The William Donald Schaefer Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...

 held annually during the third week of May at Pimlico Race Course

Pimlico Race Course

Pimlico Race Course is a horse racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland, most famous for hosting the Preakness Stakes. Its name is derived from the 1660s when English settlers named the area where the facility currently stands in honor of Olde Ben Pimlico's Tavern in London...

 in Baltimore, Maryland. A Grade III

Graded stakes race

A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...

 event open to three-year-old horses and up, it is contested on dirt over a distance of 1-1/8 miles (nine furlong

Furlong

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s). This race had been run as the Never Bend Handicap from its inception in 1987 through 1993.

Namesake

The race was named in honor of former Maryland Governor and industry advocate William Donald Schaefer

William Donald Schaefer

William Donald Schaefer was an American politician who served in public office for 50 years at both the state and local level in Maryland. A Democrat, he was mayor of Baltimore from 1971 to 1987, the 58th Governor of Maryland from January 21, 1987 to January 18, 1995, and the Comptroller of...

 (born November 2, 1921). Schaefer is an American politician who served in public office for 50 years at both the state and local level in Maryland. A Democrat, he served as mayor of Baltimore from 1971 to 1987, the 58th Governor of Maryland

Governor of Maryland

The Governor of Maryland heads the executive branch of the government of Maryland, and he is the commander-in-chief of the state's National Guard units. The Governor is the highest-ranking official in the state, and he has a broad range of appointive powers in both the State and local governments,...

 from 1987 to 1995, and the Comptroller of Maryland from 1999 to 2007.

Race Info

The William Donald Schaefer Handicap became an American graded stakes race in 2001. In 2007, the race was won by West Point Thoroughbred's Flashy Bull

Flashy Bull

Flashy Bull by Jerry and Liz Squyres at Crowning Point Farm in Paris, Kentucky is an American thoroughbred stallion racehorse. He was sired by the 1994 U.S...

 a multiple grade one winner including a win in the Stephen Foster Handicap

Stephen Foster Handicap

The Stephen Foster Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run in mid-June near the end of the Churchill Downs Spring Meet in Louisville, Kentucky...

. The stakes record was held by Tidal Surge who won the race in 1995 in a time of 1:48.19.

Records

Speed record:

• 1-1/8 miles - 1:47.10 - Private Terms
  Private Terms
  Private Terms was a millionaire American Thoroughbred racehorse and successful stallion. He was the son of Private Account, who in turn was the son of the great Damascus. Bred in Kentucky by Stuart Janney, Jr., he finished racing with a record of 13-0-0 in 17 starts with career earnings of...
  
   (1989)
• 1-1/16 miles - 1:42.20 - Senator to Be (1991)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - West Point Thoroughbreds  (2004, 2007)

Most wins by a jockey

Jockey

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:

• 3 - Jerry Bailey  (1998, 2001, 2005)
• 3 - Pat Day
  Pat Day
  Patrick Alan "Pat" Day is an American jockey. He is a four-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1991...
  
    (1991, 1992, 2000)

Most wins by a trainer

Horse trainer

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:

• 3 - Nick Zito
  Nick Zito
  Nicholas Philip "Nick" Zito is an American Thoroughbred horse trainer.Zito began his career as a hot walker and worked his way up to a groom, to an assistant trainer, and to a trainer...
  
    (1991, 1992, 1998)

Winners of the William Donald Schaefer Handicap

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Distance	Time	Purse	Grade
2011	Apart	5	Garrett Gomez	Albert M. Stall, Jr.	Adele B. Dilschneider	1-1/16	1:43.70	$100,000	III
2010	Blame Blame (horse) Blame is a bay homebred colt owned by Claiborne Farm in association with Adele B. Dilschneider. He was sired by Claiborne's Arch out of the Seeking the Gold mare Liable. He was trained during his racing career by Al Stall Jr., and partnered with veteran jockey Garrett Gomez during his 2010...	4	Garrett Gomez	Albert M. Stall, Jr.	Dlschneider/Claiborne Farm Claiborne Farm Claiborne Farm is a thoroughbred Horse breeding operation in near Paris, Kentucky. It was established in 1910, by Arthur B. Hancock, owner of Ellerslie Farm in Albemarle County, Virginia, and has been operated by members of his family ever since.-Owners:...	1-1/16	1:43.40	$100,000	III
2009	No Advantage	4	J. D. Acosta	Stephanie Beattie	Joe Besecker & Kirk Wycoff	1-1/16	1:42.79	$100,000	III
2008	no race	-	no race	no race	no race	no race	0:00.00	no race	III
2007	Flashy Bull Flashy Bull Flashy Bull by Jerry and Liz Squyres at Crowning Point Farm in Paris, Kentucky is an American thoroughbred stallion racehorse. He was sired by the 1994 U.S...	4	Alan Garcia Alan Garcia (jockey) Alan Garcia is a thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He was Peru's leading apprentice jockey in 2003 and in that same year he began racing in the United States at the Meadowlands Racetrack where he was also the leading apprentice. His father and grandfather were both jockeys in Peru...	Kiaran McLaughlin Kiaran McLaughlin Kiaran P. McLaughlin is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He currently has a blog website, at http://kiaranmclaughlin.com where he updates what horses he has racing for that particular day...	West Point Thoroughbreds	1-1/8	1:47.20	$100,000	III
2006	Master Command	4	Garrett Gomez	Todd A. Pletcher	Aaron & Marie Jones	1-1/8	1:49.42	$100,000	III
2005	Zakocity	4	Jerry Bailey	Patrick L. Reynolds	Paul Pompa, Jr.	1-1/8	1:49.19	$100,000	III
2004	Seattle Fitz	5	Richard Migliore	Kiaran McLaughlin Kiaran McLaughlin Kiaran P. McLaughlin is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He currently has a blog website, at http://kiaranmclaughlin.com where he updates what horses he has racing for that particular day...	West Point Thoroughbreds	1-1/8	1:49.43	$100,000	III
2003	Windsor Castle	5	Jose A. Santos	Frank A. Alexander Frank A. Alexander Frank A. Alexander is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer.Alexander took out his trainer's license in 1963 and in 1974 opened a public stable in Maryland. He returned to his present base in New York in 1987...	Dogwood Stable Dogwood Stable Dogwood Stable is an American Thoroughbred racehorse partnership founded in 1969 by W. Cothran "Cot" Campbell of Aiken, South Carolina.The pioneers of thoroughbred partnerships, the operation's stated policy is to acquire moderately priced, young horses...	1-1/8	1:50.08	$100,000	III
2002	Tenpins	4	Robby Albarado Robby Albarado Robby J. Albarado is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding at the age of 12 at bush tracks in his native Louisiana and after turning professional, earned his first win at Evangeline Downs in 1990...	Donald R. Winfree	Joseph Vitello	1-1/8	1:50.20	$100,000	III
2001	Perfect Cat	4	Jerry Bailey	Mark A. Hennig Mark A. Hennig Mark A. Hennig is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer.Born into a horse racing family, his father, John Hennig, was also a trainer. After working with his father, Mark Hennig became an assistant to Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas before going out on his own in 1991.-References:*...	Edward P. Evans	1-1/8	1:49.55	$100,000	III
2000	Ecton Park	4	Pat Day Pat Day Patrick Alan "Pat" Day is an American jockey. He is a four-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1991...	W. Elliott Walden W. Elliott Walden W. Elliott Walden is the President and CEO of racing operations for WinStar Farm near Versailles, Kentucky and a former Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.From a racing family, Walden grew up in the industry...	Mark H. Stanley	1-1/8	1:49.21	$100,000	III
1999	Perfect to a Tee	7	A. C. Cortez	Linda L. Albert	Nonsequitur Stable	1-1/8	1:49.20	$100,000	III
