Wood Memorial Stakes

Notes:
Unbeaten Kentucky Derby favorite Verrazano is the star attraction in New York s final Road to the Roses prep race and Todd Pletcher s trainee can add to his qualifying points with the 100-40-20-10 awarded to the top four finishers in this 1 million contest. But in order to win this, he ll have to best another undefeated runner in the locally-based Vyjack, who will be going for his 3 rd straight stakes victory and 4 th overall. Highly-regarded Normandy Invasion figures to attract plenty of wagering support as he takes one last shot at earning a berth in Louisville off a troubled 5 th in Fair Grounds G2 Risen Star S. Mr Palmer is an improving colt who tries G1 company after taking Laurel Park s Private Terms S. at his distance. Elnaawi was 3 rd behind Vyjack when making his stakes debut in the G3 Gotham S. and has improved his BRIS Speed Rating in each of his three starts. Always in a Tiz was no threat to Vyjack when 2 nd in the Traskwood S. as a juvenile then picked up the show check as part of a 3-horse photo in Oaklawn Park s Smarty Jones S. to start his 3-year-old campaign. After running up the track in Oaklawn s G3 Southwest S., he missed the G2 Rebel S. and was rerouted here. Go Get the Basil just missed in an optional claiming contest over the inner track last out to an entrant in the G3 Bay Shore S. on the undercard. Quinzieme Monarque has finished 4 th in three consecutive stakes and adds Lasix for his return to dirt. Freedom Child also gets Lasix for the 1 st time and comes off an impressive maiden score at Gulfstream Park. Chrisandthecapper was a runaway winner of a 6f maiden race over the inner track after beginning his career in the maiden claiming ranks.
Wood Memorial Stakes is a Grade1 horse racing event that is organized at Aqueduct. It has a purse value of 1,000,000. Horses that can cover a distance of 9 furlongs may participate in the race.

Wood Memorial Stakes Past Winners

Year	Winner	Trainer	Jockey	Owner	Time
2013	Verrazano	Todd Pletcher	John Velazquez	Let's Go Stable, Michael Tabor, Mrs. John Magnier and Derrick Smith	1:50.27
2012	Gemologist	Todd Pletcher	Javier Castellano	WinStar Farm	1:50.96
2011	Tobys Corner	H. Graham Motion	Eddie Castro	Dianne Cotter	1:49.93
2011	Toby's Corner	H. Graham Motion	Eddie Castro	Dianne Cotter	1:49.93
2010	Eskendereya	Todd A. Pletcher	John Velazquez	Zayat Stables	1:49.97
2010	Eskendereya	Todd A. Pletcher	John Velazquez	Zayat Stables	01:50.0
2009	I Want Revenge	Jeff Mullins	Joseph Talamo	Lanzman & IEAH	01:49.5
2009	I Want Revenge	Jeff Mullins	Joseph Talamo	IEAH	1:49.49
2008	Tale of Ekati	Barclay Tagg	Edgar Prado	Charles E. Fipke	1:52.35
2008	Tale of Ekati	Barclay Tagg	Edgar Prado	Charles E. Fipke	01:52.4
2007	Nobiz Like Shobiz	Barclay Tagg	Cornelio Velasquez	Elizabeth J. Valando	01:49.5
2007	Nobiz Like Shobiz	Barclay Tagg	Cornelio Velasquez	Elizabeth J. Valando	1:49.46
2006	Bob and John	Bob Baffert	Garrett K. Gomez	Stonerside Stable	01:51.5
2006	Bob and John	Bob Baffert	Garrett Gomez	Stonerside Stable	1:51.54
2005	Bellamy Road	Nick Zito	Javier Castellano	Kinsman Stable	1:47.16
2005	Bellamy Road	Nick Zito	Javier Castellano	Kinsman Stable	01:47.2
2004	Tapit	Michael W. Dickinson	Ramon A. Dominguez	Ronald Winchell	1:49.60
2004	Tapit	Michael W. Dickinson	Ramon A. Dominguez	Ronald Winchell	01:49.6
2003	Empire Maker	Robert J. Frankel	Jerry Bailey	Juddmonte Farms	1:48.60
2003	Empire Maker	Robert J. Frankel	Jerry Bailey	Juddmonte Farms	01:48.6
2002	Buddha	H. James Bond	Pat Day	Gary and Mary West	1:48.60
2002	Buddha	H. James Bond	Pat Day	Gary and Mary West	01:48.6
2001	Congaree	Bob Baffert	Victor Espinoza	Stonerside Stable	1:47.80
2001	Congaree	Bob Baffert	Victoria Espinoza	Stonerside Stable	01:47.8
2000	Fusaichi Pegasus	Neil D. Drysdale	Kent Desormeaux	Fusao Sekiguchi	1:47.80
2000	Fusaichi Pegasus	Neil D. Drysdale	Kent Desormeaux	Fusao Sekiguchi	01:47.8
1999	Adonis	Nick Zito	Jorge Chavez	Paraneck Stable	01:47.6
1999	Adonis	Nick Zito	Jorge Chavez	Paraneck Stable	1:47.60
1998	Coronados Quest	C. R. McGaughey III	Robbie Davis	Stuart S. Janney III	01:47.4
1998	Coronado's Quest	C. R. McGaughey III	Robbie Davis	Stuart S. Janney III	1:47.40
1997	Captain Bodgit	Gary Capuano	Alex Solis	Team Valor	01:48.2
1997	Captain Bodgit	Gary Capuano	Alex Solis	Team Valor	1:48.20
1996	Unbridled's Song	James T. Ryerson	Mike E. Smith	Paraneck Stable	1:49.80
1996	Unbridleds Song	James T. Ryerson	Mike E. Smith	Paraneck Stable	01:49.8
1995	Talkin Man	Roger Attfield	Gary Stevens	Kinghaven Farms	01:49.2
1995	Talkin Man	Roger Attfield	Shane Sellers	Kinghaven Farms	1:49.20
1994	Irgun	Steven W. Young	Rick Wilson	B.& M. Chase	01:49.0
1994	Irgun	Steven W. Young	Gary Stevens	B.& M. Chase	1:49.00
1993	Storm Tower	Ben W. Perkins, Jr.	Mike E. Smith	Char-Mari Stable	01:48.4
1993	Storm Tower	Ben W. Perkins, Jr.	Rick Wilson	Char-Mari Stable	1:48.40
1992	Devil His Due	H. Allen Jerkens	Mike E. Smith	Lion Crest Stable	1:49.20
1992	Devil His Due	H. Allen Jerkens	Shane Sellers	Lion Crest Stable	01:49.2
1991	Cahill Road	Scotty Schulhofer	Craig Perret	Frances A. Genter	1:48.40
1991	Cahill Road	Scotty Schulhofer	Craig Perret	Frances A. Genter	01:48.4
1990	Thirty Six Red	Nick Zito	Mike E. Smith	B. Giles Brophy	1:50.40
1990	Thirty Six Red	Nick Zito	Mike E. Smith	B. Giles Brophy	01:50.4
1989	Easy Goer	C. R. McGaughey III	Pat Day	Ogden Phipps	1:50.60
1989	Easy Goer	C. R. McGaughey III	Pat Day	Ogden Phipps	01:50.6
1988	Private Terms	Charles Hadry	Chris Antley	Locust Hill Farm	1:47.20
1988	Private Terms	Charles Hadry	Chris Antley	Locust Hill Farm	01:47.2
1987	Gulch	LeRoy Jolley	Jose Santos	Peter M. Brant	01:49.0
1987	Gulch	LeRoy Jolley	Jose Santos	Peter M. Brant	1:49.00
1986	Broad Brush	Richard W. Small	Vincent Bracciale Jr	Robert E. Meyerhoff	01:50.6
1986	Broad Brush	Richard W. Small	Vincent Bracciale, Jr.	Robert E. Meyerhoff	1:50.60
1985	Eternal Prince	John J. Lenzini, Jr.	Richard Migliore	Brian J. Hurst	1:48.80
1985	Eternal Prince	John J. Lenzini, Jr.	Richard Migliore	Brian J. Hurst	01:48.8
1984	Leroy S.	Jan Nerud	Jean Cruguet	John A. Nerud	01:51.4
1984	Leroy S.	Jan Nerud	Jean Cruguet	John A. Nerud	1:51.40
1983	Slew o' Gold	Sidney Watters, Jr.	Eddie Maple	Equusequity Stable	1:51.40
1983	Bounding Basque	Woody Sedlacek	Gregg McCarron	Jacques Wimpfheimer	1:51.00
1983	Slew oGold	Sidney Watters, Jr.	Gregg McCarron	Equusequity Stable	01:51.4
1983	Bounding Basque	Woody Sedlacek	Eddie Maple	Jacques Wimpfheimer	01:51.0
1982	Air Forbes Won	Frank LaBoccetta	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Edward Anchel	1:51.00
1982	Air Forbes Won	Frank LaBoccetta	Angel Cordero Jr	Edward Anchel	01:51.0
1981	Pleasant Colony	John P. Campo	Buck Thornburg	Buckland Farm	01:49.6
1981	Pleasant Colony	John P. Campo	Jeffrey Fell	Buckland Farm	1:49.60
1980	Plugged Nickle	Thomas J. Kelly	Jeffrey Fell	John M. Schiff	01:50.8
1980	Plugged Nickle	Thomas J. Kelly	Buck Thornburg	John M. Schiff	1:50.80
1979	Instrument Landing	David A. Whiteley	Angel Cordero Jr	Pen-Y-Bryn Farm	01:49.2
1979	Instrument Landing	David A. Whiteley	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Pen-Y-Bryn Farm	1:49.20
1978	Believe It	Woody Stephens	Eddie Maple	Hickory Tree Stable	1:49.80
1978	Believe It	Woody Stephens	Eddie Maple	Hickory Tree Stable	01:49.8
1977	Seattle Slew	William H. Turner, Jr.	Jean Cruget	Karen L. Taylor	01:49.6
1977	Seattle Slew	William H. Turner, Jr.	Jean Cruguet	Karen L. Taylor	1:49.60
1976	Bold Forbes	Laz Barrera	Angel Cardero Jr	E. Rodriguez Tizol	01:47.4
1976	Bold Forbes	Laz Barrera	Angel Cordero, Jr.	E. Rodriguez Tizol	1:47.40
1975	Foolish Pleasure	LeRoy Jolley	Jacinto Vazquez	John L. Greer	01:48.8
1975	Foolish Pleasure	LeRoy Jolley	Jacinto Vasquez	John L. Greer	1:48.80
1974	Rube The Great	Pancho Martin	Miguel A. Rivera	Sigmund Sommer	1:49.60
1974	Flip Sal	Stephen A. DiMauro	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Salvatore Tufano	1:51.40
1974	Rube The Great	Pancho Martin	Miguel A. Rivera	Sigmund Sommer	01:49.6
1974	Flip Sal	Stephen A. DiMauro	Angel Cordero Jr	Salvatore Tufano	01:51.4
1973	Angle Light	Lucien Laurin	Jacinto Vasquez	Edwin Whittaker	1:49.80
1973	Angle Light	Lucien Laurin	Lucien Laurin	Edwin Whittaker	01:49.8
1972	Upper Case	Lucien Laurin	Ron Turcotte	Meadow Stable	1:49.00
1972	Upper Case	Lucien Laurin	Lucien Laurin	Meadow Stable	01:49.0
1971	Good Behaving	John P. Campo	Chuck Baltazar	Neil Hellman	1:49.80
1971	Good Behaving	John P. Campo	John P Campo	Neil Hellman	01:49.8
1970	Personality	John W. Jacobs	Eddie Belmonte	Ethel D. Jacobs	1:49.40
1970	Personality	John W. Jacobs	John W Jacobs	Ethel D. Jacobs	01:49.4
1969	Dike	Lucien Laurin	Jorge Velasquez	Claiborne Farm	1:49.60
1969	Dike	Lucien Laurin	Lucien Laurin	Claiborne Farm	01:49.6
1968	Dancer's Image	Lou Cavalaris, Jr.	Bobby Ussery	Peter Fuller	1:49.00
1968	Dancers Image	Lou Cavalaris, Jr.	Lou Cavalaris Jr	Peter Fuller	01:49.0
1967	Damascus	Frank Y. Whiteley, Jr.	Frank Y Whitely Jr	Edith W. Bancroft	01:49.6
1967	Damascus	Frank Y. Whiteley, Jr.	Bill Shoemaker	Edith W. Bancroft	1:49.60
1966	Amberoid	Lucien Laurin	William Boland	Reginald N. Webster	1:49.60
1966	Amberoid	Lucien Laurin	William Boland	Reginald N. Webster	01:49.6
1965	Flag Raiser	Hirsch Jacobs	Bobby Ussery	Isidor Bieber	01:50.2
1965	Flag Raiser	Hirsch Jacobs	Bobby Ussery	Isidor Bieber	1:50.20
1964	Quadrangle	J. Elliott Burch	Bill Hartack	Rokeby Stable	1:50.20
1964	Quadrangle	J. Elliott Burch	Bill Hartack	Rokeby Stable	01:50.2
1963	No Robbery	John M. Gaver, Sr.	John L. Rotz	Greentree Stable	1:49.20
1963	No Robbery	John M. Gaver, Sr.	John L Rotz	Greentree Stable	01:49.2
1962	Admirals Voyage	Charles R. Parke	Braulio Baeza	Fred W. Hooper	01:49.2
1962	Admiral's Voyage	Charles R. Parke	Braulio Baeza	Fred W. Hooper	1:49.20
1961	Globemaster	Thomas J. Kelly	John L. Rotz	Leonard P. Sasso	01:50.2
1961	Globemaster	Thomas J. Kelly	John L. Rotz	Leonard P. Sasso	1:50.20
1960	Francis S.	Burley Parke	Bill Shoemaker	Harbor View Farm	1:50.20
1960	Francis S.	Burley Parke	Bill Shoemaker	Harbor View Farm	01:50.2
1959	Manassa Mauler	Pancho Martin	Ray Broussard	Emil Dolce	01:49.6
1959	Manassa Mauler	Pancho Martin	Ray Broussard	Emil Dolce	1:49.60
1958	Jewels Reward	Ivan H. Parke	Eddie Arcaro	Maine Chance Farm	01:50.2
1958	Jewel's Reward	Ivan H. Parke	Eddie Arcaro	Maine Chance Farm	1:50.20
1957	Bold Ruler	Jim Fitzsimmons	Eddie Arcaro	Wheatley Stable	01:48.8
1957	Bold Ruler	Jim Fitzsimmons	Eddie Arcaro	Wheatley Stable	1:48.80
1956	Head Man	Sylvester Veitch	Eddie Arcaro	C. V. Whitney	01:50.2
1956	Head Man	Sylvester Veitch	Eddie Arcaro	C. V. Whitney	1:50.20
1955	Nashua	Jim Fitzsimmons	Ted Atkinson	Belair Stud	01:50.6
1955	Nashua	Jim Fitzsimmons	Ted Atkinson	Belair Stud	1:50.60
1954	Correlation	Noble Threewitt	Bill Shoemaker	Robert S. Lytle	01:50.0
1954	Correlation	Noble Threewitt	Bill Shoemaker	Robert S. Lytle	1:50.00
1953	Native Dancer	William C. Winfrey	Eric Guerin	Alfred G. Vanderbilt II	01:50.6
1953	Native Dancer	William C. Winfrey	Eric Guerin	Alfred G. Vanderbilt II	1:50.60
1952	Master Fiddle	Sol Rutchick	David Gorman	Myhelen Stable	01:52.4
1952	Master Fiddle	Sol Rutchick	David Gorman	Myhelen Stable	1:52.40
1951	Repetoire	Albert Jensen	Pete McLean	Nora A. Mikell	01:44.4
1951	Repetoire	Albert Jensen	Pete McLean	Nora A. Mikell	1:44.40
1950	Hill Prince	Casey Hayes	Eddie Arcaro	Christopher Chenery	01:43.6
1950	Hill Prince	Casey Hayes	Eddie Arcaro	Christopher Chenery	1:43.60
1949	Olympia	Ivan H. Parke	Eddie Arcaro	Fred W. Hooper	01:45.0
1949	Olympia	Ivan H. Parke	Eddie Arcaro	Fred W. Hooper	1:45.00
1948	My Request	James P. Conway	Douglas Dodson	Ben F. Whitaker	01:46.2
1948	My Request	James P. Conway	Douglas Dodson	Mrs. Ben F. Whitaker	1:46.20
1947	I Will	Sidney Jacobs	Eddie Arcaro	Jaclyn Stable	01:45.0
1947	Phalanx	Sylvester Veitch	Eddie Arcaro	C. V. Whitney	01:43.8
1947	I Will	Sidney Jacobs	Eddie Arcaro	Jaclyn Stable	1:45.00
1947	Phalanx	Sylvester Veitch	Eddie Arcaro	C. V. Whitney	1:43.80
1946	Assault	Max Hirsch	Warren Mehrtens	King Ranch	1:46.60
1946	Assault	Max Hirsch	Warren Mehrtens	King Ranch	01:46.6
1945	Hoop Jr.	Ivan H. Parke	Eddie Arcaro	Fred W. Hooper	1:45.00
