- Hialeah Turf Cup Handicap
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Defunct Stakes race
Hialeah Turf Cup Handicap
Location Hialeah Park Race Track
Hialeah, Florida, United StatesInaugurated 1926 Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Race information Distance 1 3/16 miles (9.5 furlongs) Track Grass, left-handed Qualification Three-years-old & up Weight Handicap Purse $200,000 The Hialeah Turf Cup Handicap is a discontinued American Thoroughbred horse race open to horses aged three and older that was run each year at Hialeah Park Race Track in Hialeah, Florida until the track closed at the end of the 2001 racing season. At the time, it was the oldest grass race in America.
The race was inaugurated as the Miami Cup Handicap in 1926 and was open to horses age three and older. In addition to the President's gold cup, the winner received what at the time was a very sizeable purse of $25,000 added. [1] From 1929 through 1952 it was run as the Miami Beach Handicap then in 1953 was renamed the Hialeah Turf Cup Handicap. [1] The race was run on dirt until 1939 when it was permanently moved to the turf. It was a Grade 1 race in 1989 when financial difficulties saw racing at Hialeah Park suspended. On resumption in 1992, the race lost its graded stakes status.
Run in two divisions in 1944, the race was contested at different distances:
- 1 mile – 1932-1938
- 1 mile, 70 yards – 1929-1931
- 1 1/16 miles – 1926, 1939-1944
- 1 1/8 miles – 1927
- 1 3/16 miles – 1995-1999, 2001
- 1 1/4 miles – 1946
- 1 3/8 miles – 2000
- 1 1/2 miles – 1947-1994
Records
Speed record:
- 2:25.40 – El Senor (1989)
Most wins:
- 2 - Gleaming (1972, 1973)
- 2 - Nijinsky's Secret (1983, 1984)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Allen E. Paulson (1987, 1998, 2001)
- 3 - Calumet Farm (1966, 1972, 1973)
- 3 - Hasty House Farm (1955, 1962, 1964)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Angel Cordero, Jr. (1972, 1973, 1979)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - Harry Trotsek (1955, 1962, 1964)
Winners
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time 2001 Del Mar Show 4 Robbie Davis William I. Mott Allen E. Paulson trust 1-3/16 1:53.06 2000 Monkey Puzzle 4 Rene Douglas Stephen L. DiMauro Joseph F. Graffeo 1-3/8 2:13.50 1999 Federal Trial 4 Robbie Davis Lou M. Goldfine Arthur I. Appleton 1-3/16 1:52.67 1998 Yagli 5 Heberto Castillo, Jr. William I. Mott Allen E. Paulson 1-3/16 1:51.79 1997 Sharp Appeal 4 Gary Boulanger Martin D. Wolfson Martin L. Cherry 1-3/16 1:54.93 1996 Signal Tap 5 John Velazquez Flint S. Schulhofer Centennial Farm 1-3/16 1:53.15 1995 Turk Passer 5 John Velazquez Anthony Margotta, Jr. L. Leveen/M. Shanley/S. Weiss 1-3/16 1:54.40 1994 Awad 4 Eddie Maple David G. Donk Ryehill Farm 1-1/2 2:30.00 1993 Spectacular Tide 4 Rene Douglas Stanley M. Hough Elizabeth & David Whelan 1-1/2 2:25.60 1992 Crystal Moment 7 Rick Wilson Ronald Houghton Longleaf Pine Farm 1-1/2 2:28.22 1991 no race 1990 no race 1989 El Senor 5 Herb McCauley William W. Wright Frances W. Luro 1-1/2 2:25.40 1988 Double Bed 5 Gérald Mossé François Doumen Ronald Reeves 1-1/2 2:27.80 1987 Theatrical 5 Pat Day William I. Mott Allen E. Paulson 1-1/2 2:28.60 1986 Sondrio 5 Craig Perret Howard M. Tesher Craig B. Singer 1-1/2 2:27.60 1985 Selous Scout 4 Robin Platts Roger Attfield Charles Rittenberg 1-1/2 2:27.20 1984 Nijinsky's Secret 6 Jose Velez, Jr. Kent Stirling John A. McDougald 1-1/2 2:26.80 1983 Nijinsky's Secret 5 Jose Velez, Jr. Kent Stirling John A. McDougald 1-1/2 2:27.20 1982 The Bart 6 Eddie Delahoussaye John Sullivan Franklin N. Groves 1-1/2 2:26.00 1981 Lobsang 5 Mike Venezia Victor J. Nickerson Walter Haefner 1-1/2 2:27.20 1980 John Henry 5 Darrel McHargue Ron McAnally Dotsam Stable 1-1/2 2:29.40 1979 Bowl Game 5 Angel Cordero, Jr. John M. Gaver, Jr. Greentree Stable 1-1/2 2:26.60 1978 Noble Dancer 6 Steve Cauthen Thomas J. Kelly Haakon Fretheim 1-1/2 2:28.00 1977 Improviser 5 Miguel A. Rivera John J. Weipert Elmendorf Farm 1-1/2 2:28.00 1976 Legion 6 Earlie Fires Gerald F. Jabalee Ralph Chapman 