Remsen Stakes

The Remsen Stakes is an American Grade II race for Thoroughbred horse race run annually near the end of November at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. The one and one-eighths mile race is open to two-year-olds and currently offers a purse of $250,000.

Inaugurated in 1904, the Remsen was named for Colonel Joremus Remsen (1735–1790) whose family at one time owned a large portion of Long Island and who became leader of the American Revolutionary forces at the 1776 Battle of Long Island.

Run at Jamaica Race Course from inception in 1904 to 1959, it was run in two divisions in 1943 and until 1954 was known as the Remsen Handicap. There was no race held in 1908, and none from 1910 to 1917 as well as 1951.

The Remsen stakes is influential as one of the last graded stakes for two-year-olds on the New York racing circuit and its winner is generally among the winterbook favorites for the following year's Kentucky Derby.

Records 1:47 4/5 – Believe It (1977) (at current miles distance) 1:33 4/5 – Sum Up (1964) 2nd fastest 2yo dirt mile

Most wins by a jockey: 4 – Eddie Maple (1972, 1977, 1981, 1989) 4 – John R. Velazquez (2001, 2005, 2010, 2016)

Most wins by a trainer: 4 – Claude R. McGaughey III (1988, 1997, 2001, 2013)

Most wins by an owner: 2 – Belair Stud (1938, 1941) 2 – Brookmeade Stable (1940, 1944) 2 – Maine Chance Farm (1944, 1945) 2 – Allen T. Simmons (1943, 1948) 2 – Windfields Farm (1959, 1963) 2 – Rokeby Stable (1971, 1986) 2 – Fox Hill Farms, Inc. (2004, 2008) 2 – WinStar Farm (2005, 2007) 2 – West Paces Racing (2022, 2023)

