Occidental Handicap
Discontinued stakes race | |
Location | Flat racing |
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Race information | |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds and up |
The Occidental Handicap was an American
Historical notes
First run on September 16, 1899, the Occidental Handicap would come to be regarded as an important stakes race on the New York fall schedule. [1] Among the winners was the famous "mudder" Herbert who won back-to-back editions in 1901 and 1902.[2] [3] The race's only two-time winner, Herbert would duplicate that feat with wins in the Merchants and Citizens Handicap in 1901 and 1902.[4] [5]
In her September 26, 1907 win, the three-year-old filly Gold Lady set a new track record for a mile and one-eighth with a time of 1:51 3/5.[6]
Demise of the Occidental Handicap
The status of the race as being important to the Gravesend track's fall racing schedule would change on June 11, 1908, when the
Records
Speed record:
- 1:41.60 @ 1 1-8 miles: Gold Lady (1907)
Most wins:
- 2 - Herbert (1901, 1902)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 2 - Lewis Smith (1901, 1902)
- 2 - Eddie Dugan (1908, 1909)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 - Julius J. Bauer (1899, 1908)
- 2 - Walter C. Rollins (1901, 1902)
- 2 - Walter B. Jennings (1904, 1905)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Bromley & Co. (1899, 1908)
- 2 - Walter C. Rollins (1901, 1902)
- 2 - Walter B. Jennings (1904, 1905)
Winners
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Dist. (Miles) |
Time |
Win$ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1909 | Firestone | 4 | Eddie Dugan | Sam Hildreth | Sam Hildreth | 1 1-4 m | 2:07.20 | $1,050 |
1908 | Priscillian | 3 | Eddie Dugan | Julius J. Bauer | Bromley & Co. (Arthur Featherstone) | 1 1-8 m | 1:52.00 | $1,875 |
1907 | Gold Lady | 3 | Joe Notter | William McCann | Anthony L. Aste | 1 1-8 m | 1:51.60 | $3,350 |
1906 | Coy Maid | 4 | Guy Garner | John I. Smith | Kenilworth Stable (Frederick C. McLewee) | 1 1-8 m | 1:53.40 | $3,390 |
1905 | Proper | 5 | Gene Hildebrand | Walter B. Jennings | Walter B. Jennings | 1 1-8 m | 1:55.40 | $2,870 |
1904 | Dainty | 4 | William Crimmins | Walter B. Jennings | Walter B. Jennings | 1 1-8 m | 1:52.60 | $2,980 |
1903 | Caughnawaga | 4 | George M. Odom | William Hayward Jr. | John Sanford | 1 1-8 m | 1:52.40 | $1,795 |
1902 | Herbert | 5 | Lewis Smith | Walter C. Rollins | Walter C. Rollins | 1 1-8 m | 1:53.20 | $1,930 |
1901 | Herbert | 4 | Lewis Smith | Walter C. Rollins | Walter C. Rollins | 1 1-8 m | 1:53.00 | $1,695 |
1900 | Pink Coat | 6 | Tommy Burns | Patrick Dunne | J. Hal Woodford & Mr. Buckner | 1 1-8 m | 1:53.80 | $1,890 |
1899 | Previous | 4 | Winfield O'Connor | Julius J. Bauer | Bromley & Co. (Arthur Featherstone) | 1 1-8 m | 1:54.60 | $1,850 |
References
- ^ "Important Stake Dates". Daily Racing Form. 1906-09-20. Retrieved 2020-11-10 – via University of Kentucky Archives.
- ^ "Notes from Saratoga". Daily Racing Form. 1902-08-07. Retrieved 2020-11-09 – via University of Kentucky Archives.
- ^ "Running of the Occidental Stakes". Daily Racing Form. 1909-09-19. Retrieved 2020-11-08 – via University of Kentucky Archives.
- Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1901-08-25. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ "Herbert Won in a Drive". Indianapolis Journal. 1902-08-20. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ "Gold Lady's Track Mark". New York Times. 1907-09-27. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ "Penalties in the New York Bills". Daily Racing Form. 1908-01-18. Retrieved 2018-10-26 – via University of Kentucky Archives.
- ^ "Keep Up Betting Ban". New York Times. 1908-09-01. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
- ^ "Coney Island Clubs Sturdy Stand". Daily Racing Form. 1908-08-11. Retrieved 2019-02-03 – via University of Kentucky Archives.
- ^ "Oral Betting Held Legal: Appellate Division of New York Supreme Court Renders Important Decision". Daily Racing Form. 1913-02-22. Retrieved 2019-06-29 – via University of Kentucky Archives.
- ^ "Destruction Wrought by Hughes". Daily Racing Form. 1908-12-15. Retrieved 2018-11-30 – via University of Kentucky Archives.
- ^ "Famous Old Track is Sold". Daily Racing Form. 1914-11-17. Retrieved 2018-11-30 – via University of Kentucky Archives.