1-1/2 2:29.20 1976 Lord Henham 4 Roger I. Velez Stephen A. DiMauro Robert E. Sangster 1-1/2 2:28.20 1975 Outdoors 6 Daryl Montoya John W. Russell Ogden Phipps 1-1/2 2:27.40 1974 Big Whippendeal 4 Miguel A. Rivera Oscar Dishman Kinsman Stable 1-1/2 2:26.20 1973 Gleaming 5 Angel Cordero, Jr. Reggie Cornell Calumet Farm 1-1/2 2:27.60 1972 Gleaming 4 Angel Cordero, Jr. Reggie Cornell Calumet Farm 1-1/2 2:27.20 1971 Drumtop 5 Chuck Baltazar Roger Laurin James B. Moseley 1-1/2 2:26.80 1970 Vent du Nord 5 Ron Turcotte Al Scotti Emanuel Mittman 1-1/2 2:27.40 1969 Blanquette 5 Sandino Hernandez Angel Penna, Sr. Gustave Ring 1-1/2 2:29.00 1968 He's A Smoothie 5 Braulio Baeza Warren Beasley William R. Beasley 1-1/2 2:32.80 1967 War Censor 4 Earlie Fires S. Bryant Ott Fourth Estate Stable 1-1/2 2:28.20 1966 Kentucky Jug 5 William Boland Horace A. Jones Calumet Farm 1-1/2 2:27.20 1965 Hot Dust 5 Steve Brooks Sidney J. Smith Mrs. Alfred J. Giordano 1-1/2 2:29.20 1964 Carteret 6 Ray Broussard Harry Trotsek Hasty House Farm 1-1/2 2:28.60 1963 Intercepted 4 Robert Ussery Joseph H. Pierce, Jr. Pin Oak Farm 1-1/2 2:40.40 1962 El Loco 5 John Sellers Harry Trotsek Hasty House Farm 1-1/2 2:29.80 1961 Wolfram 5 John L. Rotz Burley Parke Harbor View Farm 1-1/2 2:29.60 1960 Amerigo 5 Bill Hartack Harris Brown Mrs. Tilyou Christopher 1-1/2 2:29.20 1959 Tudor Era 6 Pete Anderson Arnold N. Winick Mrs. Herbert Herff 1-1/2 2:29.80 1958 Meeting 5 John Ruane John Sceusa Tartan Stable 1-1/2 2:27.80 1957 Jabneh 5 Bill Hartack W. D. Hughes Eugenia E. Bankhead 1-1/2 2:31.20 1956 Guardian 6 Ray Mikkonen George M. Odom Josephine Widener Bigelow 1-1/2 2:29.20 1955 Stan 5 John Adams Harry Trotsek Hasty House Farm 1-1/2 2:29.60 1954 Picador 7 Hedley Woodhouse Preston M. Burch Brookmeade Stable 1-1/2 2:28.80 1953 Royal Vale 5 William Boland James E. Ryan Esther du Pont Weir 1-1/2 2:28.80 1952 Pilaster 8 Nick Shuk Frank A. Bonsal Mrs. Henry L. Straus 1-1/2 2:30.20 1951 Going Away 5 Joe Culmone Preston M. Burch Brookmeade Stable 1-1/2 2:31.60 1950 Chicle 5 Hedley Woodhouse Joseph H. Pierce, Sr. Palatine Stable 1-1/2 2:29.00 1949 Dinner Hour 5 Angel D. Rivera Helen S. Reineman 1-1/2 2:30.40 1948 Stud Poker 5 Donald MacAndrews Paul L. Kelley Edward E. Voynow 1-1/2 2:29.20 1947 Tel O'Sullivan 4 James Stout George W. Carroll Mrs. Louis Rabinowitz 1-1/2 2:36.00 1946 Frere Jacques 4 Conn McCreary Jacob Sher 1-1/4 2:04.20 1945 no race WW II restrictions 1944 Air Current 5 Ted Atkinson Walter A. Kelley Allen T. Simmons 1-1/16 1:44.40 1944 Rascal 5 Conn McCreary V. L. Shea 1-1/16 1:45.00 1943 no race WW II restrictions 1942 Sir Marlboro 6 Eddie Arcaro Eddie Coates Mrs. Joseph Eitinger 1-1/16 1:44.80 1941 Robert L 7 Eddie Arcaro John B. Partridge John B. Partridge 1-1/16 1:47.40 1940 Sandy Boot 7 Willie Lee Johnson John B. Partridge James D. Norris 1-1/16 1:48.20 1939 Maeriel 6 Joseph Renick George E. Phillips Maemere Farm 1-1/16 1:46.20 1938 Wise Prince 6 Carroll Bierman Hirsch Jacobs Felix Spatola 1M 1:37.00 1937 White Cockade 4 Hilton Dabson James E. Fitzsimmons Ogden Phipps 1M 1:39.00 1936 Nectarine 4 Joseph Renick Bert S. Michell Mrs. Emil Denmark 1M 1:36.40 1935 Larranaga 6 Wayne Wright Frank J. Kearns Anall Stable 1M 1:37.20 1934 Springsteel 5 Jimmy Burke William Irvine Sylvester W. Labrot 1M 1:38.00 1933 Curacao 4 Silvio Coucci William Brennan Greentree Stable 1M 1:38.20 1932 Repentance 4 Herbert Callahan Mose Lowenstein Gladys M. Pulitzer 1M 1:36.40 1931 Silverdale 5 Eddie Ambrose John F. Schorr Edward B. McLean 1m, 70yds 1:45.40 1930 Herrick 4 Charles Kurtsinger C. E. Hamilton 1m, 70yds 1:42.20 1929 Fly Hawk 5 O. Brown A. G. Robertson William Maher 1m, 70yds 1:43.60 1927 War Eagle 3 Eddie Ambrose John F. Schorr Edward B. McLean 1-1/8 1:51.20 1926 Boon Companion 4 V. Scott A. G. Woodman Coventry Stable 1-1/16 1:46.40 References
Categories:- Graded stakes races in the United States
- Discontinued horse races
- Horse races in the United States
- Horse racing in Florida
- Hialeah Park
- Widener family
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