The Tremont Stakes is a Listed American Thoroughbred horse race run annually for two-year-olds over the distance of 5+12 furlongs on the dirt in early June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The event carries a purse of US$150,000. (A furlong is 18 mi or 0.20 km.)

Tremont Stakes
Listed Stakes race
LocationBelmont Park
Elmont, New York, United States
Inaugurated1887
Race typeThoroughbredFlat racing
Race information
Distance5+12 furlongs
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationTwo-year-olds
WeightAssigned
PurseUS$150,000 (2019)

History

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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.[1] It was first run at the Gravesend Race Track at Coney Island in Brooklyn until 1910 when racing was no longer viable after the New York State Legislature passed the Hart–Agnew Law which 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 Although the law was repealed in time to resume racing in 1913, the Gravesend Racetrack never reopened.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.

The race was not run in 1911–1913, 1933–1935 and 2009–2013.

It is the first stakes race on the Belmont Park stakes schedule for two-year-old colts.[2]

In 1975, E. Rodriguez Tizol brought his colt Bold Forbes from the El Comandante racetrack in Puerto Rico to compete against top horses at the big tracks in New York. He made his first start in the Tremont Stakes and won easily won by five lengths while setting a new stakes record of 1:09 2/5 for six furlongs that still stands through 2018. In his first full season in the United States, Bold Forbes would be voted the 1976 Eclipse Award as the American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse.[3][4]

Grade

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Although the Tremont Stake is currently ungraded, after the grading of races came into effect in 1973 it earned Grade III status for 1981–1996 and 1999–2003. In earlier years it was a very important New York race for two-year-olds and was 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 race was usually held in early June.

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. 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.[5]

Venue

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The Tremont Stakes has also been run at the following tracks

Race distances

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  • 5 furlongs : 1936–1939
  • 5+12 furlongs : 1940, 1973, 1989–2008, 2014–present
  • 5+34 furlongs : 1901–1910
  • 6 furlongs : 1887- 1900, 1914–1932, 1974–1988

Records

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Speed record:

  • 5 furlongs : Gannet, 0:58.60 (1939)
  • 5+12 furlongs : More Than Ready, 1:02.56 (1999)
  • 5+34 furlongs : Fayette, 1:09.60 (1908)
  • 6 furlongs : Bold Forbes, 1:09.40 (1975)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

