Tremont Stakes

Tremont Stakes
Ungraded Stakes race
Location Belmont Park
Elmont, New York, United States
Inaugurated 1887
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance 512 furlongs
Surface Dirt
Track left-handed
Qualification Two-year-olds
Weight Assigned
Purse US$200,000 (2016)

The Tremont Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually for 2-year-olds at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. It is the first stakes race on the Belmont Park stakes schedule for two-year-old colts.[1]

Due to the troubled economy in 2008, the Tremont was canceled by the NYRA as they adjusted races to meet the new Grade I standard purse of $300,000. The Tremont Stakes was previously run in early July over a distance of 5 12 furlongs with a purse of US$200,000 added. It was reinstated in 2014 in mid June at the same distance. In 2015, the date for the race was moved to the Friday before the Belmont Stakes as part of the Belmont Racing Festival.[2]

First held in 1887, it is named for the horse Tremont, who, according to the New York Racing Association, was acclaimed by 19th Century horse racing historians as the best two-year-old ever bred in the United States.[3] It was first run at the Gravesend Race Track at Coney Island in Brooklyn until 1910 when racing was no longer viable after the state of New York outlawed all racetrack betting. Although the law was repealed in time to resume racing in 1913, the Gravesend Racetrack never reopened. The Tremont Stakes was restarted in 1914.

Although the race is currently ungraded, the Tremont has been won by some of the great names in Thoroughbred racing such as U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductees Man o' War, Sarazen, Buckpasser, Foolish Pleasure, and Alydar.

The Tremont Stakes has also been run at the following tracks

Tremont Stakes winners since 1999

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2016 Silver Mission John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Twin Creeks Racing & Sequel Racing 1:03.78
2015 Cocked and Loaded Irad Ortiz, Jr. Larry Rivelli Ravin/Patricia's Hope 1:04.17
2014 Bessie's Boy John R. Velazquez Wesley A. Ward Ice Wine Stable 1:03.89
200913 Race not held
2008 Dagnabit Cornelio Velasquez Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. Robbins, Lansdon, Hansen 1:06.68
2007 Readys Image John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher James T. Scatuorchio 1:02.86
2006 Out of Gwedda John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Pegasus Dream Stable 1:06.66
2005 Henny Hughes Gary Stevens Patrick Biancone Gulf Coast Farms /M. L. Cherry 1:03.67
2004 Gold Joy Mike Luzzi Tim Salzman Ken Taylor/John Salzman, Sr. 1:04.89
2003 Heckle John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Dogwood Stable 1:04.70
2002 Zavata Jerry Bailey Patrick Biancone Michael Tabor 1:02.66
2001 Buster's Daydream John R. Velazquez Timothy Tullock S J Bee Stable 1:03.96
2000 City Zip Jose Santos Linda Rice Thompson & Bowling 1:03.81
1999 More Than Ready John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher James T. Scatuorchio 1:02.56

Earlier winners

  • 1998 : Tactical Cat
  • 1997 : Time Limit
  • 1996 : Kelly Kip
  • 1995 : Rosie Ogreta
  • 1994 : De Niro
  • 1993 : Distinct Reality
  • 1992 : England Expects
  • 1991 : Salt Lake
  • 1990 : Hansel
  • 1989 : Eternal Flight
  • 1988 : Mr. Sea Sanders
  • 1987 : Morgan's Levee
  • 1986 : Gulch
  • 1985 : Sovereign Don
  • 1984 : Beat Me Daddy
  • 1983 : Track Barron
  • 1982 : Laus' Cause
  • 1981 : Regal Stone
  • 1980 : Golden Derby
  • 1979 : I Speedup
  • 1978 : Tim The Tiger
  • 1977 : Alydar
  • 1976 : Turn Of Coin
  • 1975 : Bold Forbes
  • 1974 : Foolish Pleasure
  • 1973 : Raise A Cup
  • 1972 : Linda's Chief
  • 1971 : Chauffeur
  • 1970 : Raise Your Glass/Tamtent (DH)
  • 1969 : Very High
  • 1968 : Buck Run
  • 1967 : Wise Exchange
  • 1966 : Successor
  • 1965 : Buckpasser
  • 1964 : Bold Lad
  • 1963 : Chieftain
  • 1962 : Bonjour
  • 1961 : Clover Leaf
  • 1960 : Hail To Reason
  • 1959 : Vital Force
  • 1958 : Restless Wind
  • 1957 : Jewel's Reward
  • 1956 : King Hairan
  • 1955 : Getthere Jack
  • 1954 : Right Down
  • 1953 : Quick Lunch
  • 1952 : Hilarious
  • 1951 : Pintor
  • 1950 : Battlefield
  • 1949 : Fox Time
  • 1948 : The Admiral
  • 1947 : Inseparable
  • 1945 : Degage
  • 1946 : Jet Pilot
  • 1944 : Burg-El-Arab
  • 1943 : Lucky Draw
  • 1942 : Supermont
  • 1941 : Requested
  • 1940 : Chicuelo
  • 1939 : Gannet
  • 1938 : Maeline
  • 1937 : Perpetuate
  • 1936 : Airflame
  • 1932 : Balios
  • 1931 : Economic
  • 1930 : Polydorus
  • 1929 : Sarazen
  • 1928 : Jack High
  • 1927 : Diavolo
  • 1926 : Draconia
  • 1925 : Flight of Time
  • 1924 : Young Martin
  • 1923 : Transmute
  • 1922 : Martingale
  • 1921 : Olympus
  • 1920 : Inchcape
  • 1919 : Man o' War
  • 1918 : Lord Brighton
  • 1917 : Gold Tassel
  • 1916 : Ticket
  • 1915 : Tea Caddy
  • 1914 : Ed Crump
  • 1910 : Footprint
  • 1909 : Waldo
  • 1908 : Fayette
  • 1907 : King James
  • 1906 : Walter Pearl
  • 1905 : Bohemian
  • 1904 : Merry Lark
  • 1903 : Magistrate
  • 1902 : Artvis
  • 1901 : Whiskey King
  • 1900 : Blues
  • 1899 : Maribert
  • 1898 : Jean Bereaud
  • 1897 : Handball
  • 1896 : Don de Oro
  • 1895 : Handspring
  • 1894 : Gotham
  • 1893 : Dobbins
  • 1892 : Don Alonzo
  • 1891 : Spinalong
  • 1890 : Chatham
  • 1889 : Padishah
  • 1888 : Oregon
  • 1887 : Guarantee

References

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