Gotham Stakes

Notes:
Dual G2 stakes winner Overanalyze is the 5/2 morning line favorite for the 61 st running of the 400,000 G3 Gotham Stakes over Aqueduct s inner track. The 1 1/16m contest awards 50-20-10-5 Kentucky Derby qualifying points to the top four finishers and 11 were entered to challenge the Todd Pletcher trainee. Overanalyze, who has raced exclusively in graded stakes since breaking his maiden at first asking last August, has only been off-the-board once. The son of Dixie Union will reunite with jockey John Valazquez, who was aboard for his debut and also when the colt won the G2 Futurity S. at Belmont Park at the end of September. Unbeaten Vyjack also has two stakes victories on his resume, having taken the non-graded Traskwood in his 2 nd start and then the G2 Jerome S. to launch his sophomore season. Joel Rosario travels from Florida to replace Cornelio Velasquez in the irons. Siete de Oros was a narrow loser to Vyjack in the Jerome before relinquishing the lead late and finishing 3 rd in the G3 Withers S. over this course. Withers runner up Escapefromreality only missed by a neck to Revolutionary in that one and was 1 3/4 lengths in front of Siete de Oros. Amerigo Vespucci is another Withers alum in this bunch, having finished 4 th in that contest. Prior to that, he was 3 rd behind Vyjack and Siete de Oros in the Jerome and earned place honors in two 100k Laurel stakes as a juvenile. Frank Whitely S. champ Ore Pass was absolutely stellar in his debut then disappointed as the heavy favorite in a Parx allowance before taking his stakes debut. Sky Captain invades from South Florida after scratching when he drew an unfavorable outside post in Gulfstream Park s Fountain of Youth S. He wasn t flatted when his 1/26 conqueror, Cerro, flopped in that Gulfstream stakes. West Hills Giant, winner of the New York Breeders Futurity last September, should improve off of his good 3 rd in the Java Gold S. to start his sophomore season. Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin enters a trio of maiden winners, Elnaawi and the coupled pair of Transparent and Now and Then. The former will race on Lasix for the 1 st time and is a half brother to To Honor and Serve. Maiden Champion Boy was thrown to the wolves in the Withers off a 3 rd -place run in his career debut and will likely be every bit of his 30/1 morning line odds.
Gotham Stakes is a Grade3 horse racing event that is organized at Aqueduct. It has a purse value of 400,000. Horses that can cover a distance of 8.5 furlongs may participate in the race.

