Manhattan Handicap

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Grade I race
Manhattan Handicap
Location	Belmont Park Elmont, New York, USA
Inaugurated	1896
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	Belmont Park
Race information
Distance	1¼ miles (10 furlongs)
Track	Grass, left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds & up
Weight	Handicap
Purse	$400,000

The Manhattan Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race raced annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. It is named for Manhattan, the principal borough of the City of New York. Currently offering a purse of $400,000, the Grade I Manhattan Handicap is open to 3-year-olds & Up and is run on turf over the classic distance of 1¼ miles.

The 2007 race will be on the undercard of the final leg of the U.S. Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes. As there was no race held in 1897 and 1909 to 1913, it will mark the race's 106th running since its 1896 inauguration at the now defunct Morris Park Racetrack in The Bronx, New York.

The 1896 inaugural race was won by the 1895 Preakness and Belmont Stakes winner, Belmar, who was ridden by future Hall of Fame jockey Tod Sloan. In 1905 the race was moved to Belmont Park but was held at Aqueduct Racetrack in 1959 and 1961, plus between 1963 and 1967. There was no race held in 1897 and 1909 to 1913. Large fields in 1971, 1972, 1975, and 1977 saw the race divided into two divisions.

Over the years, the Manhattan Handicap has been set at a variety of distances:

• 1896 : 1¼ miles
• 1898 to 1908 : six furlongs
• 1914-1915 : seven furlongs
• 1916-1932 : 1 mile
• 1933-1958, 1960, 1962, 1963-1964, 1968-1969, 1977 : 1½ miles
• 1961 : 1⁵/16 miles
• 1959, 1965-1967 : 1⅝ miles
• 1970 to 1976 : 1⅜ miles

[edit] Race Records

Speed record:

• 1:57.79 - Paradise Creek (1994)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 5 - Jerry D. Bailey (1986, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005)
• 4 - Eddie Arcaro (1944, 1947, 1954, 1958)
• 3 - Ted Atkinson (1948, 1950, 1956) & Eddie Maple (1975, 1980, 1995)

Most wins by an owner:

• 4 - Harry Payne Whitney (1907, 1908, 1926, 1928)
• 4 - Townsend B. Martin (1940, 1942, 1943, 1945)

