- Garden City Handicap
The Garden City Handicap is a race for three-year-old
Thoroughbred fillies held atBelmont Park onLong Island, New York . It's run at a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the turf and is a minor prep to both theBreeders' Cup Distaff and theBreeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf . A Grade I event, it offers a purse of $250,000.Run at a mile and a sixteenth in 1979, 1984, and from 1994 to 1996, then at one mile from 1980 to 1983, and from 1985 to 1993, the Garden City BC is part of the Breeders’ Cup National Stakes Program.
Before 1998, this race was run as the Rare Perfume Breeders’ Cup.
Sky Beauty won the Rare Perfume in 1993.Personal Ensign won it in 1987.Past winners
Winners of the Garden City BC Handicap are:
* 2008 - Backseat Rhythm (
Javier Castellano )
* 2007 - Alexander Tango (IRE) (Shaun Bridgmohan )
* 2006 - Magnificent Song (Garrett Gomez )
* 2005 - Luas Line (IRE) (John Velazquez )
* 2004 - Lucifer's Stone (Jose Santos )
* 2003 - Indy Five Hundred (Pat Day )
* 2002 - Wonder Again (Edgar Prado )
* 2001 - Voodoo Dancer (Corey Nakatani )
* 2000 - Gaviola (Jerry Bailey )
* 1999 - Perfect Sting (Pat Day)
* 1998 - Pharatta-IR (Corey Nakatani)
* 1997 - Auntie Mame (Jerry Bailey)
* 1996 - True Flare (Gary Stevens)
* 1995 - Perfect Arc (John Velazquez)
* 1994 - Jade Flush (Robbie Davis )
* 1993 -Sky Beauty (Mike E. Smith )
* 1992 - November Snow (Chris Antley )
* 1991 - Dazzle Me Jolie (Jose Santos)
* 1990 - Aishah (Jose Santos)
* 1989 - Highest Glory (Jose Santos)
* 1988 - Topicount (Angel Cordero, Jr. )
* 1987 -Personal Ensign (Randy Romero )
* 1986 - Life At The Top (Chris McCarron )
* 1985 - Kamikaze Rick (Angel Cordero, Jr. )
* 1984 - Given (Matthew Vigliotti)
* 1983 - Pretty Sensible (Alfredo Smith, Jr.)
* 1982 - Nafees (Jorge Velasquez )
* 1981 - Banner Gala (Angel Cordero, Jr.)
* 1980 - Mitey Lively (Jorge Velasquez )
* 1979 - Danielle B. (Ruben Hernandez)
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