The Latonia Derby was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually from 1883 through 1937 at Latonia Race Track in Latonia, Kentucky.[1] Open to three-year-old horses, for its first 52 years the Latonia Derby was contested at a mile and a half then in 1935 the distance was shortened to a mile and a quarter. It was run as the Hindoo Stakes from inception in 1883 to 1886 in honor of the Kentucky-bred U.S. Racing Hall of Fame horse, Hindoo.[2] The race usually attracted the Kentucky Derby winner; it became so popular that in 1912 a motion picture was made by Independent Motion Picture Co. entitled Winning the Latonia Derby, featuring silent film star King Baggot.
| Discontinued stakes race | |
| Location | Latonia Race Track Latonia, Kentucky |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1883 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1¼ miles (10 furlongs) |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old |
| Purse | $12,800 |
The inaugural 1883 Latonia Derby was won by Kentucky Derby winner Leonatus. Future Derby winners Kingman (1891), Halma (1895), Ben Brush (1896), Lieut. Gibson (1900), Elwood (1904) and Sir Huon (1906) also won the race; the 1918 edition was won by Harry Payne Whitney's Belmont Stakes-winning colt, Johren. In 1936, Rushaway won the Illinois Derby during the afternoon, then was shipped 300 miles (480 km) overnight to win the Latonia Derby the following afternoon.[3]
Records
editSpeed record:
- 1¼ miles (1935–1937) : 2:02 3/5 - Rushaway (1936)[4]
- 1½ miles (1883–1934) : 2:28 3/5 - Handy Mandy (1927)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 - Isaac Murphy (1883, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1891)[5]
Most wins by a trainer: ¹
- 2 - Albert Cooper (1886, 1888)
- 2 - Robert Tucker (1893, 1901)
- 2 - Peter W. Coyne (1906, 1912)
- 2 - Auval John Baker (1910, 1914)
- 2 - Kay Spence (1923, 1930)
- ¹ At present, one trainer is missing from the table's list.
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - E. J. "Lucky" Baldwin (1886, 1888)
- 2 - Scoggan Brothers (1889, 1893)
- 2 - Bashford Manor Stable (1906–1912)
- 2 - Harry P. Whitney (1918, 1920)
- 2 - Audley Farm Stable (1923, 1930)
- 2 - Edward R. Bradley (1925, 1926)
Winners
edit| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Dist. (Miles) |
Time |
Win$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Reaping Reward | Alfred M. Robertson | Robert McGarvey | Milky Way Farm Stable | 11⁄4 M | 2:03.80 | $12,800 |
| 1936 | Rushaway | Johnny Longden | Alfred G. Tarn | Alfred G. Tarn | 11⁄4 M | 2:02.60 | $12,125 |
| 1935 | Tearout | William Hanka | Howard Wells | Daniel B. Midkiff | 11⁄4 M | 2:04.00 | $12,680 |
| 1934 | Fiji | Gilbert Elston | Tom B. Young | Young Brothers | 11⁄2 M | 2:31.80 | $7,980 |
| 1933 | Gold Basis | Gilbert Elston | Max Hirsch | Morton L. Schwartz | 11⁄2 M | 2:31.20 | $7,750 |
