Discontinued stakes race | |
Location | Aqueduct Racetrack Queens, New York, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1939 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Website | www |
Race information | |
Distance | 13 furlongs (1+5⁄8 mi; 2.6 km) |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old & up |
Weight | Assigned |
Purse | US$65,000 |
The Gallant Fox Handicap is a discontinued Thoroughbred horse race in New York City which was run annually from 1939 through 2009. Hosted by the now defunct Jamaica Race Course in Jamaica, Queens from inception through 1957, it was then moved to Aqueduct Racetrack in the Borough of Ozone Park, Queens, New York. The race was open to horses age three and older and although contested on dirt at various distances for the most part it was a longer distance race. [1]
The race was named for Gallant Fox, the second winner of the U.S. Triple Crown in 1930.
The inaugural running took place on October 12, 1939 at the Jamaica track and was won by Belair Stud Stable's Isolater whose jockey, James Stout, and his trainer, Jim Fitzsimmons would both have careers that led to induction in the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame. [2]
On December 13, 1975, Edward R. Scharps' gelding Sharp Gary won the 1+5⁄8-mile (2.6 km) Gallant Fox Handicap in track record time. [3] Ten days later Sharp Gary won the 2+1⁄4-mile (3.6 km) Display Handicap, the longest major stakes event in North America. [4] Future U.S. and Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee Sandy Hawley was aboard Gary Sharp for both wins.
As a result of bad weather, the 2000 Gallant Fox Handicap was rescheduled and raced on January 1, 2001. [5]
With long-distance racing steadily declining in popularity with fans, and breeding now almost exclusively designed for speed, after seventy one years the Gallant Fox was canceled following the 2009 edition. [6]
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Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time (min:s) | Win$ | Gr. |
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2009 | Tiger's Rock | 3 | David Cohen | Todd A. Pletcher | Starlight Partners (Jack Wolf et al.) | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:47.34 | $43,680 | BT |
2008 | Delosvientos | 5 | Eddie Castro | Giuseppe Iadisernia | Giuseppe Iadisernia | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:49.33 | $50,430 | BT |
2007 | Nite Light | 3 | Mike Luzzi | Todd A. Pletcher | Edward P. Evans | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:47.45 | $48,420 | BT |
2006 | Successful Affair | 4 | Ramon Domínguez | Gary C. Contessa | Winning Move Stable | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:44.22 | $41,886 | BT |
2005 | Navesink River | 4 | Mike Luzzi | Todd A. Pletcher | Char-Mari Stable (Charles & Marianne Hesse) | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:44.96 | $49,860 | LR |
2004 | Tamburello | 5 | Norberto Arroyo Jr. | Michael Miceli | Michael Miceli | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:43.95 | $49,620 | LR |
2003 | Loving | 7 | Jose L. Espinoza | Richard E. Dutrow Jr. | Goldfarb, Roach et al. | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:45.08 | $50,355 | LR |
2002 | Coyote Lakes | 8 | Mike Luzzi | Bruce N. Levine | Roderick J. Valente | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:43.54 | $67,320 | G2 |
2001 | Coyote Lakes | 7 | Chuck C. Lopez | Bruce N. Levine | Roderick J. Valente | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:44.77 | $67,020 | G2 |
2000 | Coyote Lakes | 6 | Mike Luzzi | Bruce N. Levine | Roderick J. Valente | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:45.74 | $69,240 | G2 |
1999 | Early Warning | 4 | Jorge F. Chavez | Todd A. Pletcher | Dogwood Stable | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:42.94 | $68,820 | G2 |
1998 | Aavelord | 4 | Chuck C. Lopez | Bruce N. Levine | Roderick J. Valente | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:46.00 | $66,360 | G2 |
1997 | Unreal Turn | 5 | Chuck C. Lopez | Frank Generazio Jr. | Patricia A. Generazio | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:46.60 | $69,120 | G2 |
1996 | Ave's Flag | 4 | Jorge F. Chavez | Steve Klesaris | David P. McNulty & Josef F. Omland | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:45.80 | $76,180 | G2 |
