The Evan Shipman Handicap (NYB) is a race restricted to New York bred Thoroughbred horses, age three-years-old and up, run at Belmont Park in the state of New York. (In 2014 & 2015, it was run at Saratoga Race Course.)
Origin The race, which was run for the 36th time in 2015, is named for Evan Shipman, long a racing columnist for the New York Morning Telegraph and one of the world's authorities on Thoroughbred and harness racing and breeding. Shipman died in 1957, and is buried in the Gilkey Cemetery beside the family estate in Plainfield, New Hampshire. He was a friend of Ernest Hemingway and a chapter is devoted to Shipman in A Moveable Feast, Scribner's, 1964.
History Until 2013, the race was set at a distance of one and one/sixteenth miles on the dirt, the ungraded stakes event offers a purse of $100,000 added.
The Evan Shipman was run at one mile in the years 1981 and 1982. It was run at 1 1/8th miles in 2014 & 2015.
Due to the troubled economy in 2008, the Evan Shipman was canceled by the NYRA as they adjusted races to meet the new Grade I standard purse of $300,000.
The race began again in 2010 with a purse of $75,000 at the distance of 9 furlongs. By 2013 the purse was again up to $100,000.
Records Most wins:
2 – Richmond Runner (1994, 1997) 2 – Spite The Devil (2004, 2006) 2 – Royal Posse (2015, 2016)
Most wins by a jockey:
4 – Robbie Davis (1987, 1994, 1997, 1998) 4 – Edgar Prado (2003, 2004, 2005, 2010)
Most wins by a trainer:
3 – H. Allen Jerkens (1995, 2004, 2005) 3 – Rudy R. Rodriguez (2015, 2016, 2024)
Most wins by an owner:
3 – Chester Broman Sr. & Mary Broman (2013, 2018, 2019)
Past winners YearHorseJockeyTrainerOwnerTime2024Bank FrenzyFlavien PratRudy R. RodriguezLSU Stables1:37.272023Dr. ArditoManuel Franco Chad C. BrownMichael Dubb & Michael J. Caruso1:37.772022BankitJoel RosarioSteven M. AsmussenWinchell Thoroughbreds & Willis Horton Racing1:39.242021Sea FoamJoel RosarioMichelle GiangiulioTen Strike Racing & Four Corners Racing Stable1:50.912019Mr. BuffJunior AlvaradoJohn C. KimmelChester Broman Sr. & Mary Broman1:51.652018Can You DiggitJunior AlvaradoJames A. JerkensChester Broman Sr. & Mary Broman1:49.932017DiversifyIrad Ortiz Jr.Richard Violette Jr.Lauren Evans & Ralph M. Evans1:47.482016Royal PosseIrad Ortiz Jr.Rudy R. RodriguezMichael Dubb, Bethleham Stables & Gary Aisquith1:49.442015Royal PosseJavier CastellanoRudy R. RodriguezMichael Dubb, Bethleham Stables & Gary Aisquith1:49.912014SinistraRosie NapravnikKarl M. GrusmarkChevalier Stable1:51.962013Bigger is BettorJoseph Rocco Jr.Rodrigo A. UbilloChester Broman Sr. & Mary Broman1:51.072012Lunar VictoryJunior AlvaradoWilliam I. MottJuddmonte Farm1:49.302011Icabad CraneRajiv MaraghH. Graham MotionEarle I. Mack1:51.422010Giant MoonEdgar PradoRichard E. SchosbergAlbert Fried Jr. 1:49.312007Shuffling MaddnesCornelio VelásquezDel CarrollTrinacria USA Stable1:41.542006Spite The DevilJavier CastellanoH. Allen JerkensHardwicke Stable1:43.792005Yankee MonEdgar PradoJuan RodriguezWindmill Manor Farm1:43.522004Spite The DevilEdgar PradoH. Allen JerkensHardwicke Stable1:41.892003Well FanciedEdgar PradoRichard Dutrow, Jr.Sanford Goldfarb1:40.942002Sherpa GuideJosé A. SantosThomas M. Bush Berkshire Stud1:42.712001Fourth and SixJorge ChavezGerald BrooksRichard Englander1:43.682000GanderJerry BaileyJohn Terranova IIGatsas Stables1:42.071999Sophisticated ManAaron GryderWilliam I. MottJohn Franks1:43.681998Saratoga SunriseRobbie DavisRichard E. SchosbergKenneth & Sarah Ramsey1:43.691997Richmond RunnerRobbie DavisFrank A. AlexanderFrank A. Alexander & David P. Reynolds1:39.811996OrmsbyJulie KroneSue AlpersWoodside Stud1:41.661995PatsyprospectJulie KroneH. Allen JerkensBlack Marlin Stable1:42.691994Richmond RunnerRobbie DavisFrank A. AlexanderDavid P. Reynolds1:42.671993Liver Stand Jorge ChavezStanley ShapoffMine Hill Stable1:42.671992CoraxJulie KroneThomas M. BushJoseph T. Sequra1:42.741991Packett's LandingMike E. SmithDennis J. BridaMichael Watral1:42.751990Tinchen's PrinceJacinto VásquezRichard A. DeStasioAlbert Fried Jr.1:43.811989WhodamÁngel Cordero Jr.Richard E. Dutrow Jr.Robert J. Bauer1:42.721988ClaramountChris AntleyHoward M. TesherEdwin Wachtel1:41.731987Easy n DirtyRobbie DavisPaulino OrtizPaulino Ortiz1:43.781986RomancerAntonio GraellPatrick J. KellyLive Oak Plantation1:42.711985Judge CostaJean CruguetFlint S. SchulhoferLetsbelucky Stable1:41.661984MugateaÁngel Cordero Jr.John O. HertlerPaul Hoffman1:42.681983Shy GroomÁngel Cordero Jr.Stephen A. DiMauroDogwood Stable1:44.761982ProsperEddie MapleWillard C. FreemanMrs. Charles H. Thieriot1:37.721981Fio RitoLeslie HuletMichael FerraroRaymond LeCasse1:35.69 External links Belmont's official site