Iroquois Handicap

Iroquois Handicap
Ungraded Stakes race
LocationBelmont Park
Elmont, New York
United States
Inaugurated1979
Race typeThoroughbredFlat racing
Websitewww.nyra.com/index_belmont.html
Race information
Distance7 furlongs
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationFillies & Mares, three-years-old & up
PurseUS$150,000

The Iroquois Handicap run at Belmont Park on Long Island, New York in the fall of the year, is a 7 furlongs (1,400 m) race for Thoroughbred fillies and mares, aged three and up, that are New York-bred. It offers a purse of $125,000.[1]

Set at a mile and an eighth before 1981, at a mile from 1981 to 1984, a mile and 70 yards from 1985 to 1987, at six furlongs from 1989 to 1993, it is now at seven furlongs. In 1996, it ran at Aqueduct Racetrack.

The Iroquois Handicap is named for the Iroquois Indian Nation who still inhabit some of the region that now includes central New York State.

Records

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Speed record: (at current distance of 7 furlongs)

  • 1:21.87 – Cluster of Stars (2013)

Most wins:

  • 3 – Lottsa Talc (1994, 1995, 1996)
  • 2 – La Verdad (2014, 2015

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

  • 2 – Hobeau Farm (1984, 1985)
  • 2 – W. Alec Martusewicz (1986, 1987)
  • 2 – Vincent McGuire & Charles (1995, 1996)

