The Poker Handicap
24th Running on Sunday, July 13, 2008
3-year-olds & Up $100,000 added 1 Mile (Turf) (Grade III) 		Stakes Nominations
Past Performances
Year Horse Wt. Time Owner Trainer Jockey Value
2007 Art Master (6) 116 1:33.21 Juddmonte Farms Robert Frankel Garrett Gomez 67,560
2006 Rebel Rebel (IRE) (4) 116 1:33.34 IEAH Stables and Resolute Group Stables Richard E. Dutrow, Jr Edgar Prado 66,540
2005 Mr. Light (ARG) (6) 117 1:32 Earle I. Mack Angel Penna, Jr. Cornelio Velasquez 67,080
2004 Christine's Outlaw (4) 113 1:32 2/5 R.C. Hill Stable George Weaver Shaun Bridgmohan 67,560
2003 War Zone (4) 117 1:32 4/5 Juddmonte Farms, Inc. Robert Frankel Javier Castellano 69,720
2002 Volponi (4) 115 1:32 1/5 Amherst Stable / Spruce Pond Stable P.G. Johnson Shaun Bridgmohan 66,720
2001 Affirmed Success (7) 121 1:34 3/5 Albert Fried Jr Richard Schosberg Jerry Bailey 66,240
2000 Affirmed Success (6) 117 1:34 Albert Fried Jr. Richard Schosberg Jorge Chavez 68280
1999 Rob ‘n Gin (5) 118 1:32 4/5 Sabine Stable Robert Barbara Jorge Chavez 69120
1998 Elusive Quality (5) 117 1:31 3/5 Mohammed al Maktoum William I. Mott Jerry Bailey 51240
1997 Draw Shot (4) 118 1:33 Francis Santangelo Angel Penna Jr. Chris Antley 51345
1996 Smooth Runner (5) 113 1:33 3/5 Hebert Allen Richard C. Mettee Julie Krone 51600
1995 Caress (4) 117 1:34 1/5 Harbor View Farm H. Allen Jerkens Robbie Davis 51,030
1994 Dominant Prospect (4) 114 1:32 3/5 Charles A. Coronia Gary Sciacca Jorge Chavez 49905
1993 Fourstardave (8) 117 1:33 Richard Bomze Leo O'Brien Richard Migliore 53190
1992 Scott the Great (6) 117 1:33 2/5 August F. Russo William Hebert Jean-Luc Samyn 54810
1991 Who's To Pay (5) 117 1:33 2/5 Rokeby Stable MacK. Miller Jerry Bailey 56160
1990 Scottish Monk (7) 117 1:33 2/5 Cedar Valle Stable Steven T. Jerkens Angel Cordero Jr. 52110
1989 Fourstardave (4) 117 1:33 1/5 Richard Bomze Leo O'Brien Jose Santos 56610
1988 Wanderkin (5) 122 1:35 3/5 Poma Stable Richard O'Connell Jose Santos 54720
1987 Double Feint (4) 117 1:35 1/5 Peter M. Brant Leroy Jolley Jr. Jose Santos 34320
1986 Island Sun (4) 119 2:02 2/5 Live Oak Plantation Patrick J. Kelly Richard Migliore 33300
1985 Mr. Chromacopy (4) 119 1:42 2/5 Harbor View Farm Frank Martin Jean Cruguet 33420

Run at a mile and a sixteenth in 1985 and at a mile and a quarter in 1986.

In the 1998 running, Elusive Quality not only established a new course record (1:31 3/5 over the Widener Turf Course at Belmont Park), but he established what is believed to be a world record for the distance of one mile.