Garden City Handicap
| Grade 1 race | |
| Location |
Belmont Park Elmont, New York,  United States  |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1978 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.nyra.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
| Purse | $500,000 |
The Garden City Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid September at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. A Grade 1 event open to three-year-old fillies, it is raced on turf over a distance of a mile and an eighth (9 furlongs).[1]
First run in 1978 as the Garden City Handicap for older mares,[2] the following year it was limited to three-year-old fillies and named the Rare Perfume Handicap in honor of George Widener's racing mare, Rare Perfume. In 1998 the race was renamed for Garden City, New York, a village in the Town of Hempstead in central Nassau County located near the racetrack.[3]
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 1 1⁄8 miles)
- 1:45.62 - Luas Line (2005)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Ogden Phipps (1981, 1987)
- 2 - John W. Phillips (2002, 2011)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Jose A. Santos (1989, 1990, 1991, 2004)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - H. Allen Jerkens (1988, 1992, 1993)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance (Miles) |
Time |
Win $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Alterite (FR) | John R. Velazquez | Chad C. Brown | Martin S. Schwartz | 1-1/8 | 1:50.55 | $500,000 |
| 2012 | Samitar | Ramon Dominguez | Chad C. Brown | Martin S. Schwartz | 1-1/8 | 1:48.74 | $180,000 |
| 2011 | Winter Memories | Javier Castellano | James J. Toner | Phillips Racing Partnership | 1-1/8 | 1:51.06 | $150,000 |
| 2010 | Check the Label | Ramon Dominguez | H. Graham Motion | Lael Stables | 1-1/8 | 1:51.41 | $150,000 |
| 2009 | Miss World | Cornelio Velasquez | Christophe Clement | Waratah Thoroughbreds | 1-1/8 | 1:53.55 | $180,000 |
| 2008 | Backseat Rhythm | Javier Castellano | Patrick L. Reynolds | Paul P. Pompa Jr. | 1-1/8 | 1:51.82 | $150,000 |
| 2007 | Alexander Tango | Shaun Bridgmohan | Tommy Stack | Noel O' Callaghan | 1-1/8 | 1:48.97 | $120,000 |
| 2006 | Magnificent Song | Garrett Gomez | Todd A. Pletcher | Parrish,Malcolm,Edward | 1-1/8 | 1:48.48 | $150,000 |
| 2005 | Luas Line | John Velazquez | David Wachman | Evelyn M. Stockwell | 1-1/8 | 1:45.62 | $180,000 |
| 2004 | Lucifer's Stone | Jose A. Santos | Linda L. Rice | Team Solaris Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:48.88 | $180,000 |
| 2003 | Indy Five Hundred | Pat Day | Robert Barbara | Georgica Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:48.44 | $150,000 |
| 2002 | Wonder Again | Edgar Prado | James J. Toner | Joan G. & John W. Phillips | 1-1/8 | 1:47.33 | $150,000 |
| 2001 | Voodoo Dancer | Corey Nakatani | Christophe Clement | Green Hills Farms | 1-1/8 | 1:47.69 | $150,000 |
| 2000 | Gaviola | Jerry D. Bailey | William H. Turner, Jr. | Twilite Farms | 1-1/8 | 1:48.89 | $150,000 |
| 1999 | Perfect Sting | Pat Day | Joseph Orseno | Stronach Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:49.41 | $129,900 |
| 1998 | Pharatta-IR | Corey Nakatani | Carlos Laffon-Parias | Hinojosa Dario | 1-1/8 | 1:47.10 | $129,720 |
| 1997 | Auntie Mame | Jerry D. Bailey | Angel Penna, Jr. | Lazy F Ranch | 1-1/8 | 1:48.49 | $128,040 |
| 1996 | True Flare | Gary L. Stevens | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 1-1/16 | 1:42.58 | $128,460 |
| 1995 | Perfect Arc | John Velazquez | Angel Penna, Jr. | Brazil Stables | 1-1/16 | 1:42.35 | $101,070 |
| 1994 | Jade Flush | Robbie Davis | Nicholas P. Zito | Condren, et al. | 1-1/16 | 1:46.79 | $67,140 |
| 1993 | Sky Beauty | Mike E. Smith | H. Allen Jerkens | Georgia E. Hofmann | 1 | 1:35.76 | $68,400 |
| 1992 | November Snow | Chris Antley | H. Allen Jerkens | Earle I. Mack | 1 | 1:35.91 | $66,480 |
| 1991 | Dazzle Me Jolie | Jose A. Santos | Willard J. Thompson | Jolie Stanzione | 1 | 1:35.61 | $72,000 |
| 1990 | Aishah | Jose A. Santos | Flint S. Schulhofer | Helen K. Groves | 1 | 1:35.40 | $57,690 |
| 1989 | Highest Glory | Jose A. Santos | D. Wayne Lukas | H. Joseph Allen | 1 | 1:37.20 | $70,440 |
| 1988 | Topicount | Angel Cordero, Jr. | H. Allen Jerkens | Centennial Farms | 1 | 1:38.00 | $82,260 |
| 1987 | Personal Ensign | Randy Romero | Claude R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | 1 | 1:36.60 | $82,140 |
| 1986 | Life At The Top | Chris McCarron | D. Wayne Lukas | Lloyd R. French | 1 | 1:34.40 | $51,210 |
| 1985 | Kamikaze Rick | Angel Cordero, Jr. | John Parisella | Theodore M. Sabarese | 1 | 1:36.00 | $50,490 |
| 1984 | Given | Matthew Vigliotti | Alfino Pepino | Ronald S. Green | 1-1/16 | 1:43.40 | $42,960 |
| 1983 | Pretty Sensible | Alfredo Smith, Jr. | George Travers | John Zervas | 1 | 1:37.80 | $33,600 |
| 1982 | Nafees | Jorge Velasquez | Richard T. DeStasio | Albert Fried, Jr. | 1 | 1:38.40 | $33,120 |
| 1981 | Banner Gala | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Angel Penna, Sr. | Ogden Phipps | 1 | 1:35.60 | $33,900 |
| 1980 | Mitey Lively | Jorge Velasquez | Douglas R. Peterson | Tayhill Stable | 1 | 1:36.40 | $33,480 |
| 1979 | Danielle B. | Ruben Hernandez | John O. Hertler | Our Precious Stable | 1-1/16 | 1:45.40 | $33,000 |
| 1978 | Late Bloomer | Jorge Velasquez | John M. Gaver, Jr. | Greentree Stable | 1-1/16 | 1:41.60 | |
References
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