Withers Stakes
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The Withers Stakes is a Listed American Thoroughbred horse race for three years old horses over the distance of 1 1 ⁄8 miles on the dirt scheduled annually in February at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens , New York . The event currently carries a purse of $250,000.[1]
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History
The Withers was named for David Dunham Withers (1821–1892), an important owner/breeder who won this race in 1890 with his colt, King Eric.
The inaugural run of the Withers Stakes occurred in 1874 at Jerome Park Racetrack . It was raced there through 1889 after which it was hosted by the Morris Park Racecourse from 1890 through 1904, then Jamaica Race Course in 1956, and at Belmont Park from 1957 through 1959 and 1984 through 1996. The Withers was not run in 1911 and 1912 due to a New York State legislated ban on all forms of wagering on horses. It was also not run in 2011, but returned to the New York racing calendar on February 4, 2012.
The Withers was historically run at a distance of one mile but was lengthened to 1 1 ⁄16 miles in 2012. In 1956, it was also contested at a mile and a sixteenth. The "Withers Mile", as it was known to racetrackers, was once one of America's great races, on par with events like England's St James's Palace Stakes and France's Prix Jacques Le Marois . Winners included outstanding sires like Dr. Fager, Jaipur, Hagley, Bold Reasoning, Hill Prince, Polynesian, Menow, and Blue Larkspur. In 1919, Sir Barton won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, then won the Withers before winning the Belmont Stakes to complete the Triple Crown . Count Fleet repeated this feat in 1943. Other famous winners of the race include Man o' War and Native Dancer .
The Withers is a prep race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby .
In 2018 the distance of the event was increased to 1 1 ⁄8 miles.[2]
In 2025 the event was downgraded by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to Listed status.[3]
Records
Speed record:
1 1 ⁄8 miles – 1:50.27 Tax (2019) 1 1 ⁄16 miles – 1:43.93 Far From Over (2015) 1 mile – 1:32.40 Williamstown (1993) Most wins by a jockey :
Most wins by a trainer :
Most wins by an owner:
Winners
Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Dist.Miles ) Time Win$ Gr. 2026 Talk to Me Jimmy Ruben Silvera Rudy R. Rodriguez SEI Thoroughbreds & Rudy R. Rodriguez 11 ⁄8 M 1:51.68 $200,000 Listed 2025 Captain Cook Manuel Franco Richard E. Dutrow Jr. St. Elias Stable 11 ⁄8 M 1:51.83 $137,500 Listed 2024 Uncle Heavy Mychel Sanchez Robert Reid Jr. Michael Milam 11 ⁄8 M 1:53.79 $137,500 G3 2023 Hit Show Manuel Franco Brad H. Cox Gary West & Mary West 11 ⁄8 M 1:54.71 $137,500 G3 2022 Early Voting José Ortiz Chad C. Brown Klaravich Stables 11 ⁄8 M 1:55.90 $137,500 G3 2021 Risk Taking Eric Cancel Chad C. Brown Klaravich Stables 11 ⁄8 M 1:51.91 $137,500 G3 2020 Max Player Dylan Davis Linda L. Rice George Hall 11 ⁄8 M 1:53.87 $137,500 G3 2019 Tax Junior Alvarado Danny Gargan R. A. Hill Stable, Reeves Racing, Hugh Lynch & Corms Racing 11 ⁄8 M 1:50.27 $137,500 G3 2018 Avery Island Joe Bravo Kiaran McLaughlin Godolphin Racing 11 ⁄8 M 1:51.01 $150,000 G3 2017 El Areeb Trevor McCarthy Cathal Lynch M M C Stables LLC 11 ⁄16 M 1:44.47 $150,000 G3 2016 Sunny Ridge Manuel Franco Jason Servis Dennis Drazin 11 ⁄16 M 1:46.99 $150,000 G3 2015 Far From Over Manuel Franco Todd A. Pletcher Black Rock Thoroughbreds 11 ⁄16 M 1:43.93 $150,000 G3 2014 Samraat José Ortiz Richard A. Violette Jr. My Meadowview Farm 11 ⁄16 M 1:46.31 $150,000 G3 2013 Revolutionary Javier Castellano Todd A. Pletcher WinStar Farm 11 ⁄16 M 1:44.32 $120,000 G3 2012 Alpha Ramon A. Dominguez Kiaran McLaughlin Godolphin Racing 11 ⁄16 M 1:44.23 $120,000 G3 2011 Race not held 2010 Afleet Again Abel Mariano Robert Reid Jr. Chuck Zacney 1 M 1:34.05 $90,000 G3 2009 Mr. Fantasy Richard Migliore Kiaran McLaughlin West Point Thoroughbreds 1 M 1:34.91 $90,000 G3 2008 Harlem Rocker Eibar Coa Todd A. Pletcher Adena Racing Venture II 1 M 1:34.50 $90,000 G3 2007 Divine Park Alan Garcia Kiaran McLaughlin James J. Barry 1 M 1:34.65 $90,000 G3 2006 Bernardini Javier Castellano Tom Albertrani Darley Stable 1 M 1:35.07 $90,000 G3 2005 Scrappy T Norberto Arroyo Jr. W. Robert Bailes Marshall E. Dowell 1 M 1:35.60 $90,000 G3 2004 Medallist Jorge Chavez H. Allen Jerkens Robert N. Clay 1 M 1:34.40 $90,000 G3 2003 Spite the Devil Luis Chavez H. Allen Jerkens Hardwicke Stable 1 M 1:35.80 $90,000 G3 2002 Fast Decision José A. Santos Christophe Clement Peter Karches 1 M 1:36.40 $90,000 G3 2001 Richly Blended Rick Wilson Benjamin W. Perkins Jr. Raymond Dweck 1 M 1:35.60 $90,000 G3 2000 Big E E Heberto Castillo Jr. James A. Jerkens Hollow Farms 1 M 1:35.60 $90,000 G3 1999 Successful Appeal Jose Espinoza John C. Kimmel Starview Stable (Joseph & Pam Petruska) 1 M 1:35.00 $90,000 G2 1998 Dice Dancer Jorge Chavez H. Allen Jerkens Hobeau Farm 1 M 1:34.40 $90,000 G2 1997 Statesmanship Herb McCauley Christophe Clement Peter F. Karches 1 M 1:35.20 $67,140 G2 1996 Appealing Skier Rick Wilson Ben W. Perkins Sr. New Farm 1 M 1:35.00 $66,120 G2 1995 Blu Tusmani José A. Santos Christophe Clement Sidney L. Port 1 M 1:35.00 $67,260 G2 1994 Twining José A. Santos Scotty Schulhofer Sheikh Mohammed 1 M 1:34.60 $67,140 G2 1993 Williamstown Craig Perret Peter M. Vestal Peter S. Willmott 1 M 1:32.40 $76,800 G2 1992 Dixie Brass Julio Pezua Dennis J. Brida Michael Watral 1 M 1:33.60 $73,080 G2 1991 Subordinated Debt Julie Krone David Monaci Leslie R. Grimm 1 M 1:34.00 $73,920 G2 1990 Housebuster Craig Perret Warren A. Croll Jr. Robert P. Levy 1 M 1:34.80 $71,040 G2 1989 Fire Maker Jerry Bailey William Badgett Jr. Arthur I. Appleton 1 M 1:36.40 $73,800 G2 1988 Once Wild Pat Day John J. Lenzini Jr. Gary Marano 1 M 1:35.20 $69,360 G2 1987 Gone West Eddie Maple Woody Stephens Hickory Tree Stable 1 M 1:36.40 $82,620 G2 1986 Clear Choice Jorge Velásquez D. Wayne Lukas Eugene V. Klein 1 M 1:35.60 $58,050 G2 1985 El Basco Jacinto Vásquez Woodrow Sedlacek Jacques Wimpfheimer 1 M 1:36.60 $72,990 G2 1984 Play On Jean-Luc Samyn William H. Turner Jr. Welcome Farm 1 M 1:36.40 $69,750 G2 1983 Country Pine Jerry D. Bailey Lou Rondinello Daniel