Delaware Handicap

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Grade II race
Delaware Handicap
Location Delaware Park Racetrack
Stanton, Delaware Flag of the United States
Inaugurated 1942
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website Official Web Site Delaware Park
Race information
Distance 10 Furlongs (1 ¼ miles)
Track Dirt, left-handed
Qualification Fillies, Three-years-old and up
Weight Handicap
Purse $1 million

The Delaware Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid July at Delaware Park Racetrack in Stanton, Delaware near Wilmington. The race is open to filles and mares, age three and up, willing to race one and one-quarter miles on the dirt. This Grade II race (upgraded in 2003) carries a purse of $1,000,000.

Hall of Fame inductee Susan's Girl was a two time winner of the Delaware Handicap, capturing it in 1973 and again in 1975.

[edit] Records

Speed record:

  • In winning the 1987 Delaware Handicap, four-year-old Coup de Fusil set an event and track record for 1¼ miles with a clocking of 1:59.80.

Most wins by an owner:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

[edit] Winners of the Delaware Handicap

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time
1942 Monida 5 Abelardo DeLara W. S. Cotton C. Morabito 1:45.60
1943 no race
1944 Everget 3 Arnold Kirkland Virgil W. Raines Brandywine Stable 1:44.80
1945 Plucky Maud 4 Robert Permane O. T. Dubaassoff Lazy F Ranch 1:42.60
1946 Bridal Flower 3 Abelardo DeLara James W. Smith Edward R. Bradley 1:43.80
1947 Elpis 5 A. F. Skelton L. Hansman William G. Helis 1:46.60
1948 Miss Grillo 6 Ira Hanford Horatio Luro Mill River Stable 1:49.00
1949 Allie's Pal 4 M. Sidell R. J. Martin S. D. Sidell 1:46.40
1950 Adile 4 John Gilbert Oscar White Walter M. Jeffords 1:44.60
1951 Busanda 4 Eric Guerin B. Sweeny Ogden Phipps 2:04.60
1952 Kiss Me Kate 4 R. Nash Oscar White Walter M. Jeffords 2:02.60
1953 Grecian Queen 3 Ted Atkinson James P. Conway Mrs B. F. Whitaker 2:02.80
1954 Gainsboro Girl 4 A. Catolano W. E. Carroll Shawmut Farm 2:02.60
1955 Parlo 4 Eric Guerin Richard E. Handlen Foxcatcher Farms 2:02.40
1956 Flower Bowl 4 Preston M. Burch Logan Batcheller Brookmeade Stable 2:03.00
1957 Princess Turia 4 Bill Hartack Horace A. Jones Calumet Farm 2:05.00
1958 Endine 4 Eldon Nelson Henry S. Clark Christiana Stable 2:03.00
1959 Endine 5 Paul J. Bailey Henry S. Clark Christiana Stable 2:03.60
1960 Quill 4 Bobby Ussery Lucien Laurin Reginald N. Webster 2:02.40
1961 Airmans Guide 4 Howard Grant B. B. Williams H. A. Grant 2:02.40
1962 Seven Thirty 4 Larry Adams Bert Mulholland George D. Widener, Jr. 2:02.60
1963 Waltz Song 5 S. Mellon Thomas F. White Thomas F. White 2:04.00
1964 Old Hat 5 Buck Thornburg C. C. Norman S. Conrad 2:04.00
1965 Steeple Jill 4 John Ruane Bert Mulholland George D. Widener, Jr. 2:02.80
1966 Open Fire 5 Frank Lovato Virgil W. Raines Brandywine Stable 2:00.40
