| Grade I race | |
|---|---|
| Jamaica Handicap | |
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| Location | Belmont Park Elmont, New York  |
| Inaugurated | 1929 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Belmont Park at the NYRA |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1⅛ miles (9 furlongs) |
| Track | Grass, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Scale Weight |
| Purse | $300,000 |
The Jamaica Handicap is American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses run annually on the turf at Belmont Park in Elmont on Long Island, New York. Set at a distance of nine furlongs (one and one/eighth miles), because it is run in early October, it can sometimes be used as a prep to either the Breeders' Cup Turf Mile or the 1½ mile Breeders' Cup Turf.
In 2009, the Jamaica will be a Grade I event.[1]. Offering a purse of $300,000, it is named after the Jamaica District in Queens, New York. The first running took place in 1929 at the Jamaica Racetrack. When the Jamaica track closed in 1959, the race was shifted to the Aqueduct Race Track in Queens where it was contested in 1960, 1975 to 1977, 1979 to 1981, and 1987.
It was raced at a distance of six furlongs from 1929 to 1953 and 1957 to 1960, then at 1⅛ miles (9 furlongs) in 1954, and from 1997 through the present.
The Jamaica Handicap was open to horses age three and older from 1929 to 1944, 1949 to 1953, and again in 1960. It has been a turf race since 1994.
The Jamaica wasn't run from 1933 to 1935, in 1955 and 1956, from 1961 to 1976, nor in 1995 (due to severe weather conditions). It was run in two divisions in 1946.
Of interest is that any horse winning three editions of a single race is a rare occurrence but the Jamaica Handicap has had two horses accomplish that feat.
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 1⅛ miles)
- 1:45.50 - Artie Schiller (2004)
Most wins:
- 3 - Overdrawn (1941, 1942, 1943)
- 3 - Piet (1949, 1950, 1951)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 - George D. Widener, Jr. (1931, 1936, 1941, 1942)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Richard Migliore (1984, 1986, 1996, 2004)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2009 | Take the Points | 3 | Edgar Prado | Todd Pletcher | Starlight Partners | 1:48.51 |
| 2008 | Court Vision | 3 | Ramon Dominguez | William I. Mott | IEAH Stables/WinStar | 1:49.75 |
| 2007 | Nobiz Like Shobiz | 3 | Javier Castellano | Barclay Tagg | Elizabeth Valando | 1:46.80 |
| 2006 | Showing Up | 3 | Cornelio Velasquez | Barclay Tagg | Lael Stable | 1:47.81 |
| 2005 | Watchmon | 3 | Javier Castellano | Pat Reynolds | Paul Pompa, Jr. | 1:49.28 |
| 2004 | Artie Schiller | 3 | Richard Migliore | James A. Jerkens | Timber Bay Farm et al. | 1:45.50 |
| 2003 | Stroll | 3 | Jerry Bailey | William I. Mott | Claiborne Farm | 1:46.02 |
| 2002 | Finality | 3 | John Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Dogwood Stable | 1:46.66 |
| 2001 | Navesink | 3 | Edgar Prado | Alan E. Goldberg | Jayeff B Stables | 1:51.53 |
| 2000 | King Cugat | 3 | Jerry Bailey | William I. Mott | Centennial Farms | 1:49.63 |
| 1999 | Monarch's Maze | 3 | Joe Bravo | Patrick J. Kelly | Live Oak Racing | 1:51.66 |
| 1998 | Vergennes | 3 | John Velazquez | Mark Hennig | December Hill Farm | 1:50.42 |
| 1997 | Subordination | 3 | Jorge Chavez | Gary Sciacca | Klaravich Stable | 1:49.00 |
| 1996 | Allied Forces | 3 | Richard Migliore | Kiaran McLaughlin | Ahmed Al Tayer | 1:40.91 |
| 1994 | Pennine Ridge | 3 | John Velazquez | David G. Donk | December Hill Farm | 1:35.13 |
| 1993 | Mi Cielo | 3 | Mike E. Smith | Peter M. Vestal | Thomas M. Carey | 1:35.20 |
| 1992 | West by West | 3 | Jean-Luc Samyn | George R. Arnold II | John H. Peace | 1:34.27 |
| 1991 | Sultry Song | 3 | Chris Antley | Patrick J. Kelly | Live Oak Racing | 1:34.44 |
| 1990 | Confidential Talk | 3 | Jorge Chavez | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | 1:35.60 |
| 1989 | Domasca Don | 3 | Sandy Hawley | Robert P. Tiller | Frank Di Giulio, Sr. | 1:35.40 |
| 1988 | Ruhlmann | 3 | Gary Stevens | Robert J. Frankel | Jerome S. Moss | 1:35.40 |
| 1987 | Stacked Pack | 3 | Randy Romero | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | 1:34.80 |
| 1986 | Waquoit | 3 | Richard Migliore | Guido Federico | Joseph Federico | 1:34.20 |
| 1985 | Don's Choice | 3 | Don MacBeth | Marvin L. Moncrief | Sondra D. Bender | 1:36.00 |
| 1984 | Raja's Shark | 3 | Richard Migliore | Mark E. Casse | Irwin Feiner | 1:36.60 |
| 1983 | Bounding Basque | 3 | Gregg McCarron | Woodrow Sedlacek | J. D. Wimpfheimer | 1:34.00 |
| 1982 | John's Gold | 3 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | H. Allen Jerkens | Hobeau Farm | 1:37.00 |
| 1981 | Pass The Tab | 3 | Jorge Velasquez | Albert Barrera | Leopoldo Villareal | 1:35.20 |
| 1980 | Far Out East | 3 | Cash Asmussen | Thomas J. Kelly | John M. Schiff | 1:34.00 |
| 1979 | Belle's Gold | 3 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Walter A. Kelley | John R. Murrell | 1:33.60 |
| 1978 | Regal And Royal | 3 | Jeffrey Fell | Warren A. Croll, Jr. | Aisco Stable | 1:35.00 |
| 1977 | Affiliate | 3 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Lazaro S. Barrera | Harbor View Farm | 1:35.20 |
| 1976 | Dance Spell | 3 | Ruben Hernandez | James W. Maloney | Christiana Stable | 1:34.00 |
| 1960 | Rare Rice | 4 | Ray Broussard | Clyde Troutt | Ada L. Rice | 1:10.60 |
| 1959 | Crafty Skipper | 3 | Bobby Ussery | Lucien Laurin | Charfran Stable | 1:09.60 |
| 1958 | Levelation | 3 | Paul J. Bailey | Not found | Warner Stable | 1:10.80 |
| 1957 | Pertshire | 3 | Ted Atkinson | Hirsch Jacobs | Ethel D. Jacobs | 1:11.20 |
| 1954 | Magic Lamp | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | Preston M. Burch | Brookmeade Stable | 1:50.00 |
| 1953 | Sagittarius | 7 | Bennie Green | Not found | Winding Way Farm | 1:11.00 |
| 1952 | Tea-Maker | 9 | Hedley Woodhouse | J. D. Byars | F. Ambrose Clark | 1:11.20 |
| 1951 | Piet | 6 | Jim Nichols | R. Emmitt Potts | Peter A. Markey | 1:11.20 |
| 1950 | Piet | 5 | Nick Combest | R. Emmitt Potts | Peter A. Markey | 1:11.20 |
| 1949 | Piet | 4 | Chris Rogers | R. Emmitt Potts | Peter A. Markey | 1:11.40 |
| 1948 | Royal Blood | 3 | Douglas Dodson | James W. Smith | Maine Chance Farm | 1:13.00 |
| 1947 | Jet Pilot | 3 | Johnny Longden | Tom Smith | Maine Chance Farm | 1:11.60 |
| 1946 | Bonnie Beryl | 3 | James Stout | Jim Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | 1:11.40 |
| 1946 | Blue Remark | 3 | Basil James | Buster Millerick | Frank Frankel | 1:13.20 |
| 1945 | War Jeep | 3 | John H. Adams | Tom Smith | Maine Chance Farm | 1:11.40 |
| 1944 | Doublrab | 6 | Eddie Arcaro | Not found | Mrs. Tilyou Christopher | 1:11.40 |
| 1943 | Overdrawn | 5 | S. Young | Not found | Dearborn Stable | 1:13.00 |
| 1942 | Overdrawn | 4 | Nick Coule | Bert Mulholland | George D. Widener, Jr. | 1:12.40 |
| 1941 | Overdrawn | 3 | Herb Lindberg | Bert Mulholland | George D. Widener, Jr. | 1:11.80 |
| 1940 | Wise Bee | 3 | Don Meade | Not found | William H. Gallagher | 1:12.60 |
| 1939 | Fighting Fox | 4 | James Stout | Jim Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | 1:12.00 |
| 1938 | Clodion | 4 | Nick Wall | Walter A. Carter | Walter A. Carter | 1:12.20 |
| 1937 | Whopper | 5 | Harry Richards | Duval A. Headley | Hal Price Headley | 1:11.60 |
| 1936 | Sation | 6 | John Gilbert | Bert Mulholland | George D. Widener, Jr. | 1:10.80 |
| 1932 | Halcyon | 4 | Earl Steffen | Thomas J. Healey | C. V. Whitney | 1:12.60 |
| 1931 | Panetian | 3 | Linus McAtee | A. Jack Joyner | George D. Widener, Jr. | 1:12.40 |
| 1930 | Judge Schilling | 5 | Frank Catrone | Not found | Rudolph Spreckels | 1:11.40 |
| 1929 | Polydor | 4 | Mack Garner | Not found | William Ziegler, Jr. | 1:11.80 |
* In 1954 Tea-maker, who won this race in 1952, finished first again but was disqualified.
References
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