M. Galbreath 1 M 1:35.60 $52,380 G2 1982 Aloma's Ruler Jack Kaenel John J. Lenzini Jr. Nathan Scherr 1 M 1:35.40 $33,300 G2 1981 Spirited Boy Ángel Cordero Jr. Joseph Nash Harry Speier 1 M 1:36.80 $33,600 G2 1980 Colonel Moran Jorge Velásquez Thomas J. Kelly Townsend B. Martin 1 M 1:34.40 $34,200 G2 1979 Czaravich Jean Cruguet William H. Turner Jr. William L. Reynolds 1 M 1:35.60 $33,330 G2 1978 Junction Mickey Solomone Patrick J. Kelly Live Oak Racing (Charlotte Weber)1 M 1:36.80 $32,520 G2 1977 Iron Constitution Jorge Velásquez Thomas F. Root Jr. Harry T. Mangurian Jr. 1 M 1:37.00 $33,360 G2 1976 Sonkisser Braulio Baeza Stephen A. DiMauro Harold Snyder 1 M 1:35.00 $32,760 G2 1975 Sarsar Bill Shoemaker David A. Whiteley William Haggin Perry 1 M 1:34.60 $36,360 G2 1974 Accipiter Angel Santiago Pancho Martin Sigmund Sommer 1 M 1:36.40 $36,240 G2 1973 Linda's Chief Braulio Baeza Al Scotti Aaron U. Jones 1 M 1:34.60 $33,120 G2 1972 Key to the Mint Braulio Baeza J. Elliott Burch Rokeby Stables 1 M 1:34.80 $35,400 1971 Bold Reasoning Jacinto Vásquez Nick Gonzales Kosgrove Stable 1 M 1:35.80 $35,100 1970 Hagley Ron Turcotte Woods Garth Hickory Tree Stable 1 M 1:34.80 $38,805 1969 Ack Ack †Manuel Ycaza Woody Stephens Cain Hoy Stable 1 M 1:34.80 $37,765 1968 Call Me Prince William Boland Max Hirsch Adele L. Rand 1 M 1:35.20 $38,220 1967 Dr. Fager Braulio Baeza John A. Nerud Tartan Stable 1 M 1:33.80 $37,895 1966 Indulto John L. Rotz Max Hirsch Jane Greer 1 M 1:35.00 $38,935 1965 Flag Raiser Bobby Ussery Hirsch Jacobs Isidor Bieber 1 M 1:34.20 $39,000 1964 Mr. Brick Bobby Ussery James E. Picou Roy Sturgis 1 M 1:35.60 $40,105 1963 Get Around Braulio Baeza George T. Poole Maine Chance Farm 1 M 1:36.60 $39,650 1962 Jaipur Bill Shoemaker Bert Mulholland George D. Widener Jr. 1 M 1:35.60 $38,090 1961 Hitting Away Hedley Woodhouse James Fitzsimmons Ogden Phipps 1 M 1:35.20 $38,935 1960 John William Hedley Woodhouse Bernie Fields Merrick Stable 1 M 1:35.40 $74,950 1959 Intentionally Manuel Ycaza Edward Kelly Sr. Brookfield Farm 1 M 1:35.60 $58,072 1958 Sir Robby Eric Guerin Sidney J. Smith John S. Kroese 1 M 1:36.20 $19,362 1957 Clem Conn McCreary William W. Stephens Adele L. Rand 1 M 1:36.80 $19,100 1956 Oh Johnny Hedley Woodhouse Norman McLeod Mrs. Wallace Gilroy 11 ⁄16 M 1:45.20 $20,100 1955 Traffic Judge Eddie Arcaro Woody Stephens Clifford Mooers 1 M 1:36.00 $21,850 1954 Jet Action José Contreras Edward A. Neloy Maine Chance Farm 1 M 1:36.00 $26,250 1953 Native Dancer Eric Guerin William C. Winfrey Alfred G. Vanderbilt II 1 M 1:36.20 $23,050 1952 Armageddon Raymond York Moody Jolley Cain Hoy Stable 1 M 1:37.00 $22,000 1951 Battlefield Eddie Arcaro Bert Mulholland George D. Widener Jr. 1 M 1:35.80 $20,600 1950 Hill Prince Eddie Arcaro Casey Hayes Christopher Chenery 1 M 1:35.80 $20,700 1949 Olympia Eddie Arcaro Ivan H. Parke Fred W. Hooper 1 M 1:36.80 $21,150 1948 Vulcan's Forge Douglas Dodson Sylvester Veitch C. V. Whitney 1 M 1:37.40 $20,100 1947 Faultless Douglas Dodson Horace A. Jones Calumet Farm 1 M 1:38.20 $20,950 1946 Hampden Eddie Arcaro Richard E. Handlen Foxcatcher Farm 1 M 1:36.00 $20,320 1945 