Red Smith Stakes

The Red Smith Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. A race on turf open to horses age three and older, it is typically run in November over a distance of miles (11 furlongs).

Inaugurated in 1960, it was run as the Edgemere Handicap until 1981. Previously, there had been a race on dirt known as the Edgemere Handicap which was contested at a distance of a mile and one furlong. Last run in 1957, this turf race was renamed the Red Smith Handicap in honor of the late Walter "Red" Smith, an honored and respected sports columnist for over 45 years who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1976. In 2019 it was changed to the Red Smith Stakes.

Since inception, the Red Smith has been run at various distances: miles : 1960–1962, 1968–1971, 1994–2005, 2007 to present miles : 1963 to 1967 miles : 1977 miles : 1972 to 1976, 1978–1993, 2006

Hosted by: Belmont Park : 1960–1962, 1968–1993 Aqueduct Racetrack : 1963–1967, 1994 to present

The Red Smith was run in two divisions in 1977, 1983, and 1986. There was no race in 1979.

In 1984, 1997, 2006 and 2018, the Red Smith was taken off the turf and run on the dirt. The 1997 race was shortened to miles, and the 2018 race was shortened to miles.

Records Speed record: (at current distance of miles) 2:13.28 – Integration (2024)

Most wins:

2 – Boisterous (2011, 2012) 2 – Drumtop (1970, 1971)

Most wins by an owner:

3 – Phipps Stable (2011, 2012. 2013)

Most wins by a jockey: 5 – Ángel Cordero Jr. (1969, 1970, 1977, 1979, 1985)

Most wins by a trainer: 6 – Claude R. McGaughey III (2011, 2012, 2013, 2020, 2024, 2025)

Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Win$ Grade2025Cugino4Flavien PratC. R. McGaughey IIIWest Point Thoroughbreds and Jimmy Kahig LLC2:17.13$250,000G22024Integration 4Flavien PratC. R. McGaughey IIIWest Point Thoroughbreds & Woodford Racing LLC12:13.28$300,000G22023Master Piece (CHI)7Jose LezcanoRichard E. Dutrow Jr.Michael Iavarone, Julia C. Iavarone, Nicholas Zoumas, Dino Baccari, Frank Argano & Peter Douglass12:14.56$300,000G22022Astronaut5Kendrick CarmoucheThomas AlbertraniJohn M. B. O'Conner12:14.00$300,000G22021Serve The King5Irad Ortiz Jr.Chad C. BrownPeter M. Brant12:16.60$200,000G32020North Dakota4Jose LezcanoC. R. McGaughey IIIAllen Stable Inc.12:16.47$100,00032019Sadler's Joy 6Javier CastellanoThomas AlbertraniWoodslane Farm LLC12:15.76$110,000G32018Village King4John R. VelazquezTodd A. PletcherAngels of Catalina, Inc.11:52.95$110,000L/R2017Spring Quality 5Edgar PradoGraham MotionAugustin Stable 12:17.72$120,000G32016Bigger Picture5José OrtizMichael J. MakerThree Diamonds Farm12:15.46$120,000 2015Mr. Maybe4Irad Ortiz Jr.Chad C. BrownMichael Dubb & Highclere America12:17.49$90,000 2014Dynamic Sky4Cornelio VelásquezMark E. CasseJohn C. Oxley12:18.85$90,000 2013Imagining5Joel RosarioClaude R. McGaughey IIIPhipps Stable12:18.43$150,000 2012Boisterous5Edgar PradoClaude R. McGaughey IIIPhipps Stable12:19.38$150,000 2011Boisterous4Alan GarciaClaude R. McGaughey IIIPhipps Stable12:20.26$150,000 2010Grassy4Joe BravoChristophe ClementClaiborne Farm & Adele Dilschneider12:20.06$90,0002009Expansion4Channing HillChad C. BrownMary & Gary West12:18.93$90,0002008Strike a Deal4Chuck C. LopezAlan E. GoldbergJayeff B Stables12:23.28$90,0002007Dave6Joe BravoBarclay TaggPartingglass Stable et al.12:21.45$90,0002006Naughty New Yorker5Jean-Luc SamynPatrick J. KellyFox Ridge Farm Inc.12:04.52$90,0002005King's Drama5Edgar PradoRobert J. FrankelGary A. Tanaka12:15.37$90,0002004Dreadnaught4Jean-Luc SamynThomas VossTrillium Stable12:18.87$90,0002003Balto Star5John VelazquezTodd A. PletcherAnstu Stables, Inc.12:18.86$90,0002002Evening Attire4Shaun BridgmohanPatrick J. KellyJ. M. Grant & T. J. Kelly12:14.81$90,0002001Mr. Pleasentfar4José A. SantosMartin D. WolfsonRaja Malek12:16.94$90,0002000Cetewayo6Richard MiglioreMichael DickinsonDr. John Chandler12:17.93$90,0001999Monarch's Maze3Joe BravoPatrick J. KellyLive Oak Racing12:14.44$90,0001998Musical Ghost6John VelazquezMark A. HennigEdward P. Evans12:15.53$90,0001997Instant Friendship4John VelazquezLeo O'BrienSultan Al Kabeer12:17.08$90,0001996Mr. Bluebird5Mike E. SmithJohn C. KimmelThomas R. Warfield12:15.35$87,7501995Flag Down5José A. SantosChristophe ClementAllen E. Paulson12:22.03$69,9001994Franchise Player5Dale BecknerPhilip G. Johnson Austin K. Smith12:20.53$72,1201993Royal Mountain Inn4Julie KroneBarclay TaggSteadfast Stable11:59.80$71,7601992Montserrat4Julie KroneW. Elliott WaldenPreston Madden12:00.20$70,9201991Who's To Pay5Jerry BaileyMacKenzie MillerRokeby Stables11:58.00$71,1601990Yankee Affair8Jose SantosHenry L. CarrollJu Ju Gen Stable 12:00.20$70,5601989Rambo Dancer5Jose SantosLeRoy JolleyMaktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum12:01.00$72,3601988Pay the Butler4Robbie DavisRobert J. FrankelEdmund A. Gann12:01.40$118,6201987Theatrical5Pat DayWilliam I. MottBertram R. Firestone12:00.80$116,460 1986Divulge5Jean CruguetGasper MoscheraAlbert Davis11:59.00$90,1501986Equalize4Walter GuerraJan H. NerudTartan Farms 12:02.20$88,9501985Sharannpour4Ángel Cordero Jr.Robert J. FrankelJerry Moss12:04.20$101,1001984Hero's Honor4Jerry BaileyMacKenzie MillerRokeby Stables12:02.20$89,4001983Super Sunrise4Craig PerretWarren A. Croll Jr.Blanche P. Levy12:06.80$67,2001983Thunder Puddles4Jean-Luc SamynJohn P. CampoRockwood Stable12:06.40$67,2001982Highland Blade4Jacinto VásquezDavid A. WhiteleyPen Y Bryn Farm12:06.40$69,0001981Match the Hatch5Kenny SkinnerPhilip G. JohnsonKathy M. Johnson11:59.60$68,1601980Marquee Universal4Hector PilarAlec BullockGerald Freed11:58.80$67,6801979Waya5Ángel Cordero Jr.David A. WhiteleyPeter M. Brant12:04.20$65,4451978Tiller4Jeffrey FellDavid A. WhiteleyWilliam H. Perry12:00.20$33,9601977Clout5George MartensWilliam O. HicksCambridge Stable11:40.00$25,9271977Quick Card4Ángel Cordero Jr.Thomas J. KellyJohn M. Schiff11:39.60$25,6871976Erwin Boy5Ron TurcotteJames P. ConwaySea High Stable12:01.20$28,1101975Telefonico4Craig PerretLou M. GoldfineRoberto Barcala12:03.00$17,4001974Take Off5Ron TurcotteFrank CatroneAda L. Rice12:00.40$23,0701973Red Reality7Jorge VelásquezMacKenzie MillerCragwood Stables12:13.20$16,8901972New Alibhai4Frank IannelliRalph W. McIlvainElcee H Stable12:02.40$16,9351971Drumtop5Chuck BaltazarRoger LaurinJames B. Moseley12:16.60$19,5601970Drumtop4Ángel Cordero Jr.Roger LaurinJames B. Moseley12:20.40$19,1101969Majetta5Ángel Cordero Jr.Angel Penna Sr.Gustave Ring12:19.00$18,9151968High Hat4Eddie BelmonteKay E. JensenMrs. Wallace Gilroy12:20.20$18,3301967Ginger Fizz5Fernando ToroThomas J. KellyEsther D. du Pont11:55.00$19,8251966Spoon Bait4John L. RotzIvor G. BaldingCornelius Vanderbilt Whitney11:54.40$18,5571965Tenacle5Bobby UsseryHomer C. PardueJoseph R. Straus11:55.40$19,8251964Will I Rule5Braulio BaezaJoseph NashFitz Eugene Dixon Jr.11:55.80$18,5581963Vimy Ridge4Sam BoulmetisThomas J. BarryFrank E. Power11:59.40$18,3951962Wise Ship5Heliodoro GustinesJacob ByerMilton J. Ritzenberg12:16.00$18,4601961Wolfram5Ismael ValenzuelaBurley ParkeHarbor View Farm12:15.00$18,4921960North Pole II4Sam Boulmetis Sr.Sidney J. SmithJohn S. Kroese12:15.00$18,550

References The 2007 Red Smith Handicap at the NTRA The Red Smith Handicap at the Pedigree Query