Winners Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Win$2025PaladinFlavien PratChad C. BrownSusan Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Peter M. Brant, Brook T. Smith & Summer Wind Equine, LLC1 M1:50.97$250,0002024PosterFlavien PratEoin G. HartyGodolphin, LLC1 M1:50.37$250,0002023DornochLuis SaezDanny GarganWest Paces Racing, R. A. Hill Stable, Belmar Racing & Breeding, Two Eight Racing & Pine Racing Stables 1 M1:50.30$250,0002022DubyuhnellJosé OrtizDanny GarganWest Paces Racing & Stonestreet Stables1 M1:50.88$250,0002021Mo DonegalIrad Ortiz Jr.Todd A. PletcherDonegal Racing 1 M1:53.61$250,0002020Brooklyn StrongJoel RosarioDaniel VelazquezMark Schwartz1 M1:50.60$82,5002019ShotskiLuis SaezJeremiah O'DwyerGary Barber, Wachtel Stable (Adam Wachtel), Pantofel Stable (Len Schleifer), Mike Karty1 M1:54.24$137,5002018Maximus MischiefFrankie PenningtonRobert E. Reid Jr.Cash Is King LLC (Chuck Zacney) & LC Racing (Glenn Bennett)1 M1:51.34$137,5002017Catholic BoyManuel FrancoJonathan ThomasRobert V. LaPenta1 M1:52.50$150,0002016Mo TownJohn R. VelazquezAnthony W. DutrowS. Magnier, M. Tabor, D. Smith, Team D1 M1:51.58$180,0002015MohaymenJunior AlvaradoKiaran McLaughlinShadwell Stable1 M1:50.69$180,0002014Leave the Light OnJosé L. OrtizChad C. BrownKlaravich Stables, Inc. & William Lawrence1 M1:51.06 $240,0002013Honor CodeJavier CastellanoClaude R. McGaughey IIILane's End Farm & Dell Ridge Racing LLC1 M1:52.92$240,0002012OveranalyzeRamon DomínguezTodd A. PletcherRepole Stable1 M1:50.13$150,0002011O'Prado AgainKent DesormeauxDale RomansDonegal Racing1 M1:52.07$120,0002010To Honor and ServeJohn R. VelazquezWilliam I. MottLive Oak Plantation1 M1:50.03$120,0002009Buddy's SaintJose LezcanoBruce N. LevineKingfield Stables (Eli Lomita)1 M1:52.95$120,0002008Old FashionedRamon DomínguezJ. Larry JonesFox Hill Farms, Inc.1 M1:50.33$120,0002007Court VisionEibar CoaWilliam I. MottWinStar Farm1 M1:52.48$120,0002006Nobiz Like ShobizCornelio VelásquezBarclay TaggElizabeth Valando1 M1:48.82$120,0002005Bluegrass CatJohn VelazquezTodd A. PletcherWinStar Farm1 M1:52.20$120,0002004Rockport HarborStewart ElliottJohn ServisFox Hill Farms, Inc.1 M1:48.80$120,0002003Read the FootnotesJerry BaileyRichard A. Violette Jr.Klaravich Stables, Inc.1 M1:50.60$120,0002002ToccetJorge ChavezJohn F. ScanlanDan Borislow1 M1:50.40$120,0002001SaarlandJohn R. VelazquezClaude R. McGaughey IIICynthia Phipps1 M1:51.20$120,0002000Windsor CastleRobbie DavisFrank A. AlexanderFrank A. Alexander1 M1:51.80$120,0001999Greenwood LakeJean-Luc SamynNick ZitoDee Conway et al.1 M1:50.60$120,0001998ComeonmomJoe BravoRobert A. BarbaraSabine Stable, LLC (Joseph & Winnie Greeley)1 M1:49.80$120,0001997Coronado's QuestMike SmithClaude R. McGaughey IIIStuart S. Janney III1 M1:52.20$120,0001996The Silver MoveRichard MiglioreLinda L. RiceEarl Silver1 M1:53.40$120,0001995TropicoolJorge ChavezJohn C. KimmelKenneth Ellenberg1 M1:50.20$170,0001994Thunder GulchGary StevensD. Wayne LukasMichael Tabor1 M1:53.80$120,0001993Go for GinJerry BaileyNick ZitoWilliam J. Condren1 M1:52.60$120,0001992Silver of SilverJacinto VásquezStanley R. ShapoffChevalier Stable (Joanne Shapoff, et al.)1 M1:50.20$120,0001991Pine BluffCraig PerretThomas BohannanLoblolly