The Dwyer
91st Running on Sunday, July 6, 2008
3 year-olds $200,000 1 1/16 Miles Grade: II 		Stakes Nominations
Past Performances
Year Horse Wt. Time Owner Trainer Jockey Value
2008 Mint Lane 119 1:44.29 Pinebloom Stable James Jerkens Eibar Coa 120,000
2007 Any Given Saturday 121 1:40.69 WinStar Farm Todd Pletcher Garrett Gomez 90,000
2006 Strong Contender 115 1:45.24 John C. Oxley John T. Ward, Jr Edgar Prado 90,000
2005 Roman Ruler 119 1:40.83 Fog City Stable Bob Baffert Jerry Bailey 90,000
2004 Medallist 121 1:40 Robert N. Clay H. Allen Jerkens Jorge Chavez 90,000
2003 Strong Hope 115 1:41 3/5 Eugene and Laura Melnyk Todd Pletcher John Velazquez 90,000
2002 Gygistar 121 1:42 2/5 Edward P. Evans Mark Hennig John Velazquez 90,000
2001 E Dubai 121 1:40 1/5 Godolphin Stable Saeed bin Suroor Jerry Bailey 90,000
2000 Albert the Great 115 1:42 3/5 Tracy Farmer Nicholas P. Zito Richard Migliore 90000
1999 Forestry 122 1:41 Aaron & Marie Jones Bob Baffert Jerry Bailey 90000
1998 Coronado's Quest 124 1:42 2/5 Stuart S. Janney III Claude R. McGaughey III Mike Smith 90000
1997 Behrens 117 1:42 1/5 W.Clifton Rudlein Stable H. James Bond Jerry Bailey 90000
1996 Victory Speech 117 1:41 2/5 Michael Tabor D. Wayne Lukas Jerry Bailey 99000
1995 Hoolie 117 1:42 3/5 R. Leahy/J.Meriwether Willard C. Freeman Robbie Davis 90000
1994 Holy Bull 124 1:41 Warren A. Croll Warren A. Croll Mike Smith 90000
1993 Cherokee Run 123 1:47 3/5 Jill Robinson Frank Alexander Pat Day 120000
1992 Agincourt 119 1:47 4/5 Robert Perez Nicholas P. Zito Jorge Chavez 120000
1991 Lost Mountain 113 1:49 1/5 Loblolly Stable Thomas Bohannan Craig Perret 120000
1990 Profit Key 123 1:47 2/5 Joseph Allen D. Wayne Lukas Jose Santos 102960
1989 Roi Danzig 114 1:49 1/5 Henryk deKwiatkowski Woody C. Stephens Eddie Maple 133680
1988 Seeking The Gold 123 1:48 Ogden Phipps Claude R. McGaughey III Pat Day 137040
1987 Gone West 123 1:48 2/5 Hickory Tree Stable Woody C. Stephens Eddie Maple 138240
1986 Ogygian 119 1:48 2/5 Tartan Stable Jan H. Nerud Walter Guerra 99180
1985 Stephan's Odyssey 123 1:49 1/5 Henryk deKwiatkowski Woody C. Stephens Laffit Pincay Jr. 88500
1984 Track Barron 119 1:47 4/5 Peter M. Brant Leroy Jolley Jean Cruguet 99600
1983 Au Point 114 1:48 1/5 Snowberry Farm James W. Maloney Jerry Bailey 68640
1982 Conquistador Cielo 126 1:45 4/5 Henryk deKwiatkowski Woody C. Stephens Eddie Maple 67560
1981 Noble Nashua 119 1:49 1/5 Zee Stable Jose Martin Cash Asmussen 68160
1980 Amber Pass ll4 l:49 Entremont Hubert Hine Donald MacBeth 67440
1979 Coastal l26 l:47 William Haggin Perry David A. Whiteley Ruben Hernandez 63840
1978 Junction l20 l:48 4/5 Live Oak Plantation Patrick J. Kelly Jeffrey Fell 47025
1977 Bailjumper ll6 l:47 3/5 Pen?Y?Bryn Farm David A. Whiteley Ruben Hernandez 48870
1976 Quiet Little Table lll l:49 Meadowhill Philip G. Johnson Eddie Maple 50895
1975 Valid Appeal ll0 l:48 2/5 Harry T. Mangurian Jr. Thomas F. Root Sr. James Long 50400
1974 Hatchet Man ll4 2:0l l/5 Greentree Stable John M. Gaver Ron Turcotte 5ll20
1973 Stop The Music l20 2:02 3/5 Greentree Stable John M. Gaver Heliodoro Gustines 50625
1972 Cloudy Dawn ll8 2:03 l/5 Pen?Y?Bryn Farm Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. William Hartack 5l525
1971 Jim French l25 2:0l 3/5 Frank J. Caldwell John P. Campo Angel Cordero Jr. 49020
1970 Judgable l08 2:02 3/5 Saul Nadler Herbert Nadler Robert Woodhouse 54892
1969 Gleaming Light ll2 2:04 Neil Hellman John P. Campo Larry Adams 52747
1968 Stage Door Johnny l29 2:0l 3/5 Greentree Stable John M. Gaver Heliodoro Gustines 53235
1967 Damascus l28 2:03 Mrs. Edith W. Bancroft Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. William Shoemaker 54ll7
1966 Mr. Right ll0 2:02 4/5 Mrs. Peter Duchin Thomas M. Waller Ernest Cardone 53527
1965 Staunchness ll4 2:0l 4/5 Red Oak Stable Pete Mosconi Robert Ussery 53397
1964 Quadrangle l26 2:0l 2/5 Rokeby Stable E. Burch M. Ycaza 53l70
1963 Outing Class l22 2:0l 3/5 Greentree Stable J. Gaver R. Ussery 55250
1962 Cyane ll6 2:0l 3/5 Christiana Stable H. Clark E. Nelson 54958
