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Horse race
The Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap is a Grade II race for thoroughbred horses run at Hawthorne Race Course in Stickney, Illinois each year. The Hawthorne Gold Cup trophy has always been made of solid gold .
The Hawthorne Gold Cup is currently a Grade II event open to horses, age three and up, willing to race one and one-quarter miles (ten furlongs ) on the dirt and currently carries a purse of $250,000.
The Hawthorne Gold Cup was not run in 1934 and 1936 as a result of the Great Depression , not during World War II from 1940 through 1945, and not in 1978 when the grandstand was destroyed by fire. While the facilities were being rebuilt, the 1979 race was held at nearby Sportsman's Park .
Historically, a premier race of the season that attracted the best horses from across the United States, U.S. Hall of Fame horse Sun Beau won it three times in a row between 1929 and 1931. Other Hall of Fame inductees have their name on the Gold Cup, including Equipoise (1933), Discovery (1935), Challedon (1936), Round Table , who won it back-to-back in 1957 and 1958, Kelso (1960) and Dr. Fager in 1967.
In 1959, Day Court , ridden by Henry Moreno , set a new track record in winning the race, a record that stood until Ron Turcotte broke it again in 1970 aboard Gladwin .
In 1979, the race was run at 9 furlongs.
Records
Time record: (at current 1+ 1 ⁄4 miles distance)
Largest Winning Margin:
Most wins:
Most wins by an owner:
Most wins by a jockey :
Most wins by a Trainer :
Winners
Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2015
Commissioner
4
Florent Geroux
Todd Pletcher
WinStar Farm
2:02.09
2014
Red Rifle
4
Florent Geroux
Todd Pletcher
Twin Creeks Racing Stables
2:03.24
2013
Last Gunfighter
4
Joe Bravo
Chad C. Brown
John D. Gunther
2:06.11
2012
Pool Play
7
Miguel Mena
Mark E. Casse
William S. Farish IV
2:06.36
2011
Headache
5
Paco Lopez
Michael Maker
Ken and Sarah Ramsey
2:04.68
2010
Redding Colliery
4
Rosie Napravnik
Kiaran McLaughlin
Mrs. Fitriani Hay
2:04.16
2009
Awesome Gem
6
David Flores
Craig Dollase
West Point Thoroughbreds
2:04.36
2008
Fairbanks
5
Richard Migliore
Todd Pletcher
Team Valor
2:04.57
2007
Student Council
5
Richard Migliore
Steve Asmussen
Millennium Farms
2:05.00
2006
It's No Joke
4
Eddie Razo, Jr.
Rebecca Maker
Stan Fulton
2:03.89
2005
Super Frolic
5
Victor Espinoza
Vladimir Cerin
Millennium Farms
2:04.66
2004
Freefourinternet
6
Greta Kuntzweiler
Michael J. Maker
Equirace.com
2:03.34
2003
Perfect Drift
4
Pat Day
Murray Johnson
Stonecrest Farm
2:03.63
2002
Hail The Chief
5
Jorge Chavez
Niall O'Callaghan
Peter M. Crane
2:02.80
2001
Duckhorn
4
Randall Meier
Patrick B. Byrne
Michael Tabor
2:01.61
2000
Dust On The Bottle
5
Tim Doocy
Glenn Hild
Sharon Hild
2:03.09
1999
Supreme Sound
5
Randall Meier
Michael W. Dickinson
Peter Harris
2:01.19
1998
Awesome Again
4
Pat Day
Patrick B. Byrne
Stronach Stables
2:02.71
1997
Buck's Boy
4
Mark Guidry
Hilary Pridham
Quarter B Farm
2:00.54
1996
Come On Flip
5
Christopher Emigh
Lou Goldfine
R. Ackerman & S. Sommer
2:03.40
1995
Yourmissinthepoint
4
Mark Guidry
Steve Klesaris
Mark Parezo
2:01.00
1994
Recoup The Cash
4
Juvenal L. Diaz
Jere R. Smith, Sr.
Richard Trebat
2:01.99
1993
Evanescent
6
Aaron Gryder
Lou Goldfine
Mark Levy
2:02.19
1992
Irish Swap
5
Bruce Poyadou
Joseph E. Broussard
Randy Hendricks
2:01.12
1991
Sunny Sunrise
4
Chris Antley
Bud Delp
Harry & Mary Jo Meyerhoff
2:04.10
1990
Black Tie Affair
4
Juvenal L. Diaz
Ernie T. Poulos
Jeff Sullivan
2:03.40
1989
Cryptoclearance
5
Jose Santos
Scotty Schulhofer
Philip Teinowitz
2:00.40
1988
Cryptoclearance
4
Jose Santos
Scotty Schulhofer
Philip Teinowitz
2:00.20
1987
Nostalgia's Star
5
Fernando Toro
Jay M. Robbins
Hinds, Robbins & Duckett
2:02.00
1986
Ends Well
5
Randy Romero
Robert Reinacher, Jr.
Greentree Stable
2:00.60
1985
Garthorn
5
Rafael Meza
Robert J. Frankel
Ann & Jerry Moss
2:01.80
1984
Proof
4
Ed Delahoussaye
Robert J. Frankel
Bertram R. Firestone /Jerry Moss
2:01.20
1983
Water Bank
4
Chris Lamance
Robert J. Frankel
Elmendorf Farm
2:01.40
1982
Recusant
4
Ronald Hirdes, Jr.
