Gotham Stakes

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The Gotham Stakes is a race for three year old thoroughbred horses run in March at Aqueduct Racetrack. The race is the final local prep to the Wood Memorial Stakes. The Gotham's prestige has dipped in recent years, but in the past many Kentucky Derby winners have graced the race including Triple Crown winner Secretariat.

A Grade III event with a purse of $200,000, it is set at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt.

The Gotham, named for New York City, often called Gotham City, is in its 55th running in 2007.

In 1995, Da Hoss placed in this race.

[edit] Past winners

  • 2007 - Cowtown Cat (Ramon A. Dominguez)
  • 2006 - Like Now - 1:43.17 (Fernando Jara)
  • 2005 - Survivalist - 1:35 3/5 (Richard Migliore)
  • 2004 - Saratoga County - 1:35 2/5 (Javier Castellano)
  • 2003 - Alysweep - 1:40 3/5 (Richard Migliore)
  • 2002 - Mayakovsky - 1:34 4/5 (Edgar Prado)
  • 2001 - Richly Blended - 1:35 (Rick Wilson)
  • 2000 - Red Bullet - 1:34 1/5 (Alex Solis)
  • 1999 - Badge - 1:34 3/5 (Shaun Bridgmohan)
  • 1998 - Wasatch - 1:36 2/5 (Jerry Bailey)
  • 1997 - Smokin Mel - 1:34 1/5 (John Velazquez)
  • 1996 - Romano Gucci - 1:34 2/5 (Julie Krone)
  • 1995 - Talkin Man - 1:36 4/5 (Mike E. Smith)
  • 1994 - Irgun - 1:36 1/5 (Jerry Bailey)
  • 1993 - As Indicated - 1:36 1/5 (Caesar Bisono)
  • 1992 - Lure - 1:35 3/5 (Mike E. Smith)
  • 1992 - Devil His Due - 1:35 3/5 (Dead Heat) (Herb McCauley)
  • 1991 - Kyle's Our Man - 1:34 3/5 (Angel Cordero, Jr.)
  • 1990 - Thirty Six Red - 1:33 4/5 (Mike E. Smith)
  • 1989 - Easy Goer - 1:32 2/5 (Pat Day)
  • 1988 - Private Terms - l:34 4/5 (Chris Antley)
  • 1987 - Gone West - 1:34 3/5 (Robbie Davis)
  • 1986 - Mogambo - 1:34 3/5 (Jacinto Vasquez)
  • 1985 - Eternal Prince - 1:35 4/5 (Richard Migliore)
  • 1984 - Bear Hunt - 1:40 2/5 (Don MacBeth)
  • 1983 - Assault Landing - 1:35 4/5 (Vince Bracciale, Jr.)
  • 1983 - Chas Conerly - 1:36 3/5 (Jeffrey Fell)
  • 1982 - Air Forbes Won - 1:35 3/5 (Michael Venezia)
  • 1981 - Proud Appeal - 1:33 3/5 (Jeffrey Fell)
  • 1980 - Colonel Moran - 1:37 (Jorge Velasquez)
  • 1979 - General Assembly - 1:43 3/5 (Jacinto Vasquez)
  • 1978 - Slap Jack - 1:38 3/5 (Jorge Velasquez)
  • 1977 - Cormorant - 1:43 3/5 (Danny Wright)
  • 1976 - Zen - 1:35 3/5 (Jacinto Vasquez)
  • 1975 - Laramie Trail - 1:38 (Michael Venezia)
  • 1975 - Singh - 1:37 (Angel Cordero, Jr.)
  • 1974 - Stonewalk - 1:36 (Miguel A. Rivera)
  • 1974 - Rube The Great - 1:35 1/5 (Miguel A. Rivera)
  • 1973 - Secretariat - 1:33 2/5 (Ron Turcotte)
  • 1972 - Freetex - 1:36 2/5 (Chuck Baltazar)
  • 1971 - Good Behaving - 1:36 (Ron Turcotte)
  • 1970 - Native Royalty - 1:36 1/5 (Angel Cordero, Jr.)
  • 1969 - Dike - 1:34 4/5 (Jorge Velasquez)
  • 1968 - Verbatim - 1:34 (John L. Rotz)
  • 1967 - Dr. Fager - 1:35 1/5 (Manuel Ycaza)
  • 1966 - Stupendous - 1:34 3/5 (Pete Anderson)
  • 1965 - Flag Raiser - 1:36 3/5 (Bobby Ussery)
  • 1964 - Mr. Moonlight - 1:37 1/5 (J. Combest)
  • 1963 - Debbysman - 1:34 3/5 (L. Adams)
  • 1962 - Jaipur - 1:37 (Bill Shoemaker)
  • 1961 - Ambiopoise - 1:35 4/5 (Bobby Ussery)
  • 1960 - John William - 1:36 2/5 (Sam Boulmetis, Sr.)
  • 1959 - Atoll - 1:43 (Eddie Arcaro)
  • 1958 - Oh Johnny - 1:43 3/5 (William Boland)
  • 1957 - Mister Jive - 1:45 3/5 (Hedley Woodhouse)
  • 1956 - Career Boy - 1:45 3/5 (Eric Guerin)
  • 1955 - Go Lightly - 1:46 3/5 (Joe Culmone)
  • 1954 - Fisherman - 1:46 1/5 (Hedley Woodhouse)
  • 1953 - Native Dancer - 1:44 1/5 (Eric Guerin)
  • 1953 - Laffango - 1:44 (Nick Shuk)
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