1998	Acceptable	4	Jerry Bailey	Nick Zito Nick Zito Nicholas Philip "Nick" Zito is an American Thoroughbred horse trainer.Zito began his career as a hot walker and worked his way up to a groom, to an assistant trainer, and to a trainer...	Kinsman Stable George Steinbrenner George Michael Steinbrenner III was an American businessman who was the principal owner and managing partner of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. During Steinbrenner's 37-year ownership from 1973 to his death in July 2010, the longest in club history, the Yankees earned seven World Series...	1-1/8	1:48.76	$100,000	III
1997	Western Echo	5	Edgar Prado	Bud Delp Bud Delp Grover Greer "Bud" Delp was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer best remembered for his conditioning of Hall of Fame colt, Spectacular Bid....	Harry C. & Tom O. Meyerhoff	1-1/8	1:49.41	$100,000	III
1996	Canaveral	5	Shane Sellers Shane Sellers Shane Jude Sellers is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. At age eleven, he began working around horses and in 1983 rode his first winner at Evangeline Downs....	H. Graham Motion H. Graham Motion H. Graham Motion is an American horse trainer, notable for his work with 2011 Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom and Better Talk Now. Motion started out training and winning with his own Thoroughbred horses at age 29, his first win was with Bounding Daisy in March 1993 at Laurel Park...	Morven Stud	1-1/8	1:49.03	$100,000	III
1995	Tidal Surge	5	Jeff D. Carle	Timothy F. Ritchey Timothy F. Ritchey Timothy F. "Tim" Ritchey is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He is best known as the trainer of Afleet Alex, a 2005 winner of two American Classic Races, the Preakness and Belmont Stakes....	not found	1-1/8	1:48.19	$100,000	III
1994	Taking Risks	4	Mark T. Johnston	King T. Leatherbury King T. Leatherbury King T. Leatherbury MBA is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer who ranks third all-time in wins among U.S. trainers....	Lakeville Stables	1-1/8	1:49.53	$75,000	III
1993	Root Boy	5	Herb McCauley Herb McCauley W. Herbert McCauley is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who has been called "one of the most talented and aggressive riders of his generation" by John Piesen, an odds-maker for the New York Post and the Daily Racing Form. While still a small boy, Herb McCauley began riding horses on...	Louis D. Bernier, Jr.	Richard F. Blue, Jr.	1-1/16	1:42.60	$75,000	III
1992	Senator to Be	6	Pat Day Pat Day Patrick Alan "Pat" Day is an American jockey. He is a four-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1991...	Nick Zito Nick Zito Nicholas Philip "Nick" Zito is an American Thoroughbred horse trainer.Zito began his career as a hot walker and worked his way up to a groom, to an assistant trainer, and to a trainer...	BCC Stable	1-1/16	1:42.60	$51,000	III
1991	Senator to Be	5	Pat Day Pat Day Patrick Alan "Pat" Day is an American jockey. He is a four-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1991...	Nick Zito Nick Zito Nicholas Philip "Nick" Zito is an American Thoroughbred horse trainer.Zito began his career as a hot walker and worked his way up to a groom, to an assistant trainer, and to a trainer...	BCC Stable	1-1/16	1:42.20	$50,000	III
1990	Flaming Emperor	4	"Jo Jo" Ladner	Kenny Cox	Hideaway Farms	1-1/8	1:49.60	$50,000	III
1989	Private Terms Private Terms Private Terms was a millionaire American Thoroughbred racehorse and successful stallion. He was the son of Private Account, who in turn was the son of the great Damascus. Bred in Kentucky by Stuart Janney, Jr., he finished racing with a record of 13-0-0 in 17 starts with career earnings of...	4	Kent Desormeaux Kent Desormeaux Kent Jason Desormeaux is an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who holds the U.S. record for most races won in a single year, 1989.-Brief biography:...	Charles Hadry	Stuart Janney, Jr.	1-1/8	1:47.10	$50,000	III
1988	Little Bold John Little Bold John Little Bold John is a multi-millionaire American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred in Maryland by Hal C.B. Clagett and raced under the Hidden Hill Farm's banner as his owner. He finished racing with a record of 38-16-14 in 105 starts with career earnings of $2,056,406...	6	Donnie A. Miller, Jr.	Jerry Robb	John E. Owens	1-1/8	1:50.20	$55,000
1987	Brilliant Stepper	5	Allen Stacy	King T. Leatherbury King T. Leatherbury King T. Leatherbury MBA is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer who ranks third all-time in wins among U.S. trainers....	Cot Campbell	1-3/16	1:58.20	$55,000