Shevlin_Stakes

Shevlin Stakes

Shevlin Stakes

Horse race

The Shevlin Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York and at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The race on dirt was inaugurated in 1925 to honor the long service of James Shevlin, the President of the Queens County Jockey Club which operated Aqueduct Racetrack[1] who had died at age 82 on November 24, 1924, at his home in Brooklyn.[2]

Quick Facts Location, Inaugurated ...

There was no race run from 1933 through 1935.

Records

Speed record:

  • 1:36.80 - Volitant (1959) (1 mile)
  • 1:42.80 - Jacomar (1940) (1+1⁄16 miles - race and track record)[3]
  • 1:22.40 - Clem - (7 furlongs)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

More information Year, Winner ...

References

  1. [1]
    New York Times - January 17, 1925
  2. [2]
    New York Times - November 25, 1924 obituary for James Shevlin
  3. [3]
    "Jacomar, Chicuelo Win For Mrs. Lewis In Aqueduct Races". New York Times. 1940-06-16. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
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