The Ballston Spa Handicap is an American

United States

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 race for thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

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 horses open to fillies

Filly

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 and mares, age three and up, on the turf

Grass

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 at Saratoga Race Course

Saratoga Race Course

Saratoga Race Course is a Thoroughbred horse racing track in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States. It opened on August 3, 1863, and is the oldest organized sporting venue of any kind in the United States. It is typically open for racing from late July through early September.-History:John...

 in Saratoga Springs, New York

Saratoga Springs, New York

Saratoga Springs, also known as simply Saratoga, is a city in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 26,586 at the 2010 census. The name reflects the presence of mineral springs in the area. While the word "Saratoga" is known to be a corruption of a Native American name, ...

. Part of the Breeders' Cup National Stakes Program, it is run at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles, it is a Grade II

Graded stakes race

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 race offering a purse of $200,000.

From its inception in 1989 until 1993 the race was run as the Aqueduct Budweiser Breeders' Cup Handicap at a distance of one mile. From 1994 through 1996, the race was known as the Saratoga Breeders' Cup Handicap, the same name that would later be used for the Saratoga Cup Handicap

Saratoga Breeders' Cup Handicap

The Saratoga Breeders’ Cup Handicap was, until it was discontinued in 2005, a Thoroughbred race for horses three-years-old and up run at Saratoga Race Course...

. Its current name honors Ballston Spa, New York

Ballston Spa, New York

Ballston Spa is a village in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 5,556 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Saratoga County. The village is named after Rev. Eliphalet Ball, a Congregationalist clergyman and an early settler. The village lies on the border of two...

, a small town just south of Saratoga Springs.

The race will be in its 20th running in 2008.

Records

Speed record: (at current distance of 1 1/16 miles)

• 1:39.47 - Valor Lady (1997)

Most wins:

• 2 - Weekend Madness (1994, 1995)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - New Phoenix Stable (1994, 1995)

Most wins by a jockey

Jockey

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:

• 4 - Jerry Bailey (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002)

Most wins by a trainer

Horse trainer

In horse racing, a trainer prepares a horse for races, with responsibility for exercising it, getting it race-ready and determining which races it should enter...

:

• 2 - Burk Kessinger, Jr. (1994, 1995)
• 2 - Christophe Clement
  Christophe Clement
  Christophe Clement is a Thoroughbred horse trainer in the United States.- Racing background :Christophe Clement initially acquired his training skills from father Miguel, a leading trainer in France, Christophe later worked for the prominent French racing family of trainer Alec Head...
  
   (1996, 2001)
• 2 - W. Elliott Walden
  W. Elliott Walden
  W. Elliott Walden is the President and CEO of racing operations for WinStar Farm near Versailles, Kentucky and a former Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.From a racing family, Walden grew up in the industry...
  
