Sword Dancer Invitational
39th Running on Saturday, August 17, 2013
$600,000 1 1/2 3&UP (Turf) Grade: I
| Year: | Horse: | Age | Wt. | Time | Owner | Trainer | Jockey | Value | Replay |
|
2012
|
Point of Entry
|
4
|
123
|
2:26.40
|
Phipps Stable
|
Claude R. McGaughey III
|
John R. Velazquez
|
$360,000
|
|
|
2011
|
Winchester
|
6
|
120
|
2:26.74
|
Firestone, Mr. and Mrs. Bertram R.
|
Christophe Clement
|
Cornelio H. Velasquez
|
$300,000
|
|
|
2010
|
Telling
|
6
|
120
|
2:25.29
|
Lieblong, Alex and JoAnn
|
Steve Hobby
|
Garrett K. Gomez
|
$300,000
|
|
|
2009
|
Telling
|
5
|
116
|
2:25.43
|
Lieblong, Alex and JoAnn
|
Steve Hobby
|
Javier Castellano
|
$300,000
|
|
|
2008
|
Grand Couturier (GB)
|
5
|
120
|
2:32.21
|
Marc Keller
|
Robert Ribaudo
|
Alan Garcia
|
$300,000
|
|
|
2007
|
Grand Couturier (GB)
|
4
|
117
|
2:26.59
|
Marc Keller
|
Robert Ribaudo
|
Calvin Borel
|
$300,000
|
|
|
2006
|
Go Deputy
|
6
|
118
|
2:26.78
|
Wertheimer and Frere
|
Todd Pletcher
|
Eibar Coa
|
$300,000
|
|
|
2005
|
King's Drama (IRE)
|
5
|
116
|
2:27.4
|
Gary A. Tanaka
|
Robert J. Frankel
|
Jorge Chavez
|
$300,000
|
|
|
2004
|
Better Talk Now
|
5
|
118
|
2:28 2/5
|
Bushwood Stables
|
H. Graham Motion
|
Ramon Dominguez
|
$300,000
|
|
|
2003
|
Whitmore's Conn
|
5
|
115
|
2:28
|
Michael & Lynn Shanley
|
Randy Schulhofer
|
Jean-Luc Samyn
|
$300,000
|
|
|
2002
|
With Anticipation
|
7
|
120
|
2:24
|
Augustin Stable
|
Jonathan Sheppard
|
Pat Day
|
$300,000
|
|
|
2001
|
With Anticipation
|
6
|
114
|
2:26 2/5
|
Augustin Stable
|
Jonathan Sheppard
|
Pat Day
|
$300,000
|
|
|
2000
|
John's Call
|
9
|
114
|
2:32
|
Trillium Stable
|
Thomas H. Voss
|
Jean-Luc Samyn
|
$300,000
|
|
|
1999
|
Honor Glide
|
5
|
116
|
2:28 1/5
|
Robert G. Schaedle
|
Christophe Clement
|
Jose Santos
|
$240,000
|
|
|
1998
|
Cetewayo
|
4
|
115
|
2:29 2/5
|
John A. Chandler
|
Michael W. Dickinson
|
John R. Velazquez
|
$180,000
|
|
|
1997
|
Awad
|
7
|
117
|
2:23 1/5
|
Ryehill Farm
|
David Donk
|
Pat Day
|
$150,000
|
|
|
1996
|
Broadway Flyer
|
5
|
118
|
2:32
|
Sultan & Bienstock
|
William Mott
|
Mike Smith
|
$150,000
|
|
|
1995
|
Kiri's Clown
|
6
|
114
|
2:25 4/5
|
Cobble View Stable
|
Phil Johnson
|
Mike Luzzi
|
$150,000
|
|
|
1994
|
Alex The Great
|
5
|
118
|
2:28 3/5
|
Vistas Stables
|
Rodney Rash
|
Pat Valenzuela
|
$150,000
|
|
|
1993
|
Spectacular Tide
|
4
|
112
|
2:30 1/5
|
Royal Lines Stable
|
Stanley M. Hough
|
Julie Krone
|
$120,000
|
|
|
1992
|
Fraise
|
4
|
113
|
2:25 4/5
|
Mrs. Allen E. Paulson
|
William I. Mott
|
Jerry Bailey
|
$150,000
|
|
|
1991
|
Dr. Root
|
4
|
109
|
2:25 2/5
|
Barry K. Schwartz
|
Vincent L. Blengs
|
Jean-Luc Samyn
|
$150,000
|
|
|
1990
|
El Senor
|
6
|
119
|
2:28
|
William W. Wright
|
William W. Wright
|
Angel Cordero Jr.
