Red Smith Stakes

Red Smith Handicap
Grade III race
Location	Aqueduct Racetrack; Queens, New York, United States
Inaugurated	1960
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	Aqueduct Racetrack at the NYRA
Race information
Distance	1+3⁄8 miles (11 furlongs)
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$250,000

The Red Smith Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. A race on turf open to horses age three and older, it is run in the first week of November over a distance of 1+3⁄8 miles (11 furlongs).

Inaugurated in 1960, it was run as the Edgemere Handicap until 1981. Previously, there had been a race on dirt known as the Edgemere Handicap which was contested at a distance of a mile and one furlong. It was last run in 1957.

This turf race was renamed the Red Smith Handicap in honor of the late Walter "Red" Smith, an honored and respected sports columnist for over 45 years who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1976.

Since inception, the Red Smith Handicap has been run at various distances:

1+3⁄8 miles : 1960-1962, 1968–1971, 1994–2005, 2007 to present
1+3⁄16 miles : 1963 to 1967
1+1⁄16 miles : 1977
1+1⁄4 miles : 1972 to 1976, 1978–1993, 2006

Hosted by:

Belmont Park : 1960-1962, 1968–1993
Aqueduct Racetrack : 1963-1967, 1994 to present

The Red Smith Handicap was raced on dirt in 1984 and 1997 and run in two divisions in 1977, 1983, and 1986. There was no race in 1979.

Records

Speed record: (at current distance of 1+3⁄8 miles)

2:00.20 - Yankee Affair (1990)
2:00.20 - Montserrat (1992)

Most wins:

2 - Boisterous (2011, 2012)
2 - Drumtop (1970, 1971)

Most wins by an owner:

3 - Phipps Stable (2011, 2012. 2013)

Most wins by a jockey:

5 - Angel Cordero, Jr. (1969, 1970, 1977, 1979, 1985)

Most wins by a trainer:

