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Horse race
The Suburban Stakes (also known Suburban Handicap ) is an American Grade II Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York . Open to horses age three and older, it is now run at the 1+ 1 ⁄4 mile distance on dirt for a $350,000 purse (as of 2023).
Named after the City and Suburban Handicap in England, the Suburban had its 133rd running in 2019.
Inaugurated at the Sheepshead Bay Race Track in 1884, it was run there through 1910.[ 1] However, the 1908 passage of the Hart–Agnew anti-betting legislation by the New York Legislature under Republican Governor Charles Evans Hughes led to a state-wide shutdown of racing in 1911 and 1912.[ 2] [ 3] A February 21, 1913 ruling by the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division saw horse racing return in 1913.[ 4] Nevertheless, it was too late for the Sheepshead Bay horse racing facility and it never reopened.[ 5] [ 6] The race was picked up by the operators of Belmont Park where it was run in 1913. Not run the following year it was hosted by the Empire City Race Track in 1915 before returning to Belmont Park. It has remained there except for the races of 1961 to 1974 and 1976 when it was run at Aqueduct Racetrack .
The Suburban Handicap was contested at a distance of one and one half miles in 1975 and at a mile and three-sixteenths in 1976. Beginning in 1978, the race was started on Belmont Park's clubhouse turn. The event was renamed from the Suburban Handicap in 2017.
The race is the final of the three races that once composed the New York Handicap Triple series of races as it follows the Metropolitan Handicap and the Brooklyn Handicap . Four horses have won the Handicap Triple:
The list of former winners is like a who's who of the race horse world, featuring some of American racing's greatest champions. The first mare to win the Suburban Handicap was the great Hall of Famer , Imp .
Speed record:
Most wins:
Most wins by a jockey :
8 – Eddie Arcaro (1945, 1947, 1949, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961)
Most wins by a trainer :
Most wins by an owner:
Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Dist. (Miles )
Time
Win$
Gr.
2023
Charge It
4
John Velazquez
Todd Pletcher
Whisper Hill Farm
11 ⁄4
2:01.31
$192,500
G2
2022
Dynamic One
4
Irad Ortiz Jr.
Todd Pletcher
Repole Stable , Phipps Stable, and St. Elias Stable
11 ⁄4
2:01.26
$220,000
G2
2021
Max Player
4
Ricardo Santana Jr.
Steve Asmussen
George E. Hall and SportBLX Thoroughbreds Corp
11 ⁄4
2:01.95
$220,000
G2
2020
Tacitus
4
John Velazquez
William I. Mott
Juddmonte Farms Inc
11 ⁄4
1:59.51
$200,000
G2
2019
Preservationist
6
Junior Alvarado
James A. Jerkens
Centennial Farms (Don Little Jr.)
11 ⁄4
1:59.99
$375,000
G2
2018
Diversify
5
Irad Ortiz Jr.
Richard Violette Jr.
Lauren & Ralph Evans
11 ⁄4
1:59.84
$375,000
G2
2017
Keen Ice
5
José Ortiz
Todd Pletcher
Donegal Racing (syndicate) & Calumet Farm
11 ⁄4
2:02.02
$400,000
G2
2016
Effinex
5
Mike E. Smith
James A. Jerkens
Tri-Bone Stables (Bernice Cohen)
11 ⁄4
2:01.04
$275,000
G2
2015
Effinex
4
Junior Alvarado
James A. Jerkens
Tri-Bone Stables (Bernice Cohen)
11 ⁄4
2:01.55
$275,000
G2
2014
Zivo
5
Jose Lezcano
Chad Brown
Thomas Coleman
11 ⁄4
2:00.43
$275,000
G2
2013
Flat Out
7
Junior Alvarado
William I. Mott
Preston Stables LLC (Art Preston)
11 ⁄8
1:46.87
$210,000
G2
2012
Mucho Macho Man
4
Mike E. Smith
Kathy Ritvo
Dean Reeves
11 ⁄8
1:46.58
$210,000
G2
2011
Flat Out
