The Gallant Fox Handicap is a discontinued Thoroughbred horse race in New York City which was run annually from 1939 through 2009. Hosted by the now defunct Jamaica Race Course in Jamaica, Queens from inception through 1957, it was then moved to Aqueduct Racetrack in the Borough of Ozone Park, Queens, New York. The race was open to horses age three and older and although contested on dirt at various distances for the most part it was a longer distance race.

The race was named for Gallant Fox, the second winner of the U.S. Triple Crown in 1930.

Historical notes The inaugural running took place on October 12, 1939 at the Jamaica track and was won by Belair Stud Stable's Isolater whose jockey, James Stout, and his trainer, Jim Fitzsimmons would both have careers that led to induction in the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame.

On December 13, 1975, Edward R. Scharps' gelding Sharp Gary won the Gallant Fox Handicap in track record time. Ten days later Sharp Gary won the Display Handicap, the longest major stakes event in North America. Future U.S. and Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee Sandy Hawley was aboard Gary Sharp for both wins.

As a result of bad weather, the 2000 Gallant Fox Handicap was rescheduled and raced on January 1, 2001.

With long-distance racing steadily declining in popularity with fans, and breeding now almost exclusively designed for speed, after seventy one years the Gallant Fox was canceled following the 2009 edition.

Records Speed record: 2:40 2/5 @ : Gary Sharp (1975)

Most wins: 3 – Coyote Lakes (2000, 2001, 2002)

Most wins by a jockey: 4 – Mike Luzzi (2000, 2002, 2005, 2007)

Most wins by a trainer: 4 – Max Hirsch (1942, 1946, 1947, 1950) 4 – H. Allen Jerkens (1957, 1958, 1965, 1983) 4 – Bruce N. Levine (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002)

Most wins by an owner: 4 – Roderick J. Valente (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002)

Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time (min:s) Win$ Gr.2009Tiger's Rock3David CohenTodd A. PletcherStarlight Partners (Jack Wolf et al.)2:47.34$43,680BT2008Delosvientos5Eddie CastroGiuseppe IadiserniaGiuseppe Iadisernia2:49.33$50,430BT2007Nite Light3Mike LuzziTodd A. PletcherEdward P. Evans2:47.45$48,420BT2006Successful Affair4Ramon DomínguezGary C. ContessaWinning Move Stable2:44.22$41,886BT2005Navesink River4Mike LuzziTodd A. PletcherChar-Mari Stable (Charles & Marianne Hesse) 2:44.96$49,860LR2004Tamburello5Norberto Arroyo Jr.Michael MiceliMichael Miceli2:43.95$49,620LR2003Loving7Jose L. EspinozaRichard E. Dutrow Jr.Goldfarb, Roach et al.2:45.08$50,355LR2002Coyote Lakes8Mike LuzziBruce N. LevineRoderick J. Valente2:43.54$67,320G22001Coyote Lakes7Chuck C. LopezBruce N. LevineRoderick J. Valente2:44.77$67,020G22000Coyote Lakes 6Mike LuzziBruce N. LevineRoderick J. Valente2:45.74$69,240G21999Early Warning4Jorge F. ChavezTodd A. PletcherDogwood Stable2:42.94$68,820G21998Aavelord4Chuck C. LopezBruce N. LevineRoderick J. Valente2:46.00$66,360G21997Unreal Turn5Chuck C. LopezFrank Generazio Jr.Patricia A. Generazio2:46.60$69,120G21996Ave's Flag4Jorge F. ChavezSteve KlesarisDavid P. McNulty & Josef F. Omland2:45.80$76,180G21995Yourmissinthepoint 4John VelazquezSteve KlesarisMark Parezo2:45.20$68,100G21994Serious Spender3Jorge F. ChavezDominick A. SchettinoJohn Caputo2:44.80$66,840G21993Michelle Can Pass5Mike E. SmithJohn M. DeStefano Jr.Jay Cee Jay Stable2:46.00$90,000G21992Michelle Can Pass4Aaron GryderJohn M. DeStefano Jr.Jay Cee Jay Stable2:45.80$109,440G21991Challenge My Duty4Chris AntleyD. Wayne LukasWilliam M. Rickman2:47.00$106,200G21990Power Lunch3Craig PerretD. Wayne LukasCalumet Farm2:47.00$57,870G21989Passing Ships5Edgar PradoRobert P. KlesarisGold-N-Oats Stable, Inc.2:50.20$72,600G31988Nostalgia's Star6Eddie MapleC. R. McGaughey IIIMary J. Hinds2:45.60$80,820G31987Soar To The Stars4Julie KroneC. R. McGaughey IIIOgden Mills Phipps2:43.80$85,860G31986Buckley Boy4Michael GonzalezJohn J. Tammaro Jr.George C. Frostad2:44.20$82,860G31985Jane's Dilemma4Jorge VelásquezJ. William BonifaceRobert Meyerhoff2:48.00$63,720G31984Puntivo4Robbie DavisEdward I. Kelly Sr.Edward I. Kelly Sr.2:45.80$52,200G31983Dance Caller3Jimmy MirandaH. Allen JerkensHobeau Farm2:45.80$49,140G31982Bar Dexter5Jeffrey FellLou MondelloWoodside Stud2:46.60$51,120G31981Alla Breva4Richard MigliorePhilip G. JohnsonKen-Mort Stable2:43.40$51,300G31980Relaxing4Ramon EncinasAngel Penna Sr.Ogden Phipps2:42.40$34,500G31979Identical4Eric BeitiaPancho MartinViola Sommer2:43.60$33,840G31978Wise Philip5Ángel Cordero Jr.William BolandRuth E. Streit2:45.20$32,250G31977Cunning Trick4Jean CruguetWilliam H. Turner Jr.William T. Pascoe2:44.20$32,850G31976Frampton Delight4Steve CauthenEverett W. KingLen Ragozin2:46.00$33,030G31975Sharp Gary4Sandy HawleyRobert J. FrankelEdward R. Scharps2:40.40$32,910G31974Big Spruce5Angel SantiagoVictor J. NickersonElmendorf Farm2:41.60$33,450G31973Big Spruce4Angel SantiagoVictor J. NickersonElmendorf Farm2:42.00$33,900G31972Crafty Khale †3Braulio BaezaRobert L. DotterMrs. Nelson I. Asiel2:41.00$33,7201971Hitchcock5Ron TurcottePancho MartinSigmund Sommer2:42.80$34,6801970Hitchcock4Eddie BelmontePancho MartinSigmund Sommer2:41.60$34,9801969Ship Leave3Ángel Cordero Jr.Angel Penna Sr.Gustave Ring2:42.60$38,8701968Funny Fellow3Braulio BaezaEdward A. NeloyWheatley Stable2:41.80$38,0251967Niarkos7Eddie BelmonteJohn H. AdamsHasty House Farm (Allie E. Reuben)2:43.60$37,8951966Munden Point4John L. RotzIra HanfordLoren P. Guy2:42.60$37,8951965Choker5Michael VeneziaH. Allen JerkensHobeau Farm2:48.00$37,1151964Smart5Eldon NelsonHenry S. ClarkChristiana Stables2:42.80$52,7481963Sunrise Flight4Larry AdamsWalter A. KelleyLittle M. Farm2:43.00$56,5501962Sensitivo5Manuel YcazaArnold N. WinickRobert F. Bensinger2:42.20$57,7521961Polylad5Herb HinojosaThomas M. MilesMrs. Q. A. S. McKean2:45.60$54,2101960Don Poggio4Sam Boulmetis Sr.Robert L. DotterGustave Ring2:55.80$53,1001959Bald Eagle4Manuel YcazaWoody StephensCain Hoy Stable2:41.00$54,3501958Admiral Vee6Ted AtkinsonH. Allen JerkensEdward Seinfeld2:43.40$56,3501957Eddie Schmidt4Ismael ValenzuelaH. Allen JerkensLeroy G. Burns2:42.40$59,8001956Summer Tan4David ErbSherrill W. WardDorothy Firestone Galbreath2:41.60$57,6001955Misty Morn3Sidney ColeJames E. FitzsimmonsWheatley Stable2:42.40$58,4501954Social Outcast4Ovie ScurlockWilliam C. WinfreyAlfred G. Vanderbilt II2:44.80$60,5501953Royal Vale5Jack WestropeJames E. RyanEsther du Pont Weir1:55.40$49,6001952Spartan Valor4James StoutFrank CatroneWilliam G. Hellis Jr.1:56.20$48,2001951County Delight4Eric GuerinJames E. RyanRokeby Stable1:57.60$47,9001950Better Self5William BolandMax HirschKing Ranch1:57.00$42,8001949Coaltown4Steve BrooksHorace A. JonesCalumet Farm1:56.20$38,6001948Faultless4Hedley WoodhouseHorace A. JonesCalumet Farm1:57.20$60,3001947Stymie6Conn McCrearyMax HirschEthel D. Jacobs2:42.40$56,3501946Stymie5Basil JamesMax HirschEthel D. Jacobs2:42.80$59,0501945Reply Paid3Herb LindbergGeorge W. CarrollMrs. Louis Rabinowitz2:44.60$39,1051944Some Chance5Albert SniderB. Frank ChristmasAbram S. Hewitt2:46.00$37,5651943Eurasian3Herb LindbergSol RutchickHavahome Stable (Frank & Joseph Rabinovich)2:48.00$19,7001942Dark Discovery4Warren MehrtensMax HirschJohn A. Bell Jr.2:44.20$11,3001941Market Wise3Wendell EadsGeorge W. CarrollLouis Tufano2:46.00$11,5501940Salaminia3Don MeadeDuval A. HeadleyHal Price Headley2:43.60$11,1501939Isolater6James StoutJames E. FitzsimmonsBelair Stud2:43.00$8,400

† In 1972, Autobiography finished first, but was disqualified and set back to second.

Other past and present North American marathon races On dirt: Annual Champion Stakes Daingerfield Handicap Display Handicap Empire City Gold Cup Gallant Man Handicap Brooklyn Handicap Fort Harrod Stakes Tokyo City Cup Valedictory Stakes

On turf: American St. Leger Stakes Canadian International Stakes Carleton F. Burke Handicap San Juan Capistrano Handicap

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