# Century Handicap

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Horse race

Century Handicap Class Discontinued horse Location Sheepshead Bay Race Track Brooklyn, New York Inaugurated 1901 Race type Thoroughbred – Flat racing Race information Distance 1+1⁄2 miles (12 furlongs) Surface Dirt Track left-handed Qualification Three-year-olds & up Weight Weight for Age Purse US$20,000

The **Century Handicap** was an American [Thoroughbred horse race](/source/Thoroughbred_horse_race) held annually from 1901 through 1909 at [Sheepshead Bay Race Track](/source/Sheepshead_Bay_Race_Track) in [Brooklyn](/source/Brooklyn), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)). A [Weight for Age](/source/Weight_for_Age) race open to horses age three and older, it was contested on dirt over a distance of a mile and a half (12 furlongs).

Run as the Century Stakes until 1908, the race was last run in September 1909 after the [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) controlled [New York Legislature](/source/New_York_Legislature) under [Governor](/source/Governor_of_New_York) [Charles Evans Hughes](/source/Charles_Evans_Hughes) passed the [Hart–Agnew anti-betting legislation](/source/Hart%E2%80%93Agnew_Law) on June 11, 1908. The owners of Sheepshead Bay Race Track, and other racing facilities in New York State, struggled to stay in business without betting.[1] However, further restrictive legislation was passed by the New York Legislature in 1910 which resulted in the deepening of the financial crisis for track operators and led to a complete shut down of racing across the state during 1911 and 1912. When a Court ruling saw racing return in 1913 it was too late for the Sheepshead Bay facility and it never reopened.

## Records

**Speed record:**

- 2:30.60 – [Ballot](/source/Ballot_(horse)) (1908) (new track record)

**Most wins:**

- 2 – [Ballot](/source/Ballot_(horse)) (1907, 1908)

**Most wins by a [jockey](/source/Jockey):**

- 2 – [David Nicol](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Nicol&action=edit&redlink=1) (1905, 1907)

**Most wins by a [trainer](/source/Horse_trainer):**

- 3 – [James G. Rowe Sr.](/source/James_G._Rowe_Sr.) (1905, 1907, 1908)

**Most wins by an owner:**

- 3 – [James R. Keene](/source/James_R._Keene) (1905, 1907, 1908)

## Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Dist. (Miles) Time Win$ 1909 Moquette 4 Eddie Dugan Sam Hildreth Sam Hildreth 1-1/2 m 2:34.40 $775 1908 Ballot 4 Joe Notter James G. Rowe Sr. James R. Keene 1-1/2 m 2:30.60 $15,650 1907 Ballot 3 David Nicol James G. Rowe Sr. James R. Keene 1-1/2 m 2:33.60 $14,650 1906 Bedouin 4 Gene Hildebrand John Huggins Edward W. Jewett 1-1/2 m 2:33.60 $14,650 1905 Sysonby 3 David Nicol James G. Rowe Sr. James R. Keene 1-1/2 m 2:33.00 $14,650 1904 Stalwart 3 Arthur Redfern William Shields Edward R. Thomas 1-1/2 m 2:31.20 $14,650 1903 Waterboy 4 Frank O'Neill A. Jack Joyner James B. A. Haggin 1-1/2 m 2:31.60 $15,150 1902 Blues 3 Jack Martin Thomas Welsh Frank Farrell 1-1/2 m 2:33.20 $11,700 1901 Watercolor 3 Henry Spencer Charles N. Littlefield James B. A. Haggin 1-1/2 m 2:32.00 $7,750

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["KEEP UP BETTING BAN.; Strict Enforcement of the Law at Sheepshead Bay Races"](https://www.nytimes.com/1908/09/01/archives/keep-up-betting-ban-strict-enforcement-of-the-law-at-sheepshead-bay.html). *The New York Times*. September 1908.

## References

- [The Century Stakes, *New York Times* – September 8, 1901](https://www.nytimes.com/1901/09/08/archives/ride-angered-weitney-wealthy-turfman-asked-investigation-of-blue.html)

- [The Century Stakes, *New York Times* – September 12, 1909](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1909/09/12/106121677.pdf)

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