Brighton Mile

The Brighton Mile was an American Thoroughbred horse race run between 1905 and 1910 at Brighton Beach Race Course in Brighton Beach, Coney Island, New York. A handicap event for horses age three and older, it was contested on dirt at a distance of one mile (8 furlongs).

Brighton Mile
Discontinued stakes race
LocationBrighton Beach Race Course, Brighton Beach, Coney Island, New York, United States
Inaugurated1905
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing
Race information
Distance1 mile (8 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old & up
WeightAssigned

Inaugurated in 1905, the Brighton Mile was not run in 1908 and 1909 due to passage of the Hart–Agnew Law.[1] That would turn out to be the last time the event was run as further restrictions were enacted by the New York State Legislature through amendments to the Hart–Agnew Law that shut down all racing in New York in 1911 and 1912 and ended horse racing permanently at the Brighton Beach track.[2] [3] [4] [5][6]

Records

Speed record:

Most wins:

  • No horse ever won this race more than once.

Most wins by a jockey:

  • No jockey ever won this race more than once.

Most wins by a trainer:

  • No trainer ever won this race more than once.

Most wins by an owner:

  • No owner ever won this race more than once.

Winners
Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Dist.
(Miles)		 Time
 Win $
1910 King James 5 Carroll Shilling Sam Hildreth Sam Hildreth 1 m 1:39.60 $1,420
1908 - 1909 Race not held
1907 Charles Edward 3 Willie Knapp Frank M. Taylor Patchogue Stable (William H. DuBois) 1 m 1:37.60 $3,120
1906 Hamburg Belle 5 Walter Miller A. Jack Joyner Sydney Paget 1 m 1:39.00 $3,170
1905 Ort Wells 4 John Sperling Enoch Wishard John A. Drake 1 m 1:38.20 $3,085

References
  1. "Empire City Meeting Opens Auspiciously". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1910-07-06. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  2. "Penalties in the New York Bills". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1908-01-18. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  3. Times, Special To The New York (July 14, 1911). "Race Track Bill Defeated In Senate; Measure Modifying Directors' Liability for Gambling Fails of Passage". Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  4. "Oral Betting Held Legal: Appellate Division of New York Supreme Court Renders Important Decision". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1913-02-22. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
  5. "Destruction Wrought by Hughes". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1908-12-15. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
  6. "Famous Old Track is Sold". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1914-11-17. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
  7. "Fast Racing at Brighton: Charles Edward Wins "the Mile" in 1:37 3-5, a New Track Record". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1907-07-11. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
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