Pimlico Nursery Stakes
| Discontinued stakes race | |
| Location | Pimlico Race Course Baltimore, Maryland |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1910-1947 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred, Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 5 furlongs |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Two-year-olds |
The Pimlico Nursery Stakes was a race for Thoroughbred horses run at Pimlico Race Course from 1909 through 1947.[1] Open to two-year-old horses of either sex, it was run on a dirt track.[2][3]
Distances:
- 1909-1937, 1943, 1945: 4½ furlongs
- 1938-1942, 1944, 1946-1947: 5 furlongs
Records
Speed record:
- Lady Gunner - 0:53.00 for 4½ furlongs in 1945
- Dockstader - 1:00.20 for 5 furlongs in 1944
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Eddie Ambrose (1915, 1917, 1919, 1929)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - William M. Garth (1913, 1921, 1923)
- 3 - Preston M. Burch (1928, 1932, 1936)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Samuel Ross (1909,1916, 1930)
- 3 - Sarah F. Jeffords (1926, 1929, 1936)
- 3 - Ella K. Bryson (1940, 1941, 1947)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Dist. (Furlongs) |
Time |
Win$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Equibit | 2 | Nick Jemas | Frederick W. Case | Ella K. Bryson | 5 F | 1:01.40 | $8,095 |
| 1946 | Jet Pilot | 2 | Douglas Dodson | Tom Smith | Maine Chance Farm | 5 F | 1:02.20 | $4,250 |
| 1945 | Lady Gunner | 2 | John Breen | James McGee | Morris Wexler | 4.5 F | 0:53.00 | $3,870 |
| 1944 | Dockstader | 2 | Eddie Arcaro | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable | 5 F | 1:00.20 | $6,190 |
| 1943 | Galactic | 2 | George Woolf | James E. Ryan | Esther D. du Pont Weir | 4.5 F | 0:54.80 | $3,010 |
| 1942 | Teentee | 2 | Albert Schmidl | Michael M. Harrison | J. L. Collins | 5 F | 1:00.80 | $5,720 |
| 1941 | Joe Ray | 2 | Conn McCreary | Joseph Serio Jr. | Ella K. Bryson | 5 F | 1:02.00 | $5,150 |
| 1940 | Nannykins | 2 | Albert Shelhamer | Joseph Serio Jr. | Ella K. Bryson | 5 F | 1:01.00 | $5,530 |
| 1939 | Cockerel | 2 | Hilton Dabson | Hugh Dufford | Alvin Untermyer | 5 F | 1:01.00 | $4,820 |
| 1938 | Charlotte Girl | 2 | Johnny Longden | Phil Reuter | Elwood Sachsenmaier | 5 F | 1:00.40 | $4,810 |
| 1937 | Rehearsal | 2 | Joe Wagner | John A. Boniface | Mrs. Robert H. Heighe | 4.5 F | 0:54.40 | $2,500 |
| 1936 | Golden Era | 2 | Harry Richards | Preston M. Burch | Sarah F. Jeffords | 4.5 F | 0:55.00 | $2,830 |
| 1935 | Grand Slam | 2 | Raymond Workman | R. Emmett Potts | BoMar Stable (Charles B. Bohn & Peter A. Markey) | 4.5 F | 0:56.60 | $2,780 |
| 1934 | Surveyor | 2 | Raymond Workman | Thomas J. Healey | C. V. Whitney | 4.5 F | 0:54.60 | $3,770 |
| 1933 | Wise Daughter | 2 | Buddy Hanford | Sherrill W. Ward | Everglade Stable | 4.5 F | 0:55.80 | $3,770 |