Mike Ball
Donamire Farms
2:01.80
1981
Spruce Bouquet
4
Kerwin Clark
Roy C. Wood, Jr.
Dan O. Wolfe
2:04.20
1980
Tunerup
4
Jorge Vasquez
F. Fernandez
Daybreak Farm
2:00.60
1979
Young Bob
4
Ron Turcotte
Gerard McGrath
J. A. Logan
1:51.00
1977
On The Sly
4
Gregg McCarron
Mel Gross
Balmak Stable
2:01.60
1976
Almost Grown
4
Michael Morgan
Jack Van Berg
Flash III Stable
2:01.60
1975
Royal Glint
5
Jorge Tejeira
Gordon R. Potter
Dan Lasater
2:02.20
1974
Group Plan
4
Jorge Velasquez
H. Allen Jerkens
Hobeau Farm
1:58.80
1973
Tri Jet
4
Braulio Baeza
Thomas W. Kelley
Fred W. Hooper
2:01.40
1972
Droll Role
4
Eddie Maple
Thomas J. Kelly
John M. Schiff
2:00.40
1971
Twice Worthy
4
Laffit Pincay, Jr.
James P. Conway
Saddle Rock Farm
1:59.40
1970
Gladwin
4
Ron Turcotte
Evan Jackson
H. Harcourt
1:58.80
1969
Nodouble
4
Eddie Belmonte
J. Bert Sonnier
Verna Lea Farm
1:59.80
1968
Nodouble
3
Martinez Heath
J. Bert Sonnier
Verna Lea Farm
1:59.20
1967
Dr. Fager
3
Braulio Baeza
John A. Nerud
Tartan Stable
2:01.20
1966
Bold Bidder
4
Pete D. Anderson
Woody Stephens
John R. Gaines
2:02.60
1965
Moss Vale
4
Ronnie Baldwin
Sam J. Molay
Gentilly Stable
2:07.80
1964
Going Abroad
4
Ray Broussard
Joseph H. Pierce, Jr.
Edward & Harry Seltzer
2:01.60
1963
Admiral Vic
3
Mickey Solomone
Peter J. Dispenza
Sunny Blue Farm
2:03.60
1962
Beau Purple
5
William Boland
H. Allen Jerkens
Hobeau Farm
2:04.20
1961
T. V. Lark
4
Johnny Longden
Paul K. Parker
Preston W. Madden
2:02.60
1960
Kelso
3
Eddie Arcaro
Carl H. Hanford
Bohemia Stable
2:02.00
1959
Day Court
4
Henry Moreno
Walter A. Kelley
Elmendorf Farm
1:59.20
1958
Round Table
4
Bill Shoemaker
William Molter
Kerr Stable
1:59.80
1957
Round Table
3
Willie Harmatz
William Molter
Kerr Stable
2:00.20
1956
Dedicate
4
William Boland
G. Carey Winfrey
Jan Burke
2:02.40
1955
Hasseyampa
4
Billie Fisk
John J. Greely, Jr.
Walmac Farm
2:04.80
1954
Rejected
4
Eric Guerin
William J. Hirsch
King Ranch
2:11.60
1953
Sub Fleet
4
Steve Brooks
Jack C. Hodgins
Dixiana Farm
2:00.60
1952
To Market
4
William Boland
William J. Hirsch
King Ranch
2:01.40
1951
Seaward
6
Avelino Gomez
Harry Trotsek
Hasty House Farm
2:04.20
1950
Dr. Ole Nelson
4
Gerald Porch
Howard Wells
M. A. & R. Saffir
2:01.40
1949
Volcanic
4
Angel Rivera
Howard Wells
Walmac Farm
2:02.80
1948
Billings
3
Melvin Peterson
Howard Wells
Walmac Farm
2:06.00
1947
Be Faithful
5
Willie Garner
H. H. Pete Battle
Mrs. E. E. Dale Shaffer
2:03.20
1946
Jack's Jill
4
Jesse Higley
John Milton Goode
Joseph A. Goodwin
2:03.00
1939
Challedon
3
Harry Richards
Louis J. Schaefer
William L. Brann
2:03.20
1938
Esposa
6
Nick Wall
Matthew P. Brady
William Ziegler, Jr.
2:13.80
1937
Sahri II
6
Fred A. Smith
Jose Cuevas
Lawrence Barker
2:04.20
1935
Discovery
4
John Bejshak
Bud Stotler
Alfred G. Vanderbilt II
2:04.40
1933
Equipose
5
Raymond Workman
Thomas J. Healey
C. V. Whitney
2:02.80
1932
Plucky Play
5
George Woolf
Woody Fitzgerald
Northway Stable
2:04.20
1931
Sun Beau
6
Charles Kurtsinger
Jack Whyte
Willis Sharpe Kilmer
NF
1930
Sun Beau
5
Frank Coltiletti
W. S. Crawford
Willis Sharpe Kilmer
NF
1929
Sun Beau
4
Frank Coltiletti
Andy Schuttinger
Willis Sharpe Kilmer
2:01.60
1928
Display
5
John Maiben
Thomas J. Healey
Walter J. Salmon, Sr.
2:03.00
References