THE KELSO BREEDERS' CUP HANDICAP
29th Running on Sunday, October 4, 2009
3-Year-olds & Up $250,000 1 Mile (Turf) Grade:II
Year Horse Wt. Time Owner Trainer Jockey Value
2009 - Off Turf Le Grand Cru (4) 113 1:37.36 Judson L. Streicher H. Allen Jerkens Jose Lezcano 150,000
2008 Tam Lin (GB) (5) 116 1:39.13 Godolphin Racing, Inc. Saeed bin Suroor Javier Castellano 150,000
2007 Trippi's Storm (4) 115 1:32.36 E. Paul Robsham Stables LLC Stanley Hough Javier Castellano 150,000
2006 Ashkal Way (IRE) (5) 118 1:32 1/5 Godolphin Racing, Inc. Saeed bin Suroor Mike Luzzi 150,000
2005 Funfair (6) 115 1:32 4/5 Cheveley Park Farm Graham Motion Edgar Prado 210,000
2004 Mr O'Brien (IRE) (5) 119 1:32 3/5 Skeedattle Stable Robin Graham Eibar Coa 150,000
2003 Freefourinternet (5) 113 1:34 3/5 Equirace.com LLC Joan Scott Jose Espinoza 210,000
2002 Green Fee (6) 113 1:33 4/5 Robert and Lawana Low Daniel Peitz John Velazquez 210,000
2001 Forbidden Apple (6) 118 1:36 3/5 Arthur Appleton Christophe Clement Jose Santos 150,000
2000 Forbidden Apple (5) 116 1:34 1/5 Arthur I. Appleton Christophe Clement Jean-Luc Samyn 150,000
1999 Middlesex Drive (4) 117 1:35 2/5 C. Steven Duncker Philip M. Hauswald Shane Sellers 150,000
1998 Dixie Bayou (5) 112 1:36 1/5 Sabine Stable Robert Barbara Jorge Chavez 120,000
1997 Luck Coin (4) 119 1:33 3/5 Edward I. Kelly Richard Nieminski Robbie Davis 120,000
1996 Same Old Wish (6) 113 1:34 2/5 Friendship Stable Robert Barbara Shane Sellers 105,000
1995 Mighty Forum (4) 115 1:39 2/5 Team Valor Stable Mark Hennig Eddie Delahoussaye 120,000
1994 Nijinsky's Gold 114 1:34 Stanton P. Powell Richard Violette Jr. Jose Santos 120,000
1993 Lure (4) 125 1:35 4/5 Claiborne Farm Claude R. McGaughey III Mike Smith 120,000
1992 Roman Envoy (4) 117 1:36 1/5 Fred W. Hooper James Picou Craig Perret 120,000
1991 Star of Cozzene (3) 113 1:33 1/5 Clover Racing Stable D. Wayne Lukas Jose Santos 53,520
1990 Expensive Decision (4) 112 1:32 2/5 Edward Shapoff Stanley Shapoff Jean-Luc Samyn 57,420
1989 I Rejoice (6) 114 1:36 2/5 Brookfield Farms Edward I. Kelly Jerry Bailey 75,360
1988 San's The Shadow (4) 116 1:42 J.S. Rutan Timothy A. Hills Chris Antley 72,240
1987 I'm a Banker (5) 107 2:10 4/5 Albert Davis Gasper Moschera Antonio Graell 134,950
1986 I'm a Banker (4) 111 2:03 1/5 Albert Davis Gasper Moschera Antonio Graell 54,720
1985 Mourjane (5) 114 2:02 Fernwood Stables Tom Skiffington Richard Migliore 70,560
1984 Who's For Dinner (5) 115 2:01 1/5 Tartan Stable Jan H. Nerud Walter Guerra 71,100
1982 Worthy Too (4) 109 3:24 2/5 Adele L. Rand Michael J. Kelly Jean-Luc Samyn 69,840
1981 Peat Moss (6) 126 3:20 4/5 Murray M. Garren Gilbert Puentes Frank Lovato Jr. 66,180
1980 Peat Moss (5) 112 3:24 3/5 Murray M. Garren Gilbert Puentes Frank Lovato Jr. 68,180

The KELSO was named for the Bohemia Stables' five-time Horse of the Year from 1960 to 1964, inclusive. Bred by Mrs. Richard Dupont, Kelso won 39 of his 63 races and earned $1,977,896. Among Kelso's accomplishments were five Jockey Gold Cup victories and a sweep of the 1961 Handicap Triple Crown (Metropolitan, Brooklyn, and Suburban). Run at two miles on the main track at Aqueduct from 1980 to 1982. Not run in 1983. Run at a mile and a quarter on the turf from 1984 to 1987. Distance changed to one mile in 1988.