Honorable Miss Handicap

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Honorable Miss Handicap
Grade II race
Location Saratoga Race Course
Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
Inaugurated1985 (as Honorable Miss Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack)
Race type Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Website NYRA
Race information
Distance 6 furlongs
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
Qualification Fillies & mares, three-years-old and older
WeightAssigned
PurseUS$200,000 (2021)

The Honorable Miss Handicap is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares that are three years old or older over a distance of six furlongs on the dirt track scheduled annually in September at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The event currently carries a purse of $200,000.

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History

The event is named after the winning mare Honorable Miss [1] who won the Fall Highweight Handicap twice at Belmont Park defeating male company.

The inaugural running of the event was on 3 November 1985 at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York during the NYRA Big A Fall Meeting as the Honorable Miss Stakes and was won by the three-year-old filly Schematic, who was trained by the US Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito in a time of 1:101⁄5. [2] The following year the distance of the event was increased to 1 mile, and in 1987 the event was moved to Belmont Park and held during the NYRA Fall Meeting in October.

The event was idle for four years, and NYRA resumed it they scheduled the race at Saratoga as a six-furlong sprint race. [3]

In 1996 the event was classified as Grade III and upgraded to Grade II in 2004. [4]

The distance for the event was increased to six and a half furlongs only for the 1993 running. [4]

The event was run in split divisions in 2000. [5]

Records

Speed record:

Margins:

Most wins:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerOwnerDistanceTimePurseGradeRef
At Saratoga –Honorable Miss Handicap
2023 Echo Zulu 4 Flavien Prat Steve Asmussen L and N Racing & Winchell Thoroughbreds 6 furlongs1:08.76$186,000II [6]
2022Kimari5 Joel Rosario Wesley A. Ward Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, Westerberg Limited & Jonathon Poulin6 furlongs1:10.78$186,000II [7]
2021Bell's the One5 Corey Lanerie Neil PessinLothenbach Stables6 furlongs1:09.83$200,000II [8]
2020Come Dancing6 Irad Ortiz Jr. Carlos F. MartinBlue Devil Racing Stable6 furlongs1:08.74$150,000II [9]
2019Minit to Stardom4Alex CintronJose M. CamejoBrittlyn Stable6 furlongs1:08.81$200,000II [10]
2018Finley'sluckycharm5 Brian Hernandez Jr. W. Bret Calhoun Carl R. Moore6 furlongs1:09.48$194,000II [11]
2017Paulassilverlining5 José L. Ortiz Chad C. Brown Juddmonte Farms 6 furlongs1:10.10$196,000II [12]
2016Haveyougoneaway5Kendrick CarmoucheThomas MorleySequel Racing6 furlongs1:09.94$200,000II [13]
2015† Street Story4 Javier Castellano Steven M. Asmussen Whispering Oaks Farm6 furlongs1:09.14$190,000II [14]
2014R Free Roll4 Paco Lopez Danny GarganAverill Racing & Silver Oak Stable6 furlongs1:10.12$200,000II [15]
2013Dance to Bristol4Xavier PerezOllie L. Figgins IIISusan H. Wantz6 furlongs1:09.73$200,000II [16]
2012C C's Pal5 Junior Alvarado Richard E. Dutrow Jr. Eric Fein6 furlongs1:09.88$200,000II [17]
2011Tar Heel Mom6 Alex O. Solis Stanley M. Hough Alex Rankin6 furlongs1:10.42$150,000II [18]
2010Secret Gypsy5 Jamie Theriot Ronny W. WernerRichland Hills Stable & John Kuehl6 furlongs1:09.82$147,000II [19]
2009Game Face4 Edgar S. Prado Todd A. Pletcher Zabeel Racing International6 furlongs1:10.70$150,000II [20]
2008Any Limit5 Cornelio Velásquez H. Allen Jerkens Joseph V. Shields Jr.6 furlongs1:09.98$147,000II [21]
2007Burmilla4 Rafael Bejarano Eoin G. Harty Darley Stable 6 furlongs1:09.51$147,000II [22]
2006Stormy Kiss (ARG) 4 Javier Castellano Barclay Tagg Lael Stables6 furlongs1:10.58$150,000II [23]
2005Forest Music4 John R. Velazquez Steven M. Asmussen Stonestreet Stables 6 furlongs1:10.06$150,000II [24]
2004My Trusty Cat4 Pat Day David R. Vance Carl F. Pollard6 furlongs1:10.37$150,000II [25]
2003Willa On the Move4 Edgar S. Prado Anthony W. Dutrow Peter G. Angelos6 furlongs1:09.92$107,600III [26]
2002Mandy's Gold4 Edgar S. Prado Michael E. GorhamSteeplechase Farm6 furlongs1:09.24$108,500III [27]
2001Big Bambu4 Jerry D. Bailey Alan SobolEdward E. Marshall & John Schoonover6 furlongs1:09.64$103,000III [28]
2000Debby d'Or5 Shane Sellers Daniel G. SwitzerAlbert Lobrillo6 furlongs1:10.11$110,750IIIDivision 1 [29]
Bourbon Belle5 Willie Martinez Peter W. Salmen Jr.George & Kay Hofmeister, Donna Salmen & Susan Bunning1:08.93$109,750Division 2 [30]
1999Bourbon Belle4Patrick A. JohnsonPeter W. Salmen Jr.George & Kay Hofmeister, Donna Salmen & Susan Bunning6 furlongs1:09.53$112,600III [31]
1998Furlough4 Mike E. Smith Claude R. McGaughey III Ogden Phipps 6 furlongs1:11.32$81,275III [32]
Honorable Miss Stakes
1997Dancin Renee5 Richard Migliore Robert TriolaSanford Bacon6 furlongs1:09.16$80,775III [33]
1996Twist Afleet5 Mike E. Smith John C. Kimmel Lucille Conover6 furlongs1:09.91$81,675III [34]
1995Low Key Affair4 Pat Day D. Wayne Lukas Moyglare Stud6 furlongs1:09.67$80,325Listed [35]
1994Classy Mirage4 Julie Krone H. Allen Jerkens Middletown Stables6 furlongs1:09.72$81,126Listed [36]
1993Nannerl6 Jerry D. Bailey Flint S. Schulhofer Marablue Farm6+1⁄2 furlongs1:15.19$48,400 [37]
1992Nice Assay4 Chris McCarron J. Paco Gonzalez John A. Toffan6 furlongs1:08.97$52,700Listed [38]
1988–1991Race not held
At Belmont Park
1987Funistrada4 Robbie Davis Jan H. Nerud John A. Nerud 1 mile1:36.60$55,500 [39]
At Aqueduct
1986Wisla3 Jacinto Vásquez David A. Whiteley William Haggin Perry 1 mile1:36.40$53,750 [40]
1985Schematic3 Robbie Davis Nicholas P. Zito William Hackman6 furlongs1:10.20$85,950 [2]

Notes:
† In 2015, La Verdad finished first but was later disqualified and unplaced for a drug violation. [41]

See also

List of American and Canadian Graded races

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Racing Round up (1985 Honorable Miss Stakes – race 7: held 3 November 1985)". Hackensack Record . 4 November 1985. p. 63. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
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