Sheepshead Bay Stakes
Grade III race | |
Location | Belmont Park Elmont, New York, United States |
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Inaugurated | First: 1888–1910 (as Sheepshead Bay Handicap at Sheepshead Bay Race Track) Renewal: 1957 (at Jamaica Race Course) |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Website | NYRA |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+3⁄8 miles (11 furlongs) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Fillies & Mares, four-years-old and older |
Weight | 124 lbs with allowances |
Purse | $200,000 (since 2012) |
The Sheepshead Bay Stakes is a Grade III American thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares ages four-years-old and older run over a distance of one and three-eighth miles on the turf scheduled annually in early May at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.
History
[edit]The first Sheepshead Bay Handicap was a race run from 1888 through 1910 at the now defunct Sheepshead Bay Race Track at Sheepshead Bay, New York. When the Sheepshead Bay Race Track closed the event was discontinued.
Renewal Sheepshead Bay Handicap (1957–)
[edit]The event was revived at the Jamaica Race Course on 26 October 1957 as a six furlong sprint named the Sheepshead Bay Handicap for three-year-olds and older and was won by Be Jeepers in a time 1:112⁄5[1] The event was not held in 1958. In 1959 the event was held at Jamaica Race Course for the last time in mid July at a distance of 1+1⁄8 miles and was won by the 40-1 longshot Greek Star.[2] With the closure of the Jamaica Race Course the event was transferred to Aqueduct Racetrack and held on the new turf track.[3] In 1962 the conditions of the event were change that the event was for fillies and mares three-years-old or older. The event was scheduled to be run on the turf track but was transferred to the dirt and held over a distance of one mile due to cancellation of all turf racing for the rest of their summer meeting after an incident the previous Saturday.[4]
In 1963 the distance of the event was reduced to 1+1⁄16 miles and was won by the reigning U.S. Champion Three-Year-Old Filly Cicada who carried an imposing weight of 128 pounds winning by a neck over Nubile.[5] Cicada would later be crowned the 1963 U.S. Champion Older Female Horse.
In 1965 the distance of the event was increased to 1+3⁄16 miles and was run until 1974 at that journey.[6] The event continued to be held in July during Aqueduct's short summer meeting.
The Sheepshead Bay was run in two divisions five times, four times at Aqueduct and after the event was moved permanently to Belmont Park in 1982.[7] In the running of the Second Division of the event in 1970 the winner Pattee Canyon carried a record 132 pounds.[8]
In 1973 the first year the classification system was enacted, the event was set with Grade II status.[6]
The 1974 running was moved of the turf after a week of prolonged wet weather.[9] In 1975 the event was held at Belmont Park over a distance of 1+1⁄4 miles.[6]
In 1976 the event was held back at Aqueduct at a distance of 1+1⁄8 miles and US Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day won both divisions of the event - On Glowing Tribute and Fleet Victress.[10] In 1977 the event was moved to Belmont Park where it has been held since. Glowing Tribute won the event again ridden by US Hall of Fame jockey Jorge Velásquez setting a new track record for the 1+1⁄4 miles in 1:593⁄5.[11]
In 1980 the distance was increased to the current 1+3⁄8 miles.[12]
In 1983 Henryk de Kwiatkowski's owned and trained by the US Hall of Fame trainer Woody Stephens Sabin won this event as a three-year-old filly.[12] Sabin won the following year carrying 125 pounds to victory.[13]
