The Youthful Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old horses run between 1903 and 1982. It was raced on dirt at three different tracks in the New York City area beginning with the Jamaica and Aqueduct Racetracks, then in 1972 to Belmont Park where it remained until being canceled after the 1982 running.Daily Racing Form April 11, 2011 Retrieved September 30, 2018 The inaugural edition in 1903 was won by Hazelwood with the race suspended until 1913.New York Times July 28, 1903 statistics for the first running of the Youthful Stakes at Jamaica Race Course Retrieved September 30, 2018Washington Post August 1, 1913 page 9 article on Gainer's win in the Youthful Stakes Retrieved September 30, 2018
The Youthful Stakes was established in an era when North American races like the Belmont Futurity Stakes, Tremont Stakes, Remsen Stakes, Arlington-Washington Futurity Stakes, Laurel Futurity Stakes, and Coronation Futurity Stakes for two-year-old horses were often the richest and most prestigious of the year. Among its most notable winners were U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductees Man O' War, Native Dancer, and Affirmed.Man O' War statistics at Avalyn Hunter's American Classic Pedigrees Retrieved September 30, 2018National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame profile for Native Dancer Retrieved September 30, 2018ESPN July 31, 2003 "Affirmed the last to wear the Crown" Retrieved September 30, 2018
In 1950, the Youthful Stakes was run in two divisions.
Records Speed record: 5 furlongs at Aqueduct Racetrack : 0:57.60, Golden Joey (1964) 5 ½ furlongs at Belmont Park: 1:03.00, Raise A Cup (1973)
Most wins by a jockey: 4 – Ted Atkinson (1944, 1945, 1948, 1956) 4 – Eric Guerin (1947, 1952, 1954, 1958)
Most wins by a trainer: 3 – James G. Rowe Sr. (1916, 1920, 1924) 3 – Sam Hildreth (1917, 1923, 1927) 3 – James W. Healy (1936, 1937, 1945) 3 – Winbert F. Mulholland (1942, 1943, 1950)
Most wins by an owner: 4 – George D. Widener Jr. (1928, 1942, 1943, 1950)
Winners Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Dist. (Miles) Time1982Flying PocketDavid ClarkTony MattineThree Of Us Stable5.5 F1:04.401981Deputy MinisterLloyd DuffyBill MarkoMorton Levy5.5 F1:04.801980Proud AppealJeffrey FellStanley M. HoughMalcolm H. Winfield et al.5.5 F1:05.001979Blues AlleyCraig PerretDouglas DodsonV. N. Green5.5 F1:05.201978Coup de KasSteve CauthenDel W. CarrollWilliam S. Farish III5.5 F1:03.601977AffirmedSteve CauthenLaz BarreraHarbor View Farm5.5 F1:05.001976Medieval ManÁngel Cordero Jr.Thomas J. KellyLive Oak Plantation5.5 F1:04.001975Turn To TuriaEddie MapleReggie CornellCalumet Farm5.5 F1:04.401974High SteelChuck BaltazarLeRoy JolleyWilliam P. Minnotte 5.5 F1:03.201973Raise A CupChuck BaltazarReggie CornellCalumet Farm5.5 F1:03.001972Linda's ChiefBraulio BaezaAlfred ScottiNeil Hellman5.5 F1:05.201971Rest Your CaseChuck BaltazarMacKenzie MillerCragwood Stables5 F0:59.201970Cool MoonJorge VelásquezCasey HayesBuckland Farm5 F0:58.801969InsubordinationMike MiceliWilliam J. Resseguet Jr.Gerald Robins5 F0:58.201968Night Invader Eddie BelmonteJoseph H. Pierce Jr.Sheila Pierce5 F0:59.401967KaskaskiaBraulio BaezaDel W. CarrollWilliam S. Farish III5 F0:58.601966TumigaBen FelicianoLucien LaurinFrank Holbrook5 F0:59.001965Timely MoveBraulio BaezaEugene JacobsHerbert A. Allen Sr.5 F0:59.201964Golden Joey Robert UsseryBuddy JacobsonMarion R. Frankel5 F0:57.601963Dark KingLarry AdamsHarris B. BrownMrs. Harris B. Massey5 F0:58.001962Be SomebodyJohn L. RotzThomas J. KellyDavid P. Reynolds5 F0:59.401961Su Ka WaJohn L. RotzMorris LacyWalnut Hill Farms5 F0:58.401960Hail To ReasonRobert UsseryHirsch JacobsPatrice Jacobs5 F0:58.601959 