Check out the brooklyn backstretch for a fascinating post on the history of the withers stakes, which is being run today at aqueduct. He later won the withers stakes and belmont stakes and became the first triple. It was not uncommon for kentucky derby and preakness winners to use the 1mile race as a prep for the belmont stakes. Im glad that i finally read an actual book about secretariat and now im interested in reading more about the horse. Wells bayous camp awaits a preakness stakes decision. Castleman, a kentucky racing commissioner, and was foaled at white horse acres near lexington, kentucky. A new york fixture, the withers stakes has been run in since 1874 in honour of david d. Other famous winners of the race include man o war and native dancer. An annotated history of the withers the new york times.
The withers has been run at five different tracks since first contested in 1874 jerome park, morris park, jamaica race course, belmont park and now aqueduct. Seattle slew was a dark bay horse with a small white patch of hair by his left rear hoof. Withers for the attention deficit disorder forum on compuserv. The race has been run at a number of different new york tracks including belmont park from 19841996 and three years in the 1950s. Withers stakes and jersey derby winner bold reasoning was a natural fit for the claiborne stallion roster he was a recordsetter by boldnesian, son of claibornes eighttime leading sire, bold ruler, in turn a son of claibornes fivetime leading sire, nasrullah. Happy and playful max player to target wood memorial next. Here he talks about all the derby preps today and mixes in a bit of history. This event has changed venues, starting at the jerome park racetrack before moving to the morris park racecourse, jamaica racetrack and belmont park before settling at the aqueduct racetrack. Even in his own time, sir barton faded from memory, failing to recreate his winning streak that captured the three classics plus the withers stakes in between the preakness and belmont. Pam withers has 27 books on goodreads with 3181 ratings. Willie simms january 16, 1870 february 26, 1927 was an american national champion jockey in thoroughbred racing and a u. Book focuses on triple crownwinning horse that retired in clarke county. Sir barton 1919, omaha 1935, and count fleet 1943 managed to find time during their successful triple crown campaigns to compete in the withers as well. History relates that despite being around people all of his life.
Saturdays favorite shotski is the only graded stakes winner in the withers field. He spent most of his life steeped in the world of horses and horse racing. The withers was historically run at a distance of 1 mile, and the. Surprising predictions by horse racing insider who nailed pegasus world cup bob weir is one of only eight insiders who determine each horses beyer speed figure. I found the book lightly entertaining and certainly informative, filling me in on the details of this horses life that i never would have come across otherwise, but found myself wishing for more context to place sir barton in history larger than just horse racing. When i was growing up, we lived near the roosevelt horse farms in upstate new york, he recalls. Hadju is a professor at the columbia university graduate school of journalism and has written on the arts for numerous publications, including the. But he has shown an ability to stay 1116 miles, and his gotham stakes run is probably best forgotten. The withers stakes has a long history as an important race for 3yearolds with triple crown aspirations. Monmouth park has been a shore tradition since 1870. The race was named new york businessman, horse owner and breeder, and one.
Ridden in 1917 by another future hall of fame inductee, jimmy butwell, hourless won the onemile withers stakes and set a new record in winning the then 1 38mile belmont stakes. Grading out last weeks 2020 kentucky derby preps happy and playful max player to target wood memorial next max player puts rice on derby trail with withers stakes win hrn blogs. Welcome to, your official source for horse racing results, mobile racing data, statistics as well as all other horse racing and thoroughbred racing information. Blue grass stakes race history blue grass historical facts. It was first contested in 1874, when a horse named dublin was victorious, and a year later it was captured by aristides, the horse who won the very first kentucky derby. In those decades, the kentucky derby, the preakness stakes and the.
As a grade 3 stakes, the withers takes place at the aqueduct racetrack in new york, featuring some of the best threeyearolds in the sport. Colonel edward riley bradley december 12, 1859 august 15, 1946 was an american steel mill laborer, gold miner, businessman and philanthropist. Last time out was a nice win by an impressive 4 14 lengths on this track in the grade 3 jerome stakes january 2 against many of his withers foes. Sir bartons story, like the story of many great racehorses, is not really the story of. Take a look at horse racing nations newest ebook top 10. Withers horse racing results, news, notes, history, photos, and comments. Studying the results of major graded stakes races can reveal common threads tying past winners together, and these trends can help guide us in the direction of future winners.
If youd like to learn more, please check out my writing guide, story stakes. As well as a race track proprietor, he was the preeminent owner and breeder of thoroughbred racehorses in the southern united states during the first three decades of the 20th century. History of the withers stakes once a centerpiece of the season for 3yearolds, the withers stakes has been won by some of the greats of the u. The withers stakes has a storied history dating back to 1874 when it was run at jerome park. Flexibility chad brown trained colt has been good so far in his four race career two wins and two second place finishes. He was entered in the withers stakes before the belmont and count fleet won again with. Expert who has nailed 9 straight derbys makes picks sportslines jody demling had the kentucky derby winner early and called belmont, breeders cup.
Max player puts rice on derby trail with withers stakes win. With impressive lecomte stakes g3 winner war of will already in their string, owner gary barber and trainer mark casse are on a factfinding mission. The race was first run in 1874 at jerome park race track and has been run at several tracks since. Then they validated their arrival with sweet 16 appearances the next.
