Iroquois Handicap Explained

Class:Ungraded Stakes
Horse Race:Iroquois Handicap
Location:Belmont Park
Elmont, New York
United States
Inaugurated:1979
Race Type:Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Distance:7 furlongs
Surface:Dirt
Track:left-handed
Qualification:Fillies & Mares, three-years-old & up
Purse:US$150,000

The Iroquois Handicap run at Belmont Park on Long Island, New York in the fall of the year, is a 7lk=onNaNlk=on 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)

Most wins:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Distance
(F)
Time
To win
2021The Important One4Jose LezcanoSteve AsmussenBloom Racing Stable6 1/2 F1:18.03$82,500
2020Collegeville Girl4Joel RosarioRichard VegaSalvatore M. De Bunda, Robert Brittingham, & Wire to Wire Stable Inc.6 1/2 F1:16.48$68,750
2019Pauseforthecause5José OrtizKiaran P. McLaughlinChester and Mary Broman Sr.6 1/2 F1:15.62$86,625
2018Highway Star4Rodrigo UbilioChester & Mary Broman Sr.6 1/2 F1:16.08$86,625
2017Absatootly4Joe BravoCharlton BakerNewman Racing6 1/2 F1:16.04$90,000
2016Quezon4Javier CastellanoRobert RibaudoMarc Keller6 1/2 F1:16.38$90,000
2015La Verdad5Linda L. RiceLady Shelia Stable6 1/2 F1:15.96$90,000
2014La Verdad4Linda L. RiceLady Shelia Stable6 1/2 F1:17.13$90,000
2013Cluster of Stars4Javier CastellanoSteve AsmussenTurtle Bird Stable7 F1:21.87$90,000
2012Willet4Rajiv MaraghJames H. IselinJames H. Iselin, Charlotte, & AssoulinEli Gindi7 F1:23.28$90,000
2011Risky Rachel4Javier CastellanoJames H. BondSanford Bacon7 F1:23.14$75,000
2010Meese Rocks5Ramon DomínguezEdward R. BarkerHenry, Joseph & Jamie Terranova7 F1:23.64$75,000
2009Rightly So3Ramon DomínguezAnthony W. DutrowZayat Stables7 F1:24.64$75,000
2008Ice Cool Kitty5Michael LuzziRichard Dutrow Jr.Lansdon Robbins III/Kevin Callahan7 F1:24.11$75,000
2007Karakorum Starlet4Garrett GomezJeff OdintzKarakorum Farm7 F1:24.04$75,000
2006No Reason3Garrett GomezScott BlasiWinter Park Partners7 F1:23.23$75,000
2005Seeking the Ante3Michael LuzziJohn C. KimmelChester & Mary Broman7 F1:25.40$75,000
2004Sugar Punch3Edgar PradoRichard Dutrow Jr.IEAH Stables, Joe Torre, et al.7 F1:23.10$75,000
2003Princess Dixie4Michael LuzziH. James BondJames F. Edwards7 F1:24.26$75,000
2002Dat You Miz Blue5José A. SantosJames A. JerkensCynthia Knight7 F1:22.84$75,000
2001Maddie May4John VelazquezTodd A. PletcherSo Madcapt Stable7 F1:24.03$75,000
2000Biogio's Rose6Norberto Arroyo Jr.Robert RibaudoJoseph & Alfred Nastasi7 F1:23.95$75,000
1999Jena Jena3Jerry D. BaileySteven W. YoungMichael King7 F1:23.40$75,000
1998Key Cents5John VelazquezPeter FerriolaPeter Ferriola & Martin Saks7 F1:24.80$75,000
1997Your Gorgeous4José A. SantosCarl J. DominoKinsman Stable7 F1:23.60$75,000
1996Lottsa Talc6Frank AlvaradoTimothy D. KellyVincent McGuire/Charles Werner7 F1:22.60$75,000
1995Lottsa Talc5Diane NelsonTimothy D. KellyVincent McGuire/Charles Werner7 F1:23.20$75,000
1994Lottsa Talc4Frank AlvaradoTimothy D. KellyKonrad Eggart, et al.7 F1:24.80$45,000
1993Princess Sybil6Mike E. SmithGerald E. TaylorLucy J. Taylor6 F1:11.00$41,220
1992Carli's Command4Richard MiglioreGasper S. MoscheraJoques Farm6 F1:09.38$52,740
1991Northern Willy6Julio PezuaPhilip CosmeJames J. Kaulker6 F1:10.00$52,290
1990Jack Betta Be Rite3Dennis SaulJohn J. LambertStar Trak Farm6 F1:11.60$52,560
1989Grecian Flight5Craig PerretJoseph H. Pierce Jr.Henry C. B. Lindh6 F1:13.00$51,660
1988Joe's Tammie3Eddie MapleJack Van BergJames L. Paliafito8 F1:40.40$52,740
1987Anniron4Robbie DavisRobert P. LakeW. Alec Martusewicz1m, 70yds1:44.80$42,120
1986Anniron3Robert CookRobert P. LakeW. Alec Martusewicz1m, 70yds1:44.80$42,241
1985Flip's Pleasure5Jean-Luc SamynH. Allen JerkensHobeau Farm1m, 70yds1:42.60$41,640
1984Flip's Pleasure4Ángel Cordero Jr.H. Allen JerkensHobeau Farm8 F1:39.00$46,440
1983Chaldea3Jean-Luc SamynThomas J. Skiffington Jr.L. Riley Mangum8 F1:40.20$34,800
1982Belle Borne3Ángel Cordero Jr.Eugene JacobsPeter Barberino8 F1:40.20$34,560
1981Josies Anchor5George MartensRaymond A. SmithCatco Stable8 F1:39.20$34,200
1980Screenland3Jacinto VásquezH. Allen JerkensEarle I. Mack8.5 F1:51.80$32,040
1979Wandering Cloud4Cash AsmussenThomas M. WallerTanrackin Farm8.5 F1:52.80$31,260

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Iroquois Stakes history at NYRA, Belmont Park . 2011-04-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110519130852/http://www.nyra.com/Belmont/Stakes/Iroquois.shtml . 2011-05-19 . dead .