| Location | Saratoga Race Course Saratoga Springs, New York, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1989 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | NYRA - Saratoga Race Course |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Track | Grass, left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mares, three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $200,000 added |
The Ballston Spa Handicap is an American race for thoroughbred horses open to fillies and mares, age three and up, on the turf at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. Part of the Breeders' Cup National Stakes Program, it is run at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles, it is a Grade II race offering a purse of $200,000.
From its inception in 1989 until 1993 the race was run as the Aqueduct Budweiser Breeders' Cup Handicap at a distance of one mile. From 1994 through 1996, the race was known as the Saratoga Breeders' Cup Handicap, the same name that would later be used for the Saratoga Cup Handicap. Its current name honors Ballston Spa, New York, a small town just south of Saratoga Springs.
The race will be in its 20th running in 2008.
Speed record: (at current distance of 1 1/16 miles)
Most wins:
Most wins by an owner:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2011 | Daveron | 6 | Eddie Castro | Graham Motion | Team Valor International | 1:40.09 |
| 2010 | Dynaslew | 4 | Eibar Coa | Seth Benzel | Live Oak Plantation | 1:40.58 |
| 2009 | Salve Germania (GR) | 4 | Javier Castellano | Waldemar Hickst | Hellwig Manfred | 1:47.25 |
| 2008 | Wait a While | 5 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Arindel Farm | 1:39.70 |
| 2007 | Wait a While | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Arindel Farm | 1:40.00 |
| 2006 | My Typhoon | 4 | Garrett Gomez | William I. Mott | Live Oak Plantation | 1:41.72 |
| 2005 | Alinghi | 4 | Edgar Prado | Robert J. Frankel | John Messara | 1:40.30 |
| 2004 | Ocean Drive | 4 | John Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Bonnie and Sy Baskin | 1:43.92 |
| 2003 | Stylish | 5 | John Velazquez | William I. Mott | Est. Ahmed bin Salman | 1:41.03 |
| 2002 | Surya | 4 | Jerry Bailey | Robert J. Frankel | Flaxman Stable | 1:52.29 |
| 2001 | Penny's Gold | 4 | Jerry Bailey | Christophe Clement | Overbrook Farm | 1:40.69 |
| 2000 | License Fee | 5 | Pat Day | W. Elliott Walden | Winstar Farm | 1:43.53 |
| 1999 | Pleasant Temper | 5 | Jerry Bailey | W. Elliott Walden | Mark H. Stanley | 1:41.84 |
| 1998 | Memories of Silver | 5 | Jerry Bailey | James J. Toner | Joan & John Phillips | 1:40.93 |
| 1997 | Valor Lady | 5 | John Velazquez | Mark Hennig | Jerome & John Amerman | 1:39.47 |
| 1996 | Danish | 5 | Jose Santos | Christophe Clement | Jayeff & Leigh | 1:41.50 |
| 1995 | Weekend Madness | 5 | Shane Sellers | Burk Kessinger, Jr. | New Phoenix Stable | 1:40.34 |
| 1994 | Weekend Madness | 4 | Shane Sellers | Burk Kessinger, Jr. | New Phoenix Stable | 1:43.77 |
| 1993 | One Dreamer | 5 | Earlie Fires | Thomas F. Proctor | Glen Hill Farm | 1:39.38 |
| 1992 | Aurora | 4 | Craig Perret | Flint S. Schulhofer | Helen K. Groves | 1:36.94 |
| 1991 | Paris Opera | 5 | Gary Stevens | Lawrence Jennings | Earle I. Mack | 1:37.41 |
| 1990 | Fire The Groom | 3 | Frankie Dettori | Luca Cumani | Randall Dee Hubbard | 1:35.20 |
| 1989 | Wakonda | 5 | Angel Cordero Jr. | Spasoje Dimitrijevic | John A. Nerud | 1:33.80 |