   (1999, 2000)
• 2 - Robert J. Frankel (2002, 2005)
• 2 - William I. Mott (2003, 2006)
• 2 - Todd A. Pletcher (2004, 2007)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2011	Daveron	6	Eddie Castro Eddie Castro Eddie Castro is a Panamanian-born jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He grew up on a produce farm in Panama where he learned to ride saddle horses. Influenced by the accomplishments of other local jockeys, Castro attended the Panamanian jockey school and began riding in races in...	Graham Motion	Team Valor International	1:40.09
2010	Dynaslew	4	Eibar Coa Eibar Coa Eibar Coa Monteverde is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. A five-time judo champion in his teens, he attended jockey school from 1989 to 1991 then began his professional riding career in 1992...	Seth Benzel	Live Oak Plantation Live Oak Plantation Live Oak Plantation was used as a name for various plantations in the American south, including:*Live Oak Plantation, Florida, Leon County;*Live Oak Plantation, Georgia*Live Oak Plantation, Louisiana*Live Oak Plantation, Mississippi, near Vicksburg;...	1:40.58
2009	Salve Germania (GR)	4	Javier Castellano Javier Castellano Javier Castellano is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Castellano began his riding career in his native Venezuela in 1996 and in June 1997 moved to the United States where rode at race tracks in southern Florida until 2001 when he moved to race on the New York State racing circuit.In...	Waldemar Hickst	Hellwig Manfred	1:47.25
2008	Wait a While	5	John R. Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	Arindel Farm	1:39.70
2007	Wait a While	4	John R. Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	Arindel Farm	1:40.00
2006	My Typhoon My Typhoon My Typhoon is an American Thoroughbred racehorse whom the NTRA calls "one of the world's best-bred horses."Bred in Ireland by David Tsui's Sunderland Holdings, she was sired by Giant's Causeway, a son of Storm Cat whose stud fee in 2006 became the highest in the world at $500,000...	4	Garrett Gomez	William I. Mott	Live Oak Plantation	1:41.72
2005	Alinghi Alinghi (horse) Alinghi is an Australian Thoroughbred racemare who won four Group One races, including the Newmarket Handicap and A$4,161,740 in prizemoney. She was by the leading sire, Encosta De Lago from Oceanfast by Monde Bleu...	4	Edgar Prado	Robert J. Frankel	John Messara	1:40.30
2004	Ocean Drive	4	John Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	Bonnie and Sy Baskin	1:43.92
2003	Stylish	5	John Velazquez	William I. Mott	Est. Ahmed bin Salman	1:41.03
2002	Surya	4	Jerry Bailey	Robert J. Frankel	Flaxman Stable	1:52.29
2001	Penny's Gold	4	Jerry Bailey	Christophe Clement Christophe Clement Christophe Clement is a Thoroughbred horse trainer in the United States.- Racing background :Christophe Clement initially acquired his training skills from father Miguel, a leading trainer in France, Christophe later worked for the prominent French racing family of trainer Alec Head...	Overbrook Farm	1:40.69
2000	License Fee License fee License fee may mean:*a fee paid for a license in general*a fee paid for a television licence...	5	Pat Day Pat Day Patrick Alan "Pat" Day is an American jockey. He is a four-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1991...	W. Elliott Walden W. Elliott Walden W. Elliott Walden is the President and CEO of racing operations for WinStar Farm near Versailles, Kentucky and a former Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.From a racing family, Walden grew up in the industry...	Winstar Farm WinStar Farm WinStar Farm is an American Thoroughbred horse breeding and racing farm near Versailles, Kentucky. Formerly known as Prestonwood Farm, it was owned by Houston, Texas oilmen Jack, Art, and J. R...	1:43.53
1999	Pleasant Temper	5	Jerry Bailey	W. Elliott Walden W. Elliott Walden W. Elliott Walden is the President and CEO of racing operations for WinStar Farm near Versailles, Kentucky and a former Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.From a racing family, Walden grew up in the industry...	Mark H. Stanley	1:41.84
1998	Memories of Silver	5	Jerry Bailey	James J. Toner James J. Toner James J. "Jimmy" Toner is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.At age nineteen in April 1960 he got his first win as a trainer, making him the youngest to ever win a Thoroughbred horse race in State of New York. He won the 1999 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf with Soaring Softly.-References:*...	Joan & John Phillips Darby Dan Farm Darby Dan Farm is a produce, livestock, and thoroughbred horse breeding and training farm founded in 1935 near the Darby Creek in Galloway, Ohio by businessman John W. Galbreath. Named for the creek and for Galbreath's son, Daniel M. Galbreath , it was expanded from an original farm into a 4,000...	1:40.93
1997	Valor Lady	5	John Velazquez	Mark Hennig	Jerome & John Amerman	1:39.47
1996	Danish	5	Jose Santos José Santos Jose Abon Santos is a retired Chilean thoroughbred jockey who has been honored by the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in the United States.-Career:...	Christophe Clement Christophe Clement Christophe Clement is a Thoroughbred horse trainer in the United States.- Racing background :Christophe Clement initially acquired his training skills from father Miguel, a leading trainer in France, Christophe later worked for the prominent French racing family of trainer Alec Head...	Jayeff & Leigh	1:41.50
1995	Weekend Madness	5	Shane Sellers Shane Sellers Shane Jude Sellers is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. At age eleven, he began working around horses and in 1983 rode his first winner at Evangeline Downs....	Burk Kessinger, Jr.	New Phoenix Stable	1:40.34
1994	Weekend Madness	4	Shane Sellers Shane Sellers Shane Jude Sellers is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. At age eleven, he began working around horses and in 1983 rode his first winner at Evangeline Downs....	Burk Kessinger, Jr.	New Phoenix Stable	1:43.77
1993	One Dreamer One Dreamer One Dreamer is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1994 Breeders' Cup Distaff.One Dreamer was bred and raced by the Glen Hill Farm of Ocala, Florida owned by Leonard H...	5	Earlie Fires Earlie Fires Earlie Stancel Fires is a retired United States' Racing Hall of Fame jockey.Fires began riding professionally in 1964 and led all American apprentices in wins that year with 224. He retired on September 21, 2008 having won 6,470 races at racetracks across North America...	Thomas F. Proctor Thomas F. Proctor Thomas F. Proctor is an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses who won the 1994 edition of the Breeders' Cup Distaff with One Dreamer....	Glen Hill Farm Leonard H. Lavin Leonard H. Lavin is an American businessman, racehorse owner/breeder and philanthropist who in 1955 founded the Alberto-Culver Company. He serves as chairman emeritus of the company and is a director of the international manufacturer/distributor of personal care and household/grocery products...	1:39.38
1992	Aurora	4	Craig Perret Craig Perret Craig Perret is an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding horses at age five and by seven was riding quarter horses in match races...	Flint S. Schulhofer Flint S. Schulhofer Flint S. "Scotty" Schulhofer was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Schulhofer was born into a racing family in Aiken, South Carolina, where his father owned a racing stable as well as a riding academy...	Helen K. Groves	1:36.94
1991	Paris Opera	5	Gary Stevens	Lawrence Jennings	Earle I. Mack Earle I. Mack Earle Irving Mack is an American businessman and former United States Ambassador to Finland.-Education:Mack graduated from Drexel University with a B.S. in 1959. He then went on to attend Fordham School of Law. In 1992 Mack was one of first 100 alumni inducted into the newly formed Drexel 100...	1:37.41
1990	Fire The Groom	3	Frankie Dettori Frankie Dettori Lanfranco "Frankie" Dettori, MBE is an Italian horse racing jockey and celebrity. Dettori has been Champion Jockey on three occasions and has ridden the winners of more than 500 Group races.. He has had many successes in his role of stable jockey to Godolphin Racing...	Luca Cumani Luca Cumani Luca M. Cumani is an Italian thoroughbred horse trainer. He has trained at Bedford House Stables in Newmarket, England since 1976...	Randall Dee Hubbard	1:35.20
1989	Wakonda	5	Angel Cordero Jr. Angel Cordero Jr. Angel Tomas Cordero, Jr. , is one of the leading thoroughbred horse racing jockeys of all time and the only Puerto Rican to date to be inducted into the United States' Racing Hall of Fame.-Early years:...	Spasoje Dimitrijevic	John A. Nerud John A. Nerud John A. Nerud is an American thoroughbred horse trainer and owner who was inducted in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1972.-Early years:...	1:33.80