Fall Highweight Handicap
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Aqueduct Racetrack Queens, New York  |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1914 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred, Flat racing |
| Website | www.nyra.com/index_aqueduct.html |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three years old & up |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | $200,000-added (2016)[1] |
The Fall Highweight Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually near the end of November at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. Currently run at a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 m), it is open to horses three years of age and older under handicap conditions. The race was given its current Grade III status in 2009 by the American Graded Stakes Committee.[2]
Run at Belmont Park from its inception in 1914 to 1959 and again from 1963 to 1993, the race was open to horses of any age until 1959 when it was changed to its present format. It was raced on a straight course prior to 1921, from 1926 to 1939, and again from 1942 to 1957. A large field resulted in the 1976 edition being run in two divisions. The race is unusual for the high weights assigned – in the past the top-weighted horse was assigned a minimum of 140 pounds (63.5 kg). Although the 140 pound rule is no longer in place, horses still carry more weight than they normally would. The highweight in the 2015 renewal for example carried 134 pounds.[3]
The first edition of the Fall Highweight Handicap was a remarkable victory for Comely who was not only a filly that defeated male rivals, but the only two-year-old to ever win the race. The Comely Stakes were named in honor of her achievement.
Contents
1 Records
2 Winners of the Fall Highweight Handicap
3 Earlier winners
4 References
Records
Speed Record:
- Senor Speedy (1991) – 1:08.62[1]
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 - Eddie Arcaro, Jorge Chavez
- 4 - Angel Cordero, Jr., John L. Rotz, Raymond Workman
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 - Joseph E. Widener (1919, 1929, 1931, 1941)
- 3 - Brookfield Farm (1956, 1957, 1958)
Winners of the Fall Highweight Handicap
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Stallwalkin' Dude | 7 | Joel Rosario | David Jacobson | David Jacobson & Head of Plains | 1:11.11 |
| 2016 | Heaven's Runway | 6 | Junior Alvarado | Rudy R. Rodriguez | Dubb/Imperio | 1:10.19 |
| 2015 | Green Grato | 5 | Kendrick Carmouche | Gaston Grant | Grant G./Grant A. | 1:09.95 |
| 2014 | Salutos Amigos | 4 | Cornelio Velasquez | David Jacobson | Jacobson/Southern Equine Stable | 1:10.78 |
| 2013 | Palace | 4 | Cornelio Velasquez | Linda Rice | Antonino Miuccio | 1:09.82 |
| 2012 | Caixa Eletronica | 7 | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | Mike Repole | 1:08.69 |
| 2011 | Sunrise Smarty | 4 | Ramon Dominguez | Michael Hushion | West Point Thoroughbreds/Brooks/Cammarano | 1:09.97 |
| 2010 | Endless Circle | 6 | Edgar Prado | Rudy Rodriguez | Scuderi/Riccio | 1:09.79 |
| 2009 | Cherokee Country | 5 | Jose Lezcano | Ramon Preciado | Victory Thoroughbreds | 1:09.29 |
| 2008 | Fabulous Strike | 5 | Ramon Dominguez | Todd Beattie | Walter Downey | 1:09.02 |
| 2007 | Grand Champion | 4 | Eibar Coa | James A. Jerkens | Susan & John Moore | 1:09.90 |
| 2006 | Afrashad | 4 | Richard Migliore | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing | 1:11.05 |
| 2005 | Attila's Storm | 3 | Pablo Morales | Richard Schosberg | Barry K. Schwartz | 1:09.30 |
| 2004 | Thunder Touch | 3 | Rafael Bejarano | Kiaran McLaughlin | Stronach Stables | 1:09.83 |
| 2003 | Bossanova | 3 | Edgar Prado | H. James Bond | L. & R. Rodriguez | 1:10.06 |
| 2002 | True Direction | 3 | Javier Castellano | Carlos Morales | Morton & Marisol Binn | 1:09.62 |
| 2001 | Yonaguska | 3 | Jose Santos | D. Wayne Lukas | Michael Tabor | 1:09.60 |
| 2000 | Kashatreya | 6 | Octavio Vergara | John O. Hertler | Seymour Cohn | 1:11.03 |
| 1999 | Richter Scale | 5 | Jorge Chavez | Mary Jo Lohmeier | Nancy & Richard Kaster | 1:09.05 |
| 1998 | Punch Line | 8 | Jorge Chavez | William H. Turner, Jr. | Althea D. Richards | 1:10.07 |
| 1997 | Royal Haven | 5 | Richard Migliore | Gasper Moschera | Barbara Davis | 1:10.68 |