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  • Tremont Stakes history and chart at the NYRA:[6]
Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Dist.
(Furlongs)
Time
Win$
2024 Studlydoright Xavier Perez John J. Robb David R. Hughes 5 12 F 1:04.22 $82,500
2023 Gold Sweep Jose Ortiz Steve Asmussen Mike McCarty 5 12 F 1:03.47 $82,500
2022 Two Of A Kind Luis Saez Brian A. Lynch K and R Racing Stable & Town Branch Racing 5 12 F 1:04.35 $82,500
2021 Overbore Joel Rosario Wesley A. Ward Peter Leidel 5 12 F 1:05.44 $82,500
2019 Fore Left Mario Gutierrez Doug O'Neill Reddam Racing 5 12 F 1:04.44 $87,000
2018 Our Braintrust Javier Castellano Cathal A. Lynch Cathal A. Lynch & Stanton J. Smith Jr. 5 12 F 1:04.41 $90,000
2017 He Hate Me Ricardo Santana Jr. Horacio DePaz Sagamore Farm Stable 5 12 F 1:04.47 $90,000
2016 Silver Mission John Velazquez Todd Pletcher Twin Creeks Racing Stables LLC 5 12 F 1:03.78 $120,000
2015 Cocked and Loaded Irad Ortiz Jr. Larry Rivelli Richard Ravin/Patricia's Hope LLC 5 12 F 1:04.17 $150,000
2014 Bessie's Boy John Velazquez Wesley A. Ward Ice Wine Stable 5 12 F 1:03.89 $60,000
2009 – 2013 Race not held
2008 Dagnabit Cornelio Velásquez Richard E. Dutrow Jr. Lansdon Robbins III & Thomas Hansen 5 12 F 1:06.68 $64,380
2007 Readys Image John Velazquez Todd Pletcher James T. Scatuorchio 5 12 F 1:02.86 $66,360
2006 Out of Gwedda John Velazquez Todd Pletcher Pegasus Dream Stable 5 12 F 1:06.66 $63,720
2005 Henny Hughes Gary Stevens Patrick L. Biancone Gulf Coast Farms & Martin L. Cherry 5 12 F 1:03.67 $64,620
2004 Gold Joy Michael Luzzi Tim Salzman Ken Taylor & John Salzman Sr. 5 12 F 1:04.80 $62,940
2003 Heckle John Velazquez Todd Pletcher Dogwood Stable 5 12 F 1:04.60 $66,120
2002 Zavata Jerry D. Bailey Patrick L. Biancone Michael B. Tabor 5 12 F 1:02.60 $63,960
2001 Buster's Daydream John Velazquez Timothy Tullock S J Bee Stable 5 12 F 1:03.80 $63,780
2000 City Zip José A. Santos Linda L. Rice Thompson & Bowling 5 12 F 1:03.80 $64,320
1999 More Than Ready John Velazquez Todd Pletcher James T. Scatuorchio 5 12 F 1:02.56 $65,040
1998 Tactical Cat Jerry D. Bailey D. Wayne Lukas Overbrook Farm 5 12 F 1:03.33 $50,400
1997 Time Limit Joe Bravo D. Wayne Lukas Overbrook Farm 5 12 F 1:06.65 $32,100
1996 Kelly Kip Jean-Luc Samyn H. Allen Jerkens Hobeau Farm 5 12 F 1:04.60 $33,210
1995 Rosie Ogreta José A. Santos Linda L. Rice RFT Roses Stable 5 12 F 1:07.32 $32,400
1994 De Niro Eddie Maple H. Allen Jerkens Peter M. Brant 5 12 F 1:05.05 $63,240
1993 Distinct Reality Jerry D. Bailey Stanley M. Hough Beatrice Oxenberg 5 12 F 1:04.76 $67,470
1992 England Expects Jerry D. Bailey MacKenzie Miller Rokeby Stable 5 12 F 1:03.20 $69,900
1991 Salt Lake Randy Romero D. Wayne Lukas Mabee Family Trust 5 12 F 1:03.16 $68,190
1990 Hansel Randy Romero Frank L. Brothers Lazy Lane Farms 5 12 F 1:04.40 $67,650
1989 Eternal Flight Randy Romero LeRoy Jolley Nedlaw Stable 5 12 F 1:06.00 $53,640
1988 Mr. Sea Sanders Jorge Velásquez Patrick B. Byrne Petelaine Stable 6 F 1:11.40 $53,730
