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| Defunct Stakes race | |
| Location | Hialeah Park Race Track Hialeah, Florida, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1926 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | N/A |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 11⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Assigned |
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The Flamingo Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses run over a distance of a mile and one-eighth. Run as the Florida Derby until 1937, the inaugural event took place at Tampa Downs on February 27, 1926. There was no race in 1927 and 1928 but was revived in 1929 at Hialeah Park Race Track.[1][2]
Historical race notes[edit]
In 1937, Court Scandal won the first edition of the renamed Flamingo Stakes for owner Townsend Martin, an investment banker, polo player, and former part owner of the New York Jets football team.[3]
With the introduction of the grading system for races in 1973, the Flamingo Stakes was given Grade I status which it held through 1989. Run in March or early April, for many years it was a very important early prep race for the Kentucky Derby.[4] Nine winners of this race went on to win the Derby: Lawrin (1938), Faultless (1947) Citation (1948), Needles (1956), Tim Tam (1958), Carry Back (1961), Northern Dancer (1964), Foolish Pleasure (1975), Seattle Slew (1977), Spectacular Bid (1979).
In the years since its incorporation in 1925, many historical events and people have been linked with Hialeah. The opening of Hialeah Park in 1925 as a horse track received more coverage in the Miami media than any other sporting event in the history of Miami up to that time and since then there have been countless horse racing histories played out at the world famous 220 acre park. LOCATIONS Hialeah Park Casino Entrance. 100 E 32nd St. Hialeah, FL 33013. Champions Racing and Simulcasting Entrance. 2200 E 4th Avenue. Hialeah, FL 33013.
In 1948, Citation won the Flamingo Stakes under regular jockey Al Snider. Six days later Snider drowned while out fishing in the Florida Keys and Eddie Arcaro would replace him on Citation, going on to win the U.S. Triple Crown.[5]
The Flamingo Stakes was run in two divisions in 1952.
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Chief's Crown finished first in the 1985 Flamingo Stakes but was disqualified to second. A successful appeal was reported by the Washington Post as 'Racing officials in Florida redressed an injustice yesterday and made Chief's Crown the official winner of the Flamingo Stakes.' [6]
Hialeah Park racetrack ran into financial problems and in 2001 the facility ceased racing operations. [7]Frank Stronach's Thunder Blitz won the final running of the Flamingo Stakes.[8]
Records[edit]
Speed record:
- 1:46.80 @ 1 1/8 miles : Honest Pleasure (1976)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 – Eddie Arcaro (1942, 1944, 1955, 1957)
- 4 – Jorge Velásquez (1967, 1978, 1986, 1988)
