New Orleans Handicap

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New Orleans Handicap
Grade II race
Location Fair Grounds Race Course
New Orleans, Louisiana Flag of the United States.svg
Inaugurated1924
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website www.fairgroundsracecourse.com
Race information
Distance1 18 miles (9 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationFour-years-old & up
WeightWeight-For-Age
Purse$400,000

The New Orleans Handicap or New Orleans Classic Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana. Open to horses four years old and up, the race is run at a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the dirt. It currently offers a purse of $400,000.

Contents

Due to flooding as a result of Hurricane Katrina, the 2006 edition of the New Orleans Handicap was run at Louisiana Downs in Bossier City, Louisiana.

Historical notes

Wild Again, the winner of the first Breeders' Cup Classic, took this race in 1984, and Mineshaft won this race during his 2003 Horse of the Year campaign.

Records

Speed record: (at current distance of 1 18 miles)

Most wins:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerOwner
Dist.
(Miles)
TimePurse $ Gr.
2020By My Standards4 Gabriel Saez Bret Calhoun Allied Racing Stable1-1/8 m1:50.27$400,000G2
2019Core Beliefs4 Florent Geroux Peter EurtonGary Broad1-1/8 m1:51.36$400,000G2
2018Good Samaritan4 Joel Rosario William Mott WinStar Farm 1-1/8 m1:49.87$400,000G2
2017Honorable Duty5James GrahamBrendan WalshDARRS Inc.1-1/8 m1:48.35$400,000G2
2016S'maverlous6 Jose Lezcano Michael J. Maker Gata Racing Stable (John Huber)1-1/8 m1:50.06$400,000G2
2015Call Me George5 James Graham Grant T. ForsterClint Joiner, Matt Bond, Jim Curry1-1/8 m1:51.07$396,000G2
2014 Palace Malice 4 Mike E. Smith Todd Pletcher Dogwood Stable 1-1/8 m1:48.93$400,000G2
2013Graydar5 Edgar Prado Todd Pletcher Twin Creeks Racing Stables LLC (Steve Davison)1-1/8 m1:49.16$400,000G2
2012Nates Mineshaft5 Jesse M. Campbell Austin K. SmithWindy Hill Farm (Scott & Pete Reiman)1-1/8 m1:47.64$400,000G2
2011Mission Impazible4 Garrett K. Gomez Todd Pletcher Twin Creeks Racing Stables LLC (Steve Davison)1-1/8 m1:49.02$400,000G2
2010Battle Plan5 Javier Castellano Todd Pletcher Overbrook Farm 1-1/8 m1:49.33$300,000G2
2009 Macho Again 4 Robby Albarado Dallas Stewart West Point Thoroughbreds, Inc. (Terry Finley, CEO)1-1/8 m1:50.21$500,000G2
2008 Circular Quay 4 Garrett Gomez Todd A. Pletcher Michael & Doreen Tabor 1-1/8 m1:49.80$500,000G2
2007Master Command5 John Velazquez Todd Pletcher Aaron & Marie Jones1-1/8 m1:49.89$500,000G2
2006 Brass Hat 5 Willie Martinez William B. BradleyFred F. Bradley1-1/8 m1:51.35$435,600G2
2005 Badge of Silver 5 Jerry Bailey Robert J. Frankel Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey 1-1/8 m1:48.78$500,000G2
2004 Peace Rules 4 Jerry Bailey Robert J. Frankel Edmund A. Gann 1-1/8 m1:48.61$500,000G2
2003 Mineshaft 4 Robby Albarado Neil J. Howard William S. Farish III et al.1-1/8 m1:48.92$500,000G2
2002Parade Leader5 Corey Lanerie Neil J. Howard William S. Farish III & E. J. Hudson, Jr.1-1/8 m1:50.44$500,000G2
2001Include4 Jerry Bailey Bud Delp Robert E. Meyerhoff 1-1/8 m1:49.00$500,000G2
2000Allen's Oop5Eddie Martin Jr.Dallas KeenJames D. Jackson1-1/8 m1:48.80$500,000G3
