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Wilson Handicap

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ran second in the Wilson Stakes but came back the next year to win the August 4, 1947 edition in a Saratoga track record time of 1:35 2/5 for the mile on dirt. In 1948 Gallorette returned to compete and her second straight Wilson Stakes.
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The first running took place on August 2, 1930 and was contested at a distance of one mile (8
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The final running of the Wilson was held on July 29, 1958 and was won by Nahodah, a
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restrictions, the 1943 to 1945 runnings of the Wilson Stakes took place at
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run from 1930 through 1958. Inaugurated as the Wilson Stakes at the
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where it was renamed the Wilson Handicap and run as a six furlong
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colt Battleship Gray who owned his sire, the legendary
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Collins 250:1:35.40 @ 1 mile (8 furlongs) : 7: 346:(1943, 1944, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953) 332:(1943, 1944, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953) 132:, it was named in honor of the late 25: 1586:Horse races established in 1930 1468:"Babu First as Jamaica Closes" 314:(1944, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954) 1: 1350: 1336: 1330: 1322: 1304: 1298: 1290: 1287:Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney 1272: 1264: 1256: 1253:Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney 1238: 1230: 1222: 1204: 1196: 1188: 1170: 1162: 1154: 1136: 1128: 1120: 1104: 1096: 1088: 1070: 1062: 1054: 1036: 1028: 1020: 1002: 994: 986: 983:Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney 968: 960: 952: 934: 926: 918: 900: 892: 884: 866: 858: 850: 834: 828: 820: 802: 794: 786: 768: 760: 752: 734: 726: 718: 704: 698: 690: 672: 664: 656: 638: 632: 624: 606: 598: 590: 572: 564: 556: 538: 532: 524: 508: 502: 494: 476: 470: 462: 444: 438: 430: 412: 406: 134:Richard Thornton Wilson Jr. 1617: 130:Saratoga Springs, New York 1421:"Devil Diver Races Today" 35: 1185:Alfred G. Vanderbilt Jr. 1151:Alfred G. Vanderbilt Jr. 553:Alfred G. Vanderbilt Jr. 110:Three-years-old & up 36:Discontinued stakes race 122:Thoroughbred horse race 817:Walter M. Jeffords Sr. 337:Most wins by an owner: 1535:"Next Stop: Saratoga" 1448:, page 13. 1945-08-08 1051:George D. Widener Jr. 1046:Winbert F. Mulholland 1017:George D. Widener Jr. 1012:Winbert F. Mulholland 491:George D. Widener Jr. 486:Winbert F. Mulholland 148:). It was won by the 1571:Saratoga Race Course 944:James E. Fitzsimmons 126:Saratoga Race Course 1581:Jamaica Race Course 1539:New York Daily News 1343:William R. Midgley 1314:Herbert J. Thompson 778:Edward A. Christmas 744:Edward A. Christmas 196:Marion duPont Scott 182:In 1946 the future 32: 1472:The New York Times 1219:Morton L. Schwartz 1075:Charles Kurtsinger 949:Belair Stud Stable 713:George E. Roberts 548:William C. Winfrey 454:Charles P. Sanborn 159:Due to