Withers was a simple jury trial in a civil case that is unreported in state or federal court reporters. Testifying before a united states senate committee in april. The 2020 kentucky derby is the 146th renewal of the greatest two minutes in sports. Book focuses on triple crownwinning horse that retired in clarke. Man o war was the leading sire in north america of 1926 and was runnerup in 1928, 1929 and 1937. The book explains why staking out your property is important based on biblical principles. Withers 182192, an early personage in american horse racing. Godolphin racings homebred avery island made a successful start to his 2018 season, finishing up strongly to win the g3 withers by about two lengths over firenze fire and marconi. And even with all that, even though horse racing was a very big deal in america in those days, sir bartons belmont victory was just not considered all that big a deal. The 2018 kentucky derby is the 144th renewal of the greatest two minutes in sports. Wells bayou returned to the work tab this week for. Aristides, winner of the inaugural kentucky derby in 1875, was victorious in both the jerome and withers stakes before making history.
Withers at aqueduct, february 1, 2020 10421 road to. The life of the most famous triple crown winner in american history. The withers stakes is a 1 116mile race for 3yearolds that awards points on the road to the kentucky derby. The withers stakes is an american thoroughbred horse race for threeyearolds willing to compete one and onesixteenth mile on the dirt. Check out event history, news, notes, and more at the following pages. Browns colt made pace and won cleverly in historic race. Racing insider and accomplished horseplayer offers picks. Riddle restricted man o wars book to about 25 mares a year, most of which were owned by him or his friends and family. Using history to handicap the 2020 louisiana derby.
Before making any 2020 withers stakes picks, you need to hear how racing insider and accomplished horseplayer bob weir has handicapped the race. Shut out won the 1942 blue grass stakes along with the 1942 kentucky derby and belmont stakes. The withers is currently held on aqueducts inner track in queens, ny and it is a grade. Fagers victory in the may, 1967 withers stakes at aqueduct racetrack. Monmouth parks long and storied history dates back to july 30, 1870 when the track opened, just three miles from long branch. In 1919, sir barton won the kentucky derby and preakness stakes, then won the withers before winning the belmont stakes to complete the triple crown. History the withers stakes is a 1 116mile race for 3yearolds that awards points on the road to the kentucky derby. Weir has been handicapping and following horse racing since reading andy beyers landmark handicapping book picking winners in the late. Withers is also significant because the childs history teacher who was a member of the state general assembly at the time refused to follow the childs iep, despite being told to do so by several school officials including the principal, special ed director, and special ed teacher. All appeared lost for far from over when the gate opened in saturdays withers stakes. With this in mind, lets dig through the recent history of the louisiana derby and see what kinds of trends we can uncover. I see plenty of value in this race despite the short field.
The withers stakes is among the oldest thoroughbred stakes in the united stakes, inaugurated in 1874 at the jerome park racetrack. In addition to the event information and horse racebooks listed above, weve also amassed a small collection of resources for the withers stakes, all of which are available completely free. Revolutionarys the most successful of this races recent winners on the big day, going on to be third in the derby. This is because our brooklyn blogger, teresa, is a. Almost a generation ago, a small school from the northwest made its first noise in college basketball. Withers continues proud tradition on saturday nyra. I bought this book in the seventies at a time when i regularly attended race meetings but rarely bought books. Avery island kicked off his 3yearold campaign in sharp fashion feb. Bet on the withers stakes wither stakes betting odds. I purchased the book and the spiritual warfare stakes for me, experiencing the difference staking my property made, i purchased the book and the spiritual stakes for each household of my immediate family. Once a centerpiece of the season for 3yearolds, the withers stakes has been won by some of the greats of the u. Withers continues proud tradition on saturday off track.
Disinclined to cut back from the withers distance of 1 18 miles for the onemile gotham g3 at aqueduct on march 9, gargan is looking at the 1 116mile tampa bay derby g2 and jeff ruby steaks. Find everything you need to know about horse racing at. Seattle slew was the first foal out of my charmer, a stakes winning. Of course i had heard about the triple crown winner secretariat before i saw the movie. Aqueduct kentucky derby prep 2015 withers stakes g3. Damages against teacher who refused to implement iep. Aqueduct kentucky derby prep 2015 withers stakes g3 youtube. For the first time, the gonzaga bulldogs won games in the ncaa tournament of 1999, going all the way to the elite eight. He enters on a terrific three race win streak by a combined 25 14 lengths the g3 jerome stakes by an incredible 11 14 lengths last time out on this track january 2, the minor james f. About a month later this after winning the withers stakes sir barton rolled to an americanrecordsetting victory at the belmont stakes. Feb 07, 2015 aristides, winner of the inaugural kentucky derby in 1875, was victorious in both the jerome and withers stakes before making history. Three buildings have carried the name monmouth park in the last 9 years. Fager and ack ack are among the legendary horses to have won. Withers, west virginia, a community in the united states wither, a mob and a boss of the game minecraft disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term.
Bold reasoning was a grandson of bold ruler, whose descendants including secretariat. The withers stakes was inaugurated in 1874, making it one of the oldest races in the united states. He finished fifth in between at the preakness stakes. Avery island holds strong late for withers victory horse. Avery island 2018 the withers stakes grade iii youtube.
Withers at aqueduct, february 1, 2020 10421 road to the. Castleman originally intended to breed my charmer to jacinto but that stallions book was full so seth hancock of claiborne farm recommended the mare be bred instead to bold reasoning, a firstcrop sire who had won the jersey derby and withers stakes in 1971. While i found it interesting back then, i only really. Through the years, the big a has been the scene of some of racings landmark events, including the only triple dead heat in stakes history. However, the stumbling start didnt prevent the 3yearold from a spectacular victory. The withers has been run at jerome park racetrack, morris park racetrack, jamaica racetrack, belmont park and is now currently run at aqueduct racetrack in. The 8th running of the grade 3 withers stakes sat feb,3 at aqueduct is an early ky derby points race the bettors are likely to get wrong. Aristides, colin, sir barton, man o war, count fleet, native dancer, dr. Live odds, betting, horse bios, travel info, tickets, news, and updates from churchill downs race track.
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