5
Alex Solis
Charles Dickey
Jack Preston
11 ⁄8
1:46.64
$180,000
G2
2010
Haynesfield
4
Ramon Domínguez
Steve Asmussen
Turtle Bird Stable
11 ⁄8
1:48.52
$180,000
G2
2009
Dry Martini
6
Edgar Prado
Barclay Tagg
Carol Nyren
11 ⁄4
2:00.80
$240,000
G2
2008
Frost Giant
5
Rudy Rodriguez
Rick Dutrow
IEAH Stables
11 ⁄4
2:01.58
$240,000
G1
2007
Political Force
4
Cornelio Velásquez
H. Allen Jerkens
H. Joseph Allen
11 ⁄4
2:00.50
$240,000
G1
2006
Invasor
4
Fernando Jara
Kiaran McLaughlin
Shadwell Stable
11 ⁄4
2:01.23
$300,000
G1
2005
Offlee Wild
5
Edgar Prado
Juan Rodriguez
AZ Azalea Stables LLC
11 ⁄4
2:00.40
$300,000
G1
2004
Peace Rules
4
Jerry Bailey
Robert J. Frankel
Edmund A. Gann
11 ⁄4
1:59.40
$300,000
G1
2003
Mineshaft
4
Robby Albarado
Neil J. Howard
Farish , Elkins, Webber
11 ⁄4
2:01.40
$300,000
G1
2002
E Dubai
4
John Velazquez
Saeed bin Suroor
Godolphin Stable
11 ⁄4
2:00.80
$300,000
G2
2001
Albert the Great
4
Jorge F. Chavez
Nick Zito
Tracy Farmer
11 ⁄4
2:00.20
$300,000
G2
2000
Lemon Drop Kid
4
Edgar Prado
Scotty Schulhofer
Jeanne G. Vance
11 ⁄4
1:58.80
$300,000
G2
1999
Behrens
5
Jorge F. Chavez
H. James Bond
Rudlein Stable (Donald & Anne Rudder)
11 ⁄4
2:01.06
$240,000
G2
1998
Frisk Me Now
4
Edwin L. King Jr.
Robert J. Durso
Carol R. Dender
11 ⁄4
2:00.45
$210,000
G2
1997
Skip Away
4
Shane Sellers
Sonny Hine
Carolyn Hine
11 ⁄4
2:02.20
$210,000
G2
1996
Wekiva Springs
5
Mike E. Smith
William I. Mott
Donald R. Dizney & James English
11 ⁄4
2:02.78
$300,000
G1
1995
Key Contender
7
Jerry Bailey
Jose A. Martin
Flying Zee Stables
11 ⁄4
2:02.20
$210,000
G1
1994
Devil His Due
5
Mike E. Smith
H. Allen Jerkens
Lion Crest Stable (Edith Libutti)
11 ⁄4
2:02.40
$210,000
G1
1993
Devil His Due
4
Herb McCauley
H. Allen Jerkens
Lion Crest Stable (Edith Libutti)
11 ⁄4
2:01.20
$180,000
G1
1992
Pleasant Tap
5
Eddie Delahoussaye
Christopher Speckert
Buckland Farm
11 ⁄4
2:00.20
$300,000
G1
1991
In Excess
4
Gary Stevens
Bruce L. Jackson
Jack J. Munari
11 ⁄4
1:58.20
$300,000
G1
1990
Easy Goer
4
Pat Day
Claude R. McGaughey III
Ogden Phipps
11 ⁄4
2:00.00
$239,400
G1
1989
Dancing Spree
4
Ángel Cordero Jr.
Claude R. McGaughey III
Ogden Phipps
11 ⁄4
2:02.40
$258,720
G1
1988
Personal Flag
5
Pat Day
Claude R. McGaughey III
Ogden Phipps
11 ⁄4
2:01.40
$228,060
G1
1987
Broad Brush
4
Ángel Cordero Jr.
Richard W. Small
Robert E. Meyerhoff
11 ⁄4
2:03.00
$232,260
G1
1986
Roo Art
4
Pat Day
D. Wayne Lukas
Barbara A. Holleran
11 ⁄4
2:01.20
$170,700
G1
1985
Vanlandingham
4
Don MacBeth
Shug McGaughey
Loblolly Stable
11 ⁄4
2:01.00
$180,600
G1
1984
Fit To Fight
5
Jerry Bailey
MacKenzie Miller
Rokeby Stable
11 ⁄4
2:00.60
$201,300
G1
1983
Winter's Tale
7
Jeffrey Fell
MacKenzie Miller
Rokeby Stable
11 ⁄4
2:01.60
$168,600
G1
1982
Silver Buck
4
Don MacBeth
J. Elliott Burch
C. V. Whitney
11 ⁄4
1:59.60
$100,620
G1
1981
Temperence Hill
4
Don MacBeth
Joseph B. Cantey
Loblolly Stable
11 ⁄4
2:02.00
$100,620
G1
1980
Winter's Tale
4
Jeffrey Fell
MacKenzie Miller
Rokeby Stable
11 ⁄4
2:00.60
$92,920
G1
1979
State Dinner
4
Jorge Velásquez
J. Elliott Burch
C. V. Whitney
11 ⁄4
2:01.60
$79,125
G1
1978
Upper Nile
4
Jorge Velásquez
MacKenzie Miller
Rokeby Stable
11 ⁄4
2:01.80
$63,840
G1
1977
Quiet Little Table
4
Eddie Maple
Philip G. Johnson
Meadowhill
11 ⁄4
2:03.00
$63,840
G1
1976
Foolish Pleasure
4
Eddie Maple
LeRoy Jolley
John L. Greer
13 ⁄16
1:55.40
$65,280
G1
1975
Forego
5
Heliodoro Gustines
Sherrill W. Ward
Lazy F Ranch
11 ⁄2
2:27.80
$66,840
G1
1974
True Knight
5
Ángel Cordero Jr.
Lou Rondinello
Darby Dan Farm
11 ⁄4
2:01.40
$68,880
G1
1973
Key To The Mint
4
Braulio Baeza
J. Elliott Burch
Rokeby Stable
11 ⁄4
2:00.80
$65,700
G1
1972
Hitchcock
6
Carlos H. Marquez
Pancho Martin
Sigmund Sommer
11 ⁄4
2:00.00
$67,980
1971
Twice Worthy
4
John Ruane
James P. Conway
Saddle Rock Farm (Al Lippe)
11 ⁄4
2:02.20
$69,240
1970
Barometer
5
Ángel Cordero Jr.
Robert J. Frankel
Marion R. Frankel
11 ⁄4
2:01.20
$71,565
1969
Mr. Right
6
Ángel Cordero Jr.
Evan S. Jackson
Dansar Stable (Frank Sinatra , Daniel Schwartz, Milton Rudin )
11 ⁄4
2:04.80
$69,550
1968
Dr. Fager
4
Braulio Baeza
John A. Nerud
Tartan Stable
11 ⁄4
1:59.60
$69,615
1967
Buckpasser
4
Braulio Baeza
Edward A. Neloy
Ogden Phipps
11 ⁄4
2:02.20
$71,370
1966
Buffle
3
Ron Turcotte
Max Hirsch
King Ranch
11 ⁄4
2:02.00
$72,085
1965
Pia Star
4
Johnny Sellers
Clyde Troutt
Ada L. Rice
11 ⁄4
2:01.00
$70,720
1964
Iron Peg
4
Manuel Ycaza
Woody Stephens
Cain Hoy Stable
11 ⁄4
2:01.80
$72,500
1963
Kelso
6
Ismael Valenzuela
Carl Hanford
Bohemia Stable
11 ⁄4
2:01.80
$70,525
1962
Beau Purple
5
William Boland
H. Allen Jerkens
Hobeau Farm
11 ⁄4
2:00.60
$68,380
1961
Kelso
4
Eddie Arcaro
Carl Hanford
Bohemia Stable
11 ⁄4
2:02.00
$72,735
1960
Sword Dancer
4
Eddie Arcaro
J. Elliott Burch
Brookmeade Stable
11 ⁄4
2:01.60
$69,165
1959
Bald Eagle
4
Manuel Ycaza
Woody Stephens
Cain Hoy Stable
11 ⁄4
2:01.60
$71,635
1958
Bold Ruler
4
Eddie Arcaro
James Fitzsimmons
Wheatley Stable
11 ⁄4
2:01.00
$43,360
1957
Traffic Judge
5
Eddie Arcaro
James W. Maloney
Louis P. Doherty
11 ⁄4
2:02.60
$58,450
1956
Nashua
4
Eddie Arcaro
James Fitzsimmons
Leslie Combs II
11 ⁄4
2:00.80
$55,900
1955
Helioscope
4
Sam Boulmetis
Howard Hausner
William G. Helis Jr.
11 ⁄4
2:00.60
$61,150
1954
Straight Face
4
Ted Atkinson
John M. Gaver Sr.
Greentree Stable
11 ⁄4
2:03.20
$44,400
1953
Tom Fool
4
Ted Atkinson
John M. Gaver Sr.
Greentree Stable
11 ⁄4
2:00.60
$40,400
1952
One Hitter
6
Ted Atkinson
John M. Gaver Sr.
