The New Orleans Classic Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana. Open to horses four years old and up, the race is run at a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the dirt. It currently offers a purse of $500,000.

Due to flooding as a result of Hurricane Katrina, the 2006 edition of the New Orleans Handicap was run at Louisiana Downs in Bossier City, Louisiana.

Historical notes

Wild Again, the winner of the first Breeders' Cup Classic, took this race in 1984, and Mineshaft won this race during his 2003 Horse of the Year campaign.

Records Speed record: (at current distance of miles) 1:46.48 - Touchuponastar (2026)

Most wins: 2 - Marriage (1943, 1944) 2 - Tenacious (1958, 1959) 2 - Honor Medal (1987, 1988) 2 - Touchuponastar (2025, 2026)

Most wins by a jockey: 4 - Ray Broussard (1958, 1959, 1961, 1964)

Most wins by a trainer: 6 - Todd Pletcher (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014)

Most wins by an owner: 6 - Dorothy Dorsett Brown (1950, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1967, 1983)

Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Dist. (Miles) Time Purse $ Gr.2026Touchuponastar7Marcelino Pedroza Jr.Jeff DelhommeSet-Hut LLC1-1/8 m1:46.84$500,000G22025Touchuponastar6Timothy ThorntonJeff DelhommeSet-Hut LLC (Jake Delhomme)1-1/8 m1:48.10$500,000G22024Red Route One4Joel RosarioSteven M. AsmussenWinchell Thoroughbreds LLC1-1/8 m1:49.14$400,000G22023West Will Power6Flavien PratBrad CoxGary & Mary West1-1/8 m1:47.95$400,000G22022Olympiad4Junior AlvaradoWilliam MottGrandview Equine, Cheyenne Stable, LLC and LNJ Foxwoods1-1/8 m1:47.74$400,000G22021Chess Chief5Luis SaezDallas StewartEstate of James J. Coleman Jr.1-1/8 m1:49.24$400,000G22020By My Standards4Gabriel SaezBret CalhounAllied Racing Stable1-1/8 m1:50.27$400,000G22019Core Beliefs4Florent GerouxPeter EurtonGary Broad1-1/8 m1:51.36$400,000G22018Good Samaritan4Joel RosarioWilliam MottWinStar Farm1-1/8 m1:49.87$400,000G22017Honorable Duty5James GrahamBrendan WalshDARRS Inc. (David A. Ross)1-1/8 m1:48.35$400,000G22016S'maverlous6Jose LezcanoMichael J. MakerGata Racing Stable (John Huber)1-1/8 m1:50.06$400,000G22015Call Me George5James Graham Grant T. ForsterClint Joiner, Matt Bond, Jim Curry1-1/8 m1:51.07$396,000G22014Palace Malice4Mike E. SmithTodd PletcherDogwood Stable1-1/8 m1:48.93$400,000G22013Graydar5Edgar PradoTodd PletcherTwin Creeks Racing Stables LLC (Steve Davison)1-1/8 m1:49.16$400,000G22012Nates Mineshaft5Jesse M. CampbellAustin K. SmithWindy Hill Farm (Scott & Pete Reiman)1-1/8 m1:47.64$400,000G22011Mission Impazible4Garrett K. GomezTodd PletcherTwin Creeks Racing Stables LLC (Steve Davison)1-1/8 m1:49.02$400,000G22010Battle Plan5Javier CastellanoTodd PletcherOverbrook Farm1-1/8 m1:49.33$300,000G22009Macho Again4Robby AlbaradoDallas StewartWest Point Thoroughbreds, Inc. (Terry Finley, CEO) 1-1/8 m1:50.21$500,000G22008Circular Quay4Garrett GomezTodd A. PletcherMichael & Doreen Tabor1-1/8 m1:49.80$500,000G22007Master Command5John VelazquezTodd PletcherAaron & Marie Jones1-1/8 