| Grade II race | |
|---|---|
| Go For Wand Handicap | |
| Location | Aqueduct Racetrack Ozone Park, New York, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1954 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mares, three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $150,000 |
The Go For Wand Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race established in 1954 for fillies and mares age three and up. Raced at the end of July/early August, it is a Grade II race (Grade I before 2010) on dirt at a distance of one and one-eighth miles (9 furlongs).
Inaugurated in 1954 at Belmont Park as the Maskette Stakes in honor of the Hall of Fame filly, Maskette, it was renamed in 1992 for its ill-fated 1990 winner and Hall of Fame inductee, Go For Wand who is buried in the infield at Saratoga Race Course.
The Maskette took place at Aqueduct Racetrack in 1959, 1960, and from 1962 to 1968. Since 1994, the Go For Wand has been hosted by Saratoga Race Course. After not being raced in 2010, the Go For Wand Handicap will return to Aqueduct on Friday, November 25, 2011.[1] The distance will revert back to the mile distance the race was contested at prior to its move to Saratoga Race Course.
Since inception, the race has been contested at various distances:
The race was run in two divisions in 1976.
Speed record:
Most wins:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
Most wins by an owner:
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2011 | Lovely Lil | 4 | Cornelio Velasquez | Michael Hushion | Barry K. Schwartz | 1:36.90 |
| 2010 | Not held | |||||
| 2009 | Seventh Street | 4 | Rajiv Maragh | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Stable | 1:51.01 |
| 2008 | Ginger Punch | 5 | Rafael Bejarano | Robert J. Frankel | Stronach Stables | 1:53.43 |
| 2007 | Ginger Punch | 4 | Rafael Bejarano | Robert J. Frankel | Stronach Stables | 1:49.19 |
| 2006 | Spun Sugar | 4 | Mike Luzzi | Todd Pletcher | Stronach Stables | 1:49.93 |
| 2005 | Ashado | 4 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Starlight Stables LLC | 1:50.30 |
| 2004 | Azeri | 6 | Pat Day | D. Wayne Lukas | Allen E. Paulson Trust | 1:47.86 |
| 2003 | Sightseek | 4 | Jerry Bailey | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 1:50.92 |
| 2002 | Dancethruthedawn | 4 | Jerry Bailey | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farms | 1:50.21 |
| 2001 | Serra Lake | 4 | Edgar Prado | C. R. McGaughey III | Emory A. Hamilton | 1:49.62 |
| 2000 | Heritage Of Gold | 5 | Shane Sellers | Thomas M. Amoss | Jack Garey | 1:49.84 |
| 1999 | Banshee Breeze | 4 | Jerry Bailey | Carl Nafzger | Tafel/Jayeff B Stables | 1:49.95 |
| 1998 | Aldiza | 4 | Mike E. Smith | C. R. McGaughey III | Alexander/Groves et al. | 1:49.88 |
| 1997 | Hidden Lake | 4 | Richard Migliore | John C. Kimmel | R. N. Clay/T. Farmer | 1:49.60 |
| 1996 | Exotic Wood | 4 | Chris McCarron | Ronald W. Ellis | Martin J. Wygod | 1:49.44 |
| 1995 | Heavenly Prize | 4 | Pat Day | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | 1:49.90 |
| 1994 | Sky Beauty | 4 | Mike E. Smith | H. Allen Jerkens | Georgia Hofmann | 1:49.47 |
| 1993 | Turnback The Alarm | 4 | Chris Antley | William V. Terrill | Valley View Farm | 1:36.13 |
| 1992 | Easy Now | 3 | Jerry Bailey | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | 1:36.89 |
| 1991 | Queena | 5 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | C. R. McGaughey III | Emory A. Hamilton | 1:34.80 |
| 1990 | Go For Wand | 3 | Randy Romero | William Badgett Jr. | Christiana Stable | 1:35.60 |
