Kings Point Handicap Explained

Class:Restricted stakes
Horse Race:Kings Point Handicap
Location:Aqueduct Racetrack
Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States
Inaugurated:1981
Race Type:Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Distance: miles (9 furlongs)
Surface:Dirt
Track:left-handed
Qualification:Three-years-old & up
Weight:Assigned
Purse:US$100,000

The Kings Point Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the latter part of March (or February) at Aqueduct Racetrack in Jamaica, New York. Open to horses age three and older bred in the State of New York, it is contested on dirt over a distance of one and one eighth miles (9 furlongs).

Inaugurated in 1981, the race is named for the village of Kings Point, New York on the north shore of Long Island, New York which is home to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

The Kings Point Handicap was run at a mile and seventy yards from 1981 to 1987, and from 1989 to 1995. In 1988 it was run at one mile.

The race was run in two divisions in 2002.

In 2006, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Jockey Club Gold Cup winner, Funny Cide won this race.

Records

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
2014Zivo5Abel Castellano Jr.Chad C. BrownThomas Coleman1:46.66
2013
2012
2011Inherit the Gold5Eddie CastroJames HooperGlas-Tipp Stable & Hooper1:50.99
2010Icabad Crane5Gabriel SaezH. Graham MotionEarle I. Mack1:50.65
2009Wishful Tomcat4Ramon DomínguezRichard E. Dutrow Jr.IEAH stables1:48.96
2008R Clear Victory5Stewart ElliottSteve AsmussenCoastal Racing Stable1:50.25
2007Accountforthegold5Mike LuzziGary C. ContessaWinning Move Stable1:48.41
2006Funny Cide6Richard MiglioreBarclay TaggSackatoga Stable1:50.47
2005Chowder's First4Joe BravoPhilip SerpeInniscarra Stable, Inc.1:51.44
2004Gander8John VelazquezJohn TerranovaGatsas Stable1:52.31
2003Lord of the Thunder4Javier CastellanoJennifer PedersenParaneck Stable1:49.47
2002Mount Intrepid5Norberto Arroyo Jr.Howard M. TesherEdwin H. Wachtel1:51.92
2002Compelling World4Shaun BridgmohanJohn DeStefano Jr.Edwin H. Wachtel1:52.27
2001Toddler4John VelazquezRichard Dutrow Jr.Gabrielle Farm1:50.10
2000Smart Coupons7Deborah S. BodnerLouis J. Porreco 1:49.79
1999Smart Coupons6René DouglasDeborah S. BodnerLouis J. Porreco1:50.40
1998Smart Coupons5Chuck C. LopezDeborah S. BodnerDee-Pee Stable1:49.60
1997Ormsby5Chuck C. LopezSue AlpersWoodside Stud1:47.60
1996Patsyprospect5Jorge F. ChavezH. Allen JerkensBlack Marlin Stable1:47.20
1995More to Tell4Frank AlvaradoGasper MoscheraBarbara J. Davis1:43.20
1994Double Calvados4John VelazquezSusan A. DuncanSusan L. Fackler1:46.00
1993Fabersham5Mike E. SmithGasper S. MoscheraMoses Eichenbaum1:46.20
1992Packett's Landing6Julio PezuaDennis J. BridaMichael Watral1:45.40
1991G'Day Mate8Herb McCauleyPeter FerriolaJames Riccio1:42.40
1990Packett's Landing4Jorge VelásquezReginald S. VardonSam F. Morrell1:44.40
1989Whodam4Chris AntleyDan C. PeitzArrow Head Stables1:46.20
1988Landing Plot5José A. SantosArther WendelArthur Wendel1:37.20
1987Landing Plot4José A. SantosArthur WendelArthur Wendel1:44.00
1986Ask Mikey5Jorge VelásquezOscar S. BarreraOscar S. Barrera1:46.60
1985Talc Duster4Kenneth SkinnerThomas GulloJames F. Edwards1:44.40
1984Jacque's Tip4Ángel Cordero Jr.John ParisellaTheodore M. Sabarese1:43.60
1983Master Digby4Ángel Cordero Jr.Howard M. TesherJerome Brody1:41.20
1982Accipiter's Hope4Nick SantagataStephen L. DiMauroHarold I. Snyder1:41.20
1981Kim's Chance5Ángel Cordero Jr.Steven T. JerkensRodger E. Leslie1:42.00

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