The Hollie Hughes Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse race

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 run annually since 1979 at Aqueduct Racetrack

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 in Ozone Park, Queens

Ozone Park, Queens

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, New York

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. A six furlong

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 sprint

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 raced on dirt, it is open to horses bred in the State of New York

New York

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 age three and older. Run in mid February, the race currently offers a purse of $65,000.

The race is named in honor of New York native Hollie Hughes, a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame

National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

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 inductee who trained horses from a New York base for 70 years.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:08.60 - Stalwart Member (1997)

Most wins:

• 3 - Papua (2003, 2004, 2005)

Most wins by a jockey

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• 3 - Angel Cordero, Jr. (1981, 1983, 1989)
• 3 - Richard Migliore (1994, 2003, 2005)

Most wins by a trainer

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:

• 4 - Michael E. Hushion (1998, 2003, 2004, 2005)

Most wins by an owner:

• 4 - Barry K. Schwartz
  Barry K. Schwartz
  Barry K. Schwartz is an American businessman, Thoroughbred racehorse owner, and a former horse racing industry executive. The son of a grocer who was murdered when Barry was twenty-one-years old, Schwartz grew up in a one-bedroom apartment in The Bronx...
  
   (1998, 2003, 2004, 2005)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2011	Be Bullish	6	Junior Alvarado	Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.	Sullivan Lane Stable, Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.	1:11.62
2008	Gold and Roses	6	Rajiv Maragh Rajiv Maragh Rajiv Maragh is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. An Indo-Jamaican, he is the son of a jockey who rode in Jamaica before relocating to Florida where he began a career as a horse trainer....	Thomas M. Bush	Henry C. Gregory	1:10.82
2007	Introspect	7	Eddie Martin, Jr.	Billy Turner	Castle Village Farm	1:11.64
2006	Big Apple Daddy	4	Orlando Mojica	Bruce N. Levine Bruce N. Levine Bruce N. Levine is a trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses.Raised on Long Island, New York, where he still makes his home, Levine earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration]] from the University of Miami before becoming a trainer. He saddled his first race winner in 1979 and as of...	Ervin Rodriguez	1:11.49
2005	Papua	6	Richard Migliore	Michael E. Hushion	Barry K. Schwartz Barry K. Schwartz Barry K. Schwartz is an American businessman, Thoroughbred racehorse owner, and a former horse racing industry executive. The son of a grocer who was murdered when Barry was twenty-one-years old, Schwartz grew up in a one-bedroom apartment in The Bronx...	1:09.60
2004	Papua	5	Michael Luzzi	Michael E. Hushion	Barry K. Schwartz Barry K. Schwartz Barry K. Schwartz is an American businessman, Thoroughbred racehorse owner, and a former horse racing industry executive. The son of a grocer who was murdered when Barry was twenty-one-years old, Schwartz grew up in a one-bedroom apartment in The Bronx...	1:10.40
2003	Papua	4	Richard Migliore	Michael E. Hushion	Barry K. Schwartz Barry K. Schwartz Barry K. Schwartz is an American businessman, Thoroughbred racehorse owner, and a former horse racing industry executive. The son of a grocer who was murdered when Barry was twenty-one-years old, Schwartz grew up in a one-bedroom apartment in The Bronx...	1:10.60
2002	Vodka	5	Heberto Castillo, Jr. Heberto Castillo, Jr. Heberto Castillo, Jr. is a retired jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He was born into a family involved in the sport. His father was a jockey and his mother Gloria was a horse trainer in Florida. His sister, Rita, married jockey José Santos in 1997.In 1986, Castillo, Jr...	John O. Hertler	Joseph W. Gerrity, Jr.	1:11.10
2001	Say Florida Sandy	7	Joe Bravo Joe Bravo (jockey) Joe Bravo is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. The son and grandson of jockeys, he began his professional career in Thoroughbred flat racing at Calder Race Course in Miami Gardens, Florida during the latter end of 1988.According to his NTRA profile, Joe Bravo has dominated the New...	Juan Serey	John Rotella	1:09.40
2000	Kashatreya	6	Octavio Vergara	John O. Hertler	Seymour Cohn	1:09.40
