New Orleans Classic Stakes

The New Orleans Classic Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana. Open to horses four years old and up, the race is run at a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the dirt. It currently offers a purse of $400,000.

New Orleans Classic Stakes
Grade II race
LocationFair Grounds Race Course
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Inaugurated1924
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewww.fairgroundsracecourse.com
Race information
Distance1+18 miles (9 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationFour-years-old & up
Weight124 lbs. with allowances
Purse$400,000

Due to flooding as a result of Hurricane Katrina, the 2006 edition of the New Orleans Handicap was run at Louisiana Downs in Bossier City, Louisiana.

Historical notes

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Wild Again, the winner of the first Breeders' Cup Classic, took this race in 1984, and Mineshaft won this race during his 2003 Horse of the Year campaign.

Records

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Speed record: (at current distance of 1+18 miles)

  • 1:47.64 - Nates Mineshaft (2012)

Most wins:

  • 2 - Marriage (1943, 1944)
  • 2 - Tenacious (1958, 1959)
  • 2 - Honor Medal (1987, 1988)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

  • 6 - Dorothy Dorsett Brown (1950, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1967, 1983)

Winners

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Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner
Dist.
(Miles)
Time Purse $ Gr.
2024 Red Route One 4 Joel Rosario Steven M. Asmussen Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC 1-1/8 m 1:49.14 $400,000 G2
2023 West Will Power 6 Flavien Prat Brad Cox Gary and Mary West 1-1/8 m 1:47.95 $400,000 G2
2022 Olympiad 4 Junior Alvarado William Mott Grandview Equine, Cheyenne Stable, LLC and LNJ Foxwoods 1-1/8 m 1:47.74 $400,000 G2
2021 Chess Chief 5 Luis Saez Dallas Stewart Estate of James J. Coleman Jr. 1-1/8 m 1:49.24 $400,000 G2
2020 By My Standards 4 Gabriel Saez Bret Calhoun Allied Racing Stable 1-1/8 m 1:50.27 $400,000 G2
2019 Core Beliefs 4 Florent Geroux Peter Eurton Gary Broad 1-1/8 m 1:51.36 $400,000 G2
2018 Good Samaritan 4 Joel Rosario William Mott WinStar Farm 1-1/8 m 1:49.87 $400,000 G2
2017 Honorable Duty 5 James Graham Brendan Walsh DARRS Inc. 1-1/8 m 1:48.35 $400,000 G2
2016 S'maverlous 6 Jose Lezcano Michael J. Maker Gata Racing Stable (John Huber) 1-1/8 m 1:50.06 $400,000 G2
2015 Call Me George 5 James Graham Grant T. Forster Clint Joiner, Matt Bond, Jim Curry 1-1/8 m 1:51.07 $396,000 G2
2014 Palace Malice 4 Mike E. Smith Todd Pletcher Dogwood Stable 1-1/8 m 1:48.93 $400,000 G2
2013 Graydar 5 Edgar Prado Todd Pletcher Twin Creeks Racing Stables LLC (Steve Davison) 1-1/8 m 1:49.16 $400,000 G2
