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on June 11, 1908. The owners of
Sheepshead Bay Race Track, and other racing facilities in New York State, struggled to stay in business without betting. However, further restrictive legislation was passed by the New York Legislature in 1910 which resulted in the deepening of the financial crisis for
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track operators and led to a complete shut down of racing across the state during 1911 and 1912. When a Court ruling saw racing return in 1913 it was too late for the
Sheepshead Bay facility and it never reopened.
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race open to horses age three and older, it was contested on dirt over a distance of a mile and a half (12 furlongs).
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Run as the
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183:Hart–Agnew anti-betting legislation
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145:Thoroughbred horse race
25:Discontinued horse race
626:Charles N. Littlefield
259:Most wins by an owner:
692:The Century Stakes,
683:The Century Stakes,
696:– September 12, 1909
179:Charles Evans Hughes
172:New York Legislature
687:– September 8, 1901
91:miles (12 furlongs)
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561:James B. A. Haggin
268:(1905, 1907, 1908)
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668:. September 1908.
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586:Jack Martin
479:David Nicol
409:David Nicol
335:Eddie Dugan
234:David Nicol
181:passed the
170:controlled
107:left-handed
64:Flat racing
48:Inaugurated
705:Categories
677:References
613:Watercolor
372:Joe Notter
209:Most wins:
200:2:30.60 –
168:Republican
133:US$ 20,000
16:Horse race
604:$ 11,700
571:$ 15,150
534:$ 14,650
507:Stalwart
499:$ 14,650
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392:$ 15,650
328:Moquette
56:Race type
641:$ 7,750
638:2:32.00
635:1-1/2 m
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598:1-1/2 m
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565:1-1/2 m
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437:Bedouin
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386:1-1/2 m
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349:1-1/2 m
176:Governor
157:New York
153:Brooklyn
75:Distance
42:New York
38:Brooklyn
30:Location
471:Sysonby
296:Trainer
273:Winners
243:trainer
190:Records
96:Surface
86:⁄
579:Blues
401:Ballot
364:Ballot
355:$ 775
292:Jockey
284:Winner
225:jockey
216:Ballot
202:Ballot
174:under
120:Weight
648:Notes
609:1901
576:1902
539:1903
504:1904
467:1905
434:1906
397:1907
360:1908
325:1909
319:Win$
309:Miles
304:Dist.
300:Owner
130:Purse
104:Track
315:Time
280:Year
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232:2 –
214:2 –
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139:The
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288:Age
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