1987 Morgan's Levee Robbie Davis George R. Arnold II Loblolly Stable 6 F 1:11.40 $42,600
1986 Gulch Ángel Cordero Jr. LeRoy Jolley Peter M. Brant 6 F 1:10.40 $40,620
1985 Sovereign Don Jorge Velásquez D. Wayne Lukas Eugene V. Klein 6 F 1:13.60 $42,355
1984 Beat Me Daddy Eddie Maple Robert L. Wheeler Napton Hill Farm 6 F 1:12.20 $40,140
1983 Track Barron Jean Cruguet LeRoy Jolley Peter M. Brant 6 F 1:10.40 $33,840
1982 Laus' Cause Jorge Tejeira Reynaldo H. Nobles Robert E. Brennan 6 F 1:10.20 $32,760
1981 Regal Stone Jorge Velásquez Jose A. Martin Flying Zee Stable 6 F 1:10.40 $34,740
1980 Golden Derby Darrel McHargue Smiley Adams Frederick Lehmann 6 F 1:11.40 $33,720
1979 Speedup Ángel Cordero Jr. Edward I. Kelly Sr. Brookfield Farm 6 F 1:11.80 $25,950
1978 Tim The Tiger Ángel Cordero Jr. John M. Veitch Calumet Farm 6 F 1:10.00 $22,485
1977 Alydar Eddie Maple John M. Veitch Calumet Farm 6 F 1:10.00 $21,975
1976 Turn of Coin Ángel Cordero Jr. William O. Hicks William O. Hicks 6 F 1:12.40 $22,590
1975 Bold Forbes Laffit Pincay Jr. Laz Barrera E. Rodriguez Tizol 6 F 1:09.40 $16,170
1974 Foolish Pleasure Chuck Baltazar LeRoy Jolley John L. Greer 6 F 1:10.80 $17,280
1973 Raise A Cup Chuck Baltazar Reggie Cornell Calumet Farm 5 12 F 1:03.60 $16,800
1972 Linda's Chief Braulio Baeza Alfred Scotti Neil Hellman 5 12 F 1:03.60 $16,545
1971 Chauffeur Eddie Belmonte Frank "Pancho" Martin Sigmund Sommer 5 12 F 1:04.40 $25,200
1970 Raise Your Glass (DH) Jorge Velásquez MacKenzie Miller Cragwood Stables 5 12 F 1:05.00 $15,597
1970 Tamtent (DH) Eddie Belmonte Angel Penna Sr. Gedney Farm 5 12 F 1:05.00 $15,597
1969 Very High Fernando Toro Harold H. Goodwin William P. Minnotte 5 12 F 1:05.20 $22,603
1968 Buck Run Heliodoro Gustines John M. Gaver Sr. Greentree Stable 5 12 F 1:03.20 $22,051
1967 Wise Exchange Ron Turcotte Hirsch Jacobs Isidor Bieber 5 12 F 1:04.40 $22,961
1966 Successor Braulio Baeza Edward A. Neloy Wheatley Stable 5 12 F 1:04.20 $23,952
1965 Buckpasser Braulio Baeza William C. Winfrey Ogden Phipps 5 12 F 1:03.80 $22,344
1964 Bold Lad Manuel Ycaza Edward A. Neloy Wheatley Stable 5 12 F 1:06.20 $24,473
1963 Chieftain Bill Hartack Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. Powhatan Stable 5 12 F 1:04.40 $23,005
1962 Bonjour Manuel Ycaza Hirsch Jacobs Patrice Jacobs 5 12 F 1:04.00 $24,488
1961 Clover Leaf Robert Ussery James P. Conway Mrs. J. W. Galbreath 5 12 F 1:05.00 $24,488
1960 Hail To Reason Robert Ussery Hirsch Jacobs Patrice Jacobs 5 12 F 1:05.00 $24,295
1959 Vital Force Bill Hartack Wilma Kennedy Tinkham Veale II 5 12 F 1:05.20 $23,092
1958 Restless Wind Eddie Arcaro Horatio Luro Llangollen Farm Stable 5 12 F 1:04.40 $14,830
1957 Jewel's Reward Walter Blum Ivan H. Parke Maine Chance Farm 5 12 F 1:04.80 $16,050
1956 King Hairan Eddie Arcaro Leonard H. Hunt Leo Edwards 5 12 F 1:05.00 $14,950
1955 Getthere Jack Hedley Woodhouse John J. Weipert Jr. Lily-Ann Stable 5 12 F 1:05.20 $8,450
