| Class: | Grade III |
| Horse Race: | Go For Wand Handicap |
| Location: | Aqueduct Racetrack Ozone Park, New York, United States |
| Inaugurated: | 1954 |
| Race Type: | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Distance: | 1 mile |
| Surface: | Dirt |
| Track: | left-handed |
| Qualification: | Fillies & Mares, three-years-old & up |
| Weight: | Assigned |
| Purse: | US$250,000 (2016) |
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.
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:
The race was run in two divisions in 1976.
This race was downgraded to a Grade III for its 2014 running.[2]
Speed record:
Most wins:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
Most wins by an owner:
| 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 | 5 | Rafael Bejarano | Robert J. Frankel | Stronach Stables | 1:53.43 | ||
| 2007 | 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 | 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 |