Greentree Stable
11 ⁄4
2:02.00
$41,900
1951
Busanda
4
Keith Stuart
James Fitzsimmons
Ogden Phipps
11 ⁄4
2:02.60
$42,100
1950
Loser Weeper
5
Nick Combest
Bill Winfrey
Alfred G. Vanderbilt II
11 ⁄4
2:02.00
$41,400
1949
Vulcan's Forge
4
Eddie Arcaro
Don Cameron
Isaac J. Collins
11 ⁄4
2:03.00
$43,200
1948
Harmonica
4
Warren Mehrtens
Max Hirsch
W. Arnold Hanger
11 ⁄4
2:03.00
$39,700
1947
Assault
4
Eddie Arcaro
Max Hirsch
King Ranch
11 ⁄4
2:01.80
$40,100
1946
Armed
5
Douglas Dodson
Ben A. Jones
Calumet Farm
11 ⁄4
2:02.00
$43,000
1945
Devil Diver
6
Eddie Arcaro
John M. Gaver Sr.
Greentree Stable
11 ⁄4
2:04.00
$34,995
1944
Aletern
5
Herb Lindberg
John H. Skirvin
Alwin C. Ernst
11 ⁄4
2:01.20
$39,210
1943
Don Bingo
4
Joseph Renick
William Post
Binglin Stock Farm
11 ⁄4
2:01.40
$27,600
1942
Market Wise
4
Basil James
George W. Carroll
Louis Tufano
11 ⁄4
2:01.80
$27,800
1941
Your Chance
4
Don Meade
Bert Mulholland
Jessie Widener
11 ⁄4
2:02.60
$25,200
1940
Eight Thirty
4
Harry Richards
Bert Mulholland
George D. Widener Jr.
11 ⁄4
2:01.60
$19,850
1939
Cravat
4
Jack Westrope
Walter Burrows
Townsend B. Martin
11 ⁄4
2:02.80
$17,750
1938
Snark
5
Johnny Longden
James Fitzsimmons
Wheatley Stable
11 ⁄4
2:01.40
$17,050
1937
Aneroid
4
Charley Rosengarten
Dion K. Kerr
John A. Manfuso
11 ⁄4
2:01.60
$10,950
1936
Firethorn
4
Harry Richards
Preston M. Burch
Walter M. Jeffords
11 ⁄4
2:04.60
$12,125
1935
Head Play
5
Charles Kurtsinger
J. Thomas Taylor
Suzanne B. Mason
11 ⁄4
2:02.00
$12,175
1934
Ladysman
4
Silvio Coucci
Bud Stotler
William R. Coe
11 ⁄4
2:02.60
$5,750
1933
Equipoise
5
Raymond Workman
Thomas J. Healey
C. V. Whitney
11 ⁄4
2:02.00
$7,250
1932
White Clover II
6
Raymond Workman
Preston M. Burch
Foxcatcher Farms
11 ⁄4
2:03.40
$11,100
1931
Mokatam
4
Alfred Robertson
Frank M. Taylor
Rancocas Stable
11 ⁄4
2:02.40
$11,200
1930
Petee-Wrack
5
Earl Sande
Willie Booth
John R. Macomber
11 ⁄4
2:07.40
$11,850
1929
Bateau
4
Eddie Ambrose
Scott P. Harlan
Walter M. Jeffords
11 ⁄4
2:03.40
$14,100
1928
Dolan
4
John Callahan
Edward W. Heffner
Edward F. Cooney
11 ⁄4
2:06.60
$13,675
1927
Crusader
4
Clarence Kummer
George Conway
Glen Riddle Farm
11 ⁄4
2:02.40
$11,875
1926
Crusader
3
John Callahan
George Conway
Glen Riddle Farm
11 ⁄4
2:03.00
$13,150
1925
Sting
4
Bennie Breuning
Jimmy Johnson
James Butler
11 ⁄4
2:04.20
$11,300
1924
Mad Hatter
8
Earl Sande
Sam Hildreth
Rancocas Stable
11 ⁄4
2:03.60
$9,150
1923
Grey Lag
5
Earl Sande
Sam Hildreth
Rancocas Stable
11 ⁄4
2:03.00
$7,800
1922
Captain Alcock
5
Clyde Ponce
James Fitzsimmons
Quincy Stable (James Francis Johnson)
11 ⁄4
2:05.40
$8,200
1921
Audacious
5
Clarence Kummer
Sandy McNaughton
Foreign Stable
11 ⁄4
2:02.20
$8,100
1920
Paul Jones
3
Andy Schuttinger
William M. Garth
Ral Parr
11 ⁄4
2:09.60
$6,350
1919
Corn Tassel
5
Lavelle Ensor
Thomas J. Healey
Richard T. Wilson Jr.