- 4 – Jacinto Vásquez (1971, 1973, 1975, 1980)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 – Ben A. Jones (1938, 1939, 1947, 1948)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 – Calumet Farm (1947, 1948, 1958, 1978)
Winners[edit]
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Dist. (Miles) | Time | Grade | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Thunder Blitz | 3 | Edgar Prado | Joe Orseno | Frank Stronach | 11⁄8 M | 1:48.23 | G3 | ||
| 2000 | Trippi | 3 | Eibar Coa | Todd Pletcher | Dogwood Stable | 11⁄8 M | 1:50.04 | G3 | ||
| 1999 | First American | 3 | José Vélez Jr. | Eduardo C. Caramori | TNT Stud | 11⁄8 M | 1:48.90 | G3 | ||
| 1998 | Chilito | 3 | Gary Boulanger | H. Graham Motion | Joe Albritton | 11⁄8 M | 1:49.60 | G3 | ||
| 1997 | Frisk Me Now | 3 | Edwin L. King Jr. | Robert J. Durso | Carol R. Dender | 11⁄8 M | 1:52.32 | G3 | ||
| 1996 | El Amante | 3 | Ramon Perez | William I. Mott | Jack H. Smith III | 11⁄8 M | 1:49.20 | G3 | ||
| 1995 | Pyramid Peak | 3 | Herb McCauley | John T. Ward Jr. | John C. Oxley | 11⁄8 M | 1:48.00 | G3 | ||
| 1994 | Meadow Flight | 3 | Craig Perret | James T. Ryerson | Ben J. Aliyuee Stables | 11⁄8 M | 1:49.60 | G3 | ||
| 1993 | Forever Whirl | 3 | Abdiel Toribio | Marty Wolfson | Irving Ellis & Allan Reskin | 11⁄8 M | 1:51.20 | Listed | ||
| 1992 | Pistols and Roses | 3 | Heberto Castillo Jr. | George Gianos | Willis Family Stables | 11⁄8 M | 1:50.79 | Listed | ||
| 1990 | – 1991 | Race not held | ||||||||
| 1989 | Awe Inspiring | 3 | Craig Perret | Claude R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | 11⁄8 M | 1:49.60 | G1 | ||
| 1988 | Cherokee Colony | 3 | Jorge Velásquez | John P. Campo | Buckland Farm | 11⁄8 M | 1:49.40 | G1 | ||
| 1987 | Talinum | 3 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Nelson Bunker Hunt | 11⁄8 M | 1:50.00 | G1 | ||
| 1986 | Badger Land | 3 | Jorge Velásquez | D. Wayne Lukas | D. Wayne Lukas | 11⁄8 M | 1:47.00 | G1 | ||
| 1985 | Chief's Crown | 3 | Don MacBeth | Roger Laurin | Star Crown Stable | 11⁄8 M | 1:48.40 | G1 | ||
| 1984 | Time For A Change | 3 | Jerry Bailey | Angel Penna Sr. | Ogden Mills Phipps | 11⁄8 M | 1:47.00 | G1 | ||
| 1983 | Current Hope | 3 | Alex Solis | Roger Laurin | Kaskel, Bakera, Levey, Laurin | 11⁄8 M | 1:49.40 | G1 | ||
| 1982 | Timely Writer | 3 | Jeffrey Fell | Dominic Imprescia | Peter & Francis Martin | 11⁄8 M | 1:49.60 | G1 | ||
| 1981 | Tap Shoes | 3 | Ruben Hernandez | Horatio Luro | Leone J. Peters | 11⁄8 M | 1:49.20 | G1 | ||
| 1980 | Superbity | 3 | Jacinto Vásquez | Melvin Calvert | Frances A. Genter | 11⁄8 M | 1:51.20 | G1 | ||
| 1979 | Spectacular Bid | 3 | Ron Franklin | Bud Delp | Hawksworth Farm (Harry Meyerhoff) | 11⁄8 M | 1:48.40 | G1 | ||
| 1978 | Alydar | 3 | Jorge Velásquez | John M. Veitch | Calumet Farm | 11⁄8 M | 1:47.00 | G1 | ||
| 1977 | Seattle Slew | 3 | Jean Cruguet | William H. Turner Jr. | Karen & Mickey Taylor | 11⁄8 M | 1:47.40 | G1 | ||
| 1976 | Honest Pleasure | 3 | Braulio Baeza | LeRoy Jolley | Bertram R. Firestone | 11⁄8 M | 1:46.80 | G1 | ||
| 1975 | Foolish Pleasure | 3 | Jacinto Vásquez | LeRoy Jolley | John L. Greer | 11⁄8 M | 1:48.40 | G1 | ||
