All American Handicap
| Class | Defunct horse race |
|---|---|
| Location | Atlantic City Race Course, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1946 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1/4 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds & up |
| Purse | $25,000 |
The All American Handicap was a Thoroughbred horse race held annually from 1946 through 1952 at Atlantic City Race Course in Mays Landing, New Jersey. An event for horses of either sex age three and older, it was run on a dirt track over a distance of 1 3/16 miles from 1946 through 1950 after which it was increased to the "Derby" distance of 1+1⁄4 miles.
While an important race for the Atlantic City Race Course, the track was at a disadvantage purse-wise when it came to attracting the leading racing stables located only a two-hour drive away at Aqueduct Race Track and Belmont Park, two big tracks in the New York City area that, at the same time, hosted somewhat similar events.[1] 1952 would mark the last time the All American Handicap would be run.
Historical race notes
[edit]Future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey James Stout rode Turbine to victory in the 1946 inaugural running of the All American Handicap, doing so in track record time for the mile and three sixteenths distance on dirt. Prior to that, Turbine had already set the Atlantic City track record for a mile and one sixteenth on dirt.[2] The following year, under jockey Michael Basile, Turbine would set his third track record. This time over a distance of a mile and one-eighth at Havre de Grace Racetrack in Maryland.[3]
The 1948 winner, Rampart, owned by Mrs. Helene Haggerty, was the only filly to ever win the All American Handicap.
In the 1950 edition of the All American Handicap, Dart By and Three Rings finished in a Dead Heat for first.[4]
Records
[edit]Speed record:
- 2:01.60 - Greek Ship (1952) at 11⁄4 miles
- 1:57.60 - Turbine (1946) at 13⁄16 miles
Most wins:
- 2 - Greek Ship (1951, 1952)
Most wins by a jockey:
- No jockey won this race more than once
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - Preston M. Burch (1950, 1951, 1952)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Brookmeade Stable (1950, 1951, 1952)
Winners
[edit]| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
Dist. (Miles) |
Time | Win $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Greek Ship | 5 | Joe Culmone | Preston M. Burch | Brookmeade Stable | 11⁄4 M | 2:03.20 | $19,450 |
| 1951 | Greek Ship | 4 | Ronnie Nash | Preston M. Burch | Brookmeade Stable | 11⁄4 M | 2:01.60 | $19,700 |
| 1950 | Dart By (DH) | 5 | Fernando Fernandez | Preston M. Burch | Brookmeade Stable | 11⁄4 M | 2:03.60 | $12,212 |
| 1950 | Three Rings DH | 5 | Hedley Woodhouse | Willie Knapp | Mrs. Evelyn L. Hopkins | 11⁄4 M | 2:03.60 | $12,212 |
| 1949 | Better Self | 4 | John Gilbert | Max Hirsch | King Ranch | 13⁄16 M | 1:59.00 | $18,275 |
| 1948 | Rampart | 6 | Mike Basile | Richard "Whitey" Nixon | Mrs. Helene K. Haggerty | 13⁄16 M | 1:59.20 | $11,375 |
| 1947 | Talon | 5 | John Adams | Horatio Luro | Richard N. Ryan | 13⁄16 M | 2:00.20 | $22,450 |
| 1946 | Turbine | 4 | James Stout | P. Da Lee Watts | Mrs. Helen Lebowitz | 13⁄16 M | 1:57.60 | $22,500 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Atlantic City Track Offering Thirteen Stakes This Season". Daily Racing Form (University of Kentucky Archives). Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "TURBINE CAPTURES $25,000 ADDED RACE". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Turbine Betters Record at Havre: Covers Mile and Eighth in 1:49 3/5". Daily Racing Form (University of Kentucky Archives). Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Three Rings and Dart By Race to Dead Heat in Rich All American Handicap". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 December 2024.