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Fourstardave Handicap Race Facts
- Location: Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, NY
- Inaugural Race: 1985
- Distance: 1 mile (8 furlongs)
- Track Type: Left-handed, Turf
- Age Qualifications: Three-year-olds and older
- 2022 Purse: $500,000
- 2022 Race Date: Saturday, August 13th
2022 Fourstardave Handicap Race Results
| POST | HORSE | JOCKEY / TRAINER | WIN / PLACE / SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casa Creed | Luis Saez / William I. Mott | $10.40 / $3.30 / $2.30 |
| 3 | Regal Glory | Jose L. Ortiz / Chad C. Brown | $2.40 / $2.10 |
| 4 | Masen (GB) | Flavien Prat / Chad C. Brown | $2.30 |
| 5 | Get Smokin | Javier Castellano / Mark E. Casse | |
| 2 | Front Run the Fed | Irad Ortiz, Jr. / Caio Caramori |
Exotic Payoffs:
- $1.00 Exacta (1-3) Paid: $8.90
- $0.50 Trifecta (1-3-4) Paid: $8.10
- $0.10 Superfecta (1-3-4-5) Paid: $2.87
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Fourstardave Handicap Race History
The Fourstardave Handicap is a Grade I race run each year at the Saratoga Race Course in New York. Inaugurated as the Daryl’s Joy Stakes in 1985, the race is contested at 1 mile and is open to horses three-years-old and up.
In 1997, the race was renamed for famed New York horse and two time winner Fourstar Dave, who notched a win at Saratoga each year of his career. Nicknamed “The Sultan of Saratoga”, he is one of three horses with the distinct honor of being buried at the racecourse.
The races past winners feature several notable horses, including:
- Lure (1993) – 2 time Breeders’ Cup Mile winner and Hall of Fame inductee
- Da Hoss (1996) – 2 time Breeders’ Cup Mile winner
- Leroidesanimaux (2005) – 2005 American Champion Male Turf Horse
- Wise Dan (2012 & 2013) – 2 time US Horse of the Year
- World Approval (2017) – 2005 Breeders Cup Mile winner and American Champion Male Turf Horse
Wise Dan (2012 & 2013), Fourstardave (1990 & 1991) and Got Stormy (2019 & 2021) have notched a record two wins at the race. Jockey John R. Velasquez has won the race an impressive nine times, while William I. Mott earned the record for most wins by a trainer with five.
Fourstardave Handicap Past Winners
| Year | Winner | Jockey / Trainer | Distance / Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Casa Creed | Luis Saez / William I. Mott | 1 M / 1:34.20 |
| 2021 | Got Stormy | Tyler Gaffalione / Mark E. Casse | 1 M / 1:33.09 |
| 2020 | Halladay | Luis Saez / Todd Pletcher | 1 M / 1:33.32 |
| 2019 | Got Stormy | Ricardo Santana Jr. / Mark E. Casse | 1 M / 1:32.00 |
| 2018 | Voodoo Song | Jose Lezcano / Linda L. Rice | 1 M / 1:35.96 |
| 2017 | World Approval | Manuel Franco / Mark E. Casse | 1 M / 1:37.65 |
| 2016 | Tourist | Joel Rosario / William I. Mott | 1 M / 1:34.29 |
| 2015 | Grand Arch | Luis Saez / Brian A. Lynch | 1 M / 1:34.65 |
| 2014 | Seek Again | Joel Rosario / William I. Mott | 1 M / 1:33.25 |
| 2013 | Wise Dan | John R. Velazquez / Charles LoPresti | 1 M / 1:34.00 |
| 2012 | Wise Dan | John R. Velazquez / Charles LoPresti | 1 M / 1:37.30 |
| 2011 | Sidney's Candy | John R. Velazquez / Todd A. Pletcher | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:43.25 |
| 2010 | Get Stormy | Javier Castellano / Thomas M. Bush | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:39.09 |
| 2009 | Justenuffhumor | Alan Garcia / Kiaran P. McLaughlin | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:42.83 |
| 2008 | Red Giant | John R. Velazquez / Todd A. Pletcher | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:41.93 |
| 2007 | Silver Tree | Kent J. Desormeaux / William I. Mott | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:41.88 |
| 2006 | Remarkable News (VEN) | Javier Castellano / Angel A. Penna Jr. | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:40.81 |
| 2005 | Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) | John R. Velazquez / Robert J. Frankel | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:39.92 |
| 2004 | Nothing to Lose | John R. Velazquez / Robert J. Frankel | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:39.50 |
| 2003 | Trademark (SAF) | Richard Migliore / Kiaran P. McLaughlin | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:39.29 |
| 2002 | Capsized | José A. Santos / Lisa L. Lewis | 1 1⁄8 M / 1:50.90 |
| 2001 | Dr. Kashnikow | John R. Velazquez / John C. Kimmel | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:39.30 |
| 2000 | Hap | Jerry D. Bailey / William I. Mott | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:40.24 |
| 1999 | Comic Strip | Pat Day / Neil J. Howard | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:41.76 |
| 1998 | Wild Event | Mark Guidry / Louis M. Goldfine | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:39.25 |
| 1997 | Soviet Line (IRE) | Pat Day / Kiaran P. McLaughlin | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:39.99 |
| 1996 | Da Hoss | John R. Velazquez / Michael W. Dickinson | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:40.54 |
| 1995 | Pride of Summer | Eddie Maple / Anthony J. Bizelia | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:40.85 |
| 1994 | A in Sociology | Jean-Luc Samyn / Philip G. Johnson | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:41.23 |
| 1993 | Lure | Mike E. Smith / Claude R. McGaughey III | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:40.84 |
| 1992 | Now Listen | John R. Velazquez / Robert J. Frankel | 1 M / 1:36.64 |
| 1991 | Fourstardave | Mike E. Smith / Leo O'Brien | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:38.80 |
| 1990 | Fourstardave | Mike E. Smith / Leo O'Brien | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:41.20 |
| 1989 (Division 1) | Steinlen (GB) | Ángel Cordero Jr. / D. Wayne Lukas | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:41.00 |
| 1989 (Division 2) | Highland Springs | Edgar S. Prado / Barclay Tagg | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:41.60 |
| 1988 | San's the Shadow | Ángel Cordero Jr. / Timothy A. Hills | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:40.00 |
| 1987 (Division 1) | Persian Mews (IRE) | José A. Santos / Thomas J. Skiffington | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:42.00 |
| 1987 (Division 2) | Duluth | Jean Cruguet / Flint S. Schulhofer | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:42.80 |
| 1986 | Mourjane (IRE) | José A. Santos / Thomas J. Skiffington | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:42.80 |
| 1985 | Roving Minstrel | Ángel Cordero Jr. / Larry A. Kelly | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:45.40 |