Stable1 M1:50.80$120,0001990ScanJerry BaileyFlint S. SchulhoferWilliam Haggin Perry1 M1:52.40$106,5601989YonderEddie MapleWoody StephensClaiborne Farm1 M1:51.20$145,6801988Fast PlayÁngel Cordero Jr.Claude R. McGaughey IIIOgden Phipps1 M1:50.60$197,4001987BattyJose SantosSuzanne H. JenkinsJoseph Daniero1 M1:52.40$176,4001986Java GoldPat DayMacKenzie MillerRokeby Stable1 M1:49.60$172,6801985PillasterÁngel Cordero Jr.LeRoy JolleyPeter M. Brant1 M1:49.00$193,0001984Stone White *Robbie DavisGilbert PuentesGilbert Puentes1 M1:53.20$178,6801983Dr. CarterJorge VelásquezJohn M. VeitchFrances A. Genter1 M1:49.00$134,7001982Pax In BelloJeffrey FellSteve JerkensMrs. Arnold Willcox1 M1:50.20$141,3001981Laser LightEddie MaplePatrick J. KellyLive Oak Racing1 M1:50.80$103,5001980Pleasant Colony *Vincent Bracciale Jr.P. O'Donnell LeeBuckland Farm1 M1:50.20$67,9201979Plugged NickleBuck ThornburgThomas J. KellyJohn M. Schiff1 M1:50.40$64,5601978Instrument LandingJeffrey FellDavid A. WhiteleyPen-Y-Bryn Farm1 M1:50.20$48,3751977Believe ItEddie MapleWoody StephensHickory Tree Stable1 M1:47.80$48,3751976Royal SkiJack KurtzJohn J. Lenzini Jr.Gerry Cheevers1 M1:50.40$49,5451975Hang TenLaffit Pincay Jr.Woody StephensMill House Stable1 M1:49.20$52,2191974El PitirreMike VeneziaLazaro S. BarreraEnrique Ubarri1 M1:49.40$34,3801973Heavy MayonnaiseChuck BaltazarDavid ErbWilliam Trotter II1 M1:51.40$17,9251972Kinsman HopeEddie MapleJohn L. CotterKinship Stable1 M1:37.00$18,0451971Key To The MintBraulio BaezaJ. Elliott BurchRokeby Stable1 M1:36.60$21,5701970Jim FrenchÁngel Cordero Jr.John P. CampoFrank Caldwell1 M1:36.80$18,3601969ProtantoJorge VelásquezMacKenzie MillerCragwood Stables1 M1:35.60$19,7921968PalauliLarry AdamsFrank Y. Whiteley Jr.Powhatan Stable1 M1:36.40$18,9801967SalernoManuel YcazaWilliam H. Turner Jr.James P. Mills1 M1:38.00$19,8901966DamascusBill ShoemakerFrank Y. Whiteley Jr.Edith W. Bancroft1 M1:37.00$19,6951965Gary G.Braulio BaezaRudolph L. CoyneHarbor View Farm1 M1:36.00$18,4601964Sum UpDon PierceEdward A. NeloyElmendorf Farm1 M1:33.80$18,4281963Northern DancerManuel YcazaHoratio LuroWindfields Farm1 M1:35.60$18,3301962Rocky LinkJohn RotzStephen A. DiMauroGolden Triangle Stable1 M1:36.40$19,3051961Figaro BobJohn RotzEugene JacobsAlexander J. Ostriker1 M1:36.80$19,2401960Carry BackJohnny SellersJack A. PriceKatherine Price1 M1:36.40$22,8221959Victoria ParkEric GuerinHoratio LuroWindfields Farm1 M1:37.20$23,0501958AtollJohn RuaneRaymond MetcalfElkcam Stable (Mackle brothers)1 M1:44.60$18,3221957Misty FlightEddie ArcaroJames E. FitzsimmonsWheatley Stable1 M1:45.00$20,1001956AmbehavingLogan BatchellerDr. John LeeBohemia Stable1 M1:45.60$64,9751955NailHedley WoodhouseGeorge M. OdomJosephine Widener Bigelow1 M1:45.20$64,4751954Roman PatrolDouglas DodsonJoseph H. Pierce Jr.Pin Oak Farm (James S. Abercrombie)1 M1:48.00$37,2501953GaldarJimmy NicolsEdward M. O'BrienEdward M. O'Brien1 M1:46.60$19,5501952Social Outcast *Eric GuerinWilliam C. WinfreyAlfred G. Vanderbilt1 M1:45.40$19,6001951 Race not held1950RepetoireKenneth ChurchAlbert JensenNora A. Mikell6 F1:11.40$8,5751949Lights UpOvie ScurlockWinbert F. MulhollandGeorge D. Widener Jr.6 F1:13.40$8,8751948Eternal WorldTed AtkinsonFrank