The Spring Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run on dirt for twenty-five years between 1886 and 1910 at Sheepshead Bay Race Track in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York. Open to two-year-old horses, from inception through 1889 it was raced over a distance of and then from 1890 through 1909 it was run on the futurity course at a distance of . Its final running in 1910 was at a distance of .
Historical notes The inaugural running of the Spring Stakes took place on June 22, 1886. It was won by Tremont, a colt would who would finish the year having won all thirteen of his starts.
Scottish Chieftain, the 1896 winner, went on to win the 1897 Belmont Stakes which race would become the third leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series.
The 1900 edition of the Spring Stakes was won by Richard T. Wilson Jr.'s The Parader who would go on to win the 1901 Preakness Stakes, a race that would become the second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series.
1909: Eddie Dugan beat Eddie Dugan The Spring Stakes of 1909 was won by Uncas Chief who went wire-to-wire under one of the country's top jockeys Eddie Dugan. Running second and in close pursuit throughout was a colt owned by Sam Hildreth named Eddie Dugan to honor the jockey.
The End of a Race and of a Racetrack 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. A February 21, 1913 ruling by the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division saw horse racing return in 1913. However, it was too late for the Sheepshead Bay horse racing facility and it never reopened.
Records Speed record: 1:09 2/5 @ : Strathmeath (1890) 1:13 1/5 @ : Chapultepec (1907)
Most wins by a jockey: 3 – Edward Garrison (1889, 1892, 1894) 3 – Fred Taral (1891, 1896, 1897)
Most wins by a trainer: 3 – Frank McCabe (1886, 1888, 1889) 3 – John J. Hyland (1894, 1895, 1897)
Most wins by an owner: 3 – Dwyer Brothers Stable (1894, 1895, 1897)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Dist. (Miles) Time Win$1910Round The World2Frank KeoghWilliam G. YankeWilliam G. Yanke5 F1:02.00$5401909Uncas Chief2Eddie DuganSamuel T. BookerThomas L. Watt6 F1:14.00$4201908Statesman2Dalton McCarthyFrank E. GardnerFrank E. Gardner6 F1:16.40$3,2401907Chapultepec2Joe NotterFred BurlewFred Burlew6 F1:13.20$3,8201906Ethon2Jack MartinCharles A. MulhollandGeorge C. Bennett6 F1:14.80$3,9101905Bill Phillips2Arthur RedfernThomas J. HealeyRichard T. Wilson Jr.6 F1:14.40$3,4351904Red Friar2Jack MartinRichard O. MillerPhilip J. Dwyer6 F1:13.60$3,4201903Gallant2Andrew MinderThomas E. MannixThomas E. Mannix & Co.6 F1:13.20$3,5201902Hurst Park2Willie ShawJames G. Rowe Sr.James R. & Foxhall P. Keene6 F1:13.60$3,5451901Chilton2Willie ShawWilliam C. SmithGeorge E. Smith6 F1:14.00$6751900The Parader2Patrick A. McCueThomas J. HealeyRichard T. Wilson Jr.5 F1:10.00$1,7301899Mischievous2Willie MartinThomas Welsh Charles Fleischman's Sons5 F1:10.60$1,7901898Ethelbert 2Tod SloanLewis ElmoreJames Galway5 F1:11.00$1,7801897Firearm2Fred TaralJohn J. HylandAugust Belmont Jr.5 F1:11.00$1,4501896Scottish Chieftain2Fred TaralMatthew ByrnesMarcus Daly5 F1:13.40$1,4251895Hazlet2Henry GriffinJohn J. HylandDavid Gideon & John Daly5 F1:11.20$1,4501894Waltzer2Edward Garrison John J. HylandDavid Gideon & John Daly5 F1:12.40$1,9501893St. Maxim2Alonzo ClaytonRobert TuckerCharles Fleischmann & sons5 F1:14.00$3,1451892Comanche2Edward Garrison Augustus HannonEmpire Stable5 F1:12.80$2,7601891Victory2Fred TaralWilliam LakelandWilliam Lakeland5 F1:15.00$3,3001890Strathmeath2Marty BergenGreen B. MorrisGreen B. Morris5 F1:09.40$2,9401889Blackburn2Edward Garrison Frank McCabeDwyer Brothers Stable6 F1:15.50$3,1251888Aurania2Jim McLaughlinFrank McCabeDwyer Brothers Stable6 F1:16.00$3,3251887Satisfaction2William J. FitzpatrickR. Wyndham WaldenR. Wyndham Walden6 F1:18.00$3,7001886Tremont2Jim McLaughlinFrank McCabeDwyer Brothers Stable6 F1:16.50$2,185
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