1945	Hoop Jr.	Ivan H. Parke	Eddie Arcaro	Fred W. Hooper	01:45.0
1945	Jeep	Lydel T. Ruff	Arnold Kirkland	C. V. Whitney	1:45.80
1945	Jeep	Lydel T. Ruff	Arnold Kirkland	C. V. Whitney	01:45.8
1944	Lucky Draw	Bert Mulholland	Johnny Longden	George D. Widener, Jr.	1:46.20
1944	Stir Up	John M. Gaver, Sr.	Eddie Arcaro	Greentree Stable	1:44.20
1944	Lucky Draw	Bert Mulholland	Johnny Longden	George D. Widener, Jr.	01:46.2
1944	Stir Up	John M. Gaver, Sr.	Eddie Arcaro	Greentree Stable	01:44.2
1943	Count Fleet	Don Cameron	Johnny Longden	Fannie Hertz	01:43.0
1943	Count Fleet	Don Cameron	Johnny Longden	Fannie Hertz	1:43.00
1942	Requested	Blackie McCoole	Wayne D. Wright	Ben F. Whitaker	01:45.2
1942	Requested	Blackie McCoole	Wayne D. Wright	Mrs. Ben F. Whitaker	1:45.20
1941	Market Wise	George W. Carroll	Don Meade	Louis Tufano	01:45.6
1941	Market Wise	George W. Carroll	Don Meade	Louis Tufano	1:45.60
1940	Dit	Max Hirsch	Leon Haas	W. Arnold Hanger	01:45.8
1940	Dit	Max Hirsch	Leon Haas	W. Arnold Hanger	1:45.80
1939	Johnstown	Jim Fitzsimmons	James Stout	Belair Stud	1:42.00
1939	Johnstown	Jim Fitzsimmons	James Stout	Belair Stud	01:42.0
1938	Fighting Fox	Jim Fitzsimmons	James Stout	Belair Stud	1:43.00
1938	Fighting Fox	Jim Fitzsimmons	James Stout	Belair Stud	01:43.0
1937	Melodist	Jim Fitzsimmons	Johnny Longden	Wheatley Stable	01:42.8
1937	Melodist	Jim Fitzsimmons	Johnny Longden	Wheatley Stable	1:42.80
1936	Teufel	Jim Fitzsimmons	Herbert Litzenberger	Wheatley Stable	1:43.20
1936	Teufel	Jim Fitzsimmons	Herbert Litzenberger	Wheatley Stable	01:43.2
1935	Today	Thomas J. Healey	Raymond Workman	C. V. Whitney	1:42.80
1935	Today	Thomas J. Healey	Raymond Workman	C. V. Whitney	01:42.8
1934	High Quest	Robert A. Smith	Dominick Bellizzi	Brookmeade Stable	1:43.80
1934	High Quest	Robert A. Smith	Dominick Bellizzi	Brookmeade Stable	01:43.8
1933	Mr. Khayyam	Matthew Peter Brady	Pete Walls	Catawba Farm	01:42.6
1933	Mr. Khayyam	Matthew Peter Brady	Pete Walls	Catawba Farm	1:42.60
1932	Universe	Joseph Bauer	Linus McAtee	Thomas M. Cassidy	1:43.00
1932	Universe	Joseph Bauer	Linus McAtee	Thomas M. Cassidy	01:43.0
1931	Twenty Grand	James G. Rowe, Jr.	Charley Kurtsinger	Greentree Stable	01:42.6
1931	Twenty Grand	James G. Rowe, Jr.	Charley Kurtsinger	Greentree Stable	1:42.60
1930	Gallant Fox	Jim Fitzsimmons	Earl Sande	Belair Stud	1:43.60
1930	Gallant Fox	Jim Fitzsimmons	Earl Sande	Belair Stud	01:43.6
1929	Essare	Joe Johnson	Mack Garner	Jacques Stable	1:44.00
1929	Essare	Joe Johnson	Mack Garner	Jacques Stable	01:44.0
1928	Distraction	George Tappen	Danny McAuliffe	Wheatley Stable	1:46.00
1928	Distraction	George Tappen	Danny McAuliffe	Wheatley Stable	01:46.0
1927	Saxon	James G. Rowe, Sr.	George Ellis	Greentree Stable	01:43.6
1927	Saxon	James G. Rowe, Sr.	George Ellis	Greentree Stable	1:43.60
1926	Pompey	William H. Karrick	Bennie Breuning	William R. Coe	01:42.0
1926	Pompey	William H. Karrick	Bennie Breuning	William R. Coe	1:42.00
1925	Backbone	James G. Rowe, Sr.	Ivan H. Parke	H. P. Whitney	1:43.40
1925	Backbone	James G. Rowe, Sr.	Ivan H. Parke	H. P. Whitney	01:43.4