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Forego Stakes


Date: August 31, 13
Post:
Purse: $500,000
Grade: I
Type: T
Distance: 7 furlong
Age: 3 Year Old and up
Sex:
Turf: Dirt, left-handed


Saratoga Race Course
Crescent Avenue
Saratoga Springs, New York, 12866
USA

(518)-584-2110



Notes:
The Forego Handicap is an American grade I horseracing event that is run annually at Saratoga Race Course. It is open to thoroughbred horses capable of sprinting seven furlongs on the dirt. Forego Handicap is named for the great Forego, Horse of the Year for three consecutive years 1974, 1975 and 1976.

Forego Stakes Past Winners

Year Winner Trainer Jockey Owner Time
2012 Emcee Kiaran McLaughlin Alan Garcia Godolphin Racing 1:21.00
2011 Jackson Bend Nicholas P. Zito Corey S. Nakatani Robert LaPenta 1:22.08
2010 Here Comes Ben Charles Lopresti Alex Solis Marianne/Brandon Chase. 1:22.50
2009 Pyro Saeed bin Suroor John Velazquez Godolphin 1:21.48
2008 First Defence Robert J. Frankel Channing Hill Juddmonte Farms 1:21.55
2007 Midnight Lute Bob Baffert Shaun Bridgmohan M. Pegram/Watson & Weitman 1:21.06
2006 Pomeroy Milton Wolfson John R. Velazquez Silverleaf Farms Inc. 1:23.39
2005 Mass Media Robert J. Frankel Javier Castellano Gary & Mary West Stables 1:22.59
2004 Midas Eyes Robert J. Frankel Edgar Prado Edmund A. Gann 1:22.22
2003 Aldebaran Robert J. Frankel Jerry D. Bailey Flaxman Stable 1:21.26
2002 Orientate D. Wayne Lukas Jerry D. Bailey Bob and Beverly Lewis 1:15.68
2001 Delaware Township Ben Perkins, Jr. Jerry D. Bailey New Farm 1:15.53
2000 Shadow Caster John P. Terranova II Jorge Chavez Gatsas Stables 1:15.00
1999 Crafty Friend John C. Kimmel Gary L. Stevens Ahmed bin Salman 1:21.32
1998 Affirmed Success Richard Schosberg Jorge Chavez Albert Fried, Jr. 1:21.98
1997 Score A Birdie Guadalupe Preciado Herb McCauley Joseph Imbesi 1:22.47
1996 Langfuhr Michael Keogh Jorge Chavez Gus Schickedanz 1:21.90
1995 Not Surprising Judson Van Worp Robbie Davis Robert Van Worp 1:21.91
1994 American Chance David M. Carroll Pat Day John D. Gunther 1:22.74
1993 Birdonthewire Philip M. Serpe Mike E. Smith Robert Kaufman 1:21.88
1992 Rubiano Flint S. Schulhofer Julie Krone Centennial Farms 1:22.54
1991 Housebuster Warren A. Croll, Jr. Craig Perret Robert P. Levy 1:21.08
1990 Lay Down C. R. McGaughey III Chris Antley Ogden Mills Phipps 1:22.80
1989 Quick Call Sidney Watters, Jr. Pat Day Lynda S. Stokes 1:21.80
1988 Quick Call Sidney Watters, Jr. Pat Day Lynda S. Stokes 1:21.00
1987 Groovy Jose A. Martin Angel Cordero, Jr. Prestonwood Farm 1:21.80
1986 Groovy Jose A. Martin Jose A. Santos John A. Ballis 1:21.20
1985 Ziggy's Boy Walter A. Kelley Angel Cordero, Jr. John B. Singer 1:21.20
1984 Mugatea John O. Hertler Robbie Davis Paul Hoffman 1:22.40
1983 Maudlin Jan H. Nerud Angel Cordero, Jr. Tartan Stable 1:21.60
1982 Engine One Sylvester Veitch Ruben Hernandez Benjamin Ferguson II 1:21.20
1981 Fappiano Jan H. Nerud Angel Cordero, Jr. John A. Nerud 1:33.80
1980 Tanthem Doug Worswick Jorge Velasquez Ronald Worswick 1:35.00
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