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Top Flight Handicap


Date: November 28, 08
Post:
Purse: 150,000
Grade: II
Type: T
Distance: 1 Mile
Age: 3 years and Up
Sex: Fillies and Mares
Turf: dirt


Aqueduct Racetrack
110-00 Rockaway Blvd
Jamaica, New York, 11417
USA

(718)-641-4700



Notes:
The Top Flight Handicap is a grade II horse racing event that is raced annually at a distance of one mile on the dirt track of Aqueduct Racetrack. This race is restricted to thoroughbred fillies and mares with an age group three and up. Before 1961, the Top Flight Handicap used to run at Belmont Park at a mile and sixteen while between the years 1961 and 1993, the race was run at a mile and an eighth.

Top Flight Handicap Past Winners

Year Winner Trainer Jockey Owner Time
2007 Mini Sermon Eibar Coa
2006 Rahy's Appeal Alan Garcia
2005 Stellar Jayne Jerry Bailey
2004 Daydreaming Jerry Bailey
2003 Randaroo Heberto Castillo Jr.
2002 Sightseek Jerry Bailey
2001 Cat Cay John Velazquez
2000 Reciclada CH Jerry Bailey
1999 Belle Cherie John Velazquez
1998 Catinca Richard Migliore
1997 Dixie Flag Mike Luzzi
1996 Flat Fleet Feet Mike E. Smith
1995 Twist Afleet Mike Smith
1994 Educated Risk Mike Smith
1993 You'd Be Surprised Jerry Bailey
1992 Firm Stance Pat Day
1991 Buy the Firm Julie Krone
1990 Dreamy Mimi Jerry Bailey
1989 Banker's Lady Angel Cordero, Jr.
1988 Clabber Girl Jose Santos
1987 Ms. Eloise Robbie Davis
1986 Ride Sally Walter Guerra
1985 Flip's Pleasure Jean-Luc Samyn
1984 Sweet Missus Robert Thibeau
1983 Adept Karen Rogers
1982 Andover Way Jorge Velasquez
1981 Chain Bracelet Ruben Hernandez
1980 Glorious Song Jorge Velasquez
1979 Waya Angel Cordero, Jr.
1978 Northernette Jeffrey Fell
1977 Shawi Michael Venezia
1976 Proud Delta Jorge Velasquez
1975 Twixt William Passmore
1974 Lady Love Eddie Maple
1973 Poker Night Robert Woodhouse
1972 Inca Queen Garth Patterson
1971 Shuvee Ron Turcotte
1970 Shuvee Braulio Baeza
1969 Amerigo Lady Manuel Ycaza
1968 Amerigo Lady Jorge Velasquez
1967 Straight Deal Angel Cordero, Jr.
1966 Summer Scandal Garth Patterson
1965 Affectionately Walter Blum
1964 Oil Royalty H. Grant
1963 Firm Policy M. Ycaza
1962 Pepper Patch D. Pierce
1961 Make Sail M. Ycaza
1960 Royal Native Bill Hartack
1959 Big Effort Bill Shoemaker
1958 Plucky Roman H. Grant
1957 Plotter Pete D. Anderson
1956 Searching C. McCreary
1955 Pario Eric Guerin
1954 Sunshine Nell Eddie Arcaro
1953 Marta C. McCreary
1952 Renew W. Boland
1951 Busanda E. Guerin
1950 Nell K. G. Hettinger
1949 But Why Not D. Gorman
1948 Honeymoon D. Gorman
1947 Rytina Ted Atkinson
1946 Sicily E. Arcaro
1945 Miss Keeneland Albert Snider
1944 Boojiana T. Atkinson
1943 Mar-Kell B. Thompson
1942 Level Best D. Meade
1941 Tangled C. McCreary
1940 True Call D. Meade
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