General George Handicap

General George Handicap

Grade III race
Location	Laurel Park Racecourse, Laurel, Maryland, United States
Inaugurated	1973
Race type	Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Website	www.laurelpark.com
Race information
Distance	7 furlongs
Surface	Dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Three-years-old & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$250,000

The General George Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually on Presidents' Day in mid February at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. A Grade III event, it is open to horses age three and older and is named for General George Washington (1731–1799), first president of The United States and Commanding General of the American Revolutionary Army.

Raced on dirt over a distance of seven furlongs, it currently offers a purse of $250,000. The General George Handicap typically draws the third highest crowd of the year at Laurel Park Race Course each year. Held on Presidents' Day annually, it trails only the Maryland Million and the Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash Stakes in average attendance.^[1]

The race was held at Bowie Race Course from 1973–84 and at Pimlico Race Course in 1986. It was not held in 1979, 1982–83 or 2006. In 2006, the General George Handicap was not run due to concerns over an outbreak of the equine herpesvirus that shut down all racing in Maryland for several weeks.^[2]

Records

Speed record:

• 7 furlongs – 1:20.95 – Greenspring (2010)
• 1 ¹⁄₁₆ miles – 1:44.00 – Templar Hill (1987)

Most wins by a horse:

• No horse has ever won the General George Handicap more than once

Most wins by a jockey:

• 2 – Five different jockeys are tied with two wins each

Most wins by a trainer:

• 2 - Bruce N. Levine (2008, 2015)
• 2 – Jerry Robb (1987 & 1989)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 – Four Roses Thoroughbreds (1998 & 2007)