| 1932 | Garden Message | 2 | J. Smith | Preston M. Burch | Thomas H. Somerville | 4.5 F | 0:55.20 | $6,340 |
| 1931 | Election Day | 2 | Edward Watters | Thomas D. Rodrock | Katherine E. Hitt | 4.5 F | 0:54.40 | $6,150 |
| 1930 | Happy Scot | 2 | Jason Eaby | Matthew Smart | Samuel Ross | 4.5 F | 0:53.80 | $5,920 |
| 1929 | Good As Gold | 2 | Eddie Ambrose | Scott P. Harlan | Sarah F. Jeffords | 4.5 F | 0:55.40 | $5,440 |
| 1928 | Chicleight | 2 | Raymond Peternell | Preston M. Burch | Nevada Stock Farm (George Wingfield) | 4.5 F | 0:54.20 | $5,950 |
| 1927 | Rose Eternal | 2 | Pete Walls | George L. Arvin | H. Telller Archibald | 4.5 F | 0:55.00 | $6,020 |
| 1926 | Triton | 2 | Albert Johnson | Scott P. Harlan | Sarah F. Jeffords | 4.5 F | 0:54.40 | $5,860 |
| 1925 | Rock Man | 2 | Albert Johnson | Joseph H. Stotler | Sagamore Stable | 4.5 F | 0:54.00 | $6,070 |
| 1924 | Single Foot | 2 | Edward Scobie | Harry Rites | J. Edwin Griffith | 4.5 F | 0:54.00 | $3,850 |
| 1923 | Yankee Princess | 2 | Clarence Kummer | William M. Garth | Joshua S. Cosden | 4.5 F | 0:54.80 | $1,950 |
| 1922 | Frank G. | 2 | Clyde Ponce | James E. Fitzsimmons | Quincy Stable (James Francis Johnson) | 4.5 F | 0:53.80 | $2,150 |
| 1921 | Lord Baltimore | 2 | Ted Rice | William M. Garth | Joshua S. Cosden | 4.5 F | 0:56.00 | $2,050 |
| 1920 | Careful | 2 | Willie Kelsay | Eugene Wayland | Walter J. Salmon Sr. | 4.5 F | 0:56.00 | $2,100 |
| 1919 | Kinnoul | 2 | Eddie Ambrose | Michael J. Daly | Walter M. Jeffords Sr. | 4.5 F | 0:55.00 | $1,225 |
| 1918 | Blue Laddie | 2 | Frank Robinson | Albert Simons | Harry P. Whitney | 4.5 F | 0:54.80 | $1,200 |
| 1917 | Virginia Yell | 2 | Eddie Ambrose | Lewis W. Garth | John Porter Jones | 4.5 F | 0:57.00 | $1,655 |
| 1916 | Crank | 2 | Merritt Buxton | William H. Brooks | Samuel Ross | 4.5 F | 0:55.00 | $1,440 |
| 1915 | Tina-A-Ling | 2 | Eddie Ambrose | Edward Phelan | Quincy Stable (James Francis Johnson) | 4.5 F | 0:55.60 | $1,210 |
| 1914 | The Masquerader | 2 | James Butwell | Lewis W. Garth | Ral Parr | 4.5 F | 0:54.40 | $1,600 |
| 1913 | Executor | 2 | Clarence Turner | William M. Garth | Ral Parr | 4.5 F | 0:56.00 | $1,685 |
| 1912 | Rock View | 2 | John McTaggart | Louis Feustel | August Belmont Jr. | 4.5 F | 0:54.60 | $1,610 |
| 1911 | Overman | 2 | Eddie Dugan | John Whelan | August Belmont Jr. | 4.5 F | 0:55.40 | $1,880 |
| 1910 | Stinger | 2 | Charles Grand | Theodore F. Coles | C. C. Smithson | 4.5 F | 0:56.80 | $2,070 |
| 1909 | Tom Melton | 2 | Richard Scoville | Matthew Smart | Samuel Ross | 4.5 F | 0:56.20 | $1,675 |
References
- ^ Daily Racing Form May 7, 1943, "History of Pimlico Nursery Stakes" Retrieved July 25, 2018
- ^ Daily Racing Form "Tom Melton's Stake Race: Wins The Nursery Stakes At Pimlico" Retrieved July 24, 2018
- ^ Daily Racing Form "Equibit Finishes Fast on Outside To Annex Pimlico Nursery Stakes" Retrieved July 24, 2018