| 1974 | Bushongo | 3 | Don MacBeth | Frank A. Bonsal | Marion duPont Scott | 11⁄8 M | 1:49.00 | G1 | ||
| 1973 | Our Native | 3 | Jacinto Vásquez | William J. Resseguet Jr. | Margaret J. Pritchard | 11⁄8 M | 1:48.80 | G1 | ||
| 1972 | Hold Your Peace | 3 | Carlos H. Marquez Sr. | Arnold N. Winick | Maribel G. Blum | 11⁄8 M | 1:48.40 | |||
| 1971 | Executioner | 3 | Jacinto Vásquez | Edward J. Yowell | October House Farm | 11⁄8 M | 1:49.20 | |||
| 1970 | My Dad George | 3 | Ray Broussard | Frank J. McManus | Raymond M. Curtis | 11⁄8 M | 1:48.60 | |||
| 1969 | Top Knight | 3 | Manuel Ycaza | Ray Metcalf | Estate of Steven B. Wilson | 11⁄8 M | 1:47.80 | |||
| 1968 | Wise Exchange * | 3 | Eddie Belmonte | Hirsch Jacobs | Isidor Bieber | 11⁄8 M | 1:48.20 | |||
| 1967 | Reflected Glory | 3 | Jorge Velásquez | Hirsch Jacobs | Isidor Bieber | 11⁄8 M | 1:48.60 | |||
| 1966 | Buckpasser | 3 | Bill Shoemaker | Edward A. Neloy | Ogden Phipps | 11⁄8 M | 1:50.00 | |||
| 1965 | Native Charger | 3 | John L. Rotz | Ray Metcalf | Warner Stable | 11⁄8 M | 1:50.00 | |||
| 1964 | Northern Dancer | 3 | Bill Shoemaker | Horatio Luro | Windfields Farm | 11⁄8 M | 1:47.80 | |||
| 1963 | Never Bend | 3 | Manuel Ycaza | Woody Stephens | Cain Hoy Stable | 11⁄8 M | 1:49.40 | |||
| 1962 | Prego * | 3 | Larry Adams | Thomas M. Waller | Robert Lehman | 11⁄8 M | 1:49.00 | |||
| 1961 | Carry Back | 3 | Johnny Sellers | Jack A. Price | Mrs. Katherine Price | 11⁄8 M | 1:50.60 | |||
| 1960 | Bally Ache | 3 | Bobby Ussery | Jimmy Pitt | Edgehill Farm | 11⁄8 M | 1:48.00 | |||
| 1959 | Troilus | 3 | Chris Rogers | Charles Peoples | Bayard Sharp | 11⁄8 M | 1:49.20 | |||
| 1958 | Tim Tam * | 3 | Bill Hartack | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 11⁄8 M | 1:48.80 | |||
| 1957 | Bold Ruler | 3 | Eddie Arcaro | James E. Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | 11⁄8 M | 1:47.00 | |||
| 1956 | Needles | 3 | David Erb | Hugh L. Fontaine | D. & H. Stable | 11⁄8 M | 1:49.40 | |||
| 1955 | Nashua | 3 | Eddie Arcaro | James E. Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | 11⁄8 M | 1:49.60 | |||
| 1954 | Turn-To | 3 | Henry E. Moreno | Eddie Hayward | Cain Hoy Stable | 11⁄8 M | 1:49.40 | |||
| 1953 | Straight Face | 3 | Ted Atkinson | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable | 11⁄8 M | 1:49.40 | |||
| 1952-1 | Blue Man | 3 | Conn McCreary | Woody Stephens | White Oak Stable | 11⁄8 M | 1:50.00 | |||
| 1952-2 | Charlie McAdam | 3 | Sam Boulmetis Sr. | A. G. (Bob) Robertson | John C. Clark | 11⁄8 M | 1:50.00 | |||
| 1951 | Yildiz | 3 | Warren Mehrtens | Oscar White | Sarah F. Jeffords | 11⁄8 M | 1:51.20 | |||
| 1950 | Oil Capitol | 3 | Kenny Church | Harry Trotsek | Thomas Gray & Cora Trotsek | 11⁄8 M | 1:48.20 | |||
| 1949 | Olympia | 3 | Ted Atkinson | Ivan H. Parke | Fred W. Hooper | 11⁄8 M | 1:48.80 | |||
| 1948 | Citation | 3 | Albert Snider | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 11⁄8 M | 1:49.00 | |||
| 1947 | Faultless | 3 | Albert Snider | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 11⁄8 M | 1:49.60 | |||
