Ticker
  • Wise Dan targets the G2 Firecracker 'Cap at Churchill on June 29.  Posted 9 hours ago
  • Jockey Chantal Sutherland will return to saddle at Del Mar. Posted 16 hours ago
  • Itsmyluckyday to skip Belmont Stakes 2013 in favor of Pegasus Stakes on 6-16.  Posted 16 hours ago
  • Rosie Napravnik will ride Code West in Belmont Stakes 2013. Posted 16 hours ago
  • From DRF (The Inside Post): Mylute will not run in Belmont Stakes 2013. Posted 1 day ago
  • Eblouissante breezed 4f :49.17 (18/44) at Belmont (dirt Training) on 5-22. Posted 1 day ago
  • Giant Finish will make his next start in Belmont Stakes 2013. Posted 1 day ago
  • Unlimited Budget is expected to face males in Belmont Stakes 2013. Posted 3 days ago
  • Verrazano will make his next start in the Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth on 6-16. Posted 3 days ago
  • Dreaming of Julia will make her next start in the Mother Goose at Belmont on 6-22. Posted 3 days ago
Home / Stakes / Gotham Stakes

Gotham Stakes

Sponsor:
[Add Data]
Stake Associated with:
Kentucky Derby Trail
Profile History News & Notes Photos

What the Nation is saying about the Gotham Stakes...

Can Vyjack rebound from a third place finish in the Wood Memorial, to shock the racing world in Louisville?Read More
  • Show All 19 Comments
  • icyhotboo · We still have to wait for the draw but Verrezano and Orb seem to tower over the others. The only benefit to this is the 20 horse field that along with the extra distance helps the fan/bettor get a better price somewhere else and still have a chance.Current odds are Verrazano 4/1, Orb 5/1, Normady Invasion 10/1, Goldencents 10/1, Itsmyluckyday 12/1, etc. This is the first time that individual horses have been the betting favorite over the field taken as a whole.That may change, but not yet. · 22 days ago ·
    like
  • animalk1060 · they all lose for some reason(infection) but now they must stepppp up, a mile qt. is a longggg way · 22 days ago ·
    like
Storming down the stretch in front of a large Oaklawn Park crowd, the son of Dixie Union pulled away from the rest to win the $1 million race with authority. Read More
  • Show All 23 Comments
  • ismalli · None at HRN seem bothered Overanalyze - Has never won two consecutive starts.Arkansas Derby, the 1:51 4/5 seconds that Overanalyze ran that 1 1/8-mile in the slowest winning time since 1978, and Orb, who some consider the probable second choice behind Verrazano, ran the third-slowest Florida Derby in the last 20 years. · 38 days ago ·
    like
  • geldedridgling · Unless a horse is in first at all calls final race time is very overrated. In this case, Overanalyze can't control how weak or strong the pace horses are, and is content to site behind a soft pace until time to draw off and, as Bejarano said, save some for the next race. · 37 days ago ·
    like
A win in a 50 point race deserves a spot but when should they be considered legitimate contenders?Read More
  • Show All 9 Comments
  • charliep · The San Felipe is not at all a good indicator of success in the kentucky Derby. In the last 25 years, only 2 winners have won the Derby, those being Sunday Silence (who won the Santa Anita Derby) and Fusiachi Pegausus (who won the Wood). Alysheba ran 2nd in the 1987 San Felipe to Chart The Stars. · 74 days ago ·
    like
  • charliep · The 3rd place finisher in the Bredders Cup Juvenile should get AT LEAST as many points as the horse that wins the San Felipe or the Tampa Bay Derby. We're talking about a Grade 1 champioship race versus a couple of Grade 2 races, one of which (Tampa Derby) should be a Grade 3. · 74 days ago ·
    like
No matter the reason behind the disqualification, I have yet to meet a person who believed the decision to be a fair one. Finding people who say taking down Dr. Fager that day was a travesty, however, proved much easier to come by. To this day, I cannot think of a more universally disliked disqualif...Read More