3 - MacKenzie Miller (1973, 1984, 1991)
3 - David A. Whiteley (1978, 1979, 1982)
3 - Robert J. Frankel (1985, 1988, 2005)
3 - Patrick J. Kelly (1999, 2002, 2006)
3 - Claude R. McGaughey III (2011, 2012, 2013)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2015	Mr. Maybe	4	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	Chad C. Brown	Dubb/Highclere America	2:17.49
2014	Dynamic Sky	4	Cornelio Velasquez	Mark E. Casse	John C. Oxley	2:18.85
2013	Imagining	5	Joel Rosario	Claude R. McGaughey III	Phipps Stable	2:18.43
2012	Boisterous	5	Edgar Prado	Shug McGaughey	Phipps Stable	2:19.38
2011	Boisterous	4	Alan Garcia	Shug McGaughey	Phipps Stable	2:20.26
2010	Grassy	4	Joe Bravo	Christophe Clement	Claiborne Farm/Dilschneider	2:20.06
2009	Expansion	4	Channing Hill	Chad Brown	Gary and Mary West	2:18.93
2008	Strike a Deal	4	Chuck C. Lopez	Alan E. Goldberg	Jayeff B Stables	2:23.28
2007	Dave	6	Joe Bravo	Barclay Tagg	Partingglass Stable et al.	2:21.45
2006	Naughty New Yorker	5	Jean-Luc Samyn	Patrick J. Kelly	Fox Ridge Farm Inc.	2:04.52
2005	King's Drama	5	Edgar Prado	Robert J. Frankel	Gary A. Tanaka	2:15.37
2004	Dreadnaught	4	Jean-Luc Samyn	Thomas Voss	Trillium Stable	2:18.87
2003	Balto Star	5	John Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	Anstu Stables	2:18.86
2002	Evening Attire	4	Shaun Bridgmohan	Patrick J. Kelly	J. M. Grant/T. J. Kelly	2:14.81
2001	Mr. Pleasentfar	4	Jose A. Santos	Martin D. Wolfson	Raja Malek	2:16.94
2000	Cetewayo	6	Richard Migliore	Michael Dickinson	Dr. John Chandler	2:17.93
1999	Monarch's Maze	3	Joe Bravo	Patrick J. Kelly	Live Oak Racing	2:14.44
1998	Musical Ghost	6	John Velazquez	Mark A. Hennig	Edward P. Evans	2:15.53
1997	Instant Friendship	4	John Velazquez	Leo O'Brien	Sultan Al Kabeer	2:17.08
1996	Mr. Bluebird	5	Mike E. Smith	John C. Kimmel	Thomas R. Warfield	2:15.35
1995	Flag Down	5	Jose A. Santos	Christophe Clement	Allen E. Paulson	2:22.03
1994	Franchise Player	5	Dale Beckner	Philip G. Johnson	Austin K. Smith	2:20.53
1993	Royal Mountain Inn	4	Julie Krone	Barclay Tagg	Steadfast Stable	1:59.80
1992	Montserrat	4	Julie Krone	W. Elliott Walden	Preston Madden	2:00.20
1991	Who's To Pay	5	Jerry Bailey	MacKenzie Miller	Rokeby Stables	1:58.00
1990	Yankee Affair	8	Jose A. Santos	Henry L. Carroll	Ju Ju Gen Stable	2:00.20
1989	Rambo Dancer	5	Jose A. Santos	Leroy Jolley	Maktoum Al Maktoum	2:01.00
1988	Pay the Butler	4	Robbie Davis	Robert J. Frankel	Edmund A. Gann	2:01.40
1987	Theatrical	5	Pat Day	William I. Mott	Bertram R. Firestone	2:00.80
1986	Equalize	4	Walter Guerra	Jan H. Nerud	Tartan Stable	2:02.20
1986	Divulge	5	Jean Cruguet	Gasper Moschera	Albert Davis	1:59.00
1985	Sharannpour	4	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Robert J. Frankel	Jerry Moss	2:04.20
1984	Hero's Honor	4	Jerry Bailey	MacKenzie Miller	Rokeby Stables	2:02.20
1983	Super Sunrise	4	Craig Perret	Warren A. Croll, Jr.	Blanche P. Levy	2:06.80
1983	Thunder Puddles	4	Jean-Luc Samyn	John P. Campo	Rockwood Stable	2:06.40
1982	Highland Blade	4	Jacinto Vasquez	David A. Whiteley	Pen Y Bryn Farm	2:06.40
1981	Match the Hatch	5	Kenny Skinner	Philip G. Johnson	Kathy M. Johnson	1:59.60
1980	Marquee Universal	4	Hector Pilar	Alec Bullock	G. Freed	1:58.80
1979	Waya	5	Angel Cordero, Jr.	David A. Whiteley	Peter M. Brant	2:04.20
1978	Tiller	4	Jeffrey Fell	David A. Whiteley	William H. Perry	2:00.20
1977	Clout	5	George Martens	William O. Hicks	Cambridge Stable	1:40.00
1977	Quick Card	4	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Thomas J. Kelly	John M. Schiff	1:39.60
1976	Erwin Boy	5	Ron Turcotte	James P. Conway	Sea High Stable	2:01.20
1975	Telefonico	4	Craig Perret	Lou M. Goldfine	Roberto Barcala	2:03.00
1974	Take Off	5	Ron Turcotte	Frank Catrone	Ada L. Rice	2:00.40
1973	Red Reality	7	Jorge Velasquez	MacKenzie Miller	Cragwood Stables	2:13.20
1972	New Alibhai	4	Frank Iannelli	Ralph W. McIlvain	Elcee H Stable	2:02.40
1971	Drumtop	5	Chuck Baltazar	Roger Laurin	James B. Moseley	2:16.60
1970	Drumtop	4	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Roger Laurin	James B. Moseley	2:20.40
1969	Majetta	5	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Angel Penna, Sr.	Gustave Ring	2:19.00
1968	High Hat	4	Eddie Belmonte	Kay E. Jensen	Mrs. Wallace Gilroy	2:20.20
1967	Ginger Fizz	5	Fernando Toro	Thomas J. Kelly	Mrs. J. R. H. Thouron	1:55.00
1966	Spoon Bait	4	John L. Rotz	Ivor G. Balding	C. V. Whitney	1:54.40
1965	Tenacle	5	Bobby Ussery	Homer C. Pardue	Joseph R. Straus	1:55.40
1964	Will I Rule	5	Braulio Baeza	Joe Nash	Fitz Eugene Dixon, Jr.	1:55.80
1963	Vimy Ridge	4	Sam Boulmetis	Thomas J. Barry	Frank E. Power	1:59.40
1962	Wise Ship	5	Heliodoro Gustines	Jacob Byer	Milton J. Ritzenberg	2:16.00
1961	Wolfram	5	Ismael Valenzuela	Burley Parke	Harbor View Farm	2:15.00
1960	North Pole II	4	Sam Boulmetis, Sr.	Sidney J. Smith	John S. Kroese	2:15.00

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