Horse race
The Wood Memorial Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually in April at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park , Queens , New York . It is run over a distance of 9 furlongs on dirt. The Wood Memorial has been run as a Grade II event since 2017.[1] It was a Grade I race from 1974 (when grading was first introduced) to 1994 and again from 2002 to 2016.[2]
The Wood Memorial is one of the major prep races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby . Between 1930 and 2000, eleven winners of the Wood Memorial went on to win the Kentucky Derby (Gallant Fox , Twenty Grand , Johnstown , Count Fleet , Hoop Jr. , Assault , Foolish Pleasure , Bold Forbes , Seattle Slew , Pleasant Colony and Fusaichi Pegasus ). Four of them also won the Triple Crown . The most famous loser in the Wood Memorial was Secretariat , who finished third in 1973.
The winner of the Wood Memorial has not won the Kentucky Derby since 2000, in part because several became injured in the weeks between the two races. For example, Toby's Corner missed the Derby with lameness in his left hind leg (2011), Eskendereya with a soft tissue injury in his left front leg (2010), I Want Revenge with a ligament injury to his right front ankle (2009) and Buddha with separation of the hoof wall from the laminae of his left front leg (2002).
The race was named to honor Eugene D. Wood , a New York State politician and horse racing enthusiast who had been a founder and past president of the old Jamaica Racetrack where the race was run until 1960.
From 1925 to 1939, the Wood Memorial was run over a distance of one mile and seventy yards, then at 1+ 1 ⁄16 miles from 1940 to 1951, after which it was changed to its present 1+ 1 ⁄8 miles. All entrants currently carry a weight of 123 lb.
The race was run in two divisions in 1944, 1945, 1947, 1974, and 1983.
Records
In 2005, Bellamy Road set a new stakes record of 1:47.16 at the 1+ 1 ⁄8 mile distance in winning by 17+ 1 ⁄2 lengths for his owner, George Steinbrenner .[3]
Most wins by a jockey :
Most wins by a trainer :
Most wins by an owner:
Winners of the Wood Memorial Stakes
Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
Grade
1925
Backbone
Ivan H. Parke
James G. Rowe, Sr.
H. P. Whitney
1:43.40
1926
Pompey
Bennie Breuning
William H. Karrick
William R. Coe
1:42.00
1927
Saxon
George Ellis
James G. Rowe, Sr.
Greentree Stable
1:43.60
1928
Distraction
Danny McAuliffe
George Tappen
Wheatley Stable
1:46.00
1929
Essare
Mack Garner
Joe Johnson
Jacques Stable
1:44.00
1930
Gallant Fox
Earl Sande
Jim Fitzsimmons
Belair Stud
1:43.60
1931
Twenty Grand
Charley Kurtsinger
James G. Rowe, Jr.
Greentree Stable
1:42.60
1932
Universe
Linus McAtee
Joseph Bauer
Thomas M. Cassidy
1:43.00
1933
Mr. Khayyam
Pete Walls
Matthew Peter Brady
Catawba Farm
1:42.60
1934
High Quest
Dominick Bellizzi
Robert A. Smith
Brookmeade Stable
1:43.80
1935
Today
Raymond Workman
Thomas J. Healey
C. V. Whitney
1:42.80
1936
Teufel
Herbert Litzenberger
Jim Fitzsimmons
Wheatley Stable
1:43.20
1937
Melodist
Johnny Longden
Jim Fitzsimmons
Wheatley Stable
1:42.80
1938
Fighting Fox
James Stout
Jim Fitzsimmons
Belair Stud
1:43.00
1939
Johnstown
James Stout
Jim Fitzsimmons
Belair Stud
1:42.00
1940
Dit
Leon Haas
Max Hirsch
W. Arnold Hanger
1:45.80
1941
Market Wise
Don Meade
George W. Carroll
Louis Tufano
1:45.60
1942
Requested
Wayne D. Wright
Blackie McCoole
Mrs. Ben F. Whitaker
1:45.20
1943
Count Fleet
Johnny Longden
Don Cameron
Fannie Hertz
1:43.00
1944
Lucky Draw
Johnny Longden
Bert Mulholland
George D. Widener, Jr.
1:46.20
1944
Stir Up
Eddie Arcaro
John M. Gaver, Sr.
Greentree Stable
1:44.20
1945
Jeep
Arnold Kirkland
Lydell T. Ruff
C. V. Whitney
1:45.80
1945
Hoop Jr.
