City and Suburban Handicap
Class 2 race | |
Location | Epsom Downs Epsom, England |
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Inaugurated | 1851 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Lilley Plummer Risks |
Website | Epsom |
Race information | |
Distance | 1 mile 2 furlongs 17 yards (2,027 m) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
Weight | Handicap |
Purse | £50,000 (2024) 1st: £25,770 |
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Crystal Delight | Ziggy | Silent Film |
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Bad Company | Caius Chorister | Soto Sizzler |
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Soto Sizzler | Achelois | Love Is Golden |
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Victory Chime | Sky Defender | Alfred Boucher |
The City and Suburban Handicap is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile 2 furlongs and 17 yards (2,027 metres) at Epsom in April during the Epsom Spring meeting. Inaugurated in 1851 it originally attracted top-class racehorses in the 19th and early 20th century; today its importance has been eclipsed by larger stakes races with more valuable purses.
History
[edit]The City and Suburban Handicap and its companion race, the Great Metropolitan Handicap, were devised by London hosteler Samuel Powell Beeton who owned The Dolphin in Cheapside. The establishment was well known for gambling and was dubbed "the Tattersalls of the east end" by the racing public.[1] In 1846 Beeton and a collection of other tavern owners (known collectively as the "Licensed Victuallers of London") raised £300 to establish a purse for the first running of the Great Metropolitan Handicap. The race was popular with the city betting houses and by 1851 Beeton had raised additional money by drafting subscriptions from both city and suburban gambling houses to establish a second race on Epsom Downs, the City and Suburban.[1]
The inaugural race was run on 4 April 1851 where it was open to three-year-old and older horses of either sex that had won a stakes race worth at least 200 sovereigns in their career. The winner was required to pay £10 out of the purse to the Licensed Victuallers' Protection Society,[2] a fund and charity for retired British pub owners. The first running was held on the New Derby course at a mile and a quarter and was close match between Lord Eglinton's 5-year-old horse Elthiron sired by Pantaloon and Mr. Carew's mare Eva, Elthiron winning by a head in two minutes and 25 seconds.[2] Hostelers contributed to the winnings purse until 1853 when the Betting Houses Act outlawed gambling in taverns and public houses.[1]
The Handicap attracted some top-class racehorses in the late 19th and first half of the 20th century. Several British Classic race winners such as Virago, (1,000 Guineas), Reve d'Or (Oaks), Sefton (Derby), Bend Or (Derby), Robert the Devil (St. Leger) and Black Jester (St. Leger) won the race. The American-bred gelding Parole also won the City and Suburban and the Great Metropolitan Handicaps on consecutive days in 1879.[3] The caliber of entries has declined in recent years[4] and the City and Suburban is currently not a graded stakes race.[5]
