The Forego Handicap
33rd Running on Saturday, September 1, 2012
3-years-old & Up $500,000 added  7 Furlongs   Grade:I
Year Horse Wt. Time Owner Trainer Jockey Value
2011 Jackson Bend (4) 124 01:22.08 Robert V. LaPenta and Fred J. Brei Nick Zito Corey Nakatani 150,000
2010 Here Comes Ben (4) 124 1:22.50 Marianne Chase, Brandon L. Chase Charles Lopresti Alex Solis 150,000
2009 Pyro (4) 124 01:21.48 Godolphin Racing LLC Saeed bin Suroor John Velazquez 180,000
2008 First Defence (4) 119 1:21.55 Juddmonte Farms Robert Frankel Channing Hill 150,000
2007 Midnight Lute (4) 117 01:21.06 M. Pegram, K. Watson, P. Weitman Bob Baffert Shaun Bridgmohan 150,000
2006 Pomeroy (5) 117 1:23.39 Silverleaf Farms Inc. Milton Wolfson John Velazquez 150,000
2005 Mass Media (4) 117 01:22.6 Gary and Mary West Stables, Inc. Robert J. Frankel Javier Castellano 150,000
2004 Midas Eyes (4) 117 1:22 1/5 Edmund A. Gann Robert Frankel Edgar Prado 150,000
2003 Aldebaran (5) 123 1:21 1/5 Flaxman Stable Robert Frankel Jerry Bailey 150,000
2002 Orientate (4) 122 1:15 3/5 Bob and Beverly Lewis D. Wayne Lukas Jerry Bailey 150,000
2001 Delaware Township (5) 116 1:15 2/5 New Farm Ben Perkins Jr. Jerry Bailey 150,000
2000 Shadow Caster (4) 113 1:15 Gatsas Stables John P. Terranova II Jorge Chavez 150000
1999 Crafty Friend (6) 119 1:21 1/5 Ahmed bin Salman John Kimmel Gary Stevens 150000
1998 Affirmed Success (4) 115 1:21 4/5 Albert Fried Jr. Richard Schosberg Jorge Chavez 120000
1997 Score A Birdie (6) 113 1:22 2/5 Joseph Imbesi Guadalupe Preciado Herb McCauley 120000
1996 Langfuhr (4) 110 1:21 4/5 Gustav Schickedanz Michael Keogh Jorge Chavez 90000
1995 Not Surprising (5) 121 1:21 4/5 Robert Van Worp Judson Van Worp Robbie Davis 64200
1994 American Chance (5) 113 1:22 3/5 John D Gunther David Carroll Pat Day 66000
1993 Birdonthewire (4) 117 1:21 4/5 Robert Kaufman Philip M. Serpe Mike Smith 73080
1992 Rubiano (5) 124 1:22 2/5 Centennial Farms Flint S. Schulhofer Julie Krone 70080
1991 Housebuster (4) 126 1:21 Robert P. Levy Warren A. Croll Craig Perret 69480
1990 Lay Down (6) 113 1:22 4/5 Ogden Mills Phipps Claude R. McGaughey Chris Antley 51840
1989 Quick Call (5) 116 1:21 4/5 Lynda S. Stokes Sidney Watters Jr. Pat Day 67920
1988 Quick Call (4) 110 l:21 Lynda S. Stokes Sidney Watters Jr. Pat Day 68520
1987 Groovy (4) 132 1:21 4/5 Prestonwood Farm Jose A. Martin Angel Cordero Jr. 81060
1986 Groovy (3) 118 1:21 1/5 John A. Ballis Jose A. Martin Jose Santos 83820
1985 Ziggy's Boy (3) 115 1:21 1/5 John B. Singer Walter A. Kelley Angel Cordero Jr. 66510
1984 Mugatea (4) 111 1:22 2/5 Paul Hoffman John O. Hertler Robbie Davis 53370
1983 Maudlin (5) 119 1:21 3/5 Tartan Stable Jan Nerud Angel Cordero Jr. 32580
1982 Engine One (4) 112 1:21 1/5 Benjamin Ferguson II Sylvester E. Veitch Ruben Hernandez 33360
1981 Fappiano (4) 119 1:33 4/5 John Nerud Jan Nerud Angel Cordero Jr. 50220
1980 Tanthem (5) 114 1:35 Ronald Worswick Doug Worswick Jorge Velasquez 51030

The FOREGO Handicap was named for Martha Gerry's three-time Horse of the Year (1974-1976) and four-time Champion Handicap Horse (1974-77). Forego was also Champion Sprinter in 1974. The big gelding raced until he was seven years old, and over the years won four runnings of the Woodward, two editions of the Metropolitan, and the 1976 Marlboro Cup with 137 pounds. In that Marlboro Cup, he came charging through the stretch to nip Honest Pleasure in one of racing's most thrilling moments. Forego was trained by Sherrill Ward until he took ill late in 1975 and Frank Whiteley took over Martha Gerry's stable.
Run at one mile prior in 1980 and 1981; at seven furlongs from 1982 to 1999. Run at Belmont Park prior to 1984.