1954 Right Down James D. Nichols Sidney Jacobs Sidney Jacobs 5 12 F 1:05.80 $9,925
1953 Quick Lunch Nick Wall James E. Fitzsimmons Wheatley Stable 5 12 F 1:05.60 $10,300
1952 Hilarious Eric Guerin James E. Fitzsimmons Wheatley Stable 5 12 F 1:05.40 $9,975
1951 Pintor Hedley Woodhouse Dion K. Kerr Jr. Montpelier Stable 5 12 F 1:05.40 $8,450
1950 Battlefield Eddie Arcaro Winbert F. Mulholland George D. Widener Jr. 5 12 F 1:05.00 $9,625
1949 Fox Time Eric Guerin James W. Healy Vera S. Bragg 5 12 F 1:07.80 $9,000
1948 The Admiral Robert Permane James E. Fitzsimmons Ogden Phipps 5 12 F 1:05.00 $17,250
1947 Inseparable Job Dean Jessop Preston M. Burch Brookmeade Stable 5 12 F 1:05.00 $17,125
1946 Jet Pilot Eric Guerin Tom Smith Maine Chance Farm 5 12 F 1:06.80 $9,375
1945 Degage Conn McCreary Sherrill W. Ward Russell A. Firestone 5 12 F 1:05.00 $7,370
1944 Burg-El-Arab Ted Atkinson Sylvester E. Veitch C. V. Whitney 5 12 F 1:05.80 $7,755
1943 Lucky Draw Conn McCreary Winbert F. Mulholland George D. Widener Jr. 5 12 F 1:05.80 $5,150
1942 Supermont John Gilbert Richard E. Handlen Foxcatcher Farm 5 12 F 1:05.80 $6,400
1941 Requested Alfred Robertson J. H. "Blackie" McCoole Ben F. Whitaker 5 12 F 1:05.40 $6,200
1940 Chicuelo Ralph Eccard Hugh Dufford Elizabeth Arden 5 12 F 1:05.40 $4,500
1939 Gannet Ronnie Nash Jack Howard Ben F. Whitaker 5 F 0:58.60 $4,125
1938 Maeline Jack Westrope George E. Phillips Maemere Farm 5 F 0:59.00 $4,250
1937 Perpetuate James Stout George M. Odom Robert L. Gerry Sr. 5 F 0:59.00 $4,750
1936 Airflame Sam Renick Joseph H. Stotler Alfred G. Vanderbilt II 5 F 0:59.80 $4,650
1933 – 1935 Race not held
1932 Balios Hank Mills James E. Fitzsimmons Henry C. Phipps 6 F 1:13.00 $8,050
1931 Economic Frank Catrone Clarence Buxton Jerome H. Louchheim 6 F 1:13.60 $11,150
1930 Polydorus Laverne Fator Bennett W. Creech William R. Coe 6 F 1:14.00 $12,300
1929 Sarazen Willie Garner Max Hirsch Fair Stable 6 F 1:14.80 $13,550
1928 Jack High Linus McAtee A. Jack Joyner George D. Widener Jr. 6 F 1:13.00 $12,050
1927 Diavolo Earl Sande James E. Fitzsimmons Wheatley Stable 6 F 1:12.20 $11,200
1926 Draconia John Maiben Henry McDaniel Gifford A. Cochran 6 F 1:12.80 $11,300
1925 Flight of Time John Maiben Thomas J. Healey Walter J. Salmon Sr. 6 F 1:13.00 $7,600
1924 Young Martin Earl Sande William S. Walker John E. Madden 6 F 1:13.80 $7,600
1923 Transmute Linus McAtee James G. Rowe Sr. Harry P. Whitney 6 F 1:12.60 $7,600
1922 Martingale Clarence Kummer William M. Garth Joshua S. Cosden 6 F 1:12.40 $7,600
1921 Olympus Clarence Kummer James G. Rowe Sr. Harry P. Whitney 6 F 1:13.60 $7,600
1920 Inchcape Albert Johnson Fred Burlew John H. Rosseter 6 F 1:12.00 $5,400
1919 Man o' War Johnny Loftus Louis Feustel Glen Riddle Farm 6 F 1:13.00 $4,800
1918 Lord Brighton Lawrence Lyke George M. Odom Brighton Stable 6 F 1:12.80 $5,800
1917 Gold Tassel A. Collins William S. Walker John E. Madden 6 F 1:12.40 $5,250
1916 Ticket James Butwell A. J. Goldsborough Andrew Miller 6 F 1:13.40 $3,900
