The Fourstardave Handicap
25th Running on Sunday, August 2, 2009
3-years-old & Up   $150,000   1 1/16 Miles (Turf)   Grade:II
Year Horse Wt. Time Owner Trainer Jockey Value
2009 Justenuffhumor (4) 115 01:42.83 Darley Stable Kiaran McLaughlin Alan Garcia 95,400
2008 Red Giant (4) 117 1:41.93 Peachtree Stable Todd Pletcher John Velazquez 90,000
2007 Silver Tree(7) 118 01:41.88 Peter Vegso William Mott Kent Desormeaux 90,000
2006 Remarkable News (VEN) (4) 117 1:40.81 Holly Rincon Angel Penna Jr. Javier Castellano 90,000
2005 Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) (5) 122 01:39.9 T N T Stud Robert J. Frankel John Velazquez 120,000
2004 Nothing to Lose (4) 117 1:39 2/5 Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey Robert Frankel John Velazquez 120,000
2003 Trademark (SAF) (7) 118 1:39 1/5 Darley Stable Kiaran McLaughlin Richard Migliore 120,000
2002 Capsized (6) 115 1:50 4/5 Gold Spur Stable, et. al. Lisa Lewis Jose Santos 120,000
2001 Dr. Kashnikow (4) 113 1:39 1/5 Erdenheim Farm John Kimmel John Velazquez 120,000
2000 Hap (4) 118 1:40 1/5 E. White & M. Paulson William I. Mott Jerry Bailey 120000
1999 Comic Strip (4) 115 1:41 3/5 Farish Humphrey et al. Neil Howard Pat Day 90000
1998 Wild Event (5) 116 1:39 1/5 Arthur Appleton Lou Goldfine Mark Guidry 68940
1997 Soviet Line-IR (7) 118 1:39 4/5 Maktoum Al Maktoum Kiaran McLaughlin Pat Day 67500
1996 Da Hoss (4) 113 1:40 2/5 Prestonwood Farm Michael Dickinson John Velazquez 71000
1995 Pride of Summer (7) 115 1:40 4/5 TOC Stable Anthony Bizelia Eddie Maple 69240
1994 A In Sociology (4) 115 1:41 1/5 Barbara Ronca Philip G. Johnson Jean-Luc Samyn 68340
1993 Lure (4) 122 1:40 4/5 Claiborne Farm Claude R. McGaughey Mike Smith 71640
1992 Now Listen (5) 119 1:36 3/5 Juddmonte Farms Robert Frankel John Velazquez 71640
1991 Fourstardave (6) 115 1:38 4/5 Richard Bomze Leo O'Brien Mike Smith 71530
1990 Fourstardave (5) 115 1:41 1/5 Richard Bomze Leo O'Brien Mike Smith 57150
1989 Steinlen (6) 122 1:41 Wildenstein Stable D. Wayne Lukas Angel Cordero Jr. 53955
1989 Highland Springs (5) 122 1:41 3/5 George E. Rowand Barclay Tagg Edgar Prado 53955
1988 San's the Shadow (4) 115 1:40 J. Scott Rutan T. A. Hills Angel Cordero Jr. 56340
1987 Persian Mews (4) 115 1:42 Fernwood Stable Tom Skiffington Jose Santos 51120
1987 Duluth (5) 117 1:41 1/5 Frances Genter Flint S. Schulhofer Jean Cruguet 51120
1986 Mourjane (6) 119 1:42 4/5 Fernwood Stable Tom Skiffington Jose Santos 33960
1985 Roving Minstrel (4) 119 1:45 2/5 F. C. Cullinan Larry Kelly Angel Cordero Jr. 33540

The FOURSTARDAVE is named for the horse owned by Richard Bomze that won at least one race at Saratoga each year from 1987 to 1994. Trained by Leo O’Brien, the New York-bred won stakes races at Saratoga in five consecutive years, including the 1988 Albany Handicap, the 1989 and 1991 West Point Handicaps, and consecutive runnings of the Daryl’s Joy in 1990 and 1991. His success at Saratoga earned him the nickname, “The Sultan of Saratoga.” In addition to having a stakes race named after him, the retired state-bred has had a street named for him in Saratoga, and an annual award presented by the New York Turf Writers Association.
The FOURSTARDAVE was run as The Daryl's Joy prior to 1996. It was run in two divisions in 1987 and 1989. The race was taken off the turf and run on the main track at a distance of one mile in 1992.