Edgemere Handicap
| Discontinued stakes race | |
| Location | Aqueduct Racetrack Queens, New York City, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1901 - 1957 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | All ages |
The Edgemere Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race. Inaugurated in 1901 at the old Aqueduct Racetrack, it was open to horses of all ages and contested on dirt at a distance of one mile and seventy yards.[1] The following year the distance was changed to one mile and one furlong.
In 1908, the race was won by the two-year-old colt, Fashion Plate. There was no race between 1909 and 1916 and when it returned in 1917, conditions were modified to make it a contest for horses age three and older.
The Edgemere Handicap remained at Aqueduct Racetrack until 1956 when it was run at the Jamaica Racetrack at a mile and a sixteenth. The final edition was run on June 20, 1957 at Belmont Park.[2]
A new Edgemere Handicap was established at Aqueduct Racetrack in 1960 which in 1981 was renamed the Red Smith Handicap.
Winners
- 1957 - Admiral Vee
- 1956 - Artismo
- 1955 - Paper Tiger
- 1954 - Invigorator
- 1953 - Level Sea
- 1952 - Out Point
- 1951 - One Hitter
- 1950 - Three Rings
- 1949 - My Request
- 1948 - Loyal Legion
- 1947 - Elpis
- 1946 - Stymie
- 1945 - Olympic Zenith
- 1944 - Strategic
- 1943 - Apache
- 1942 - The Rhymer
- 1941 - Market Wise
- 1940 - Hash
- 1939 - Hash
- 1938 - Idle Miss
- 1937 - Strabo
- 1936 - Action
- 1933 - 1935 - no race
- 1932 - Blenheim III
- 1931 - Curate
- 1930 - Live Oak
- 1929 - Distraction
- 1928 - Ironsides
- 1927 - Black Maria
- 1926 - Peanuts
- 1925 - Peanuts
- 1924 - Ladkin
- 1923 - Little Chief
- 1922 - Lucky Hour
- 1921 - Captain Alcock
- 1920 - John P. Grier
- 1919 - Lucullite
- 1918 - George Smith
- 1917 - Chiclet
- 1909 - 1916 - no race
- 1908 - Fashion Plate
- 1907 - Ballot
- 1906 - Running Water
- 1905 - Bedouin
- 1904 - Dolly Spanker
- 1903 - Hermis
- 1902 - Allan
- 1901 - Ethics
References
- ^ "Long Odd Horses Won". New York Times. 1901-11-01. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
- ^ "Admiral Vee Defeats Third Brother in Belmont Feature". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1957-06-20. Retrieved 2018-11-25.