Neptune Stakes
| Class | Defunct horse race |
|---|---|
| Location | Brighton Beach Race Course, Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1900 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 3⁄4 mile (6 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Two-year-olds |
The Neptune Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old horses at Brighton Beach Race Course in the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn, New York. Inaugurated in 1900, the last edition of the race at the Brighton Beach track took place in 1907. It would be run only one more time when it was revived in 1910 at the Empire City Race Track in Yonkers, New York.[1]
The 1900 inaugural running of the Neptune Stakes was won by the colt Tommy Atkins ridden by top jockey Henry Spencer for trainer James G. Rowe Sr., a future National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame inductee, and owner James R. Keene and his son, Foxhall P. Keene. Trainer Rowe and the owners would win the Neptune Stakes again in 1902 and 1906. Winner Tommy Atkins, again with Henry Spencer as his jockey, also won the 1900 Juvenile Stakes at New York’s Morris Park Racecourse.[2]
End of the Neptune
[edit]The race's demise was a result of the 1908 passage of the Hart–Agnew anti-betting legislation by the New York Legislature under Republican Governor Charles Evans Hughes which led to a state-wide shutdown of racing in 1911 and 1912.[3]
It would be five years after Hart-Agnew became law that a February 21, 1913 ruling by the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division saw horse racing return in that year.[4] However, operating losses were of such significance for the investors in the Brighton Beach Race Course facility that it never reopened.
Records
[edit]Speed record:
- 1:13.00 @ 6 furlongs - Ormonde's Right (1903)
Most wins by a jockey:
- No jockey won this race more than once.
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - James G. Rowe Sr. (1900, 1902, 1906)
- 3 - A. Jack Joyner (1903, 1904, 1905)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - James R. Keene (1900, 1902, 1906)
Winners
[edit]| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Dist. (Furlongs) |
Time |
Win$ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | Royal Meteor | 2 | Joe Notter | Thomas Welsh | Newcastle Stable | 6 F | 1:16.00 | $1,420 | ||
| 1908 | - 1909 | Race not held | ||||||||
| 1907 | Chapultepec | 2 | Eddie Dugan | Fred Burlew | Fred Burlew | 6 F | 1:14.60 | $5,850 | ||
| 1906 | Ballot | 2 | Herman Radtke | James G. Rowe Sr. | James R. Keene | 6 F | 1:15.00 | $5,850 | ||
| 1905 | Don Diego | 2 | Willie Davis | A. Jack Joyner | August Belmont Jr. | 6 F | 1:13.80 | $5,850 | ||
| 1904 | Tradition | 2 | Gene Hildebrand | A. Jack Joyner | Sydney Paget | 6 F | 1:14.00 | $5,850 | ||
| 1903 | Ormonde's Right | 2 | Frank O'Neill | A. Jack Joyner | Sydney Paget | 6 F | 1:13.00 | $5,349 | ||
| 1902 | Injunction | 2 | Willie Shaw | James G. Rowe Sr. | James R. & Foxhall P. Keene | 6 F | 1:13.80 | $3,900 | ||
| 1901 | Otis | 2 | Harry Cochran | Dick Williams | Barney Schreiber | 6 F | 1:13.20 | $3,900 | ||
| 1900 | Tommy Atkins | 2 | Henry Spencer | James G. Rowe Sr. | James R. & Foxhall P. Keene | 6 F | 1:14.00 | $3,900 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Rough Riding Mars the Neptune - Conference as to Future; The Tabled History of the Neptune Stakes (1900-1910)". Daily Racing Form (Library of Congress Record). Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "Condensed History Of The Juvenile Stakes". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ "Penalties in the New York Bills". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ "Oral Betting Held Legal: Appellate Division of New York Supreme Court Renders Important Decision". Daily Racing Form at the Library of Congress. Retrieved 21 July 2025.