Misplaced Pages

Questionnaire Handicap

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
20th-century American horse race Horse race
Questionnaire Handicap
Stakes race
LocationJamaica Race Course
Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA
Inaugurated1938-1953
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewww.empirecitycasino.com/racing/
Race information
Distance1+5⁄8 miles (13 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds and up

The Questionnaire Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race named in honor of the horse Questionnaire who was bred and raced by James Butler, the late president and owner of Empire City Race Track. The race was held from its inception in 1938 through 1942 at the Empire City RaceTrack in Yonkers, New York but with the United States becoming involved in World War II, in 1943 rationing and other wartime limitations resulted in the Empire City Association's decision to go back to hosting only harness racing. The Questionnaire Handicap was then moved to the Jamaica Race Course where it would run under the sponsorship of the Empire City Association through 1953 when it had its final running.

While never a major race, the Questionnaire Handicap drew some of the best horses of the day and from the top racing stables.

Race distances:

  • 1938-1943, 1947-1952 : 11⁄16 miles on dirt
  • 1944-1946, 1953 : 15⁄8 miles on dirt

Notable events

In 1950, One Hitter set a new Jamaica track record of 1:42 2/5 for a mile and a sixteenth on dirt.

In 1951 there was a dead heat for first between Arise and Bryan G.

The 1953 race was won by 1951 Kentucky Derby winner Count Turf owned by New York City restaurateur Jack Amiel.

Records

Speed record:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Dist.
(Miles) 		Time
1953 Count Turf 5 Conn McCreary William B. Finnegan Jack J. Amiel 15⁄8 M 1:43.40
1952 Alerted 4 Conn McCreary James Penrod Hampton Stable 11⁄16 M 1:44.00
1951 Arise † 5 Eric Guerin James C. Bentley Addison Stable 11⁄16 M 1:43.40
1951 Bryan G. † 4 Ovie Scurlock Casey Hayes Christopher Chenery 11⁄16 M 1:43.40
1950 One Hitter 4 Ted Atkinson John M. Gaver Sr. Greentree Stable 11⁄16 M 1:42.40
1949 Royal Governor 5 Eric Guerin James E. Ryan Esther D. du Pont 11⁄16 M 1:45.40
1948 Donor 4 Dick Rozelle George P. "Maje" Odom W. Deering Howe 11⁄16 M 1:44.80
1947 Stymie 6 Robert Permane Hirsch Jacobs Ethel D. Jacobs 11⁄16 M 1:44.00
1946 Trymenow 4 Arnold Kirkland Oscar White Walter M. Jeffords 15⁄8 M 2:44.60
1945 Eurasian 5 Herb Lindberg Sol Rutchick Havahome Stable 15⁄8 M 2:44.40
1944 Princequillo 4 Eddie Arcaro Horatio Luro Boone Hall Stable 15⁄8 M 2:43.00
1943 First Fiddle 4 Warren Mehrtens Edward L. Mulrenan Mrs. Edward L. Mulrenan 11⁄16 M 1:45.00
1942 Argonne Woods 5 Don Meade Julius J. Bauer J. H. Miles 11⁄16 M 1:43.60
1941 Parasang 4 Alfred Robertson Sylvester E. Veitch Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney 11⁄16 M 1:45.60
1940 Tola Rose 3 Don Meade Max Hirsch Arthur J. Sackett 11⁄16 M 1:46.20
1939 The Chief 4 Sam Renick Earl Sande Maxwell Howard 11⁄16 M 1:45.40
1938 Unfailing 4 Sam Renick Max Hirsch Parker Corning 11⁄16 M 1:45.40
  • † In 1951 there was a dead heat for first.

References

  1. Daily Racing Form June 30, 1942 Questionnaire Handicap article with race history
  2. New York Times July 5, 1938 article itled "Sam Renick First on Heather Broom, Entracte and Unfailing at Empire City" Retrieved August 1, 2018
  3. New York Times July 9, 1950 article titled "One Hitter Clips Jamaica Record" Retrieved August 1, 2018
  4. New York Times article on the 1951 Questionnaire Handicap Retrieved August 3, 2018
  5. New York Times July 19, 1953 article titled "Count Turf Breaks Down After 15-1 Jamaica Score" Retrieved August 1, 2018
Categories: