The Hopeful
104th Running on Monday, September 1, 2008
2-year-olds   $250,000   7 Furlongs   Grade:I 		Stakes Nominations
Past Performances
Year Horse Wt. Time Owner Trainer Jockey Value
2007 Majestic Warrior 120 01:23.04 Kinsman Stable William Mott Garrett Gomez 150,000
2006 Circular Quay 120 1:23.00 Michael and Doreen Tabor Todd Pletcher Garrett Gomez 150,000
2005 First Samurai 120 01:23.3 Lunsford, Bruce and Robbins Frank L. Brothers Jerry Bailey 150,000
2004 Afleet Alex 122 1:23 2/5 Cash is King LLC Timothy Ritchey Jeremy Rose 150,000
2003 Silver Wagon 122 1:23 2/5 Buckram Oak Farm Ralph Ziadie Jerry Bailey 120,000
2002 Sky Mesa 122 1:23 John C. Oxley John Ward Jr. Edgar Prado 120,000
2001 Came Home 122 1:21 4/5 Trudy McCaffery Paco Gonzalez Chris McCarron 120,000
2000 Yonaguska 122 1:24 2/5 Michael B. Tabor D. Wayne Lukas Jerry Bailey 80000
2000 City Zip 122 (Same) Thompson & Bowling Linda Rice Jose Santos 80000
1999 High Yield 122 1:22 4/5 Bob & Beverly Lewis D. Wayne Lukas Jerry Bailey 120000
1998 Lucky Roberto 122 1:23 4/5 Jesse Robinson Frank Alexander Robbie Davis 120000
1997 Favorite Trick 122 1:23 4/5 Joseph LaCombe Patrick Byrne Pat Day 120000
1996 Smoke Glacken 122 1:23 3/5 Karkenny Levy et al Henry Carroll Craig Perret 120000
1995 Hennessy 122 1:23 2/5 Bob & Beverly Lewis D. Wayne Lukas Gary Stevens 122000
1994 Wild Escapade 122 1:23 1/5 Dogwood Stable Leo O'Brien Jorge Cahvez 120000
1993 Dehere 122 1:15 4/5 Due Process Stable Reynaldo H. Nobles Chris McCarron 120000
1992 Great Navigator 122 1:15 3/5 Roron Stables John F. Mazza Aaron Gryder 120000
1991 Salt Lake 122 1:17 3/5 William T. Young D. Wayne Lukas Mike Smith 120000
1990 Deposit Ticket 122 1:16 1/5 Overbrook Farm D. Wayne Lukas Gary Stevens 139680
1989 Summer Squall 122 1:16 4/5 Dogwood Stable Neil Howard Pat Day 140400
1988 Mercedes Won l22 l:l6 3/5 Christopher Spencer Arnold Fink Robbie Davis l42320
1987 Crusader Sword 122 1:18 3/5 Rokeby Stable MacK. Miller Randy Romero 104580
1986 Gulch 122 1:16 2/5 Peter M. Brant Leroy Jolley Angel Cordero Jr. 126720
1985 Papal Power 122 1:18 2/5 Bayard Sharp Charles Peoples Don MacBeth 103320
1984 Chief's Crown 122 1:16 Star Crown Stable Roger Laurin Don MacBeth 73440
1983 Capitol South 122 1:17 2/5 Darby Dan Farm Lou Rondinello Jerry Bailey 72720
1982 Copelan 122 1:16 3/5 Fred W. Hooper Mitchell Griffin Jerry Bailey 69000
1981 Timely Writer 122 1:16 1/5 Peter Martin Dominic Imprescia Roger Danjean 51390
1980 Tap Shoes l22 l:l7 Leone Peters Howard M. Tesher Ruben Hernandez 5l750
1979 J. P. Brother l22 l:l6 l/5 Diamond Peg Stable John P. Campo Joseph Imparato 50490
1978 General Assembly l22 l:l6 2/5 Bertram R. Firestone Leroy Jolley Darrel McHargue 48600
1977 Affirmed l22 l:l5 2/5 Harbor View Farm Lazaro S. Barrera Steve Cauthen 48l05
1976 Banquet Table l22 l:l6 l/5 C. V. Whitney George T. Poole Jr. Jean Cruguet 5l345
1975 Jackknife l2l l:l6 3/5 Elmendorf John P. Campo Jean Cruguet 4l625
1975 Eustace l2l l:l6 2/5 Eugene Cashman Wayne Rose James Nichols 4l850
1974 The Bagel Prince l2l l:l6 4/5 Edward Shamie Edward Pappalardo Angel Cordero Jr. 40995
1974 Foolish Pleasure l2l l:l6 John L. Greer Leroy Jolley Braulio Baeza 4l445
1973 Gusty O'Shay l2l l:l6 2/5 Mrs. Gerard Hopkins Harrison E. Johnson Robert Kotenko 50400
1972 Secretariat l2l l:l6 l/5 Meadow Stable Lucien Laurin Ron Turcotte 5l930
1971 Rest Your Case l22 l:l7 2/5 Cragwood Stable MacK. Miller Jacinto Vasquez 77355
1970 Proudest Roman l22 l:l8 3/5 Mrs. John A. Morris Woody Stephens John L. Rotz 85ll7
1969 Irish Castle l22 l:l7 l/5 Wheatley Stable Edward A. Neloy Braulio Baeza 73044
1968 Top Knight l22 l:l6 Steven B. Wilson Raymond Metcalf Manuel Ycaza 80l45
1967 What A Pleasure l22 l:l6 2/5 Wheatley Stable Edward A. Neloy Braulio Baeza 74084
1966 Bold Hour l22 l:l7 l/5 George D. Widener Winbert F. Mulholland John L. Rotz 70005
1965 Buckpasser l22 l:l6 Ogden Phipps Edward A. Neloy Braulio Baeza 7l6l4
1964 Bold Lad l22 l:l5 3/5 Wheatley Stable E. Neloy B. Baeza 7223l
1963 Traffic l22 l:l8 3/5 Reginald N. Webster L. Laurin M. Ycaza 72394
1962 Outing Class l22 l:l7 Greentree Stable J. Gaver D. Pierce 76408
1961 Jaipur l22 l:l6 2/5 George D. Widener W. Mulholland W. Shoemaker 76228
1960 Hail To Reason l22 l:l6 Patrice Jacobs H. Jacobs R. Ussery 76602
1959 Tompion l22 l:l7 2/5 C. V. Whitney S. Veitch W. Shoemaker 73434
1958 First Landing l22 l:l7 4/5 C. T. Chenery J. H. Hayes E. Arcaro 36700
1957 Rose Trellis l22 l:l8 2/5 Foxcatcher Farm R. Handlen F. Lovato 40075
1956 King Hairan l22 l:l8 2/5 Leo Edwards R. Metcalfe E. Arcaro 48400
1955 Needles l22 l:l8 l/5 D and H Stable H. Fontaine J. Choquette 50000
1954 Nashua l22 l:l7 4/5 Belair Stud J. Fitzsimmons E. Arcaro 57050
1953 Artismo l22 l:l8 James Cox Brady R. Dotter D. Gorman 58900
1952 Native Dancer l22 l:l8 4/5 Alfred G. Vanderbilt - E. Guerin 5l450
1951 Cousin l22 l:l9 l/5 Alfred G. Vanderbilt - E. Guerin 5l700
1950 Battlefield l22 l:l8 George D. Widener - E. Guerin 47550
1949 Middleground ll4 l:l8 2/5 King Ranch - D. Gorman 44050
1948 Blue Peter l26 l:l9 l/5 Joseph M. Roebling - E. Guerin 47750
1947 Relic ll4 l:l7 2/5 Circle M. Farm - J. Adams 48200
1946 Blue Border l22 l:l7 E. R. Bradley - A. DeLara 46450
1945 Star Pilot ll2 l:l6 3/5 Maine Chance Farm - A. Kirkland 55l95
1944 Pavot l26 l:l8 4/5 Walter M. Jeffords - G. Woolf 5l775
1943 Bee Mac ll9 l:l8 2/5 Beatrice MacGuire - S. Young 3l750
1942 Devil's Thumb l22 l:l8 2/5 W. E. Boeing - C. McCreary 3l750
1941 Devil Diver ll9 l:l8 3/5 Greentree Stable - J. Skelly 35950
1940 Whirlaway l22 l:l8 Calumet Farm - J. Longden 37850
1939 Bimelech l22 l:l8 4/5 E. R. Bradley - F. A. Smith 33750
1938 El Chico l26 l:l8 2/5 William Ziegler Jr. - N. Wall 42550
