Tremont Stakes
| Ungraded Stakes race | |
| Location | Belmont Park Elmont, New York, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1887 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 5.5 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Two-year-olds |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | US$250,000 (2015) |
The Tremont Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually for 2-year-olds at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.
Due to the troubled economy in 2008, the Tremont was canceled by the NYRA as they adjusted races to meet the new Grade I standard purse of $300,000. The Tremont Stakes was previously run in early July over a distance of 5 1⁄2 furlongs with a purse of US$100,000 added. It was last run as a graded stakes race in 2003, before being reinstated in 2014. Its current purse is $250,000.
First held in 1887, it is named for the horse Tremont, who, according to the New York Racing Association, was acclaimed by 19th Century horse racing historians as the best two-year-old ever bred in the United States.[1] It was first run at the Gravesend Race Track at Coney Island in Brooklyn until 1910 when racing was no longer viable after the state of New York outlawed all racetrack betting. Although the law was repealed in time to resume racing in 1913, the Gravesend Racetrack never reopened. The Tremont Stakes was restarted in 1914.
Over the years, the Tremont has been won by some of the great names in Thoroughbred racing such as U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductees Man o' War, Sarazen, Buckpasser, Foolish Pleasure, and Alydar.
The Tremont began running again in mid June, 2014. Its purse is currently $100,000.
The Tremont Stakes has also been run at the following tracks
- Gravesend Race Track - 1887 to 1910
- Aqueduct Racetrack - 1914 to 1955, 1960 to 1974
- Jamaica Racetrack - 1956, 1958, 1976
Tremont Stakes winners since 1999
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Cocked and Loaded | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | Larry Rivelli | Ravin/Patricia's Hope | 1:04.17 |
| 2014 | Bessie's Boy | John Velazquez | Wesley A. Ward | Ice Wine Stable | 1:03.89 |
| 2009-2013 | Discontinued | ||||
| 2008 | Dagnabit | Cornelio Velasquez | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. | Robbins, Lansdon, Hansen | 1:06.68 |
| 2007 | Readys Image | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | James T. Scatuorchio | 1:02.86 |
| 2006 | Out of Gwedda | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Pegasus Dream Stable | 1:06.66 |
| 2005 | Henny Hughes | Gary L. Stevens | Patrick Biancone | Gulf Coast Farms /M. L. Cherry | 1:03.67 |
| 2004 | Gold Joy | Mike Luzzi | Tim Salzman | Ken Taylor/John Salzman, Sr. | 1:04.89 |
| 2003 | Heckle | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Dogwood Stable | 1:04.70 |
| 2002 | Zavata | Jerry Bailey | Patrick Biancone | Michael Tabor | 1:02.66 |
| 2001 | Buster's Daydream | John Velazquez | Timothy Tullock | S J Bee Stable | 1:03.96 |
| 2000 | City Zip | Jose Santos | Linda Rice | Thompson & Bowling | 1:03.81 |
| 1999 | More Than Ready | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | James T. Scatuorchio | 1:02.56 |
Earlier winners
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- 1998 : Tactical Cat
- 1997 : Time Limit
- 1996 : Kelly Kip
- 1995 : Rosie Ogreta
- 1994 : De Niro
- 1993 : Distinct Reality
- 1992 : England Expects
- 1991 : Salt Lake
- 1990 : Hansel
- 1989 : Eternal Flight
- 1988 : Mr. Sea Sanders
- 1987 : Morgan's Levee
- 1986 : Gulch
- 1985 : Sovereign Don
- 1984 : Beat Me Daddy
- 1983 : Track Barron
- 1982 : Laus' Cause
- 1981 : Regal Stone
- 1980 : Golden Derby
- 1979 : I Speedup
- 1978 : Tim The Tiger
- 1977 : Alydar
- 1976 : Turn Of Coin
- 1975 : Bold Forbes
- 1974 : Foolish Pleasure
- 1973 : Raise A Cup
- 1972 : Linda's Chief
- 1971 : Chauffeur
- 1970 : Raise Your Glass/Tamtent (DH)
- 1969 : Very High
- 1968 : Buck Run
- 1967 : Wise Exchange
- 1966 : Successor
- 1965 : Buckpasser
- 1964 : Bold Lad
- 1963 : Chieftain
- 1962 : Bonjour
- 1961 : Clover Leaf
- 1960 : Hail To Reason
- 1959 : Vital Force
- 1958 : Restless Wind
- 1957 : Jewel's Reward
- 1956 : King Hairan
- 1955 : Getthere Jack
- 1954 : Right Down
- 1953 : Quick Lunch
- 1952 : Hilarious
- 1951 : Pintor
- 1950 : Battlefield
- 1949 : Fox Time
- 1948 : The Admiral
- 1947 : Inseparable
- 1945 : Degage
- 1946 : Jet Pilot
- 1944 : Burg-El-Arab
- 1943 : Lucky Draw
- 1942 : Supermont
- 1941 : Requested
- 1940 : Chicuelo
- 1939 : Gannet
- 1938 : Maeline
- 1937 : Perpetuate
- 1936 : Airflame
- 1932 : Balios
- 1931 : Economic
- 1930 : Polydorus
- 1929 : Sarazen
- 1928 : Jack High
- 1927 : Diavolo
- 1926 : Draconia
- 1925 : Flight of Time
- 1924 : Young Martin
- 1923 : Transmute
- 1922 : Martingale
- 1921 : Olympus
- 1920 : Inchcape
- 1919 : Man o' War
- 1918 : Lord Brighton
- 1917 : Gold Tassel
- 1916 : Ticket
- 1915 : Tea Caddy
- 1914 : Ed Crump
- 1910 : Footprint
- 1909 : Waldo
- 1908 : Fayette
- 1907 : King James
- 1906 : Walter Pearl
- 1905 : Bohemian
- 1904 : Merry Lark
- 1903 : Magistrate
- 1902 : Artvis
- 1901 : Whiskey King
- 1900 : Blues
- 1899 : Maribert
- 1898 : Jean Bereaud
- 1897 : Handball
- 1896 : Don de Oro
- 1895 : Handspring
- 1894 : Gotham
- 1893 : Dobbins
- 1892 : Don Alonzo
- 1891 : Spinalong
- 1890 : Chatham
- 1889 : Padishah
- 1888 : Oregon
- 1887 : Guarantee
