Round Table Stakes
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| Class | Discontinued stakes |
|---|---|
| Location | Arlington Park, Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1961 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1/8 miles (9 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Purse | $100,000 |
The Round Table Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run on dirt and on turf forty-four times between 1961 and 2007. First run at Washington Park Race Track in Homewood, Illinois as the Round Table Handicap, in 1963 it was moved to Arlington Park racetrack in Arlington Heights. In 1985 a fire destroyed the track's grandstand and clubhouse and its races were hosted that year by Chicago's Hawthorne Race Course. A stakes race open to three-year-old horses, it was last contested on Polytrack synthetic dirt over a distance of one and one-eighth miles. From inception through 1968, it was a handicap race for horses age three and older.[1]
The race was named for Round Table, the 1958 American Horse of the Year and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee. Round Table retired with earnings of $1,749,869, the most for any horse in world Thoroughbred racing history.[2] Kerr Stable's win with Rambler II in the 1964 edition of the Round Table Handicap was particularly special for stable owner Travis Kerr who was the owner of Round Table.[3]
The Round Table was run in two divisions in 1974, 1975 and 1983. It was not run in 1988, 1998 and 1999.
Notable past winners include John Henry who won his first graded stakes in impressive style with a twelve-length margin of victory in the September 16, 1978 Round Table Handicap.[1]
In its last running in 2007, the colt Pavarotti set a track record in winning the 2007 edition of the Round Table Stakes. The race was slated to be run in 2008 but was placed on hiatus and dropped from the 2009 schedule.
Track
Surface
- Turf (31) : 1961–1972, 1974–1987, 1989–1993 (31)
- Dirt (13) : 1973, 1994–1997, 2000–2006 (12)
- Polytrack (1) : 2007 (1)
Distances
- 1 mile (2) : 1973, 1974
- 1 1/16 miles (14) : 1961–1962, 1964–1966, 1968–1972, 1975–1978
- 1 1/8 miles (24) : 1963, 1967, 1979–1984, 1986–1987, 1992–1997, 2000–2007
- 1 3/16 miles (4) : 1985, 1989–1991
Records
Speed record:
- 1:42 flat @ 1 1/16 miles on turf: Rambler II (1964)
- 1:47.40 @ 1 1/8 miles on turf: World Class Splash (1992)
- 1:47.73 @1 1/8 miles on dirt: Devilment 1:47.73 (2005)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 2 – Herberto Hinojosa (1963, 1964)
- 2 – Earlie Fires (1966, 1984)
- 2 – Pat Day (1980, 1982)
- 2 – Don Brumfield (1983, 1985)
- 2 – Don Pettinger (1996, 2004)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 – Harry Trotsek (1962, 1974)
- 2 – MacKenzie Miller (1967, 1969)
- 2 – Robin Frank (1981, 1983)
- 2 – Steven Penrod (1982, 1990)
- 2 – Richard J. Lundy (1989, 1991)
- 2 – Donnie K. Von Hemel (1996, 2004)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 – Hasty House Farm (1962, 1974)
- 2 – Cragwood Stables (1967, 1969)
- 2 – Ogden Phipps (1970, 1976)
- 2 – Pin Oak Stable (2004, 2005)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Dist. (Miles) |
Time |
Gr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Pavarotti | 3 | René Douglas | Todd Pletcher | Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄8 m | 1:49.75 | |
| 2006 | Casino Evil | 3 | Francisco Torres | Michael A. Tomlinson | Haps Stable (Paul Hanifl & Vince Foglia) | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄8 m | 1:50.12 | |
| 2005 | Devilment | 3 | Carlos H. Marquez Jr. | Michael Stidham | Pin Oak Stable | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄8 m | 1:47.73 | |
| 2004 | Cryptograph | 3 | Don Pettinger | Donnie K. Von Hemel | Pin Oak Stable | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄8 m | 1:51.53 | |
| 2003 | Wiggins | 3 | Eusebio Razo Jr. | Anthony Granitz | William Pacella, Joseph Rizza, Ronald Schwed | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄8 m | 1:50.47 | |
| 2002 | Cowboy Stuff | 3 | Pat Valenzuela | Don Von Hemel Sr. | Shelley Bates & Don Von Hemel Sr. | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄8 m | 1:48.98 | |
| 2001 | Discreet Hero | 3 | Shane Laviolette | Albert Stall Jr. | B. Wayne Hughes | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄8 m | 1:49.72 | G3 |
| 2000 | Fan The Flame | 3 | Eddie Martin Jr. | Randy L. Morse | Michael Langford | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄8 m | 1:50.08 | G3 |
| 1998 | – 1999 | Race not held | ||||||
| 1997 | Rojo Dinero | 3 | Mark Guidry | Kelly Von Hemel | Steven D. Caldwell | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄8 m | 1:51.90 | G3 |
| 1996 | Slew O' Mink | 3 | Don Pettinger | Donnie K. Von Hemel | Bad Boy Racing Ltd. | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄8 m | 1:51.51 | G3 |
| 1995 | Kingdom City | 3 | Craig Perret | W. Elliott Walden | Jeffrey S. Sullivan & John L. Wieczorek | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄8 m | 1:50.38 | G3 |
| 1994 | Danville | 3 | Larry Melancon | William G. Huffman | Top of the Key Stable (Gary Lavin & partners) | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄8 m | 1:51.07 | G3 |
| 1993 | Snake Eyes | 3 | Wigberto Ramos | Steven L. Morguelan | Melvin Isenstein | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄8 m | 1:49.80 | G3 |
