Oakdale Handicap

The Oakdale Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race run in twenty-four years between 1902 and 1932 at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, New York. A six furlong event run in the fall, it was open for two-year-old horses of either sex. Fillies won it in 1905, 1924, and 1927.

Oakdale Handicap
Discontinued stakes race
LocationAqueduct Racetrack, Ozone Park, New York,
United States
Inaugurated1902
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance6 furlongs (3/4 mile)
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationTwo-year-olds

Historical notes

First run on November 7, 1902, the distance for that year only was set at seven furlongs. It was won by Lyman Hay, a colt owned by Charles Ellison and trained by John Mayberry.[1] The owner and trainer had hoped Lyman Hay might be a "Derby" horse for 1903. He was not, but as luck would have it they had Judge Himes in their stable with which they would win the 1903 Kentucky Derby.[2]

Hart-Agnew Law interruption

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.[3] [4] A February 21, 1913 ruling by the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division saw horse racing return in 1913.[5] However, the Oakdale Handicap was not restored to the track's schedule until 1917.[6][7]

Grey Lag's loss

The biggest upset in the history of the Oakdale occurred in 1920 when J. D. Mooney rode Knobbie to victory over Grey Lag.[8] A recent purchase by trainer Sam Hildreth for the Rancocas Stable, Grey Lag's career would see him earn four National Champion titles, including American Horse of the Year, and induction into the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame.[9] [10]

A casualty of the Great Depression

The Wall Street Crash of 1929 marked the beginning of the Great Depression, the effects of which saw racetrack owners and all businesses across the United States scrambling to reduce costs to prevent closing. [11] Aqueduct Racetrack would begin shuffling its races to cut purse money for some in order to enhance it for others. While the September 18, 1929 Oakdale was modified to claiming race status, it maintained its purse money until the economic downturn became so severe they had to cut the purse for the 1931 edition by 35% and for 1932 that new lower amount was cut in half. Still not enough to ensure the track's survival, the Oakdale had to be dropped from the fall schedule.

Records

Speed record:

  • 1:12.00 @ 6 furlongs: Ray Jay (1921)
  • 1:12.00 @ 6 furlongs: Sarazen (1923)
  • 1:12.00 @ 6 furlongs: Teheran (1926)

Most wins by a jockey:

  • no jockey won this race more than once.

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner
 Dist.
(Furlongs)		 Time Win $
1932 Garden Message 2 George H. Bostwick J. P. (Sammy) Smith George H. Bostwick 6 f 1:12.80 $1,425
1931 Pardee 2 Tommy Malley James E. Fitzsimmons Belair Stud Stable 6 f 1:13.40 $3,050
1930 Smear 2 Alfred M. Robertson James G. Rowe Jr. Harry Payne Whitney 6 f 1:13.20 $4,625
1929 Martis 2 Charles Kurtsinger Frank J. Kearns Walter Schuttler 6 f 1:14.00 $4,375
1928 Calwick 2 Frank Moon John Hastings George M. Sidenberg 6 f 1:12.60 $4,450
1927 Nixie 2 Phil Goodwin James E. Fitzsimmons Wheatley Stable 6 f 1:12.60 $4,775
1926 Teheran 2 John Maiben T. J. Healey Walter J. Salmon Sr. 6 f 1:12.00 $4,750
1925 Sarmaticus 2 Frank Coltiletti George P. Odom Robert L. Gerry 6 f 1:13.40 $4,075
1924 Beatrice 2 George Fields James E. Fitzsimmons Belair Stud Stable 6 f 1:12.60 $4,650
1923 Sarazen 2 Clarence Kummer Max Hirsch Fair Stable 6 f 1:12.00 $4,500
1922 Runviso 2 Clifford Robinson Johnny Loftus Oak Ridge Stable 6 f 1:12.20 $2,550
1921 Ray Jay 2 Linus McAtee James E. Fitzsimmons Quincy Stable (James Francis Johnson) 6 f 1:12.00 $4,700
1920 Knobbie 2 J. D. Mooney James E. Fitzsimmons Quincy Stable (James Francis Johnson) 6 f 1:13.00 $4,025
1919 Krewer 2 Laverne Fator Samuel C. Hildreth Samuel C. Hildreth 6 f 1:13.00 $2,625
1918 Eternal 2 Andy Schuttinger Kimball Patterson James W. McClelland 6 f 1:14.40 $1,825
1917 Lanius 2 John McTaggart A. Jack Joyner George D. Widener Jr. 6 f 1:13.20 $1,755
1910 - 1916 Race not held
1909 Hampton Court 2 Guy Garner John E. Madden John E. Madden 6 f 1:14.00 $
1908 Race not held
1907 Royal Tourist 2 Walter Miller John W. Rogers Harry Payne Whitney 6 f 1:14.00 $1,555
1906 Stray 2 R McDaniel Matthew Byrnes Matthew Byrnes 6 f 1:14.00 $1,580
1905 Flip Flap 2 Roche Romanelli A. J. Goldsborough Jack A. Bennet 6 f 1:14.40 $1,745
1904 Jim Beattie 2 William Crimmins T. J. Slattery C. A. lnwick 6 f 1:14.80 $1,210
1903 Dick Turpin 2 Harry Cochran Frank Regan Frank Regan 6 f 1:13.40 $1,225
1902 Lyman Hay 2 Lucien Lyne John P. Mayberry Charles R. Ellison 7 f 1:28.00 $1,130

References
  1. "Aqueduct Form Chart". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1902-11-08. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  2. "1903 Kentucky Derby". www.kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  3. "Penalties in the New York Bills". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1908-01-18. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  4. "Race Track Bill Defeated In Senate; Measure Modifying Directors' Liability for Gambling Fails of Passage". July 14, 1911. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  5. "Oral Betting Held Legal: Appellate Division of New York Supreme Court Renders Important Decision". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1913-02-22. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
  6. "Destruction Wrought by Hughes". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1908-12-15. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
  7. "Famous Old Track is Sold". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1914-11-17. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
  8. "Grey Lag Beaten In Aqueduct Race". New York Times, Section Sports, page 22. 1920-09-21. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  9. The Bloodhorse.com Champion's history charts Archived September 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  10. racingmuseum.org Grey Lag Archived November 23, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
  11. Bone, James. "The beginner's guide to stock markets". The Times. London. Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2012. The most savage bear market of all time was the Wall Street Crash of 1929–1932, in which share prices fell by 89 percent.
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