  • Show All 20 Comments
  • Buckpasser · Dark Mirage's competitors weren't garbage. There was Miss Ribot, Gay Matilda, Syrian Sea, Guest Room etc. · 75 days ago ·
    like
  • airedale2008 · Steward Keene Daingerfield didn’t like John Nerud and hated Manny Ycaza for his aggressive riding. After the race, Nerud was quoted as saying the decision was prejudiced. He was called in to the steward’s office to explain his comment. When told there was a rumor going around that he said the Garden State stewards were prejudiced, Nerud said, “That ain’t no rumor. That’s what I said.” As far as I’m concerned, the blemish is on the Garden State stewards record, not the Good Doctor’s. · 74 days ago ·
    like
With a few more 3-year old stakes races on the books, it is time to take another look at some newcomers that have made some noise on the Derby trail but are not necessarily mainstream picks.Read More
  • Show All 11 Comments
  • travel_vic · Early horse on an well known EARLY track........IF this one can reproduce that effort anywhere close (and against an honest, realisitic pace) then the giant might be something to consider. These three year olds sometimes get good quick as Paytner did last year. · 78 days ago ·
    like
  • Floridaf · Sorry if I ruined your odds, gowithnybred. Travel_vic, that's what I'm trying to spot: a 3-year old with the potential to improve quickly and possibly upset the chalk. · 78 days ago ·
    like
It’s not that I’ve never seen a horse do what Vyjack did yesterday, because I have. But in forty years of watching the races, I could probably count the number of horses that I have seen do it on one hand. What exactly did the undefeated son of Into Mischief do that was so extraordinary? Simple … co...Read More
  • Show All 42 Comments
  • head_heart_hooves · Vyjack went from being a pace-pressing sprinter in his first 2 to be a front-running router in his next - a logical extension. Certainly no one, absent the connections evidently, expected Vyjack to be so far off of the pace. That was anomolous even though the sample size is admittedly small. The fact he was able to win his toughest race while getting dirt in his face, etc, may not impress everyone, but it sure impresses me. With adaptability and ability to make your own trip so important in the large Derby field, this off-the-pace win is a nice feather in Vyjack's cap. · 80 days ago ·
    like
  • travel_vic · Review the vast majority of maiden races...Where do the winner's reside? On or close to the pace the majority of the time. · 80 days ago ·
    like
Vyjack came from far off the pace to win the Gotham Stake (G3) and a probable place in the field for the Kentucky Derby.Read More
  • Show All 13 Comments
  • amino998 · There's a chasm of difference between Aqueduct's inner dirt and other surfaces that he must surmount as well. · 81 days ago ·
    like
  • railbird33 · Nice win, however, like Normandy Invasion he'll have traffic problems in a twenty horse field. History doesn't favor last to first trips in the KY Derby. · 81 days ago ·
    like
"New projected order after handicapping it more in depth: 1st- Escapefromreality 2nd- Overanalyze 3rd- Siete de Oros. Rough wagers:nOk here are some ROUGH bets, that are subject to change: $4 Win, $10 Show on #3. $4 W-S on #6. $2 W-S on #5. $2 Exacta: 5-6-7-11/3. $.20 Super Box: 3-6-7-11. $2 Exacta Box: 3-5-6 (favorite horse, with 2 longshots)"
  • Show All 3 Comments
  • cocoa2 · 3 - 3 with that inquiry, thank god · 82 days ago ·
    like
  • chelsea.devries.37 · Ha, whats happening with all of Pletchers 3 year old boys. · 82 days ago ·
    like