| 1989 | Miss Brio | 5 | Jerry Bailey | Neil D. Drysdale | William S. Farish | 1:35.60 |
| 1988 | Personal Ensign | 4 | Randy Romero | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | 1:34.20 |
| 1987 | North Sider | 5 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Paul Paternostro | 1:35.00 |
| 1986 | Lady's Secret | 4 | Jorge Velasquez | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1:33.60 |
| 1985 | Lady's Secret | 3 | Jorge Velasquez | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1:34.00 |
| 1984 | Miss Oceana | 3 | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Newstead Farm | 1:35.20 |
| 1983 | Ambassador of Luck | 4 | Antonio Graell | Mitchell C. Preger | Envoy Stable | 1:36.40 |
| 1982 | Too Chic | 3 | Ruben Hernandez | James W. Maloney | E. G. Alexander | 1:24.80 |
| 1981 | Jameela | 5 | Jacinto Vasquez | Hyman Ravich | Mrs. Richard Worthington | 1:35.00 |
| 1980 | Bold 'n Determined | 3 | Eddie Delahoussaye | Neil D. Drysdale | Saron Stable | 1:35.40 |
| 1979 | Blitey | 3 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Angel Penna, Sr. | Ogden Phipps | 1:34.80 |
| 1978 | Pearl Necklace | 4 | Ruben Hernandez | Roger Laurin | Reginald N. Webster | 1:33.80 |
| 1977 | What A Summer | 4 | Jacinto Vasquez | Leroy Jolley | Diana M. Firestone | 1:37.40 |
| 1976 | Artfully | 3 | Pat Day | Lucien Laurin | Reginald N. Webster | 1:34.00 |
| 1976 | Sugar Plum Time | 4 | Joseph Imparato | John W. Russell | Cynthia Phipps | 1:34.00 |
| 1975 | Let Me Linger | 3 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Eddie Yowell | Oak Crest Stable | 1:35.20 |
| 1974 | Ponte Vecchio | 4 | Jacinto Vasquez | David A. Whiteley | William Haggin Perry | 1:34.60 |
| 1973 | Light Hearted | 4 | Eldon Nelson | Henry S. Clark | Christiana Stable | 1:34.80 |
| 1972 | Numbered Account | 3 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Roger Laurin | Ogden Phipps | 1:35.60 |
| 1971 | Double Delta | 4 | Kenneth Knapp | Stanley M. Reiser | James Drymon | 1:36.20 |
| 1970 | Native Partner | 4 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Frank I. Wright | Oxford Stable | 1:36.20 |
| 1969 | Singing Rain | 4 | Braulio Baeza | Oscar White | Walter M. Jeffords | 1:38.00 |
| 1968 | Amerigo Lady | 4 | Jorge Velasquez | J. Elliott Burch | Rokeby Stable | 1:36.40 |
| 1967 | Politely | 4 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | George M. Baker | Bohemia Stable | 1:35.60 |
| 1966 | Summer Scandal | 4 | Walter Blum | Woods Garth | Harborvale Stable | 1:37.80 |
| 1965 | Tosmah | 4 | Sam Boulmetis, Sr. | Joseph Mergler | Briardale Farms | 1:35.20 |
| 1964 | Tosmah | 3 | Sam Boulmetis, Sr. | Joseph Mergler | Briardale Farms | 1:36.60 |
| 1963 | Waltz Song | 5 | S. Mellon | Thomas F. White | Thomas F. White | 1:37.20 |
| 1962 | Shirley Jones | 6 | Don Pierce | James W. Smith | Mrs. John O. Burgwin | 1:36.00 |
| 1961 | Teacation | 4 | Ray Broussard | Charles R. Parke | Fred W. Hooper | 1:36.20 |
| 1960 | Tempted | 5 | Eldon Nelson | Henry S. Clark | Mooring Stable | 1:35.60 |
| 1959 | Idun | 4 | Eric Guerin | Sherrill W. Ward | Mrs. J. Bay Paul | 1:36.00 |
| 1958 | Tempted | 3 | Bobby Ussery | Henry S. Clark | Mooring Stable | 1:36.40 |
| 1957 | Bayou | 3 | Bobby Ussery | Moody Jolley | Claiborne Farm | 1:37.00 |
| 1956 | Searching | 4 | Conn McCreary | Hirsch Jacobs | Ethel D. Jacobs | 1:37.00 |
| 1955 | Oil Painting | 4 | Hedley Woodhouse | Anthony W. Rupelt | Mrs. J. A. Goodwin | 1:36.60 |
| 1954 | Ballerina | 4 | S. Small | Not found | Howell E. Jackson III | 1:37.60 |