Violet Handicap

Violet Handicap
Race information
Grade III race
Location	Meadowlands Racetrack East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
Inaugurated	1977
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.thebigm.com
Distance	1 ¹⁄₁₆ miles (8.5 furlongs)
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Fillies & Mares, three-years-old & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$150,000

The Violet Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the second week of October at Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Inaugurated in 1977, the current Grade III event is open to fillies and mares age three and older and is raced on turf over a distance of 1 ¹⁄₁₆ miles (8.5 furlongs).

The Violet Handicap was raced on dirt in 1977, 1993, 1999 and was run in two divisions in 1980, 1982 through 1985, 1987 and 1988.

Records

Speed record:

1:39.60 - Gather The Clan (1989)

Most wins:

2 - Humoristic (2005, 2007)

Most wins by an owner:

2 - Walter Haefner (1977, 1985)
2 - Edward P. Evans (1985, 1987)
2 - Bonner Farm (1990, 1992)
2 - Erdenheim Farm (1996, 1997)
2 - Mrs. Arturo Peralta-Ramos (2005, 2007)

Most wins by a jockey:

5 - Jean-Luc Samyn (1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987)

Most wins by a trainer:

3 - Philip G. Johnson (1983, 1985, 1987)
3 - Barclay Tagg (1990, 1992, 2004)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2009	Quiet Harbor	4	Eddie Castro	C. R. McGaughey III	McGaughey Stable	1:41.30
2008	American Border	4	Jose Lezcano	Jason Servis	Mr. Amore Stables	1:41.74
2007	Humoristic	6	Rajiv Maragh	Hamilton A. Smith	Mrs. Arturo Peralta-Ramos	1:41.23
2006	No Sleep	4	Mike Luzzi	Bruce N. Levine	Glencrest Farm LLC	1:42.48
2005	Humoristic	4	Harry Vega	Hamilton A. Smith	Mrs. Arturo Peralta-Ramos	1:42.23
2004	Changing World	4	Pablo Fragoso	Barclay Tagg	Mrs. S. H. Rogers, Jr.	1:41.53
2003	Dancal	5	Javier Castellano	Todd A. Pletcher	Marlon Aronstam	1:43.69
2002	Babae	6	Richard Migliore	Frank A. Alexander	Joseph Platt, Jr.	1:41.17
2001	Clearly A Queen	4	Jorge F. Chavez	Bobby C. Barnett	John A. Franks	1:43.56
2000	Follow The Money	4	Chris McCarron	David Hofmans	Christopher & Patricia Elia	1:42.65
1999	Tookin Down	4	Edgar Prado	Richard W. Small	Richard W. Small	1:42.39
1998	Heaven's Command	4	Richard Migliore	Christophe Clement	Skymarc Farm	1:40.71
1997	Sangria	4	Rick Wilson	John R. S. Fisher	Erdenheim Farm	1:42.02
1996	Plenty Of Sugar	5	Robert Colton	John R. S. Fisher	Erdenheim Farm	1:48.62
1995	Symphony Lady	5	Joe Bravo	Flint S. Schulhofer	J. Cohen	1:45.48
1994	It's Personal	4	John Velazquez	Michael W. Dickinson	Prestonwood Farm	1:42.61
1993	Mz. Zill Bear	4	Edgar Prado	Ronald Cartwright	Mea Culpa Stable	1:44.55
1992	Highland Crystal	4	Edgar Prado	Barclay Tagg	Bonner Farm	1:41.26
1991	Southern Tradition	4	Jose A. Santos	Henry L. Carroll	Delehanty Farm	1:43.60
1990	Miss Josh	4	Mario Pino	Barclay Tagg	Bonner Farm	1:40.00
1989	Gather The Clan	4	Craig Perret	William I. Mott	Bertram R. Firestone	1:39.60
1988	Just Class	4	Chris Antley	Alan E. Goldberg	Robert Masterson	1:40.20
1988	Graceful Darby	4	Randy Romero	John M. Veitch	James W. Phillips	1:41.00
1987	Videogenic	5	Jean Cruguet	Gasper Moschera	Albert & Barbara Davis	1:42.00
1987	Dismasted	5	Jean-Luc Samyn	Philip G. Johnson	Edward P. Evans	1:41.60
1986	Lake Country	5	Vince Bracciale, Jr.	Donnie Walker	D. Prowse & D. McIntosh	1:41.20
1985	Vers La Caisse	4	Richard Migliore	Victor J. Nickerson	Walter Haefner	1:43.00
1985	Possible Mate	4	Jean-Luc Samyn	Philip G. Johnson	Edward P. Evans	1:42.20
1984	Rash But Royal	4	Jack Kaenel	Richard A. DeStasio	M. Berry	1:42.20
1984	Aspen Rose	4	Jorge Velasquez	John M. Veitch	Daniel M. Galbreath	1:42.00
1983	Twosome	4	Jerry Bailey	Laz Barrera	Charles T. Wilson, Jr.	1:41.20
1983	Geraldine's Store	4	Jean-Luc Samyn	Philip G. Johnson	Thomas P. Whitney	1:40.60
1982	Dearly Too	3	Jean-Luc Samyn	Stephen A. DiMauro	R. E. Bailey	1:42.20
1982	Pat's Joy	4	Jerry Bailey	Mitch Griffin	Fred W. Hooper	1:42.20
1981	Honey Fox	4	Jean-Luc Samyn	Flint S. Schulhofer	Jerome M. Torsney	1:41.40
1980	Producer	4	Jeffrey Fell	Claude Beniada	R. Gottlieb	1:41.60
1980	The Very One	5	Jorge Velasquez	Stephen A. DiMauro	Helen Pollinger	1:42.40
1979	Terpsichorist	4	Mike Venezia	Woody Stephens	Hickory Tree Stable	1:43.20
1978	Navajo Princess	4	Craig Perret	Douglas Dodson	V. Green	1:44.00
1977	Lady Singer	4	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Victor J. Nickerson	Walter Haefner	1:48.40

References

History of the Violet Handicap, 1977-2007, at The Meadowlands

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