Iroquois Handicap
| Ungraded Stakes race | |
| Location |
Belmont Park Elmont, New York  United States  |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1979 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website |
www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 7 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mares, three-years-old & up |
| Purse | $150,000 |
The Iroquois Handicap run at Belmont Park on Long Island, New York in the fall of the year, is a 7 furlong race for Thoroughbred fillies and mares, aged three and up, that are New York-bred. It offers a purse of $125,000.[1]
Set at a mile and an eighth before 1981, at a mile from 1981 to 1984, a mile and 70 yards from 1985 to 1987, at six furlongs from 1989 to 1993, it is now at seven furlongs. In 1996, it ran at Aqueduct Racetrack.
The Iroquois Handicap is named for the Iroquois Indian Nation who still inhabit some of the region that now includes central New York State.
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 7 furlongs)
- 1:21.87 - Cluster of Stars (2013)
Most wins:
- 3 - Lottsa Talc (1994, 1995, 1996)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Michael Luzzi (2003, 2005, 2008)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - H. Allen Jerkens (1980, 1984, 1985)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Hobeau Farm (1984, 1985)
- 2 - W. Alec Martusewicz (1986, 1987)
- 2 - Vincent McGuire & Charles (1995, 1996)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance (F) |
Time |
To win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Cluster of Stars | 4 | Javier Castellano | Steve Asmussen | Turtle Bird Stable | 7 F | 1:21.87 | |
| 2012 | Willet | 4 | Iselin/Assoulin/Gindi | 7 F | 1:23.28 | |||
| 2011 | NO RACE | |||||||
| 2010 | Meese Rocks | 5 | Ramon Dominguez | Edward R. Barker | Henry, Joseph & Jamie Terranova | 7 F | 1:23.64 | $75,000 |
| 2009 | Rightly So | 3 | Ramon Dominguez | Anthony W. Dutrow | Zayat Stables | 7 F | 1:24.64 | $75,000 |
| 2008 | Ice Cool Kitty | 5 | Michael Luzzi | Richard Dutrow, Jr. | Lansdon Robbins III/Kevin Callahan | 7 F | 1:24.11 | $75,000 |
| 2007 | Karakorum Starlet | 4 | Garrett Gomez | Jeff Odintz | Karakorum Farm | 7 F | 1:24.04 | $75,000 |
| 2006 | No Reason | 3 | Garrett Gomez | Scott Blasi | Winter Park Partners | 7 F | 1:23.23 | $75,000 |
| 2005 | Seeking the Ante | 3 | Michael Luzzi | John C. Kimmel | Chester & Mary Broman | 7 F | 1:25.40 | $75,000 |
| 2004 | Sugar Punch | 3 | Edgar Prado | Richard Dutrow, Jr. | IEAH Stables, Joe Torre, et al. | 7 F | 1:23.10 | $75,000 |
| 2003 | Princess Dixie | 4 | Michael Luzzi | H. James Bond | James F. Edwards | 7 F | 1:24.26 | $75,000 |
| 2002 | Dat You Miz Blue | 5 | Jose A. Santos | James A. Jerkens | Cynthia Knight | 7 F | 1:22.84 | $75,000 |
| 2001 | Maddie May | 4 | John Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | So Madcapt Stable | 7 F | 1:24.03 | $75,000 |
| 2000 | Biogio's Rose | 6 | Norberto Arroyo, Jr. | Robert Ribaudo | Joseph & Alfred Nastasi | 7 F | 1:23.95 | $75,000 |
| 1999 | Jena Jena | 3 | Jerry D. Bailey | Steven W. Young | Michael King | 7 F | 1:23.40 | $75,000 |
| 1998 | Key Cents | 5 | John Velazquez | Peter Ferriola | Peter Ferriola & Martin Saks | 7 F | 1:24.80 | $75,000 |
| 1997 | Your Gorgeous | 4 | Jose A. Santos | Carl J. Domino | Kinsman Stable | 7 F | 1:23.60 | $75,000 |
| 1996 | Lottsa Talc | 6 | Frank Alvarado | Timothy D. Kelly | Vincent McGuire/Charles Werner | 7 F | 1:22.60 | $75,000 |
| 1995 | Lottsa Talc | 5 | Diane Nelson | Timothy D. Kelly | Vincent McGuire/Charles Werner | 7 F | 1:23.20 | $75,000 |
| 1994 | Lottsa Talc | 4 | Frank Alvarado | Timothy D. Kelly | Konrad Eggart, et al. | 7 F | 1:24.80 | $45,000 |
| 1993 | Princess Sybil | 6 | Mike E. Smith | Gerald E. Taylor | Lucy J. Taylor | 6 F | 1:11.00 | $41,220 |
| 1992 | Carli's Command | 4 | Richard Migliore | Gasper S. Moschera | Joques Farm | 6 F | 1:09.38 | $52,740 |
| 1991 | Northern Willy | 6 | Julio Pezua | Philip Cosme | James J. Kaulker | 6 F | 1:10.00 | $52,290 |
| 1990 | Jack Betta Be Rite | 3 | Dennis Saul | John J. Lambert | Star Trak Farm | 6 F | 1:11.60 | $52,560 |
| 1989 | Grecian Flight | 5 | Craig Perret | Joseph H. Pierce, Jr. | Henry C. B. Lindh | 6 F | 1:13.00 | $51,660 |
| 1988 | Joe's Tammie | 3 | Eddie Maple | Jack Van Berg | James L. Paliafito | 8 F | 1:40.40 | $52,740 |
| 1987 | Anniron | 4 | Robbie Davis | Robert P. Lake | W. Alec Martusewicz | 1m, 70yds | 1:44.80 | $42,120 |
| 1986 | Anniron | 3 | Robert Cook | Robert P. Lake | W. Alec Martusewicz | 1m, 70yds | 1:44.80 | $42,241 |
| 1985 | Flip's Pleasure | 5 | Jean-Luc Samyn | H. Allen Jerkens | Hobeau Farm | 1m, 70yds | 1:42.60 | $41,640 |
| 1984 | Flip's Pleasure | 4 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | H. Allen Jerkens | Hobeau Farm | 8 F | 1:39.00 | $46,440 |
| 1983 | Chaldea | 3 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Thomas J. Skiffington | L. Riley Mangum | 8 F | 1:40.20 | $34,800 |
| 1982 | Belle Borne | 3 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Eugene Jacobs | Peter Barberino | 8 F | 1:40.20 | $34,560 |
| 1981 | Josies Anchor | 5 | George Martens | Raymond A. Smith | Catco Stable | 8 F | 1:39.20 | $34,200 |
| 1980 | Screenland | 3 | Jacinto Vasquez | H. Allen Jerkens | Earle I. Mack | 8.5 F | 1:51.80 | $32,040 |
| 1979 | Wandering Cloud | 4 | Cash Asmussen | Thomas M. Waller | Tanrackin Farm | 8.5 F | 1:52.80 | $31,260 |
References
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