First Flight Handicap

The First Flight Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in late June/early July at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. A Grade II event open to fillies and Mares, ages three and older, it is contested on dirt over a distance of seven furlongs.
The race is named in honor of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney's American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly of 1946. First [Flight (racehorse)|First Flight] won the Matron Stakes, and beat male opponents in winning the Belmont Futurity Stakes.
Inaugurated in 1978, the race has been hosted by Aqueduct Racetrack and Belmont Park:

Aqueduct – 1978–1989, 1991–2002, 2004–2006
Belmont – 1990, 2001, 2003, 2007–present

Records

Speed record:

1:20.60 – Shared Interest

Most wins:

2 – Twist Afleet
2 – Country Hideaway
2 – Shine Again

Most wins by a jockey:

4 – Jerry Bailey

Most wins by a trainer:

6 – H. Allen Jerkens

Most wins by an owner:

3 – Bohemia Stable