Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap
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Grade I race | |
Location | Saratoga Race Course Saratoga Springs, New York, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1985 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | www |
Race information | |
Distance | Six furlong sprint |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old & Up |
Weight | Handicap |
Purse | $350,000 (2014) |
The Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually near the end of July at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. A Grade I event open to horses age three and older, it is a six furlong sprint raced on dirt.
Run as the A Phenomenon Handicap prior to 2000, it was renamed to honor Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt II who died in 1999. Vanderbilt was a very prominent Thoroughbred owner who also served as Chairman of the Board of the New York Racing Association from 1971 to 1975.
Records
Speed record:
- 1:08.04 - Speightstown (2004)
Most wins:
- 2 - Cognizant (1985, 1986)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Pat Day (1985, 1986, 1992, 1993)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - D. Wayne Lukas (1988, 1992, 2002)
- 3 - H. Allen Jerkens (1991, 1998, 2006)
- 3 - Steve Asmussen (2010, 2012, 2013)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Happy Valley Farm (1985, 1986)
- 2 - H. Joseph Allen (1988, 2006)
- 2 - Shadwell Racing (1999, 2008)
- 2 - Zayat Stables (2012, 2013)
Winners
* In 2000, Intidab finished first, but was disqualified and set back to second.