Suburban Stakes

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Suburban Stakes Race Facts

  • Location: Belmont Park, Elmont, NY
  • Inaugural Race: 1884
  • Distance: 1 & 1/4th mile (10 furlongs)
  • Track Type: Left-handed, Dirt
  • Age Qualifications: Four Year Olds and up
  • 2021 Purse: $400,000
  • 2021 Race Date: Saturday, July 3rd

2021 Suburban Stakes Race Results

POSTHORSEJOCKEY / TRAINERWIN / PLACE / SHOW
5Max PlayerRicardo Santana, Jr. / Steven M. Asmussen$25.60 / $6.80 / $3.00
4Mystic GuideLuis Saez / Michael Stidham$2.90 / $2.10
6Happy SaverIrad Ortiz, Jr. / Todd A. Pletcher$2.30
1MorettiFlavien Prat / Todd A. Pletcher
2InformativeManuel Franco / Uriah St. Lewis
3PrioritizeJoel Rosario / H. James Bond

Exotic Payoffs:

  • $1.00 Exacta (5-4) Paid: $34.75
  • $0.50 Trifecta (5-4-6) Paid: $28.25
  • $0.10 Superfecta (5-4-6-1) Paid: $16.32

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Suburban Stakes Race History

The Suburban Stakes is a Grade II race run each year at Belmont Park in Elmont, NY. First run in 1884, the race is noted for previously being one of the legs of the New York Handicap Triple, along with the Metropolitan Handicap and the Brooklyn Handicap. Only four horses have won the Triple: Whisk Broom II (1913), Tom Fool (1953), Kelso (1961), and Fit to Fight (1984). As both the Metropolitan Handicap and Brooklyn Handicap are now run on Belmont Stakes day, achieving the Triple is now an impossibility.

Winners of the Suburban Stakes include an eye-popping number of former champions, hall of famers, and other notable horses. Those include Imp, Gold Heels, Friar Rock, Paul Jones, Crusader, Head Play, Eight Thirty, Devil Driver, Armed, Assault, Mineshaft, Devil His Due, Easy Goer and many more!

As part of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series, winners of the race gain automatic entry into the Breeders’ Cup Classic.

