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Fleetwing Handicap
LocationEmpire City Race Track (1908-1914, 1916, 1942)
Belmont Park (1915)
Jamaica Race Course 1943-1953
Inaugurated1908
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance1 1/16 miles
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds and up

The Fleetwing Handicap was an American Thoroughbred race for horses age three and older that was run between 1908 and 1953. Inaugurated at Empire City Race Track in Yonkers, New York it remained there through 1942 with the exception of 1915 when it was temporarily hosted by Belmont Park.[1] In 1942 the Empire City Racetrack ended Thoroughbred racing, reverting to its origins as a facility exclusively for harness racing. As such, in 1943 the Fleeting Handicap was transferred to the Jamaica Race Course in Jamaica, Queens, New York.

Historical notes

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The inaugural running of the Fleetwing took place on August 27, 1908 and was won by Richard Carman's Magazine who returned to win it for a second time in 1910.[2] [3]

Some of the top level horses of their era that won the Fleetwing include Jack Atkin (1909), Hall of Fame inductee Sarazen (1924 and 1925), Tryster (1922), Polydor (1929), Flying Heels (1931), Fighting Fox who broke the Empire City track record while winning the 1939 race, and Sheilas Reward who in his 1950 victory at Jamaica set another new track record.[4] [5]

Records

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Speed record:

Most wins:

  • Magazine (1908, 1910)
  • Sarazen (1924, 1925)
  • The Beasel (1930, 1932)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

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Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Dist.
(furlongs) 		Time
 Win
$
1953 Eatontown 7 Chris Rogers Betty Block Roberts Betty Block Roberts 6 f 1:11.00 $14,950
1952 Tea-Maker 9 Hedley Woodhouse J. Dallet Byers F. Ambrose Clark 6 f 1:10.20 $14,600
1951 More Sun 4 Hedley Woodhouse Preston M. Burch Brookmeade Stable 6 f 1:11.40 $15,200
1950 Sheilas Reward 3 Fernando Fernandez Eugene Jacobs Louis Lazare 6 f 1:09.40 $15,425
1949 Mangohick 5 Douglas Dodson Casey Hayes Christopher Chenery 6 f 1:12.20 $15,800
1948 Buzfuz 6 Conn McCreary Joseph B. Rosen Mose Rauzin 6 f 1:12.20 $20,200
1947 Brown Mogul 4 Eric Guerin John B. Theall Joe W. Brown 6 f 1:11.80 $15,700
1946 Scholarship 4 Arnold Kirkland Kenneth L. W. Force Jr. George G. Gilbert Jr. 6 f 1:10.40 $8,500
1945 First Fiddle 6 Johnny Longden Edward Mulrenan Mrs. Edward Mulrenan 6 f 1:11.00 $8,025
1944 Bossuet 4 James Stout James E. Fitzsimmons Belair Stud 6 f 1:11.00 $7,617
1943 Apache 4 James Stout James E. Fitzsimmons Belair Stud 6 f 1:11.60 $6,225
1942 Doublrab 4 Billie Thompson Harris Brown Lillian Christopher 5.75 f 1:07.40 $4,575
1941 Roman 4 Don Meade Daniel E. Stewart Joseph E. Widener 5.75 f 1:08.20 $5,350
1940 He Did 7 Eddie Arcaro J. Thomas Taylor W. Arnold Hanger 5.75 f 1:08.20 $5,050
1939 Fighting Fox 4 James Stout James E. Fitzsimmons Belair Stud 5.75 f 1:07.40 $5,050
1938 Preeminent 6 Nick Wall Duval A. Headley Hal Price Headley 5.75 f 1:09.40 $5,850
1937 Jay Jay 4 John Gilbert Frank Garrett Howard Bruce 5.75 f 1:08.40 $5,200
1936 Mower 3 Eddie Yager George M. Odom Elsie Cassatt Stewart 5.75 f 1:08.20 $3,950
1933 - 1935 Race not held
1932 The Beasel 5 Earl Sande J. P. "Sammy" Smith J. P. "Sammy" Smith 5.75 f 1:10.00 $2,320
1931 Flying Heels 4 Raymond Workman J. Simon Healy John J. Curtis 5.75 f 1:09.60 $3,420
1930 The Beasel 3 Willie Kelsay Henry McDaniel Gifford A. Cochran 5.75 f 1:09.20 $3,470
1929 Polydor 4 Mack Garner William J. Speirs William Ziegler Jr. 5.75 f 1:09.20 $3,700
1928 Happy Argo 5 George Fields Max Hirsch Kershaw Stable 5.75 f 1:09.60 $4,190
1927 Sweepster 3 Laverne Fator Sam Hildreth Rancocas Stable 5.75 f 1:09.40 $4,170
1926 Noah 4 Linus McAtee James G. Rowe Sr. Harry Payne Whitney 5.75 f 1:08.80 $3,910
1925 Sarazen 4 Earl Sande Max Hirsch Virginia Fair Vanderbilt 5.75 f 1:08.40
1924 Sarazen 3 John Maiben Max Hirsch Virginia Fair Vanderbilt 5.75 f 1:08.40 $4,490
1923 Runantell 4 Clarence Turner Thomas Welsh Joseph E. Widener 5.75 f 1:08.80 $4,910
1922 Tryster 4 Lewis Norris James G. Rowe Sr. Harry Payne Whitney 5.75 f 1:09.60 $4,530
1921 Dominique 4 Laverne Fator Sam Hildreth Rancocas Stable 5.75 f 1:09.60 $4,230
1920 Irish Dream 3 Clarence Turner Charles White Kilrane Stable 5.75 f 1:09.40 $2,770
1919 Ticklish 3 Charles Fairbrother Richard E. Watkins Richard E. Watkins 5.75 f 1:08.80 $2,325
1918 Old Koenig 5 Lavelle Ensor George Ziegler Beverwyck Stable 5.75 f 1:07.80 $2,325
1917 Top o' th' Morning 5 Merritt Buxton William Shields Paul Powers 6 f (±) 1:10.20 $2,325
1916 He Will 4 Roscoe Troxler Louis Feustel Louis Feustel 6 f 1:12.00 $1,345
1915 Phosphor 3 Johnny Loftus William H. Karrick Schuyler L. Parsons 6 f 1:11.40 $1,250
1914 Ten Point 4 James Butwell Anthony L. Aste Anthony L. Aste 6 f 1:13.00 $1,355
1911 - 1913 Race not held
1910 Magazine 5 George Archibald Frank Ernest Richard F. Carman 6 f 1:12.00 $1,150
1909 Jack Atkin 5 Vincent Powers John Powers Barney Schreiber 6 f 1:12.00 $1,165
1908 Magazine 3 Dalton McCarthy Frank Regan Richard F. Carman 6 f 1:15.20 $2,370

References

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  1. ^ "Friar Rock and Phosphor Win Stakes at Belmont Park". New York Times, Section Sports, page 4. 1915-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
  2. ^ "Fast Magazine Prevails". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1908-08-28. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
  3. ^ "Fleetwing Not Truly Run". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1910-07-29. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
  4. ^ "Fighting Fox Lowers Record". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1939-07-10. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  5. ^ "Sheilas Reward Sets Jamaica Track Mark in Fleetwing Handicap". New York Times, Section Sports, page 34. 1950-07-06. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
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