2012 Nates Mineshaft 5 Jesse M. Campbell Austin K. Smith Windy Hill Farm (Scott & Pete Reiman) 1-1/8 m 1:47.64 $400,000 G2
2011 Mission Impazible 4 Garrett K. Gomez Todd Pletcher Twin Creeks Racing Stables LLC (Steve Davison) 1-1/8 m 1:49.02 $400,000 G2
2010 Battle Plan 5 Javier Castellano Todd Pletcher Overbrook Farm 1-1/8 m 1:49.33 $300,000 G2
2009 Macho Again 4 Robby Albarado Dallas Stewart West Point Thoroughbreds, Inc. (Terry Finley, CEO) 1-1/8 m 1:50.21 $500,000 G2
2008 Circular Quay 4 Garrett Gomez Todd A. Pletcher Michael & Doreen Tabor 1-1/8 m 1:49.80 $500,000 G2
2007 Master Command 5 John Velazquez Todd Pletcher Aaron & Marie Jones 1-1/8 m 1:49.89 $500,000 G2
2006 Brass Hat 5 Willie Martinez William B. Bradley Fred F. Bradley 1-1/8 m 1:51.35 $435,600 G2
2005 Badge of Silver 5 Jerry Bailey Robert J. Frankel Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey 1-1/8 m 1:48.78 $500,000 G2
2004 Peace Rules 4 Jerry Bailey Robert J. Frankel Edmund A. Gann 1-1/8 m 1:48.61 $500,000 G2
2003 Mineshaft 4 Robby Albarado Neil J. Howard William S. Farish III et al. 1-1/8 m 1:48.92 $500,000 G2
2002 Parade Leader 5 Corey Lanerie Neil J. Howard William S. Farish III & E. J. Hudson, Jr. 1-1/8 m 1:50.44 $500,000 G2
2001 Include 4 Jerry Bailey Bud Delp Robert E. Meyerhoff 1-1/8 m 1:49.00 $500,000 G2
2000 Allen's Oop 5 Eddie Martin Jr. Dallas Keen James D. Jackson 1-1/8 m 1:48.80 $500,000 G3
1999 Precocity 5 Willie Martinez Bobby C. Barnett John A. Franks 1-1/8 m 1:49.00 $500,000 G3
1998 Phantom On Tour 4 Larry Melancon Lynn S. Whiting W. Cal Partee 1-1/8 m 1:48.13 $500,000 G3
1997 Isitingood 6 David Flores Bob Baffert Michael E. Pegram & Terry Henn 1-1/8 m 1:48.40 $300,000 G3
1996 Scotts Scoundrel 4 Ronald Ardoin Bret Thomas Virgil Huskey 1-1/8 m 1:49.80 $250,000 G3
1995 Concern 4 Mike E. Smith Richard W. Small Robert E. Meyerhoff 1-1/8 m 1:49.40 $200,000 G3
1994 Brother Brown 4 Pat Day Ron Goodridge Bowline & Cohrs 1-1/8 m 1:48.80 $200,000 G3
1993 Latin American 5 Garrett Gomez Robert Marshall Robert Marshall 1-1/8 m 1:49.20 $150,000 G3
1992 Jarraar 5 Bobby Walker Jr. Thomas M. Amoss Sapphire Reg. Stb. & Richard C. Colton Jr. 1-1/8 m 1:48.80 $100,000 G3
1991 Silver Survivor 5 Larry Melancon Glenn Hild Carolyn Manning 1-1/8 m 1:50.00 $100,000 G3
1990 Festive 5 Bobby Walker Jr. Thomas M. Amoss John A. Franks 1-1/8 m 1:50.40 $100,000 G3
1989 Galba 5 Antonio Castanon Neil D. Drysdale Clover Racing Stable (Jamie Schloss, President) 1-1/8 m 1:51.20 $100,000 G2
1988 Honor Medal 7 Pat Day Neil D. Drysdale Lettuce Farm 1-1/8 m 1:50.00 $100,000 G2
1987 Honor Medal 6 Russell Baze Neil D. Drysdale Lettuce Farm 1-1/8 m 1:52.20 $100,000 G2
1986 Herat 4 Rafael Meza Jack Van Berg Jack Van Berg 1-1/4 m 2:01.80 $200,000 G2
