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legislation was passed by the New York
Legislature in 1910 which resulted in the deepening of the financial crisis for 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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1107:"SECOND RACE – The Vernal Stakes: for fillies two years old"
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The 1903 edition of the Vernal Stakes was won by the great
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The final running of the Vernal Stakes in 1910 was won by
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at his
Kentucky breeding farm. Bashti would be named
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1082:"Two Stake Races at Sheepshead Bay This Afternoon"
1358:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1910
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297:0:59.00 @ 5 furlongs : Misgivings (1906)
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1320:– via University of Kentucky Archives.
1295:– via University of Kentucky Archives.
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168:but raced under the name of stable manager
1368:1910 disestablishments in New York (state)
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229:racing and breeding partnership headed by
141:Future Champions who won the Vernal Stakes
1343:Discontinued horse races in New York City
1338:Flat horse races for two-year-old fillies
1363:1892 establishments in New York (state)
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183:in 1904 and following its formation, a
216:American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly
155:American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly
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255:The end of a race and of a racetrack
249:American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly
212:American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly
276:Hart–Agnew anti-betting legislation
206:, a member of Kentucky's prominent
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1282:"Destruction Wrought by Hughes"
993:Charles Fleischmann & Sons
153:. She would go on to be named
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762:Charles S. Littlefield Jr.
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1307:"Famous Old Track is Sold"
1157:"Racing at Sheepshead Bay"
758:Charles S. Littlefield Jr.
181:American Horse of the Year
1348:Sheepshead Bay Race Track
185:U. S. Racing Hall of Fame
149:was owned and trained by
123:Sheepshead Bay Race Track
79:5 furlongs (0.63 mi)
34:Sheepshead Bay Race Track
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333:(1902, 1906, 1907, 1908)
315:(1893, 1894, 1895, 1898)
127:Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn
38:Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn
25:Discontinued stakes race
1113:. 1894-07-03. p. 3
1063:. 1892-06-30. p. 4
195:is named in her honor.
115:Thoroughbred horse race
1057:"Midget Lambley's Day"
338:Most wins by an owner:
259:On June 11, 1908, the
1257:"Keep Up Betting Ban"
1207:"New York Form Chart"
1182:"New York Form Chart"
729:Arthur Featherstone
272:Charles Evans Hughes
265:New York Legislature
235:magazine co-founder
103:Two-year-old fillies
897:John J. McCafferty
894:John J. McCafferty
864:Walter B. Jennings
592:Patrick H. McCarren
241:Harry Payne Whitney
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1021:Hardy Campbell Jr.
890:John J. McCafferty
860:Walter B. Jennings
687:James G. Rowe Sr.
659:Newton Bennington
557:August Belmont Jr.
553:James G. Rowe Sr.
524:James G. Rowe Sr.
347:(1902, 1907, 1908)
1311:Daily Racing Form
1286:Daily Racing Form
1236:Daily Racing Form
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1186:Daily Racing Form
1086:Daily Racing Form
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957:Walter C. Rollins
720:Winfield O'Connor
490:James G. Rowe Sr.
331:James G. Rowe Sr.
214:for 1908 and the
202:who was owned by
121:held annually at
117:for two-year-old
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695:Foxhall P. Keene
616:William Travers
425:Newcastle Stable
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145:The 1897 winner
113:was an American
71:Race information
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725:Julius J. Bauer
527:James R. Keene
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1313:. 1914-11-17
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1288:. 1908-12-15
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1265:. Retrieved
1263:. 1908-09-01
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1238:. 1910-08-21
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1213:. 1910-07-03
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1188:. 1910-07-01
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1163:. 1899-07-02
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1138:. 1897-07-09
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1088:. 1910-07-02
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1061:New York Sun
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962:Oneck Stable
924:Frank McCabe
798:Sydney Paget
793:Sam Hildreth
780:Killashandra
656:Fred Burlew
652:John Bullman
625:Sydney Paget
513:Megg's Hill
420:Thomas Welsh
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162:Killashandra
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61:Thoroughbred
947:California
882:Winged Foot
847:Briar Sweet
683:Willie Shaw
587:Fred Burlew
544:Misgivings
486:Joe Notter
444:Ocean Bound
280:purse money
274:passed the
263:controlled
208:Clay family
200:Ocean Bound
147:Briar Sweet
95:left-handed
65:Flat racing
49:Inaugurated
1332:Categories
1317:2018-11-30
1292:2018-11-30
1267:2018-11-06
1242:2019-05-14
1217:2019-01-09
1192:2019-01-10
1167:2019-05-15
1142:2019-05-15
1117:2019-01-09
1092:2019-05-14
1067:2019-01-09
1043:References
855:Fred Taral
610:Tradition
415:Joe Notter
261:Republican
16:Horse race
980:J. P. B.
816:Whiplash
479:Melisande
245:broodmare
218:of 1909.
157:of 1898.
57:Race type
52:1892–1910
1036:$ 2,930
1033:1:13.40
1011:Harvest
1003:$ 2,930
1000:1:13.00
972:$ 1,950
969:1:02.40
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906:$ 1,895
903:1:02.40
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870:1:01.80
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771:$ 1,935
768:1:02.00
738:$ 2,940
735:1:00.60
713:Hatasoo
705:$ 3,505
702:1:01.00
691:James R.
668:$ 4,300
665:1:01.40
635:$ 4,010
632:1:02.20
602:$ 4,330
599:1:00.80
567:$ 4,510
564:0:59.00
536:$ 4,420
533:1:01.40
505:$ 3,540
502:0:59.60
470:$ 1,925
467:0:59.20
435:$ 1,890
432:1:00.00
388:Furlongs
269:Governor
160:In 1899
135:furlongs
131:New York
76:Distance
42:New York
30:Location
676:Duster
644:Beldame
375:Trainer
352:Winners
322:trainer
287:Records
177:Beldame
119:fillies
84:Surface
914:Axiom
693:&
407:Bashti
398:Win$
371:Jockey
363:Winner
304:jockey
267:under
223:Bashti
1008:1892
977:1893
944:1894
911:1895
878:1896
843:1897
813:1898
776:1899
743:1900
710:1901
673:1902
640:1903
607:1904
572:1905
541:1906
510:1907
475:1908
440:1909
403:1910
383:Dist.
379:Owner
92:Track
1030:6 F
1017:Cox
997:6 F
966:5 F
933:5 F
900:5 F
867:5 F
832:5 F
802:5 F
765:5 F
732:5 F
699:5 F
662:5 F
629:5 F
596:5 F
561:5 F
530:5 F
499:5 F
464:5 F
429:5 F
394:Time
359:Year
343:3 –
329:4 –
311:4 –
232:Life
109:The
87:Dirt
367:Age
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