Bowling Green Handicap

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The Bowling Green Handicap is a turf race for Thoroughbred horses open to three-year-olds and up who are willing to race the one and three-eighths miles distance on the grass. The Grade II race is held in July at Belmont Park for a purse of $150,000.

The Bowling Green, named for the area on the lower tip of Manhattan Island, was run at a mile and one quarter in 1977; at a mile and five furlongs from 1963 to 1967; at a mile and a half from 1960 to 1962, and from 1968 to 1976. Raced Aqueduct Race Track from 1963 to 1967, in 2008 it will be in its 51st running.

[edit] Past winners

  • 2007 - Sunriver - (Garrett Gomez)
  • 2006 - Go Deputy - (Fernando Jara)
  • 2005 - Cacht Wells (ARG) - (Eibar Coa)
  • 2004 - Kicken Kris - (Edgar Prado)
  • 2003 - Whitmore's Conn - (Jean-Luc Samyn)
  • 2002 - Whitmore's Conn - (Shaun Bridgmohan)
  • 2001 - King Cugat - (Jerry Bailey)
  • 2000 - Elhayq (IRE) - (Shaun Bridgmohan)
  • 1999 - Honor Glide - (Jose Santos)
  • 1998 - Cetewayo - (John Velazquez)
  • 1997 - Influent - (Jean-Luc Samyn)
  • 1996 - Flag Down (Jose Santos)
  • 1995 - Sentimental Moi - (Ramon Perez)
  • 1994 - Turk Passer - (John Velazquez)
  • 1993 - Dr. Kiernan - (Chris Antley)
  • 1992 - Wall Street Dancer - (Pat Day)
  • 1991 - Three Coins Up - (Jerry Bailey)
  • 1990 - With Approval - (Craig Perret)
  • 1989 - El Senor - (Herb McCauley)
  • 1988 - Coeur de Lion - (Craig Perret)
  • 1987 - Theatrical - (Pat Day)
  • 1986 - Uptown Swell - (Eddie Maple)
  • 1985 - Sharannpour - (Angel Cordero Jr.)
  • 1984 - Hero's Honor - (Jerry Bailey)
  • 1983 - Tantalizing - (Jacinto Vasquez)
  • 1982 - Open Call - (Jorge Velasquez)
  • 1981 - Great Neck - (Angel Cordero Jr.)
  • 1980 - Sten - (Jeffrey Fell)
  • 1979 - Overskate - (Robin Platts)
  • 1978 - Tiller - (Jeffrey Fell)
  • 1977 - Hunza Dancer - (Jean Cruguet)
  • 1976 - Erwin Boy - (Ron Turcotte)
  • 1975 - Barcas - (Marco Castaneda)
  • 1974 - Take Off - (Ron Turcotte)
  • 1973 - Summer Guest - (Jacinto Vasquez)
  • 1972 - Run The Ganlet - (Robert Woodhouse)
  • 1971 - Drumtop - (Chuck Baltazar)
  • 1970 - Fort Marcy - (Jorge Velasquez)
  • 1969 - Czar Alexander - (Jorge Velasquez)
  • 1968 - High Hat - (Eddie Belmonte)
  • 1967 - Poker - (William Boland) (Assagai placed, Buckpasser showed.)
  • 1966 - Moontrip - (Larry Adams)
  • 1965 - Or et Argent - (Walter Blum)
  • 1964 - Cedar Key - (Manuel Ycaza)
  • 1963 - Pollingfold - (W. Harmatz)
  • 1962 - Royal Record - (Hedley Woodhouse)
  • 1961 - Dead Center - (J. Yother)
  • 1960 - Amber Morn - (P. Anderson)
  • 1959 - Bell Hop - (Bobby Ussery)
  • 1958 - Rafty - (Eric Guerin)