New Orleans Handicap
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| Grade II race | |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Handicap | |
| Location | Fair Grounds Race Course New Orleans, Louisiana  |
| Inaugurated | 1981 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.fairgroundsracecourse |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1⅛ miles (9 furlongs) |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-year-olds and up |
| Weight | Weight-For-Age |
| Purse | $500,000 |
The New Orleans Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana. Open to horses four years old and up, the race is run at a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the dirt. It currently offers a purse of $500,000.
Wild Again, the winner of the very first Breeders' Cup Classic, took this race in 1984, and Mineshaft won this race during his 2003 Horse of the Year campaign.
Due to flooding as a result of Hurricane Katrina, the 2006 edition of the New Orleans Handicap was run at Louisiana Downs in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Phantom On Tour set a Fair Grounds track record for 1⅛ miles when he won the 1998 New Orleans Handicap in a time of 1:48.13.
[edit] Winners of the New Orleans Handicap since 1998
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2008 | Circular Quay | 4 | Garrett Gomez | Todd A. Pletcher | Farish/Hudson/Elkins | 1:49.80 |
| 2007 | Master Command | 5 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Aaron & Marie Jones | 1:49.89 |
| 2006 | Brass Hat | 5 | Willie Martinez | William B. Bradley | Fred F. Bradley | 1:51.35 |
| 2005 | Badge of Silver | 5 | Jerry D. Bailey | Robert J. Frankel | Kennneth & Sarah Ramsey | 1:48.78 |
| 2004 | Peace Rules | 4 | Jerry D. Bailey | Robert J. Frankel | Edmund A. Gann | 1:48.61 |
| 2003 | Mineshaft | 4 | Robby Albarado | Neil J. Howard | William S. Farish III et al | 1:48.92 |
| 2002 | Parade Leader | 5 | Corey Lanerie | Neil J. Howard | W. Farish & J. Hudson, Jr. | 1:50.44 |
| 2001 | Include | 4 | Jerry D. Bailey | Bud Delp | Robert E. Meyerhoff | 1:49.00 |
| 2000 | Allen's Oop | 5 | Willie Martinez | Dallas Keen | James D. Jackson | 1:48.80 |
| 1999 | Precocity | 5 | Eddie Martin, Jr. | Bobby Barnett | John Franks | 1:49.00 |
| 1998 | Phantom On Tour | 4 | Larry Melancon | Lynn S. Whiting | W. Cal Partee | 1:48.13 |
[edit] Earlier winners
- 1997 - Isitingood
- 1996 - Scotts Scoundrel
- 1995 - Concern
- 1994 - Brother Brown
- 1993 - Latin American
- 1992 - Jarraar
- 1991 - Silver Survivor
- 1990 - Festive
- 1989 - Galba
- 1988 - Honor Medal
- 1987 - Honor Medal
- 1986 - Herat
- 1985 - Westheimer
- 1984 - Wild Again
- 1983 - Listcapage
- 1982 - It's the One
- 1981 - Sun Catcher
- 1980 - Pool Court
- 1979 - A Letter To Harry
- 1978 - Life's Hope
- 1977 - Tudor Tambourine
- 1976 - Master Derby
- 1975 - Lord Rebeau
- 1974 - Smooth Dancer
- 1973 - Combat Ready
- 1972 - Urgent Message
- 1971 - Rio Bravo
- 1970 - Etony
- 1969 - Miracle Hill
- 1968 - Diplomat Way
- 1967 - Cabildo
- 1966 - Just About
- 1965 - Valiant Man
- 1964 - Green Hornet
- 1963 - Endymion
- 1962 - Yorktown
- 1961 - Greek Star
- 1960 - Tudor Era
- 1959 - Tenacious
- 1958 - Tenacious
- 1957 - Kingmaker
- 1956 - Find
- 1955 - Sea O' Erin
- 1954 - Grover B
- 1953 - Smoke Screen
- 1952 - Oil Capitol
- 1951 - Mount Marcy
- 1950 - Red Camelia
- 1949 - My Request
- 1948 - Star Reward
- 1947 - Earshot
- 1946 - Hillyer Court
- 1945 - No race
- 1944 - Marriage
- 1943 - Marriage
- 1942 - No race
- 1941 - No race
- 1938 - Novelette
- 1937 - Skeeter
- 1935 - Jesting
- 1934 - Slapped
- 1933 - Rocky News
- 1932 - Spanish Play
- 1931 - Jimmy Moran
- 1930 - Donnay
- 1929 - Vermajo
- 1928 - Justice F
- 1927 - Cotlogomor
- 1926 - Nurmi
- 1925 - Quatrain
- 1924 - Fredericktown
