Affectionately Handicap
The Affectionately Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run at New York’s Aqueduct Race Track in mid-January each year.
The one and one sixteenth mile ungraded stakes event is for fillies and mares, three-years-old and up, offering a purse of $75,000 added.
In its 33nd running in 2008, the Affectionately is named for the great racing filly Affectionately. Number 81 in Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century, Affectionately was called the “Queen of Aqueduct” during her racing days.
In 1976, the race was run at one mile. In 1977, 1983, and 1985, it was run in two divisions.
Past winners
- 2008 – Stage Luck (Stewart Elliott)
- 2007 - Great Intentions (5) (Norberto Arroyo Jr.)
- 2006 – Bohemian Lady (5) (Jose Santos)
- 2005 – Saintliness (5) (Richard Migliore)
- 2004 – Austin’s Mom (4) (Pablo Fragoso)
- 2003 – Zonk (5) (Charles Lopez)
- 2002 – Zonk (4) (Charles Lopez)
- 2001 – Pentatonic (6) (Aaron Gryder)
- 2000 – Theresa the Teacha (5) (Herberto Castillo, Jr.)
- 1999 – Biding Time (5) (Aaron Gryder)
- 1998 – Sweetzie (6) (Julio Pezua)
- 1997 – Mil Kilates (4) (Jorge Chavez)
- 1996 – Lotta Dancing (5) (H. Castillo, Jr.)
- 1995 – Sea Ditty (4) (Art Madrid, Jr.)
- 1994 – Poolesta (5) (Frank Lovato, Jr.)
- 1993 – Hilbys Brite Flite (4) (John Velazquez)
- 1992 – Get Lucky (4) (Mike E. Smith)
- 1991 – My Treasure (4) (Carlos Lopez)
- 1990 – Naskra’s Return (4) (Mike Smith)
- 1989 – Rose’s Cantina (5) (Eddie Maple)
- 1988 – Tricky Squaw (5) (Jose Santos)
- 1987 – Squan Song (6) (Jose Santos)
- 1986 – Lady On The Run (4) (Angel Cordero, Jr.)
- 1985 – Descent (5) (Robert Thibeau, Jr.)
- 1985 – Sintrillium (7) (Robbie Davis)
- 1984 – Am Capable (4) (Angel Cordero, Jr.)
- 1983 – Adept (4) (Karen Rogers)
- 1983 – Polite Rebuff (4) (Frank Lovato, Jr.)
- 1982 – Perfect Poppy (5) (Victor Molina)
- 1981 – Plankton (5) (Ruben Hernandez)
- 1980 – Plankton (4) (R. Hernandez)
- 1979 – Kit’s Double (6) (Antonio Graell)
- 1978 – One Sum (4) (R. Hernandez)
- 1977 – Shy Dawn (6) (Daryl Montoya)
- 1977 – Illiterate (5) (Steve Cauthen)
- 1976 – Proud Delta (4) (Jorge Velasquez)