Bold Ruler Handicap

The Bold Ruler Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the end of October at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, Queens, New York. A Grade III event, it is contested on dirt at a distance of six furlongs.

Bold Ruler Handicap

Grade III race
Location	Aqueduct Racetrack Queens, New York, United States
Inaugurated	1976
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	web.archive.org/web/20110608080954/http://www.nyra.com/aqueduct/Stakes/BoldRuler.shtml
Race information
Distance	6 furlong sprint
Surface	Dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Three-years-old & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$200,000

The race is named for U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Bold Ruler. The race was run as a handicap prior to 1981.

The Bold Ruler Handicap had been hosted by Belmont Park and was at Aqueduct Racetrack in 2001. It was moved back to the Aqueduct track for 2009. And to Belmont in 2010.

In the 1998 running, Kelly Kip, ridden by Jean-Luc Samyn, set an Aqueduct track record of 1:07.61 for the six furlongs distance. Samyn and Kelly Kip returned the following year to break that record, running the six furlongs in 1:07.54.

In 2009 the Bold Ruler was run at 7 furlongs.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:07.54 - Kelly Kip (1999)
• 1:21.24 - Matrooh (2015) at current distance

Most wins:

• 2 - Dave's Friend (1980, 1981)
• 2 - Kelly Kip (1998, 1999)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 3 - Angel Cordero, Jr. (1976, 1985, 1987)
• 3 - Jean-Luc Samyn (1977, 1998, 1999)
• 3 - Jose Lezcano (2009, 2011, 2013)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 3 - H. Allen Jerkens (1995, 1998, 1999)

Most wins by an owner:

• 3 - Hobeau Farm (1995, 1998, 1999)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2017	Tom's Ready	4	Joel Rosario	Dallas Stewart	G M B Racing	1:22.06
2016	Stallwalkin' Dude	6	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	David Jacobson	Head of Plains Partners/Jacobson	1:21.66
2015	Matrooh	5	Abel Castellano, Jr.	Chad C. Brown	Shadwell Stable	1:21.24
2014	Salutos Amigos	4	Cornelio Velasquez	David Jacobson	Jacobson/Southern Equine Stable	1:21.87
2013	Clearly Now	3	Jose Lezcano	Brian A. Lynch	Up Hill Stable	1:21.52
2012	Buffum	4	Eddie Castro	Thomas Albertrani	Godolphin Racing	1:21.68
2011	Calibrachoa	4	Jose Lezcano	Todd Pletcher	Mike Repole	1:21.32
2010	Bribon	7	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	Derrick Smith	1:22.36
2009	Le Gran Cru	4	Jose Lezcano	Allen Jerkens	Judson Streicher	1:22.19
2008	Lucky Island	4	Alan Garcia	Kiaran McLaughlin	Shadwell Racing	1:09.14
2007	Songster	4	Edgar Prado	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin Racing	1:08.80
2006	Tiger	5	Eibar Coa	James A. Jerkens	Susan & John Moore	1:08.49
2005	Uncle Camie	5	Richard Migliore	Michael E. Hushion	Carmine Telesca et al.	1:08.67
2004	Canadian Frontier	5	Javier Castellano	Stanley M. Hough	Joyce Robsham	1:08.97
2003	Shake You Down	5	Mike Luzzi	Scott A. Lake	Robert L. Cole, Jr.	1:08.47
2002	Left Bank	5	John Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	Michael Tabor	1:09.30
2001	Say Florida Sandy	7	Joe Bravo	Juan Serey	John Rotella	1:08.67
2000	Brutally Frank	6	Shaun Bridgmohan	Mitchell Friedman	Sunny Meadow Farm	1:08.64
1999	Kelly Kip	5	Jean-Luc Samyn	H. Allen Jerkens	Hobeau Farm	1:07.54
1998	Kelly Kip	4	Jean-Luc Samyn	H. Allen Jerkens	Hobeau Farm	1:07.61
1997	Punch Line	7	Robbie Davis	William Turner, Jr.	Althea Richards	1:08.80
1996	Lite The Fuse	5	Julie Krone	Richard Dutrow, Sr.	Richard Dutrow, Sr.	1:09.51
1995	Rizzi	4	Dale Beckner	H. Allen Jerkens	Hobeau Farm	1:08.91
1994	Chief Desire	4	John Velazquez	Michael E. Hushion	Charles G. Hagedorn	1:08.76
1993	Slerp	4	José A. Santos	Robert B. Hess, Jr.	Allan L. Richie	1:09.17
1992	Jolies Appeal	4	Herb McCauley	Gasper Moschera	John Thor	1:09.29
1991	Rousing Past	4	Nick Santagata	Carlos F. Martin	Tri Noble Stable	1:09.80
1990	Mr. Nickerson	4	Chris Antley	Mark J. Reid	Robert H. A. Nixon	1:09.20
1989	Pok Ta Pok	4	Richard Migliore	William Turner, Jr.	Barbara Turner	1:09.80
1988	King's Swan	8	Chris Antley	Richard Dutrow, Sr.	Alvin Akman	1:10.20
1987	Pine Tree Lane	5	Angel Cordero, Jr.	D. Wayne Lukas	Leonard D. Mathis	1:09.00
1986	Phone Trick	4	Jorge Velasquez	Richard Mandella	Howell Wynne	1:08.80
1985	Rocky Marriage	5	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Robert J. Frankel	Sidney L. Port	1:08.80
1984	Top Avenger	6	Antonio Graell	Jack D. Ludwig	John A. Franks	1:09.80
1983	Maudlin	5	Jerry D. Bailey	Jan H. Nerud	Tartan Stable	1:11.60
1982	Always Run Lucky	4	Jimmy Miranda	John P. Campo	Rockwood Stable	1:09.40
1981	Dave's Friend	6	Anthony Black	Robert L. Beall	John A. Franks	1:09.60
1980	Dave's Friend	5	Vince Bracciale, Jr.	Robert L. Beall	Robert L. Beall	1:09.80
1979	Star De Naskra	4	Jeffrey Fell	Richard D. Ferris	Carlyle J. Lancaster	1:09.20
1978	Half High	5	Angel Santiago	Edward Coletti	Leon J. Hekimian	1:09.40
1977	Jaipur's Gem	4	Jean-Luc Samyn	Philip G. Johnson	Jacqueline Crotty	1:09.60
1976	Chief Tamanaco	3	Angel Cordero, Jr.	James Iselin	Great Wolf Hill Farm	1:09.80

References

• The 2008 Bold Ruler Handicap at ESPN