Polynesian Wayne D. Wright Morris H. Dixon Gertrude T. Widener 1 M 1:39.80 $19,125 1944 Who Goes There Johnny Longden Bert Mulholland George D. Widener Jr. 1 M 1:38.00 $16,150 1943 Count Fleet Johnny Longden Don Cameron Fannie Hertz 1 M 1:36.00 $12,700 1942 Alsab Basil James Sarge Swenke Albert Sabath 1 M 1:36.20 $15,500 1941 King Cole John Gilbert James Fitzsimmons Ogden Phipps 1 M 1:38.20 $20,300 1940 Corydon Eddie Arcaro John M. Gaver Sr. Greentree Stable 1 M 1:37.20 $16,650 1939 Johnstown James Stout James Fitzsimmons Belair Stud 1 M 1:35.80 $15,750 1938 Menow Charles Kurtsinger Duval A. Headley Hal Price Headley 1 M 1:37.40 $15,000 1937 Flying Scot John Gilbert James W. Healy John Hay Whitney 1 M 1:37.40 $15,050 1936 White Cockade Eddie Litzenberger James Fitzsimmons Ogden Phipps 1 M 1:37.20 $18,200 1935 Rosemont Wayne D. Wright Richard E. Handlen Foxcatcher Farms 1 M 1:36.60 $11,250 1934 Singing Wood Robert Jones James W. Healy Liz Whitney 1 M 1:37.80 $16,000 1933 The Darb Alfred Robertson Thomas J. Healey Cornelius V. Whitney 1 M 1:39.00 $20,550 1932 Boatswain Alfred Robertson Preston M. Burch Walter M. Jeffords 1 M 1:39.80 $21,600 1931 Jamestown Linus McAtee A. Jack Joyner George D. Widener Jr. 1 M 1:36.60 $27,300 1930 Whichone Raymond Workman Thomas J. Healey Harry Payne Whitney 1 M 1:38.20 $26,150 1929 Blue Larkspur Mack Garner Herbert J. Thompson Edward R. Bradley 1 M 1:36.00 $28,250 1928 Victorian Raymond Workman James G. Rowe Jr. Harry Payne Whitney 1 M 1:39.00 $22,300 1927 Chance Shot Earl Sande Pete Coyne Joseph E. Widener 1 M 1:39.80 $23,250 1926 Haste Earl Sande G. Hamilton Keene Joseph E. Widener 1 M 1:37.60 $22,800 1925 American Flag Albert Johnson Gwyn R. Tompkins Glen Riddle Farm 1 M 1:38.20 $19,600 1924 Bracadale Earl Sande Sam Hildreth Rancocas Stable 1 M 1:39.00 $19,000 1923 Zev Earl Sande David J. Leary Rancocas Stable 1 M 1:37.40 $18,300 1922 Snob II Clarence Kummer William Garth Joshua S. Cosden 1 M 1:35.80 $17,050 1921 Leonardo II Andy Schuttinger Kimball Patterson Xalapa Farm 1 M 1:37.40 $5,475 1920 Man o' War Clarence Kummer Louis Feustel Glen Riddle Farm 1 M 1:35.80 $4,825 1919 Sir Barton Johnny Loftus H. Guy Bedwell J. K. L. Ross 1 M 1:38.80 $8,075 1918 Motor Cop Edward Taplin Walter B. Jennings A. Kingsley Macomber 1 M 1:39.60 $7,100 1917 Hourless Jimmy Butwell Sam Hildreth August Belmont Jr. 1 M 1:39.00 $5,475 1916 Spur Johnny Loftus John H. McCormack James Butler 1 M 1:38.40 $2,900 1915 The Finn George Byrne Edward W. Heffner Harry C. Hallenbeck 1 M 1:39.40 $1,425 1914 Charlestonian Charles Burlingame George W. Langdon John W. Messervy 1 M 1:39.80 $2,900 1913 Rock View James H. Butwell Sam Hildreth August Belmont Jr. 1 M 1:39.40 $2,325 1912 No races held due to the Hart–Agnew Law 1911 1910 The Turk Matt McGee Richard O. Miller William S. Fanshawe 1 M 1:40.00 $3,000 1909 Hilarious James H. Butwell James G. Rowe Sr. James R. Keene 1 M 1:41.20 $11,000 1908 Colin Joe Notter James G. Rowe Sr. James R. Keene 1 M 1:41.00 $12,090 1907 Frank Gill Joe Notter John I. Smith Jack L. McGinnis 1 M 1:40.00 $7,775 1906 Accountant Jack Martin Robert Tucker W. Harry Brown 1 M 