1995 | Yourmissinthepoint | 4 | John Velazquez | Steve Klesaris | Mark Parezo | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:45.20 | $68,100 | G2 |
1994 | Serious Spender | 3 | Jorge F. Chavez | Dominick A. Schettino | John Caputo | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:44.80 | $66,840 | G2 |
1993 | Michelle Can Pass | 5 | Mike E. Smith | John M. DeStefano Jr. | Jay Cee Jay Stable | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:46.00 | $90,000 | G2 |
1992 | Michelle Can Pass | 4 | Aaron Gryder | John M. DeStefano Jr. | Jay Cee Jay Stable | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:45.80 | $109,440 | G2 |
1991 | Challenge My Duty | 4 | Chris Antley | D. Wayne Lukas | William M. Rickman | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:47.00 | $106,200 | G2 |
1990 | Power Lunch | 3 | Craig Perret | D. Wayne Lukas | Calumet Farm | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:47.00 | $57,870 | G2 |
1989 | Passing Ships | 5 | Edgar Prado | Robert P. Klesaris | Gold-N-Oats Stable, Inc. | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:50.20 | $72,600 | G3 |
1988 | Nostalgia's Star | 6 | Eddie Maple | C. R. McGaughey III | Mary J. Hinds | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:45.60 | $80,820 | G3 |
1987 | Soar To The Stars | 4 | Julie Krone | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Mills Phipps | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:43.80 | $85,860 | G3 |
1986 | Buckley Boy | 4 | Michael Gonzalez | John J. Tammaro Jr. | George C. Frostad | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:44.20 | $82,860 | G3 |
1985 | Jane's Dilemma | 4 | Jorge Velásquez | J. William Boniface | Robert Meyerhoff | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:48.00 | $63,720 | G3 |
1984 | Puntivo | 4 | Robbie Davis | Edward I. Kelly Sr. | Edward I. Kelly Sr. | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:45.80 | $52,200 | G3 |
1983 | Dance Caller | 3 | Jimmy Miranda | H. Allen Jerkens | Hobeau Farm | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:45.80 | $49,140 | G3 |
1982 | Bar Dexter | 5 | Jeffrey Fell | Lou Mondello | Woodside Stud | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:46.60 | $51,120 | G3 |
1981 | Alla Breva | 4 | Richard Migliore | Philip G. Johnson | Ken-Mort Stable | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:43.40 | $51,300 | G3 |
1980 | Relaxing | 4 | Ramon Encinas | Angel Penna Sr. | Ogden Phipps | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:42.40 | $34,500 | G3 |
1979 | Identical | 4 | Eric Beitia | Pancho Martin | Viola Sommer | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:43.60 | $33,840 | G3 |
1978 | Wise Philip | 5 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | William Boland | Ruth E. Streit | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:45.20 | $32,250 | G3 |
1977 | Cunning Trick | 4 | Jean Cruguet | William H. Turner Jr. | William T. Pascoe | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:44.20 | $32,850 | G3 |
1976 | Frampton Delight | 4 | Steve Cauthen | Everett W. King | Len Ragozin | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:46.00 | $33,030 | G3 |
1975 | Sharp Gary | 4 | Sandy Hawley | Robert J. Frankel | Edward R. Scharps | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:40.40 | $32,910 | G3 |
1974 | Big Spruce | 5 | Angel Santiago | Victor J. Nickerson | Elmendorf Farm | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:41.60 | $33,450 | G3 |
1973 | Big Spruce | 4 | Angel Santiago | Victor J. Nickerson | Elmendorf Farm | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:42.00 | $33,900 | G3 |
1972 | Crafty Khale † | 3 | Braulio Baeza | Robert L. Dotter | Mrs. Nelson I. Asiel | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:41.00 | $33,720 | |
1971 | Hitchcock | 5 | Ron Turcotte | Pancho Martin | Sigmund Sommer | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:42.80 | $34,680 | |
1970 | Hitchcock | 4 | Eddie Belmonte | Pancho Martin | Sigmund Sommer | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:41.60 | $34,980 | |
1969 | Ship Leave | 3 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Angel Penna Sr. | Gustave Ring | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:42.60 | $38,870 | |
