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Following the 1973 implementation of the
Thoroughbred graded stakes race system in North America, the Governor Stakes was awarded Grade 1 status, giving it the highest ranking possible which was maintained until the race was discontinued following the 1975 edition.
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East-West Stable, in 1974 Wajima won two of fours starts in his first year of racing but without a stakes win. He ended the year having won just $ 40,387. At age three the $ 600,000 colt was hampered early by leg problems and could not attempt a run at the
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record time for a mile and one-eighth. Within a few weeks Wajima was competing and winning in Grade 1 events. On
September 1, in a race open to older horses, the three-year-old Wajima won a hard-fought Governor Stakes by a head over runner-up
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The
September 2, 1969 inaugural running offered a purse of $ 100,000 added and saw both attendance and wagering set a Belmont Park record for a Labor Day program. The race was won by
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135:. Held in early September, the race was open to horses age three and older and was contested on dirt over a distance of one and one-eighth miles (9 furlongs).
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Inaugurated in 1969, the event was run as the
Governor Nicholls Stakes for its first two years. The
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published a story about the chances for success with such expensive
Thoroughbred purchases titled "
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270:. Back in competition, on July 19, 1975, Wajima began to show what was to come with a win in the
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won what would prove to be the final edition of the
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won the 1974 Governor Stakes and went on to win
Belmont Park's very important
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was honored as the man who in 1665 established a horse racing track on
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On
September 13, Wajima won Belmont Park's rich Grade 1
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973:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1976
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745:"Racing Secretary to Get Busy at Westbury Today"
164:event named the Governor Richard Nicholls Pace.
968:Recurring sporting events established in 1969
953:Discontinued horse races in New York (state)
287:winner. Also in the field was the legendary
298:and another future Hall of Fame inductee,
160:also honored the Colonial Governor with a
879:"Get Lost, Cinderella, Wajima's In Front"
816:"Wajima, $ 11.40, Beats Forego by a Head"
315:report on the race carried the headline "
958:Graded stakes races in the United States
787:"Is untried horseflesh worth that much?"
294:plus other very good runners including
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901:. New York Times, page 196. 1975-09-14
899:"Wajima Now Rated A $ 600,000 Bargain"
839:. New York Times, page 159. 1975-08-03
818:. New York Times, page 189. 1975-09-14
793:, page 146. 1975-07-19. Archived from
254:Is untried horseflesh worth that much?
978:Governors of the Province of New York
860:. New York Times, page 39. 1975-09-02
768:. New York Times, page 52. 1969-09-02
747:. New York Times, page 34. 1964-02-17
726:. New York Times, page 52. 1969-09-02
210:, a race that was a precursor to the
858:"Foolish Pleasure Runs 2d to Wajima"
317:Wajima Now Rated A $ 600,000 Bargain
249:Louisville, Kentucky Courier-Journal
218:Wajima and the final Governor Stakes
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307:Marlboro Cup Invitational Handicap
208:Marlboro Cup Invitational Handicap
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837:"Wajima First by A Neck"
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236:greatest Champion sires
117:Thoroughbred horse race
342:Most wins by an owner:
102:Three-year-olds and up
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212:Breeders' Cup Classic
553:William Haggin Perry
242:preeminent breeder,
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172:Historical notes
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222:Trained by
194:Jerry Meyer
156:New York's
129:Long Island
94:Left-handed
78:1 1/8 miles
64:Flat racing
48:Inaugurated
947:Categories
932:2021-01-03
905:2020-12-30
864:2020-12-31
843:2021-01-01
822:2021-01-01
801:2020-12-31
772:2020-12-31
751:2020-12-31
730:2020-12-31
709:2020-12-31
685:References
457:Big Spruce
335:Big Spruce
232:Bold Ruler
226:, in 1975
204:Big Spruce
16:Horse race
676:$ 70,110
637:$ 75,920
600:$ 68,460
563:$ 71,160
525:$ 69,060
485:$ 70,020
445:$ 69,180
192:inductee
151:consulate
56:Race type
673:1:48.40
670:1-1/8 m
648:Verbatim
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439:1-1/8 m
436:et al.)
375:Trainer
178:Verbatim
133:New York
75:Distance
30:Location
372:Jockey
366:Winner
356:Winners
323:Records
240:Japan's
114:Grade 1
83:Surface
497:Tentam
415:Wajima
337:(1974)
309:. The
292:Forego
228:Wajima
125:Elmont
644:1969
607:1970
570:1971
536:Loud
533:1972
493:1973
453:1974
411:1975
395:Time
389:Miles
383:Dist.
378:Owner
363:Year
91:Track
398:Win
369:Age
347:2 -
108:The
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528:G1
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