The Sanford Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the third week of July at the Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York . A six furlong sprint race, the Grade III event is open to two-year-old horses.
7-636: Inaugurated in 1913 as the Sanford Memorial Stakes, it was modified to its present name in 1927. The race is named for Stephen Sanford and his son John , Amsterdam, New York businessmen from one of Saratoga's original horse racing families. Their horses first appeared in the Saratoga races in 1880. Stephen Sanford named all his best horses after members of the Mohawk nation . The race was hosted by Belmont Park from 1943 through 1945. It
14-620: A candidate for renomination. In 1876, he served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention. He died in Amsterdam, New York in 1913 and was interred in the family plot in the Green Hill Cemetery . Stephen Sanford operated Hurricana Stock Farm near the town of Amsterdam, New York where he bred and trained thoroughbred racehorses . He named many his top American horses after members of
21-540: The Mohawk nation . In 1880 his horses began racing at nearby Saratoga Race Course . His grandson, also named Stephen, owned Sergeant Murphy , the 1923 winner of England's Grand National steeplechase. His son John would continue on very successfully in racing and the Sanford Stakes was created in their honor in 1913, the year of Stephen Sanford's death. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of
28-513: The mill burned to the ground. His father retired but Stephen Sanford rebuilt the business to the point where it was employing twenty-five hundred workers. In 1849, Stephen Sanford married Sarah Jane Cochrane (1830–1901) and had five children. Eldest child John Sanford II (1851–1939) would take over the family business. Sanford was elected as Republican to the Forty-first Congress (March 4, 1869 - March 4, 1871). He declined to be
35-731: Was an American businessman and a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York's 18th congressional district . Born in Mayfield, New York , he was the son of Mary (née Slack) and her husband John Sanford (1803–1857). He attended the common schools and local academy at Amsterdam, New York , Georgetown College , Washington, D.C. , for two years, and the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York . He joined his father's carpet manufacturing business in 1844 but in 1854,
42-494: Was contested at 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 furlongs from 1962 through 1968. Held for almost a hundred years, the only three years in which it did not take place was 1961, 2005, and 2020. Only four horses have ever won all three Saratoga Racecourse events for two-year-olds. Regret (1914), Campfire (1916), Dehere (1993), and City Zip (2000) each swept the Sanford Stakes, Saratoga Special Stakes , and Hopeful Stakes . It
49-537: Was in the seventh running of the Sanford in 1919 that Man o' War lost his only race to the Harry Payne Whitney colt, Upset . This race was downgraded to a Grade III for its 2014 running. Speed record: (at current distance of 6 furlongs) Most wins by a jockey : Most wins by a Trainer Most wins by an owner: Stephen Sanford Stephen Sanford (May 26, 1826 – February 13, 1913)
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