1968 | Funny Fellow | 3 | Braulio Baeza | Edward A. Neloy | Wheatley Stable | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:41.80 | $38,025 | |
1967 | Niarkos | 7 | Eddie Belmonte | John H. Adams | Hasty House Farm (Allie E. Reuben) | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:43.60 | $37,895 | |
1966 | Munden Point | 4 | John L. Rotz | Ira Hanford | Loren P. Guy | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:42.60 | $37,895 | |
1965 | Choker | 5 | Michael Venezia | H. Allen Jerkens | Hobeau Farm | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:48.00 | $37,115 | |
1964 | Smart | 5 | Eldon Nelson | Henry S. Clark | Christiana Stables | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:42.80 | $52,748 | |
1963 | Sunrise Flight | 4 | Larry Adams | Walter A. Kelley | Little M. Farm | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:43.00 | $56,550 | |
1962 | Sensitivo | 5 | Manuel Ycaza | Arnold N. Winick | Robert F. Bensinger | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:42.20 | $57,752 | |
1961 | Polylad | 5 | Herb Hinojosa | Thomas M. Miles | Mrs. Q. A. S. McKean | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:45.60 | $54,210 | |
1960 | Don Poggio | 4 | Sam Boulmetis Sr. | Robert L. Dotter | Gustave Ring | 1+3⁄4 mi (2.8 km) | 2:55.80 | $53,100 | |
1959 | Bald Eagle | 4 | Manuel Ycaza | Woody Stephens | Cain Hoy Stable | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:41.00 | $54,350 | |
1958 | Admiral Vee | 6 | Ted Atkinson | H. Allen Jerkens | Edward Seinfeld | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:43.40 | $56,350 | |
1957 | Eddie Schmidt | 4 | Ismael Valenzuela | H. Allen Jerkens | Leroy G. Burns | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:42.40 | $59,800 | |
1956 | Summer Tan | 4 | David Erb | Sherrill W. Ward | Dorothy Firestone Galbreath | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:41.60 | $57,600 | |
1955 | Misty Morn | 3 | Sidney Cole | James E. Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:42.40 | $58,450 | |
1954 | Social Outcast | 4 | Ovie Scurlock | William C. Winfrey | Alfred G. Vanderbilt II | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:44.80 | $60,550 | |
1953 | Royal Vale | 5 | Jack Westrope | James E. Ryan | Esther du Pont Weir | 1+3⁄16 mi (1.9 km) | 1:55.40 | $49,600 | |
1952 | Spartan Valor | 4 | James Stout | Frank Catrone | William G. Hellis Jr. | 1+3⁄16 mi (1.9 km) | 1:56.20 | $48,200 | |
1951 | County Delight | 4 | Eric Guerin | James E. Ryan | Rokeby Stable | 1+3⁄16 mi (1.9 km) | 1:57.60 | $47,900 | |
1950 | Better Self | 5 | William Boland | Max Hirsch | King Ranch | 1+3⁄16 mi (1.9 km) | 1:57.00 | $42,800 | |
1949 | Coaltown | 4 | Steve Brooks | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1+3⁄16 mi (1.9 km) | 1:56.20 | $38,600 | |
1948 | Faultless | 4 | Hedley Woodhouse | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1+3⁄16 mi (1.9 km) | 1:57.20 | $60,300 | |
1947 | Stymie | 6 | Conn McCreary | Max Hirsch | Ethel D. Jacobs | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:42.40 | $56,350 | |
1946 | Stymie | 5 | Basil James | Max Hirsch | Ethel D. Jacobs | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:42.80 | $59,050 | |
1945 | Reply Paid | 3 | Herb Lindberg | George W. Carroll | Mrs. Louis Rabinowitz | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:44.60 | $39,105 | |
1944 | Some Chance | 5 | Albert Snider | B. Frank Christmas | Abram S. Hewitt | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:46.00 | $37,565 | |
1943 | Eurasian | 3 | Herb Lindberg | Sol Rutchick | Havahome Stable (Frank & Joseph Rabinovich) | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:48.00 | $19,700 | |
1942 | Dark Discovery | 4 | Warren Mehrtens | Max Hirsch | John A. Bell Jr. | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:44.20 | $11,300 | |
1941 | Market Wise | 3 | Wendell Eads | George W. Carroll | Louis Tufano | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:46.00 | $11,550 | |
1940 | Salaminia | 3 | Don Meade | Duval A. Headley | Hal Price Headley | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:43.60 | $11,150 | |
1939 | Isolater | 6 | James Stout | James E. Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | 1+5⁄8 mi (2.6 km) | 2:43.00 | $8,400 | |
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