| 1992 | World Class Splash | 3 | Garrett Gomez | P. Noel Hickey | Richard E. Trebat | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄8 m | 1:47.40 | G3 |
| 1991 | Fraise | 3 | Robbie Davis | Richard J. Lundy | Madeleine Paulson | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+3⁄16 m | 1:56.25 | G3 |
| 1990 | Super Fan | 3 | Shane Sellers | Steven Penrod | Hermitage Farm (Warner L. Jones Jr.) | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+3⁄16 m | 2:02.40 | G3 |
| 1989 | Ebros | 3 | Jorge Velásquez | Richard J. Lundy | Allen E. Paulson | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+3⁄16 m | 1:58.40 | G2 |
| 1988 | Race not held | |||||||
| 1987 | Blue Finn | 3 | Dave Penna | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄8 m | 1:56.40 | G2 |
| 1986 | Marvin's Policy | 3 | Sandy Hawley | Darrell Vienna | David Milch | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄8 m | 1:49.20 | G2 |
| 1985 | Montagnet | 3 | Don Brumfield | Dennis W. Ebert | Jim H. Plemmons | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+3⁄16 m | 1:56.40 | G2 |
| 1984 | Tall Grass Walker | 3 | Earlie Fires | Henry M. "Pete" Wylie | Kenneth C. Plattner | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄8 m | 1:53.40 | G2 |
| 1983-1 | Jack Slade | 3 | Don Brumfield | David C. Kassen | Andrew Adams | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄8 m | 1:49.60 | G2 |
| 1983-2 | Susie's Table | 3 | Gerland Gallitano | Robin Frank | Oriental Stable (Vernal Lee & Eric Frank) | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄8 m | 1:49.80 | G2 |
| 1982 | Lucence | 3 | Pat Day | Steven Penrod | Claiborne Farm | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄8 m | 1:52.80 | G2 |
| 1981 | Waterway Drive | 3 | Jerry Bailey | Robin Frank | Eric Frank | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄8 m | 1:56.80 | G2 |
| 1980 | The Messanger | 3 | Pat Day | Oscar Dishman Jr. | Archie Donaldson | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄8 m | 1:58.00 | G3 |
| 1979 | Rossi Gold | 3 | Ron Hirdes | Raymond S. Lawrence Jr. | Frank McMahon | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄8 m | 1:53.60 | G3 |
| 1978 | John Henry | 3 | Jose Amy | Robert A. Donato | Dotsam Stable | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄16 m | 1:45.80 | G3 |
| 1977 | True Colors | 3 | Ed Delahoussaye | Willard C. Freeman | Robert C. Billips | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄16 m | 1:44.80 | G3 |
| 1976 | Effervescing | 3 | Rudy Turcotte | John W. Russell | Ogden Phipps | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄16 m | 1:44.60 | G3 |
| 1975-1 | Brents Prince | 3 | Ben Feliciano | James Morgan | Mary Classen | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄16 m | 1:43.80 | G3 |
| 1975-2 | Crafty Drone | 3 | John Powell | Richard P. Hazelton | Harham Farm | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄16 m | 1:45.80 | G3 |
| 1974-1 | Emperor Rex | 3 | Hector Viera | Howard M. Tesher | Harold Snowden | 1 m | 1:36.60 | G3 |
| 1974-2 | Hasty Flyer | 3 | Mike Miceli | Harry Trotsek | Hasty House Farm | 1 m | 1:37.20 | G3 |
| 1973 | King's Reel | 3 | Robert Breen | William J. Resseguet Jr. | Gerald Robins | 1 m | 1:37.20 | G3 |
| 1972 | King's Bishop | 3 | Jacinto Vásquez | Thomas J. Kelly | Craig F. Cullinan Jr. | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄16 m | 1:43.40 | |
| 1971 | Mr. Pow Wow | 3 | Ray Broussard | Joseph M. Bollero | Greenbrier Stable | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄16 m | 1:43.40 | |
| 1970 | Pass The Drink | 3 | Mike Venezia | Edward A. Neloy | Ogden Phipps | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄16 m | 1:43.80 | |
| 1969 | Larceny Kid | 3 | David Whited | MacKenzie Miller | Cragwood Stables | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄16 m | 1:43.40 | |
| 1968 | Come On II | 7 | Walter Blum | Jose d'Agostino | Alberto d'Agostino | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄16 m | 1:47.80 | |
| 1967 | Assagai | 4 | Larry Adams | MacKenzie Miller | Cragwood Stables | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄8 m | 1:51.40 | |
| 1966 | Maris | 4 | Earlie Fires | Willard L. Proctor | Josephine Potrykus | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄16 m | 1:42.80 | |
| 1965 | Lord Date | 4 | Mickey Solomone | Frank H. Merrill Jr. | North Star Ranch | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄16 m | 1:43.20 | |
| 1964 | Rambler II | 5 | Herberto Hinojosa | Warren Stute | Kerr Stable | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄16 m | 1:42.00 | |
| 1963 | Bronze Babu | 5 | Herberto Hinojosa | Jose de Murguiondo | Hill 'n' Dale Farms | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄8 m | 1:55.80 | |
| 1962 | Porvenir II | 8 | Avelino Gomez | Harry Trotsek | Hasty House Farm | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄16 m | 1:43.20 | |
| 1961 | Oink | 4 | Johnny Sellers | Steve Ippolito | Jacnot Stable (O. T. & Jack R. Hogan) | Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1+1⁄16 m | 1:43.00 | |
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Wire-To-Wire Recaps of Arlington Million". Chicago Tribune. 1989-06-28. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Round Table, Thoroughbred Champion, Dies". Los Angeles Times. AP. 1987-06-14. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Rambler 2nd Triumphs". Democrat and Chronicle, page 32. 1964-05-31. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