Winners of the General George Handicap

Yr	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Dist	Time	Purse	Gr
2016	Page McKenney	6	Horacio Karamanos	Mary E. Eppler	Jalin & Adam Staple	7 fur.	1:24.61	$250,000	III
2015	Misconnect	4	Kendrick Carmouche	Bruce N. Levine	Repole Stable	7 fur.	1:24.67	$250,000	III
2014	Bandbox	6	Xavier Perez	Rodney Jenkins	Hillwood Stable, LLC	7 fur.	1:24.13	$250,000	II
2013	Javerre	4	J D Acosta	C A Lynch	Smith Farm & Stable	7 fur.	1:23.81	$250,000	II
2012	Yawanna Twist	5	Mike Luzzi	Richard Dutrow	Steel Face Stables	7 fur	1:22.38	$200,000	II
2011	No Advantage	6	Manuel Chaves	Stephanie Beattie	Suarez Racing, Inc.	7 fur	1:24.46	$150,000	II
2010	Greenspring	5	Jeremy Rose	Christopher Grove	Our Chelsea Stable	7 fur	1:20.95	$150,000	II
2009	True Quality	4	Chuck Lopez	John P. Campo, Jr.	Paraneck Stable	7 fur	1:22.31	$200,000	II
2008	Bustin Stones	4	Ramon Dominguez	Bruce N. Levine	Roddy Valente	7 fur	1:24.47	$200,000	II
2007	Silver Wagon	6	Edgar Prado	Anthony W. Dutrow	Four Roses T-breds	7 fur	1:23.13	$200,000	II
2006	No Race	-	No Race	No Race	No Race	no race	0:00.00	no race	II
2005	Saratoga County	4	Javier Castellano	George Weaver	Evelyn M. Pollard	7 fur	1:23.43	$200,000	II
2004	Well Fancied	6	Edgar Prado	Richard Dutrow	Sanford Goldfarb	7 fur	1:22.49	$200,000	II
2003	My Cousin Matt	4	Ramon Dominguez	Scott A. Lake	Richard A. Englander	7 fur	1:22.12	$200,000	II
2002	Wrangler	4	Aaron Gryder	James Jerkens	Frank Stronach	7 fur	1:22.53	$200,000	II
2001	Peeping Tom	4	Ariel Smith	Patrick Reynolds	Flatbird Stable	7 fur	1:22.00	$200,000	II
2000	Affirmed Success	6	Jorge Chavez	Richard Schosberg	Albert Fried, Jr.	7 fur	1:22.02	$200,000	II
1999	Esteemed Friend	5	Mike Luzzi	Joseph Imperio	Chi Ki Liu & Imperio	7 fur	1:22.54	$200,000	II
1998	Royal Haven	6	Richard Migliore	Gasper Moschera	Four Roses T-breds	7 fur	1:23.04	$200,000	II
1997	Why Change	4	Mark Guidry	Joseph Pierce, Jr.	Marvin Delfiner	7 fur	1:22.41	$200,000	II
1996	Moscow Monster	5	Rick Wilson	Benjamin Perkins	Not Found	7 fur	1:22.11	$200,000	II
1995	Who Wouldn't	6	Joe Rocco	Donald Barr	M P. Higgins III	7 fur	1:22.08	$200,000	II
1994	Blushing Julian	4	Robert Colton	Allen Iwinski	Rosemont Farm, Inc.	7 fur	1:22.91	$200,000	II
1993	Majesty's Turn	4	Alberto Delgado	Luigi Gino	Calgary Stables, Ltd.	7 fur	1:22.66	$200,000	II
1992	Senior Speedy	5	Jorge F. Chavez	Alfredo Callejas	Robert Perez	7 fur	1:21.96	$200,000	II
1991	Star Touch	5	Mike Luzzi	Edmond D. Gaudet	Ted Sabarese	7 fur	1:22.90	$200,000	II
1990	King's Nest	5	Michael Hunter	Lawrence E. Murray	Sondra D. Bender	7 fur	1:22.00	$200,000
1989	Little Bold John	7	Donnie A. Miller, Jr.	Jerry Robb	Jack Owens	7 fur	1:22.80	$200,000
1988	Private Terms	3	Kent Desormeaux	Charles Hadry	Stuart Janney, Jr.	1 mile	1:38.80	$125,000
1987	Templar Hill	3	Greg W. Hutton	Jerry Robb	Paul Seefeldt	1-1/16	1:44.00	$125,000
1986	Broad Brush	3	Vincent Bracciale	Richard W. Small	Robert E. Meyerhoff	1-1/16	1:44.20	$90,622
1985	Roo Art	3	Donnie A. Miller, Jr.	D. Wayne Lukas	Barbara A. Holleran	1 mile	1:37.60	$89,539
1984	Judge McGuire	3	Carlos H. Mendoza	Harold Rose	C. A. Cuprill	1-1/16	1:46.60	$92,572
1983	No Race	-	No Race	No Race	No Race	no race	0:00.00	no race
1982	No Race	-	No Race	No Race	No Race	no race	0:00.00	no race
1981	Classic Go Go	3	Bryan Fann	Del W. Carroll	Verne H. Winchell	7 fur	1:23.20	$61,858
1980	Galaxy Road	3	Greg McCarron	Leroy Jolley	Herve Racivitch	7 fur	1:24.60	$61,100
1979	No Race	-	No Race	No Race	No Race	no race	0:00.00	no race
1978	Ten Ten	3	William Passmore	King T. Leatherbury	George Cobaugh	1-1/16	1:45.80	$30,333
1977	Do the Bump	3	Chris McCarron	King T. Leatherbury	Archie Chase	1-1/16	1:47.20	$29,630
1976	Princely Game	3	Anthony Agnello	Hubert Hine	Zelda Cohen	1-1/16	1:44.60	$29,900
1975	Pendulum Sam	3	Luigi Gino	H. Stewart Mitchell	Kristos M. Kiriakow	1-1/16	1:48.20	$30,010
1974	Sharp Gary	3	Carlos Barrera	Joseph DiAngelo	Edward R. Scharps	1-1/16	1:46.60	$31,900
1973	Ecole Etage	3	George Cusimano	Bud Delp	Bon Etage Farm	1-1/16	1:44.60	$30,440

See also

• General George Handicap "top three finishers" and starters

References

1. 2007 Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide, page 46 on March 3, 2007.
2. 2007 Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide, page 46 on March 3, 2007.

• The 2008 General George Handicap at the NTRA

External links

• Laurel Park racetrack