1967 Straight Deal 5 Bobby Ussery Hirsch Jacobs Ethel D. Jacobs 2:02.20
1968 Politely 5 Angel Cordero, Jr. G.M. Baker Bohemia Stable 2:02.80
1969 Obeah 4 John L. Rotz Henry S. Clark Christiana Stable 2:04.20
1970 Obeah 5 Leroy Moyers Henry S. Clark Christiana Stable 2:02.60
1971 Blessing Angelica 3 Jacinto Vasquez H. Allen Jerkens Hobeau Farm 2:03.40
1972 Blessing Angelica 4 Eddie Belmonte H. Allen Jerkens Hobeau Farm 2:00.60
1973 Susan's Girl 4 Laffit Pincay, Jr. J.W. Russell Fred W. Hooper 2:01.80
1974 Krislin 5 Angel Cordero, Jr. Stephen A. DiMauro H. I. Snyder 2:01.60
1975 Susan's Girl 6 Ray Broussard R. Finstermaker Fred W. Hooper 2:01.80
1976 Optimistic Gal 3 Eddie Maple LeRoy Jolley Diana M. Firestone 2:01.00
1977 Our Mims 3 Jorge Velasquez John M. Veitch Calumet Farm 2:01.00
1978 Late Bloomer 4 Jorge Velasquez John M. Gaver, Jr. Greentree Stable 2:02.20
1979 Likely Exchange 5 M. S. Sellers T. H. Stevens G. W. Humphrey 2:03.40
1980 Heavenly Ade 4 Jerry D. Bailey Mary Edens Henry D. Paxson 2:00.00
1981 Relaxing 5 Angel Cordero, Jr. Angel Penna, Sr. Ogden Phipps 2:01.00
1982 Jameela 6 Jackie L. Kaenel Hyman Ravich Peter M. Brant 2:02.60
1983 May Day Eighty 4 Jacinto Vasquez S. A. Whitely Calumet Farm 2:03.20
1984 Adored 4 Laffit Pincay, Jr. Laz Barrera Ethel D. Jacobs 2:03.20
1985 Basie 4 Jean Cruguet Flint S. Schulhofer Frances A. Genter 2:02.00
1986 Shocker T 4 Gene St. Leon George Gianos T. Caporella 2:02.20
1987 Coup de Fusil 5 Angel Cordero, Jr. Jan H. Nerud Tartan Stable 1:59.80
1988 Nastique 4 Eddie Maple Stephen L. DiMauro Chaus Stable 2:07.60
1989 Nastique 5 Eddie Maple Stephen L. DiMauro Chaus Stable 2:01.20
1990 Seattle Dawn 4 Robert Colton Michael W. Dickinson Dinwiddie Farm 2:03.00
1991 Crowned 4 Rick Wilson Ben Perkins, Jr. Bohemia Stable 2:04.00
1992 Brilliant Brass 5 Edgar Prado Carlos A. Garcia E. L. Bassford 2:03.00
1993 Green Darlin 4 Mike Luzzi Lawrence E. Murray Sondra D. Bender 2:03.60
1994 With A Wink 4 Richard Migliore D. Wayne Lukas M. Hatley 2:03.20
1995 Night Fax 4 Jeff Carle William H. Turner, Jr. Audley Farm 2:02.80
1996 Urbane 4 Alex Solis Randy K. Bradshaw Samantha Siegel 2:01.80
1997 Power Play 5 Larry Reynolds H. Graham Motion Robert A. Leonard 2:03.40
1998 Amarillo 4 Julie Krone John H. Forbes Phantom House Farm 2:04.20
1999 Tap to Music 4 Pat Day Joseph Orseno Stronach Stables 2:02.15
2000 Lu Ravi 5 Pat Day Carl E. Bowman Yoshio Fujita 2:02.21
2001 Irving's Baby 4 Ramon Dominguez Todd A. Pletcher Anstu Stables 2:05.21
2002 Summer Colony 4 John R. Velazquez Mark A. Hennig Edward P. Evans 2:04.52
2003 Wild Spirit 4 Jerry D. Bailey Robert J. Frankel Sumaya Us Stables 2:02.95
2004 Summer Wind Dancer 4 Victor Espinoza Jeff Mullins R & Y Wira, L. Vetter 2:03.63
2005 Island Sand 4 Jerry D. Bailey J. Larry Jones B.A. Man Stable 2:02.89
2006 Fleet Indian 5 Jose A. Santos Todd A. Pletcher Paul H. Saylor 2:02.08
2007 Unbridled Belle 4 Ramon A. Dominguez Todd A. Pletcher Team Valor Stables LLC 2:01.16