Handicap, is an American
Thoroughbred horse race
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run annually during the first week of March at
Aqueduct Race Track
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in
Queens
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,
New York
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. Open to horses aged three and older, the
Grade III event is contested over at a distance of six
furlong
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s on the dirt and offers a purse of $150,000 added.
The 123rd running of The Toboggan Handicap was run in 2016. Before 1896, it was called the Toboggan Slide because it took place on the downhill Eclipse course at
Morris Park Racecourse
Morris Park Racecourse was an American Thoroughbred horse race, thoroughbred horse racing facility from 1889 to 1904. It was located in a part of Westchester County, New York that was annexed into the Bronx in 1895 and later developed as the neighb ...
in
the Bronx
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. The Toboggan Slide was not run in 1891 or 1895. The Toboggan Handicap was not run in 1911 and 1912.
In 2015, it was run in early February.
Since inception, the Toboggan Stakes has been contested at two different distances:
* 6 furlongs : 1890–1993, 2005–present
* 7 furlongs : 1995–2004,2018
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 6 furlongs)
* 1:08.40 – Nance's Lad (1956)
Most wins:
* 2 – Octagon (1897, 1898)
* 2 – Banastar (1899, 1901)
* 2 – High Noon (1915, 1916)
* 2 – Osmand (1928, 1929)
* 2 – Okapi (1933, 1934)
* 2 –
Eight Thirty
Eight Thirty (March 27, 1936 – April 7, 1965) was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse. He was owned by George D. Widener, Jr. and bred by his Erdenheim Farm. Widener is one of only five people ever named an Exemplar of Racing. Ei ...
(1940, 1941)
* 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 ...
(1943, 1944)
* 2 – Rippey (1948, 1949)
* 2 – Boom Towner (1992, 1995)
* 2 – Affirmed Success (2002, 2003)
* 2 – Calibrachoa (2011, 2012)
Most wins by a
jockey
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:
* 6 –
Richard Migliore
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(1985, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006)
Most wins by a
trainer:
* 4 –
James G. Rowe Sr.
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(1890, 1900, 1913, 1922)
* 4 –
John J. Hyland (1896, 1897, 1898, 1903)
* 4 –
H. Allen Jerkens (1957, 1963, 1969, 1970)
Most wins by an owner:
* 5 –
August Belmont Jr. and/or Blemton Stable (1896, 1897, 1898, 1903, 1914)
Winners of the Toboggan Stakes
* † In 1961, Chief of Chiefs finished first, but was disqualified.
References
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Graded stakes races in the United States
Grade 3 stakes races in the United States
Horse races in New York City
Open sprint category horse races
Recurring sporting events established in 1890
Aqueduct Racetrack
Morris Park Racecourse
1890 establishments in New York (state)