Questionnaire Handicap

The Questionnaire Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race named in honor of the horse Questionnaire who was bred and raced by James Butler, the late president and owner of Empire City Race Track. The race was held from its inception in 1938 through 1942 at the Empire City RaceTrack in Yonkers, New York but [1] [2] with the United States becoming involved in World War II, in 1943 rationing and other wartime limitations resulted in the Empire City Association's decision to go back to hosting only harness racing. The Questionnaire Handicap was then moved to the Jamaica Race Course where it would run under the sponsorship of the Empire City Association through 1953 when it had its final running.

Questionnaire Handicap
Stakes race
LocationJamaica Race Course
Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA
Inaugurated1938-1953
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewww.empirecitycasino.com/racing/
Race information
Distance​1 5⁄8 miles (13 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds and up

While never a major race, the Questionnaire Handicap drew some of the best horses of the day and from the top racing stables.

Race distances:

  • 1938-1943, 1947-1952 : 1​1⁄16 miles on dirt
  • 1944-1946, 1953 : 1​5⁄8 miles on dirt

Notable events

In 1950, One Hitter set a new Jamaica track record of 1:42 2/5 for a mile and a sixteenth on dirt.[3]

In 1951 there was a dead heat for first between Arise and Bryan G.[4]

The 1953 race was won by 1951 Kentucky Derby winner Count Turf owned by New York City restaurateur Jack Amiel.[5]

Records

Speed record:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners
Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Dist.
(Miles)		 Time
1953 Count Turf 5 Conn McCreary William B. Finnegan Jack J. Amiel 1​5⁄8 M 1:43.40
1952 Alerted 4 Conn McCreary James Penrod Hampton Stable 1​1⁄16 M 1:44.00
1951 Arise † 5 Eric Guerin James C. Bentley Addison Stable 1​1⁄16 M 1:43.40
1951 Bryan G. † 4 Ovie Scurlock Casey Hayes Christopher Chenery 1​1⁄16 M 1:43.40
1950 One Hitter 4 Ted Atkinson John M. Gaver Sr. Greentree Stable 1​1⁄16 M 1:42.40
1949 Royal Governor 5 Eric Guerin James E. Ryan Esther D. du Pont 1​1⁄16 M 1:45.40
1948 Donor 4 Dick Rozelle George P. "Maje" Odom W. Deering Howe 1​1⁄16 M 1:44.80
1947 Stymie 6 Robert Permane Hirsch Jacobs Ethel D. Jacobs 1​1⁄16 M 1:44.00
1946 Trymenow 4 Arnold Kirkland Oscar White Walter M. Jeffords 1​5⁄8 M 2:44.60
1945 Eurasian 5 Herb Lindberg Sol Rutchick Havahome Stable 1​5⁄8 M 2:44.40
1944 Princequillo 4 Eddie Arcaro Horatio Luro Boone Hall Stable 1​5⁄8 M 2:43.00
1943 First Fiddle 4 Warren Mehrtens Edward L. Mulrenan Mrs. Edward L. Mulrenan 1​1⁄16 M 1:45.00
1942 Argonne Woods 5 Don Meade Julius J. Bauer J. H. Miles 1​1⁄16 M 1:43.60
1941 Parasang 4 Alfred Robertson Sylvester E. Veitch Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney 1​1⁄16 M 1:45.60
1940 Tola Rose 3 Don Meade Max Hirsch Arthur J. Sackett 1​1⁄16 M 1:46.20
1939 The Chief 4 Sam Renick Earl Sande Maxwell Howard 1​1⁄16 M 1:45.40
1938 Unfailing 4 Sam Renick Max Hirsch Parker Corning 1​1⁄16 M 1:45.40
  • † In 1951 there was a dead heat for first.

References
  1. Daily Racing Form June 30, 1942 Questionnaire Handicap article with race history
  2. New York Times July 5, 1938 article itled "Sam Renick First on Heather Broom, Entracte and Unfailing at Empire City" Retrieved August 1, 2018
  3. New York Times July 9, 1950 article titled "One Hitter Clips Jamaica Record" Retrieved August 1, 2018
  4. New York Times article on the 1951 Questionnaire Handicap Retrieved August 3, 2018
  5. New York Times July 19, 1953 article titled "Count Turf Breaks Down After 15-1 Jamaica Score" Retrieved August 1, 2018
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