Jerome Handicap

Notes:
Eight newly-turned sophomores jump on the road to the Kentucky Derby in the 1 st qualifying points race of 2014 and New York s 1 st graded stakes of the year for the division. A total of 17 Derby points are up for grabs and will be awarded on a 10-4-2-1 basis to the top four finishers. G2 Nashua S. 3 rd -place finisher Noble Moon has been installed as the 6-5 morning line favorite off that effort. He was flattered when the winner of that, Cairo Prince, just missed to the highly-regarded Honor Code in the G2 Remsen S. Noble Moon himself was entered in the Remsen but was forced to scratch after having an allergic reaction the night before the race. Master Lightning raced in both the Nashua and Remsen but showed little in each. He rebounded with a score in an optional claimer on 12/22 over this course. Matuszak is unraced since checking in a well-beaten 6 th in the Remsen. He broke his maiden 1 st out at Churchill Downs in September but hasn t hit the board in three races since. Mental Iceberg beat fellow New York breds on the grass in his debut then finished up the track in last in the Remsen. Marylander S. show finisher Classic Giacnroll will stretch out for the 1 st time after beginning his career with five sprint races. He picks up the services of Alex Solis, who previously rode Noble Moon. Laurel Park debut winner Lawmaker invades from his winter base in South Florida. He s a half-brother to multiple stakes hero Last Gunfighter and displayed the same late-running style as his sibling when breaking his maiden. Scotland is winless in two starts but finished a good 2 nd in both of those. Pin and Win broke his maiden in a MC 25000 and has been trounced in two subsequent races, most recently the Don Rickles overnight stakes on 12/21 here.


The Jerome Handicap is an American grade II thoroughbred horseracing event that is run each year at one mile on the dirt track of Belmont Park. This race is open for three years old horses. Jerome Handicap is the second oldest stakes race in the country and it is named for Leonard W Jerome, the founder of the old Jerome Park in The Bronx. In this racetrack, Eddie Arcaro rode the great Kelso and clinched victory in 1960. The Jerome was run for the first time at Jerome Park between 1866 and 1889 and then it was moved to Morris Park. From 1905 onwards, the race used to take place at Aqueduct Race Track. Between 1910 and 1913, the race did not take place and the distance was set at two miles from 1871 to 1877. The Jerome Handicap used to take place at a mile and quarter in 1893, 1894 and from 1896 to 1909 while it was a mile and a furlong in 1895.

Jerome Handicap Past Winners

Year	Winner	Trainer	Jockey	Owner	Time
2013	Vyjack	Rudy R. Rodriguez	Cornelio Velasquez	Pick Six Racing	1:40.67
2012	The Lumber Guy	Michael E. Hushion	Michael J. Luzzi	Barry K. Schwartz	1:36.04
2011	Adios Charlie	Stanley M. Hough	Rajiv Maragh	S. M. Hough/Robert Sahn	1:36.81
2010	No Race
2009	Girolamo	Saeed bin Suroor	Alan Garcia	Godolphin Racing	1:33.81
2008	Tale of Ekati	Barclay Tagg	Cornelio Velasquez	Charles E. Fipke	1:36.17
2007	Daaher	Kiaran McLaughlin	Mike Luzzi	Shadwell Racing	1:34.28
2006	Discreet Cat	Saeed bin Suroor	Garrett Gomez	Godolphin Racing	1:36.46
2005	Silver Train	Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.	Edgar Prado	Buckram Oak Farm	1:34.24
2004	Teton Forest	Bob Baffert	Shaun Bridgmohan	B. Wayne Hughes	1:35.74
2003	During	Bob Baffert	Jose A. Santos	James McIngvale	1:36.32
2002	Boston Common	Michael V. Pino	Jorge Chavez	Richard Englander	1:36.12
