Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap

The Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap is a Grade I American thoroughbred horse race for horses age three and older over a distance of six furlongs on the dirt held annually in late July at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.

Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap
Grade I race
LocationSaratoga Race Course
Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
Inaugurated1985 (as the A Phenomenon Stakes)
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing
WebsiteNYRA
Race information
Distance6 furlongs
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old & older
WeightHandicap
Purse$350,000 (2021)

History

The inaugural running of the event was on 17 August 1985 as the A Phenomenon Stakes, the sixth event on the card that day and was won by the Richard E. Dutrow Sr. trained Cognizant who won in a time of 1:093⁄5. The event was named after the winner of the 1983 Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga, A Phenomenon.[1] A Phenomenon suffered a life ending injury in the 1984 Forego Handicap.[2]

The event was classified as Grade III in 1990[3] and in 1995 upgraded to Grade II.

In 2000, the event was renamed to honor Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr. who had 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.

In 2010 the event was upgraded to Grade I.[4]

The 2019 winner Imperial Hint set a new track record for the six furlongs distance winning for the second time in a time of 1:07.92.[4]

Records

Speed record:

  • 1:07.92 – Imperial Hint (2019)

Margins

  • 8 lengths – El Deal (2017)

Most wins:

  • 2 – Cognizant (1985, 1986)
  • 2 – Imperial Hint (2018, 2019)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref
Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap
2023 Elite Power 5 Irad Ortiz Jr. William I. Mott Juddmonte 6 furlongs 1:09.22 $350,000 I [5]
2022 Jackie's Warrior 4 Joel Rosario Steven M. Asmussen J. Kirk & Juby Robison 6 furlongs 1:09.74 $350,000 I [6]
2021 Lexitonian 5 Jose Lezcano Jack Sisterson Calumet Farm 6 furlongs 1:09.38 $350,000 I [7]
2020 Volatile 6 Ricardo Santana Jr. Steven M. Asmussen Three Chimneys Farm & Phoenix Thoroughbred III 6 furlongs 1:09.61 $232,500 I [8]
2019 Imperial Hint 6 Javier Castellano Luis Carvajal Jr. Raymond Mamone 6 furlongs 1:07.92 $350,000 I [9]
2018 Imperial Hint 5 Javier Castellano Luis Carvajal Jr. Raymond Mamone 6 furlongs 1:08.98 $350,000 I [10]
2017 El Deal 6 Javier Castellano Jorge Navarro Michelle & Albert Crawford 6 furlongs 1:09.26 $350,000 I [11]
2016 A. P. Indian 6 Joe Bravo Arnaud Delacour Green Lantern Stables 6 furlongs 1:08.25 $350,000 I [12]
2015 Rock Fall 4 Javier Castellano Todd A. Pletcher Stonestreet Stables 6 furlongs 1:08.75 $350,000 I [13]
2014 Palace 5 Cornelio Velásquez Linda L. Rice Antonino Miuccio 6 furlongs 1:08.56 $350,000 I [14]
2013 Justin Phillip 4 John R. Velazquez Steven M. Asmussen Zayat Stables 6 furlongs 1:08.59 $392,000 I [15]
2012 Poseidon's Warrior 4 Irad Ortiz Jr. Robert E. Reid Jr. Swilcan Stable 6 furlongs 1:09.40 $400,000 I [16]
