The Garden State Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid November at the now defunct Garden State Park Racetrack in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. A futurity event for two-year-olds, it is sometimes referred to as the Garden State Futurity. By 1956, the total purse offered was more than $300,000 (including all nomination and starting fees), making it the richest horse race in the world.[1]
The race was contested on dirt until 1994 when it was changed to a race on turf. It was raced at various distances:
- On dirt:
- Inception - 1952: 6 furlongs on dirt
- 1953 - 1972, 1993: 1 1⁄16 miles on dirt
- 1985 - 1992: 1 1⁄8 miles on dirt
- 1998 : 1 mile on dirt (1998 race switched from turf due to heavy rains)
- On turf:
- 1994-1995 : 1 1⁄16 miles on turf
- 1996-1997, 1999 : 1 mile on turf
In 1955, the racetrack created a counterpart for fillies called the Gardenia Stakes.[2]
The Garden State Stakes was placed on hiatus in 1973 and after a fire destroyed the racetrack on April 14, 1977[3] it would not be run again until a new track was built by International Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. through its wholly owned subsidiary, Garden State Race Track, Inc. headed by Robert E. Brennan that opened on April 1, 1985.[4] The March 18, 2000 issue of the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that the Garden State Stakes had been cancelled for financial reasons.[5]
Winners
Year
|
Winner
|
Jockey
|
Trainer
|
Owner
|
Distance
|
Time |
1999 |
Judges' View |
Jesus Castanon |
Luis Collazo |
Lee A. Rogalski |
8 F |
1:39.10 |
1998 |
Who Did It and Run |
Felix Ortiz |
Debra Sones |
Debra Sones |
8 F |
1:36.51 |
1997 |
Keep it Strait |
Charles C. Lopez |
Joseph H. Pierce, Jr. |
M. Delfiner & A. Gilman |
8 F |
1:43.05 |
1996 |
Fitz |
Victor Molina |
Edward Colettti, Jr. |
Ken & Sarah Ramsey |
8 F |
1:40.69 |
1995 |
Claramount Hill |
Julie Krone |
Philip M. Serpe |
Double R. Stable |
8.5 F |
1:44.26 |
1994 |
Alleged Impression |
Mario Verge |
Eddie Gaudet |
Morris Bailey |
8.5 F |
1:44.56 |
1993 |
Tri For The Gold |
Matthew Vigliotti |
Robert Seeger |
Plumstead Stables |
8.5 F |
1:45.02 |
1992 |
Fling |
Nick Santagata |
Ronald Glorioso |
Prescott & Pamela McCardell |
9 F |
1:53.58 |
1991 |
Tank |
Rick Wilson |
Benjamin W. Perkins, Jr. |
Bohemia Stable |
9 F |
1:51.03 |
1990 |
Killer Diller |
James Bruin |
Frank A. Alexander |
Barry K. Schwartz |
9 F |
1:52.40 |
1989 |
Faultless Ensign |
Chris DeCarlo |
Benjamin W. Perkins, Jr. |
B. W. Perkins, Sr./Anthony Tornetta |
9 F |
1:51.20 |
1988 |
Tsarbaby |
Herb McCauley |
D. Wayne Lukas |
Peter M. Brant |
9 F |
1:52.20 |
1987 |
Mister S M |
Frank Lovato, Jr. |
Stephen L. DiMauro |
Samuel F. Morrell |