In 1916 during World War I, turf activities at Epsom were curtailed and many of the spring races were run elsewhere. The equivalent of the City and Suburban, dubbed the "Suburban" Handicap was run at Lingfield Park in June and was won by Lord Carnarvon's colt Julian.[6] The race was not held in 1917 and 1918 due to the war and was canceled in 1921 due to concerns over petrol and coal availability.[7] At the onset of World War II, the racing meetings at Epsom Downs were suspended in 1940[8] and did not resume until the summer of 1946. The City and Suburban was reinstated at Epsom on 5 August 1946 to allow time for the course to be refurbished after the long hiatus.[9]
Winners
[edit]The race has been won by several mares including the Oaks winner Reve d'Or. The first mare to win the City and Suburban was Butterfly in 1852 and the last was Starlet in 1990. The race was open to three-year-old horses in its early years, with the last three-year-old winner under the race's formal title being Mushroom (1911) and the last under provisional title, the "Suburban" Handicap, being Julian (1916).[6][10]
Records
[edit]Leading jockey (6 wins):
- Morny Cannon: Reve d'Or (1890), Nunthorpe (1891), Reminder (1895), Worcester (1896), Newhaven II (1899), The Grafter (1900)
- 5 wins: Fred Archer: Thunder (1876), Julius Caesar (1878), Parole (1879), Master Kildare (1880), Bend Or (1881)[10][11]
1851–1911
[edit]Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Owner |
Time |
Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1851 | Elthiron | 5 | Marlow | Lord Eglinton | 2:25 | [2] |
1852 | Butterfly | 3 | Kendall | Mr. Henry | 2:16 | [12] |
1853 | Ethelbert | 3 | Wells | Mr. Oliver | 2:20 (dh) | [13][14] |
1854 | Virago | 3 | Wells | Mr. Howard | 2:15 | [15] |
1855 | Ireland's Eye | 5 | Wells | H. Hill | [10] | |
1856 | Hospitality | 3 | Bullock | Mr. Ridley | [10] | |
1857 | Adamas | 3 | Fordham | Mr. Mellish | [10] | |
1858 | Madame de Chantilly | 4 | Spreoty | Count Lagrange | [10] | |
1859 | Glenbuck | 3 | J. Adams | Captain Grey | [16] | |
1860 | Comforter | 4 | Henry Custance | Sir H. des Vceux | [10] | |
1861 | Cantine | 5 | L. Snowden | Lord Ailesbury | [17] | |
1862 | Sawcutter | 4 | Tom Chaloner | Mr. R. C. Naylor | [10] | |
1863 | Adventurer | 4 | Noble | Mr. J. Gilby | [18] | |
1864 | Merry Hart | 4 | Morgan | Lord Westmoreland | [19] | |
1865 | Argonaut | 6 | Wells | Joseph Hawley | [10] | |
1866 | Delight | 3 | Kenyon | C.H. Carew | [20] | |
1867 | Abergeldie | 4 | Huxtable | Mr. F. Swindell | [21] | |
1868 | Speculum | 3 | Cameron | Duke of Newcastle | [10] | |
1869 | Alpenstock | 3 | Jeffrey | Mr. Bevill | [22] | |
1870 | Sabinus | 3 | Rowell | William Graham | [10] | |
1871 | Jack Spigot | 3 | Crickmere | J. Parry | [10] | |
1872 | Digby Grand | 4 | F. Webb | Mr. Keswick | [10] | |
1873 | Mornington | 5 | Mordan | Mr. Brayley | 2:14 | [10][23] |
1874 | Aldrich | 3 | Morbey | Lord Rosebery | [10] | |
1875 | Dalham | 4 | Mills | Mr. T. Smith | [10] | |
1876 | Thunder | 6 | Fred Archer | Mr. H.F.C. Vyner | [10] | |
1877 | Julius Caesar | 4 | Fred Archer | Mr. T. Gee | [10] | |
1878 | Sefton | 3 | Gallon | Mr. W. S. Crawford | [10] | |