| 1946 | Round View | 3 | Louis Hildebrandt | Hollie Hughes | Stephen 'Laddie' Sanford | 11⁄8 M | 1:52.00 | |||
| 1945 | Race not held | |||||||||
| 1944 | Stir Up | 3 | Eddie Arcaro | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable | 11⁄8 M | 1:52.40 | |||
| 1943 | Race not held | |||||||||
| 1942 | Requested | 3 | Eddie Arcaro | J. H. 'Blackie' McCoole | Ben F. Whitaker | 11⁄8 M | 1:50.60 | |||
| 1941 | Dispose | 3 | Alfred Robertson | Max Hirsch | King Ranch | 11⁄8 M | 1:48.80 | |||
| 1940 | Woof Woof | 3 | Irving Anderson | James W. Healy | John Hay Whitney | 11⁄8 M | 1:50.20 | |||
| 1939 | Technician | 3 | Ira Hanford | Ben A. Jones | Woolford Farm | 11⁄8 M | 1:50.20 | |||
| 1938 | Lawrin | 3 | Wayne D. Wright | Ben A. Jones | Woolford Farm | 11⁄8 M | 1:50.80 | |||
| 1937 | Court Scandal | 3 | Earl Steffen | Walter Burrows | Townsend B. Martin | 11⁄8 M | 1:49.60 | |||
| 1936 | Brevity | 3 | Wayne D. Wright | Pete Coyne | Joseph E. Widener | 11⁄8 M | 1:48.20 | |||
| 1935 | Black Helen | 3 | Don Meade | William A. Hurley | Edward R. Bradley | 11⁄8 M | 1:51.00 | |||
| 1934 | Time Clock | 3 | Mack Garner | Robert A. Smith | Brookmeade Stable | 11⁄8 M | 1:49.20 | |||
| 1933 | Charley O. | 3 | John Gilbert | J. Thomas Taylor | Estate of R. M. Eastman | 11⁄8 M | 1:49.60 | |||
| 1932 | Evening | 3 | Robert Leischman | A. Jack Joyner | George D. Widener Jr. | 11⁄8 M | 1:50.80 | |||
| 1931 | Lightning Bolt | 3 | Charles Kurtsinger | James W. Healy | Liz Whitney | 11⁄8 M | 1:51.80 | |||
| 1930 | Titus | 3 | Alfred Robertson | Robert B. Odom | Arthur W. Wentzel | 11⁄8 M | 1:52.00 | |||
| 1929 | Upset Lad | 3 | James H. Burke | Willie Knapp | Belle Isle Stable | 11⁄8 M | 1:53.40 | |||
| 1927 | – 1928 | Race not held | ||||||||
| 1926 | Torcher | 3 | Strother Griffin | Earl E. Major | Earl E. Major | 11⁄8 M | 1:57.20 | |||
Note:
- 1968 – Iron Ruler disqualified from first to second
- 1962 – Sunrise County disqualified from first to third
- 1958 – Jewel's Reward disqualified from first to second
References[edit]
- ^'Torcher Captures The Florida Derby'. New York Times. 1926-02-28. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
- ^'Florida Derby is Won by Upset Lad'. Pittsburgh Press. 1929-03-10. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
- ^'Court Scandal, 45 to 1 Shot, Beats No Sir By Nose In Flaming'. Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, page 49. 1937-02-28. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
- ^'BH 100: High-Flying Flamingo'. BloodHorse. 2016-02-13. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
- ^'The Ruins'. Florida Sportsman. 2005-12-01. Archived from the original on 2007-04-03. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
- ^'Chief's Crown Declared Flamingo Stakes Winner'. Washington Post. 1985-04-10. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
- ^'Hialeah Park & Casino – History'. Hialeah Park & Casino. 2019-05-18. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
- ^'Thunder Blitz crashes Flamingo Stakes'. ESPN. 2001-04-08. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
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