Distaff Handicap

Grade II race
Distaff Handicap
Location	Aqueduct Racetrack Ozone Park, New York, United States
Inaugurated	1954
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance	6 furlong sprint
Track	Dirt, left-handed
Qualification	Fillies & Mares, Three-years-old & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$150,000

The Distaff Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held each spring at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, Queens. Open to fillies and mares, age three and up, willing to race the six furlong distance, the Grade II event offers a purse of $150,000 added.

Inaugurated in 1954 at the old Aqueduct racetrack, the Distaff Handicap was run at Belmont Park from 1956 through 1959.

The race has been contested at two different distances:

• 7 furlongs : 1954-1976, 1980-1983, 1985-1992, 1995-2005
• 6 furlongs : 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1994, 2006-present

It was run in two divisions in 1964. There was no race run in 1993 due to inclement weather.

The Distaff Handicap, in its 56th running in 2010, is one of the few graded stakes for fillies and mares at a sprint distance.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:09.73 - Maryfield (2007) (at current distance of 6 furlongs)
• 1:21.18 - Devil's Orchid (1991) (at previous distance of 7 furlongs)

Most wins:

• 2 - Happy Princess (1958, 1959)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 4 - Angel Cordero, Jr. (1976, 1983, 1984, 1987)
• 4 - Richard Migliore (1997, 1998, 2004, 2005)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 3 - C. R. McGaughey III (1988, 1995, 1999)

Most wins by an owner:

