Vosburgh Stakes

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Grade I race
Vosburgh Stakes
Location	Belmont Park Elmont, New York
Inaugurated	1940
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	Belmont Park
Race information
Distance	6 furlong
Track	Dirt, left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds and up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$400,000

The Vosburgh Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race held annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Run at the end of September/early October, it is open to horses three-years-old and up of either gender. A Grade I sprint race, it is raced at a distance of six furlongs and is a major prep to the Breeders' Cup Sprint.

First run in 1940, the Vosburgh Stakes is named in honor of Walter S. Vosburgh, a turf historian who was the official handicapper for The Jockey Club and various other racing associations from 1894 to 1934. The inaugural race, as well as the second running, was won by Herbert M. Woolf's colt Joe Schenck, named for the vaudeville star, Joseph Thuma Schenck.

The race was run at Aqueduct Race Track in l959, l961 to l974, l976, l977, 1979, 1983, 1985, and 1986. It was raced over a distance of seven furlongs from inception until 2003 when it was run at 6.5 furlongs for that year only. Since 2004 it has been run at its current distance of six furlongs.

Prior to 1979, it was called the Vosburgh Handicap. Until 1958 it was open to all ages.

Contents 1 Records 2 Winners of the Vosburgh Stakes since 1963 3 Earlier winners 4 References

[edit] Records

Time record:

• 1:08.13 for 6 furlongs - Henny Hughes (2006)
• 1:20.20 for 7 furlongs - Dr. Fager (1968)

Most wins:

• 2 - Joe Schenck (1940, 1941)
• 2 - Dr. Fager (1967, 1968)
• 2 - Sewickley (1989, 1990)

Most wins by an owner:

• 4 - Tartan Stable (1967, 1968, 1969, 1978)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 4 - Angel Cordero, Jr. (1973, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990)

[edit] Winners of the Vosburgh Stakes since 1963

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2007	Fabulous Strike	4	Ramon A. Dominguez	Todd M. Beattie	Walter Downey	1:09.22
2006	Henny Hughes	3	John R. Velazquez	Kiaran McLaughlin	Zabeel Racing	1:08.13
2005	Taste of Paradise	6	Garrett Gomez	Gary Mandella	David Bloom	1:08.82
2004	Pico Central	5	Victor Espinoza	Paulo Lobo	Gary A. Tanaka	1:09.74
2003	Ghostzapper	3	Javier Castellano	Robert J. Frankel	Stronach Stable	1:14.72
2002	Bonapaw	6	Gerard Melancon	Norman Miller III	James & Dennis Richard	1:22.34
2001	Left Bank	4	John R. Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	Michael Tabor	1:20.73
2000	Trippi	3	Jerry D. Bailey	Todd A. Pletcher	Dogwood Stable	1:21.66
1999	Artax	4	Jorge Chavez	Louis Albertrani	Paraneck Stable	1:21.60
1998	Affirmed Success	4	Jorge Chavez	Richard Schosberg	Albert Fried, Jr.	1:21.99
1997	Victor Cooley	4	Jorge Chavez	Mark Frostad	Jeff Begg	1:22.00
1996	Langfuhr	4	Jorge Chavez	Mike Keogh	Gus Schickedanz	1:21.20
1995	Not Surprising	5	Robbie Davis	Judson Van Worp	Robert Van Worp	1:22.48
1994	Harlan	5	Jerry D. Bailey	D. Wayne Lukas	Arthur B. Hancock III	1:21.82
1993	Birdonthewire	4	Mike E. Smith	Philip M. Serpe	Robert Kaufman	1:22.28
1992	Rubiano	5	Julie Krone	Flint S. Schulhofer	Centennial Farm	1:22.80
1991	Housebuster	4	Craig Perret	Warren A. Croll, Jr.	Robert P. Levy	1:21.85
1990	Sewickley	5	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Flint S. Schulhofer	Robert S. Evans	1:21.00
1989	Sewickley	4	Randy Romero	Flint S. Schulhofer	Robert S. Evans	1:23.00
1988	Mining	4	Randy Romero	C. R. McGaughey III	Ogden Mills Phipps	1:22.40
1987	Groovy	4	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Jose Martin	Prestonwood Farm	1:22.60
1986	King's Swan	6	Jose A. Santos	Richard E. Dutrow, Sr.	Alvin Akman	1:21.80
1985	Another Reef	3	Nick Santagata	Jack Ludwig	T. K. Leechman	1:21.80
1984	Track Barron	3	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Leroy Jolley	Peter M. Brant	1:22.00
1983	A Phenomenon	3	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Angel Penna, Jr.	Leslie Combs II	1:21.00
1982	Engine One	4	Ruben Hernandez	Sylvester Veitch	B. F. Ferguson II	1:23.80
1981	Guilty Conscience	5	Cash Asmussen	Hubert Hine	Mrs. Richard Davison	1:22.00
1980	Plugged Nickle	3	Cash Asmussen	Thomas J. Kelly	John M. Schiff	1:21.40
1979	General Assembly	3	Jacinto Vasquez	Leroy Jolley	Bertram R. Firestone	1:21.00
1978	Dr. Patches	4	Angel Cordero, Jr.	John A. Nerud	Tartan Stable	1:21.00
1977	Affiliate	3	Craig Perret	Lazaro S. Barrera	Harbor View Farm	1:21.00
1976	My Juliet	4	Anthony Black	Eugene Euster	George Weasel, Jr.	1:21.80
1975	No Bias	5	Angel Santiago	Harold Hodosh	Harold Hodosh	1:22.80
1974	Forego	4	Heliodoro Gustines	Sherrill W. Ward	Lazy F Ranch	1:21.60
1973	Aljamin	3	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Lazaro S. Barrera	Raul Cano	1:21.20
1972	Triple Bend	4	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	William J. Hirsch	Frank McMahon	1:22.00
1971	Duck Dance	4	John Ruane	H. Allen Jerkens	Hobeau Farm	1:21.20
1970	Best Turn	4	Larry Adams	Reggie Cornell	Calumet Farm	1:21.40
1969	Ta Wee	3	John L. Rotz	Flint S. Schulhofer	Tartan Stable	1:21.60
1968	Dr. Fager	4	Braulio Baeza	John A. Nerud	Tartan Stable	1:20.20
1967	Dr. Fager	3	Braulio Baeza	John A. Nerud	Tartan Stable	1:21.60
1966	Gallant Romeo	5	Kenneth Knapp	Willard Proctor	J. Graham Brown	1:22.80
1965	R. Thomas	4	Larry Adams	Dave Erb	Roger W. Wilson	1:23.00
1964	Affectionately	4	Howard Grant	Hirsch Jacobs	Ethel D. Jacobs	1:22.00
1963	Ornamento	3	Braulio Baeza	James P. Conway	Darby Dan Farm	1:23.80

[edit] Earlier winners

*In 1951 Miche finished first, but was disqualified.
*In 1944 there was a Dead heat for the win.

[edit] References

• The Vosburgh Stakes at Pedigree Query