|
$140,400
|
|
|
1989
|
El Senor
|
5
|
118
|
2:27
|
Frances W. Luro
|
William W. Wright
|
Herb McCauley
|
$139,920
|
|
|
1988
|
Anka Germania
|
6
|
117
|
2:32 1/5
|
Fernwood Stable
|
Thomas Skiffington
|
Craig Perret
|
$141,120
|
|
|
1987
|
Theatrical
|
5
|
122
|
2:26
|
Bertram R. Firestone
|
William I. Mott
|
Randy Romero
|
$133,080
|
|
|
1986
|
Southern Sultan
|
5
|
109
|
2:39 3/5
|
Buckland Farm
|
Ross Pearce
|
Robbie Davis
|
$143,460
|
|
|
1985
|
Tri For Size
|
4
|
110
|
2:33 1/5
|
Rory Green Stable
|
Michael C. Sedlacek
|
Robert Thibeau Jr.
|
$151,320
|
|
|
1984
|
Majesty's Prince
|
5
|
124
|
2:31
|
John DeWitt Marsh
|
Joseph B. Cantey
|
Eddie Maple
|
$149,820
|
|
|
1983
|
Majesty's Prince
|
4
|
120
|
2:34 2/5
|
John DeWitt Marsh
|
Joseph B. Cantey
|
Eddie Maple
|
$141,600
|
|
|
1982
|
Lemhi Gold
|
4
|
126
|
2:26
|
Aaron U. Jones
|
Lazaro S. Barrera
|
Chris McCarron
|
$99,000
|
|
|
1981
|
John Henry
|
6
|
126
|
2:26 4/5
|
Dotsam Stable
|
Victor J. Nickerson
|
Bill Shoemaker
|
$97,380
|
|
|
1980
|
Tiller
|
6
|
126
|
2:25 1/5
|
William Haggin Perry
|
David A. Whiteley
|
Ruben Hernandez
|
$96,660
|
|
|
1979
|
Darby Creek Road
|
4
|
119
|
1:41 3/5
|
Joseph Allen
|
Howard M. Tesher
|
Angel Cordero Jr.
|
$34,320
|
|
|
1978
|
True Colors
|
4
|
114
|
1:41
|
Robert Billips
|
Willard C. Freeman
|
Michael Venezia
|
$34,020
|
|
|
1977
|
Effervescing
|
4
|
117
|
1:39 3/5
|
Ogden Phipps
|
John W. Russell
|
Angel Cordero Jr.
|
$33,690
|
|
|
1976
|
Arabian Law
|
|
112
|
1:10 3/5
|
Lazy F Ranch
|
David A. Whiteley
|
Jacinto Vasquez
|
$26,535
|
|
|
1975
|
Gallant Bob
|
|
126
|
1:09 3/5
|
Robert Horton
|
Joseph D. Marquette
|
Gerard Gallitano
|
$27,630
|
|
First run in 1975, the Sword Dancer is named for the Hall of Fame thoroughbred who was bred and owned by Mrs. Isabel Dodge Sloane's Brookmeade Stable and trained by Elliott Burch. As a 3-year-old in 1959, Sword Dancer finished second in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness – losing the former by a nose to Tomy Lee – and won the Belmont Stakes, Metropolitan Handicap, Travers, Woodward, and Jockey Club Gold Cup en route to multiple year-end honors, including Horse of the Year. In 39 career starts, Sword Dancer competed only three times on grass, with his best finishes a second in the 1960 United Nations Handicap and a third in his final start, the Man o’ War at Belmont the same year. A 1 ½-mile turf race since 1980, the Sword Dancer moved from Belmont Park to Saratoga in 1992. From 1994-2003, it was run as an invitational handicap.