The Albany (NYB)
31st Running on Wednesday, August 20, 2008
3-year-olds   $150,000 added   1 1/8 Miles 		Stakes Nominations
Past Performances
Year Horse Wt. Time Owner Trainer Jockey Value
2006 Indian Hawke 119 1:51.44 Donald Flanagan George Weaver Jose Santos 90,000
2005 Naughty New Yorker 119 01:50.9 Fox Ridge Farm, Inc. Patrick J. Kelly Jean-Luc Samyn 90,000
2004 West Virginia 121 1:50 2/5 Zuckerman, Zuckerman Todd Pletcher John Velazquez 102,150
2003 Traffic Chief 121 1:49 3/5 Barry K. Schwartz Michael Hushion Jose Santos 100,950
2002 Private Emblem 124 1:52 2/5 James Cassels and Bob Zollars Steven Asmussen Jerry Bailey 108,770
2001 Personal Pro 117 1:50 2/5 James Edwards H. James Bond Edgar Prado 119,200
2000 Gratiaen 116 1:50 Gallagher’s Stud Richard Schosberg Edgar Prado 106020
1999 Gander 117 1:48 4/5 Gatsas Stables Charles Assimakopoulos Pat Day 75000
1998 Go Mikey Go 114 1:50 3/5 John Cholakis Gary Contessa Richard Migliore 39708
1997 Mr. Grousch 120 1:49 4/5 Rudlein Stable H. James Bond Jorge Chavez 31890
1996 Carr Tech 120 1:51 3/5 Sam Morrell Gary Sciacca Jorge Chavez 33240
1995 Ave's Flag 120 1:52 Jose F. Omland Leo O'Brien John Velazquez 33090
1994 Copper Mount 118 1:50 4/5 Saul Kupferberg Anthony Margotta Jr. Julie Krone 33330
1993 Prospector's Flag 112 1:48 3/5 Akindale Farm Nicholas P. Zito Jerry Bailey 52380
1992 Out Of The Realm 112 1:49 4/5 Vista View Stable Stephen W. Schaeffer Chris Antley 71400
1991 Excellent Tipper 121 1:50 Earle I. Mack Howard Tesher Craig Perret 69720
1990 Majesty's Time 111 1:49 2/5 Howard T. Whitbred Gary Sciacca Jorge Chavez 51120
1989 Audio Cassette 113 1:52 1/5 James F. Edwards Sarah A. Lundy Jerry Bailey 53730
1988 Fourstardave 126 1:50 2/5 Richard Bomze Leo O'Brien Angel Cordero Jr. 72000
1987 Core A Apple 114 1:51 2/5 Harvey Friedman William Badgett Jr. Julio Garcia 71160
1986 Cheapskate 126 1:51 3/5 Triple Dot Sash Stable Darrel Vienna Marco Castenada 69360
1985 Poniard 108 1:23 3/5 Assunta Louis Farm Ramon M. Hernandez Walter Guerra 41460
1984 Flying Skipper 118 1:11 2/5 Seymour Cohn Chester Ross Don MacBeth 43480
1983 Jacque's Tip 122 1:24 1/5 Entremont Braulio Baeza Angel Santiago 33480
1982 Majestic Kat 112 1:23 1/5 Lions Head Farm Roger Laurin Mary L. Russ 34200
1981 Wimborne Castle 115 1:24 3/5 Gedney Farm Albert Barrera Angel Cordero Jr. 33060
1980 Move It Now ll4 l:23 Snowberry Farm James W. Maloney Ruben Hernandez 32520
1979 Dedicated Rullah l25 l:23 Assunta Louis Farm Ramon M. Hernandez Ruben Hernandez 222l5
1978 Fio Rito ll3 l:24 l/5 Raymond J. Lecesse Michael Ferraro Jacinto Vasquez 22530

The ALBANY Handicap is fittingly named after the capital of New York State, as it is a race in which three?year?old New York bred horses compete. The city of Albany is located in Albany County, which was named in honor of the Duke of York and Albany, who later became King James II of England.
The ALBANY HANDICAP is the third and final leg of the BIG APPLE TRIPLE, a series of three races for New York-bred three-year-olds, which also includes the Mike Lee Handicap at Belmont Park and the Finger Lakes Derby at Finger Lakes. The series was inaugurated in 1999. THERE IS A BONUS OF $250,000 FOR ANY HORSE THAN CAN SWEEP THE 2001 SERIES.
John J. Fitzgerald, born in 1893, was a horse racing writer for The Morning Telegraph in the 1920s and was the first person to popularize the term “The Big Apple.” While on assignment in New Orleans, FitzGerald overheard African-American stablehands refer to New York City racecourses as “The Big Apple.” He loved the term so much that he named his racing column “Around the Big Apple.” The title to the column became synonymous with the New York City racing scene.
Run at Belmont Park in 1981; at Aqueduct in 1980, and from 1982 to 1985. Run at six furlongs in 1984; at seven furlongs from 1978 through 1983, and in 1985.