Race not held1958Royal AnthemEric GuerinLucien LaurinReginald N. Webster5 F0:59.601957Bolero U John ChoquetteWilliam R. MitchellJohn L. McKnight5 F1:00.201956Bold RulerTed AtkinsonJames E. FitzsimmonsWheatley Stable5 F0:59.801955Smooth StrideDouglas DodsonMerritt A. BuxtonTrio Stables5 F1:00.201954Summer TanEric GuerinSherril W. WardDorothy Firestone Galbreath5 F0:59.401953RevoltBen GreenFrank BarnettHal Price Headley5 F0:59.801952Native DancerEric GuerinWilliam C. WinfreyAlfred G. Vanderbilt II5 F0:59.401951PrimateEddie ArcaroJames R. HastieStarmount Stable5 F0:59.001950-1Iswas *John GilbertD. W. KernsBrookfield Farms5 F1:00.801950-2BattlefieldEddie ArcaroWinbert F. MulhollandGeorge D. Widener Jr.5 F0:59.801949FerdBasil JamesAndy SchuttingerMrs. Andy Schuttinger5 F0:57.801948Eternal WorldTed AtkinsonFrank CatroneAllen T. Simmons5 F1:00.401947NearwayEric GuerinTommy HeardClaude C. Tanner5 F0:59.801946Eternal WarBasil JamesFrank CatroneAllen T. Simmons5 F0:59.601945Twenty-SixTed AtkinsonJames W. HealyVera S. Bragg5 F1:00.601944Jeep Ted AtkinsonAndy SchuttingerC. V. Whitney5 F0:59.801943Lucky DrawWalter MannWinbert F. MulhollandGeorge D. Widener Jr.5 F1:00.601942Red SonnetJack BreenWinbert F. MulhollandGeorge D. Widener Jr.5 F0:59.401941RequestedAlfred RobertsonJ. H. "Blackie" McCooleBen F. Whitaker5 F0:59.801940ZachariasBasil JamesPatrick F. DwyerMillsdale Stable5 F0:59.201939GannetRonnie NashJack HowardBen F. Whitaker5 F0:59.401938El ChicoNick WallMatthew P. BradyWilliam Ziegler Jr.5 F1:00.001937InhaleJohn GilbertJames W. HealyJohn Hay Whitney5 F0:59.001936Court ScandalJohn GilbertJames W. HealyJohn Hay Whitney5 F1:01.601935White CockadeGeorge EllisJames E. FitzsimmonsOgden Phipps5 F0:59.401934AngelicAnthony TiptonHirsch JacobsMrs. Damon Runyon5 F0:59.401933Billy MLaverne FatorErnest SietasSamuel R. Rosoff5 F0:59.601932DisdainfulAlfred RobertsonFred HopkinsC. V. Whitney5 F1:00.001931UniverseWillie KelsayJoseph BauerThomas M. Cassidy5 F0:59.601930Vander PoolWillie KelsayD. R. "Puddin" McDanielMrs. Agnes Allen5 F1:01.801929SarazenWillie GarnerMax HirschVirginia Fair Vanderbilt5 F0:59.601928KopeckFrank MoonA. Jack JoynerGeorge D. Widener Jr.5 F1:01.001927ArielLaverne FatorSam HildrethRancocas Stable5 F0:59.001926ThraceGeorge EllisClyde PhillipsGreentree Stable5 F1:00.401925Chance PlayClarence KummerLouis FeustelLog Cabin Stable5.5 F1:05.201924ElfJames H. BurkeJames G. Rowe Sr.Harry Payne Whitney5.5 F1:05.601923TesterMark FatorSam HildrethRancocas Stable5.5 F1:06.001922Bud LernerEarl SandeFrank M. TaylorJohn E. Madden5.5 F1:06.201921Lord BaltimoreTed RiceWilliam M. GarthJoshua S. Cosden5.5 F1:07.201920TrysterEddie AmbroseJames G. Rowe Sr.Harry Payne Whitney5.5 F1:07.201919Man O' WarJohnny LoftusLouis FeustelGlen Riddle Farm5.5 F1:06.601918Lord BrightonLawrence LykeGeorge M. OdomBrighton Stable5.5 F1:06.201917LuculliteJames ButwellSam HildrethAugust Belmont Jr.5.5 F1:06.801916TumblerThomas McTaggartJames G. Rowe Sr.Harry Payne Whitney5.5 F1:07.601915Paddy Whack George ByrneRichard C. BensonJames Butler5.5 F1:07.001914 Race not held1913GainerJohn WilsonH. I. MarshallJames L. Holland6 F1:13.601904 – 1912 Race not held1903HazelwoodJohn BullmanWilliam L. OliverWilliam L. Oliver6 F1:14.00
* 1930 - Equipose won by was disqualified for twice impeding runner-up Vander Pool.Daily Racing Form May 12, 1930 article titled "Equipoise Finishes First But Is Disqualified" Retrieved September 30, 2018 * 1950 - 1st division - Bank Account finished first but was disqualified to last. Daily Racing Form May 6, 1950 article titled "Disqualify Bank Account in Division of Youthful" Retrieved September 30, 2018
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