In 1990 the event was moved off the turf and was downgraded to Grade III.[12] It held this classification status until 1995 when it was upgraded back to Grade II.[12]
In 1997 Maxzene set a new stakes record in winning in 2:11.57 which stands today.[6] The 2003 longshot winner Mariensky ridden John R. Velazquez by won the event by a record of 8+1⁄4 lengths on a soft track in a slow time of 2:28.19.[14] In 2009 the conditions of the event were changed from handicap to stakes allowance and the name of the event was modified to the Sheepshead Bay Stakes.[12]
In 2014 the conditions of the event were changed so that three-year-old fillies would not be allowed to enter.[15]
In 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, NYRA did not schedule the event.[16]
In 2024 the event was downgraded by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to Grade III status.[17] Also the event in 2024 was moved to Aqueduct Racetrack due to infield tunnel and redevelopment work at Belmont Park.[18]
Records
[edit]Speed record:
- 1+3⁄8 miles – 2:11.57 Maxzene (1997)
- 1+1⁄4 miles – 1:59.60 Glowing Tribute (1977)
- 1+3⁄16 miles – 1:54.80 Indian Sunlite (1967), Ludham (IRE) (1968)
Margins:
- 8+1⁄4 lengths – Mariensky (2003)
Most wins:
- 2 – Princess Pout (1970, 1971)
- 2 – Glowing Tribute (1976, 1977)
- 2 – Sabin (1983, 1984)
- 2 – Maxzene (1997, 1998)
- 2 – Honey Ryder (2006, 2007)
- 2 – Sea Calisi (2016, 2017)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 – Darby Dan Farm & John W. Phillips (1973, 1987, 1989, 1999)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 – Mike E. Smith (1991, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2004)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 7 – Chad C. Brown (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Winners
[edit]Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
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At Aqueduct – Sheepshead Bay Stakes | ||||||||||
2024 | Royalty Interest (FR) | 4 | Eric Cancel | Chad C. Brown | Klaravich Stables | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:18.05 | $194,000 | III | [19] |
At Belmont Park | ||||||||||
2023 | Higher Truth (IRE) | 5 | Manuel Franco | Chad C. Brown | Team Hanley, Jeff Drown, & Michael J. Ryan | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:23.57 | $186,000 | II | [20] |
2022 | Virginia Joy (GER) | 5 | Trevor McCarthy | Chad C. Brown | Peter M. Brant | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:30.88 | $186,000 | II | [21] |
2021 | Magic Attitude (GB) | 4 | Trevor McCarthy | Arnaud Delacour | Lael Stables | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:14.32 | $200,000 | II | [22] |
2020 | Race not held | |||||||||
2019 | Santa Monica (GB) | 4 | Joe Bravo | Chad C. Brown | R Unicorn Stable | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:26.70 | $194,000 | II | [23] |
2018 | Holy Helena | 4 | Manuel Franco | James A. Jerkens | Stronach Stables | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:15.15 | $200,000 | II | [24] |
2017 | Sea Calisi (FR) | 5 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Chad C. Brown | Martin S. Schwartz | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:16.83 | $200,000 | II | [25] |
2016 | Sea Calisi (FR) | 4 | Jose L. Ortiz | Chad C. Brown | Martin S. Schwartz | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:18.90 | $200,000 | II | [26] |
2015 | Rosalind | 4 | Joe Bravo | Chad C. Brown | Bethlehem Stables, Michael Dubb & Highclere America | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:14.73 | $196,000 | II | [27] |
2014 | Riposte (GB) | 4 | Joel Rosario | William I. Mott | Juddmonte Farm | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:18.86 | $200,000 | II | [15] |
