Shevlin Stakes
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| Class | Discontinued stakes |
|---|---|
| Location | Aqueduct Racetrack Queens, New York United States 1925-1945, 1947-1955 Belmont Park Elmont, New York (1946, 1956-1959) |
| Inaugurated | 1925 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile : 1925-1939 1+1⁄16 miles : 1940-1952 7 furlongs : 1953-1959 |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old |
| Weight | Assigned |
The Shevlin Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York and at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The race on dirt was inaugurated in 1925 to honor the long service of James Shevlin, the President of the Queens County Jockey Club which operated Aqueduct Racetrack[1] who had died at age 82 on November 24, 1924, at his home in Brooklyn.[2]
There was no race run from 1933 through 1935.
Records
[edit | edit source]Speed record:
- 1:36.80 - Volitant (1959) (1 mile)
- 1:42.80 - Jacomar (1940) (1+1⁄16 miles - race and track record)[3]
- 1:22.40 - Clem - (7 furlongs)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 - Ted Atkinson (1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1950)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 - James E. Fitzsimmons (1931, 1932, 1941, 1952, 1954)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Belair Stud (1931, 1932, 1952)
Winners
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ New York Times - January 17, 1925
- ^ New York Times - November 25, 1924 obituary for James Shevlin
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).