1999Precocity5 Willie Martinez Bobby C. Barnett John A. Franks 1-1/8 m1:49.00$500,000G3
1998Phantom On Tour4 Larry Melancon Lynn S. Whiting W. Cal Partee 1-1/8 m1:48.13$500,000G3
1997Isitingood6 David Flores Bob Baffert Michael E. Pegram & Terry Henn1-1/8 m1:48.40$300,000G3
1996Scotts Scoundrel4 Ronald Ardoin Bret ThomasVirgil Huskey1-1/8 m1:49.80$250,000G3
1995 Concern 4 Mike E. Smith Richard W. Small Robert E. Meyerhoff 1-1/8 m1:49.40$200,000G3
1994Brother Brown4 Pat Day Ron GoodridgeBowline & Cohrs1-1/8 m1:48.80$200,000G3
1993Latin American5 Garrett Gomez Robert MarshallRobert Marshall1-1/8 m1:49.20$150,000G3
1992Jarraar5Bobby Walker Jr. Thomas M. Amoss Sapphire Reg. Stb. & Richard C. Colton Jr.1-1/8 m1:48.80$100,000G3
1991Silver Survivor5 Larry Melancon Glenn HildCarolyn Manning1-1/8 m1:50.00$100,000G3
1990Festive5Bobby Walker Jr. Thomas M. Amoss John A. Franks 1-1/8 m1:50.40$100,000G3
1989Galba5 Antonio Castanon Neil D. Drysdale Clover Racing Stable (Jamie Schloss, President)1-1/8 m1:51.20$100,000G2
1988Honor Medal7 Pat Day Neil D. Drysdale Lettuce Farm1-1/8 m1:50.00$100,000G2
1987Honor Medal6 Russell Baze Neil D. Drysdale Lettuce Farm1-1/8 m1:52.20$100,000G2
1986Herat4 Rafael Meza Jack Van Berg Jack Van Berg 1-1/4 m2:01.80$200,000G2
1985Westheimer4 Larry Snyder William I. Mott Michael G. Rutherford1-1/4 m2:01.80$200,000G2
1984 Wild Again 4 Pat Day Vincent Timphony Black Chip Stables (William Allen, Ron Volkman, Terry Beall)1-1/4 m2:02.00$200,000G2
1983Listcapade4 E. J. Perrodin Dewey SmithDorothy D. Brown1-1/4 m2:03.20$200,000G2
1982It's The One5 Walter Guerra Laz Barrera Flying Horse Stable & Amin Saiden1-1/4 m2:01.80$200,000G2
1981Sun Catcher4Alonzo Guajardo Dianne Carpenter Sundance Stable (Dianne Carpenter)1-1/4 m2:03.40$150,000G2
1980Pool Court5 Ronald Ardoin Harry Trotsek Al Wagner & Ed Seltzer1-1/4 m2:04.60$125,000G3
1979A Letter To Harry5 Ed Delahoussaye John T. OxleyRaymond F. Salmen1-1/4 m2:02.60$125,000G3
1978Life's Hope5 Chris McCarron Laz Barrera Harbor View Farm 1-1/4 m2:02.20$122,500G3
1977Tudor Tambourine4Angelo TrosclairJoseph E. BroussardCharles Cohen & Ruth Fertel1-1/8 m1:49.80$110,000G3
1976 Master Derby 4 Darrel McHargue Smiley Adams Golden Chance Farm (Robert E. Lehmann)1-1/8 m1:50.00$100,000G3
1975Lord Rebeau4 Carlos H. Marquez William HightowerPaul Cresci1-1/8 m1:50.60$100,000G3
1974Smooth Dancer4 Larry Adams John O. Meaux Harvey Peltier Sr. 1-1/8 m1:50.60$75,000G3
1973Combat Ready4 Leroy Moyers David Erb Albert Stall Sr.1-1/8 m1:51.00$75,000G3
1972Urgent Message4 Gene St. Leon Jose A. Martin Gustave Ring 1-1/8 m1:49.80$75,000
1971Rio Bravo5Fernando ValdizanDewey SmithT. Allie & J. E. Grissom1-1/8 m1:48.80$75,000
1970Etony5Phil RubbicoGeorge GeierSam Gray & George Schmeideskamp1-1/8 m1:49.20$75,000
1969Miracle Hill5 David E. Whited Dewey SmithT. Allie & J. E. Grissom1-1/8 m1:54.80$70,700
1968Diplomat Way4 Leroy Moyers John O. Meaux Harvey Peltier Sr. 1-1/8 m1:49.20$63,800
1967Cabildo4 Jimmy Combest Alcee RichardDorothy D. Brown1-1/8 m1:49.60$69,100
1966Just About4 Leroy Moyers Jack M. BradleyAlice E. Hill1-1/8 m1:48.80$77,000
1965Valiant Man6 Bobby Ussery Joseph H. Pierce Jr. Ed & Harry Seltzer1-1/8 m1:49.20$64,000
1964Green Hornet5 Ray Broussard Alcee Richard Dorothy Dorsett Brown 1-1/8 m1:50.20$61,500