| 1996 | Victor Avenue | 3 | Jorge Chavez | Dale Romans | Greg James | 1:09.24 |
| 1995 | Jess C's Whirl | 5 | Jorge Chavez | John H. Forbes | Ted & Larry Oleck | 1:09.87 |
| 1994 | Chimes Band | 3 | Jerry D. Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | Fares Farms | 1:11.37 |
| 1993 | Fly So Free | 5 | Jerry D. Bailey | Flint S. Schulhofer | Tommy Valando | 1:09.41 |
| 1992 | Salt Lake | 3 | Mike E. Smith | D. Wayne Lukas | William T. Young | 1:09.07 |
| 1991 | Senor Speedy | 4 | Jorge Chavez | Alfredo Callejas | Robert Perez | 1:08.62 |
| 1990 | Carson City | 3 | Jerry D. Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | William T. Young | 1:09.8 |
| 1989 | Sewickley | 4 | Randy Romero | Flint S. Schulhofer | Robert S. Evans | 1:09.6 |
| 1988 | Parlay Me | 3 | Randy Romero | James E. Picou | Marshall E. Sigel | 1:09.6 |
| 1987 | Purple Mountain | 5 | Richard Migliore | Woodrow Sedlacek | Jacques Wimpfheimer | 1:08.8 |
| 1986 | Funistrada | 3 | Robbie Davis | Jan H. Nerud | John A. Nerud | 1:09.4 |
| 1985 | Mt. Livermore | 4 | Jorge Velasquez | D. Wayne Lukas | Lloyd R. French, Jr. | 1:10.6 |
| 1984 | Mamaison | 4 | Chris McCarron | Richard Mandella | Harold P. Oliver | 1:10.2 |
| 1983 | Chas Conerly | 3 | Jimmy Miranda | Allen H. Jerkens | Hobeau Farm | 1:10.4 |
| 1982 | Gold Beauty | 3 | Don Brumfield | William D. Curtis | Georgia E. Hoffman | 1:09.2 |
| 1981 | Piedmont Pete | 5 | Kenny Black | Ron Alfano | Mel Hewitt | 1:10.4 |
| 1980 | King's Fashion | 5 | Jean-Luc Samyn | H. Allen Jerkens | Bohemia Stable | 1:10.6 |
| 1979 | Whatsyourpleasure | 6 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | John W. Russell | Murty Farm | 1:09.6 |
| 1978 | What A Summer | 5 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Leroy Jolley | Diana M. Firestone | 1:09.4 |
| 1977 | What A Summer | 4 | Jacinto Vasquez | Leroy Jolley | Diana M. Firestone | 1:10.0 |
| 1976 | Relent | 5 | Ruben Hernandez | Sidney Watters, Jr. | Stephen C. Clark | 1:09.8 |
| 1976 | Honorable Miss | 6 | Bill Shoemaker | Frank Y. Whiteley, Jr. | Pen-Y-Bryn Farm | 1:10.0 |
| 1975 | Honorable Miss | 5 | Jacinto Vasquez | Frank Y. Whiteley, Jr. | Pen-Y-Bryn Farm | 1:09.8 |
| 1974 | Piamem | 4 | Miguel A. Rivera | Lazaro S. Barrera | Miguel Alfonzo | 1:10.4 |
| 1973 | King's Bishop | 4 | Eddie Maple | H. Allen Jerkens | Bohemia Stable | 1:09.4 |
| 1972 | Chou Croute | 4 | John L. Rotz | Robert G. Dunham | E.V. Benjamin III | 1:10.0 |
| 1971 | Shut Eye | 5 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Jack M. Bradley | Kev-Hill Stable | 1:10.8 |
| 1970 | Ta Wee | 4 | John L. Rotz | Flint S. Schulhofer | Tartan Stable | 1:10.4 |
| 1969 | Ta Wee | 3 | John L. Rotz | Flint S. Schulhofer | Tartan Stable | 1:10.2 |
| 1968 | More Scents | 4 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Philip G. Johnson | Meadowhill | 1:11.8 |
| 1967 | Indulto | 4 | John L. Rotz | Max Hirsch | Jane Greer | 1:12.6 |
| 1966 | Impressive | 3 | Kenneth Knapp | Edward A. Neloy | Little M Farm | 1:10.4 |
| 1965 | Pack Trip | 5 | Manuel Ycaza | John A. Nerud | Joseph M. Roebling | 1:13.8 |
Earlier winners
- 1964 - Delta Judge
- 1963 - Accordant
- 1962 - Be On Time
- 1961 - Smashing Gail
- 1960 - Four Lane
- 1959 - Mystic II
- 1958 - Bull Strength
- 1957 - Itobe
- 1956 - Impromptu
- 1955 - Sailor II
- 1954 - Pet Bully
- 1953 - Kaster
- 1952 - Hitex
- 1951 - Guillotine
- 1950 - Arise
- 1949 - Royal Governor
- 1948 - First Flight
- 1947 - Rippey
- 1946 - Cassis
- 1945 - True North
- 1944 - Ariel Lad
- 1943 - Cassis
- 1942 - Imperatrice
- 1941 - Roman
- 1940 - T. M. Dorsett
- 1939 - Rough Time
- 1938 - The Fighter
- 1937 - Preeminent
- 1936 - Miss Merriment
- 1935 - Sation
- 1934 - Miss Merriment
- 1933 - Microphone
- 1932 - Larrange
- 1931 - Mr. Sponge
- 1930 - Balko
- 1929 - Osmand
- 1928 - Finite
- 1927 - Happy Argo
- 1926 - Powhatan
- 1925 - Superlette
- 1924 - Worthmore
- 1923 - Fair Phantom
- 1922 - Careful
- 1921 - Crocus
- 1920 - Lion d'Or
- 1919 – Naturalist
- 1918 - Hollister*
- 1917 - Ima Frank
- 1916 - Mont d'Or
- 1915 - Harmonicon
- 1914 - Comely
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* In 1918, Fairy Wand finished first, but was disqualified.
References
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