1985 Westheimer 4 Larry Snyder William I. Mott Michael G. Rutherford 1-1/4 m 2:01.80 $200,000 G2
1984 Wild Again 4 Pat Day Vincent Timphony Black Chip Stables (William Allen, Ron Volkman, Terry Beall) 1-1/4 m 2:02.00 $200,000 G2
1983 Listcapade 4 E. J. Perrodin Dewey Smith Dorothy D. Brown 1-1/4 m 2:03.20 $200,000 G2
1982 It's The One 5 Walter Guerra Laz Barrera Flying Horse Stable & Amin Saiden 1-1/4 m 2:01.80 $200,000 G2
1981 Sun Catcher 4 Alonzo Guajardo Dianne Carpenter Sundance Stable (Dianne Carpenter) 1-1/4 m 2:03.40 $150,000 G2
1980 Pool Court 5 Ronald Ardoin Harry Trotsek Al Wagner & Ed Seltzer 1-1/4 m 2:04.60 $125,000 G3
1979 A Letter To Harry 5 Ed Delahoussaye John T. Oxley Raymond F. Salmen 1-1/4 m 2:02.60 $125,000 G3
1978 Life's Hope 5 Chris McCarron Laz Barrera Harbor View Farm 1-1/4 m 2:02.20 $122,500 G3
1977 Tudor Tambourine 4 Angelo Trosclair Joseph E. Broussard Charles Cohen & Ruth Fertel 1-1/8 m 1:49.80 $110,000 G3
1976 Master Derby 4 Darrel McHargue Smiley Adams Golden Chance Farm (Robert E. Lehmann) 1-1/8 m 1:50.00 $100,000 G3
1975 Lord Rebeau 4 Carlos H. Marquez William Hightower Paul Cresci 1-1/8 m 1:50.60 $100,000 G3
1974 Smooth Dancer 4 Larry Adams John O. Meaux Harvey Peltier Sr. 1-1/8 m 1:50.60 $75,000 G3
1973 Combat Ready 4 Leroy Moyers David Erb Albert Stall Sr. 1-1/8 m 1:51.00 $75,000 G3
1972 Urgent Message 4 Gene St. Leon Jose A. Martin Gustave Ring 1-1/8 m 1:49.80 $75,000
1971 Rio Bravo 5 Fernando Valdizan Dewey Smith T. Allie & J. E. Grissom 1-1/8 m 1:48.80 $75,000
1970 Etony 5 Phil Rubbico George Geier Sam Gray & George Schmeideskamp 1-1/8 m 1:49.20 $75,000
1969 Miracle Hill 5 David E. Whited Dewey Smith T. Allie & J. E. Grissom 1-1/8 m 1:54.80 $70,700
1968 Diplomat Way 4 Leroy Moyers John O. Meaux Harvey Peltier Sr. 1-1/8 m 1:49.20 $63,800
1967 Cabildo 4 Jimmy Combest Alcee Richard Dorothy D. Brown 1-1/8 m 1:49.60 $69,100
1966 Just About 4 Leroy Moyers Jack M. Bradley Alice E. Hill 1-1/8 m 1:48.80 $77,000
1965 Valiant Man 6 Bobby Ussery Joseph H. Pierce Jr. Ed & Harry Seltzer 1-1/8 m 1:49.20 $64,000
1964 Green Hornet 5 Ray Broussard Alcee Richard Dorothy Dorsett Brown 1-1/8 m 1:50.20 $61,500
1963 Endymion 4 Jimmy Nichols Sylvester Veitch George D. Widener Jr. 1-1/8 m 1:51.40 $50,000
1962 Yorktown 5 Jimmy Nichols Sylvester Veitch George D. Widener Jr. 1-1/8 m 1:50.60 $50,000
1961 Greek Star 6 Ray Broussard Charles V. Reynolds Sidney M. Barton 1-1/8 m 1:49.80 $58,150
1960 Tudor Era 7 Robert Stevenson Arnold N. Winick Mrs. Herbert Herff 1-1/8 m 1:50.80 $58,900
1959 Tenacious 5 Ray Broussard John B. Theall Dorothy Dorsett Brown 1-1/8 m 1:50.20 $62,500
1958 Tenacious 4 Ray Broussard John B. Theall Dorothy Dorsett Brown 1-1/8 m 1:51.00 $61,900
1957 Kingmaker 4 Sam Boulmetis Sr. William C. Winfrey Happy Hill Farm 1-1/8 m 1:50.20 $60,600