2013 | Tannery (IRE) | 4 | Luis Saez | Alan E. Goldberg | Richard Santulli | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:20.17 | $200,000 | II | [28] |
2012 | Aruna | 5 | Ramon A. Dominguez | H. Graham Motion | Flaxman Holdings | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:15.47 | $200,000 | II | [29] |
2011 | Hibaayeb (GB) | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Stable | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:15.92 | $150,000 | II | [30] |
2010 | Treat Gently (GB) | 5 | Kent J. Desormeaux | William I. Mott | Juddmonte Farm | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:14.09 | $150,000 | II | [31] |
2009 | Criticism (GB) | 5 | Javier Castellano | Thomas Albertrani | Darley Stable | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:13.96 | $150,000 | II | [32] |
Sheepshead Bay Handicap | ||||||||||
2008 | Mauralakana (FR) | 5 | Kent J. Desormeaux | Christophe Clement | Robert Scarborough | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:14.69 | $150,000 | II | [33] |
2007 | Honey Ryder | 6 | Garrett K. Gomez | Todd A. Pletcher | Glencrest Farm (Lessee) | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:13.00 | $150,000 | II | [34] |
2006 | Honey Ryder | 5 | Garrett K. Gomez | Todd A. Pletcher | Glencrest Farm (Lessee) | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:12.98 | $150,000 | II | [35] |
2005 | Sauvage (FR) | 4 | Javier Castellano | Thomas Albertrani | William Diamant | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:15.65 | $150,000 | II | [36] |
2004 | Moscow Burning | 4 | Mike E. Smith | James M. Cassidy | Jeff Mariani, Michael Nentwig & Dallas Van Kempen | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:18.24 | $150,000 | II | [37] |
2003 | Mariensky | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Christophe Clement | Waterville Lake Stable | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:28.19 | $150,000 | II | [14] |
2002 | Tweedside | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Eugene & Laura Melnyk | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:13.63 | $150,000 | II | [38] |
2001 | Critical Eye | 4 | Michael J. Luzzi | Scott M. Schwartz | Herbert T. & Carol A. Schwartz | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:18.18 | $150,000 | II | Off turf[39] |
2000 | Lisieux Rose (IRE) | 5 | Jose A. Santos | Christophe Clement | Moyglare Stud | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:14.16 | $150,000 | II | [40] |
1999 | Soaring Softly | 4 | Mike E. Smith | James J. Toner | Joan G. & John W. Phillips | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:15.11 | $150,000 | II | [41] |
1998 | Maxzene | 5 | Jose A. Santos | Thomas J. Skiffington | Fusao Sekiguchi | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:14.17 | $150,000 | II | [42] |
1997 | Maxzene | 4 | Mike E. Smith | Thomas J. Skiffington | Ken-Mort Stable | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:11.57 | $150,000 | II | [43] |
1996 | Chelsey Flower | 5 | Robbie Davis | Nicholas P. Zito | Farfellow Farm | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:12.64 | $112,200 | II | [44] |
1995 | Duda | 4 | Jerry D. Bailey | William I. Mott | Madeleine A. Paulson | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:13.69 | $109,500 | II | [45] |
1994 | Market Booster | 5 | Jose A. Santos | D. Wayne Lukas | Moyglare Stud | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:11.69 | $111,600 | III | [46] |
1993 | Trampoli | 4 | Mike E. Smith | Christophe Clement | Paul de Moussac | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:14.08 | $112,800 | III | [47] |
1992 | § Ratings | 4 | Jean Cruguet | Jonathan E. Sheppard | Augustin Stable | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:15.14 | $125,000 | III | [48] |
