The Whitney Handicap
85th Running on Saturday, August 4, 2012
3-years-old & Up  $750,000 1 1/8 Miles   Grade:I
Year Horse Wt. Time Owner Trainer Jockey Value
2011 Tizway (6) 118 01:52.43 William L. Clifton H. James Bond Rajiv Maragh 450,000
2010 Blame (4) 121 01:48.88 Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider Albert Stall Jr. Garrett Gomez 450,000
2009 Bullsbay (5) 116 01:48.12 Mitchell Ranch LLC, Frank Lewkowitz, Joe Rice H. Graham Motion Jeremy Rose 450,000
2008 Commentator (7) 120 01:50.23 Tracy Farmer Nicholas P. Zito John Velazquez 450,000
2007 Lawyer Ron (4) 118 01:46.64 Hines Racing LLC Todd Pletcher John Velazquez 450,000
2006 Invasor (ARG) (4) 120 1:49.06 Shadwell Stable Kiaran McLaughlin Fernando Jara 450,000
2005 Commentator (4) 116 01:48.3 Tracy Farmer Nicholas P. Zito Gary Stevens 450,000
2004 Roses in May (4) 114 1:48 2/5 Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey Dale Romans Edgar Prado 450,000
2003 Medaglia d'Oro (4) 123 1:47 3/5 Edmund A. Gann Robert Frankel Jerry Bailey 450,000
2002 Left Bank (5) 118 1:47 2/5 Michael B. Tabor Todd Pletcher John Velazquez 450,000
2001 Lido Palace (4) 115 1:47 4/5 John Amerman Robert Frankel Jerry Bailey 540,000
2000 Lemon Drop Kid (4) 123 1:48 1/5 Jeanne G. Vance Flint S. Schulhofer Edgar Prado 680000
1999 Victory Gallop (4) 123 1:48 3/5 Prestonwood Farm Inc. W. Elliott Walden Jerry Bailey 360000
1998 Awesome Again (4) 117 1:49 3/5 Stronach Stables Patrick Byrne Pat Day 240000
1997 Will's Way (4) 117 1:48 1/5 Rudlein Stable H. James Bond Jerry Bailey 210000
1996 Mahogany Hall (5) 113 1:48 3/5 Woodlyn Farm James Baker Jose Santos 210000
1995 Unaccounted For (4) 114 1:49 1/5 Morven Stud Flint S. Schulhofer Pat Day 210000
1994 Colonial Affair (4) 117 1:48 3/5 Centennial Farms Flint S. Schulhofer Jose Santos 210000
1993 Brunswick (4) 112 1:47 2/5 Jerry Denker Anthony Margotta Jr. Mike Smith 150000
1992 Sultry Song (4) 115 1:47 1/5 Live Oak Plantation Patrick J. Kelly Jerry Bailey 150000
1991 In Excess (4) 121 1:48 Jack J. Munari Bruce L. Jackson Gary Stevens 150000
1990 Criminal Type (5) 126 1:48 3/5 Calumet Farm D. Wayne Lukas Gary Stevens 140640
1989 Easy Goer (3) 119 1:47 2/5 Ogden Phipps Claude R. McGaughey Pat Day 172500
1988 Personal Ensign (4)(F) ll7 l:47 4/5 Ogden Phipps Claude R. McGaughey Randy Romero l62300
1987 Java Gold (3) 113 1:48 2/5 Rokeby Stable Mack Miller Pat Day 173100
1986 Lady's Secret (4) (F) 119 1:49 4/5 Eugene Klein D. Wayne Lukas Pat Day 202500
1985 Track Barron (4) 124 1:47 3/5 Peter M. Brant Leroy Jolley Angel Cordero Jr. 160688
1984 Slew o' Gold (4) 126 1:48 1/5 Equusequity Stable John O. Hertler Angel Cordero Jr. 165744
1983 Island Whirl (5) 123 1:48 2/5 Elcee-H Stable Lazaro S. Barrera Eddie Delahoussaye 103860
1982 Silver Buck (4) 115 1:47 4/5 C.V. Whitney Elliott Burch Don MacBeth 99000
1981 Fio Rito (6) 113 1:48 Raymond LeCesse Michael Ferraro Leslie Hulet 105300
1980 State Dinner (5) l20 l:48 l/5 C.V. Whitney Elliott Burch Ruben Hernandez 99540
1979 Star De Naskra (4) l20 l:47 3/5 Caryle J. Lancaster Richard D. Ferris Jeffrey Fell 65040
1978 Alydar (3) l23 l:47 2/5 Calumet Farm John M. Veitch Jorge Velasquez 49545
1977 Nearly On Time (3) l03 l:49 2/5 Mrs. Moody Jolley Leroy Jolley Steve Cauthen 49545
1976 Dancing Gun (4) l08 l:50 Gedney Farms Lazaro S. Barrera Roger I. Velez 48825
1975 Ancient Title (5) l28 l:48 l/5 Ethel Kirkland Keith Stucki Sandy Hawley 50085
1974 Tri Jet (5) l23 l:47 Fred W. Hooper Charles R. Parke Laffit Pincay Jr. 33390
1973 Onion (4) ll9 l:49 l/5 Hobeau Farm H. Allen Jerkens Jacinto Vasquez 323l0
1972 Key To The Mint (3) ll3 l:49 l/5 Rokeby Stable Elliott Burch Braulio Baeza 34350
1971 Protanto (4) ll7 l:49 2/5 Cragwood Stable Mack Miller Jorge Velasquez 36300
1970 Judgable (3) ll2 l:48 2/5 Saul Nadler Herbert Nadler Robert Woodhouse 39260
1969 Verbatim (4) l2l l:50 Elmendorf James P. Conway Pete Anderson 35945
