- Bowling Green Handicap
The Bowling Green Handicap is a turf race for
Thoroughbred horses open to three-year-olds and up who are willing to race the one and three-eighths miles distance on the grass. The Grade II race is held in July atBelmont Park for a purse of $150,000. The Bowling Green, named for the area on the lower tip ofManhattan Island, was run at a mile and one quarter in 1977; at a mile and five furlongs from 1963 to 1967; at a mile and a half from 1960 to 1962, and from 1968 to 1976. RacedAqueduct Race Track from 1963 to 1967, in 2008 it will be in its 51st running.Past winners
* 2007 -
Sunriver - (Garrett Gomez )
* 2006 - Go Deputy - (Fernando Jara )
* 2005 - Cacht Wells (ARG) - (Eibar Coa )
* 2004 - Kicken Kris - (Edgar Prado )
* 2003 - Whitmore's Conn - (Jean-Luc Samyn )
* 2002 - Whitmore's Conn - (Shaun Bridgmohan )
* 2001 - King Cugat - (Jerry Bailey )
* 2000 - Elhayq (IRE) - (Shaun Bridgmohan)
* 1999 - Honor Glide - (Jose Santos )
* 1998 - Cetewayo - (John Velazquez )
* 1997 - Influent - (Jean-Luc Samyn)
* 1996 - Flag Down (Jose Santos)
* 1995 - Sentimental Moi - (Ramon Perez )
* 1994 - Turk Passer - (John Velazquez)
* 1993 - Dr. Kiernan - (Chris Antley )
* 1992 - Wall Street Dancer - (Pat Day )
* 1991 - Three Coins Up - (Jerry Bailey)
* 1990 - With Approval - (Craig Perret )
* 1989 - El Senor - (Herb McCauley )
* 1988 - Coeur de Lion - (Craig Perret)
* 1987 - Theatrical - (Pat Day)
* 1986 - Uptown Swell - (Eddie Maple )
* 1985 - Sharannpour - (Angel Cordero Jr. )
* 1984 - Hero's Honor - (Jerry Bailey)
* 1983 - Tantalizing - (Jacinto Vasquez )
* 1982 - Open Call - (Jorge Velasquez )
* 1981 - Great Neck - (Angel Cordero Jr.)
* 1980 - Sten - (Jeffrey Fell )
* 1979 -Overskate - (Robin Platts )
* 1978 - Tiller - (Jeffrey Fell)
* 1977 - Hunza Dancer - (Jean Cruguet )
* 1976 - Erwin Boy - (Ron Turcotte )
* 1975 - Barcas - (Marco Castaneda )
* 1974 - Take Off - (Ron Turcotte)
* 1973 - Summer Guest - (Jacinto Vasquez )
* 1972 - Run The Ganlet - (Robert Woodhouse )
* 1971 - Drumtop - (Chuck Baltazar )
* 1970 - Fort Marcy - (Jorge Velasquez)
* 1969 - Czar Alexander - (Jorge Velasquez)
* 1968 - High Hat - (Eddie Belmonte )
* 1967 - Poker - (William Boland ) (Assagai placed,Buckpasser showed.)
* 1966 - Moontrip - (Larry Adams )
* 1965 - Or et Argent - (Walter Blum )
* 1964 - Cedar Key - (Manuel Ycaza )
* 1963 - Pollingfold - (W. Harmatz)
* 1962 - Royal Record - (Hedley Woodhouse )
* 1961 - Dead Center - (J. Yother)
* 1960 - Amber Morn - (P. Anderson)
* 1959 - Bell Hop - (Bobby Ussery )
* 1958 - Rafty - (Eric Guerin )
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