1999	Kashatreya	5	Julio Pezua	John O. Hertler	Seymour Cohn	1:10.20
1998	Thepromonroe	6	Chuck C. Lopez Chuck C. Lopez Charles C. "Chuck" Lopez is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Recorded as "Charles," he is the son of jockey Carlos Lopez, Sr....	Michael E. Hushion	Barry K. Schwartz Barry K. Schwartz Barry K. Schwartz is an American businessman, Thoroughbred racehorse owner, and a former horse racing industry executive. The son of a grocer who was murdered when Barry was twenty-one-years old, Schwartz grew up in a one-bedroom apartment in The Bronx...	1:10.00
1997	Stalwart Member	4	Herb McCauley Herb McCauley W. Herbert McCauley is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who has been called "one of the most talented and aggressive riders of his generation" by John Piesen, an odds-maker for the New York Post and the Daily Racing Form. While still a small boy, Herb McCauley began riding horses on...	Howard Tesher Howard M. Tesher Howard M. Tesher Howard M. Tesher Howard M. Tesher (born c. 1935 in Miami, Florida is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer. A journalism graduate from the University of Florida, he began his career training Thoroughbreds in 1961. Among his numerous important wins, Tesher won the 1986...	Edwin Watchel	1:08.60
1996	Crafty Alfel	8	Frank Alvarado	Charles Carlesimo	James Fabricature	1:09.80
1995	Crafty Alfel	7	Julio Pezua	Charles Carlesimo	James Fabricature	1:11.20
1994	Fabersham	6	Richard Migliore	Gasper Moschera	Barbara J. Davis	1:12.00
1993	Detox	4	Mike E. Smith	Michael W. Downing	Charles J. Murphy Jr.	1:10.40
1992	Argyle Lake	6	Dennis Carr	Peter Ferriola	James Riccio	1:11.00
1991	Argyle Lake	5	Herb McCauley Herb McCauley W. Herbert McCauley is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who has been called "one of the most talented and aggressive riders of his generation" by John Piesen, an odds-maker for the New York Post and the Daily Racing Form. While still a small boy, Herb McCauley began riding horses on...	Peter Ferriola	James Riccio	1:10.60
1990	Appealing Guy	4	Jacinto Vasquez Jacinto Vásquez Jacinto Vásquez is a retired Hall of Fame thoroughbred jockey. He rode two Kentucky Derby winners, Foolish Pleasure in 1975 and Genuine Risk in 1980, but may be best known as the regular jockey for the great filly Ruffian.-Biography:...	Gary Sciacca Gary Sciacca Gary Sciacca is an American horse trainer in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing.Sciacca earned his first win as a professional trainer on October 21, 1981 at New York's Aqueduct Racetrack...	Vincent McGuire	1:08.80
1989	Notebook	4	Angel Cordero, Jr.	D. Wayne Lukas D. Wayne Lukas Darrell Wayne Lukas is a former educator who became one of the most successful horse trainers in American Thoroughbred horse racing history and a U.S...	Eugene V. Klein Eugene V. Klein Eugene Victor Klein was an American businessman who was Chairman of the Board of Directors and chief stockholder of National General Corp., an insurance and entertainment company based in Los Angeles, California...	1:10.80
1988	Summer Tale	5	Nick Santagata	Peter Ferriola	Gold'N'Oats Stable	1:11.20
1987	Landing Plot	4	Jose A. Santos	Arthur Wendel	Triad Stable	1:11.00
1986	Hamlet	6	Robbie Davis Robbie Davis Robbie Glen Davis is a retired American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.-Early life:Davis grew up in a single parent household forced onto welfare, something that would impact him for the rest of his life....	Peter Ferriola	Vee-Pee-Jay Stable	1:10.80
1985	Elegant Life	5	Jorge Velasquez Jorge Velasquez Jorge Velásquez is a thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey.Jorge Velasquez career in thoroughbred racing began in his native Panama but as a teenager moved to the United States...	Michael Brice	Irma Brice	1:10.80
1984	Columbia Holme	4	Ruben Hernandez	Ramon M. Hernandez	Assunta Louis Farm	1:10.20
1983	Master Digby	4	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Howard Tesher Howard M. Tesher Howard M. Tesher Howard M. Tesher Howard M. Tesher (born c. 1935 in Miami, Florida is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer. A journalism graduate from the University of Florida, he began his career training Thoroughbreds in 1961. Among his numerous important wins, Tesher won the 1986...	Jerome Brody	1:10.40
1982	Accipiter's Hope	4	Nick Santagata	Stephen L. DiMauro	Harold I. Snyder	1:12.20
1981	Kim's Chance	5	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Steven T. Jerkens	Rodger E. Leslie	1:11.40
1980	Kim's Chance	4	Ruben Hernandez	Steven T. Jerkens	Rodger E. Leslie	1:12.40
1979	Billy Redcoat	5	Joseph Brocklebank	R. Von Skopczynski, Jr.	Victoria Sloma	1:11.40