Lawrence Realization Stakes
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The Lawrence Realization Stakes is an American horse race first run in 1889. The race is for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds and is currently run at a distance of 1½ miles on turf. It was held annually at the Sheepshead Bay Racetrack at Gravesend, New York until 1913, and at Aqueduct Racetrack in 1959 and 1961, and from 1918 to 1969. It moved to Belmont Park on Long Island where it is raced today as a Grade III event.
On September 4, 1920, Man O' War won the 1 5/8-mile Lawrence Realization by 100 lengths...the largest winning margin in modern racing history. His time for the race: 2:40 4/5, shattered the world record by 6 4/5 seconds and was his fifth record-setting performance of that year.
For seven decades, the Lawrence Realization Stakes was one of the most prestigious annual racing events outside of the American Triple Crown.
[edit] Notable past winners include
- 1889 - Salvator
- 1898 - Hamburg
- 1899 - Ethelbert
- 1905 - Sysonby
- 1908 - Fair Play
- 1910 - Sweep
- 1917 - Omar Khayyam
- 1920 - Man O' War
- 1923 - Zev
- 1928 - Reigh Count
- 1930 - Gallant Fox
- 1931 - Twenty Grand
- 1936 - Granville
- 1941 - Whirlaway
- 1942 - Alsab
- 1949 - Ponder
- 1950 - Bed o'Roses
- 1960 - Kelso
- 1964 - Quadrangle
- 1966 - Buckpasser
- 1992 - Timber Cat