1991 | Crockadore | 4 | Mike E. Smith | William I. Mott | Timothy Mahony | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:14.80 | $119,600 | III | [49] |
1990 | Destiny Dance | 4 | Jose A. Santos | Flint S. Schulhofer | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:19.20 | $91,800 | III | Off turf[50] |
1989 | Love You by Heart | 4 | Jean Cruguet | John M. Veitch | Darby Dan Farm | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:12.60 | $120,800 | II | [51] |
1988 | Nastique | 4 | Robbie Davis | Stephen A. DiMauro | Chaus Stable | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:16.40 | $118,400 | II | [52] |
1987 | § Steal a Kiss | 4 | Eddie Maple | John M. Veitch | Darby Dan Farm | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:23.80 | $122,800 | II | [53] |
1986 | Possible Mate | 5 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Philip G. Johnson | Thomas P. Evans | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:14.00 | $125,800 | II | [54] |
1985 | Persian Tiara (IRE) | 5 | Jorge Velasquez | Adrian J. Maxwell | Mrs. Theodore P. Donahue | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:16.00 | $122,000 | II | [55] |
1984 | Sabin | 4 | Eddie Maple | Woodford C. Stephens | Henryk de Kwiatkowski | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:12.80 | $119,800 | II | [13] |
1983 | Sabin | 3 | Eddie Maple | Woodford C. Stephens | Henryk de Kwiatkowski | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:13.80 | $113,200 | II | [56] |
1982 | Castle Royale | 4 | Jimmy J. Miranda | John P. Campo | Dogwood Stable | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:14.20 | $110,100 | II | Division 1[57] |
Dana Calqui (ARG) | 4 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Stephen A. DiMauro | Irwin Feiner | 2:13.00 | $110,100 | Division 2[58] | |||
1981 | Love Sign | 4 | Ruben Hernandez | Sidney J. Watters Jr. | Stephen C. Clark Jr. | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:13.00 | $112,800 | II | [59] |
1980 | The Very One | 5 | Charlie Cooke | Stephen A. DiMauro | Helen Polinger | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:13.00 | $119,200 | II | [60] |
1979 | Terpsichorist | 4 | Eddie Maple | Woodford C. Stephens | Hickory Tree Stable | 1+1⁄4 miles | 2:01.60 | $112,000 | II | [61] |
1978 | Late Bloomer | 4 | Jorge Velasquez | John M. Gaver Jr. | Greentree Stable | 1+1⁄4 miles | 2:01.00 | $114,800 | II | [62] |
1977 | Glowing Tribute | 4 | Jorge Velasquez | MacKenzie Miller | Rokeby Stable | 1+1⁄4 miles | 1:59.60 | $109,500 | II | [11] |
At Aqueduct | ||||||||||
1976 | Glowing Tribute | 3 | Pat Day | J. Elliott Burch | Rokeby Stable | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:49.20 | $84,500 | II | Division 1[10] |
§ Fleet Victress | 4 | Pat Day | MacKenzie Miller | Ralph Kercheval | 1:49.00 | $86,000 | Division 2[63] | |||
At Belmont Park | ||||||||||
1975 | Gems And Roses | 5 | Mike Venezia | Thomas J. Kelly | Townsend B. Martin | 1+1⁄4 miles | 2:01.60 | $57,900 | II | [64] |
At Aqueduct | ||||||||||
1974 | North Broadway | 4 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Woodford C. Stephens | Tadao Tamashima | 1+3⁄16 miles | 1:56.20 | $58,650 | II | Off turf[9] |
1973 | Shearwater | 4 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Lou Rondinello | Darby Dan Farm | 1+3⁄16 miles | 1:59.80 | $59,350 | II | [65] |
1972 | Sydneys Nurse | 4 | Jacinto Vásquez | Thomas J. Kelly | Brookmeade Stable | 1+3⁄16 miles | 1:57.00 | $45,850 | Division 1[66] | |
Inca Queen | 4 | Garth Patterson | George T. Poole | Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney | 1:56.40 | $46,350 | Division 2[67] | |||
1971 | Princess Pout | 5 | Jean Cruguet | D. Mike Smithwick | June H. McKnight | 1+3⁄16 miles | 1:56.60 | $58,900 | [68] | |
