Affectionately Handicap


The Affectionately Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run between 1976 and 2015 at New York's Aqueduct Race Track.
The one and one-sixteenth mile listed stakes event was for fillies and mares, three-years-old and up, offering a purse of $100,000 added. Through 2004 it was a Grade III Stakes.
The race was named for the great racing filly Affectionately. She was ranked Number 81 in the 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.

Records

Speed record:
  • 1:41.87 @ 1-1/16 miles: Sweetzie
Most wins:
  • Plankton
  • Zonk
Most wins by a jockey:
  • 3 - José A. Santos
Most wins by a trainer:
Most wins by an owner:
  • 2 - Barry K. Schwartz
  • 2 - Fox Hill Farms, Inc.

    Past winners

  • 2013 – Twice the Lady
  • 2012 – Love and Pride
  • 2011 – No race?
  • 2010 – Tidal Dance
  • 2009 – Yet Again
  • 2008 – Stage Luck
  • 2007 – Great Intentions
  • 2006 – Bohemian Lady
  • 2005 – Saintliness
  • 2004 – Austin's Mom
  • 2003 – Zonk
  • 2002 – Zonk
  • 2001 – Pentatonic
  • 2000 – Theresa the Teacha
  • 1999 – Biding Time
  • 1998 – Sweetzie
  • 1997 – Mil Kilates
  • 1996 – Lotta Dancing
  • 1995 – Sea Ditty
  • 1994 – Poolesta
  • 1993 – Hilbys Brite Flite
  • 1992 – Get Lucky
  • 1991 – My Treasure
  • 1990 – Naskra's Return
  • 1989 – Rose's Cantina
  • 1988 – Tricky Squaw
  • 1987 – Squan Song
  • 1986 – Lady On The Run
  • 1985 – Descent
  • 1985 – Sintrillium
  • 1984 – Am Capable
  • 1983 – Adept
  • 1983 – Polite Rebuff
  • 1982 – Perfect Poppy
  • 1981 – Plankton
  • 1980 – Plankton
  • 1979 – Kit's Double
  • 1978 – One Sum
  • 1977 – Shy Dawn
  • 1977 – Illiterate
  • 1976 – Proud Delta