government 1358: 1357: 1319:Edward R. Bradley 1180:Joseph H. Stotler 1146:Joseph H. Stotler 910:John M. Gaver Sr. 876:John M. Gaver Sr. 682:John M. Gaver Sr. 648:John M. Gaver Sr. 616:John M. Gaver Sr. 582:John M. Gaver Sr. 517:Francis J. Horan 449:Sam Boulmetis Sr. 427:Montpelier Stable 330:John M. Gaver Sr. 173:Jamaica, New York 169:Jamaica Racetrack 114: 113: 102:Dirt, left-handed 45:Jamaica Racetrack 16:(Redirected from 1608: 1550: 1549: 1547: 1546: 1531: 1525: 1524: 1522: 1521: 1510: 1504: 1503: 1501: 1500: 1489: 1483: 1482: 1480: 1479: 1463: 1457: 1456: 1454: 1453: 1438: 1432: 1431: 1429: 1428: 1417: 1411: 1410: 1408: 1407: 1396: 1390: 1389: 1387: 1386: 1371: 1347:Glen Riddle Farm 1334:Battleship Gray 1282:Thomas J. Healey 1248:Thomas J. Healey 1114:Matthew P. Brady 1085:Glen Riddle Farm 1080:George H. Conway 978:Edward L. Snyder 915:Greentree Stable 881:Greentree Stable 783:William L. Brann 749:William L. Brann 687:Greentree Stable 653:Greentree Stable 621:Greentree Stable 587:Greentree Stable 543:Hedley Woodhouse 513:James D. 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Bonsal 402: 392: 386: 385: 379: 375: 371: 367: 363: 359: 353: 319:Most wins by a 301:Most wins by a 239: 142: 118:Wilson Handicap 49:Jamaica, Queens 47: 31:Wilson Handicap 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1614: 1612: 1604: 1603: 1598: 1593: 1588: 1583: 1578: 1573: 1568: 1558: 1557: 1552: 1551: 1526: 1505: 1484: 1458: 1433: 1412: 1391: 1365: 1364: 1362: 1359: 1356: 1355: 1352: 1349: 1344: 1341: 1338: 1335: 1332: 1328: 1327: 1324: 1321: 1316: 1311: 1306: 1303: 1300: 1296: 1295: 1292: 1289: 1284: 1279: 1274: 1271: 1266: 1262: 1261: 1258: 1255: 1250: 1245: 1240: 1237: 1232: 1228: 1227: 1224: 1221: 1216: 1211: 1206: 1203: 1198: 1194: 1193: 1190: 1187: 1182: 1177: 1172: 1169: 1164: 1160: 1159: 1156: 1153: 1148: 1143: 1138: 1135: 1130: 1126: 1125: 1122: 1119: 1116: 1111: 1106: 1103: 1098: 1094: 1093: 1090: 1087: 1082: 1077: 1072: 1069: 1064: 1060: 1059: 1056: 1053: 1048: 1043: 1041:Harry Richards 1038: 1035: 1030: 1026: 1025: 1022: 1019: 1014: 1009: 1007:Harry Richards 1004: 1001: 996: 992: 991: 988: 985: 980: 975: 970: 967: 962: 958: 957: 954: 951: 946: 941: 936: 933: 928: 924: 923: 920: 917: 912: 907: 902: 899: 894: 890: 889: 886: 883: 878: 873: 868: 865: 860: 856: 855: 852: 849: 846: 844:John B. Theall 841: 836: 833: 830: 826: 825: 822: 819: 814: 809: 804: 801: 796: 792: 791: 788: 785: 780: 775: 770: 767: 762: 758: 757: 754: 751: 746: 741: 736: 733: 728: 724: 723: 720: 717: 714: 711: 709:Gordon Glisson 706: 703: 700: 696: 695: 692: 689: 684: 679: 674: 671: 666: 662: 661: 658: 655: 650: 645: 640: 637: 634: 630: 629: 626: 623: 618: 613: 608: 605: 600: 596: 595: 592: 589: 584: 579: 574: 571: 566: 562: 561: 558: 555: 550: 545: 540: 537: 534: 530: 529: 526: 523: 518: 515: 510: 507: 504: 500: 499: 496: 493: 488: 483: 478: 475: 472: 468: 467: 464: 461: 456: 451: 446: 443: 440: 436: 435: 432: 429: 424: 419: 414: 411: 408: 404: 403: 399: 380: 376: 372: 368: 364: 360: 352: 349: 348: 347: 334: 333: 316: 315: 298: 297: 290: 283: 276: 269: 256: 255: 248: 238: 235: 141: 138: 112: 111: 108: 104: 103: 100: 96: 95: 87: 83: 82: 78: 77: 68: 64: 63: 60: 56: 55: 42: 38: 