Merchants and Citizens Handicap

The Merchants and Citizens Handicap is a discontinued American Thoroughbred horse race which was first run in 1900 at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. Open to horses aged three and older, it was contested on dirt. The inaugural event was won by Orville Richards' gelding Charentus and the final running in 1960 by Gustave Ring's Don Poggio.[1][2] In between them, some of the races most notable winners include U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductees Roamer, Sir Barton, Exterminator (1921) and Discovery (1935).[3]

Merchants and Citizens Handicap
Discontinued stakes race
LocationSaratoga Race Course
Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
Inaugurated1900–1960
Race typeThoroughbredFlat racing
Race information
Distance1+34 miles (14 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up

The 1919 U. S. Triple Crown winner Sir Barton set a world record of 1:55 3/5 for 1 3/16 miles on dirt in winning the August 28, 1920 edition of the Merchants and Citizens Handicap.[4]

Records

Speed record:

  • 2:55.80 – Don Poggio (1960) at 134 miles
  • 1:54.60 – Reveille Boy (1932) at 1316

Most wins:

  • 2 – Herbert (1901, 1902)
  • 2 – Sir John Johnson (1909, 1910)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Dist.
(Miles)
Time
1960 Don Poggio 4 Sam Boulmetis Sr. Pancho Martin Gustave Ring 134 M 2:55.80
1959 Cross Channel 5 Manuel Ycaza Edward A. Christmas Howell E. Jackson 134 M 2:56.00
1958 Civet 5 Raul Sterling T. F. McMahon Byrnalnan Stable 134 M 2:58.80
1957 Admiral Vee 5 Willie Lester H. Allen Jerkens Edward Seinfeld 134 M 2:59.60
1956 Thinking Cap 4 Paul J. Bailey Henry S. Clark Christiana Stables 134 M 3:02.80
1955 First Aid 5 Ted Atkinson Preston M. Burch Brookmeade Stable 1316 M 1:58.00
1954 Capeador 4 Nick Shuk Preston M. Burch Brookmeade Stable 1316 M 1:58.00
1953 One Hitter 7 Ted Atkinson John M. Gaver Sr. Greentree Stable 1316 M 1:56.60
1952 Crafty Admiral 4 Eric Guerin Robert B. Odom Charfran Stable (Charles & Frances Cohen) 1316 M 1:57.40
1951 County Delight 4 Eric Guerin James E. Ryan Rokeby Stable 1316 M 1:57.40
1950 My Request 5 Ted Atkinson James P. Conway Florence Whitaker 1316 M 1:56.60
1949 Chains 4 Gordon Glisson Preston M. Burch Brookmeade Stable 1316 M 1:57.20
1948 Beauchef 5 Ruperto Donoso Robert B. Odom Andes Stable 1316 M 1:59.00
1947 Loyal Legion 3 Ted Atkinson Oscar White Walter M. Jeffords Sr. 1316 M 1:58.00
1946 Lucky Draw 5 Conn McCreary Bert Mulholland George D. Widener Jr. 1316 M 1:55.40
1945 Coronal 5 Ted Atkinson George P. "Maj" Odom Dell Stables (Herman Delman) 1316 M 1:56.20
1944 Princequillo 4 George Woolf Horatio Luro Boone Hall Stable 1316 M 1:56.20
1943 Lochinvar 4 Ted Atkinson Andy Schuttinger Joseph M. Roebling 1316 M 1:55.00
1942 Olympus 7 Don Meade Eddie Hayward Barrington Stable 1316 M 1:58.00
1941 Fenelon 4 James Stout James E. Fitzsimmons Belair Stud 1316 M 1:58.80
1940 Isolater 7 James Stout James E. Fitzsimmons Belair Stud 1316 M 1:56.80
1939 Sickle T 4 Ronnie Nash Jack Howard Florence Whitaker 1316 M 1:58.40
1938 Great Union 3 Sam Renick Louis Feustel Elizabeth Graham Lewis 1316 M 1:57.80
1937 Count Arthur 5 Lester Balaski Lon Johnson Fannie Hertz 1316 M 1:58.00
1936 Esposa 4 Nick Wall Matthew P. Brady Middleburg Stable (William Ziegler Jr.) 1316 M 2:00.40
1935 Discovery 4 John Bejshak Joseph H. Stotler Alfred G. Vanderbilt II 1316 M 1:57.40
