Paumonok Handicap

The Paumonok Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. A six furlong sprint race, it was open to horses aged three years and older.

The race was inaugurated in 1906 at the now defunct Jamaica Racetrack in Jamaica, Queens, New York. It was hosted by the Jamaica track from 1906 to 1908 and from 1915 to 1959.

Belmont Park hosted it in 1913.

Due to the passage by the New York Legislature of the Hart–Agnew Law outlawing gambling in New York State, there was no race run in 1909, 1911, 1912, and 1914.^[1] ^[2]

The Paumonok Handicap was run in two divisions in 1943 and again in 1975.

Records

Speed record:

1:08.86 Don Six (2005)
1:08.80 Duck Dance (1972)

Most wins:

2 – Red River (1907, 1908)
2 – Silver Fox (1926, 1927)
2 – Devil Diver (1944, 1945)
2 – True And Blue (1990, 1991)
2 – Bishop Court Hill (2006, 2007)

Most wins by a jockey:

5 – Laverne Fator (1923, 1926, 1927, 1929. 1933)

Most wins by a trainer:

5 – Sam Hildreth (1910, 1923, 1926, 1927, 1929)
5 – James E. Fitzsimmons (1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943)

Most wins by an owner:

4 – Rancocas Stable (1923, 1926, 1927, 1929)

Winners

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References

^ "Penalties in the New York Bills". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1908-01-18. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
^ "Race Track Bill Defeated In Senate; Measure Modifying Directors' Liability for Gambling Fails of Passage". The New York Times. July 14, 1911. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^ "Paumonok Handicap". NYRA (archived). 2012-02-19. Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2021-05-05.