True North Handicap
| Grade II race | |
 | |
| Location |
Belmont Park Elmont, New York, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1979 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website |
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| Race information | |
| Distance | 6 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $250,000 |
The True North Handicap is an American thoroughbred horse race run annually in early June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The race is a Grade II event, currently offering a purse of $250,000 and is open to four-year-olds and up willing to race six furlongs (1,207 m) on dirt.[1]
The True North is named for the winner of the 1945 Fall Highweight Handicap, Deering Howe's, True North.
In winning the 1987 edition of the True North Handicap, Groovy earned a Beyer Speed Figure of 134.[2]
Records
Speed record:
- 1:07.80 - Groovy (1987)
- 1:07.85 - Fabulous Strike (2009)
Most wins:
- No horse has won this race more than once.
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Jean-Luc Samyn (1979, 1981, 1999)
- 3 - Angel Cordero, Jr. (1987, 1988, 1989)
- 3 - Robbie Davis (1996, 1997, 2000)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - William I. Mott (1991, 1993, 1998)
- 3 - Todd Pletcher (2004, 2010, 2015)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Seymour Cohn (1985, 1999)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Rock Fall | 4 | Javier Castellano | Todd A. Pletcher | Stonestreet Stables | 1:08.37 |
| 2014 | Palace | 5 | Jose L. Ortiz | Linda Rice | Antonino Miuccio | 1:08.29 |
| 2013 | Fast Bullet | 5 | Joel Rosario | Bob Baffert | Zayat Stables | 1:08.27 |
| 2012 | Caixa Eletronica | 7 | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | Repole Stables | 1:09.52 |
| 2011 | Trappe Shot | 4 | John Velazquez | Kiaran McLaughlin | Mill House | 1:08.86 |
| 2010 | Bribon | 7 | Garrett Gomez | Todd A. Pletcher | Derrick Smith | 1:09.63 |
| 2009 | Fabulous Strike | 6 | Ramon Dominguez | Todd M. Beattie | Walter Downey | 1:07.85 |
| 2008 | Benny the Bull | 5 | Edgar Prado | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. | IEAH Stables et al. | 1:09.06 |
| 2007 | Will He Shine | 5 | Edgar Prado | Dale L. Romans | Saviaro Pugliese & Marc Wexler | 1:08.70 |
| 2006 | Anew | 5 | Alan Garcia | Steve Asmussen | Chrome Cowboy Racing et al. | 1:08.10 |
| 2005 | Woke Up Dreamin | 5 | Mike Smith | Bob Baffert | Michael E. Pegram | 1:08.38 |
| 2004 | Speightstown | 6 | John Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Eugene Melnyk | 1:08.04 |
| 2003 | Shake You Down | 5 | Mike Luzzi | Scott A. Lake | Robert L. Cole, Jr. | 1:09.40 |
| 2002 | Explicit | 5 | Lonnie Meche | Ian Jory | Marvin Malmuth | 1:09.80 |
| 2001 | Say Florida Sandy | 7 | Aaron Gryder | Juan Serey | John Rotella | 1:08.60 |
| 2000 | Intidab | 7 | Robbie Davis | Kiaran McLaughlin | Shadwell Stable | 1:10.00 |
| 1999 | Kashatreya | 5 | Jean-Luc Samyn | John O. Hertler | Seymour Cohn | 1:09.60 |
| 1998 | Richter Scale | 4 | Jerry Bailey | William I. Mott | Nancy & Richard Kaster | 1:08.80 |
| 1997 | Punch Line | 7 | Robbie Davis | William H. Turner, Jr. | Althea Richards | 1:08.80 |
| 1996 | Not Surprising | 6 | Robbie Davis | Judson Van Worp | Robert Van Worp | 1:09.00 |
| 1995 | Waldoboro | 4 | Eddie Maple | Claude R. McGaughey III | Emory A. Hamilton | 1:09.60 |
| 1994 | Friendly Lover | 6 | Rick Wilson | Joseph H. Pierce, Jr. | Pastime Stable | 1:09.60 |
| 1993 | Lion Cavern | 4 | Julie Krone | William I. Mott | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:10.20 |
| 1992 | Shining Bid | 4 | Eddie Maple | James E. Morgan | Deborah A. Matz | 1:08.20 |
| 1991 | Diablo | 4 | Julie Krone | William I. Mott | Bertram R. Firestone | 1:08.20 |
| 1990 | Mr. Nickerson | 4 | Chris Antley | Mark J. Reid | Robert H. A. Nixon | 1:10.40 |
| 1989 | Dancing Spree | 4 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Claude R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | 1:09.40 |
| 1988 | High Bright | 4 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | H. Joseph Allen | 1:10.00 |
| 1987 | Groovy | 4 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Jose A. Martin | Lone Star Stable | 1:07.80 |
| 1986 | Phone Trick | 4 | Jorge Velasquez | Richard E. Mandella | Howell Wynne | 1:09.00 |
| 1985 | Cannon Shell | 6 | Declan Murphy | Chester Ross | Seymour Cohn | 1:10.80 |
| 1984 | Believe The Queen | 4 | Jorge Velasquez | H. Allen Jerkens | Bohemia Stable | 1:09.80 |
| 1983 | Gold Beauty | 4 | Don Brumfield | William Curtis, Jr. | Mrs. Philip Hofmann | 1:10.40 |
| 1982 | Shimatoree | 3 | Mario Pino | Richard E. Dutrow, Sr. | Rif'at Hussain | 1:08.60 |
| 1981 | Joanie's Chief | 4 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Eugene Jacobs | Peter Barberino | 1:09.00 |
| 1980 | Syncopate | 5 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Ron McAnally | Elmendorf Farm | 1:09.20 |
| 1979 | Moleolus | 4 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Patrick J. Kelly | Live Oak Plantation Racing | 1:10.40 |
References
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