Suburban Stakes Past Winners

YearWinnerJockey / TrainerDistance (Miles) / Time
2021Max PlayerRicardo Santana, Jr. / Steven M. Asmussen1 1⁄4 / 2:01.95
2020TacitusJohn R. Velazquez / William I. Mott1 1⁄4 / 1:59.51
2019PreservationistJunior Alvarado / James A. Jerkens1 1⁄4 / 1:59.99
2018DiversifyIrad Ortiz Jr. / Richard Violette Jr.1 1⁄4 / 1:59.84
2017Keen IceJosé Ortiz / Todd Pletcher1 1⁄4 / 2:02.02
2016EffinexMike E. Smith / James A. Jerkens1 1⁄4 / 2:01.04
2015EffinexJunior Alvarado / James A. Jerkens1 1⁄4 / 2:01.55
2014ZivoJose Lezcano / Chad Brown1 1⁄4 / 2:00.43
2013Flat OutJunior Alvarado / William I. Mott1 1⁄4 / 1:46.87
2012Mucho Macho ManMike E. Smith / Kathy Ritvo1 1⁄4 / 1:46.58
2011Flat OutAlex Solis / Charles Dickey1 1⁄4 / 1:46.64
2010HaynesfieldRamon Domínguez / Steve Asmussen1 1⁄4 / 1:48.52
2009Dry MartiniEdgar Prado / Barclay Tagg1 1⁄4 / 2:00.80
2008Frost GiantRudy Rodriguez / Rick Dutrow1 1⁄4 / 2:01.58
2007Political ForceCornelio Velásquez / H. Allen Jerkens1 1⁄4 / 2:00.50
2006InvasorFernando Jara / Kiaran McLaughlin1 1⁄4 / 2:01.23
2005Offlee WildEdgar Prado / Juan Rodriguez1 1⁄4 / 2:00.40
2004Peace RulesJerry Bailey / Robert J. Frankel1 1⁄4 / 1:59.40
2003MineshaftRobby Albarado / Neil J. Howard1 1⁄4 / 2:01.40
2002E DubaiJohn Velazquez / Saeed bin Suroor1 1⁄4 / 2:00.80
2001Albert the GreatJorge F. Chavez / Nick Zito1 1⁄4 / 2:00.20
2000Lemon Drop KidEdgar Prado / Scotty Schulhofer1 1⁄4 / 1:58.80
1999BehrensJorge F. Chavez / H. James Bond1 1⁄4 / 2:01.06
1998Frisk Me NowEdwin L. King Jr. / Robert J. Durso1 1⁄4 / 2:00.45
1997Skip AwayShane Sellers / Sonny Hine1 1⁄4 / 2:02.20
1996Wekiva SpringsMike E. Smith / William I. Mott1 1⁄4 / 2:02.78
1995Key ContenderJerry Bailey / Jose A. Martin1 1⁄4 / 2:02.20
1994Devil His DueMike E. Smith / H. Allen Jerkens1 1⁄4 / 2:02.40
1993Devil His DueHerb McCauley / H. Allen Jerkens1 1⁄4 / 2:01.20
1992Pleasant TapEddie Delahoussaye / Christopher Speckert1 1⁄4 / 2:00.20
1991In ExcessGary Stevens / Bruce L. Jackson1 1⁄4 / 1:58.20
1990Easy GoerPat Day / Claude R. McGaughey III1 1⁄4 / 2:00.00
1989Dancing SpreeÁngel Cordero Jr. / Claude R. McGaughey III1 1⁄4 / 2:02.40
1988Personal FlagPat Day / Claude R. McGaughey III1 1⁄4 / 2:01.40
1987Broad BrushÁngel Cordero Jr. / Richard W. Small1 1⁄4 / 2:03.00
1986Roo ArtPat Day / D. Wayne Lukas1 1⁄4 / 2:01.20
1985VanlandinghamDon MacBeth / Shug McGaughey1 1⁄4 / 2:01.00
1984Fit To FightJerry Bailey / MacKenzie Miller1 1⁄4 / 2:00.60
1983Winter's TaleJeffrey Fell / MacKenzie Miller1 1⁄4 / 2:01.60
1982Silver BuckDon MacBeth / J. Elliott Burch1 1⁄4 / 1:59.60
1981Temperence HillDon MacBeth / Joseph B. Cantey1 1⁄4 / 2:02.00
1980Winter's TaleJeffrey Fell / MacKenzie Miller1 1⁄4 / 2:00.60
1979State DinnerJorge Velásquez / J. Elliott Burch1 1⁄4 / 2:01.60
