Bold Ruler Handicap
Grade III race | |
Location |
Aqueduct Racetrack Queens, New York, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1976 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website |
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Race information | |
Distance | 6 furlong sprint |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old & up |
Weight | Assigned |
Purse | $200,000 |
The Bold Ruler Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the end of October at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, Queens, New York. A Grade III event, it is contested on dirt at a distance of six furlongs.
The race is named for U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Bold Ruler. The race was run as a handicap prior to 1981.
The Bold Ruler Handicap had been hosted by Belmont Park and was at Aqueduct Racetrack in 2001. It was moved back to the Aqueduct track for 2009. And to Belmont in 2010.
In the 1998 running, Kelly Kip, ridden by Jean-Luc Samyn, set an Aqueduct track record of 1:07.61 for the six furlongs distance. Samyn and Kelly Kip returned the following year to break that record, running the six furlongs in 1:07.54.
In 2009 the Bold Ruler was run at 7 furlongs.
Records
Speed record:
- 1:07.54 - Kelly Kip (1999)
- 1:21.24 - Matrooh (2015) at current distance
Most wins:
- 2 - Dave's Friend (1980, 1981)
- 2 - Kelly Kip (1998, 1999)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Angel Cordero, Jr. (1976, 1985, 1987)
- 3 - Jean-Luc Samyn (1977, 1998, 1999)
- 3 - Jose Lezcano (2009, 2011, 2013)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - H. Allen Jerkens (1995, 1998, 1999)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Hobeau Farm (1995, 1998, 1999)
Winners
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Stallwalkin' Dude | 6 | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | David Jacobson | Head of Plains Partners/Jacobson | 1:21.66 |
2015 | Matrooh | 5 | Abel Castellano, Jr. | Chad C. Brown | Shadwell Stable | 1:21.24 |
2014 | Salutos Amigos | 4 | Cornelio Velasquez | David Jacobson | Jacobson/Southern Equine Stable | 1:21.87 |
2013 | Clearly Now | 3 | Jose Lezcano | Brian A. Lynch | Up Hill Stable | 1:21.52 |
2012 | Buffum | 4 | Eddie Castro | Thomas Albertrani | Godolphin Racing | 1:21.68 |
2011 | Calibrachoa | 4 | Jose Lezcano | Todd Pletcher | Mike Repole | 1:21.32 |
2010 | Bribon | 7 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Derrick Smith | 1:22.36 |
2009 | Le Gran Cru | 4 | Jose Lezcano | Allen Jerkens | Judson Streicher | 1:22.19 |
2008 | Lucky Island | 4 | Alan Garcia | Kiaran McLaughlin | Shadwell Racing | 1:09.14 |
2007 | Songster | 4 | Edgar Prado | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing | 1:08.80 |
2006 | Tiger | 5 | Eibar Coa | James A. Jerkens | Susan & John Moore | 1:08.49 |
2005 | Uncle Camie | 5 | Richard Migliore | Michael E. Hushion | Carmine Telesca et al. | 1:08.67 |
2004 | Canadian Frontier | 5 | Javier Castellano | Stanley M. Hough | Joyce Robsham | 1:08.97 |
2003 | Shake You Down | 5 | Mike Luzzi | Scott A. Lake | Robert L. Cole, Jr. | 1:08.47 |
2002 | Left Bank | 5 | John Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Michael Tabor | 1:09.30 |
2001 | Say Florida Sandy | 7 | Joe Bravo | Juan Serey | John Rotella | 1:08.67 |
2000 | Brutally Frank | 6 | Shaun Bridgmohan | Mitchell Friedman | Sunny Meadow Farm | 1:08.64 |
1999 | Kelly Kip | 5 | Jean-Luc Samyn | H. Allen Jerkens | Hobeau Farm | 1:07.54 |
1998 | Kelly Kip | 4 | Jean-Luc Samyn | H. Allen Jerkens | Hobeau Farm | 1:07.61 |
1997 | Punch Line | 7 | Robbie Davis | William Turner, Jr. | Althea Richards | 1:08.80 |
1996 | Lite The Fuse | 5 | Julie Krone | Richard Dutrow, Sr. | Richard Dutrow, Sr. | 1:09.51 |
1995 | Rizzi | 4 | Dale Beckner | H. Allen Jerkens | Hobeau Farm | 1:08.91 |
1994 | Chief Desire | 4 | John Velazquez | Michael E. Hushion | Charles G. Hagedorn | 1:08.76 |
1993 | Slerp | 4 | Jose A. Santos | Robert B. Hess, Jr. | Allan L. Richie | 1:09.17 |
1992 | Jolies Appeal | 4 | Herb McCauley | Gasper Moschera | John Thor | 1:09.29 |
1991 | Rousing Past | 4 | Nick Santagata | Carlos F. Martin | Tri Noble Stable | 1:09.80 |
1990 | Mr. Nickerson | 4 | Chris Antley | Mark J. Reid | Robert H. A. Nixon | 1:09.20 |
1989 | Pok Ta Pok | 4 | Richard Migliore | William Turner, Jr. | Barbara Turner | 1:09.80 |
1988 | King's Swan | 8 | Chris Antley | Richard Dutrow, Sr. | Alvin Akman | 1:10.20 |
1987 | Pine Tree Lane | 5 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Leonard D. Mathis | 1:09.00 |
1986 | Phone Trick | 4 | Jorge Velasquez | Richard Mandella | Howell Wynne | 1:08.80 |
1985 | Rocky Marriage | 5 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Robert J. Frankel | Sidney L. Port | 1:08.80 |
1984 | Top Avenger | 6 | Antonio Graell | Jack D. Ludwig | John A. Franks | 1:09.80 |
1983 | Maudlin | 5 | Jerry D. Bailey | Jan H. Nerud | Tartan Stable | 1:11.60 |
1982 | Always Run Lucky | 4 | Jimmy Miranda | John P. Campo | Rockwood Stable | 1:09.40 |
1981 | Dave's Friend | 6 | Anthony Black | Robert L. Beall | John A. Franks | 1:09.60 |
1980 | Dave's Friend | 5 | Vince Bracciale, Jr. | Robert L. Beall | Robert L. Beall | 1:09.80 |
1979 | Star De Naskra | 4 | Jeffrey Fell | Richard D. Ferris | Carlyle J. Lancaster | 1:09.20 |
1978 | Half High | 5 | Angel Santiago | Edward Coletti | Leon J. Hekimian | 1:09.40 |
1977 | Jaipur's Gem | 4 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Philip G. Johnson | Jacqueline Crotty | 1:09.60 |
1976 | Chief Tamanaco | 3 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | James Iselin | Great Wolf Hill Farm | 1:09.80 |