Gotham Stakes Past Winners

Year	Winner	Trainer	Jockey	Owner	Time
2012	Hansen	Mike Maker	Ramon Dominguez	Dr. Kendall Hansen	1:43.84
2011	Stay Thirsty	Todd Pletcher	Ramon Dominguez	Repole Stable	1:44.78
2010	Awesome Act	Jeremy Noseda	Julien Leparoux	Susan Roy/Vinery Stables	1:43.85
2009	I Want Revenge	Jeff Mullins	Joseph Talamo	David J. Lanzman	1:42.65
2008	Visionaire	Michael Matz	Jose Lezcano	Team Valor/Vision Racing	1:44.60
2007	Cowtown Cat	Todd A. Pletcher	Ramon Dominguez	Gulf Coast Farms/ WinStar	1:44.75
2006	Like Now	Kiaran McLaughlin	Fernando Jara	John J. Dillon	1:43.17
2005	Survivalist	C. R. McGaughey III	Richard Migliore	Phipps Stable	1:35.61
2004	Saratoga County	George Weaver	Javier Castellano	Evelyn M. Pollard	1:35.53
2003	Alysweep	Patrick L. Reynolds	Richard Migliore	M. Dubb / M. Doneson	1:40.60
2002	Mayakovsky	Patrick Biancone	Edgar Prado	Michael Tabor	1:34.90
2001	Richly Blended	Ben Perkins, Jr.	Rick Wilson	Raymond Dweck	1:35.14
2000	Red Bullet	Joseph Orseno	Alex Solis	Stronach Stables	1:34.27
1999	Badge	Joseph Aquillino	Shaun Bridgmohan	Southbelle Stable	1:34.72
1998	Wasatch	Martin D. Wolfson	Jerry D. Bailey	Frank Calabrese	1:36.56
1997	Smokin Mel	John DeStefano, Jr.	John Velazquez	S. Port / E. Watchel	1:34.38
1996	Romano Gucci	Richard E. Dutrow	Julie Krone	Herbert Kushner	1:34.40
1995	Talkin Man	Roger Attfield	Mike E. Smith	Kinghaven	1:36.82
1994	Irgun	Steven W. Young	Jerry D. Bailey	B. & M. Chase	1:36.27
1993	As Indicated	Richard Schosberg	Caesar Bisono	Heatherwood Farm	1:36.24
1992	Lure	C. R. McGaughey III	Mike E. Smith	Claiborne Farm	1:35.63
1992	Devil His Due	H. Allen Jerkens	Herb McCauley	Lion Crest Stable	1:35.63
1991	Kyle's Our Man	John M. Veitch	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Darby Dan Farm	1:34.69
1990	Thirty Six Red	Nick Zito	Mike E. Smith	B. Giles Brophy	1:33.80
1989	Easy Goer	C. R. McGaughey III	Pat Day	Ogden Phipps	1:32.40
1988	Private Terms	Charles Hadry	Chris Antley	Locust Hill Farm	1:34.80
1987	Gone West	Woody Stephens	Robbie Davis	Hickory Tree Stable	1:34.60
1986	Mogambo	Leroy Jolley	Jacinto Vasquez	Peter M. Brant	1:34.60
1985	Eternal Prince	John J. Lenzini, Jr.	Richard Migliore	Brian J. Hurst, Jr.	1:35.80
1984	Bear Hunt	Roger Laurin	Don MacBeth	Taylor Purchase Farm	1:40.40
1983	Assault Landing	Charles Hadry	Vince Bracciale, Jr.	Locust Hill Farm	1:35.80
1983	Chas Conerly	Mervin Marks	Jeffrey Fell	Daniel Lavezzo, Jr.	1:36.60
1982	Air Forbes Won	Frank LaBoccetta	Michael Venezia	Edward Anchel	1:35.60
1981	Proud Appeal	Stanley M. Hough	Jeffrey Fell	Malcolm H. Winfield	1:33.60
1980	Colonel Moran	Thomas J. Kelly	Jorge Velasquez	Townsend B. Martin	1:37.00
1979	General Assembly	Leroy Jolley	Jacinto Vasquez	Bertram R. Firestone	1:43.60
1978	Slap Jack	Lou M. Goldfine	Jorge Velasquez	Jerry Frankel	1:38.60
1977	Cormorant	James P. Simpson	Danny Wright	Charles Berry, Jr.	1:43.60
1976	Zen	David A. Whiteley	Jacinto Vasquez	Pen Y Bryn Farm	1:35.60
1975	Laramie Trail	Jose A. Martin	Mike Venezia	Joseph M. Roebling	1:38.00
1975	Singh	John W. Russell	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Cynthia Phipps	1:37.00
1974	Stonewalk	Daniel Lopez	Miguel A. Rivera	Timberland Stable	1:36.00
1974	Rube The Great	Frank Martin	Miguel A. Rivera	Sigmund Sommer	1:35.20
1973	Secretariat	Lucien Laurin	Ron Turcotte	Meadow Stable	1:33.40
1972	Freetex	William T. Raymond	Chuck Baltazar	Middletown Stable	1:36.40
1971	Good Behaving	John P. Campo	Ron Turcotte	Neil Hellman	1:36.00
1970	Native Royalty	John T. Davis	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Happy Valley Farm	1:36.20
1969	Dike	Lucien Laurin	Jorge Velasquez	Claiborne Farm	1:34.80
1968	Verbatim	James P. Conway	John L. Rotz	Elmendorf Farm	1:34.00
1967	Dr. Fager	John A. Nerud	Manuel Ycaza	Tartan Stable	1:35.20
1966	Stupendous	Edward A. Neloy	Pete Anderson	Wheatley Stable	1:34.60
1965	Flag Raiser	Hirsch Jacobs	Bobby Ussery	Isidor Bieber	1:36.60
1964	Mr. Moonlight	Nick Combest	John Combest	Mrs. Magruder Dent	1:37.20
1963	Debbysman	Robert Dotter	Larry Adams	Gustave Ring	1:34.60
1962	Jaipur	Bert Mulholland	Bill Shoemaker	George D. Widener, Jr.	1:37.00
1961	Ambiopoise	Thomas M. Waller	Bobby Ussery	Robert Lehman	1:35.80
1960	John William	G. Auerbach	Sam Boulmetis	Merrick Stable	1:36.40
1959	Atoll	Ray Metcalf	Eddie Arcaro	Elkcam Stable	1:43.00
1958	Oh Johnny	Norman R. McLeod	William Boland	Mrs. Wallace Gilroy	1:43.60
1957	Mister Jive	George M. Carter	Hedley Woodhouse	J. L. Appelbaum	1:45.60
1956	Career Boy	Sylvester Veitch	Eric Guerin	C. V. Whitney	1:45.60
1955	Go Lightly	James McGee	Joe Culmone	Roslyn Farm	1:46.60
1954	Fisherman	Sylvester Veitch	Hedley Woodhouse	C. V. Whitney	1:46.20
1953	Native Dancer	William C. Winfrey	Eric Guerin	Alfred G. Vanderbilt II	1:44.20
1953	Laffango	Merritt Buxton	Nick Shuk	Trio Stable	1:44.00

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