Carter Handicap

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Grade I race
Carter Handicap
Location	Aqueduct Racetrack Queens, New York
Inaugurated	1895
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	Aqueduct Racetrack at the NYRA
Race information
Distance	7 furlongs
Track	Dirt, left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds and up
Weight	Handicap
Purse	$300,000

The Carter Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early April at Aqueduct Racetrack. Open to horses three-years-old and up, it is raced over a distance of seven furlongs.

First run in 1895, the race was named for Brooklyn contractor and tugboat captain, William Carter, who put up most of the purse money. The race was hosted by the old Aqueduct race track from 1895 to 1955, except for 1946 when it was held at Belmont Park. It returned to Belmont Park from l956 to l959, 1968 to l974, and again in 1994.

The Carter Hansicap is the only American Thoroughbred horserace in which a triple dead heat for a win occurred when Brownie, Bossuet and Wait A Bit crossed the finish line at the same time in 1944. There was another dead heat between two horses in 1977, a year when the number of entrants resulted in the race being split into two divisions.

Contested at seven furlongs since 1903, prior to that the race was run at various distances:

• 1¼ miles - 1895
• 1 mile, 1 furlong - l896
• 11/16 miles - 1897
• About 7 furlongs - l898
• 6½ furlongs - 1899-1902

There was no race held in 1909, 1911-1913, and 1933-1934.

[edit] Records

Time record: (at current 7 furlongs distance)

• 1:20.04 - Artax (1999) (new race and track record)

Most wins:

• 2 - Audacious (1920, 1921)
• 2 - Osmand (1928, 1929)
• 2 - Flying Heels (1930, 1931)
• 2 - Forego (1974, 1975)
• 2 - Lite the Fuse (1995, 1996)

Most wins by an owner:

• 4 - Greentree Stable (1943, 1950,1952, 1953)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 4 - James Stout (1939, 1944, 1945, 1954)
• 4 - Eddie Maple (1973, 1977, 1981, 1986)

[edit] Winners of the Carter Handicap since 1965

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2008	Bustin Stones	4	Edgar Prado	Bruce Levine	Roddy Valente	1:22.91
2007	Silver Wagon	6	Javier Castellano	Richard Dutrow, Jr.	Four Roses	1:21.46
2006	Bishop Court Hill	6	Jose A. Santos	Todd A. Pletcher	Melnyk Racing Stables	1:23.27
2005	Forest Danger	4	Rafael Bejarano	Todd A. Pletcher	Aaron & Marie Jones	1:20.46
2004	Pico Central	5	Alex Solis	Paulo Lobo	Gary A. Tanaka	1:20.22
2003	Congaree	5	Gary L. Stevens	Bob Baffert	Stonerside Stable	1:21.48
2002	Affirmed Success	8	Richard Migliore	Richard Schosberg	Albert Fried Jr	1:21.84
2001	Peeping Tom	4	Shaun Bridgmohan	Patrick Reynolds	Flatbird Stable	1:21.33
2000	Brutally Frank	6	Shaun Bridgmohan	Mitchell Friedman	Sunny Meadow Farm	1:21.66
1999	Artax	4	Jorge Chavez	Louis Albertrani	Paraneck Stable	1:20.04
1998	Wild Rush	4	Kent Desormeaux	Richard Mandella	Stronach Stables	1:21.16
1997	Langfuhr	5	Jorge Chavez	Mike Keogh	Gus Schickedanz	1:22.80
1996	Lite the Fuse	5	Julie Krone	Richard Dutrow, Sr.	Richard Dutrow, Sr.	1:20.80
1995	Lite the Fuse	4	Ramon Perez	Richard Dutrow, Sr.	Richard Dutrow, Sr.	1:21.40
1994	Virginia Rapids	4	Jean-Luc Samyn	H. Allen Jerkens	Middletown Stables	1:21.40
1993	Alydeed	4	Craig Perret	Roger Attfield	Kinghaven Farms	1:22.60
1992	Rubiano	5	Jose A. Santos	Flint S. Schulhofer	Centennial Farm	1:21.20
1991	Housebuster	4	Craig Perret	Warren A. Croll Jr.	Robert P. Levy	1:21.20
1990	Dancing Spree	5	Chris Antley	Shug McGaughey	Ogden Phipps	1:22.00
1989	On The Line	5	Gary L. Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas	Eugene V. Klein	1:21.40
1988	Gulch	4	Jose A. Santos	D. Wayne Lukas	Peter M. Brant	1:20.40
1987	Pine Tree Lane	5	Randy Romero	D. Wayne Lukas	Leonard Mathis	1:21.20
1986	Love That Mac	4	Eddie Maple	Wayne Widmer	Tatt Stables	1:21.60
1985	Mt. Livermore	4	Jerry D. Bailey	D. Wayne Lukas	Lloyd R. French, Jr.	1:21.80
1984	Bet Big	4	Jean-Luc Samyn	Hubert Hine	Mrs. Ben Cohen	1:21.80
1983	Vittorioso	4	Alfredo Smith Jr.	Reynaldo Nobles	Robert Brennan	1:22.80
1982	Pass The Tab	4	Antonio Graell	Albert Barrera	Leopoldo Villareal	1:22.40
1981	Amber Pass	4	Eddie Maple	Hubert Hine	Entremont	1:23.00
1980	Czaravich	4	Larry Adams	William H. Turner, Jr.	William L. Reynolds	1:21.00
1979	Star de Naskra	4	Jeffrey Fell	Richard D. Ferris	Carlyle J. Lancaster	1:21.80
1978	Pumpkin Moonshine	4	Dave Borden	Howard M. Tesher	Joseph Allen	1:22.20
1978	Jaipur's Gem	5	Jean-Luc Samyn	Philip G. Johnson	Jacqueline Crotty	1:21.60
1977	Quiet Little Table (DH)	4	Eddie Maple	Philip G. Johnson	Meadowhill	1:22.00
1977	Gentle King (DH)	4	Daryl Montoya	W. Preston King	Canam East Stable	1:22.00
1977	Soy Numero Uno	4	Ray Broussard	Homer C. Pardue	Strapro Stable	1:22.20
1976	Due Diligence	4	Jose Amy	Lazaro S. Barrera	Harbor View Farm	1:22.40
1975	Forego	5	Heliodoro Gustines	Sherrill W. Ward	Lazy F Ranch	1:21.60
1974	Forego	4	Heliodoro Gustines	Sherrill W. Ward	Lazy F Ranch	1:22.20
1973	King's Bishop	4	Eddie Maple	H. Allen Jerkens	Bohemia Stable	1:20.40
1972	Leematt	4	Michael Venezia	Joseph P. Considine	C. Oliver Goldsmith	1:22.40
1971	Native Royalty	4	John L. Rotz	John T. Davis	Harbor View Farm	1:22.80
1970	Tyrant	4	Bobby Ussery	Frank Y. Whiteley, Jr.	Locust Hill Farm	1:21.40
1969	Promise	4	Bobby Ussery	Frank Y. Whiteley, Jr.	Locust Hill Farm	1:22.60
1968	In Reality	4	Jorge Velasquez	Melvin Calvert	Frances A. Genter	1:21.80
1967	Tumiga	3	Ben Feliciano	Lucien Laurin	George E. Robb	1:23.80
1966	Davis 2nd	6	Calvin Stone	Arnold N. Winick	Herman Harris	1:22.80
1965	Viking Spirit	5	Kenneth Church	James Nazworthy	Mrs. T. E. Brittingham	1:21.40

* Run in two divisions in l977 and l978.

[edit] Earlier winners (age)