Eddie Arcaro
Ivan H. Parke
Fred W. Hooper
1:45.00
1946
Assault
Warren Mehrtens
Max Hirsch
King Ranch
1:46.60
1947
Phalanx
Eddie Arcaro
Sylvester Veitch
C. V. Whitney
1:43.80
1947
I Will
Eddie Arcaro
Sidney Jacobs
Jaclyn Stable
1:45.00
1948
My Request
Douglas Dodson
James P. Conway
Mrs. Ben F. Whitaker
1:46.20
1949
Olympia
Eddie Arcaro
Ivan H. Parke
Fred W. Hooper
1:45.00
1950
Hill Prince
Eddie Arcaro
Casey Hayes
Christopher Chenery
1:43.60
1951
Repetoire
Pete McLean
Albert Jensen
Nora A. Mikell
1:44.40
1952
Master Fiddle
David Gorman
Sol Rutchick
Myhelen Stable
1:52.40
1953
Native Dancer
Eric Guerin
William C. Winfrey
Alfred G. Vanderbilt II
1:50.60
1954
Correlation
Bill Shoemaker
Noble Threewitt
Robert S. Lytle
1:50.00
1955
Nashua
Ted Atkinson
Jim Fitzsimmons
Belair Stud
1:50.60
1956
Head Man
Eddie Arcaro
Sylvester Veitch
C. V. Whitney
1:50.20
1957
Bold Ruler
Eddie Arcaro
Jim Fitzsimmons
Wheatley Stable
1:48.80
1958
Jewel's Reward
Eddie Arcaro
Ivan H. Parke
Maine Chance Farm
1:50.20
1959
Manassa Mauler
Ray Broussard
Pancho Martin
Emil Dolce
1:49.60
1960
Francis S.
Bill Shoemaker
Burley Parke
Harbor View Farm
1:50.20
1961
Globemaster
John L. Rotz
Thomas J. Kelly
Leonard P. Sasso
1:50.20
1962
Admiral's Voyage
Braulio Baeza
Charles R. Parke
Fred W. Hooper
1:49.20
1963
No Robbery
John L. Rotz
John M. Gaver, Sr.
Greentree Stable
1:49.20
1964
Quadrangle
Bill Hartack
J. Elliott Burch
Rokeby Stable
1:50.20
1965
Flag Raiser
Bobby Ussery
Hirsch Jacobs
Isidor Bieber
1:50.20
1966
Amberoid
William Boland
Lucien Laurin
Reginald N. Webster
1:49.60
1967
Damascus
Bill Shoemaker
Frank Y. Whiteley, Jr.
Edith W. Bancroft
1:49.60
1968
Dancer's Image
Bobby Ussery
Lou Cavalaris, Jr.
Peter D. Fuller
1:49.00
1969
Dike
Jorge Velasquez
Lucien Laurin
Claiborne Farm
1:49.60
1970
Personality
Eddie Belmonte
John W. Jacobs
Ethel D. Jacobs
1:49.40
1971
Good Behaving
Chuck Baltazar
John P. Campo
Neil Hellman
1:49.80
1972
Upper Case
Ron Turcotte
Lucien Laurin
Meadow Stable
1:49.00
1973
Angle Light
Jacinto Vasquez
Lucien Laurin
Edwin Whittaker
1:49.80
I
1974
Flip Sal
Angel Cordero, Jr.
Stephen A. DiMauro
Salvatore Tufano
1:51.40
I
1974
Rube The Great
Miguel A. Rivera
Pancho Martin
Sigmund Sommer
1:49.60
I
1975
Foolish Pleasure
Jacinto Vasquez
LeRoy Jolley
John L. Greer
1:48.80
I
1976
Bold Forbes
Angel Cordero, Jr.
Laz Barrera
E. Rodriguez Tizol
1:47.40
I
1977
Seattle Slew
Jean Cruguet
William H. Turner, Jr.
Karen L. Taylor
1:49.60
II
1978
Believe It
Eddie Maple
Woody Stephens
Hickory Tree Stable
1:49.80
I
1979
Instrument Landing
Angel Cordero, Jr.
David A. Whiteley
Pen-Y-Bryn Farm
1:49.20
I
1980
Plugged Nickle
Buck Thornburg
Thomas J. Kelly
John M. Schiff
1:50.80
I
1981
Pleasant Colony
Jeffrey Fell
John P. Campo
Buckland Farm
1:49.60
I
1982
Air Forbes Won
Angel Cordero, Jr.
Frank LaBoccetta
Edward Anchel
1:51.00
I
1983
Bounding Basque
Gregg McCarron
Woody Sedlacek
Jacques Wimpfheimer
1:51.00
I
1983
Slew o' Gold
Eddie Maple
Sidney Watters, Jr.
