The Trenton Handicap was an American

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 ...

run annually at

Garden State Park Racetrack Garden State Park was a harness and thoroughbred race track in Cherry Hill, Camden County, New Jersey. It is now the site of a high-end, mixed-use "town center" development of stores, restaurants, apartments, townhouses, and condominiums. Garden ...

in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Open to horses age three and older, the race was contested on dirt at various distances during its tenure: * miles (9

furlong A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and United States customary units equal to one eighth of a mile, equivalent to 660 feet, 220 yards, 40 rods, 10 chains or approximately 201 metres. It is now mostly confined to use in hor ...

s) : 1942-1953, 1990–1996 * miles (10 furlongs) : 1954-1971, 1974, 1989 * miles (8.5 furlongs) : 1973 The race was part of the inaugural season at Garden State Park Racetrack which opened for business on July 18, 1942. That year's winner was Calumet Farm's 1941 U.S. Triple Crown winner,

Whirlaway Whirlaway (April 2, 1938 – April 6, 1953) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who is the fifth winner of the American Triple Crown. He also won the Travers Stakes after his Triple Crown sweep to become the first and only horse to w ...

. In its heyday, Garden State Park Racetrack attracted racing's top stars and as many as 40,000 fans for big races such as the Trenton Handicap. In 1957, the event was contested between just three horses. Bold Ruler,

Gallant Man Gallant Man (March 20, 1954 – September 7, 1988) was a thoroughbred racehorse, named for a horse in a Don Ameche movie. He was one of the most successful racehorses foaled outside the United States with his near miss in the 1957 Kentuck ...

and Round Table were led to the post on 11/9/57. Bold Ruler went wire to wire on an "off' track and was named U.S. 3-Yr-Old Champion Male (1957) and DRF/TSD U.S. Horse of the Year (1957). There was no Trenton Handicap from 1977 through 1984 after a fire destroyed the Garden State Park Racetrack grandstand. The business did not reopen until new owners rebuilt the facility in 1984. There was another Trenton Handicap which was run at

Havre de Grace Racetrack The Havre de Grace Racetrack was an American horse racing track on Post Road in Havre de Grace, Harford County, Maryland. Nicknamed "The Graw," it operated from August 24, 1912, to 1950. For a time, it was owned by the Harford Agricultural and B ...

Records

Speed record: * 2:00.00 -

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(1962) (race and track record for miles) Most wins: * 3 - Mr. Right (1967, 1968, 1969)''New York Times'' - November 5, 1969
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Winners

*1996 - Relentless Star *1995 - Poor But Honest *1994 - Double Calvados *1993 - Dr. Zoom *1992 - Fiftysevenvette *1991 - Killer Diller *1990 - Wind Splitter *1989 - Intensive Command *1988 - Manzotti *1987 -

Broad Brush Broad Brush (April 16, 1983 – May 15, 2009) was an American thoroughbred racehorse foaled in Maryland. He was by the Hall of Fame stallion Ack Ack out of the Hoist The Flag mare Hay Patcher. Bred and owned by Robert E. Meyerhoff and traine ...

*1986 - Land Of Believe *1985 - Dr. Carter *1984-1977 - Race not Run *1976 - Royal Glint *1975 - Mongongo *1974 - True Knight *1973 - Mr. Correlation *1972 - Triangular *1971 - Tinajero *1970 - Ship Leave *1969 - Mr. Right *1968 - Mr. Right *1967 - Mr. Right *1966 - Handsome Boy *1965 - Slystitch *1964 -

*1963 -

Carry Back Carry Back (April 16, 1958 – March 24, 1983) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1961 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes and was named the 1961 Champion Three-Year-Old. He won 21 of his 61 races, including the Metro ...

*1962 -

*1961 -

*1960 - Manassa Mauler *1959 - Greek Star *1958 - Vertex *1957 - Bold Ruler *1956 - Bardstown *1955 - Social Outcast *1954 - Helioscope *1953 - Olympic *1952 - Ken *1951 - Call Over *1950 - Chicle *1949 - Sky Miracle *1948 - Double Jay *1947 - Cosmic Bomb *1946 - Turbine *1945 - First Fiddle *1944 - Bon Jour *1943 - Aonbarr *1942 -

References

{{Reflist Discontinued horse races in the United States Horse races in New Jersey Garden State Park Racetrack 1942 establishments in New Jersey 1996 disestablishments in New Jersey Recurring sporting events established in 1942 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1996