Red Smith Handicap

Grade II race
Red Smith Handicap
Location Aqueduct Racetrack
Queens, New York, United States
Inaugurated 1960
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website Aqueduct Racetrack at the NYRA
Race information
Distance 1⅜ miles (11 furlongs)
Track Grass, left-handed
Qualification Three-year-olds & up
Weight Assigned
Purse $150,000

The Red Smith Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. A race on turf open to horses age three and older, it is run in the first week of November over a distance of 1⅜ miles (11 furlongs).

Inaugurated in 1960, it was run as the Edgemere Handicap until 1981. Previously, there had been a race on dirt known as the Edgemere Handicap which was contested at a distance of a mile and one furlong. It was last run in 1957.

This turf race was renamed the Red Smith Handicap in honor of the late Walter "Red" Smith, an honored and respected sports columnist for over 45 years who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1976.

Since inception, the Red Smith Handicap has been run at various distances:

Hosted by:

The Red Smith Handicap was raced on dirt in 1984 and 1997 and run in two divisions in 1977, 1983, and 1986. There was no race in 1979.

Records

Speed record: (at current distance of 1⅜ miles)

Most wins:

Most wins by an owner:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time
2011 Boisterous 4 Alan Garcia Shug McGaughey Phipps Stable 2:20.26
2010 Grassy 4 Joe Bravo Christophe Clement Claiborne Farm/Dilschneider 2:20.06
2009 Expansion 4 Channing Hill Chad Brown Gary and Mary West 2:18.93
2008 Strike a Deal 4 Chuck C. Lopez Alan E. Goldberg Jayeff B Stables 2:23.28
2007 Dave 6 Joe Bravo Barclay Tagg Partingglass Stable et al. 2:21.45
2006 Naughty New Yorker 5 Jean-Luc Samyn Patrick J. Kelly Fox Ridge Farm Inc. 2:04.52
2005 King's Drama 5 Edgar Prado Robert J. Frankel Gary A. Tanaka 2:15.37
2004 Dreadnaught 4 Jean-Luc Samyn Thomas Voss Trillium Stable 2:18.87
2003 Balto Star 5 John Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Anstu Stables 2:18.86
2002 Evening Attire 4 Shaun Bridgmohan Patrick J. Kelly J. M. Grant/T. J. Kelly 2:14.81
2001 Mr. Pleasentfar 4 Jose A. Santos Martin D. Wolfson Raja Malek 2:16.94
2000 Cetewayo 6 Richard Migliore Michael Dickinson Dr. John Chandler 2:17.93
1999 Monarch's Maze 3 Joe Bravo Patrick J. Kelly Live Oak Racing 2:14.44
1998 Musical Ghost 6 John Velazquez Mark A. Hennig Edward P. Evans 2:15.53
1997 Instant Friendship 4 John Velazquez Leo O'Brien Sultan Al Kabeer 2:17.08
1996 Mr. Bluebird 5 Mike E. Smith John C. Kimmel Thomas R. Warfield 2:15.35
1995 Flag Down 5 Jose A. Santos Christophe Clement Allen E. Paulson 2:22.03
1994 Franchise Player 5 Dale Beckner Philip G. Johnson Austin K. Smith 2:20.53
1993 Royal Mountain Inn 4 Julie Krone Barclay Tagg Steadfast Stable 1:59.80
1992 Montserrat 4 Julie Krone W. Elliott Walden Preston Madden 2:00.20
1991 Who's To Pay 5 Jerry Bailey MacKenzie Miller Rokeby Stables 1:58.00
1990 Yankee Affair 8 Jose A. Santos Henry L. Carroll Ju Ju Gen Stable 2:00.20
1989 Rambo Dancer 5 Jose A. Santos Leroy Jolley Maktoum Al Maktoum 2:01.00
1988 Pay The Butler 4 Robbie Davis Robert J. Frankel Edmund A. Gann 2:01.40
1987 Theatrical 5 Pat Day William I. Mott Bertram R. Firestone 2:00.80
1986 Equalize 4 Walter Guerra Jan H. Nerud Tartan Stable 2:02.20
1986 Divulge 5 Jean Cruguet Gasper Moschera Albert Davis 1:59.00
1985 Sharannpour 4 Angel Cordero, Jr. Robert J. Frankel Jerry Moss 2:04.20
1984 Hero's Honor 4 Jerry Bailey MacKenzie Miller Rokeby Stables 2:02.20
1983 Super Sunrise 4 Craig Perret Warren A. Croll, Jr. Blanche P. Levy 2:06.80
1983 Thunder Puddles 4 Jean-Luc Samyn John P. Campo Rockwood Stable 2:06.40
1982 Highland Blade 4 Jacinto Vasquez David A. Whiteley Pen Y Bryn Farm 2:06.40
1981 Match the Hatch 5 Kenny Skinner Philip G. Johnson Kathy M. Johnson 1:59.60
1980 Marquee Universal 4 Hector Pilar Alec Bullock G. Freed 1:58.80
1979 Waya 5 Angel Cordero, Jr. David A. Whiteley Peter M. Brant 2:04.20
1978 Tiller 4 Jeffrey Fell David A. Whiteley William H. Perry 2:00.20
1977 Clout 5 George Martens William O. Hicks Cambridge Stable 1:40.00
1977 Quick Card 4 Angel Cordero, Jr. Thomas J. Kelly John M. Schiff 1:39.60
1976 Erwin Boy 5 Ron Turcotte James P. Conway Sea High Stable 2:01.20
1975 Telefonico 4 Craig Perret Lou M. Goldfine Roberto Barcala 2:03.00
1974 Take Off 5 Ron Turcotte Frank Catrone Ada L. Rice 2:00.40
1973 Red Reality 7 Jorge Velasquez MacKenzie Miller Cragwood Stables 2:13.20
1972 New Alibhai 4 Frank Iannelli Ralph W. McIlvain Elcee H Stable 2:02.40
1971 Drumtop 5 Chuck Baltazar Roger Laurin James B. Moseley 2:16.60
1970 Drumtop 4 Angel Cordero, Jr. Roger Laurin James B. Moseley 2:20.40
1969 Majetta 5 Angel Cordero, Jr. Angel Penna, Sr. Gustave Ring 2:19.00
1968 High Hat 4 Eddie Belmonte Kay E. Jensen Mrs. Wallace Gilroy 2:20.20
1967 Ginger Fizz 5 Fernando Toro Thomas J. Kelly Mrs. J. R. H. Thouron 1:55.00
1966 Spoon Bait 4 John L. Rotz Ivor G. Balding C. V. Whitney 1:54.40
1965 Tenacle 5 Bobby Ussery Homer C. Pardue Joseph R. Straus 1:55.40
1964 Will I Rule 5 Braulio Baeza Joe Nash Fitz Eugene Dixon, Jr. 1:55.80
1963 Vimy Ridge 4 Sam Boulmetis Thomas J. Barry Frank E. Power 1:59.40
1962 Wise Ship 5 Heliodoro Gustines Jacob Byer Milton J. Ritzenberg 2:16.00
1961 Wolfram 5 Ismael Valenzuela Burley Parke Harbor View Farm 2:15.00
1960 North Pole II 4 Sam Boulmetis, Sr. Sidney J. Smith John S. Kroese 2:15.00

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