Henry S. Clark Stakes
The Henry S. Clark Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Open to horses three-years-old & up, it is contested over a distance of one mile on turf.[1]
| Ungraded Stakes race | |
| Location | Pimlico Race Course,  Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 2001 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | www.pimlico.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | US$100,000 |
The race was named in honor of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Henry S. Clark, the "dean of Maryland trainers", who spent 80 of his 95 years on the backstretch of Maryland's race tracks and remained active until his death in February 1999. He was the grandson of another famous Maryland trainer, William Jennings Sr. In 1982, Henry Clark was honored with induction into the Racing Hall of Fame.
Early in his career, Clark was selected by Liz Whitney to train her stable of runners and he sent out his first stakes winner, Blue Cyprus for Whitney at Garden State in 1944. In the late 1940s, Clark began his relationship with Harry & Jane Lunger, training the talented Christiana Stables' horses. Among those under his care were two-time Delaware Handicap winner Obeah (dam of champion Go For Wand), Endine, champion Tempted, Travers Stakes winner Thinking Cap, Belmont Futurity winner and top sire Cyane and Blue Grass Stakes winner Linkage, who finished second in the 1982 Preakness Stakes.
Records
Speed record:
- 1 mile – 1:33.80 – Private Slip (2001)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 2 – Horacio A. Karamanos (2003, 2006)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 – Michael Zwiesler (2007, 2008)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 – William S. Farish III (2007, 2008)
Winners of the Henry S. Clark Stakes
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance (Miles) |
Time |
Purse |
Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Irish Strait | 7 | Jorge Vargas | H. Graham Motion | Isabelle de Tomaso | 1 mile | 1:33.93 | $100,000 | |
| 2018 | Caribou Club | 4 | Paco Lopez | Thomas F. Proctor | Glen Hill Farm | 1 mile | 1:34.40 | $100,000 | |
| 2017 | Ascend | 5 | Feargal Lynch | H. Graham Motion | Stone Farm | 1 mile | 1:36.30 | $100,000 | |
| 2016 | Rose Brier | 7 | Trevor McCarthy | Jane Sibilli | Panic Stable | 1 mile | 1:33.11 | $100,000 | |
| 2015 | Talk Show Man | 5 | Xavier Perez | Hamilton Smith | Michael Harrison | 1 mile | 1:36.09 | $100,000 | |
| 2014 | Hamp | 4 | Javier Santiago | Ignacio Correas | Sagamore Farm | 1 mile | 1:39.66 | $100,000 | |
| 2013 | Eighttofasttocatch | 7 | Forrest Boyce | Tim Keefe | Sylvia E. Heft | 1 mile | 1:43.91 | $91,750 | |
| 2012 | Hudson Steele | 5 | Javier Castellano | Todd A. Pletcher | Roger Weiss | 1 mile | 1:40.00 | $75,000 | |
| 2011 | Pocket Patch | 6 | Jonathan Joyce | Flint W. Stites | Charles McGill | 1 mile | 1:40.04 | $75,000 | |
| 2010 | Baltimore Bob | 5 | Vladimir Diaz | John B. Secor | R. Gerczak & Kaygar Stable | 1 mile | 1:35.39 | $70,000 | |
| 2009 | Brickell | 8 | Harry Vega | Ted Maher | Harry Kassap LLC | 1 mile | 1:38.80 | $75,000 | |
| 2008 | Stay Close | 6 | Rosie Napravnik | Michael Zwiesler | William S. Farish | 1 mile | 1:35.82 | $75,000 | |
| 2007 | Stay Close | 5 | Oliver Castillo | Michael Zwiesler | William S. Farish | 1 mile | 1:37.20 | $75,000 | |
| 2006 | Saint Stephen | 6 | Horacio A. Karamanos | Christophe Clement | Susan & Charles Harris | 1 mile | 1:35.40 | $60,000 | |
| 2005 | Gunning For | 4 | José C. Ferrer | Timothy Walsh | Wimborne Farm Inc. | 1 mile | 1:34.20 | $50,000 | |
| 2004 | Mr. O'Brien | 5 | Rick Wilson | Robin L. Graham | Skeedattle Stable | 1 mile | 1:35.80 | $60,000 | |
| 2003 | Tam's Terms | 5 | Horacio A. Karamanos | Lawrence E. Murray | Sondra D. Bender | 1 mile | 1:36.40 | $75,000 | |
| 2002 | Mus-If | 6 | Mario Pino | Michael V. Pino | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1 mile | 1:36.20 | $50,000 | |
| 2001 | Private Slip | 7 | Joe Rocco | Dale Capuano | Crown Valley Stable | 1 mile | 1:33.40 | $75,000 | |
See also
References
- 2007 Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide, page 63 on March 3, 2007.