1879 | Parole | 6 | Fred Archer | Pierre Lorillard | [10] | |
1880 | Master Kildare | 5 | Fred Archer | Lord Hastings | [10] | |
1881 | Bend Or | 4 | Fred Archer | 1st Duke of Westminster | 2:07 | [10][24] |
1882 | Passaic | 4 | Weston | Lord Rossmore | [10] | |
1883 | Roysterer | 5 | Gallon | Lord Rosebery | [10] | |
1884 | Quicklime | 5 | Tomlinson | Lord Bradford | [10] | |
1885 | Bird of Freedom | 3 | F. Barrett | Mr. Tidy | [10] | |
1886 | Royal Hampton | 4 | Charles Wood | Mr. Childwick | [10] | |
1887 | Merry Duchess | 5 | Sam Loates | T.L. Wardle | 2:11.2 | [10][25] |
1888 | Fullerton | 5 | J. Woodburn | Sir G. Chetwynd | [10] | |
1889 | Goldseeker | 4 | Tom Cannon, Jr. | Mr. Leybourne | [10] | |
1890 | Reve d'Or | 6 | Morny Cannon | Duke of Beaufort | [10] | |
1891 | Nunthorpe | 5 | Morny Cannon | Colonel North | 2:20 | [10][26] |
1892 | Buccaneer | 4 | George Barrett | Lord Rosslyn | [10] | |
1893 | King Charles | 4 | Gough | Mr. Taylor King | [10] | |
1894 | Grey Leg | 3 | Bradford | Duke of Westmoreland | 2:13.2 | [10] |
1895 | Reminder | 4 | Morny Cannon | Tom Cannon, Sr. | [10] | |
1896 | Worcester | 6 | Morny Cannon | Barney Barnato | [10] | |
1897 | Balsamo | 4 | Otto Madden | Duke of Devonshire | [10] | |
1898 | Bay Ronald | 5 | W. Bradford | Mr. L. Brassey | [10] | |
1899 | Newhaven II | 6 | Morny Cannon | Mr. W. Cooper | 2:18 | [10][27] |
1900 | The Grafter | 7 | Morny Cannon | Mr. J. Clarke | 2:11.6 | [10][28] |
1901 | Australian Star | 5 | W. Halsey | Mr. S. Gollan | [10] | |
1902 | First Principal | 5 | W. Bray | Mr. Stedall | [10] | |
1903 | Brambilla | 3 | Thompson | M Ephrussi | [10] | |
1904 | Robert le Diable | 5 | W. Lane | Lord Carnarvon | [10] | |
1905 | Pharisee | 6 | Danny Maher | Sir J. Miller | [10] | |
1906 | Dean Swift | 5 | H. Randell | J.B. Joel | [10] | |
1907 | Velocity | 5 | Herbert Jones | Mrs. H.V. Jackson | [10] | |
1908 | Dean Swift | 7 | Randall | J.B. Joel | [10] | |
1909 | White Eagle | 4 | W. Saxby | Mr. W. Hall Walker | [10] | |
1910 | Bachelor's Double | 4 | C. Trigg | J. Lowry | [10] | |
1911 | Mushroom | 3 | W. Huxley | Mr. T. Barling | [10] |
1912–1987
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Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
Ref |
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1912 | Chili II | 4 | W. Huxley | P. Hartigan | Mr. R. Mills | 2:06.8 | [10][29] |
1913 | Drinmore | 5 | F. Cheshire | P. Hartigan | Mr. G. Edwarde | 2:09.2 | [10][30] |
1914 | Maiden Erlegh | 5 | W. Griggs | C. Peck | Mr. Sol Joel | 2:04 | [31][32] |
1915 | Black Jester | 4 | W. Huxley | Charles Morton | Jack Joel | 2:06.8 | [33][34] |
1916 | Julian* | 3 | Vic. Smyth | Richard Dawson | Lord Carnarvon | 2:07.4 | [6][35] |
1917 | no race | ||||||
1918 | no race | ||||||
1919 | Royal Banks | 6 | Steve Donoghue | Robert Sievier | Lady Queensbury | 2:16.4 | [36] |
1920 | Corn Sack | 4 | A. Balding | Gilpin | Sir Ernest Paget | [37] | |
1921 | no race* | ||||||
1922 | Paragon | 5 | Archibald | Gilpin | Sir Ernest Paget | [38] | |
1923 | Dry Toast | 4 | J. Townsend | Ernest Piggott | B.B. Davidson | [39][40] | |
1924 | Ulula | 7 | W.H. McLachlan | Bartholomew, Jr. | Lady Torrington | [41] | |