The Derby Trail heads north to the The Big Apple for its only legitimate (i.e. Derby point system) prep race of the weekend. Do you think Johnny Velazquez took the mount on Overanalyze, leaving warm sunny Florida for chilly New York just because he could also take in a Broadway show? Read More
  • Show All 3 Comments
  • hilton.tynes · Gary thank you very much for this laurel handicapping perspective i am writing down your picks and heading to calder to play the early pick three and pick four in laurel and double as well i hope we can get a winner g.q · 82 days ago ·
    like
  • hilton.tynes · gary i won the early daily double at laurel park for 7.80 for a 2$ wager i had 26$ wagered on the double so i got almost 100$, i came to the track with 80 bucks and left with 280 because i hit 20$ win bets in tampa bays 5th and aqueducts 4th pretty good day, i missed the early pick 4 at laurel though, but im ahead 200 bucks today ill try again next week with ur picks im taking another week off haha sitting on the 200$ · 82 days ago ·
    like
A dozen 3-year-olds, headed by Overanalyze and the undefeated Vyjack, were entered for Saturday’s 60th running of the Grade 3 Gotham at Aqueduct.Read More
  • Show All 12 Comments
  • On The Gallop's · Transparent in the Darley Racing colors to win the Gotham :) · 83 days ago ·
    like
  • Mary Z. · 3,11,8,7. · 82 days ago ·
    like
As part of the Kentucky Derby Championship Series, The lure of $240,000 and 50 Derby points to the winner drew a full field of 12 runners at Aqueduct on Saturday for a sturdy 3-year old test in the G3 Gotham Stakes in the Big Apple.Read More
  • Show All 9 Comments
  • Sully · I decided to put a pre-scratch P6 together. I'm positive there will be some scratches though. My P6 spread ticket is 4-1,8 w 1,4-3 w 2,4 w 2,9 w 1,7-3 w 4-1,7. If anyone wants to know how spread tix work, just let me know. Just like everything in life, they have their positives and their negatives, but I like them to include "what-if" options. · 83 days ago ·
    like
  • Sully · Oh, and this P6 spread ticket, as-is, would cost you $192. · 83 days ago ·
    like
The Gotham Stakes gets its name from the nickname for New York City. Gotham became popularized when in 1940 the Batman comic book identified the home of the caped crusader as Gotham City. Read More
  • Show All 7 Comments
  • Mike in SB · I like Now and Then, I am not too sure about either of the favorites and this one could turn out to be a nice horse. · 84 days ago ·
    like
  • jinlie01 · Now and Then and Elnaawi look formidable · 84 days ago ·
    like
At a glance, I think I will do 1st- Siete De Oros, 2nd- Escapefromreality (D' Oro grandbaby!!), 3rd- Transparent
  • Show All 4 Comments
  • rafirox · Siete de Oros has a great chance to WIN. Even though he is not in my top 3, YET. Wide open, I think 6 colts have a chance. · 85 days ago ·
    like
  • tcglory · as long as you dont have a Kiran horse in thoes 6 cause his horses arent running like they were bred · 85 days ago ·
    like
Trainer Rudy Rodriguez was counting his blessings on Sunday, six days in advance of Vyjack’s expected start in the Grade 3, $400,000 Gotham, a 1 1/16-mile race for 3-year-olds and Aqueduct Racetrack’s primary prep race for the Grade 1, $1 million Wood Memorial on April 6. Read More
  • Show All 3 Comments
  • lookinatlucky859 · i thinks its overanalyzes race to lose anyone know whos riding? ramon gave one of the best rides this year on this guy(hard to replace) · 85 days ago ·
    like
  • railbird33 · I agree-lal859, Likely Johnny V for his first start of 2013, let's hope he moves forward from that nice Remsen score last year. · 85 days ago ·
    like
The showdown between Game On Dude and Ron The Greek highlights this weekend's $600 Stakes Survivor Handicapping Contest on DerbyWars!Read More