11 ⁄4
2:02.20
$5,200
1918
Johren
3
Frank Robinson
Albert Simons
Harry Payne Whitney
11 ⁄4
2:06.00
$5,850
1917
Boots
6
Johnny Loftus
Walter B. Jennings
A. Kingsley Macomber
11 ⁄4
2:05.20
$4,900
1916
Friar Rock
3
Mack Garner
Sam Hildreth
August Belmont Jr.
11 ⁄4
2:05.00
$3,450
1915
Stromboli
4
Clarence Turner
Sam Hildreth
August Belmont Jr.
11 ⁄4
2:05.40
$3,925
1914
Race not held
1913
Whisk Broom II
6
Joe Notter
James G. Rowe Sr.
Harry Payne Whitney
11 ⁄4
2:00.00
$3,000
1912
No races held due to the Hart–Agnew Law
1911
1910
Olambala
4
George Archibald
Thomas J. Healey
Richard T. Wilson Jr.
11 ⁄4
2:04.40
$4,800
1909
Fitz Herbert
3
Eddie Dugan
Sam Hildreth
Sam Hildreth
11 ⁄4
2:03.40
$3,850
1908
Ballot
4
Joe Notter
James G. Rowe Sr.
James R. Keene
11 ⁄4
2:03.00
$19,750
1907
Nealon
4
Willie Dugan
Frank M. Taylor
Charles E. Durnell
11 ⁄4
2:06.40
$16,800
1906
Go Between
5
Willie Shaw
John Shields
Alex Shields
11 ⁄4
2:05.20
$16,800
1905
Beldame
4
Frank O'Neill
John J. Hyland
August Belmont Jr.
11 ⁄4
2:05.40
$16,800
1904
Hermis
5
Arthur Redfern
William Shields
Edward R. Thomas
11 ⁄4
2:05.00
$16,800
1903
Africander
3
Grover Fuller
Richard O. Miller
Hampton Stable (Charles F. Dwyer & Simon Deimel)
11 ⁄4
2:10.40
$16,490
1902
Gold Heels
4
Otto Wonderly
Matthew M. Allen
Fred C. McLewee/Brady
11 ⁄4
2:05.20
$7,800
1901
Alcedo
4
Henry Spencer
James H. McCormick
Louis V. Bell
11 ⁄4
2:05.60
$7,800
1900
Kinley Mack
4
Patrick McCue
Peter Wimmer
Augustus Eastin & Samuel E. Larabie
11 ⁄4
2:06.80
$6,800
1899
Imp
5
Nash Turner
Charles E. Brossman
Daniel R. Harness
11 ⁄4
2:05.80
$6,800
1898
Tillo
4
Alonzo Clayton
John W. Rogers
John W. Rogers & Robert L. Rose
11 ⁄4
2:08.20
$6,800
1897
Ben Brush
4
Willie Simms
Hardy Campbell Jr.
Michael F. Dwyer
11 ⁄4
2:07.20
$6,800
1896
Henry of Navarre
5
Henry Griffin
John J. Hyland
Blemton Stable
11 ⁄4
2:07.00
$5,850
1895
Lazzarone
4
Anthony Hamilton
William Donohue
Eric Stable
11 ⁄4
2:07.80
$5,850
1894
Ramapo
4
Fred Taral
John J. Hyland
David Gideon & John Daly
11 ⁄4
2:06.20
$4,730
1893
Lowlander
5
Patsy McDermott
Fred Lowe
Fred Lowe
11 ⁄4
2:06.60
$12,070
1892
Montana
4
Edward Garrison
Matthew Byrnes
Marcus Daly
11 ⁄4
2:07.40
$17,750
1891
Loantaka
5
Marty Bergen
David W. McConn
David W. McConn
11 ⁄4
2:07.00
$9,900
1890
Salvator
4
Isaac Burns Murphy
Matthew Byrnes
James Ben Ali Haggin
11 ⁄4
2:06.80
$6,900
1889
Raceland
4
Edward Garrison
James G. Rowe Sr.
August Belmont Sr.
11 ⁄4
2:09.80
$6,900
1888
Elkwood
5
Willie Martin
James B. Dyer
Walter Gratz
11 ⁄4
2:07.50
$6,812
1887
Eurus
4
G. Davis
John Huggins
Alexander Cassatt
11 ⁄4
2:12.00
$6,065
1886
Troubadour
4
William Fitzpatrick
John W. Rogers
Samuel S. Brown
11 ⁄4
2:12.25
$5,697
1885
Pontiac
4
Harris Olney
Matthew Byrnes
Rancocas Stable
11 ⁄4
2:09.50
$5,855
1884
General Monroe
6
William Donohue
Walter C. Rollins
Edward J. McElmeel
11 ⁄4
2:11.75
$4,945