1925 | Greek Bachelor | 5 | J. Sirett | Stanley Wootton | Stanley Wootton | [42] | |
1926 | Warden of the Marches | 4 | Steve Donoughue | Fred Darling | Lord Lyonsdale | [43] | |
1927 | Embargo | 5 | Steve Donoughue | F. Scott | Maharaja of Rajpipla | [44][45] | |
1928 | Priory Park | 6 | Brownie Carslake | C. Peck | Jack Joel | [46][47] | |
1929 | Parwiz | 4 | Michael Beary | Richard Dawson | The Aga Khan | [48] | |
1930 | Lucky Tor | 5 | Gordon Richards | Lawson | W.M.G. Singer | [49][50] | |
1931 | Anthurium | 4 | Lynch | Pratt | James A. de Rothschild | [51] | |
1932 | Clogheen | 4 | C. Richards | Gilbert | Mrs. C. Jones | [52] | |
1933 | Great Scot | 7 | Collins | Fergusson | Chester Beatty | [53] | |
1934 | Light Sussex | 4 | Harry Wragg | Elsey | Major C. Behrens | [54] | |
1935 | Montrose | 5 | Gordon Richards | Fred Darling | Lord Woolavington | [55] | |
1936 | His Reverence | 5 | T. Burns | Wellesley | G.F. Annesley and J. Wellesley | [56] | |
1937 | William of Valence | 5 | Packham | H. Smyth | Mr. A Sainsbury | ||
1938 | Pigskin | 6 | C. Richards | Lawson | Mrs. Chester Beatty | [57] | |
1939 | Bistolfi | 4 | Harry Wragg | Captain Bell | Mrs. Lionel Corbett | [58] | |
1940–1945 | no race | ||||||
1946 | Hobo* | 4 | Eph Smith | Jack Jarvis | Lord Rosebery | [9] | |
1947 | Banco | 4 | T. Burn | W. Smyth | Duchess of Norfolk | [59] | |
1948 | Fast Soap | 5 | Eph Smith | Gordon Johnson-Houghton | A.A. Jarvis | [60] | |
1949 | Impeccable | 5 | Gordon Richards | J.B. Powell | Mr. R. McIlhagga | [61] | |
1950 | Iron Duke | 4 | Edgar Britt | Marcus Marsh | Mr. Gibson | [62] | |
1951 | Burnt Brown | 5 | W.T. Evans | N.C. Scoble | Mrs. S. Jacobson | [63] | |
1952 | Sunny Brae | 4 | E. Fordyee | D. Smith | Mrs. J.A. de Rothschild | 2:19.6 | [64] |
1953 | Damremont | 6 | Jimmy Lindley | T.R. Rimell | T.H. Degg | 2:09.8 | [65] |
1954 | Sunny Brae | 6 | W. Elliot | D. Smith | Mrs. J.A. de Rothschild | 2:08.2 | [66] |
1955 | Coronation Year | 4 | Doug Smith | A. Thomas | A.J. Thomas | 2:07.2 | [67] |
1956 | Great Pacha | 6 | Doug Smith | trained in Ireland | The Maharani of Baroda | 2:08.2 | [68] |
1957 | Coronation Year | 6 | Doug Smith | A. Thomas | A.J. Thomas | 2:08 | [69] |
1958 | Setting Star | 6 | S. Clayton | Dick Hern | Major L.B. Holliday | 2:10 | [70] |
1959 | Guersillus | 4 | Edward Hide | Charles Elsey | Phil Bull | 2:12 | [71] |
1960 | Firestreak | 4 | Lester Piggott | Peter Nelson | Mr. John Lewis | 2:07.4 | [72] |
1961 | Nerograph | 5 | T. Carter | G. Todd | T.F.C. Frost | 2:08 | [73] |
1962 | Eastern Nip | 4 | Bruce Raymond | W. Stephenson | Major L. Gardener | 2:10 | [74] |
1963 | Tahiri | 4 | S. Clayton | Towser Gosden | Sir Harold Wernher | 2:10.2 | [75] |
1964 | The Bo'Sun | 4 | S. Smith | Jack Jarvis | Lord Rosebery | 2:21.5 | [76] |
1965 | Minor Portion | 4 | Jimmy Lindley | Jeremy Tree | Sir P. Dunn | [11] | |
1966 | no race | ||||||
1967 | Hotroy | 6 | Duncan Keith | Walter Nightingall | Mr A. Kennedy | [11] | |
1968 | My Swanee | 5 | Lester Piggott | Bill Marshall | Mrs L. Napier | [11] | |
1969 | Karabas | 4 | Lester Piggott | Bernard van Cutsem | Lord Iveagh | [77] | |
1970 | Granados | 4 | Frankie Durr | Geoffrey Barling | Mr. E. Benjamin | 2:13.5 | [78] |
