Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap

Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap
Race information
Grade I race
Location	Saratoga Race Course Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
Inaugurated	1985
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.nyra.com
Distance	Six furlong sprint
Surface	Dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Three-years-old & Up
Weight	Handicap
Purse	$350,000 (2014)

The Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually near the end of July at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. A Grade I event open to horses age three and older, it is a six furlong sprint raced on dirt.

Run as the A Phenomenon Handicap prior to 2000, it was renamed to honor Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt II who died in 1999. Vanderbilt was a very prominent Thoroughbred owner who also served as Chairman of the Board of the New York Racing Association from 1971 to 1975.

Records

Speed record:

1:08.04 - Speightstown (2004)

Most wins:

2 - Cognizant (1985, 1986)

Most wins by a jockey:

4 - Pat Day (1985, 1986, 1992, 1993)

Most wins by a trainer:

3 - D. Wayne Lukas (1988, 1992, 2002)
3 - H. Allen Jerkens (1991, 1998, 2006)
3 - Steve Asmussen (2010, 2012, 2013)

Most wins by an owner:

2 - Happy Valley Farm (1985, 1986)
2 - H. Joseph Allen (1988, 2006)
2 - Shadwell Racing (1999, 2008)
2 - Zayat Stables (2012, 2013)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2016	A. P. Indian	6	Joe Bravo	Arnaud Delacour	Green Lantern Stables	1:08.25
2015	Rock Fall	4	Javier Castellano	Todd Pletcher	Stonestreet Stables	1:08.75
2014	Palace	5	Cornelio Velasquez	Linda Rice	Antonino Miuccio	1:08.56
2013	Justin Phillip	4	John Velazquez	Steve Asmussen	Zayat Stables	1:08.59
2012	Poseidon's Warrior	4	Irad Ortiz, Jr	Robert E. Reid, Jr.	Swilcan Stable	1:09.40
2011	Sean Avery	5	Joe Bravo	Allen Iwinsk	Black Swan	1:09.71
2010	Majesticperfection	4	Shaun Bridgmohan	Steve Asmussen	Padua Stables	1:08.63
2009	Fabulous Strike	6	Ramon Dominguez	Todd Beattie	Walter Downey	1:08.69
2008	Abraaj	5	Alan Garcia	Kiaran McLaughlin	Shadwell Racing	1:10.23
2007	Diabolical	4	Mario Pino	Steve Klesaris	Puglisi Stables	1:08.67
2006	War Front	4	Jose Santos	H. Allen Jerkens	H. Joseph Allen	1:10.21
2005	Pomeroy	4	Eibar Coa	Patrick Biancone	M. Tabor / D. Smith	1:08.69
2004	Speightstown	6	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	E. & L. Melnyk	1:08.04
2003	Private Horde	4	Jason Lumpkins	S. Joe Cain	Billy R. Tucker	1:09.18
2002	Orientate	4	Jerry Bailey	D. Wayne Lukas	Bob & Beverly Lewis	1:09.72
2001	Five Star Day	5	Garrett Gomez	C. Beau Greely	Columbine Stable	1:08.57
2000	Successful Appeal *	4	Edgar Prado	John C. Kimmel	Starview Stable/Jones	1:09.21
1999	Intidab	6	Robbie Davis	Kiaran McLaughlin	Shadwell Racing	1:09.00
1998	Kelly Kip	4	Jean-Luc Samyn	H. Allen Jerkens	Hobeau Farm	1:09.60
1997	Royal Haven	5	Richard Migliore	Gasper Moschera	Barbara J. Davis	1:09.60
1996	Prospect Bay	4	Jerry Bailey	John C. Kimmel	Lucille Conover	1:08.20
1995	Not Surprising	5	Robbie Davis	Judson Van Worp	Robert Van Worp	1:09.60
1994	Boundary	4	John Velazquez	William I. Mott	Mrs. W. H. Perry	1:08.60
1993	Gold Spring	5	Pat Day	Jesse N. Wigginton	Ross Harris	1:09.20
1992	For Really	5	Pat Day	D. Wayne Lukas	Regal Oak Farm	1:08.60
1991	Kid Russell	5	Rafael Mojica, Jr.	H. Allen Jerkens	Hobeau Farm	1:09.40
1990	Prospectors Gamble	5	Julio Garcia	Brian Mayberry	Jan Siegel	1:09.20
1989	Mr. Nickerson	3	Jose Santos	Mark J. Reid	Robert H. A. Nixon	1:08.80
1988	High Bright	4	Angel Cordero, Jr.	D. Wayne Lukas	H. Joseph Allen	1:10.00
1987	Banker's Jet	5	Jorge Vargas	Salvatore Longo	Gerald Fineberg	1:09.00
1986	Cognizant	5	Pat Day	Richard Dutrow, Sr.	Happy Valley Farm	1:09.20
1985	Cognizant	4	Pat Day	Richard Dutrow, Sr.	Happy Valley Farm	1:09.60

* In 2000, Intidab finished first, but was disqualified and set back to second.

References

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