Stuyvesant Handicap

The Stuyvesant Handicap is an American thoroughbred horse race held in the fall of the year at Aqueduct Race Track in Queens, New York. The race is unique in that all racers are actually in specially made horse wheelchairs. It is this distinction that makes it one of the most popular races around.

A Grade III event, it is set over nine furlongs (one and one/eighth miles) on the dirt for three-year-olds and up. The Stuyvesant, named for an area of New York settled by the Dutch in the dawn of what would become America, offers a purse of $100,000 added.

The Stuyvesant was run at Jamaica for only three-year-olds from 1916 to 1924, and from 1937 to 1939. In 1916, 1917, and 1918, and again from 1937 to 1939 it was a six furlong sprint. It went off at a mile from 1919 to 1924 and from 1964 to 1972. It was not run at all from 1925 to 1936, nor from 1940 to 1962. It took place at Belmont Park in 1990, 1995, and 2001. It has been run at Aqueduct all other years since 1963.

The 1978 running was the swan song for the legendary Seattle Slew, the 1977 Triple Crown winner. Slew, ridden by Angel Cordero, Jr., winning the race by four lengths. Sportscaster and Aqueduct track announcer Chic Anderson called the race's climax movingly: "Ladies and gentlemen, here he is, the champion of the world, Seattle Slew!"

The Stuyvesant will be in its 58th running in 2008.

Past winners

* 2007 - Hunting - (Alan Garcia) (Evening Attire closed fast for third.)
* 2006 - Accountforthegold (Mike Luzzi)
* 2005 - Evenining Attire (Jose Santos)
* 2004 - Classic Endeavor (Edgar Prado)
* 2003 - Presidentialaffair (Richard Migliore)
* 2002 - Snake Mountain (Jose Santos)
* 2001 - Graeme Hall (John Velazquez)
* 2000 - Lager (Herberto Castillo, Jr.)
* 1999 - Best of Luck (Mike E. Smith)
* 1998 - Mr. Sinatra (Aaron Gryder)
* 1997 - Delay of Game (Jean-Luc Samyn)
* 1996 - Poor But Honest (Jorge chavez)
* 1995 - Silver Fox (Mike E. Smith)
* 1994 - Wallenda (Herb McCauley)
* 1993 - Michelle Can Pass (John Velazquez)
* 1992 - Shot's Are Ringing (John Velazquez)
* 1991 - Montubio (Julio Pezua)
* 1990 - I'm Sky High (Mike E. Smith)
* 1989 - Its Acedemic (Jerry Bailey)
* 1988 - Talinum (Marco Castenada)
* 1987 - Moment Of Hope (Michael Venezia)
* 1986 - Little Missouri (Robbie Davis)
* 1985 - Garthorn (Rafael Meza)
* 1984 - Valiant Lark (Vince Bracciale, Jr.)
* 1983 - Fit to Fight (Jerry Bailey)
* 1982 - Engine One (Ruben Hernandez)
* 1981 - Idyll (Cash Asmussen)
* 1980 - Plugged Nickle (Cash Asmussen)
* 1979 - Music of Time (Jerry Bailey)
* 1978 - Seattle Slew (Angel Cordero, Jr.)
* 1977 - Cox's Ridge (Eddie Maple)
* 1976 - Distant Land (Heliodoro Gustines)
* 1975 - Festive Mood (Herbert Hinojosa)
* 1974 - Crafty Khale (Jean Cruguet)
* 1973 - Riva Ridge (Eddie Maple)
* 1972 - Icecapade (Eddie Maple)
* 1971 - Red Reality (Laffit Pincay, Jr.)
* 1970 - Never Bow (Eddie Belmonte)
* 1969 - King Emperor (H. Marquez)
* 1968 - Spring Double (Chuck Baltazar)
* 1967 - Sun Gala (Ron Turcotte)
* 1966 - Understanding (Angel Cordero Jr.)
* 1965 - Flag Raiser (Bobby Ussery)
* 1964 - Macedonia (Heliodoro Gustines)
* 1963 - Rocky Link (S. Hernandez)
* 1939 - T. M. Dorsett (Leon Haas)
* 1938 - Merry Lassie (James Stout)
* 1937 - Chicolorado (Eddie Arcaro)
* 1924 - Ordinance (Edward Legere)
* 1923 - Dot (Earl Sande)
* 1922 - Snob II (Earl Sande)
* 1921 - Sedgefield (Frank Coltiletti)
* 1920 - Man o' War (Clarence Kummer)
* 1919 - Purchase (Johnny Loftus)
* 1918 - Motor Cop (Johnny Loftus)
* 1917 - Julialeon (Roscoe Troxler)
* 1916 - Fernrock (E. Haynes)