- Cowdin Stakes
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The Cowdin Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Aqueduct Racetrack and at Belmont Park. First run in 1923 as the Junior Champion Stakes, it was renamed the Cowdin Stakes in 1941 to honor to John Cheever Cowdin, former president of Aqueduct Racetrack.
The race was for two-year-old horses and run over a distance of one mile prior to 1935, and in both 1984 and 1995; at six and a half furlongs from 1935 to 1957, and from 1997 to 2005. The race was split into two divisions in 1963, 1973, and 1976.
The Cowdin Stakes was held at:
- Belmont Park - 1956 to 1958, 1960 to 1962, from 1968 to 1990, 1998 to 2005
- Aqueduct Racetrack 1923-1956, 1959, 1962-1967, 1991-1997
At its peak, the Cowdin Stakes was one of the important East Coast races for two-year-olds, a number of which would earn the Eclipse Award for Outstanding 2-Year-Old Male Horse.
The New York Racing Association (NYRA) eliminated the Cowdin Stakes after its 2005 running.
Winners of the Cowdin Stakes
Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner 2005 He's Got Grit Jerry Bailey Steve Asmussen Curtis C. Green 2004 Flamenco Jerry Bailey Todd Pletcher Peachtree Stable 2003 Smokume Shannon Uske H. Allen Jerkens Hobeau Farm 2002 Boston Bull John Velazquez Todd Pletcher Dogwood Stable 2001 Sunray Spirit Eibar Coa Eoin G. Harty Godolphin Stable 2000 Fistfite Richard Migliore William Badgett, Jr. Peter Callahan 1999 Twilight Time Mike Luzzi Linda Rice Char Mari Stable 1998 Successful Appeal Richard Migliore John C. Kimmel Starview Stable 1997 Coronado's Quest Mike E. Smith C. R. McGaughey III Stuart S. Janney III 1996 Just A Cat Joe Bravo James T. Ryerson Noreen Carpenito 1995 Gator Dancer Eddie Maple Pat Kelly Fox Ridge Farm 1994 Old Tascosa Carlos Lopez Walter C. Reese Noreen Carpenito 1993 You And I Craig Perret Stanley M. Hough Triumviri Stable 1992 Wallenda Herb McCauley Frank A. Alexander Dogwood Stable 1991 Salt Lake Mike E. Smith D. Wayne Lukas William T. Young 1990 Scan Jerry Bailey Flint S. Schulhofer William Haggin Perry 1989 Adjudicating Jacinto Vasquez C. R. McGaughey III Ogden Mills Phipps 1988 Easy Goer Pat Day C. R. McGaughey III Ogden Phipps 1987 Tejano Jacinto Vasquez D. Wayne Lukas Lloyd R. French, Jr. 1986 Polish Navy Randy Romero C. R. McGaughey III Ogden Phipps 1985 Ketoh Jorge Velasquez D. Wayne Lukas Helen C. Alexander 1984 Chief's Crown Don MacBeth Roger Laurin Star Crown Stable 1983 Devil's Bag Eddie Maple Woody Stephens Hickory Tree Stable 1982 What's Dat Eddie Maple Woody Stephens Hickory Tree Stable 1981 Native Raja Chris McCarron Joseph R. Nash Grandview Stables 1980 Lord Avie Jorge Velasquez Daniel Perlsweig David Simon 1979 Rockhill Native John Oldham Herbert K. Stevens Harry A. Oak 1978 Tim The Tiger Jeffrey Fell John M. Veitch Calumet Farm 1977 Quadratic Jorge Velasquez Woody Stephens August Belmont IV 1976 Sail To Rome Jeffrey Fell Woody Stephens Lucille Stephens 1976 For The Moment Eddie Maple LeRoy Jolley Gerald Robins 1975 Honest Pleasure Jorge Velasquez LeRoy Jolley Bertram R. Firestone 1974 Foolish Pleasure Jacinto Vasquez LeRoy Jolley John L. Greer 1973 Protagonist Angel Santiago John P. Campo Elmendorf Farm 1973 Lord Rebeau Heliodoro Gustines William Hightower Paul Cresci 1972 Step Nicely Angel Cordero, Jr. H. Allen Jerkens Hobeau Farm 1971 Loquacious Don Jorge Velasquez