Fort Marcy Handicap

Fort Marcy Handicap

The Fort Marcy Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in the Spring at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. A Grade IIIT race, it is open to horses three-years-old and up and is raced on turf over a distance of 1 1/16 miles. The event currently offers a purse of $100,000 added.

The race is named for the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame horse, Fort Marcy.

Recent winners of the Fort Marcy Handicap

* 2008 - Silver Tree (8) (Edgar Prado)
* 2007 - Woodlander (5) (Alan Garcia)
* 2006 - Foreverness (7) (Eibar Coa)
* 2005 - Better Talk Now (6) (Ramon Dominquez)
* 2004 - Chilly Rooster (Shannon Uske)
* 2003 - Saint Verre
* 2002 - Pyrus
* 2001 - Strategic Mission

References

* [http://www.nyra.com/index_aqueduct.html Aqueduct Racetrack at the NYRA]
* [http://www.nyra.com/aqueduct/Stakes/FortMarcy.html Fort Marcy Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack]


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