Flashback 8-1 favorite in Kentucky Derby 2013 Future Odds from Wynn Las Vegas.Read More
Shadwell Stable’s Elnaawi, a half-brother to 2011 Cigar Mile and 2012 Woodward winner To Honor and Serve, will make his graded stakes debut in next Saturday’s Grade 3 Gotham, the Kiaran McLaughlin stable confirmed on Sunday. Read More
Two legs of the New York Derby Trail have been completed with the running of the Withers, so it is time to release version three of the New York Top 10 Derby Contenders. Read More
  • Show All 4 Comments
  • marylandgq · Nice compilation of promising 3-year-olds. I respectfully can only agree on 3 of them. That's what's so great about these Derby Lists and this sport, because if we all agreed, every race would have a 1-9 PT favorite. · 106 days ago ·
    like
  • gowithnybred · These are not top ten NEW YORK Derby Contenders, none are NY Breds. Look for West Hills Giant and Escapefromreality. Not sure if Notacatbutallama is running? · 90 days ago ·
    like
Today's maiden/allowance winners could become tomorrow's latest sensation on the Kentucky Derby trail. Take a closer look at a dozen colts who could become tomorrow's stars.Read More
  • zxswordxz · So far, I'm watching four horse for my derby pick: Tiz the Truth, Verrazano, Proud Strike and Violence. · 98 days ago ·
    like
  • Floridaf · I find it interesting that not only did Elmutahid finally win when stretched out to 9 furlongs for the first time, but he did so in his first start on dirt. Looks like he relished both the distance and the new surface. I'll have to give him another look for tomorrow's FOY. · 90 days ago ·
    like
Even a dazzling display coast-to-coast by the new kids on the block could not displace Itsmyluckyday from the top spot on Laura Pugh's latest list.Read More
  • Show All 8 Comments
  • dani.pugh · If only gallop outs won races. Bobby needed to get something out of the race. First time back, won't be back till mid/late march. Lucky has race 7/8 times already, was running back off of three weeks, he didn't need to get a good gallop out. He needed points and he got them. Bobby doesn't need points as much, he needed fitness. · 104 days ago ·
    like
  • rafirox · Logical and good assessment, dani. · 104 days ago ·
    like

Race Results & Past Performances

Add Race Result
Date(Descending)
Tr
#
Dist.[Filter]
Sf.
$
Cnd
Race
1st
2nd
3rd
Time
View DetailsView Video03/02/13Aqu101 1/16 mD03 MGotham Stakes-G3VyjackWest Hills GiantElnaawi1:44.09
View DetailsView Video03/03/12Aqu101 1/16 mD03 MGotham Stakes-G3HansenMy AdonisFinnegans Wake1:43.84
View DetailsView Video03/05/11Aqu101 1/16 mD03 MGotham Stakes-G3Stay ThirstyNorman AsbjornsonToby's Corner1:44.78
View DetailsView Video03/06/10Aqu101 1/16 mD03 MGotham Stakes-G3Awesome ActYawanna TwistNacho Friend1:43.85
View DetailsView Video03/07/09Aqu91 1/16 mD03 MGotham Stakes-G3I Want RevengeImperial CouncilMr. Fantasy1:42.65
View Details03/18/06Aqu11 1/16 mD03 MGotham Stakes-G3Like Now  1:43.17
View Details03/20/04Aqu71 mileD03 MGotham Stakes-G3Saratoga CountyPomeroyEddington1:35.53
View Details03/17/02Aqu91 mileD03 MGotham Stakes-G3MayakovskySaarlandParade Of Music1:34.90
View Details03/19/00Aqu91 mileD03 MGotham Stakes-G3Red BulletAptitudePerforming Magic0:00.00
View Details03/21/98Aqu81 mileD03 MGotham Stakes-G3WasatchDr JLate Edition0:00.00
View Details04/04/81Aqu81 mileD03 MGotham StakesProud AppealCure the BluesNoble Nashua1:33.60
View DetailsView Video04/07/73Aqu71 mileD03 MGotham Stakes-G2SecretariatChampagne CharlieFlush1:33.40
View Details04/03/71Aqu71 mileD03 MGotham StakesGood BehavingDroll RoleSound Off1:36.00
View DetailsView Video04/15/67Aqu71 mileD03 MGotham StakesDr. FagerDamascusReason To Hail1:35.20
View Details04/18/53Jam61 1/16 mD03 MGotham StakesNative DancerMagic LampSckl's Sound1:44.20