1970 | Princess Pout | 4 | Jean Cruguet | D. Mike Smithwick | June H. McKnight | 1+3⁄16 miles | 1:56.40 | $45,600 | Division 1[8] | |
Pattee Canyon | 5 | John L. Rotz | Stanley M. Rieser | Barbara Hunter | 1:57.40 | $45,600 | Division 2[69] | |||
1969 | Symona II (IRE) | 3 | Jorge Velasquez | Angel Penna Sr. | Gustave Ring | 1+3⁄16 miles | 1:55.80 | $59,200 | [70] | |
1968 | Ludham (IRE) | 4 | Jacinto Vásquez | Frank I. Wright | Happy Hill Farm | 1+3⁄16 miles | 1:54.80 | $46,800 | Division 1[71] | |
Politely | 5 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | George M. Baker | Bohemia Stable | 1:55.40 | $46,300 | Division 2[72] | |||
1967 | Indian Sunlite | 4 | Heliodoro Gustines | Sherrill W. Ward | George M. Humphrey | 1+3⁄16 miles | 1:54.80 | $57,600 | [73] | |
1966 | § Straight Deal | 4 | Walter Blum | Hirsch Jacobs | Ethel D. Jacobs | 1+3⁄16 miles | 1:55.40 | $57,100 | [74] | |
1965 | Snow Scene II (ARG) | 5 | Braulio Baeza | Thomas J. Kelly | Esther D. du Pont | 1+3⁄16 miles | 1:56.80 | $58,100 | [75] | |
1964 | Intervene | 4 | Manuel Ycaza | William H. Dixon | Baird C. Brittingham | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:46.40 | $29,900 | [76] | |
1963 | Cicada | 4 | Larry Adams | Casey Hayes | Meadow Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.40 | $28,050 | [5] | |
1962 | Rose O'Neill | 4 | Manuel Ycaza | Ted Saladin | Bert W. Martin | 1 mile | 1:34.20 | $28,700 | Off turf[4] | |
1961 | Wolfram | 5 | Ismael Valenzuela | Burley Parke | Harbor View Farm | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:50.60 | $28,200 | 3YO+[77] | |
1960 | Tharp | 6 | Raymond York | Lucien Laurin | Carleton H. Palmer | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:49.00 | $29,550 | 3YO+[3] | |
At Jamaica Race Course | ||||||||||
1959 | Greek Star | 4 | Hedley Woodhouse | Charles V. Reynolds | Sidney M. Barton | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.20 | $27,950 | 3YO+[2] | |
1958 | Race not held | |||||||||
1957 | By Jeepers | 4 | Jimmy Combest | A. Nicholas Combest | Copalan Stable | 6 furlongs | 1:11.40 | $15,000 | 3YO+[1] |
Legend:
Dirt Turf
Notes:
§ Ran as an entry
Initial Sheepshead Bay Handicap (1888–1910)
[edit]The original Sheepshead Bay Handicap was open to horses age three and older and was contested on dirt at a distance of one mile (8 furlongs). It was last run in June 1910 after the Republican controlled New York Legislature under Governor Charles Evans Hughes passed the Hart–Agnew anti-betting legislation on June 11, 1908. The owners of Sheepshead Bay Race Track, and other racing facilities in New York State, struggled to stay in business without betting.[78] However, further restrictive legislation was passed by the New York Legislature in 1910 which resulted in the deepening of the financial crisis for track operators and led to a complete shut down of racing across the state during 1911 and 1912. When a Court ruling saw racing return in 1913 it was too late for the Sheepshead Bay facility and it never reopened.
Historical notes
[edit]Sir Walter finished third in the two editions of the race when it was won by Don Alonzo in 1894[79] and the following year by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Domino.[80] In 1900, another future Hall of Fame inductee, Imp, finished third to longshot winner Greyfeld.[81] A third future Hall of Fame inductee, the great filly Maskette, ran second to King James in the final edition in 1910.[82]
Records
[edit]Speed record:
- 1:37.60 – Inquisitor (1906) & King James (1910)
Most wins:
- No horse won this race more than once.
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 – Fred Taral (1895, 1896, 1898)
- 3 – Walter Miller (1905, 1906, 1908)
Most wins by an owner:
- No owner won this event more than once.