CatroneAllen T. Simmons5 F1:00.60$14,3001947Big IfCharles GivensJames W. MaloneyMrs. J. T. Maloney1 M1:47.00$17,4501946PhalanxRuperto DonosoSylvester VeitchC. V. Whitney1 M1:45.80$18,0001945Lord BoswellEric GuerinTom SmithMaine Chance Farm6 F1:11.20$8,5951944Great Power * (DH)Eddie ArcaroPreston M. BurchBrookmeade Stable6 F1:12.40$5,395War Jeep * (DH)Albert SniderTom SmithMaine Chance Farm6 F1:12.40$5,3951943-1BellwetherJohnny LongdenJoseph A. KramerCain Hoy Stable6 F1:13.20$7,9121943-2Black BadgeWayne WrightFrank E. ChildsAbraham Hirschberg6 F1:11.40$8,1121942Blue SwordsCarroll BiermanWalter A. KelleyAllen T. Simmons6 F1:12.80$8,2501941ApacheJames StoutJames E. FitzsimmonsBelair Stud6 F1:12.80$8,9501940Harvard Square * (DH)Buddy HaasMax HirschW. Arnold Hanger6 F1:11.20$6,425Mettlesome * (DH)Alfred RobertsonHugh L. FontaineBrookmeade Stable6 F1:11.20$6,4251939Camp VerdeDon MeadeLewis T. WhitehillT. P. Morgan6 F1:11.80$6,6001938JohnstownJames StoutJames E. FitzsimmonsBelair Stud6 F1:11.00$7,1001937Bourbon KingCharles KurtsingerDuval A. HeadleyHal Price Headley6 F1:12.40$7,5001936ClodionJohn GilbertWalter A. CarterWalter A. Carter6 F1:12.60$3,0651935The FighterEddie ArcaroRobert McGarveyMilky Way Farm Stable6 F1:12.00$3,8851934EsposaEarl PorterJohn F. SchorrMiddleburg Stable6 F1:13.40$3,6601933Sgt. ByrneAlfred RobertsonJames RitchieJohn Simonetti6 F1:12.60$1,6901932Quel JeuJack LongGeorge M. OdomArden Farm6 F1:11.80$1,4251931CambalEddie AmbroseJohn J. HastingsMrs. George U. Harris6 F1:13.00$2,8951930Vander PoolWhitey AbelD. R. "Puddin" McDanielTennessee Stable (Agnes Allen)6 F1:13.80$5,1001929Flying HeelsWillie KelsayHenry McDanielGifford A. Cochran6 F1:12.80$4,3501928ChatfordClarence WattersAndrew WalkerDave Lederer6 F1:12.80$4,2501927ExcaliburGeorge EllisClyde S. PhillipsGreentree Stable6 F1:12.00$4,9501926SweepsterLaverne FatorSam HildrethRancocas Stable6 F1:12.60$4,5001925TimmaraHarold ThurberJohn O. BurttschellT. W. O'Brien6 F1:13.40$4,1751924Master CharlieGeorge BabinAndrew G. BlakelyWilliam Daniel6 F1:11.60$4,6751923LadkinHarold ThurberLouis FeustelAugust Belmont Jr.6 F1:12.00$4,0751922Tall TimberJames ButwellT. J. HealeyRichard T. Wilson Jr.6 F1:12.00$4,1251921MissionaryAndy SchuttingerKimball PattersonLexington Stable (E. F. Simms & H. W. Oliver)6 F1:13.60$4,4501920Grey LagLavelle EnsorSam HildrethSam Hildreth6 F1:13.00$3,6251919PilgrimCharles FairbrotherThomas WelshJoseph E. Widener6 F1:12.80$2,6751918War PennantJohnny LoftusWalter B. JenningsA. Kingsley Macomber6 F1:13.20$1,9251909 – 1917 Race not held1908The TurkCarroll ShillingRichard O. MillerSilver Brook Farm5.5 F1:08.20$1,0501908 Race not held1907King CobaltEddie DuganAlgernon W. ClaxonBrownleigh Park Stable5.5 F1:07.40$1,5251906Frank GillJoe NotterJohn I. SmithJ. L. McGinnis5.5 F1:08.00$1,6351905JacobiteJoseph A. JonesA. Jack JoynerSydney Paget5.5 F1:07.40$1,8101904DandelionWillie DavisJohn E. MaddenFrancis R. Hitchcock5.5 F1:06.80$1,535

1984 – Stone White finished first, but was disqualified from purse money. 1980 – Akureyri finished first, but was disqualified and placed third. 1952 – Jamie K finished first, but was disqualified. 1940, 1944 – Dead heat for the win.

References

See also Road to the Kentucky Derby