Violet Handicap
| Grade III race | |
| Location |
Meadowlands Racetrack East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1977 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.thebigm.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mares, three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $150,000 |
The Violet Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the second week of October at Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Inaugurated in 1977, the current Grade III event is open to fillies and mares age three and older and is raced on turf over a distance of 1 1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs).
The Violet Handicap was raced on dirt in 1977, 1993, 1999 and was run in two divisions in 1980, 1982 through 1985, 1987 and 1988.
Records
Speed record:
- 1:39.60 - Gather The Clan (1989)
Most wins:
- 2 - Humoristic (2005, 2007)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Walter Haefner (1977, 1985)
- 2 - Edward P. Evans (1985, 1987)
- 2 - Bonner Farm (1990, 1992)
- 2 - Erdenheim Farm (1996, 1997)
- 2 - Mrs. Arturo Peralta-Ramos (2005, 2007)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 - Jean-Luc Samyn (1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - Philip G. Johnson (1983, 1985, 1987)
- 3 - Barclay Tagg (1990, 1992, 2004)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Quiet Harbor | 4 | Eddie Castro | C. R. McGaughey III | McGaughey Stable | 1:41.30 |
| 2008 | American Border | 4 | Jose Lezcano | Jason Servis | Mr. Amore Stables | 1:41.74 |
| 2007 | Humoristic | 6 | Rajiv Maragh | Hamilton A. Smith | Mrs. Arturo Peralta-Ramos | 1:41.23 |
| 2006 | No Sleep | 4 | Mike Luzzi | Bruce N. Levine | Glencrest Farm LLC | 1:42.48 |
| 2005 | Humoristic | 4 | Harry Vega | Hamilton A. Smith | Mrs. Arturo Peralta-Ramos | 1:42.23 |
| 2004 | Changing World | 4 | Pablo Fragoso | Barclay Tagg | Mrs. S. H. Rogers, Jr. | 1:41.53 |
| 2003 | Dancal | 5 | Javier Castellano | Todd A. Pletcher | Marlon Aronstam | 1:43.69 |
| 2002 | Babae | 6 | Richard Migliore | Frank A. Alexander | Joseph Platt, Jr. | 1:41.17 |
| 2001 | Clearly A Queen | 4 | Jorge F. Chavez | Bobby C. Barnett | John A. Franks | 1:43.56 |
| 2000 | Follow The Money | 4 | Chris McCarron | David Hofmans | Christopher & Patricia Elia | 1:42.65 |
| 1999 | Tookin Down | 4 | Edgar Prado | Richard W. Small | Richard W. Small | 1:42.39 |
| 1998 | Heaven's Command | 4 | Richard Migliore | Christophe Clement | Skymarc Farm | 1:40.71 |
| 1997 | Sangria | 4 | Rick Wilson | John R. S. Fisher | Erdenheim Farm | 1:42.02 |
| 1996 | Plenty Of Sugar | 5 | Robert Colton | John R. S. Fisher | Erdenheim Farm | 1:48.62 |
| 1995 | Symphony Lady | 5 | Joe Bravo | Flint S. Schulhofer | J. Cohen | 1:45.48 |
| 1994 | It's Personal | 4 | John Velazquez | Michael W. Dickinson | Prestonwood Farm | 1:42.61 |
| 1993 | Mz. Zill Bear | 4 | Edgar Prado | Ronald Cartwright | Mea Culpa Stable | 1:44.55 |
| 1992 | Highland Crystal | 4 | Edgar Prado | Barclay Tagg | Bonner Farm | 1:41.26 |
| 1991 | Southern Tradition | 4 | Jose A. Santos | Henry L. Carroll | Delehanty Farm | 1:43.60 |
| 1990 | Miss Josh | 4 | Mario Pino | Barclay Tagg | Bonner Farm | 1:40.00 |
| 1989 | Gather The Clan | 4 | Craig Perret | William I. Mott | Bertram R. Firestone | 1:39.60 |
| 1988 | Just Class | 4 | Chris Antley | Alan E. Goldberg | Robert Masterson | 1:40.20 |
| 1988 | Graceful Darby | 4 | Randy Romero | John M. Veitch | James W. Phillips | 1:41.00 |
| 1987 | Videogenic | 5 | Jean Cruguet | Gasper Moschera | Albert & Barbara Davis | 1:42.00 |
| 1987 | Dismasted | 5 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Philip G. Johnson | Edward P. Evans | 1:41.60 |
| 1986 | Lake Country | 5 | Vince Bracciale, Jr. | Donnie Walker | D. Prowse & D. McIntosh | 1:41.20 |
| 1985 | Vers La Caisse | 4 | Richard Migliore | Victor J. Nickerson | Walter Haefner | 1:43.00 |
| 1985 | Possible Mate | 4 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Philip G. Johnson | Edward P. Evans | 1:42.20 |
| 1984 | Rash But Royal | 4 | Jack Kaenel | Richard A. DeStasio | M. Berry | 1:42.20 |
| 1984 | Aspen Rose | 4 | Jorge Velasquez | John M. Veitch | Daniel M. Galbreath | 1:42.00 |
| 1983 | Twosome | 4 | Jerry Bailey | Laz Barrera | Charles T. Wilson, Jr. | 1:41.20 |
| 1983 | Geraldine's Store | 4 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Philip G. Johnson | Thomas P. Whitney | 1:40.60 |
| 1982 | Dearly Too | 3 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Stephen A. DiMauro | R. E. Bailey | 1:42.20 |
| 1982 | Pat's Joy | 4 | Jerry Bailey | Mitch Griffin | Fred W. Hooper | 1:42.20 |
| 1981 | Honey Fox | 4 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Flint S. Schulhofer | Jerome M. Torsney | 1:41.40 |
| 1980 | Producer | 4 | Jeffrey Fell | Claude Beniada | R. Gottlieb | 1:41.60 |
| 1980 | The Very One | 5 | Jorge Velasquez | Stephen A. DiMauro | Helen Pollinger | 1:42.40 |
| 1979 | Terpsichorist | 4 | Mike Venezia | Woody Stephens | Hickory Tree Stable | 1:43.20 |
| 1978 | Navajo Princess | 4 | Craig Perret | Douglas Dodson | V. Green | 1:44.00 |
| 1977 | Lady Singer | 4 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Victor J. Nickerson | Walter Haefner | 1:48.40 |
References
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