1971 | Tandy | 5 | Lester Piggott | Brian Swift | Mr B. Shine | [11] | |
1972 | Owen Anthony | 8 | T. McKeown | Douglas Smith | Mr A. Samuel | [11] | |
1973 | Buss | 4 | Geoff Lewis | Arthur Budgett | Mr L. van Moppes | [11] | |
1974 | Belper | 5 | Wille Carson | John Dunlop | Lady Manton | [11] | |
1975 | Swell Fellow | 4 | Tony Kimberley | Jeremy Hindley | Lord J. Crichton-Stuart | [11] | |
1976 | Red Regent | 4 | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn | Sir D. Clague | [11] | |
1977 | Turnpike | 4 | John Matthias | Ian Balding | Mrs. J. MacDougald | 2:12.26 | [79] |
1978 | Saros | 4 | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn | Carlo Vittadini | 2:20.51 | [80] |
1980 | Sea Chimes | 4 | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | John Thursby | [11][81] | |
1981 | Lafontaine | 4 | Greville Starkey | Clive Brittain | Mrs. J Bigg | 2:10.2 | [82] |
1982 | African Pearl | 4 | J. McCaughay | Bryn Crossley | R. Simpson | 2:07.89 | [83] |
1983 | Cannon King | 7 | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | Eric Pensar | [84] | |
1984 | My Tony | 4 | Taffy Thomas | Geoff Lewis | E. Holding | 2:09.08 | [85] |
1985 | Redden | 7 | Chris Rutter | J. Pitt | A. Bateson | 2:12.09 | [86] |
1986 | Nebris | 5 | Pat Eddery | Reg Akehurst | |||
1987 | Ben Adhem | 5 | Henry Candy | Gerald Kidd |
1988–present
[edit]Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1988 | Ben Adhem | 6 | Chris Rutter | Henry Candy | Gerald Kidd | 2:14.7 |
1989 | Dismiss | 4 | Michael Hills | Ron Smyth | Lord McAlpine | 2:16.7 |
1990 | Starlet | 4 | Dale Gibson | Lord Huntingdon | Queen Elizabeth II | 2:08.1 |
1991 | No Submission | 5 | Darryll Holland | Charlie Nelson | P F Warren | 2:06.0 |
1992–1996 | No race | |||||
1997 | Major Change | 5 | Kieren Fallon | Miss Gay Kelleway | The Two In One Partnership | 2:07.3 |
1998 | Kewarra | 4 | Tim Sprake | Rod Millman | G Palmer | 2:16.3 |
1999 | Chief Cashier | 4 | Alan Daly | Toby Balding | Surgical Spirits | 2:13.3 |
2000 | Night Venture | 4 | Richard Hills | Barry Hills | Maktoum Al Maktoum | 2:19.8 |
2001 | Roman King | 6 | Keith Dalgleish | Mark Johnston | D J & F A Jackson | 2:20.4 |
2002 | Kirovski | 5 | Eddie Ahern | Peter Harris | Batten, Bowstead, Harris & Manning | 2:08.1 |
2003 | Lingo | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Lynda Ramsden | Swiss partners | 2:06.4 |
2004 | Blythe Knight | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Ed Dunlop | Maktoum Al Maktoum | 2:21.6 |
2005 | King's Thought | 6 | Darryll Holland | Steve Gollings | Mrs E Houlton | 2:12.7 |
2006 | All That And More | 4 | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | Gainsborough Stud | 2:12.2 |
2007 | Blue Bajan | 5 | Michael Hills | Andrew Turnell | Dr John Hollowood | 2:08.2 |
2008 | Cabinet | 4 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | The Royal Ascot Racing Club | 2:13.9 |
2009 | Duncan | 4 | Jimmy Fortune | John Gosden | Normandie Stud Ltd | 2:08.7 |
2010 | Alainmaar | 4 | Richard Hills | Michael Jarvis | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 2:06.9 |
2011 | Spanish Duke | 4 | Eddie Ahern | John Dunlop | Windflower Overseas Holdings Inc | 2:07.5 |