| 1932 | Stepenfetchit | Robert Finnerty | James W. Healy | Liz Whitney | 11⁄2 M | 2:31.20 | $11,360 |
| 1931 | Spanish Play | Charles Landolt | George Land | Charles H. Knebelkamp & Richard Morris | 11⁄2 M | 2:30.00 | $22,575 |
| 1930 | Gallant Knight | Herman Schutte | Kay Spence | Audley Farm Stable | 11⁄2 M | 2:35.00 | $22,175 |
| 1929 | Buddy Basil | Dunice Dubois | William F. Polson | Basil Manor Stable | 11⁄2 M | 2:30.40 | $23,075 |
| 1928 | Toro | Eddie Ambrose | John F. Schorr | Edward Beale McLean | 11⁄2 M | 2:41.20 | $22,525 |
| 1927 | Handy Mandy | Earl Pool | Walter W. Taylor | Hal Price Headley | 11⁄2 M | 2:28.60 | $24,250 |
| 1926 | Bagenbaggage | Eric Blind | William A. Hurley | Edward R. Bradley | 11⁄2 M | 2:32.20 | $24,500 |
| 1925 | Broadway Jones | Hurley Meyer | Herbert J. Thompson | Edward R. Bradley | 11⁄2 M | 2:31.00 | $25,225 |
| 1924 | Chilhowee | Lawrence McDermott | John C. Gallaher | Gallaher Bros. | 11⁄2 M | 2:30.20 | $25,600 |
| 1923 | The Clown | Harry Lunsford | Kay Spence | Audley Farm Stable | 11⁄2 M | 2:32.60 | $15650 |
| 1922 | Thibodaux | Earl Pool | William Perkins | William Perkins | 11⁄2 M | 2:33.80 | $14,625 |
| 1921 | Brother Batch | Mack Garner | Charles C. Van Meter | E. C. Arnold | 11⁄2 M | 2:47.60 | $14,900 |
| 1920 | Upset | José Rodriguez | S. Abner Clopton | Harry P. Whitney | 11⁄2 M | 2:32.00 | $16,300 |
| 1919 | Be Frank | Clarence Kummer | William Jennings Jr. | Cornelius M. Garrison | 11⁄2 M | 2:37.60 | $16,160 |
| 1918 | Johren | Frank Robinson | Albert Simons | Harry P. Whitney | 11⁄2 M | 2:33.00 | $9,925 |
| 1917 | Liberty Loan | Johnny Loftus | John W. May | A. Kingsley Macomber | 11⁄2 M | 2:30.80 | $9,550 |
| 1916 | Dodge | Frank Murphy | John S. Ward | Weber & Ward | 11⁄2 M | 2:37.00 | $9,950 |
| 1915 | Royal | Carl Ganz | Herman R. Brandt | Jefferson Livingston | 11⁄2 M | 2:32.00 | $10,125 |
| 1914 | John Gund | Andy Neylon | Auval John Baker | A. Baker & Co. | 11⁄2 M | 2:30.40 | $6,025 |
| 1913 | Gowell | Fred Teahan | Jack T. Weaver | Jack T. Weaver | 11⁄2 M | 2:33.20 | $5,725 |
| 1912 | Free Lance | Charles Peak | Peter W. Coyne | Bashford Manor Stable | 11⁄2 M | 2:31.00 | $4,250 |
| 1911 | Governor Gray | Ted Rice | James S. Everman | R. N. Smith & Co. | 11⁄2 M | 2:30.40 | $3,550 |
| 1910 | Joe Morris | Charles Grand | Auval John Baker | Robert H. Anderson | 11⁄2 M | 2:33.40 | $2,925 |
| 1909 | Olambala | Ted Rice | Roy Cassady | John G. Greener | 11⁄2 M | 2:39.20 | $3,095 |
| 1908 | Pinkola | Andy Minder | William H. Fizer | William H. Fizer | 11⁄2 M | 2:35.40 | $3,655 |
| 1907 | The Abbot | James Lee | William J. Young | William J. Young | 11⁄2 M | 2:46.20 | $4,410 |
| 1906 | Sir Huon | Roscoe Troxler | Peter W. Coyne | Bashford Manor Stable | 11⁄2 M | 2:36.80 | $5,095 |
| 1905 | The Foreman | John K. Treubel | John Walters | George M. Hendrie | 11⁄2 M | 2:38.00 | $5,950 |