1961 Hitting Away ll9 2:03 4/5 Ogden Phipps J. Fitzsimmons H. Woodhouse 54340
1960 Francis S. ll9 2:03 Harbor View Farm B. Parke P. J. Bailey 34565
1959 Waltz l2l l:54 4/5 W. Arnold Hanger M. Hirsch S. Boulmetis 522l5
1958 Victory Morn ll5 l:58 4/5 Cain Hoy Stable W. Stephens E. Guerin 29270
1957 Bureaucracy ll4 1:55 2/5 Ogden Phipps J. Fitzsimmons W. Boland 30500
1956 Riley ll2 l:57 2/5 Greentree Stable J. Gaver T. Atkinson 30400
1955 Nashua l26 2:03 4/5 Belair Stud J. Fitzsimmons E. Arcaro 37200
1954 High Gun l26 2:05 King Ranch M. Hirsch E. Guerin 39300
1953 Native Dancer l26 2:05 l/5 Alfred G. Vanderbilt W. Winfrey E. Guerin 38l00
1952 Blue Man l26 2:0l 4/5 White Oak Stable W. Stephens C. McCreary 39300
1951 Battlefield l2l 2:04 2/5 George D. Widener W. Mulholland E. Arcaro 39800
1950 Greek Song ll6 2:03 Brandywine Stable V. Raines O. Scurlock 27400
1949 Shackleton lll 2:07 4/5 Belair Stud J. Fitzsimmons R. Bernhardt 38200
1948 My Request l2l 2:02 B. F. Whitaker - T. Atkinson 39200
1947 Phalanx 126 4/5/00 2:05 C. V. Whitney - R. Donoso 40800
1946 Assault l26 2:06 4/5 King Ranch - W. Mehrten 40700
1945 Wildlife ll6 2:05 l/5 J. M. Roebling - T. Atkinson 38835
1944 By Jimminy ll4 2:03 2/5 Alfred P. Parker - T. Atkinson 39l70
1943 Vincentive lll 2:05 W. L. Brann - J. Gilbert l9600
1942 Valdina Orphan ll6 2:0l 2/5 Valdina Farm - C. Bierman 2ll50
1941 Whirlaway l26 2:03 2/5 Calumet Farm - E. Arcaro 8075
1940 Your Chance ll6 2:03 4/5 Mrs. George D. Widener - W. D. Wright 9650
1939 Johnstown l26 l:48 2/5 Belair Stud - J. Stout 9250
1938 The Chief ll9 l:48 2/5 Maxwell Howard - G. Woolf 8900
1937 Strabo ll6 l:5l 2/5 Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin - S. Renick l0750
1936 Mr. Bones ll9 l:49 4/5 John Hay Whitney - J. Gilbert 8500
1935 Omaha l26 l:49 l/5 Belair Stud - W. D. Wright 9200
1934 Rose Cross ll6 2:32 Manhasset Stable S. Coucci 4090
1933 War Glory ll8 2:3l 4/5 Glen Riddle Farm - J. Gilbert 4250
1932 Faireno l24 2:3l 2/5 Belair Stud - T. Malley l2200
1931 Twenty Grand l26 2:34 2/5 Greentree Stable - C. Kurtsinger ll500
1930 Gallant Fox l26 2:32 2/5 Belair Stud - E. Sande ll500
1929 Grey Coat ll7 2:34 Samuel Ross - S. O'Donnell l9450
1928 Genie ll0 2:3l 3/5 Gifford A. Cochran - W. Kelsay l9600
1927 Kentucky 2nd l08 2:3l 4/5 A. C. Schwartz - J. Maiben l8500
1926 Crusader l23 2:29 3/5 Glen Riddle Farm - E. Sande l5000
1925 American Flag l26 2:l0 3/5 Glen Riddle Farm - A. Johnson 8900
1924 Ladkin l23 l:49 4/5 August Belmont - J. Maiben 7750
1923 Dunlin l23 l:5l l/5 J. S. Cosden - C. Lang 7l50
1922 Ray Jay ll7 l:52 3/5 Quincy Stable - C. Ponce 7l50
1921 Grey Lag l23 l:49 Rancocas Stable - E. Sande 7l00
1920 Man o' War l26 l:49 l/5 Glen Riddle Farm - C. Kummer 4850
1919 Purchase ll8 l:52 3/5 S. C. Hildreth - W. Knapp 4850
1918 War Cloud l24 l:50 l/5 A. K. Macomber - M. Buxton 4850

The DWYER is named for the Dwyer brothers, Mike and Phil. The Brooklyn wholesale meat distributors developed one of America's greatest racing stables. Originally the Brooklyn Derby, the name of the race was changed to Dwyer in 1918.

The 1920 renewal of The DWYER developed into a match race between the great Man o' War and John P. Grier when other horses declined to face the issue. The event turned out to be the toughest race in the big chestnut's career. The two raced as one for most of the mile and a furlong distance with John P. Grier getting in front at the eighth pole, only to have Man o' War come on to win by more than a length.

The DWYER was run at old Aqueduct from 1918 to 1955; at Jamaica in 1956 and 1959; at Aqueduct from 1960 to 1974, and in 1976. Run at a mile and five sixteenths in 1925; a mile and a half from 1926 to 1934; a mile and three sixteenths from 1956 to 1959; a mile and a quarter from 1940 to 1955, and from 1960 to 1974; and at a mile and an eighth from 1975 to 1993. Run as the Dwyer Handicap from 1957 to 1978. In 1940, Snow Ridge finished first, but was disqualified. In 1992, Three Peat finished first but was disqualified and placed second.