37: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1613: 1602: 1599: 1597: 1594: 1592: 1589: 1587: 1584: 1582: 1579: 1577: 1574: 1572: 1569: 1567: 1564: 1563: 1561: 1540: 1536: 1530: 1527: 1515: 1509: 1506: 1494: 1488: 1485: 1473: 1469: 1462: 1459: 1447: 1443: 1437: 1434: 1422: 1416: 1413: 1401: 1395: 1392: 1380: 1376: 1370: 1367: 1360: 1353: 1348: 1345: 1342: 1339: 1333: 1329: 1325: 1320: 1317: 1315: 1312: 1310: 1309:Laverne Fator 1307: 1302:Blind Bowboy 1301: 1297: 1293: 1288: 1285: 1283: 1280: 1278: 1275: 1270: 1267: 1263: 1259: 1254: 1251: 1249: 1246: 1244: 1241: 1236: 1233: 1229: 1225: 1220: 1217: 1215: 1212: 1210: 1209:Silvio Coucci 1207: 1202: 1199: 1195: 1191: 1186: 1183: 1181: 1178: 1176: 1173: 1168: 1165: 1161: 1157: 1152: 1149: 1147: 1144: 1142: 1139: 1134: 1131: 1127: 1123: 1117: 1115: 1112: 1110: 1107: 1102: 1099: 1095: 1091: 1086: 1083: 1081: 1078: 1076: 1073: 1068: 1065: 1061: 1057: 1052: 1049: 1047: 1044: 1042: 1039: 1034: 1031: 1027: 1023: 1018: 1015: 1013: 1010: 1008: 1005: 1000: 997: 993: 989: 984: 981: 979: 976: 974: 971: 966: 963: 959: 955: 950: 947: 945: 942: 940: 937: 932: 929: 925: 921: 916: 913: 911: 908: 906: 903: 898: 895: 891: 887: 882: 879: 877: 874: 872: 869: 864: 861: 857: 853: 847: 845: 842: 840: 837: 831: 827: 823: 818: 815: 813: 810: 808: 805: 800: 797: 793: 789: 784: 781: 779: 776: 774: 771: 766: 763: 759: 755: 750: 747: 745: 742: 740: 737: 732: 729: 725: 721: 715: 712: 710: 707: 701: 697: 693: 688: 685: 683: 680: 678: 675: 670: 667: 663: 659: 654: 651: 649: 646: 644: 641: 636:Hall of Fame 635: 631: 627: 622: 619: 617: 614: 612: 609: 604: 601: 597: 593: 588: 585: 583: 580: 578: 575: 570: 567: 563: 559: 554: 551: 549: 546: 544: 541: 536:First Glance 535: 531: 527: 522: 521:Jack J. Amiel 519: 516: 514: 511: 505: 501: 497: 492: 489: 487: 484: 482: 479: 473: 469: 465: 460: 459:Bwamazon Farm 457: 455: 452: 450: 447: 441: 437: 433: 428: 425: 423: 420: 418: 415: 409: 405: 400: 396: 390: 384: 381: 377: 373: 369: 365: 361: 357: 356: 350: 345: 341: 340: 339: 338: 331: 327: 326: 325: 324: 322: 313: 309: 308: 307: 306: 304: 295: 291: 288: 284: 281: 277: 274: 270: 267: 263: 262: 261: 260: 253: 249: 246: 245: 244: 243: 242:Speed record: 236: 234: 232: 228: 224: 220: 216: 212: 208: 203: 201: 197: 192: 189: 185: 180: 178: 174: 170: 166: 162: 157: 155: 151: 147: 139: 137: 135: 131: 127: 123: 119: 109: 107:Qualification 105: 101: 97: 94: 91: 88: 84: 79: 76: 72: 69: 65: 61: 57: 54: 50: 46: 43: 39: 34: 19: 18:Wilson Stakes 1576:Belmont Park 1543:. Retrieved 1541:. 1958-07-30 1529: 1518:. Retrieved 1508: 1497:. Retrieved 1487: 1476:. Retrieved 1474:. p. S1 1471: 1461: 1450:. Retrieved 1436: 1425:. Retrieved 1415: 1404:. Retrieved 1394: 1383:. 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Index

Wilson Stakes
Jamaica Racetrack
Jamaica, Queens
New York
Thoroughbred
Flat racing
6 furlong
sprint
Thoroughbred horse race
Saratoga Race Course
Saratoga Springs, New York
Richard Thornton Wilson Jr.
furlongs
Glen Riddle Farm
Man o' War
wartime
Belmont Park
Jamaica Racetrack
Jamaica, New York
sprint
Hall of Fame
Gallorette
Marion duPont Scott
gelding
Devil Diver
Discovery
Eight Thirty
Equipoise
Gallorette
Tom Fool

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