2011 Sean Avery 5 Joe Bravo Allen Iwinski Black Swan 6 furlongs 1:09.71 $250,000 I [17]
2010 Majesticperfection 4 Shaun Bridgmohan Steven M. Asmussen Padua Stables 6 furlongs 1:08.63 $250,000 I [18]
2009 Fabulous Strike 6 Ramon A. Dominguez Todd M. Beattie Walter Downey 6 furlongs 1:08.69 $250,000 II [19]
2008 Abraaj 5 Alan Garcia Kiaran P. McLaughlin Shadwell Racing 6 furlongs 1:10.23 $250,000 II [20]
2007 Diabolical 4 Mario G. Pino Steve Klesaris Puglisi Stables & Steve Klesaris 6 furlongs 1:08.67 $260,000 II [21]
2006 War Front 4 José A. Santos H. Allen Jerkens H. Joseph Allen 6 furlongs 1:10.21 $208,200 II [22]
2005 Pomeroy 4 Eibar Coa Patrick L. Biancone Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith 6 furlongs 1:08.69 $200,000 II [23]
2004 Speightstown 6 John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Eugene & Laura Melnyk 6 furlongs 1:08.04 $200,000 II [24]
2003 Private Horde 4 Jason P. Lumpkins S. Joe Cain Billy R. Tucker 6 furlongs 1:09.18 $200,000 II [25]
2002 Orientate 4 Jerry D. Bailey D. Wayne Lukas Robert & Beverly Lewis 6 furlongs 1:09.72 $200,000 II [26]
2001 Five Star Day 5 Garrett K. Gomez C. Beau Greely Columbine Stable & Kitchwa Stables 6 furlongs 1:08.57 $200,000 II [27]
2000 † Successful Appeal 4 Edgar S. Prado John C. Kimmel Starview Stable & John T. L. Jones, Jr 6 furlongs 1:09.21 $200,000 II [28]
A Phenomenon Handicap
1999 Intidab 6 Robbie Davis Kiaran P. McLaughlin Shadwell Racing 6 furlongs 1:09.00 $150,000 II [29]
1998 Kelly Kip 4 Jean-Luc Samyn H. Allen Jerkens Hobeau Farm 6 furlongs 1:09.60 $137,575 II [30]
A Phenomenon Stakes
1997 Royal Haven 5 Richard Migliore Gasper S. Moschera Barbara J. Davis 6 furlongs 1:09.60 $108,700 II [31]
1996 Prospect Bay 4 Jerry D. Bailey John C. Kimmel Lucille Conover 6 furlongs 1:08.20 $109,600 II [32]
A Phenomenon Handicap
1995 Not Surprising 5 Robbie Davis Judson Van Worp Robert Van Worp 6 furlongs 1:09.60 $111,900 II [33]
1994 Boundary 4 John R. Velazquez William I. Mott Mrs. W. H. Perry 6 furlongs 1:08.60 $109,800 III [34]
A Phenomenon Stakes
1993 Gold Spring (ARG) 5 Pat Day Jesse N. Wigginton Ross Harris 6 furlongs 1:09.20 $117,800 III [35]
1992 For Really 5 Pat Day D. Wayne Lukas Regal Oak Farm 6 furlongs 1:08.60 $119,200 III [36]
1991 Kid Russell 5 Rafael Mojica Jr. H. Allen Jerkens Hobeau Farm 6 furlongs 1:09.40 $119,000 III [37]
1990 Prospectors Gamble 5 Julio A. Garcia Brian A. Mayberry Jan Siegel 6 furlongs 1:09.20 $84,000 III [38]
1989 Mr. Nickerson 3 José A. Santos Mark J. Reid Robert H. A. Nixon 6 furlongs 1:08.80 $87,750 [39]
1988 High Brite 4 Ángel Cordero Jr. D. Wayne Lukas H. Joseph Allen 6 furlongs 1:10.00 $84,000 [40]
1987 Banker's Jet 5 Jorge L. Vargas Salvatore J. Longo Gerald Fineberg 6 furlongs 1:09.00 $82,830 [41]
1986 Cognizant 5 Pat Day Richard E. Dutrow Sr. Happy Valley Farm 6 furlongs 1:09.20 $55,300 [42]
1985 Cognizant 4 Pat Day Richard E. Dutrow Sr. Happy Valley Farm 6 furlongs 1:09.60 $55,600 [43]

Notes:

† In the 2000 running Intidab cross the finish line first but was later disqualification, Successful Appeal was declared the winner.

See also

List of American and Canadian Graded races

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