Winners

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Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Distance
(F)
Time
To win
2021 The Important One 4 Jose Lezcano Steve Asmussen Bloom Racing Stable 6 1/2 F 1:18.03 $82,500
2020 Collegeville Girl 4 Joel Rosario Richard Vega Salvatore M. De Bunda, Robert Brittingham, & Wire to Wire Stable Inc. 6 1/2 F 1:16.48 $68,750
2019 Pauseforthecause 5 José Ortiz Kiaran P. McLaughlin Chester and Mary Broman Sr. 6 1/2 F 1:15.62 $86,625
2018 Highway Star 4 David Cohen Rodrigo Ubilio Chester & Mary Broman Sr. 6 1/2 F 1:16.08 $86,625
2017 Absatootly 4 Joe Bravo Charlton Baker Newman Racing 6 1/2 F 1:16.04 $90,000
2016 Quezon 4 Javier Castellano Robert Ribaudo Marc Keller 6 1/2 F 1:16.38 $90,000
2015 La Verdad 5 José Ortiz Linda L. Rice Lady Shelia Stable 6 1/2 F 1:15.96 $90,000
2014 La Verdad 4 José Ortiz Linda L. Rice Lady Shelia Stable 6 1/2 F 1:17.13 $90,000
2013 Cluster of Stars 4 Javier Castellano Steve Asmussen Turtle Bird Stable 7 F 1:21.87 $90,000
2012 Willet 4 Rajiv Maragh James H. Iselin James H. Iselin, Charlotte , & AssoulinEli Gindi 7 F 1:23.28 $90,000
2011 Risky Rachel 4 Javier Castellano James H. Bond Sanford Bacon 7 F 1:23.14 $75,000
2010 Meese Rocks 5 Ramon Domínguez Edward R. Barker Henry, Joseph & Jamie Terranova 7 F 1:23.64 $75,000
2009 Rightly So 3 Ramon Domínguez Anthony W. Dutrow Zayat Stables 7 F 1:24.64 $75,000
2008 Ice Cool Kitty 5 Michael Luzzi Richard Dutrow Jr. Lansdon Robbins III/Kevin Callahan 7 F 1:24.11 $75,000
2007 Karakorum Starlet 4 Garrett Gomez Jeff Odintz Karakorum Farm 7 F 1:24.04 $75,000
2006 No Reason 3 Garrett Gomez Scott Blasi Winter Park Partners 7 F 1:23.23 $75,000
2005 Seeking the Ante 3 Michael Luzzi John C. Kimmel Chester & Mary Broman 7 F 1:25.40 $75,000
2004 Sugar Punch 3 Edgar Prado Richard Dutrow Jr. IEAH Stables, Joe Torre, et al. 7 F 1:23.10 $75,000
2003 Princess Dixie 4 Michael Luzzi H. James Bond James F. Edwards 7 F 1:24.26 $75,000
2002 Dat You Miz Blue 5 José A. Santos James A. Jerkens Cynthia Knight 7 F 1:22.84 $75,000
2001 Maddie May 4 John Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher So Madcapt Stable 7 F 1:24.03 $75,000
2000 Biogio's Rose 6 Norberto Arroyo Jr. Robert Ribaudo Joseph & Alfred Nastasi 7 F 1:23.95 $75,000
1999 Jena Jena 3 Jerry D. Bailey Steven W. Young Michael King 7 F 1:23.40 $75,000
1998 Key Cents 5 John Velazquez Peter Ferriola Peter Ferriola & Martin Saks 7 F 1:24.80 $75,000
1997 Your Gorgeous 4 José A. Santos Carl J. Domino Kinsman Stable 7 F 1:23.60 $75,000
1996 Lottsa Talc 6 Frank Alvarado Timothy D. Kelly Vincent McGuire/Charles Werner 7 F 1:22.60 $75,000
1995 Lottsa Talc 5 Diane Nelson Timothy D. Kelly Vincent McGuire/Charles Werner 7 F 1:23.20 $75,000
1994 Lottsa Talc 4 Frank Alvarado Timothy D. Kelly Konrad Eggart, et al. 7 F 1:24.80 $45,000
1993 Princess Sybil 6 Mike E. Smith Gerald E. Taylor Lucy J. Taylor 6 F 1:11.00 $41,220
1992 Carli's Command 4 Richard Migliore Gasper S. Moschera Joques Farm 6 F 1:09.38 $52,740
1991 Northern Willy 6 Julio Pezua Philip Cosme James J. Kaulker 6 F 1:10.00 $52,290
1990 Jack Betta Be Rite 3 Dennis Saul John J. Lambert Star Trak Farm 6 F 1:11.60 $52,560
1989 Grecian Flight 5 Craig Perret Joseph H. Pierce Jr. Henry C. B. Lindh 6 F 1:13.00 $51,660
1988 Joe's Tammie 3 Eddie Maple Jack Van Berg James L. Paliafito 8 F 1:40.40 $52,740
1987 Anniron 4 Robbie Davis Robert P. Lake W. Alec Martusewicz 1m, 70yds 1:44.80 $42,120
1986 Anniron 3 Robert Cook Robert P. Lake W. Alec Martusewicz 1m, 70yds 1:44.80 $42,241
1985 Flip's Pleasure 5 Jean-Luc Samyn H. Allen Jerkens Hobeau Farm 1m, 70yds 1:42.60 $41,640
1984 Flip's Pleasure 4 Ángel Cordero Jr. H. Allen Jerkens Hobeau Farm 8 F 1:39.00 $46,440
1983 Chaldea 3 Jean-Luc Samyn Thomas J. Skiffington Jr. L. Riley Mangum 8 F 1:40.20 $34,800
1982 Belle Borne 3 Ángel Cordero Jr. Eugene Jacobs Peter Barberino 8 F 1:40.20 $34,560
1981 Josies Anchor 5 George Martens Raymond A. Smith Catco Stable 8 F 1:39.20 $34,200
1980 Screenland 3 Jacinto Vásquez H. Allen Jerkens Earle I. Mack 8.5 F 1:51.80 $32,040
1979 Wandering Cloud 4 Cash Asmussen Thomas M. Waller Tanrackin Farm 8.5 F 1:52.80 $31,260

References

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  1. ^ "The Iroquois Stakes history at NYRA, Belmont Park". Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2011-04-26.