Discovery Handicap

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The Discovery Handicap is a Grade III dirt race for Thoroughbred horses open to three-year-olds of either gender run in the fall at Aqueduct Race Track. Set at a distance of One and one eighth miles, it offers a purse of $100,000.

In its 63rd running in 2007, the race honors the great Discovery, the champion handicap horse of 1936 owned and raced by Alfred G. Vanderbilt II. In the list of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century by Blood-Horse magazine, Discovery ranks 37th.

Based at Aqueduct, the Discovery Handicap was run at Belmont Park from 1945 to 1958, and in 1960, 1961, 1968, 1969, and 1970.

In one year, 1974, the Discovery was run in two divisions.

[edit] Winners

  • 2006 - Roman Dynasty John Velazquez
  • 2005 - Magna Graduate (John Velazquez)
  • 2004 - Zakocity (Javier Castellano)
  • 2003 - During (Jose Santos)
  • 2002 - Saint Marden (Jerry Bailey)
  • 2001 - Evening Attire (Shaun Bridgmohan)
  • 2000 - Left Bank (John Velazquez)
  • 1999 - Adonis (John Velazquez)
  • 1998 - Early Warning (Jorge Chavez)
  • 1997 - Mr. Sinatra (Mike E. Smith)
  • 1996 - Gold Fever (Mike E. Smith)
  • 1995 - Michael's Star (Julie Krone)
  • 1994 - Serious Spender (Jorge Chavez)
  • 1993 - Prospector's Flag (Jorge Chavez)
  • 1992 - New Deal (Robbie Davis)
  • 1991 - Upon My Soul (Jean-Luc Samyn)
  • 1990 - Sports View (Jose Santos)
  • 1989 - Tricky Creek (Craig Perret)
  • 1988 - Dynaformer (Angel Cordero, Jr.)
  • 1987 - Parochial (Julie Krone)
  • 1986 - Moment of Hope (Michael Venezia)
  • 1985 - Proud Truth (Jorge Velasquez)
  • 1984 - Key to the Moon (D. Beckon)
  • 1983 - Country Pine (Jerry Bailey)
  • 1982 - Trenchant (Jean-Luc Samyn)
  • 1981 - Princelet (Eddie Maple)
  • 1980 - Fappiano (Angel Cordeo Jr.)
  • 1979 - Belle's Gold (Angel Cordero Jr.)
  • 1978 - Sorry Lookin (Roger I. Velez)
  • 1977 - Cox's Ridge (Eddie Maple)
  • 1976 - Wise Philip (Daryl Montoya)
  • 1975 - Dr. Emil (Braulio Baeza)
  • 1974 - Rube the Great (Angel Cordero, Jr.)
  • 1974 - Green Gambados (Angel Cordero, Jr.)
  • 1973 - Forego (Heliodoro Gustines)
  • 1972 - Forage (Eddie Maple)
  • 1971 - Autobiography (Laffit Pincay, Jr.)
  • 1970 - Burd Alane (Jorge Velasquez)
  • 1969 - Hydrologist (Doug Thomas)
  • 1968 - Ardoise (Eddie Belmonte)
  • 1967 - Bold Hour (Bill Shoemaker)
  • 1966 - Deck Hand (Bill Shoemaker)
  • 1965 - Sammyren (Heliodoro Gusintes)
  • 1964 - Roman Brother (F. Alverez)
  • 1963 - Quest Link (Bill Shoemaker)
  • 1962 - Comic (L. Adams)
  • 1961 - Ambiopoise (W. Shoemaker)
  • 1960 - Kelso (Eddie Arcaro)
  • 1959 - Middle Brother (Eddie Arcaro)
  • 1958 - Warhead (Eddie Arcaro)
  • 1957 - Ben Lomand (Eddie Arcaro)
  • 1956 - Reneged (J. Valenzuela)
  • 1955 - Westward Ho (Conn McCreary)
  • 1954 - Chevation (Eric Guerin)
  • 1953 - Level Lea (B. Green)
  • 1952 - Ancestor (Ted Atkinson)
  • 1951 - Alerted (Ovie Scurlock)
  • 1950 - Sunglow (Douglas Dodson)
  • 1949 - Prophets Thumb (Dave Gorman)
  • 1948 - Better Self (Dave Gorman)
  • 1947 - Cosmic Bomb (Ovie Scurlock)
  • 1946 - Mighty Story (Basil James)
  • 1945 - War Jeep (Arnold Kirkland)


In 1966, Ring Twice finished first, but was disqualified.

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