Go For Wand Handicap

The Go For Wand Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race established in 1954 for fillies and mares age three and up. Raced in the fall, it is a Grade III race (Grade I before 2010) on dirt at a distance of one mile.

Go For Wand Handicap
Grade III race
LocationAqueduct Racetrack
Ozone Park, New York, United States
Inaugurated1954
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing
Race information
Distance1 mile
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationFillies & Mares, three-years-old & up
WeightAssigned
PurseUS$250,000 (2016)

Inaugurated in 1954 at Belmont Park as the Maskette Stakes in honor of the Hall of Fame filly, Maskette, it was renamed in 1992 for its ill-fated 1990 winner and Hall of Fame inductee, Go For Wand who is buried in the infield at Saratoga Race Course.

The Maskette took place at Aqueduct Racetrack in 1959, 1960, and from 1962 to 1968. From 1994–2009, the Go For Wand was hosted at the Saratoga Race Course. After not being raced in 2010, the Go For Wand Handicap returned to Aqueduct on November 25, 2011.[1] The distance reverted to the mile distance the race was contested at prior to its move to Saratoga Race Course.

Since inception, the race has been contested at various distances:

  • 1 mile (8 furlongs) : 1954–1981, 1983–1993, 2011-
  • 7 furlongs : 1982
  • 1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) : 1994–2009

The race was run in two divisions in 1976.

This race was downgraded to a Grade III for its 2014 running.[2]

Records

Speed record:

  • Lady's Secret – 1:33.60 (1986) (at current 8 furlong distance)