1978Upper NileJorge Velásquez / MacKenzie Miller1 1⁄4 / 2:01.80
1977Quiet Little TableEddie Maple / Philip G. Johnson1 1⁄4 / 2:03.00
1976Foolish PleasureEddie Maple / LeRoy Jolley13⁄16 / 1:55.40
1975ForegoHeliodoro Gustines / Sherrill W. Ward1 1⁄2 / 2:27.80
1974True KnightÁngel Cordero Jr. / Lou Rondinello1 1⁄4 / 2:01.40
1973Key To The MintBraulio Baeza / J. Elliott Burch1 1⁄4 / 2:00.80
1972HitchcockCarlos H. Marquez / Pancho Martin1 1⁄4 / 2:00.00
1971Twice WorthyJohn Ruane / James P. Conway1 1⁄4 / 2:02.20
1970BarometerÁngel Cordero Jr. / Robert J. Frankel1 1⁄4 / 2:01.20
1969Mr. RightÁngel Cordero Jr. / Evan S. Jackson1 1⁄4 / 2:04.80
1968Dr. FagerBraulio Baeza / John A. Nerud1 1⁄4 / 1:59.60
1967BuckpasserBraulio Baeza / Edward A. Neloy1 1⁄4 / 2:02.20
1966BuffleRon Turcotte / Max Hirsch1 1⁄4 / 2:02.00
1965Pia StarJohnny Sellers / Clyde Troutt1 1⁄4 / 2:01.00
1964Iron PegManuel Ycaza / Woody Stephens1 1⁄4 / 2:01.80
1963KelsoIsmael Valenzuela / Carl Hanford1 1⁄4 / 2:01.80
1962Beau PurpleWilliam Boland / H. Allen Jerkens1 1⁄4 / 2:00.60
1961KelsoEddie Arcaro / Carl Hanford1 1⁄4 / 2:02.00
1960Sword DancerEddie Arcaro / J. Elliott Burch1 1⁄4 / 2:01.60
1959Bald EagleManuel Ycaza / Woody Stephens1 1⁄4 / 2:01.60
1958Bold RulerEddie Arcaro / James Fitzsimmons1 1⁄4 / 2:01.00
1957Traffic JudgeEddie Arcaro / James W. Maloney1 1⁄4 / 2:02.60
1956NashuaEddie Arcaro / James Fitzsimmons1 1⁄4 / 2:00.80
1955HelioscopeSam Boulmetis / Howard Hausner1 1⁄4 / 2:00.60
1954Straight FaceTed Atkinson / John M. Gaver Sr.1 1⁄4 / 2:03.20
1953Tom FoolTed Atkinson / John M. Gaver Sr.1 1⁄4 / 2:00.60
1952One HitterTed Atkinson / John M. Gaver Sr.1 1⁄4 / 2:02.00
1951BusandaKeith Stuart / James Fitzsimmons1 1⁄4 / 2:02.60
1950Loser WeeperNick Combest / Bill Winfrey1 1⁄4 / 2:02.00
1949Vulcan's ForgeEddie Arcaro / Don Cameron1 1⁄4 / 2:03.00
1948HarmonicaWarren Mehrtens / Max Hirsch1 1⁄4 / 2:03.00
1947AssaultEddie Arcaro / Max Hirsch1 1⁄4 / 2:01.80
1946ArmedDouglas Dodson / Ben A. Jones1 1⁄4 / 2:02.00
1945Devil DiverEddie Arcaro / John M. Gaver Sr.1 1⁄4 / 2:04.00
1944AleternHerb Lindberg / John H. Skirvin1 1⁄4 / 2:01.20
1943Don BingoJoseph Renick / William Post1 1⁄4 / 2:01.40
1942Market WiseBasil James / George W. Carroll1 1⁄4 / 2:01.80
1941Your ChanceDon Meade / Bert Mulholland1 1⁄4 / 2:02.60
1940Eight ThirtyHarry Richards / Bert Mulholland1 1⁄4 / 2:01.60
1939CravatJack Westrope / Walter Burrows1 1⁄4 / 2:02.80
1938SnarkJohnny Longden / James Fitzsimmons1 1⁄4 / 2:01.40
1937AneroidCharley Rosengarten / Dion K. Kerr1 1⁄4 / 2:01.60
1936FirethornHarry Richards / Preston M. Burch1 1⁄4 / 2:04.60
1935Head PlayCharles Kurtsinger / J. Thomas Taylor1 1⁄4 / 2:02.00
1934LadysmanSilvio Coucci / Bud Stotler1 1⁄4 / 2:02.60
1933EquipoiseRaymond Workman / Thomas J. Healey1 1⁄4 / 2:02.00
1932White Clover IIRaymond Workman / Preston M. Burch1 1⁄4 / 2:03.40