Winners
[edit]Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Dist. (Miles) | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1910 | King James | 4 | Carroll Shilling | Sam Hildreth | Sam Hildreth | 1 m | 1:37.60 |
1909 | Sir John Johnson | 4 | James Butler Jr. | David Woodford | Beverwyck Stable | 1 m | 1:39.20 |
1908 | Dandelion | 6 | Walter Miller | John E. Madden | Francis R. Hitchcock | 1 m | 1:37.80 |
1907 | Sir Lynnewood | 6 | Monte Preston | L. Webster | Joseph E. Widener | 1 m | 1:40.60 |
1906 | Inquisitor | 3 | Walter Miller | Thomas Welsh | Newcastle Stable | 1 m | 1:37.60 |
1905 | Woodsaw | 3 | Walter Miller | A. Jack Joyner | Sydney Paget | 1 m | 1:42.00 |
1904 | Graziallo | 3 | Jack Martin | E. H. Hanna | Columbia Stable | 1 m | 1:38.80 |
1903 | Blues | 5 | John J. Hoar | Frank D. Weir | Frank Farrell | 1 m | 1:42.00 |
1902 | Kamara | 5 | Arthur Redfern | Charles F. Hill | Clarence H. Mackay | 1 m | 1:38.60 |
1901 | Brigadier | 4 | Winfield O'Connor | John J. Hyland | August Belmont Jr. | 1 m | 1:37.80 |
1900 | Greyfeld | 4 | William Dangman | Robert Augustus Smith | Robert Augustus Smith | 1 m | 1:41.80 |
1899 | Fly By Night | 3 | John Bullman | Albert Simons | Pat Dunne | 1 m | 1:39.80 |
1898 | Semper Ego | 5 | Fred Taral | Charles Hughes | Bromley & Co. | 1 m | 1:42.00 |
1897 | Havoc | 5 | Henry Lewis | Charles Boyle | Joseph E. Seagram | 1 m | 1:41.00 |
1896 | St. Maxim | 5 | Fred Taral | Robert Tucker | Charles Fleischmann & Sons | 1 m | 1:40.20 |
1895 | Domino | 4 | Fred Taral | William Lakeland | James & Foxhall Keene | 1 m | 1:41.20 |
1894 | Don Alonzo | 4 | Willie Simms | Hardy Campbell Jr. | Michael F. Dwyer | 1 m | 1:41.00 |
Earlier winners
[edit]- 1893 – Pickpocket
- 1892 – Tournament
- 1891 – Ridge Morrow
- 1890 – Loantaka
- 1889 – King Crab
- 1888 – Terra Cotta
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ "Destiny Dance wins on dirt – (race 8: held 1 July 1990)". Lexington Herald-Leader. The Associated Press. 2 July 1990. p. 31. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "'Love You' sets stakes record – (race 8: held 2 July 1989)". Central New Jersey Home News. The Associated Press. 3 July 1989. p. 26. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Nastique nabs Sheepshead Bay 'Cap – (race 8: held 25 June 1988)". The Courier-Journal. New York Times. The Associated Press. 26 June 1988. p. 47. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
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- ^ "Terpsichorist wins at Belmont Park – (race 8: held 28 July 1979)". Central New Jersey Home News. The Associated Press. 29 July 1979. p. 22. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
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- ^ "A Big Day For Day In Sheepshead Bay – (race 8: held 17 July 1976)". Morristown Daily Record. The Associated Press. 18 July 1976. p. 33. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
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- ^ "Symona II Is First At Big A – (race 7: held 5 July 1969)". Hackensack Record. The Associated Press. 6 July 1969. p. 46. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
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- ^ "KEEP UP BETTING BAN.; Strict Enforcement of the Law at Sheepshead Bay Races". The New York Times. September 1908.
- ^ "LAMPLIGHTER WINS a RACE; OLD FAVORITES APPEAR ON SHEEPSHEAD BAY TRACK. Kingston Greeted with Much Applause by the Old-Time Rncegoers, but the Best He Could do Was to Run Third -- Don Alonzo Upsets Mr. Dwyer's Calculations by Winning; the Sheepshead Bay Handicap -- Good Racing in Cool Breezes". The New York Times. 27 June 1894.
- ^ "DR. PIM BEATS MAHONEY; the Visitors Now a Tie for First Place in Neighborhood Club Tourney. CHACE BEATEN BY THE IRISH PLAYER Foreigners Will Play off To-morrow for First Prize -- Some Good Tennis by the Cracks". The New York Times. 30 June 1895.
- ^ "FIVE ACCIDENTS IN ONE STEEPLECHASE; It Was a Sheepshead Bay Comedy Instead of Tragedy at That. IMP WAS BEATEN ONCE MORE Harlem Lane, Maribert, Water Color, Greyfeld, Trillion, and First Whip Were Winners of the Six Races". The New York Times. 24 June 1900.
- ^ "KING JAMES BEATS KEEne's MASKETTE; Rough Riding of Shilling and Dugan Subject of Criticism at Sheepshead Bay". The New York Times. 24 June 1910.