1934 Faireno 5 Tommy Malley James E. Fitzsimmons Belair Stud 1316 M 1:58.60
1933 Dark Secret 4 Hank Mills James E. Fitzsimmons Wheatley Stable 1316 M 1:57.40
1932 Reveille Boy 5 Raymond Workman John A. Best John A. Best 1316 M 1:54.60
1931 Curate 5 Mack Garner Peter W. Coyne Joseph E. Widener 1316 M 1:56.60
1930 Frisius 4 Whitey Abel James E. Fitzsimmons Belair Stud 1316 M 1:56.60
1929 Petee-Wrack 4 John Maiben William M. Booth John R. Macomber 1316 M 2:02.20
1928 Chance Shot 4 Earl Sande Peter W. Coyne Joseph E. Widener 1316 M 2:03.20
1927 Chance Play 4 Earl Sande John I. Smith Arden Farm Stable 1316 M 1:59.20
1926 Flagstaff 6 Laverne Fator Willie Knapp La Brae Stable (H. H. Cotton) 1316 M 1:59.00
1925 Spot Cash 5 John Maiben James W. Healy Albert C. Bostwick Jr. 1316 M 1:58.00
1924 Sunsini 4 Willie Kelsay Frank M. Bray Lilane Stable (Mrs. William L. Walker) 1316 M 2:05.20
1923 Bunting 4 Clarence Kummer James G. Rowe Sr. Harry Payne Whitney 1316 M 1:56.40
1922 Devastation 4 Laverne Fator Max Hirsch Stephen Petit 1316 M 2:05.00
1921 Exterminator 6 Willie Kelsay Willie Knapp Willis Sharpe Kilmer 1316 M 1:57.40
1920 Sir Barton 4 Earl Sande H. Guy Bedwell J. K. L. Ross 1316 M 1:55.60
1919 Cudgel 5 Earl Sande H. Guy Bedwell J. K. L. Ross 1316 M 1:57.40
1918 Midway 4 Harold Thurber John S. Ward James W. Parrish 1316 M 1:56.20
1917 Clematis 4 Merritt C. Buxton Thomas M. Murphy Oscar Lewisohn 1316 M 2:02.40
1916 The Finn 4 Andy Schuttinger Edward W. Heffner Harry C. Hallenbeck 1316 M 1:58.00
1915 Roamer 4 James Butwell Andrew J. Goldsborough Andrew Miller 1316 M 1:59.00
1914 Star Gaze 4 John McTaggart James E. Fitzsimmons Herbert L. Pratt 1316 M 2:03.80
1913 Sam Jackson 5 Tommy Davies Jack L. McGinnis V. M. McGinnis 1316 M 2:01.60
1911 – 1912 No racing due to Hart–Agnew Law
1910 Sir John Johnson 5 George Archibald David Woodford Beverwyck Stable (Frank J. Nolan) 1316 M 2:01.60
1909 Sir John Johnson 4 James Butler Jr. David Woodford Beverwyck Stable (Frank J. Nolan) 1316 M 1:58.00
1908 Dandelion 6 Carroll Shilling John E. Madden Francis R. Hitchcock 1316 M 1:58.80
1907 Running Water 4 Walter Miller Thomas Welsh Newcastle Stable 1316 M 1:58.40
1906 Red Leaf 4 Charles Koerner J. Oliver Keene J. Oliver Keene 1316 M 2:02.00
1905 Outcome 4 Harry W. Baird Woodford Clay Woodford Clay 1316 M 2:02.60
1904 Molly Brant 4 George M. Odom Hubert H. Hyner John Sanford 118 M 1:51.60
1903 Hermis 4 George M. Odom William Shields Edward R. Thomas 118 M 1:51.60
1902 Herbert 5 Lewis Smith Walter C. Rollins Walter C. Rollins 118 M 1:56.40
1901 Herbert 4 Lewis Smith Walter C. Rollins Walter C. Rollins 118 M 1:51.20
1900 Charentus 6 Willie Shaw Jim McLaughlin Orville L. Richards 1116 M 1:45.50

References

  1. University of Kentucky archives (August 23, 1919). "Merchants and Citizens Handicap, Leading Attractions at Saratoga Today". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  2. Greeley Daily Tribune, Greeley Daily Tribune, Greeley, Colorado (August 27, 1960). "Merchants and Citizens Handicap, Don Poggio". Greeley Daily Tribune. Retrieved 9 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. "Hall of Fame – Horses". The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  4. Special to The New York Times. (August 29, 1920). "Sir Barton Sets New World Mark". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
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