1963Endymion4 Jimmy Nichols Sylvester Veitch George D. Widener Jr. 1-1/8 m1:51.40$50,000
1962Yorktown5 Jimmy Nichols Sylvester Veitch George D. Widener Jr. 1-1/8 m1:50.60$50,000
1961Greek Star6 Ray Broussard Charles V. ReynoldsSidney M. Barton1-1/8 m1:49.80$58,150
1960Tudor Era7Robert Stevenson Arnold N. Winick Mrs. Herbert Herff1-1/8 m1:50.80$58,900
1959 Tenacious 5 Ray Broussard John B. Theall Dorothy Dorsett Brown 1-1/8 m1:50.20$62,500
1958 Tenacious 4 Ray Broussard John B. Theall Dorothy Dorsett Brown 1-1/8 m1:51.00$61,900
1957Kingmaker4 Sam Boulmetis Sr. William C. Winfrey Happy Hill Farm 1-1/8 m1:50.20$60,600
1956Find6 Eric Guerin William C. Winfrey Alfred G. Vanderbilt II 1-1/8 m1:52.40$63,900
1955Sea O' Erin4 Kenneth Church Harry Trotsek Hasty House Farm 1-1/8 m1:50.20$62,900
1954Grover B5 Paul J. Bailey Thomas P. Morgan Thomas P. Morgan1-1/8 m1:52.00$50,000
1953Smoke Screen6Gerald Porch Conn McCreary Reverie Knoll Farm (Freeman Keys)1-1/16 m1:44.00$50,000
1952 Oil Capitol 5 Kenneth Church Harry Trotsek Hasty House Farm 1-1/16 m1:44.20$25,000
1951Mount Marcy6 Kenneth Church Sylvester Veitch Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney 1-1/16 m1:44.80$25,000
1950Red Camelia4Pat MilliganJohn B. Theall Dorothy Dorsett Brown 1-1/16 m1:49.40$25,000
1949My Request4Claude Erickson James P. Conway Florence Whitaker 1-1/16 m1:44.40$25,000
1948Star Reward4 Steve Brooks Jack C. Hodgins Dixiana Stable 1-1/16 m1:48.80$25,000
1947Earshot4Frank S. MoonArthur F. Skelton William G. Helis 1-1/16 m1:44.80$25,000
1946Hillyer Court4Willie Lee JohnsonKen Force Jr.Bernard Seroy1-1/16 m1:45.20$25,000
1945Race not held
1944Marriage8Jesse HigleyRene A. CowardRene A. Coward & Carl L. Dupuy1-1/16 m1:45.00$25,000
1943Marriage7Arthur CraigRene A. CowardRene A. Coward & Carl L. Dupuy1-1/16 m1:43.80$28,000
1941- 1942Race not held
1940Rough Diamond8Arnold Sorsen Clyde Troutt Clyde Troutt 1-1/16 m1:49.20$1,200
1939Chance Sweet4Johnny OrosEugene DrillonEugene Drillon1-1/16 m1:46.80$1,500
1938Novelette3Vincent Nodarse Clyde Troutt Clyde Troutt1-1/16 m1:47.00$2,000
1937Skeeter3Frank RitzCharles S. BancroftCharles S. Bancroft1 m1:41.80$1,500
1936Julia Grant4Homer SpearsRene A. CowardRene A. Coward1m,70yds1:47.40$1,000
1935Jesting5 Sterling Young Chester J. BildChester J. Bild1 m1:39.40$600
1934Slapped4 Leon "Buddy" Haas Ben A. Jones Leonard Wilson1-1/8 m1:53.60$2,000
1933Rocky News5Johnny KacalaJoseph F. Patterson Audley Farm Stable 1-1/16 m1:52.60$2,000
1932Spanish Play4Charles LandoltCharles H. KnebelkampCharles H. Knebelkamp & Richard S. Morris1-1/8 m1:54.80$2,000
1931Jimmy Moran4 Eugene James Mose GoldblattMose Goldblatt1-1/16 m1:45.80$10,775
1930Donnay4Eddie Steffen Frank M. Taylor Rancocas Stable 1-1/16 m1:45.20$12,225
1929Vermajo3Anthony PascumaCharles E. DurnellThree D's Stock Farm1-1/16 m1:46.40$42,100
1928Justice F4Anthony PascumaDoc RiddleWilliam Daniel1-1/16 m1:45.80$70,000
1927Cotlogomor5Charles AllenAlbert G. WoodmanCoventry Stable (S. A. Cowan)1-1/16 m1:50.20$50,000
1926Nurmi3J. Thomas Clyde Phillips Greentree Stable 1-1/16 m1:47.00$39,000
1925Quatrain3 Eddie Legere Thomas J. HarmonFrederick Johnson1-1/16 m1:44.60$25,000
1924Fredericktown3 Ivan Parke William H. FizerHenry Stark1 m1:40.60$2,000

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