Most wins:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners
Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time
2022 Dr B 4 Irad Ortiz Jr. Robert E. Reid Jr. Cash Is King LLC & LC Racing 1:35.18
2021 Lady Rocket 4 Irad Ortiz Jr. Brad H. Cox Frank Fletcher Racing Operations, Inc. 1:36.52
2020 Sharp Starr 3 José Ortiz Horacio DePaz Barry K. Schwartz 1:36.75
2019 Spiced Perfection 4 Javier Castellano Peter Miller Pantofel Stable, Wachtel Stable & Peter Deutsch 1:39.11
2018 Marley's Freedom 4 Mike E. Smith Bob Baffert Cicero Farms, LLC 1:37.50
2017 Indulgent 4 Luis Saez Kiaran McLaughlin Godolphin Racing LLC 1:37.75
2016 Highway Star 3 Angel S. Arroyo Rodrigo A. Ubillo Chester & Mary Broman 1:38.07
2015 Taris 4 Joel Rosario Simon Callaghan M. Tabor/S. Magnier/D. Smith 1:36.10
2014 Classic Point 5 Ángel Arroyo James A. Jerkens Joseph V. Shields Jr. 1:37.78
2013 Royal Lahaina 5 José Ortiz Todd Pletcher James A. Riccio 1:36.56
2012 Nefertini 4 Alan Garcia Alan E. Goldberg Robert E. Masterson 1:35.80
2011 Lovely Lil 4 Cornelio Velásquez Michael Hushion Barry K. Schwartz 1:36.90
2010 Not held
2009 Seventh Street 4 Rajiv Maragh Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin Stables 1:51.01
2008 Ginger Punch 5 Rafael Bejarano Robert J. Frankel Stronach Stables 1:53.43
2007 Ginger Punch 4 Rafael Bejarano Robert J. Frankel Stronach Stables 1:49.19
2006 Spun Sugar 4 Mike Luzzi Todd A. Pletcher Stronach Stables 1:49.93
2005 Ashado 4 John Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Starlight Stables LLC 1:50.30
2004 Azeri 6 Pat Day D. Wayne Lukas Allen E. Paulson Trust 1:47.86
2003 Sightseek 4 Jerry Bailey Robert J. Frankel Juddmonte Farms 1:50.92
2002 Dancethruthedawn 4 Jerry Bailey Mark Frostad Sam-Son Farms 1:50.21
2001 Serra Lake 4 Edgar Prado Claude R. McGaughey III Emory A. Hamilton 1:49.62
2000 Heritage Of Gold 5 Shane Sellers Thomas M. Amoss Jack Garey 1:49.84
1999 Banshee Breeze 4 Jerry Bailey Carl Nafzger Tafel/Jayeff B Stables 1:49.95
1998 Aldiza 4 Mike E. Smith Claude R. McGaughey III Alexander/Groves et al. 1:49.88
1997 Hidden Lake 4 Richard Migliore John C. Kimmel R. N. Clay/T. Farmer 1:49.60
1996 Exotic Wood 4 Chris McCarron Ronald W. Ellis Martin J. Wygod 1:49.44
1995 Heavenly Prize 4 Pat Day Claude R. McGaughey III Ogden Phipps 1:49.90
1994 Sky Beauty 4 Mike E. Smith H. Allen Jerkens Georgia Hofmann 1:49.47
1993 Turnback The Alarm 4 Chris Antley William V. Terrill Valley View Farm 1:36.13
1992 Easy Now 3 Jerry Bailey Claude R. McGaughey III Ogden Phipps 1:36.89
1991 Queena 5 Ángel Cordero Jr. Claude R. McGaughey III Emory A. Hamilton 1:34.80
1990 Go For Wand 3 Randy Romero William Badgett Jr. Christiana Stable 1:35.60
1989 Miss Brio 5 Jerry Bailey Neil D. Drysdale William S. Farish 1:35.60
1988 Personal Ensign 4 Randy Romero Claude R. McGaughey III Ogden Phipps 1:34.20
1987 North Sider 5 Ángel Cordero Jr. D. Wayne Lukas Paul Paternostro 1:35.00
1986 Lady's Secret 4 Jorge Velásquez D. Wayne Lukas Eugene V. Klein 1:33.60
1985 Lady's Secret 3 Jorge Velásquez D. Wayne Lukas Eugene V. Klein 1:34.00
1984 Miss Oceana 3 Eddie Maple Woody Stephens Newstead Farm 1:35.20
1983 Ambassador of Luck 4 Antonio Graell Mitchell C. Preger Envoy Stable 1:36.40
1982 Too Chic 3 Ruben Hernandez James W. Maloney E. G. Alexander 1:34.80
1981 Jameela 5 Jacinto Vásquez Hyman Ravich Mrs. Richard Worthington 1:35.00
1980 Bold 'n Determined 3 Eddie Delahoussaye Neil D. Drysdale Saron Stable 1:35.40
1979 Blitey 3 Ángel Cordero Jr. Angel Penna Sr. Ogden Phipps 1:34.80
1978 Pearl Necklace 4 Ruben Hernandez Roger Laurin Reginald N. Webster 1:33.80
1977 What A Summer 4 Jacinto Vásquez LeRoy Jolley Diana M. Firestone 1:37.40
1976 Artfully 3 Pat Day Lucien Laurin Reginald N. Webster 1:34.00
1976 Sugar Plum Time 4 Joseph Imparato John W. Russell Cynthia Phipps 1:34.00
1975 Let Me Linger 3 Laffit Pincay Jr. Eddie Yowell Oak Crest Stable 1:35.20
1974 Ponte Vecchio 4 Jacinto Vásquez David A. Whiteley William Haggin Perry 1:34.60
1973 Light Hearted 4 Eldon Nelson Henry S. Clark Christiana Stable 1:34.80
1972 Numbered Account 3 Ángel Cordero Jr. Roger Laurin Ogden Phipps 1:35.60
1971 Double Delta 4 Kenneth Knapp Stanley M. Reiser James Drymon 1:36.20
1970 Native Partner 4 Ángel Cordero Jr. Frank I. Wright Oxford Stable 1:36.20
1969 Singing Rain 4 Braulio Baeza Oscar White Walter M. Jeffords Jr. 1:38.00
1968 Amerigo Lady 4 Jorge Velásquez J. Elliott Burch Rokeby Stable 1:36.40
1967 Politely 4 Ángel Cordero Jr. George M. Baker Bohemia Stable 1:35.60
1966 Summer Scandal 4 Walter Blum Woods Garth Harborvale Stable 1:37.80
1965 Tosmah 4 Sam Boulmetis Sr. Joseph Mergler Briardale Farms 1:35.20
1964 Tosmah 3 Sam Boulmetis Sr. Joseph Mergler Briardale Farms 1:36.60
1963 Waltz Song 5 Sheridan Mellon Thomas F. White Thomas F. White 1:37.20
1962 Shirley Jones 6 Don Pierce James W. Smith Mrs. John O. Burgwin 1:36.00
1961 Teacation 4 Ray Broussard Charles R. Parke Fred W. Hooper 1:36.20
1960 Tempted 5 Eldon Nelson Henry S. Clark Mooring Stable 1:35.60
1959 Idun 4 Eric Guerin Sherrill W. Ward Josephine Bay Paul 1:36.00
1958 Tempted 3 Bobby Ussery Henry S. Clark Mooring Stable 1:36.40
1957 Bayou 3 Bobby Ussery Moody Jolley Claiborne Farm 1:37.00
1956 Searching 4 Conn McCreary Hirsch Jacobs Ethel D. Jacobs 1:37.00
1955 Oil Painting 4 Hedley Woodhouse Anthony W. Rupelt Mrs. J. A. Goodwin 1:36.60
1954 Ballerina 4 S. Small Not found Howell E. Jackson III 1:37.60

† In 1974, Desert Vixen finished first, but was later disqualified.

References
  1. "NYRA Announces Belmont and Aqueduct Fall Stakes Schedules". Archived from the original on 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  2. LaMarra, Tom (6 December 2013). "Eight Stakes Elevated in Status for 2014". www.bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
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