John W. Jacobs Nelson Bunker Hunt 1970 Hoist The Flag Jean Cruguet Sidney Watters, Jr. Jane Forbes Clark 1969 Silent Screen John L. Rotz J. Bowes Bond Elberon Farm 1968 King Emperor Braulio Baeza Edward A. Neloy Wheatley Stable 1967 Iron Ruler Laffit Pincay, Jr. Edward Yowell October House Farm 1966 Dr. Fager Bill Shoemaker John A. Nerud Tartan Stable 1965 Advocator Eldon Nelson Clyde Troutt Ada L. Rice 1964 Tom Rolfe Ron Turcotte Frank Whiteley, Jr. Powhatan Stable 1963 Chieftain Bill Hartack Frank Whiteley, Jr. Powhatan Stable 1963 Dunfee Ray Broussard Not found Dorothy Rigney 1962 Never Bend Manuel Ycaza Woody Stephens Cain Hoy Stable 1961 Jaipur Eddie Arcaro Bert Mulholland George D. Widener, Jr. 1960 Carry Back Bill Hartack Jack A. Price Katherine Price 1959 Warfare Ismael Valenzuela Hack Ross Bellehurst Stable 1958 Crafty Skipper Bobby Ussery Lucien Laurin Charfran Stable 1957 Jewel's Reward Bill Hartack Ivan H. Parke Maine Chance Farm 1956 Mister Jive Hedley Woodhouse G. M. Carter John L. Applebaum 1955 Noorsaga* Eric Guerin Not found Mrs. C. Ulrick Bay 1954 Summer Tan Eric Guerin Sherrill W. Ward Dorothy B. Firestone 1953 Fisherman Hedley Woodhouse Sylvester Veitch C. V. Whitney 1952 Invigorator Dave Gorman N. R. McLeod Saxon Stable 1951 Eternal Moon Conn McCreary Daverne Emery Emerald Hill Stable 1950 Away Away Ovie Scurlock Woody Stephens Woodvale Farm 1949 Hill Prince Eddie Arcaro Casey Hayes Christopher Chenery 1948 Algasir Ted Atkinson Not found Mrs. F. Ambrose Clark 1947 My Request Eddie Arcaro James P. Conway Ben F. Whitaker 1946 Cosmic Bomb Ruperto Donoso Willie Booth William G. Helis, Sr. 1945 Knockdown Douglas Dodson James W. Smith Maine Chance Farm 1944 Best Effort Ted Atkinson Not found Claud C. Tanner 1943 Alorter John Deering John H. Skirvin Alwin C. Ernst 1942 Slide Rule Conn McCreary Cecil Wilhelm William E. Boeing 1941 Requested Jack Westrope J. H. McCoole Ben F. Whitaker 1940 King Cole James Stout James E. Fitzsimmons Ogden Phipps 1939 Merry Knight Ronald Nash James E. Fitzsimmons Wheatley Stable 1938 El Chico Nick Wall Matthew Peter Brady William Ziegler, Jr. 1937 Can't Wait Lester Balaski J. T. Taylor Myron Selznick 1936 Pompoon Harry Richards Cyrus F. Clarke Jerome H. Louchheim 1935 Ned Reigh Raymond Workman Henry McDaniel Willis Sharpe Kilmer 1934 Sailor Beware Raymond Workman James G. Rowe, Jr. Greentree Stable 1933 First Minstrel Silvio Coucci James G. Rowe, Jr. Greentree Stable 1932 Repaid Pete Walls Not found Quincy Stable 1931 Faireno Tom Malley James E. Fitzsimmons Belair Stud 1930 Twenty Grand Charley Kurtsinger James G. Rowe, Jr. Greentree Stable 1929 Gallant Fox John Maiben James E. Fitzsimmons Belair Stud 1928 Petkins Harold Thurber Not found Marshall Field III 1927 Nixie P. Goodwin Not found Wheatley Stable 1926 Bonnie Maginn Danny McAuliffe James E. Fitzsimmons Belair Stud 1925 Mars Harry Richards Robert A. Smith Walter Jeffords, Sr. 1924 Star Lore Clyde Ponce Not found William Ziegler, Jr. 1923 Mr. Mutt Harold Thurber Albert Gordon Bud Fisher - In 1955, Busher Fantasy finished first, but was disqualified.
References
Categories:- Horse races in the United States
- Horse races in New York
- Belmont Park
- Flat horse races for two-year-olds
- Previously graded stakes races in the United States
- Discontinued horse races
- Recurring events established in 1923
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