1931MokatamAlfred Robertson / Frank M. Taylor1 1⁄4 / 2:02.40
1930Petee-WrackEarl Sande / Willie Booth1 1⁄4 / 2:07.40
1929BateauEddie Ambrose / Scott P. Harlan1 1⁄4 / 2:03.40
1928DolanJohn Callahan / Edward W. Heffner1 1⁄4 / 2:06.60
1927CrusaderClarence Kummer / George Conway1 1⁄4 / 2:02.40
1926CrusaderJohn Callahan / George Conway1 1⁄4 / 2:03.00
1925StingBennie Breuning / Jimmy Johnson1 1⁄4 / 2:04.20
1924Mad HatterEarl Sande / Sam Hildreth1 1⁄4 / 2:03.60
1923Grey LagEarl Sande / Sam Hildreth1 1⁄4 / 2:03.00
1922Captain AlcockClyde Ponce / James Fitzsimmons1 1⁄4 / 2:05.40
1921AudaciousClarence Kummer / Sandy McNaughton1 1⁄4 / 2:02.20
1920Paul JonesAndy Schuttinger / William M. Garth1 1⁄4 / 2:09.60
1919Corn TasselLavelle Ensor / Thomas J. Healey1 1⁄4 / 2:02.20
1918JohrenFrank Robinson / Albert Simons1 1⁄4 / 2:06.00
1917BootsJohnny Loftus / Walter B. Jennings1 1⁄4 / 2:05.20
1916Friar RockMack Garner / Sam Hildreth1 1⁄4 / 2:05.00
1915StromboliClarence Turner / Sam Hildreth1 1⁄4 / 2:05.40
1914Race not held
1913Whisk Broom IIJoe Notter / James G. Rowe Sr.1 1⁄4 / 2:00.00
1912No races held due to the Hart–Agnew Law
1911No races held due to the Hart–Agnew Law
1910OlambalaGeorge Archibald / Thomas J. Healey1 1⁄4 / 2:04.40
1909Fitz HerbertEddie Dugan / Sam Hildreth1 1⁄4 / 2:03.40
1908BallotJoe Notter / James G. Rowe Sr.1 1⁄4 / 2:03.00
1907NealonWillie Dugan / Frank M. Taylor1 1⁄4 / 2:06.40
1906Go BetweenWillie Shaw / John Shields1 1⁄4 / 2:05.20
1905BeldameFrank O'Neill / John J. Hyland1 1⁄4 / 2:05.40
1904HermisArthur Redfern / William Shields1 1⁄4 / 2:05.00
1903AfricanderGrover Fuller / Richard O. Miller1 1⁄4 / 2:10.40
1902Gold HeelsOtto Wonderly / Matthew M. Allen1 1⁄4 / 2:05.20
1901AlcedoHenry Spencer / James H. McCormick1 1⁄4 / 2:05.60
1900Kinley MackPatrick McCue / Peter Wimmer1 1⁄4 / 2:06.80
1899ImpNash Turner / Charles E. Brossman1 1⁄4 / 2:05.80
1898TilloAlonzo Clayton / John W. Rogers1 1⁄4 / 2:08.20
1897Ben BrushWillie Simms / Hardy Campbell Jr.1 1⁄4 / 2:07.20
1896Henry of NavarreHenry Griffin / John J. Hyland1 1⁄4 / 2:07.00
1895LazzaroneAnthony Hamilton / William Donohue1 1⁄4 / 2:07.80
1894RamapoFred Taral / John J. Hyland1 1⁄4 / 2:06.20
1893LowlanderPatsy McDermott / Fred Lowe1 1⁄4 / 2:06.60
1892MontanaEdward Garrison / Matthew Byrnes1 1⁄4 / 2:07.40
1891LoantakaMarty Bergen / David W. McConn1 1⁄4 / 2:07.00
1890SalvatorIsaac Burns Murphy / Matthew Byrnes1 1⁄4 / 2:06.80
1889RacelandEdward Garrison / James G. Rowe Sr.1 1⁄4 / 2:09.80
1888ElkwoodWillie Martin / James B. Dyer1 1⁄4 / 2:07.50
1887EurusG. Davis / John Huggins1 1⁄4 / 2:12.00
1886TroubadourWilliam Fitzpatrick / John W. Rogers1 1⁄4 / 2:12.25
1885PontiacHarris Olney / Matthew Byrnes1 1⁄4 / 2:09.50
1884General MonroeWilliam Donohue / Walter C. Rollins1 1⁄4 / 2:11.75