1956 Find 6 Eric Guerin William C. Winfrey Alfred G. Vanderbilt II 1-1/8 m 1:52.40 $63,900
1955 Sea O' Erin 4 Kenneth Church Harry Trotsek Hasty House Farm 1-1/8 m 1:50.20 $62,900
1954 Grover B 5 Paul J. Bailey Thomas P. Morgan Thomas P. Morgan 1-1/8 m 1:52.00 $50,000
1953 Smoke Screen 6 Gerald Porch Conn McCreary Reverie Knoll Farm (Freeman Keys) 1-1/16 m 1:44.00 $50,000
1952 Oil Capitol 5 Kenneth Church Harry Trotsek Hasty House Farm 1-1/16 m 1:44.20 $25,000
1951 Mount Marcy 6 Kenneth Church Sylvester Veitch Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney 1-1/16 m 1:44.80 $25,000
1950 Red Camelia 4 Pat Milligan John B. Theall Dorothy Dorsett Brown 1-1/16 m 1:49.40 $25,000
1949 My Request 4 Claude Erickson James P. Conway Florence Whitaker 1-1/16 m 1:44.40 $25,000
1948 Star Reward 4 Steve Brooks Jack C. Hodgins Dixiana Stable 1-1/16 m 1:48.80 $25,000
1947 Earshot 4 Frank S. Moon Arthur F. Skelton William G. Helis 1-1/16 m 1:44.80 $25,000
1946 Hillyer Court 4 Willie Lee Johnson Ken Force Jr. Bernard Seroy 1-1/16 m 1:45.20 $25,000
1945 Race not held
1944 Marriage 8 Jesse Higley Rene A. Coward Rene A. Coward & Carl L. Dupuy 1-1/16 m 1:45.00 $25,000
1943 Marriage 7 Arthur Craig Rene A. Coward Rene A. Coward & Carl L. Dupuy 1-1/16 m 1:43.80 $28,000
1941 - 1942 Race not held
1940 Rough Diamond 8 Arnold Sorsen Clyde Troutt Clyde Troutt 1-1/16 m 1:49.20 $1,200
1939 Chance Sweet 4 Johnny Oros Eugene Drillon Eugene Drillon 1-1/16 m 1:46.80 $1,500
1938 Novelette 3 Vincent Nodarse Clyde Troutt Clyde Troutt 1-1/16 m 1:47.00 $2,000
1937 Skeeter 3 Frank Ritz Charles S. Bancroft Charles S. Bancroft 1 m 1:41.80 $1,500
1936 Julia Grant 4 Homer Spears Rene A. Coward Rene A. Coward 1m,70yds 1:47.40 $1,000
1935 Jesting 5 Sterling Young Chester J. Bild Chester J. Bild 1 m 1:39.40 $600
1934 Slapped 4 Leon "Buddy" Haas Ben A. Jones Leonard Wilson 1-1/8 m 1:53.60 $2,000
1933 Rocky News 5 Johnny Kacala Joseph F. Patterson Audley Farm Stable 1-1/16 m 1:52.60 $2,000
1932 Spanish Play 4 Charles Landolt Charles H. Knebelkamp Charles H. Knebelkamp & Richard S. Morris 1-1/8 m 1:54.80 $2,000
1931 Jimmy Moran 4 Eugene James Mose Goldblatt Mose Goldblatt 1-1/16 m 1:45.80 $10,775
1930 Donnay 4 Eddie Steffen Frank M. Taylor Rancocas Stable 1-1/16 m 1:45.20 $12,225
1929 Vermajo 3 Anthony Pascuma Charles E. Durnell Three D's Stock Farm 1-1/16 m 1:46.40 $42,100
1928 Justice F 4 Anthony Pascuma Doc Riddle William Daniel 1-1/16 m 1:45.80 $70,000
1927 Cotlogomor 5 Charles Allen Albert G. Woodman Coventry Stable (S. A. Cowan) 1-1/16 m 1:50.20 $50,000
1926 Nurmi 3 J. Thomas Clyde Phillips Greentree Stable 1-1/16 m 1:47.00 $39,000
1925 Quatrain 3 Eddie Legere Thomas J. Harmon Frederick Johnson 1-1/16 m 1:44.60 $25,000
1924 Fredericktown 3 Ivan Parke William H. Fizer Henry Stark 1 m 1:40.60 $2,000

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