9 F |
1:49.80 |
1986 |
Fobby Forbes |
Randy Romero |
Carlos Garcia |
Due Process Stable |
9 F |
1:51.00 |
1985 |
Spend a Buck |
Angel Cordero, Jr. |
Cam Gambolati |
Hunter Farm |
9 F |
1:45.80 |
1972 |
Secretariat |
Ron Turcotte |
Lucien Laurin |
Meadow Stable |
8.5 F |
1:44.40 |
1971 |
Riva Ridge |
Ron Turcotte |
Lucien Laurin |
Meadow Stable |
8.5 F |
1:43.60 |
1970 |
Run the Gantlet |
John L. Rotz |
J. Elliott Burch |
Rokeby Stable |
8.5 F |
1:45.00 |
1969 |
Forum |
Walter Blum |
Eugene Jacobs |
Herbert A. Allen, Sr. |
8.5 F |
1:44.40 |
1968 |
Beau Brummel |
Braulio Baeza |
Edward A. Neloy |
Ogden Mills Phipps |
8.5 F |
1:44.60 |
1967 |
Bugged |
Eddie Belmonte |
Ivor G. Balding |
C. V. Whitney |
8.5 F |
1:44.80 |
1966 |
Successor |
Braulio Baeza |
Edward A. Neloy |
Wheatley Stable |
8.5 F |
1:44.20 |
1965 |
Prince Saim |
Joe Culmone |
Al Pepino |
Pepino brothers |
8.5 F |
1.42.80 |
1964 |
Sadair |
Manuel Ycaza |
Les Lear |
North Forty Stable |
8.5 F |
1:41.00 |
1963 |
Hurry to Market |
W. C. Cook |
David Erb |
Roger Wilson/Mrs. T. P. Hull, Jr. |
8.5 F |
1:45.20 |
1962 |
Crewman |
Bill Shoemaker |
Winbert F. Mulholland |
George D. Widener, Jr. |
8.5 F |
1:44.00 |
1961 |
Crimson Satan |
Bill Shoemaker |
Gordon R. Potter |
Crimson King Farm |
8.5 F |
1:44.20 |
1960 |
Carry Back |
Johnny Sellers |
Jack A. Price |
Mrs. Katherine Price |
8.5 F |
1:46.40 |
1959 |
Warfare |
Ismael Valenzuela |
Hack Ross |
Bellehurst Stable |
8.5 F |
1:42.80 |
1958 |
First Landing |
Eddie Arcaro |
Casey Hayes |
Christopher Chenery |
8.5 F |
1:46.40 |
1957 |
Nadir |
Bill Hartack |
Moody Jolley |
Claiborne Farm |
8.5 F |
1:44.20 |
1956 |
Barbizon |
Bill Hartack |
Horace A. Jones |
Calumet Farm |
8.5 F |
1:44.80 |
1955 |
Prince John |
Angel Valenzuela |
Walter A. Kelley |
Elmendorf Farm |
8.5 F |
1:42.60 |
1954 |
Summer Tan |
Eric Guerin |
Sherrill W. Ward |
Dorothy Firestone |
8.5 F |
1:46.20 |
1953 |
Turn-To |
Henry Moreno |
Eddie Hayward |
Cain Hoy Stable |
8.5 F |
1:46.20 |
1952 |
Laffango |
Nick Shuk |
Merritt Buxton |
Trio Stable |
6 F |
1:11.40 |
1951 |
Candle Wood |
Chris Rogers |
|
Robert C. Hanna |
6 F |
1:11.80 |
1950 |
Iswas |
Joe Culmone |
D. W. Kerns |
Brookfield Farm |
6 F |
|
1949 |
Cornwall |
Bob Strange |
B. Frank Christmas |
Abram S. Hewitt |
6 F |
|
1948 |
Blue Peter |
Wayne Wright |
Andy Schuttinger |
Joseph M. Roebling |
5 F |
1:00.80 |
1947 |
Itsabet |
Don Padgett |
D. W. Kerns |
Brookfield Farm |
6 F |
1:11.60 |
1946 |
Double Jay |
Johnny Breen |
Walter L. McCue |
Ridgewood Stable |
6 F |
1:11.00 |
1945 |
Air Rate |
Harry Pratt |
Ralph Lentini |
Frederick Wyse |
6 F |
1:13.20 |
1944 |
Alexis |
|
John A. Healey |
Christiana Stable |
6 F |
|
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