| 1904 | Elwood | Frank Prior | Charles E. Durnell | Lasca Durnell | 11⁄2 M | 2:42.75 | $5,730 |
| 1903 | Woodlake | Richard Crowhurst | Thomas C. McDowell | Thomas C. McDowell | 11⁄2 M | 2:36.75 | $7,035 |
| 1902 | Harry New | Phillip J. Otis | John P. Mayberry | Charles R. Ellison | 11⁄2 M | 2:38.75 | $4,390 |
| 1901 | Hernando | Jimmy Winkfield | Robert Tucker | W. H. Laudeman | 11⁄2 M | 2:35.25 | $4,985 |
| 1900 | Lieut. Gibson* | Jimmy Boland | Charles Hughes | Charles H. Smith | 11⁄2 M | 0:00.00 | $4,715 |
| 1899 | Prince McClurg | William Beauchamp | James H. McAvoy | J. H. McAvoy & W. E. Applegate | 11⁄2 M | 2:36.20 | $6,825 |
| 1898 | Han d'Or | Jess Conley | Crit Davis | T. H. Coleman Jr. | 11⁄2 M | 2:32.50 | $7,620 |
| 1897 | Ornament | Alonzo Clayton | Charles T. Patterson | Charles T. Patterson | 11⁄2 M | 2:35.25 | $8,740 |
| 1896 | Ben Brush | Willie Simms | Hardy Campbell Jr. | Michael F. Dwyer | 11⁄2 M | 2:40.50 | $12,200 |
| 1895 | Halma | Charles Thorpe | Thomas Welsh | Charles Fleischmann & Sons | 11⁄2 M | 2:34.50 | $6,720 |
| 1894 | Lazzarone | Willie Martin | H. Eugene Leigh | H. E. Leigh & Robert L. Rose | 11⁄2 M | 2:51.00 | $6,555 |
| 1893 | Buck McCann | Charles Thorpe | Robert Tucker | Scoggan Brothers | 11⁄2 M | 2:44.00 | $4,450 |
| 1892 | Newton | Alonzo Clayton | John T. Ireland | Ireland Bros. (Frank & John T.) | 11⁄2 M | 3:14.00 | $3,700 |
| 1891 | Kingman | Isaac Murphy | Dudley Allen | Jacobin Stable | 11⁄2 M | 2:45.25 | $4,540 |
| 1890 | Bill Letcher | Alonzo Allen | William R. Letcher | William R. Letcher | 11⁄2 M | 2:43.00 | $5,380 |
| 1889 | Hindoocraft | Hollis | Enoch Wishard | Scoggan Brothers | 11⁄2 M | 2:41.00 | $4,300 |
| 1888 | Los Angeles** | Armstrong | Albert Cooper | E. J. "Lucky" Baldwin | 11⁄2 M | 2:39.25 | $4,270 |
| 1887 | Libretto | Isaac Murphy | Frank B. Harper | 11⁄2 M | 2:38.25 | $4,390 | |
| 1886 | Silver Cloud | Isaac Murphy | Albert Cooper | E. J. "Lucky" Baldwin | 11⁄2 M | 2:40.00 | $3,810 |
| 1885 | Bersan | Isaac Murphy | Green B. Morris | G. B. Morris & James D. Patton | 11⁄2 M | 2:42.75 | $4,080 |
| 1884 | Audrain | Richard Fishburn | J. Beck | Thomas Jefferson Megibben | 11⁄2 M | 2:42.00 | $3,860 |
| 1883 | Leonatus | Isaac Murphy | Raleigh Colston Sr. | Jack P. Chinn & George W. Morgan | 11⁄2 M | 2:40.50 | $2,850 |
- * 1900: Walkover, no time taken.
- ** 1888: Dead Heat runoff won by Los Angeles over White.
References
edit- ^ Daily Racing Form, 1935-05-29 "Almost as Old as the Kentucky Derby"
- ^ https://drf.uky.edu/catalog/1910s/drf1912051701/drf1912051701_2_4 "Latonia Derby Rich In Promise" - Daily Racing Form, 1912-05-17
- ^ Daily Racing Form, 1936-05-25, "A. G. Tarn's "Iron Horse" Accomplishes Unparalleled Turf Feat"
- ^ Daily Racing Form, 1927-06-27 article titled "Handy Mandy's Latonia Derby: H. P. Headleys Gallant Filly Scores Most Notable Victory"
- ^ Daily Racing Form, 1931-06-12, "I. Murphys Derby Record"