Vagrancy Handicap
| Vagrancy Handicap | |
|---|---|
| Grade III race | |
| Location |
Belmont Park Elmont, New York, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1948 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Belmont Park, NYTA |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6.5 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mares, four-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $150,000 |
The Vagrancy Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the end of May/early June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The event is open to fillies and mares, age four and older. The Grade III race is contested on dirt over a distance of six and one-half furlongs.
Inaugurated in 1948 at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York, there was no race from 1949 through 1951. It was hosted by the Aqueduct track from inception through 1955 and again in 1960, 1963–1967, 1975, and 1977-1986. Over the years it has been contested at various distances:
- 1 1⁄16 miles : 1948, 1952
- 7 furlongs : 1953-1997
- 6.5 furlongs : 1998 to present
The race is named in honor of Vagrancy, the Champion three-year-old filly and champion handicap mare of 1942 owned by Belair Stud and trained by Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons.
In 1955, the Vagrancy Handicap was run in two divisions.
This race was downgraded to a Grade III for its 2014 running.[1]
Records
Speed record:
- 1:14.46 - Bear Fan (2004) (at current distance of 6.5 furlongs)
- 1:20.80 - Grecian Flight (1988) (at previous distance of 7 furlongs)
Most wins:
- 2 - Sky Beauty (1994, 1995)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Angel Cordero, Jr. (1977, 1984, 1987, 1989)
- 4 - John Velazquez (1999, 2001, 2004, 2005)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 - H. Allen Jerkens (1968, 1969, 1989, 1994, 1995)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Harry La Montagne (1948, 1957)
- 2 - Ethel D. Jacobs (1955, 1965)
- 2 - Calumet Farm (1956, 1961)
- 2 - Meadow Stable (1955, 1963)
- 2 - Wheatley Stable (1964, 1966)
- 2 - Hobeau Farm (1968, 1969)
- 2 - Eugene V. Klein (1986, 1987)
- 2 - Georgia E. Hofmann (1994, 1995)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Merry Meadow | 4 | Rajiv Maragh | Mark A. Hennig | Parsons/Howe | 1:17.36 |
| 2013 | Glorious View | 4 | Junior Alvarado | William I. Mott | Laue Ranch | 1:15.96 |
| 2012 | C C's Pal | 5 | Junior Alvarado | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. | Eric Fein | 1:16.10 |
| 2011 | Hilda's Passion | 4 | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | Starlight Racing/Glasscock | 1:14.81 |
| 2010 | Hour Glass | 4 | David Cohen | Todd Pletcher | Mill House | 1:16.80 |
| 2009 | Carolyn's Cat | 4 | Alan Garcia | Kiaran McLaughlin | Mr. & Mrs. William K. Warren | 1:16.34 |
| 2008 | Looky Yonder | 4 | Garrett Gomez | Rick Dutrow | Lansdon B. Robbins III | 1:17.63 |
| 2007 | Indian Flare | 5 | Javier Castellano | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 1:16.44 |
| 2006 | Dubai Escapade | 4 | Edgar Prado | Eoin G. Harty | Darley Stable | 1:15.39 |
| 2005 | Sensibly Chic | 5 | John Velazquez | Timothy Tullock, Jr. | Lois S. Nervitt | 1:16.31 |
| 2004 | Bear Fan | 5 | John Velazquez | Wesley Ward | Peter Fan & W. Ward | 1:14.46 |
| 2003 | Shawklit Mint | 4 | Richard Migliore | Patrick L. Reynolds | Flatbird Stable | 1:15.38 |
| 2002 | Xtra Heat | 4 | Harry Vega | John Salzman, Sr. | Harry Deitchman et al. | 1:16.44 |
| 2001 | Dat You Miz Blue | 4 | John Velazquez | James A. Jerkens | Cynthia Knight | 1:15.32 |
| 2000 | Country Hideaway | 4 | Jerry Bailey | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | 1:17.05 |
| 1999 | Gold Princess † | 4 | John Velazquez | Gary Sciacca | Windbound Farms | 1:16.57 |
| 1998 | Chip | 5 | Joe Bravo | Hubert Hine | Carolyn Hine | 1:15.69 |
| 1997 | Inquisitive Look | 4 | Jorge Chavez | Richard Stoklosa | Iselin Kaufman et al. | 1:22.07 |
| 1996 | Twist Afleet | 5 | Julie Krone | John C. Kimmel | Lucille Conover | 1:20.94 |
| 1995 | Sky Beauty | 5 | Mike E. Smith | H. Allen Jerkens | Georgia E. Hofmann | 1:21.56 |
