Pimlico Nursery Stakes Explained

The Pimlico Nursery Stakes was a race for Thoroughbred horses run at Pimlico Race Course from 1909 through 1947.[1] Open to two-year-old horses of either sex, it was run on a dirt track.[2] [3]

Distances:

Records

Speed record:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Dist.
(Furlongs)
Time
Win$
1947Equibit2Nick JemasFrederick W. CaseElla K. Bryson5 F1:01.40$8,095
1946Jet Pilot2Douglas DodsonTom SmithMaine Chance Farm5 F1:02.20$4,250
1945Lady Gunner2John BreenJames McGeeMorris Wexler4.5 F0:53.00$3,870
1944Dockstader2Eddie ArcaroJohn M. Gaver Sr.Greentree Stable5 F1:00.20$6,190
1943Galactic2George WoolfJames E. RyanEsther D. du Pont Weir4.5 F0:54.80$3,010
1942Teentee2Albert SchmidlMichael M. HarrisonJ. L. Collins5 F1:00.80$5,720
1941Joe Ray2Conn McCrearyJoseph Serio Jr.Ella K. Bryson5 F1:02.00$5,150
1940Nannykins2Albert ShelhamerJoseph Serio Jr.Ella K. Bryson5 F1:01.00$5,530
1939Cockerel2Hugh DuffordAlvin Untermyer5 F1:01.00$4,820
1938Charlotte Girl2Johnny LongdenPhil ReuterElwood Sachsenmaier5 F1:00.40$4,810
1937Rehearsal2Joe WagnerJohn A. BonifaceMrs. Robert H. Heighe4.5 F0:54.40$2,500
1936Golden Era2Harry RichardsPreston M. BurchSarah F. Jeffords4.5 F0:55.00$2,830
1935Grand Slam2Raymond WorkmanR. Emmett PottsBoMar Stable (Charles B. Bohn & Peter A. Markey)4.5 F0:56.60$2,780
1934Surveyor2Raymond WorkmanThomas J. HealeyC. V. Whitney4.5 F0:54.60$3,770
1933Wise Daughter2Buddy HanfordSherrill W. WardEverglade Stable4.5 F0:55.80$3,770
1932Garden Message2J. SmithPreston M. BurchThomas H. Somerville4.5 F0:55.20$6,340
1931Election Day2Edward WattersThomas D. RodrockKatherine E. Hitt4.5 F0:54.40$6,150
1930Happy Scot2Jason EabyMatthew SmartSamuel Ross4.5 F0:53.80$5,920
1929Good As Gold2Eddie AmbroseScott P. HarlanSarah F. Jeffords4.5 F0:55.40$5,440
1928Chicleight2Raymond PeternellPreston M. BurchNevada Stock Farm (George Wingfield)4.5 F0:54.20$5,950
1927Rose Eternal2Pete WallsGeorge L. ArvinH. Teller Archibald4.5 F0:55.00$6,020
1926Triton2Albert JohnsonScott P. HarlanSarah F. Jeffords4.5 F0:54.40$5,860
1925Rock Man2Albert JohnsonJoseph H. StotlerSagamore Stable4.5 F0:54.00$6,070
1924Single Foot2Edward ScobieHarry RitesJ. Edwin Griffith4.5 F0:54.00$3,850
1923Yankee Princess2Clarence KummerWilliam M. GarthJoshua S. Cosden4.5 F0:54.80$1,950
1922Frank G.2Clyde PonceJames E. FitzsimmonsQuincy Stable (James Francis Johnson)4.5 F0:53.80$2,150
1921Lord Baltimore2Ted RiceWilliam M. GarthJoshua S. Cosden4.5 F0:56.00$2,050
1920Careful2Willie KelsayEugene WaylandWalter J. Salmon Sr.4.5 F0:56.00$2,100
1919Kinnoul2Eddie AmbroseMichael J. DalyWalter M. Jeffords Sr.4.5 F0:55.00$1,225
1918Blue Laddie2Frank RobinsonAlbert SimonsHarry P. Whitney4.5 F0:54.80$1,200
1917Virginia Yell2Eddie AmbroseLewis W. GarthJohn Porter Jones 4.5 F0:57.00$1,655
1916Crank2Merritt BuxtonWilliam H. BrooksSamuel Ross4.5 F0:55.00$1,440
1915Tina-A-Ling2Eddie AmbroseEdward PhelanQuincy Stable (James Francis Johnson) 4.5 F0:55.60$1,210
1914The Masquerader2James ButwellLewis W. GarthRal Parr4.5 F0:54.40$1,600
1913Executor2Clarence TurnerWilliam M. GarthRal Parr4.5 F0:56.00$1,685
1912Rock View2John McTaggartLouis FeustelAugust Belmont Jr.4.5 F0:54.60$1,610
1911Overman2Eddie DuganJohn WhelanAugust Belmont Jr.4.5 F0:55.40$1,880
1910Stinger2Charles GrandTheodore F. ColesC. C. Smithson4.5 F0:56.80$2,070
1909Tom Melton2Richard ScovilleMatthew SmartSamuel Ross4.5 F0:56.20$1,675

Notes and References

  1. https://drf.uky.edu/catalog/1940s/drf1943050701/drf1943050701_22_2 Daily Racing Form May 7, 1943, "History of Pimlico Nursery Stakes"
  2. https://drf.uky.edu/catalog/1900s/drf1909051101/drf1909051101_1_10 Daily Racing Form "Tom Melton's Stake Race: Wins The Nursery Stakes At Pimlico"
  3. https://drf.uky.edu/catalog/1940s/drf1947050901/drf1947050901_3_2 Daily Racing Form "Equibit Finishes Fast on Outside To Annex Pimlico Nursery Stakes"