Vagrancy Handicap

Vagrancy Handicap

Grade III race
Location	Belmont Park Elmont, New York, United States
Inaugurated	1948
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	Belmont Park, NYTA
Race information
Distance	6.5 furlongs
Surface	Dirt
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Fillies & Mares, four-years-old & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$150,000

The Vagrancy Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the end of May/early June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The event is open to fillies and mares, age four and older. The Grade III race is contested on dirt over a distance of six and one-half furlongs.

Inaugurated in 1948 at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York, there was no race from 1949 through 1951. It was hosted by the Aqueduct track from inception through 1955 and again in 1960, 1963–1967, 1975, and 1977-1986. Over the years it has been contested at various distances:

• ​1 ¹⁄₁₆ miles : 1948, 1952
• 7 furlongs : 1953-1997
• 6.5 furlongs : 1998 to present

The race is named in honor of Vagrancy, the Champion three-year-old filly and champion handicap mare of 1942 owned by Belair Stud and trained by Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons.

In 1955, the Vagrancy Handicap was run in two divisions.

This race was downgraded to a Grade III for its 2014 running.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:14.46 - Bear Fan (2004) (at current distance of 6.5 furlongs)
• 1:20.80 - Grecian Flight (1988) (at previous distance of 7 furlongs)

Most wins:

• 2 - Sky Beauty (1994, 1995)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 4 - Angel Cordero, Jr. (1977, 1984, 1987, 1989)
• 4 - John Velazquez (1999, 2001, 2004, 2005)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 5 - H. Allen Jerkens (1968, 1969, 1989, 1994, 1995)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - Harry La Montagne (1948, 1957)
• 2 - Ethel D. Jacobs (1955, 1965)
• 2 - Calumet Farm (1956, 1961)
• 2 - Meadow Stable (1955, 1963)
• 2 - Wheatley Stable (1964, 1966)
• 2 - Hobeau Farm (1968, 1969)
• 2 - Eugene V. Klein (1986, 1987)
• 2 - Georgia E. Hofmann (1994, 1995)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2105	La Verdad	5	Jose L. Ortiz	Linda Rice	Lady Sheila Stable	1:16.17
2014	Merry Meadow	4	Rajiv Maragh	Mark A. Hennig	Parsons/Howe	1:17.36
2013	Glorious View	4	Junior Alvarado	William I. Mott	Laue Ranch	1:15.96
2012	C C's Pal	5	Junior Alvarado	Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.	Eric Fein	1:16.10
2011	Hilda's Passion	4	Javier Castellano	Todd Pletcher	Starlight Racing/Glasscock	1:14.81
2010	Hour Glass	4	David Cohen	Todd Pletcher	Mill House	1:16.80
2009	Carolyn's Cat	4	Alan Garcia	Kiaran McLaughlin	Mr. & Mrs. William K. Warren	1:16.34
2008	Looky Yonder	4	Garrett Gomez	Rick Dutrow	Lansdon B. Robbins III	1:17.63
2007	Indian Flare	5	Javier Castellano	Robert J. Frankel	Juddmonte Farms	1:16.44
2006	Dubai Escapade	4	Edgar Prado	Eoin G. Harty	Darley Stable	1:15.39
2005	Sensibly Chic	5	John Velazquez	Timothy Tullock, Jr.	Lois S. Nervitt	1:16.31
2004	Bear Fan	5	John Velazquez	Wesley Ward	Peter Fan & W. Ward	1:14.46
2003	Shawklit Mint	4	Richard Migliore	Patrick L. Reynolds	Flatbird Stable	1:15.38
2002	Xtra Heat	4	Harry Vega	John Salzman, Sr.	Harry Deitchman et al.	1:16.44
2001	Dat You Miz Blue	4	John Velazquez	James A. Jerkens	Cynthia Knight	1:15.32
2000	Country Hideaway	4	Jerry Bailey	C. R. McGaughey III	Ogden Phipps	1:17.05
1999	Gold Princess †	4	John Velazquez	Gary Sciacca	Windbound Farms	1:16.57
1998	Chip	5	Joe Bravo	Hubert Hine	Carolyn Hine	1:15.69
1997	Inquisitive Look	4	Jorge Chavez	Richard Stoklosa	Iselin Kaufman et al.	1:22.07
1996	Twist Afleet	5	Julie Krone	John C. Kimmel	Lucille Conover	1:20.94
1995	Sky Beauty	5	Mike E. Smith	H. Allen Jerkens	Georgia E. Hofmann	1:21.56
1994	Sky Beauty	4	Mike E. Smith	H. Allen Jerkens	Georgia E. Hofmann	1:21.67
1993	Spinning Round	4	Jorge Chavez	Carl J. Domino	Kinsman Stable	1:24.52
1992	Nannerl	5	Jose A. Santos	Scotty Schulhofer	Marablue Farm	1:22.55
1991	Queena	5	Mike E. Smith	C. R. McGaughey III	Emory A. Hamilton	1:22.00
1990	Mistaurian	4	Herb McCauley	Stephen L. DiMauro	Bernard Chaus	1:25.20
1989	Aptostar	4	Angel Cordero, Jr.	H. Allen Jerkens	Centennial Farms	1:22.80
1988	Grecian Flight	4	Craig Perret	Joseph Pierce, Jr.	Henry Lindh	1:20.80
1987	North Sider	5	Angel Cordero, Jr.	D. Wayne Lukas	Eugene V. Klein	1:24.20
1986	Le Slew	4	Jose Santos	D. Wayne Lukas	Eugene V. Klein	1:23.80
1985	Nany	5	Jorge Velasquez	Richard Root	Harry Mangurian, Jr.	1:23.80
1984	Grateful Friend	4	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Pancho Martin	Harbor View Farm	1:24.00
1983	Broom Dance	4	Gregg McCarron	James W. Maloney	Christiana Stables	1:22.80
1982	Westport Native	4	Jorge Velasquez	Howard Tesher	Oak Cliff Stable	1:22.60
1981	Island Charm	4	Richard Migliore	Stephen A. DiMauro	David McKibbin	1:23.60
1980	Lady Lonsdale	5	Larry Saumell	Vincent Nocella	Pic Stable	1:24.40
1979	Frosty Skater	4	Don MacBeth	Lawrence Jennings	Arthur I. Appleton	1:23.20
1978	Dainty Dotsie	4	Billy Phelps	James Cowden, Jr.	James R. Cowden, Sr.	1:21.80
1977	Shy Dawn	6	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Woodrow Sedlacek	Jacques Wimpfheimer	1:23.80
1976	My Juliet	4	Jorge Velasquez	Eugene Euster	George Weasel, Jr.	1:22.00
1975	Honorable Miss	5	Jacinto Vasquez	Frank Y. Whiteley, Jr.	Pen-Y-Bryn Farm	1:22.20
1974	Coraggioso	4	Don Brumfield	Anthony Basile	Bwamazon Farm	1:22.40
1973	Krislin	4	Marco Castaneda	Stephen A. DiMauro	Harold Snyder	1:22.60
1972	Chou Croute	4	Robert Kotenko	Robert G. Dunham	E. V. Benjamin III	1:22.40
1971	Golden Or	5	John L. Rotz	Budd Lepman	Crown Stable	1:23.00
1970	Process Shot	3	Chuck Baltazar	J. Bowes Bond	Elberon Farm	1:23.80
1969	Grey Slacks	4	Eddie Belmonte	H. Allen Jerkens	Hobeau Farm	1:23.00
1968	Mac's Sparkler	6	William Boland	H. Allen Jerkens	Hobeau Farm	1:22.60
1967	Triple Brook	5	Braulio Baeza	A. Ridgely White	Norman P. Bate	1:23.80
1966	Queen Empress	4	Braulio Baeza	Edward A. Neloy	Wheatley Stable	1:23.00
1965	Affectionately	5	Walter Blum	Hirsch Jacobs	Ethel D. Jacobs	1:23.00
1964	No Resisting	4	John L. Rotz	Edward A. Neloy	Wheatley Stable	1:23.80
1963	Cicada	4	Larry Adams	Casey Hayes	Meadow Stable	1:22.80
1962	Rose O'Neill	4	Manuel Ycaza	Ted Saladin	Bert W. Martin	1:23.60
1961	Sun Glint	4	S. Cole	Horace A. Jones	Calumet Farm	1:23.60
1960	Mommy Dear	4	William Boland	Eddie Hayward	Circle M Farm	1:22.60
1959	Dandy Blitzen	4	Phil I. Grimm	W. Larue	B. A. Dario	1:22.60
1958	Outer Space	4	Eldon Nelson	James W. Maloney	Mrs. Gerard S. Smith	1:23.80
1957	Plotter	4	Pete Anderson	William Post	Harry La Montagne	1:24.20
1956	Miz Clementine	5	Eddie Arcaro	Horace A. Jones	Calumet Farm	1:23.40
1955	Searching	3	Conn McCreary	Hirsch Jacobs	Ethel D. Jacobs	1:23.60
1955	Talora	4	Henry Moreno	Casey Hayes	Meadow Stable	1:24.60
1954	Canadiana	4	Charles O'Brien	Gordon J. McCann	E. P. Taylor	1:23.40
1953	Home-Made	3	Eric Guerin	William C. Winfrey	Alfred G. Vanderbilt II	1:24.60
1952	Marta	5	Conn McCreary	Woody Stephens	Woodvale Farm	1:45.00
1948	Conniver	4	Ted Atkinson	William Post	Harry La Montagne	1:43.60

† - In 1999, Hurricane Bertie finished first, but was disqualified and set back to second.

External links

• The Vagrancy Handicap at Pedigree Query
• The Vagrancy Handicap at the NYRA
• The Vagrancy Handicap at the NTRA