1968 Dr. Fager (4) l32 l:48 4/5 Tartan Stable John A. Nerud Braulio Baeza 34775
1967 Stupendous (4) ll4 l:48 l/5 Wheatley Stable Edward A. Neloy Eddie Belmonte 36530
1966 Staunchness (4) l09 l:50 l/5 Red Oak Stable Victor J. Nickerson Ernest Cardone 36l40
1965 Kelso (8) l30 l:49 4/5 Bohemia Stable Carl Hanford Ismael Valenzuela 35360
1964 Gun Bow (4) l30 l:49 l/5 Gedney Farms E. Neloy W. Blum 35295
1963 Kelso (6) l30 l:50 2/5 Bohemia Stable C. Hanford I. Valenzuela 36270
1962 Carry Back (4) l30 l:50 Mrs. Katherine Price J. Price J. Sellers 373l0
1961 Kelso (4) l30 l:48 Bohemia Stable C. Hanford E. Arcaro 36400
1960 Warhead (5) lll l:5l Mabel C. Scholtz K. Jensen M. Sorrentino 37750
1959 Plion (4) ll4 l:53 Edward M. Potter T. Jolley M. Ycaza 37l65
1958 Cohoes (4) ll4 l:5l 3/5 Greentree Stable J. Gaver J. Ruane 29205
1957 Kingmaker (4) ll5 l:52 4/5 Happy Hill Farm F. Wright R. Ussery 3l400
1956 Dedicate (4) ll6 l:49 4/5 Mrs. Jan Burke C. Winfrey W. Boland 3l500
1955 First Aid (5) ll3 l:5l 3/5 Brookmeade Stable E. Burch H. Woodhouse l8l00
1954 Social Outcast (4) ll5 2:04 2/5 Alfred G. Vanderbilt W. Winfrey E. Guerin 40300
1953 Tom Fool (4) l26 2:05 2/5 Greentree Stable - T. Atkinson l8250
1952 Counterpoint (4) l23 2:05 3/5 C. V. Whitney - D. Gorman l5800
1951 One Hitter (5) l20 2:05 Greentree Stable - T. Atkinson l5300
1950 Piet (5) ll6 2:06 3/5 P. A. Markey - N. Combest l6200
1949 Round View (6) ll0 2:06 3/5 Sanford Stud Farms - S. Perez l5400
1948 Gallorette (6) (F) ll5 2:05 l/5 William L. Brann - A. Kirkland l5450
1947 Rico Monte (5) ll3 2:02 3/5 W. Arnold Hanger - R. Donoso l8550
1946 Stymie (5) l20 2:07 2/5 Mrs. E. D. Jacobs - B. James l9350
1945 Trymenow (3) l03 2:02 l/5 Walter M. Jeffords - H. Lindberg l2l35
1944 Devil Diver (5) ll7 2:02 Greentree Stable - E. Arcaro ll495
1943 Bolingbroke (6) ll7 2:02 Townsend B. Martin - H. Lindberg 7900
1942 Swing and Sway (4) ll7 2:05 2/5 Greentree Stable - D. Meade 4975
1941 Fenelon (4) l20 2:06 2/5 Belair Stud - J. Stout 5000
1940 Challedon (4) l26 2:03 l/5 William L. Brann - G. Woolf 2700
1939 Eight Thirty (3) ll7 2:06 l/5 George D. Widener - H. Richards 2750
1938 War Admiral (4) l26 2:03 4/5 Glen Riddle Farm - W. D. Wright 2725
1937 Esposa (5) l2l 2:05 l/5 William Ziegler Jr. - N. Wall 3000
1936 Discovery (5) l26 2:06 4/5 Alfred G. Vanderbilt - J. Bejshak 3250
1935 Discovery (4) l26 2:04 4/5 Alfred G. Vanderbilt - J. Bejshak 3l25
1934 Discovery (3) l05 2:07 4/5 Alfred G. Vanderbilt - D. Meade 2475
1933 Caesars Ghost (3) l07 2:l0 4/5 Brookmeade Stable - D. Belizzi 2425
1932 Equipoise (4) l26 2:05 3/5 C. V. Whitney - R. Workman 5450
1931 St. Brideaux (3) ll7 2:05 Greentree Stable - L. McAtee 6900
1930 Whichone (3) ll7 2:04 H. P. Whitney - R. Workman 7l00
1929 Bateau (4) l2l 2:09 2/5 Walter M. Jeffords - E. Ambrose 5850
1928 Black Maria (5) l2l 2:06 W. R. Coe - L. Fator 6500

The WHITNEY Handicap is named for the family which had so much to do with American racing in general, and Saratoga in particular. A handicap for three year olds and up, The WHITNEY is not very old in comparison to some of the other stakes at Saratoga. It did not start until l928, a year in which The Travers was sixty four years old and The Alabama fifty six, but throughout its history it has compiled an impressive list of winners, including several Eclipse Award champions. War Admiral, Challedon, Counterpoint, Tom Fool, Kelso, and Dr. Fager have been the national champions of all divisions; Discovery, Stymie, Dedicate, Devil Diver, Slew o' Gold, and Victory Gallop were all older champions, and Key To The Mint was a three year old champion.
The WHITNEY was run at Belmont Park in l943, l944, l945, and l96l. Run at Weight for Age prior to l954. For 4 year olds and up from l957 through l969. Run at a mile and a quarter prior to l955. Our Hope finished first but was disqualified
in l96l. Closed to geldings prior to 1971.