1915 Tea Caddy Clarence Turner Samuel C. Hildreth August Belmont Jr. 6 F 1:15.00 $2,325
1914 Ed Crump James Butwell John F. Schorr John W. Schorr 6 F 1:15.20 $1,925
1913 Race not held
1912 No races held due to the Hart–Agnew Law.
1911
1910 Footprint Eddie Dugan John Whalen August Belmont Jr. 5 34 F 1:11.20 $6,480
1909 Waldo David L. Nicol Raleigh Colston Charles L. Harrison 5 34 F 1:11.60 $1,925
1908 Fayette Walter Miller John E. Madden John E. Madden 5 34 F 1:09.60 $12,500
1907 King James Herman Radtke John E. Madden John E. Madden 5 34 F 1:13.40 $13,200
1906 Water Pearl Joe Jones A. Jack Joyner Sydney Paget 5 34 F 1:12.00 $10,200
1905 Bohemian Lucien Lyne James G. Rowe Sr. James R. Keene 5 34 F 1:10.60 $9,500
1904 Merry Lark Jack H. Martin Thomas Welsh William B. Leeds 5 34 F 1:10.80 $9,800
1903 Magistrate John Bullman John J. Hyland August Belmont Jr. 5 34 F 1:13.80 $7,300
1902 Artvis Samuel Doggett Green B. Morris Green B. Morris 5 34 F 1:12.00 $9,910
1901 Whiskey King George M. Odom Charles Davis The Pepper Stable 5 34 F 1:10.80 $7,750
1900 Blues Danny Maher Thomas Welsh C. Fleishchmann's Sons 6 F 1:15.80 $7,750
1899 Maribert Danny Maher Thomas Welsh C. Fleishchmann's Sons 6 F 1:15.00 $12,645
1898 Jean Bereaud Tod Sloan Samuel C. Hildreth Sydney Paget 6 F 1:15.00 $8,895
1897 Handball Willie Simms Frank McCabe Philip J. Dwyer 6 F 1:15.25 $7,750
1896 Don de Oro Henry F. Griffin John J. Hyland Blemton Stable 6 F 1:15.00 $8,525
1895 Handspring Samuel Doggett Frank McCabe Philip J. Dwyer 6 F 1:15.00 $7,800
1894 Gotham Edward H. Garrison John Campbell Jacob Ruppert Jr. 6 F 1:15.75 $5,640
1893 Dobbins John Lamley Hardy Campbell Jr. Richard Croker 6 F 1:16.50 $5,620
1892 Don Alonzo Samuel Doggett Matthew M. Allen Frank A. Ehret 6 F 1:17.50 $5,740
1891 Spinalong Fred Littlefield R. Wyndham Walden J. A. & A. H. Morris 6 F 1:18.25 $7,280
1890 Chatham Edward H. Garrison R. Wyndham Walden J. A. & A. H. Morris 6 F 1:15.75 $6,400
1889 Padishah Edward H. Garrison James G. Rowe Sr. August Belmont Sr. 6 F 1:16.00 $6,620
1888 Oregon Jim McLaughlin Frank McCabe Dwyer Brothers Stable 6 F 1:22.75 $4,560
1887 Guarantee William Fitzpatrick Matthew Byrnes J. B. A. Haggin 6 F 1:15.25 $2,605

References

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  1. ^ "New York Racing Association - Belmont Park". Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
  2. ^ "Belmont Park – Stakes Schedule | New York Racing Association – Belmont". www.nyra.com. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  3. ^ New York Times July 24, 1975 article titled "Bold Forbes Sets Record In U.S. Bow" Retrieved August 17, 2018
  4. ^ Daily Racing Form past Eclipse Award winners Retrieved August 17, 2018
  5. ^ "Belmont Park opens Wednesday, April 29; $10 million Belmont Stakes Racing Festival set for June 4–6 – Headlines – News | New York Racing Association – Aqueduct". www.nyra.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Tremont | NYRA".