1:38.80 $6,850 1905 Blandy Willie Davis A. Jack Joyner August Belmont Jr. 1 M 1:44.60 $6,220 1904 Delhi George Odom James G. Rowe Sr. James R. Keene 1 M 1:40.00 $5,750 1903 Shorthose William Haack W. Fred Presgrave Goughacres Stable 1 M 1:41.00 $6,395 1902 Compute Willie Shaw R. W. Walden Alfred Hennen Morris & Dave Hennen Morris 1 M 1:42.00 $4,815 1901 The Parader Frank Landry Thomas J. Healey Richard T. Wilson Jr. 1 M 1:42.50 $5,020 1900 Kilmarnock Nash Turner John W. Rogers William C. Whitney 1 M 1:41.25 $5,470 1899 Jean Bereaud Richard Clawson Sam Hildreth Sydney Paget 1 M 1:42.25 $4,450 1898 The Huguenot Henry Spencer Lewis S. Thompson William P. & Lewis S. Thompson 1 M 1:43.00 $3,815 1897 Octagon Willie Simms John J. Hyland August Belmont Jr. 1 M 1:43.00 $2,550 1896 Handspring Willie Simms Frank McCabe Philip J. Dwyer 1 M 1:41.00 $2,550 1895 Lucania Lester Reiff John W. Rogers John W. Rogers 1 M 1:41.75 $2,700 1894 Domino Fred Taral William Lakeland James R. & Foxhall P. Keene 1 M 1:40.00 $7,100 1893 Dr. Rice Fred Taral Fred Foster Fred Foster 1 M 1:42.00 $9,470 1892 Tammany Edward Garrison Matthew Byrnes Marcus Daly 1 M 1:40.00 $7,460 1891 Picknicker Fred Littlefield Louis Stuart Louis Stuart & Co. 1 M 1:40.75 $4,190 1890 King Eric Edward Garrison Barney Riley David D. Withers 1 M 1:41.00 $8,140 1889 Diabolo P. Godfrey James Dumas Castle Stable 1 M 1:45.00 $5,380 1888 Sir Dixon W. Fitzgerald Frank McCabe Dwyer Brothers Stable 1 M 1:47.75 $3,620 1887 Hanover Jim McLaughlin Frank McCabe Dwyer Brothers Stable 1 M 1:46.50 $3,490 1886 Biggonet Robert M. Maynard William P. Burch William P. Burch 1 M 1:48.00 $3,260 1885 Tyrant Patsy Duffy William R. Claypool James Ben Ali Haggin 1 M 1:45.25 $3,070 1884 Panique William J. Fitzpatrick James G. Rowe Sr. Dwyer Brothers Stable 1 M 1:45.25 $3,240 1883 George Kinney Jim McLaughlin James G. Rowe Sr. Dwyer Brothers Stable 1 M 1:45.00 $2,990 1882 Forester Jim McLaughlin Lewis Stewart Appleby & Johnson 1 M 1:46.50 $4,600 1881 Crickmore Lloyd Hughes Bill Bird Ogden Bowie 1 M 1:48.00 $4,275 1880 Ferncliffe William Barrett William R. Babcock William R. Babcock & Co. 1 M 1:49.00 $3,800 1879 Dan Sparling Mr. Kelly Thomas Puryear James R. Keene 1 M 1:48.00 $5,395 1878 Duke of Magenta Lloyd Hughes R. Wyndham Walden George L. Lorillard 1 M 1:48.00 $3,500 1877 Bombast William Barrett William Prior Pierre Lorillard IV 1 M 1:46.00 $4,200 1876 Fiddlesticks Edward Feakes Jacob Pincus August Belmont 1 M 1:46.50 $3,500 1875 Aristides Robert Swim Ansel Williamson H. Price McGrath 1 M 1:45.75 $4,150 1874 Dublin R. Ponton not yet found Joseph Donohue 1 M 1:50.00 $3,200
† In 1969, Gleaming Light finished first, but was disqualified and set back to fifth. See also
References
^ "Withers Stakes Profile" . www.equibase.com . Retrieved 8 February 2017.^ "WITHERS STAKES - MULTIPLE TRACKS" . Thoroughbred Pedigree Online . 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.^ "TOBA Announces U.S. Graded and Listed Stakes for 2025" . Bloodhorse.com . Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association . 18 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.External links