| 1994 | Sky Beauty | 4 | Mike E. Smith | H. Allen Jerkens | Georgia E. Hofmann | 1:21.67 |
| 1993 | Spinning Round | 4 | Jorge Chavez | Carl J. Domino | Kinsman Stable | 1:24.52 |
| 1992 | Nannerl | 5 | Jose A. Santos | Scotty Schulhofer | Marablue Farm | 1:22.55 |
| 1991 | Queena | 5 | Mike E. Smith | C. R. McGaughey III | Emory A. Hamilton | 1:22.00 |
| 1990 | Mistaurian | 4 | Herb McCauley | Stephen L. DiMauro | Bernard Chaus | 1:25.20 |
| 1989 | Aptostar | 4 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | H. Allen Jerkens | Centennial Farms | 1:22.80 |
| 1988 | Grecian Flight | 4 | Craig Perret | Joseph Pierce, Jr. | Henry Lindh | 1:20.80 |
| 1987 | North Sider | 5 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1:24.20 |
| 1986 | Le Slew | 4 | Jose Santos | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1:23.80 |
| 1985 | Nany | 5 | Jorge Velasquez | Richard Root | Harry Mangurian, Jr. | 1:23.80 |
| 1984 | Grateful Friend | 4 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Pancho Martin | Harbor View Farm | 1:24.00 |
| 1983 | Broom Dance | 4 | Gregg McCarron | James W. Maloney | Christiana Stables | 1:22.80 |
| 1982 | Westport Native | 4 | Jorge Velasquez | Howard Tesher | Oak Cliff Stable | 1:22.60 |
| 1981 | Island Charm | 4 | Richard Migliore | Stephen A. DiMauro | David McKibbin | 1:23.60 |
| 1980 | Lady Lonsdale | 5 | Larry Saumell | Vincent Nocella | Pic Stable | 1:24.40 |
| 1979 | Frosty Skater | 4 | Don MacBeth | Lawrence Jennings | Arthur I. Appleton | 1:23.20 |
| 1978 | Dainty Dotsie | 4 | Billy Phelps | James Cowden, Jr. | James R. Cowden, Sr. | 1:21.80 |
| 1977 | Shy Dawn | 6 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Woodrow Sedlacek | Jacques Wimpfheimer | 1:23.80 |
| 1976 | My Juliet | 4 | Jorge Velasquez | Eugene Euster | George Weasel, Jr. | 1:22.00 |
| 1975 | Honorable Miss | 5 | Jacinto Vasquez | Frank Y. Whiteley, Jr. | Pen-Y-Bryn Farm | 1:22.20 |
| 1974 | Coraggioso | 4 | Don Brumfield | Anthony Basile | Bwamazon Farm | 1:22.40 |
| 1973 | Krislin | 4 | Marco Castaneda | Stephen A. DiMauro | Harold Snyder | 1:22.60 |
| 1972 | Chou Croute | 4 | Robert Kotenko | Robert G. Dunham | E. V. Benjamin III | 1:22.40 |
| 1971 | Golden Or | 5 | John L. Rotz | Budd Lepman | Crown Stable | 1:23.00 |
| 1970 | Process Shot | 3 | Chuck Baltazar | J. Bowes Bond | Elberon Farm | 1:23.80 |
| 1969 | Grey Slacks | 4 | Eddie Belmonte | H. Allen Jerkens | Hobeau Farm | 1:23.00 |
| 1968 | Mac's Sparkler | 6 | William Boland | H. Allen Jerkens | Hobeau Farm | 1:22.60 |
| 1967 | Triple Brook | 5 | Braulio Baeza | A. Ridgely White | Norman P. Bate | 1:23.80 |
| 1966 | Queen Empress | 4 | Braulio Baeza | Edward A. Neloy | Wheatley Stable | 1:23.00 |
| 1965 | Affectionately | 5 | Walter Blum | Hirsch Jacobs | Ethel D. Jacobs | 1:23.00 |
| 1964 | No Resisting | 4 | John L. Rotz | Edward A. Neloy | Wheatley Stable | 1:23.80 |
| 1963 | Cicada | 4 | Larry Adams | Casey Hayes | Meadow Stable | 1:22.80 |
| 1962 | Rose O'Neill | 4 | Manuel Ycaza | Ted Saladin | Bert W. Martin | 1:23.60 |
| 1961 | Sun Glint | 4 | S. Cole | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1:23.60 |
| 1960 | Mommy Dear | 4 | William Boland | Eddie Hayward | Circle M Farm | 1:22.60 |
| 1959 | Dandy Blitzen | 4 | Phil I. Grimm | W. Larue | B. A. Dario | 1:22.60 |
| 1958 | Outer Space | 4 | Eldon Nelson | James W. Maloney | Mrs. Gerard S. Smith | 1:23.80 |
| 1957 | Plotter | 4 | Pete Anderson | William Post | Harry La Montagne | 1:24.20 |
| 1956 | Miz Clementine | 5 | Eddie Arcaro | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1:23.40 |
| 1955 | Searching | 3 | Conn McCreary | Hirsch Jacobs | Ethel D. Jacobs | 1:23.60 |
| 1955 | Talora | 4 | Henry Moreno | Casey Hayes | Meadow Stable | 1:24.60 |
| 1954 | Canadiana | 4 | Charles O'Brien | Gordon J. McCann | E. P. Taylor | 1:23.40 |
| 1953 | Home-Made | 3 | Eric Guerin | William C. Winfrey | Alfred G. Vanderbilt II | 1:24.60 |
| 1952 | Marta | 5 | Conn McCreary | Woody Stephens | Woodvale Farm | 1:45.00 |
| 1948 | Conniver | 4 | Ted Atkinson | William Post | Harry La Montagne | 1:43.60 |
† - In 1999, Hurricane Bertie finished first, but was disqualified and set back to second.