2012 | Right Step | 5 | Jim Crowley | Alan Jarvis | Allen B Pope & Jarvis Associates | 2:19.03 |
2013 | Area Fifty One | 5 | Jamie Spencer | Richard Fahey | Marwan Koukash | 2:08.10 |
2014 | Sennockian Star | 4 | Silvestre de Sousa | Mark Johnston | The Vine Accord | 2:08.96 |
2015 | Collaboration | 4 | David Probert | Andrew Balding | Another Bottle Racing 2 | 2:11.06 |
2016 | Dark Red | 4 | Franny Norton | Ed Dunlop | Hon R J Arculli | 2:18.01 |
2017 | Brorocco | 4 | Jimmy Quinn | Andrew Balding | Kingsclere Racing Club | 2:07.89 |
2018 | Ajman King | 4 | Andrea Atzeni | Roger Varian | Mohammed Obaid al Maktoum | 2:08.59 |
2019 | Mountain Angel | 5 | Andrea Atzeni | Roger Varian | Za Galadari | 2:06.65 |
no race 2020 [a] | ||||||
2021 | Victory Chime | 6 | Hector Crouch | Ralph Beckett | A Nevin | 2:12.29 |
2022 | Soto Sizzler | 7 | Ryan Moore | David Menuisier | I J Heseltine | 2:09.04 |
2023 | Bad Company | 6 | Pat Cosgrave | Jim Boyle | The Clean Sweep Partnership | 2:19.20 |
2024 | Crystal Delight | 5 | Jim Crowley | Harry Eustace | Little Staughton Farms Ltd | 2:07.33 |
- ^ The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[87]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- In 1916 the race was run at Lingfield Park in June as the "Suburban" Handicap due to curtailment of turf events during World War I.[6]
- The 1921 Epsom Spring Meeting was suspended due to petrol and coal rationing concerns.[7]
- The 1940–1945 Epsom Spring Meetings were suspended due to curtailment of turf events during World War II.[8][88]
- The 1946 City and Suburban was held on 5 August at Epsom Downs to allow the racecourse to be refurbished.
- The 1991 race was run at Kempton.
- The 2008 race was run at Nottingham.
References
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- ^ Vamplew, Wray (2012). Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing. London: Psychology Press. p. 215. ISBN 9780714653563.
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- ^ a b "Racing. A Serious Loss To Owners". The Times. Monday, Apr 25, 1921; pg. 5; Issue 42703; col A.
- ^ a b "Racing The Derby And Oaks Abandoned". The Times. Thursday, Jan 25, 1940; pg. 2; Issue 48522; col D.
- ^ a b "Racing City And Suburban Won By Hobo". The Times. Tuesday, Aug 06, 1946; pg. 8; Issue 50522; col A.
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- ^ "Racing At Epsom The City And Suburban Handicap., Victory Of Mr. G. Edwardes's Drinmore". The times. Thursday, Apr 24, 1913; pg. 13; Issue 40194; col A.
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- ^ "GREEK BACHELOR WINS THE CITY-SUBURBAN: Captures Epsom Classic Odds of 25 to 1". The New York Times. Apr 23, 1925; pg. 19.
- ^ "Warden of the Marches Wins City and Suburban at Epsom". The New York Times. 22 April 1926.
- ^ "Maharaja of Rajpipla's Entry Wins 2,000 British Handicap". The New York Times. 21 April 1927.
- ^ "Racing. Epsom Spring Meeting., Embargo Wins". The Times. Thursday, Apr 21, 1927; pg. 5; Issue 44561; col A.
- ^ "Joel Brothers' Horses Run One, Two in Stake at Epsom". The New York Times. 26 April 1928.
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