• 3 - Ogden Phipps (1988, 1995, 1999)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2011	Nicole H	4	Channing Hill	Michael E. Hushion	JMJ Racing Stables	1:23.29
2010	Tar Heel Mom	5	Ramon Dominguez	Stanley M. Hough	Alex Rankin	1:24.51
2009	Secret Gypsy	4	Robby Albarado	Ronny W. Werner	Richland Hills Stable/John Kuehl	1:10.01
2008	Rite Moment	4	Rajiv Maragh	Gary C. Contessa	Winning Move Stable et al.	1:09.86
2007	Maryfield	6	Jorge Chavez	Douglas F. O'Neil	Mark Gorman, etc.	1:09.73
2006	Smokey Glacken	5	Javier Castellano	James A. Jerkens	Susan & John Moore	1:10.49
2005	Bank Audit	4	Richard Migliore	Frank LaBoccetta, Jr.	Robert Amendola	1:22.07
2004	Randaroo	4	Richard Migliore	Kiaran McLaughlin	H. Joseph Allen	1:22.64
2003	Carson Hollow	4	Michael Luzzi	Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.	Stronach Stables et al.	1:22.42
2002	Raging Fever	4	John Velazquez	Mark A. Hennig	Edward P. Evans	1:21.78
2001	Dream Supreme	4	Aaron Gryder	William I. Mott	Kinsman Stable	1:23.66
2000	Honest Lady	4	Brice Blanc	Robert J. Frankel	Juddmonte Farms	1:22.10
1999	Furlough	5	Heberto Castillo, Jr.	C. R. McGaughey III	Ogden Phipps	1:23.23
1998	Parlay	4	Richard Migliore	John C. Kimmel	Ackerly Bros. Farm	1:24.10
1997	Miss Golden Circle	5	Richard Migliore	John C. Kimmel	Kimmel & Solondz	1:24.47
1996	Lottsa Talc	6	Frank Alvarado	Tim Kelly	McGuire Werner	1:24.04
1995	Recognizable	4	Mike E. Smith	C. R. McGaughey III	Ogden Phipps	1:22.94
1994	Classy Mirage	4	Robbie Davis	H. Allen Jerkens	Middletown Stable	1:11.37
1993	no race
1992	Nannerl	5	Mike E. Smith	Flint S. Schulhofer	Marablue Farm	1:24.68
1991	Devil's Orchid	4	Russell Baze	Richard E. Mandella	George Yates	1:21.18
1990	Channel Three	4	Jorge Chavez	Michael J. Goswell	Mrs. Henry Elser	1:23.20
1989	Avie's Gal	4	Nick Santagata	John J. Lenzini, Jr.	John R. Cioci	1:24.00
1988	Cadillacing	5	Randy Romero	C. R. McGaughey III	Ogden Phipps	1:22.60
1987	Pine Tree Lane	5	Angel Cordero, Jr.	D. Wayne Lukas	Leonard Mathis	1:22.00
1986	Ride Sally	5	Walter Guerra	Nick Zito	Manhasset Stable	1:21.60
1985	Give Me A Hint	5	Wesley Ward	Braulio Baeza	Nathaniel Usdan	1:25.20
1984	Am Capable	4	Angel Cordero, Jr.	John Parisella	Theodore Sabarese	1:11.00
1983	Jones Time Machine	4	Angel Cordero, Jr.	John Parisella	Theodore Sabarese	1:23.20
1982	Lady Dean	4	Donald Miller, Jr.	Ronald A. Alfano	David P. Reynolds	1:23.80
1981	Lady Oakley	4	Jeffrey Fell	Warren J. Pascuma	Bette S. Karlinsky	1:25.40
1980	Misty Gallore	4	Don MacBeth	Thomas J. Kelly	Spring Hill Stable	1:24.60
1979	Skipat	5	James Edwards	Daniel Hasbany	John A. Grondin	1:10.40
1978	Vandy Sue	4	Angel Rodriquez	Ramon M. Hernandez	Assunta Louis Farm	1:12.00
1977	What A Summer	5	Eddie Maple	Leroy Jolley	Diana M. Firestone	1:11.60
1976	Shy Dawn	5	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Woodrow Sedlacek	Jacques D. Wimpfheimer	1:24.20
1975	Something Super	5	Jean Cruguet	Willard C. Freeman	Skara Glen Stable	1:22.20
1974	Krislin	5	Vincent Bracciale, Jr.	Stephen A. DiMauro	Harold Snyder	1:22.00
1973	Ferly	5	Ron Turcotte	Frank Caltrone	Ada L. Rice	1:24.00
1972	Royal Signal	5	Chuck Baltazar	Stephen A. DiMauro	Mrs. Lawrence W. Knapp, Jr.	1:24.20
1971	Double Delta	5	Braulio Baeza	Stanley M. Reiser	James D. Drymon	1:22.80
1970	Process Shot	4	Chuck Baltazar	J. Bowes Bond	Elberon Farm	1:22.80
1969	Heartland	4	John L. Rotz	Max Hirsch	King Ranch	1:22.40
1968	Just Kidding	4	Jorge Velasquez	J. Elliott Burch	Rokeby Stable	1:23.20
1967	Cologne	4	Braulio Baeza	Frank H. Merrill, Jr.	Mrs. Romola Voynow	1:24.20
1966	Sailor Princess	4	Gary Mineau	Burley Parke	Harbor View Farm	1:22.40
1965	Affectionately	5	Walter Blum	Hirsch Jacobs	Ethel D. Jacobs	1:24.00
1964	Charspiv	4	Bobby Ussery	Buddy Jacobson	Marion Frankel	1:24.00
1964	Smart Deb	4	Bill Hartack	Arnold N. Winick	Mrs. Russell L. Reineman	1:21.60
1963	Cicada	4	Bill Shoemaker	Casey Hayes	Meadow Stable	1:23.80
1962	Rose O'Neill	4	Ismael Valenzuela	Ted Saladin	Bert W. Martin	1:23.60
1961	Teacation	4	Ray Broussard	Charles R. Parke	Fred W. Hooper	1:23.60
1960	Mommy Dear	4	Manuel Ycaza	Eddie Hayward	Circle M. Farm	1:23.00
1959	Happy Princess	7	Hedley Woodhouse	George Lewis	Mabel D. Lewis	1:24.20
1958	Happy Princess	6	Hedley Woodhouse	George Lewis	Mabel D. Lewis	1:24.00
1957	Searching	5	Conn McCreary	Hirsch Jacobs	Ethel D. Jacobs	1:24.40
1956	Blue Banner	4	Eddie Arcaro	Jack Skinner	Rokeby Stable	1:23.80
1955	Oil Painting	4	Hedley Woodhouse	Anthony W. Rupelt	Mrs. Joseph A. Goodwin	1:24.00
1954	Mab's Choice	5	Angel Valenzuela	Charles Whittingham	Robert Stewart Howard	1:24.40

References

• The 2010 Distaff Handicap at ESPN