The Nursery Stakes/Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race run in New York State for the first time on October 1, 1866 at Jerome Park Racetrack. Following the closure of that track after New York City had announced its decision to build the Jerome Park Reservoir on the property, the race was taken over by the Morris Park Racecourse. When that track closed after the 1904 running, it was transferred to Belmont Park where it would remain until its final running on September 27, 1938.
Historical notes The 1866 inaugural running of the Nursery Stakes was won by the filly Ruthless owned by Francis Morris whose son John would own the Morris Park Racecourse. The following year Ruthless would win the first edition of the Belmont Stakes, a race that would become the third leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series, ensuring her induction into the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame. Through 2020, Ruthless, Tanya (1905), and Rags to Riches (2007) are the only fillies to ever win the Belmont Stakes.
Locations 1866 - 1889: Jerome Park 1890 - 1904: Morris Park 1905 - 1938: Belmont Park
Distances 1 mile 1866 - 1876 3/4 mile 1877 - 1938
Records Speed record: 1:10.00 @ 6 furlongs: Dauber (1937)
Most wins by a jockey: 2 - Willie Simms (1893, 1895) 2 - John McTaggart (1915, 1916)
Most wins by a trainer: 4 - Jim McLaughlin (1902, 1903, 1904, 1909)
Most wins by an owner: 2 - John E. Madden (1897, 1924) 2 - Roslyn Dorothy McLaughlin (1904, 1909) 2 - Harry Payne Whitney (1905, 1919) 2 - Greentree Stable (1922, 1927) 2 - Belair Stud Stable (1931, 1938)
Winners (1891-1938) Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Dist. (Miles) Time Win $1938JohnstownJames StoutJames E. FitzsimmonsBelair Stud Stable6 f1:10.60$1937DauberIra HanfordJohn A. HealeyCornelius Vanderbilt Whitney6 f1:10.00$1936 Race not held1935-1HollyroodWillie SaundersDuval A. HeadleyHal Price Headley6 f1:11.00$1935-2ColdstreamPaul KeesterAlex GordonColdstream Stud (E. Dale Shaffer)6 f1:10.80$1934Sound AdviceJohn GilbertJames RushtonBarbara M. West6 f1:11.60$2,4451933KawagoePete WallsA. Jack JoynerGeorge D. Widener Jr.6 f1:11.20$1,8251932Quel JeuJ. LongGeorge M. OdomArden Farms Stable6 f1:10.80 $3,6001931FairenoAnthony PascumaJames E. FitzsimmonsBelair Stud Stable6 f1:11.20$5,2751930Sunny LassieR. J. FisherClyde Phillips Middleburg Stable (Helen Murphy Ziegler)6 f1:11.20$6,4501929Flying HeelsWillie KelsayHenry McDaniel Gifford A. Cochran6 f1:11.00$6,2001928Dr. FreelandJohn MaibenThomas J. HealeyWalter J. Salmon Sr.6 f1:14.60$5,7251927PrateSidney P. HebertClyde Phillips Greentree Stable6 f1:12.00$6,1001926OsmandEarl SandeG. Hamilton KeeneJoseph E. Widener6 f1:13.00$5,9751925Bubbling OverAlbert JohnsonHerbert J. ThompsonIdle Hour Farm Stable6 f1:11.40$4,9251924RepulseEdward J. LegereWilliam S. WalkerJohn E. Madden6 f1:12.80$6,1751923InfiniteMr. SmithWilliam James McKnightFrederick Johnson6 f1:11.80$3,7501922Cherry PieLawrence LykeScott P. HarlanGreentree Stable6 f1:11.40$4,9501921Snob IIClifford RobinsonHollie HughesJohn Sanford6 f1:11.20$4,6501920HildurClarence KummerH. Guy BedwellJ. K. L. Ross6 f1:10.60$4,9251919Dr. ClarkTed RiceJames G. Rowe Sr.Harry Payne Whitney6 f1:11.20$3,6001918The TrumpGeorge WallsGeorge ZeiglerBeverwyck Stable (Frank J. Nolan)6 f1:11.00$2,7001917Jack Hare Jr.Charles PeakFrank D. WeirWilliam E. Applegate6 f1:11.40$1,9851916Straight ForwardJohn McTaggartThomas J. HealeyRichard T. Wilson Jr.6 f1:11.00$1,6451915WhimsyJohn McTaggartFrank ReganCleveland Stable (George W. Lebolt)6 f1:11.80$1,0651914SharpshooterKenneth KarrickWilliam H. KarrickSchuyler L. Parsons6 f1:12.00$1,3401913 No races held due to the effects of the Hart–Agnew Law.1912191119101909FauntleroyJoe McCaheyJim McLaughlinRoslyn Dorothy McLaughlin6 f1:12.00$1,0601908TranceWalter MillerGeorge M. OdomGeorge M. Odom6 f1:10.20$6,6501907DoranteHerbert SumterRaleigh Colston Jr.Frederick W. Forsythe6 f1:13.60$8,2001906W. H. DanielJoseph A. JonesHenry McDanielEdmund S. Burke Jr.6 f1:11.80$5,8751905PerverseWillie ShawJohn W. RogersHarry Payne Whitney6 f1:12.40$6,9501904PasadenaJack MartinJim McLaughlin Roslyn Dorothy McLaughlin6 f1:12.00$4,8251903Race KingWillie GannonJim McLaughlinOrville L. Richards 6 f1:10.75$7,1251902Eugenia BurchHenry Spencer Jim McLaughlinLibby Curtis6 f1:12.50$6,9001901King HanoverNash TurnerJohn W. RogersWilliam C. Whitney6 f1:11.00$6,7351900BellarioMilton HenryFred BurlewNewton Bennington6 f1:10.20$5,9201899King's CourierClem J. JenkinsH. Eugene LeighThe Pepper Stable (Ella O. & James E. Pepper)6 f1:10.25$6,5601898EthelbertJohn CunninghamEdward FeakesJames Galway6 f1:12.25$3,8551897PlauditRobert "Tiny" WilliamsJohn E. MaddenJohn E. Madden6 f1:13.00$3,8501896CelosoTod SloanFrank M. TaylorSanta Anita Stable6 f1:14.00$3,0501895Ben BrushWillie SimmsHardy Campbell Jr.Michael F. Dwyer6 f1:11.75$2,7871894BrandywineHenry GriffinJohn W. RogersPerry Belmont6 f1:12.00$5,3901893PatricianWillie SimmsFrank McCabePhilip J. Dwyer6 f1:13.00$6,9801892RunyonJohn LamleyMatthew M. AllenFrank A. Ehret6 f1:13.00$4,2901891Yorkville BelleIsaac Burns MurphyMatthew M. AllenFred C. McLewee6 f1:11.00$13,880
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