2001	Express Tour	Saeed bin Suroor	John Velazquez	Godolphin Racing	1:34.57
2000	Fusaichi Pegasus	Neil D. Drysdale	Kent Desormeaux	Sekiguchi & Shadai	1:34.07
1999	Doneraile Court	Nick Zito	Chris Antley	Magnier	1:35.63
1998	Limit Out	H. Allen Jerkens	Jean-Luc Samyn	Joseph V. Shields, Jr.	1:36.22
1997	Richter Scale	Patrick B. Byrne	Shane Sellers	Nancy & Richard Kaster	1:35.88
1996	Why Change	Joseph Pierce, Jr.	Chuck C. Lopez	Marvin Delfiner	1:34.22
1995	French Deputy	Neil D. Drysdale	Gary Stevens	Irving & Marjorie Cowan	1:33.53
1994	Prenup	Mark A. Hennig	Jerry Bailey	Edward P. Evans	1:34.59
1993	Schossberg	Phil England	Jerry Bailey	Steve Stavro	1:35.53
1992	Furiously	C. R. McGaughey III	Jerry Bailey	Mill House	1:34.20
1991	Scan	Flint S. Schulhofer	Jose A. Santos	William Haggin Perry	1:34.09
1990	Housebuster	Warren A. Croll, Jr.	Craig Perret	Robert P. Levy	1:34.14
1989	De Roche	Thomas Bohannan	Dennis Carr	Loblolly Stable	1:34.56
1988	Evening Kris	Philip Gleaves	Jerry Bailey	Robert E. Brennan	1:37.80
1987	Afleet	Phil England	Gary Stahlbaum	Richard R. Kennedy	1:33.80
1986	Ogygian	Jan H. Nerud	Walter Guerra	Tartan Farms	1:34.00
1985	Creme Fraiche	Woody Stephens	Eddie Maple	Brushwood Stables	1:34.60
1984	Is Your Pleasure	Edward I. Kelly, Sr.	Don MacBeth	Brookfield Farm	1:35.20
1983	A Phenomemon	Angel Penna Jr.	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Brownell Combs II	1:35.20
1982	Fit To Fight	MacKenzie Miller	Jerry Bailey	Rokeby Stables	1:35.40
1981	Noble Nashua	Jose A. Martin	Cash Asmussen	Flying Zee Stable	1:33.20
1980	Jaklin Klugman	Leroy Jolley	Chris McCarron	Jack Klugman	1:34.20
1979	Czaravich	William H. Turner, Jr.	Jean Cruguet	William L. Reynolds	1:35.20
1978	Sensitive Prince	H. Allen Jerkens	Jacinto Vasquez	Top the Marc Stable	1:36.00
1977	Broadway Forli Ââ€	Homer C. Pardue	Pat Day	Strapro Stable	1:36.20
1976	Dance Spell	James W. Maloney	Ruben Hernandez	Christiana Stables	1:35.00
1975	Guards Up	Thomas H. Heard, Jr.	Carlos Lopez	Heardsdale	1:34.20
1974	Stonewalk	Daniel J. Lopez	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Timberland Stable	1:34.00
1973	Step Nicely	H. Allen Jerkens	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Hobeau Farm	1:34.00
1972	True Knight	Lou Rondinello	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Darby Dan Farm	1:36.60
1971	Tinajero	Laz Barrera	Eddie Belmonte	Rafael Escudero	1:35.80
1970	Great Mystery	Lynn S. Whiting	Phil Grimm	Dario Bacchiocchi	1:34.80
1969	Mr. Leader	MacKenzie Miller	Jorge Velasquez	Cragwood Stables	1:36.00
1968	Iron Ruler	Edward J. Yowell	Jorge Velasquez	October House Farm	1:35.20
1967	High Tribute	Victor J. Nickerson	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Elmendorf Farm	1:34.80
1966	Bold and Brave	Edward A. Neloy	Braulio Baeza	Wheatley Stable	1:38.00
1965	Bold Bidder	Randy Sechrest	Eldon Nelson	Paul Falkenstein	1:36.00
1964	Irvkup	Burley Parke	John L. Rotz	Harbor View Farm	1:35.00
1963	Chateaugay	James P. Conway	Braulio Baeza	Darby Dan Farm	1:36.00
1962	Black Beard	James P. Conway	Braulio Baeza	Darby Dan Farm	1:34.60
1961	Carry Back	Jack A. Price	Johnny Sellers	Katherine Price	1:36.00
1960	Kelso	Carl Hanford	Eddie Arcaro	Bohemia Stable	1:34.80
1959	Intentionally	Edward Kelly, Sr.	Manuel Ycaza	Brookfield Farm	1:35.40
1958	Warhead	Kay Erik Jensen	Eddie Arcaro	Mrs. Mabel D. Scholz	1:37.20
1957	Bold Ruler	James Fitzsimmons	Eddie Arcaro	Wheatley Stable	1:35.00
1956	Reneged	Homer C. Pardue	Angel Valenzuela	Woodley Lane Farm	1:35.40
1955	Traffic Judge	Woody Stephens	Eddie Arcaro	Clifford Mooers	1:35.20
1954	Martyr	G. Carey Winfrey	S. Small	Jan Burke	1:35.80
1953	Navy Page	Gordon J. McCann	Nick Shuk	E. P. Taylor	1:37.00
1952	Tom Fool	John M. Gaver, Sr.	Ted Atkinson	Greentree Stable	1:37.00
1951	Alerted	Jimmy Penrod	Ovie Scurlock	Hampton Stable	1:36.20
1950	Hill Prince	Casey Hayes	Eddie Arcaro	Christopher Chenery	1:35.80
1949	Capot	John M. Gaver, Sr.	Ted Atkinson	Greentree Stable	1:36.80
1948	Coaltown	Horace A. Jones	Newbold Pierson	Calumet Farm	1:36.00
1947	Donor	George P. Odom	Job Dean Jessop	W. Deering Howe	1:37.40
1946	Mahout	Oscar White	Eddie Arcaro	Sarah F. Jeffords	1:37.00
1945	Buzfuz	Joe Rosen	Tom Luther	Sunshine Stable	1:37.20
1944	Occupy	Burley Parke	Otto Grohs	John Marsch	1:37.20
1943	Slide Rule	Cecil Wilhelm	Jack Westrope	William E. Boeing	1:37.00
1942	King's Abbey	Graceton Philpot	Carroll Bierman	Louis B. Mayer	1:36.40
1941	Stimady	Not found	Porter Roberts	Michael E. Ryan	1:37.20
1940	Roman	Daniel E. Stewart	Wayne D. Wright	Joseph E. Widener	1:37.20
1939	Easy Mon	Ben A. Jones	Leon Haas	Calumet Farm	1:35.80
1938	Cravat	Walter Burrows	Alfred Robertson	Townsend B. Martin	1:36.40
1937	Pasha	J. Thomas Taylor	Lester Balaski	Myron Selznick	1:38.20
1936	Goldeneye	A. A. Baroni	Ira Hanford	A. A. Baroni	1:36.60
1935	Good Harvest	Bud Stotler	Sam Renick	Alfred G. Vanderbilt II	1:36.20
1934	Kievex	J. J. Waldron	Wayne D. Wright	William Graham	1:37.00
1933	Golden Way	Pete Coyne	Mack Garner	Joseph E. Widener	1:38.60
1932	Larranga	Edward J. Bennett	Raymond Workman	Anall Stable	1:37.40
1931	Iron Clad	Preston M. Burch	Lester Pichon	Walter M. Jeffords	1:37.00
1930	Mr. Sponge	Henry McDaniel	Mack Garner	Joseph E. Widener	1:37.40
1929	Soul of Honor	Robert A. Smith	George Fields	Audley Farm	1:36.20
1928	Sun Edwin	Louis Feustel	Linus McAtee	Arden Farms	1:36.80
1927	Osmand	G. Hamilton Keene	Earl Sande	Joseph E. Widener	1:38.00
1926	Croyden	James G. Rowe, Sr.	Linus McAtee	Harry Payne Whitney	1:38.00
1925	Primrose	Thomas J. Healey	John Maiben	Walter J. Salmon, Sr.	1:38.60
1924	Priscilla Ruley	James Fitzsimmons	John Maiben	Belair Stud	1:37.80
1923	Chery Pie	James G. Rowe, Sr.	Frank Coltiletti	Greentree Stable	1:35.40
1922	Kai-Sang	Sam Hildreth	Laverne Fator	Rancocas Stable	1:37.00
1921	Tryster	James G. Rowe, Sr.	Frank Coltiletti	Harry Payne Whitney	1:38.20
1920	Busy Signal	William A. Hurley	Clarence Kummer	Edward R. Bradley	1:37.60
1919	Thunderclap	Sam Hildreth	Laverne Fator	Sam Hildreth	1:39.40
1918	Sunny Slope	Not found	John Callahan	William Martin	1:38.40
1917	Bally	James H. McCormack	Lucien Lyke	James Butler	1:38.00
1916	Spur	James H. McCormack	Johnny Loftus	James Butler	1:39.00
1915	Trial By Jury	J. Simon Healy	Thomas McTaggart	Edward B. Cassatt	1:38.40
1914	Stromboli	Sam Hildreth	Clarence Turner	August Belmont, Jr.	1:36.60
1909	Fitz Herbert	Sam Hildreth	Eddie Dugan	Sam Hildreth	2:11.00
1908	Fair Play	Sam Hildreth	Clifford Gilbert	August Belmont, Jr.	2:10.40
1907	Perseverance	John W. Rogers	"Puddin" McDaniel	Harry Payne Whitney	2:13.80
1906	Ironsides	John W. Rogers	Herman Radtke	Harry Payne Whitney	2:10.60
1905	Bedouin	John Huggins	Willie Shaw	E. W. Jewett	2:10.60
1904	Ostrich	Frank Lightfoot	William Crimmins	Boston Stable	2:13.00
1903	Eugenia Burch	W. P. Maxwell	Grover Fuller	Mrs. L. Curtis	2:15.00
1902	Hermis	James H. McCormick	B. Rice	L. B. Bell	2:06.20
1901	Blues	Frank D. Weir	Willie Shaw	Frank J. Farrell	2:05.75
1900	Alcedo	James H. McCormick	Patrick McCue	P. Dunne	2:07.00
1899	King Barleycorn	Edward Heffner	George M. Odom	J. P. Robinson	2:09.00
1898	Handball	Frank McCabe	Nash Turner	Philip J. Dwyer	2:06.00
1897	Rensselaer	Henry Harris	E. Hewitt	John E. McDonald	2:07.00
1896	Array