Hambletonian Stakes

Triple Crown race
Hambletonian Stakes
Location	Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford, New Jersey,  United States
Inaugurated	1926
Race type	Harness race for standardbred trotters
Website	hambletonian.org
Race information
Distance	1,609 meters (1 mile)
Qualification

The Hambletonian Stakes is a major American harness race, named in honor of Hambletonian 10, a foundation sire of the Standardbred horse breed, also known as the "Father of the American Trotter." The Hambletonian is held annually for three-year-old trotting Standardbreds. It is the first event in the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters. The Hambletonian is run at Meadowlands Racetrack on the first Saturday in August.^[1]

Sites

The Hambletonian first took place at the New York State Fair in Syracuse, NY in 1926. The race switched from Syracuse to Lexington, KY for the 1927 and 1929 races, however, because of rainouts. Starting in 1930, Good Time Park in Goshen, NY hosted the race until 1956 with the exception of 1943. That year, The Hambletonian was raced at Yonkers Raceway because of wartime gas rationing. The DuQuoin State Fair in Duquoin, IL gained the rights to host the race in 1957 and held on to it until 1980. Since 1981, the race has been at the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, NJ

Winners of the Hambletonian Stakes

References

External links

• Sugar Loaf Historical Society
• New Jersey Horse Enthusiast Web