Equusequity Stable
1:51.40
I
1984
Leroy S.
Jean Cruguet
Jan Nerud
John A. Nerud
1:51.40
I
1985
Eternal Prince
Richard Migliore
John J. Lenzini, Jr.
Brian J. Hurst
1:48.80
I
1986
Broad Brush
Vincent Bracciale, Jr.
Richard W. Small
Robert E. Meyerhoff
1:50.60
I
1987
Gulch
Jose Santos
LeRoy Jolley
Peter M. Brant
1:49.00
I
1988
Private Terms
Chris Antley
Charles Hadry
Locust Hill Farm
1:47.20
I
1989
Easy Goer
Pat Day
C. R. McGaughey III
Ogden Phipps
1:50.60
I
1990
Thirty Six Red
Mike E. Smith
Nick Zito
B. Giles Brophy
1:50.40
I
1991
Cahill Road
Craig Perret
Scotty Schulhofer
Frances A. Genter
1:48.40
I
1992
Devil His Due
Mike E. Smith
H. Allen Jerkens
Lion Crest Stable
1:49.20
I
1993
Storm Tower
Rick Wilson
Ben W. Perkins, Jr.
Char-Mari Stable
1:48.40
I
1994
Irgun
Gary Stevens
Steven W. Young
B.& M. Chase
1:49.00
I
1995
Talkin Man
Shane Sellers
Roger Attfield
Kinghaven Farms
1:49.20
II
1996
Unbridled's Song
Mike E. Smith
James T. Ryerson
Paraneck Stable
1:49.80
II
1997
Captain Bodgit
Alex Solis
Gary Capuano
Team Valor
1:48.20
II
1998
Coronado's Quest
Robbie Davis
C. R. McGaughey III
Stuart S. Janney III
1:47.40
II
1999
Adonis
Jorge Chavez
Nick Zito
Paraneck Stable
1:47.60
II
2000
Fusaichi Pegasus
Kent Desormeaux
Neil D. Drysdale
Fusao Sekiguchi
1:47.80
II
2001
Congaree
Victor Espinoza
Bob Baffert
Stonerside Stable
1:47.80
II
2002
Buddha
Pat Day
H. James Bond
Gary and Mary West
1:48.60
I
2003
Empire Maker
Jerry Bailey
Robert J. Frankel
Juddmonte Farms
1:48.60
I
2004
Tapit
Ramon A. Dominguez
Michael W. Dickinson
Ronald Winchell
1:49.60
I
2005
Bellamy Road
Javier Castellano
Nick Zito
Kinsman Stable
1:47.16
I
2006
Bob and John
Garrett Gomez
Bob Baffert
Stonerside Stable
1:51.54
I
2007
Nobiz Like Shobiz
Cornelio Velasquez
Barclay Tagg
Elizabeth J. Valando
1:49.46
I
2008
Tale of Ekati
Edgar Prado
Barclay Tagg
Charles E. Fipke
1:52.35
I
2009
I Want Revenge
Joseph Talamo
Jeff Mullins
Lanzman & IEAH
1:49.49
I
2010
Eskendereya
John Velazquez
Todd A. Pletcher
Zayat Stables
1:49.97
I
2011
Toby's Corner
Eddie Castro
H. Graham Motion
Dianne Cotter
1:49.93
I
2012
Gemologist
Javier Castellano
Todd Pletcher
WinStar Farm
1:50.96
I
2013
Verrazano
John Velazquez
Todd A. Pletcher
Let's Go Stables
1:50.27
I
2014
Wicked Strong
Rajiv Maragh
James Jerkens
Centennial Farms
1:49.31
I
2015
Frosted
Joel Rosario
Kiaran McLaughlin
Godolphin Racing
1:50.31
I
2016
Outwork
John Velazquez
Todd Pletcher
Repole Stable
1:52.92
I
2017
Irish War Cry
Rajiv Maragh
H. Graham Motion
Isabelle de Tomaso
1:50.91
II
2018
Vinno Rosso
John Velazquez
Todd Pletcher
Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable
1:49.79
II
Notes:
In 1956, Golf Ace won but was disqualified and placed 2nd.
In 1962, Admiral's Voyage and Sunrise County finished in a dead heat . However, Sunrise County, was disqualified and placed 2nd.
Leroy S. (1984), Cahill Road (1991), Irgun (1994), Coronado's Quest (1998), Buddha (2002). I Want Revenge (2009), Eskendereya (2010), and Toby's Corner (2011) are recent horses to win the Wood Memorial Stakes, but not run in the Kentucky Derby .[4]
See also
References
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