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Discovery Handicap


Date: November 22, 08
Post:
Purse: 100,000
Grade: III
Type: T
Distance: 1 1/8 Miles
Age: 3 Year Olds
Sex: both
Turf: dirt


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

(718)-641-4700



Notes:
The Discovery Handicap is an American thoroughbred horseracing event that is open to three year olds of either gender. It is raced at a distance of one and one eighth miles at the dirt track of Aqueduct Race Track.

Discovery Handicap Past Winners

Year Winner Trainer Jockey Owner Time
2007 Now a Victor John Velazquez
2006 Roman Dynasty John Velazquez
2005 Magna Graduate John Velazquez
2004 Zakocity Javier Castellano
2003 During Jose Santos
2002 Saint Marden Jerry Bailey
2001 Evening Attire Shaun Bridgmohan
2000 Left Bank John Velazquez
1999 Adonis John Velazquez
1998 Early Warning Jorge Chavez
1997 Mr. Sinatra Mike E. Smith
1996 Gold Fever Mike E. Smith
1995 Michael's Star Julie Krone
1994 Serious Spender Jorge Chavez
1993 Prospector's Flag Jorge Chavez
1992 New Deal Robbie Davis
1991 Upon My Soul Jean-Luc Samyn
1990 Sports View Jose Santos
1989 Tricky Creek Craig Perret
1988 Dynaformer Angel Cordero, Jr.
1987 Parochial Julie Krone
1986 Moment of Hope Michael Venezia
1985 Proud Truth Jorge Velasquez
1984 Key to the Moon D. Beckon
1983 Country Pine Jerry Bailey
1982 Trenchant Jean-Luc Samyn
1981 Princelet Eddie Maple
1980 Fappiano Angel Cordeo Jr
1979 Belle's Gold Angel Cordero Jr.
1978 Sorry Lookin Roger I. Velez
1977 Cox's Ridge Eddie Maple
1976 Wise Philip Daryl Montoya
1975 Dr. Emil Braulio Baeza
1974 Green Gambados Angel Cordero, Jr.
1974 Rube the Great Angel Cordero, Jr.
1973 Forego Heliodoro Gustines
1972 Forage Eddie Maple
1971 Autobiography Laffit Pincay, Jr.
1970 Burd Alane Jorge Velasquez
1969 Hydrologist Doug Thomas
1968 Ardoise Eddie Belmonte
1967 Bold Hour Bill Shoemaker
1966 Deck Hand Bill Shoemaker
1965 Sammyren Heliodoro Gusintes
1964 Roman Brother F. Alverez
1963 Quest Link Bill Shoemaker
1962 Comic L. Adams
1961 Ambiopoise W. Shoemaker
1960 Kelso Eddie Arcaro
1959 Middle Brother Eddie Arcaro
1958 Warhead Eddie Arcaro
1957 Ben Lomand Eddie Arcaro
1956 Reneged J. Valenzuela
1955 Westward Ho Conn McCreary
1954 Chevation Eric Guerin
1953 Level Lea B. Green
1952 Ancestor Ted Atkinson
1951 Alerted Ovie Scurlock
1950 Sunglow Douglas Dodson
1949 Prophets Thumb Dave Gorman
1948 Better Self Dave Gorman
1947 Cosmic Bomb Ovie Scurlock
1946 Mighty Story Basil James
1945 War Jeep Arnold Kirkland
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