Southampton Handicap
| Location | Jamaica Race Course, Jamaica, New York, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1904 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1/16 miles |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
The Southampton Handicap was a Thoroughbred horse race first run on October 19, 1904 at Jamaica Race Course in Jamaica, New York. A race for three-year-old horses it was contested on dirt over a distance of a mile and a sixteenth through to its last edition on May 10, 1932. There was no race held in 1908, 1910-1912, and 1914 due to the effects of the 1908 passage of the Hart-Agnew anti-betting legislation by the New York Legislature.[1]
For 1913 only, the Southampton Handicap was hosted by Belmont Park.
Records
Speed record: 1:44.00 – Samaritan 1924 ; Bright Steel 1925 (both on a track rated fast)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 2 – Lawrence Lyke (1918, 1919)
- 2 – John D. Mooney (1921, 1923)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - James E. Fitzsimmons (1921, 1922, 1923)
- 3 – Bennett W. Creech (1929, 1930, 1932)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 – Quincy Stable (James Francis Johnson) (1921, 1922, 1923)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Dist. (Miles) | Time | Win $ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Pompeius | Lavelle Ensor | Bennett W. Creech | Bennett W. Creech | 11⁄16 M | 1:46.80 | $3,925 | |||
| 1931 | Clock Tower | Pete Walls | Max Hirsch | Morton L. Schwartz | 11⁄16 M | 1:45.00 | $4,100 | |||
| 1930 | Cesare | Alfred Schenk | Bennett W. Creech | William R. Coe | 11⁄16 M | 1:46.40 | $4,050 | |||
| 1929 | Begorra | Donald Lyons | Bennett W. Creech | William R. Coe | 11⁄16 M | 1:44.60 | $4,200 | |||
| 1928 | Mowlee | Laverne Fator | Sam Hildreth | Rancocas Stable | 11⁄16 M | 1:45.40 | $4,850 | |||
| 1927 | Premier | Linus McAtee | George M. Odom | Aknusti Stable | 11⁄16 M | 1:45.60 | $5,650 | |||
| 1926 | Navigator | George Ellis | Clyde S. Phillips | Greentree Stable | 11⁄16 M | 1:45.00 | $5,850 | |||
| 1925 | Bright Steel | Frank Coltiletti | John Johnson | James Butler | 11⁄16 M | 1:44.00 | $5,600 | |||
| 1924 | Samaritan | John Maiben | Hollie Hughes | Sanford Stud Farms | 11⁄16 M | 1:44.00 | $5,900 | |||
| 1923 | Carol | John D. Mooney | James E. Fitzsimmons | Quincy Stable (James Francis Johnson) | 11⁄16 M | 1:48.20 | $6,350 | |||
| 1922 | Relay | Clyde Ponce | James E. Fitzsimmons | Quincy Stable (James Francis Johnson) | 11⁄16 M | 1:44.80 | $6,200 | |||
| 1921 | Knobbie | John D. Mooney | James E. Fitzsimmons | Quincy Stable (James Francis Johnson) | 11⁄16 M | 1:45.00 | $5,650 | |||
| 1920 | Gladiator | Newton Barrett | William J. Booth | Redstone Stable | 11⁄16 M | 1:47.40 | $3,625 | |||
| 1919 | Purchase [2] | Lawrence Lyke | Sam Hildreth | Sam Hildreth | 11⁄16 M | 1:46.60 | $3,850 | |||
| 1918 | Jack Hare Jr. | Lawrence Lyke | Frank D. Weir | William E. Applegate | 11⁄16 M | 1:47.20 | $2,825 | |||
| 1917 | Hourless | James Butwell | Sam Hildreth | August Belmont Jr. | 11⁄16 M | 1:45.60 | $3,625 | |||
| 1916 | Spur | Johnny Loftus | John H. McCormack | James Butler | 11⁄16 M | 1:48.00 | $2,075 | |||
| 1915 | The Finn | George Byrne | Edward W. Heffner | Harry C. Hallenbeck | 11⁄16 M | 146.40 | $2,325 | |||
| 1914 | Race not held | |||||||||
| 1913 | Strenuous[3] | Kenneth Karrick | William H. Karrick | Oneck Stable | 11⁄16 M | 1:47.00 | $1,580 | |||
| 1910 | - 1912 | Race not held | ||||||||
| 1909 | May River | A. Nicolai | Thomas J. Healey | Montpelier Stable | 11⁄16 M | 1:48.20 | $1,050 | |||
| 1908 | Race not held | |||||||||
| 1907 | Faust | Guy Burns | Frank E. Brown | Frank E. Brown | 11⁄16 M | 1:47.00 | $1,530 | |||
| 1906 | Hot Toddy | Walter Miller | Kimball Patterson | W. Hopson Laudeman | 11⁄16 M | 1:48.20 | $1,505 | |||
| 1905 | Gamara[4] | W. G. Perrine | Roger Minton | Morris L. Hayman | 11⁄16 M | 1:47.20 | $1,690 | |||
| 1904 | Dolly Spanker | Arthur Redfern | Thomas J. Healey | Richard T. Wilson Jr. | 11⁄16 M | 1:46.80 | $1,475 | |||
References
- ^ "Penalties in the New York". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "The Condensed History of the Southampton Handicap since 1904". Daily Racing Form @ University of Kentucky Archives. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ "Flying Fairy Set Back: Captain Cassatt Loses A Stake As A Result Of His Jockeys Tactics.; His Filly Finishes First in Southampton Handicap, but Stewards Award Race to Strenuous". Daily Racing Form @ University of Kentucky Archives. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "COY MAID WAS SET BACK AND GAMARA GOT RACE". The New York Times, Page 11. Retrieved 9 March 2025.