[edit] Winners of the Manhattan Handicap since 1959

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2008	Dancing Forever	5	Rene Douglas	Shug McGaughey	Phipps Stable	1:59.62
2007	Better Talk Now	8	Ramon A. Dominguez	H. Graham Motion	Bushwood Stable	2:02.39
2006	Cacique	5	Edgar Prado	Robert J. Frankel	Juddmonte Farms	2:04.10
2005	Good Reward	4	Jerry D. Bailey	C. R. McGaughey III	Phipps Stable	2:00.69
2004	Meteor Storm	5	Jose Valdivia, Jr.	Wallace Dollase	The Horizon Stable	1:59.34
2003	Denon	5	Jerry D. Bailey	Robert J. Frankel	E. A. Gann & Flaxman Stb	2:14.16
2002	Beat Hollow	5	Alex Solis	Robert J. Frankel	Juddmonte Farms	2:01.29
2001	Forbidden Apple	6	Corey Nakatani	Christophe Clement	Arthur I. Appleton	2:00.77
2000	Manndar	4	Jerry D. Bailey	C. Beau Greely	Columbine Stable	1:59.61
1999	Yagli	6	Jerry D. Bailey	William I. Mott	Allen E. Paulson	1:58.48
1998	Chief Bearhart	5	Jose Santos	Mark Frostad	Sam-Son Farm	1:58.25
1997	Ops Smile	5	Robbie Davis	William Boniface	Karp Warfield et al	1:59.00
1996	Diplomatic Jet	4	Jorge Chavez	James E. Picou	Fred W. Hooper	2:00.14
1995	Awad	5	Eddie Maple	David Donk	Ryehill Farm	1:58.57
1994	Paradise Creek	5	Pat Day	William I. Mott	Nishiyama Masayuki	1:57.79
1993	Star of Cozzene	5	Jose Santos	Mark Hennig	Team Valor	1:58.89
1992	Sky Classic	5	Pat Day	James E. Day	Sam-Son Farm	2:02.42
1991	Academy Award	5	Art Madrid, Jr.	Richard A. DeStasio	Peter E. Blum	1:59.78
1990	Phantom Breeze	4	Mike E. Smith	William I. Mott	Bertram R. Firestone	2:02.00
1989	Milesius	5	Richard Migliore	Thomas Skiffington	Virginia Kraft Payson	2:00.00
1988	Milesius	4	Chris Antley	Richard J. Lundy	Virginia Kraft Payson	2:04.00
1987	Silver Voice	4	Julio Pezua	Angel Penna, Jr.	Lazy F Farm	2:01.00
1986	Danger's Hour	4	Jerry D. Bailey	MacKenzie Miller	Rokeby Stable	2:02.00
1985	Cool	4	Jacinto Vasquez	Angel Penna, Jr.	Pin Oak Farm	2:02.00
1984	Win	4	Antonio Graell	Sally Bailie	Fredrick Ephraim	2:00.00
1983	Acaroid	5	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Jan H. Nerud	Tartan Stable	2:00.00
1982	Sprink	4	Jimmy Miranda	Gene Colandonato	Irving Paparo	2:01.00
1981	Match The Hatch	5	Jean-Luc Samyn	Philip G. Johnson	Kathy M. Johnson	2:03.00
1980	Morold	5	Eddie Maple	Michael J. Doyle	George C. Frostad	2:00.20
1979	Fluorescent Light	4	Jeffrey Fell	Angel Penna, Sr.	Ogden Mills Phipps	2:04.00
1978	Fabulous Time	4	Angel Cordero, Jr.	John W. Russell	Ogden Mills Phipps	2:01.40
1977	Gentle King	4	Steve Cauthen	W. Preston King	Canam East Stable	2:28.00
1977	Gallivantor	5	Steve Cauthen	Joseph A. Trovato	Jack R. Hogan	2:28.00
1976	Caucasus	4	Fernando Toro	Charlie Whittingham	Cardiff Stock Farm	2:14.40
1975	Salt Marsh	4	Eddie Maple	Thomas J. Kelly	Brookmeade Stable	2:16.60
1975	Snow Knight	4	Jorge Velasquez	MacKenzie Miller	Windfields Farm	2:16.20
1974	Golden Don	4	Jean Cruguet	Kay E. Jensen	Archie Donaldson	2:19.80
1973	London Company	3	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Leroy Jolley	Chance Hill Farm	2:15.60
1972	Star Envoy	4	Jorge Velasquez	Everett W. King	Lloyd I. Miller	2:13.00
1972	Ruritania	3	Ron Turcotte	John M. Gaver, Sr.	Greentree Stable	2:14.00
1971	Happy Way	4	Heliodoro Gustines	Nick Combest	Clinton LaGrosa	2:16.00
1971	Big Shot II	6	Jorge Tejeira	Pancho Martin	Sigmund Sommer	2:16.40
1970	Shelter Bay	4	Robert Woodhouse	Flint S. Schulhofer	Tartan Stable	2:14.60
1969	Harem Lady	5	Eddie Belmonte	H. Allen Jerkens	Hobeau Farm	2:30.20
1968	Quicken Tree	5	Bill Hartack	Clyde Turk	L. R. Rowan/W. Whitney	2:28.00
1967	Munden Point	5	Bobby Ussery	Ira Hanford	Loren P. Guy	2:41.00
1966	Moontrip	5	Eddie Belmonte	Kay E. Jensen	Ewing Kauffman	2:42.00
1965	Roman Brother	4	Braulio Baeza	Burley Parke	Harbor View Farm	2:43.20
1964	Going Abroad	4	Ray Broussard	Joseph H. Pierce	Edward Seltzer	2:26.20
1963	Smart	4	Eldon Nelson	Henry S. Clark	Christiana Stable	2:28.00
1962	Tutankhamen	4	Braulio Baeza	John M. Gaver, Sr.	Greentree Stable	2:28.00
1961	Nickel Boy	6	Ismael Valenzuela	Walter Kelley	Elmendorf Farm	2:l0.00
1960	Don Poggio	4	Sam Boulmetis	Robert L. Dotter	Gustave Ring	2:29.00
1959	Round Table	5	Bill Shoemaker	William Molter	Kerr Stable	2:42.00

[edit] Earlier winners