1937 Sky Larking ll9 l:20 4/5 Milky Way Farm - A. Robertson 3l450
1936 Maedic l22 l:20 l/5 Maemere Farm - E. Litzenberger 32600
1935 Red Rain l24 l:l9 4/5 C. V. Whitney - R. Workman 38400
1934 Psychic Bid l22 l:l8 4/5 Brookmeade Stable - M. Garner 24250
1933 Bazaar ll9 l:l9 E. R. Bradley - D. Meade 35550
1932 Ladysman l30 l:l9 2/5 W. R. Coe - R. Jones 4l400
1931 Tick On ll7 l:20 2/5 Loma Stable - P. Walls 45950
1930 Epithet ll7 l:l7 3/5 Gifford A. Cochran - W. Kelsey 55000
1929 Boojum ll7 l:l7 H. P. Whitney - R. Workman 54750
1928 Jack High l27 l:l9 2/5 George D. Widener - G. Ellis 54l00
1927 Brooms ll5 l:20 Brookmeade Stable - J. Maiben 55750
1926 Lord Chaucer ll5 l:l9 4/5 Sagamore Farm - F. Coltiletti 48850
1925 Pompey l27 l:l7 4/5 Shoshone Stable - L. Fator 42850
1924 Master Charlie l30 l:l3 William Daniel - G. Babin 48700
1923 Diogenes ll5 l:l2 3/5 Walter M. Jeffords - C. Ponce 46800
1922 Dunlin ll5 l:l2 2/5 J. S. Cosden - C. Kummer 38950
1921 Morvich l30 l:l2 3/5 Benjamin Block - A. Johnson 34900
1920 Leonardo II ll5 l:l2 2/5 Zalapa Farm - A. Schuttinger 33850
1919 Man o' War l30 l:l3 Glen Riddle Farm - J. Loftus 24600
1918 Eternal ll5 l:l3 3/5 J. W. McClelland - A. Schuttinger 30l50
1917 Sun Briar l30 l:l5 3/5 Willis Sharpe Kilmer - W. Knapp 30600
1916 Campfire l30 l:l4 3/5 R. T. Wilson Jr. - J. McTaggart l8850
1915 Dominant l30 l:l3 4/5 L. S. Thompson - J. Notter 9l50
1914 Regret (f) l27 l:l6 2/5 H. P. Whitney - J. Notter 9590
1913 Bringhurst ll3 l:l2 2/5 J. N. Camden - J. Loftus 4l00
1910 Novelty l30 l:l4 S. C. Hildreth - A. Thomas l9l40
1909 Rocky O'Brien l22 l:l3 l/5 James MacManus - V. Powers l7l60
1908 Helmet ll5 l:l2 l/5 James R. Keene - J. Notter l0990
1907 Jim Gaffney ll5 l:l5 Frank J. Farrell - D. Nicol l7500
1906 Peter Pan l30 l:l2 l/5 James R. Keene - W. Knapp l7640
1905 Mohawk II l30 l:l3 2/5 John Sanford - A. Redfern l6490
1904 Tanya (f) l27 l:l3 l/5 H. B. Duryea - E. Hildebrand 29790

The HOPEFUL has a meaning to its name. It is the first time two year olds are asked to go longer than six furlongs in a stakes event. That means that their owners are “hopeful” that they have colts of classic possibilities. The quality of the fields is borne out by the fact that 14 Hopeful winners went on to win The Belmont Stakes the next year, two finished second, and three third, in that mile and a half event, which is the third and final leg of the Triple Crown.
The HOPEFUL was run at Belmont Park (Widener Course) in l943, l944, and l945. Not run in l9ll and l9l2. Run at six furlongs prior to l925; at six and a half furlongs from 1925 through 1993. It has been run at seven furlongs since 1994. Run in two divisions in l974 and l975. In 1979, Rockhill Native finished first, but was disqualified and placed sixth. In 2000, there was a Dead Heat between Yonaguska and City Zip.