m1:49.89$500,000G22006Brass Hat5Willie MartinezWilliam B. BradleyFred F. Bradley1-1/8 m1:51.35$435,600G22005Badge of Silver5Jerry BaileyRobert J. FrankelKenneth & Sarah Ramsey1-1/8 m1:48.78$500,000G22004Peace Rules4Jerry BaileyRobert J. FrankelEdmund A. Gann1-1/8 m1:48.61$500,000G22003Mineshaft4Robby AlbaradoNeil J. HowardWilliam S. Farish III et al.1-1/8 m1:48.92$500,000G22002Parade Leader5Corey LanerieNeil J. HowardWilliam S. Farish III & E. J. Hudson, Jr.1-1/8 m1:50.44$500,000G22001Include4Jerry BaileyBud DelpRobert E. Meyerhoff1-1/8 m1:49.00$500,000G22000Allen's Oop5Eddie Martin Jr.Dallas KeenJames D. Jackson1-1/8 m1:48.80$500,000G31999Precocity5Willie MartinezBobby C. BarnettJohn A. Franks1-1/8 m1:49.00$500,000G31998Phantom On Tour4Larry MelanconLynn S. WhitingW. Cal Partee 1-1/8 m1:48.13$500,000G31997Isitingood6David FloresBob BaffertMichael E. Pegram & Terry Henn1-1/8 m1:48.40$300,000G31996Scotts Scoundrel4Ronald ArdoinBret ThomasVirgil Huskey1-1/8 m1:49.80$250,000G31995Concern4Mike E. SmithRichard W. SmallRobert E. Meyerhoff1-1/8 m1:49.40$200,000G31994Brother Brown4Pat DayRon GoodridgeBowline & Cohrs1-1/8 m1:48.80$200,000G31993Latin American5Garrett GomezRobert MarshallRobert Marshall 1-1/8 m1:49.20$150,000G31992Jarraar5Bobby Walker Jr.Thomas M. AmossSapphire Reg. Stb. & Richard C. Colton Jr.1-1/8 m1:48.80$100,000G31991Silver Survivor5Larry MelanconGlenn HildCarolyn Manning1-1/8 m1:50.00$100,000G31990Festive5Bobby Walker Jr.Thomas M. AmossJohn A. Franks1-1/8 m1:50.40$100,000G31989Galba5Antonio CastanonNeil D. DrysdaleClover Racing Stable (Jamie Schloss, President)1-1/8 m1:51.20$100,000G21988Honor Medal7Pat DayNeil D. DrysdaleLettuce Farm1-1/8 m1:50.00$100,000G21987Honor Medal6Russell BazeNeil D. DrysdaleLettuce Farm1-1/8 m1:52.20$100,000G21986Herat4Rafael MezaJack Van BergJack Van Berg1-1/4 m2:01.80$200,000G21985Westheimer4Larry SnyderWilliam I. MottMichael G. Rutherford1-1/4 m2:01.80$200,000G21984Wild Again4Pat DayVincent TimphonyBlack Chip Stables (William Allen, Ron Volkman, Terry Beall)1-1/4 m2:02.00$200,000G21983Listcapade4E. J. PerrodinDewey SmithDorothy D. Brown1-1/4 m2:03.20$200,000G21982It's The One5Walter GuerraLaz BarreraFlying Horse Stable & Amin Saiden1-1/4 m2:01.80$200,000G21981Sun Catcher4Alonzo GuajardoDianne CarpenterSundance Stable (Dianne Carpenter)1-1/4 m2:03.40$150,000G21980Pool Court5Ronald ArdoinHarry TrotsekAl Wagner & Ed Seltzer1-1/4 m2:04.60$125,000G31979A Letter To Harry5Ed DelahoussayeJohn T. OxleyRaymond F. Salmen1-1/4 m2:02.60$125,000G31978Life's Hope5Chris McCarronLaz BarreraHarbor View Farm1-1/4 m2:02.20$122,500G31977Tudor Tambourine4Angelo Trosclair Joseph E. BroussardCharles Cohen & Ruth Fertel1-1/8 m1:49.80$110,000G31976Master Derby4Darrel McHargueSmiley AdamsGolden Chance Farm (Robert Lehman)1-1/8 m1:50.00$100,000G31975Lord Rebeau4Carlos H. MarquezWilliam HightowerPaul Cresci1-1/8 m1:50.60$100,000G31974Smooth Dancer4Larry AdamsJohn O. MeauxHarvey Peltier Sr.1-1/8 m1:50.60$75,000G31973Combat Ready4Leroy MoyersDavid ErbAlbert Stall Sr.1-1/8 m1:51.00$75,000G31972Urgent Message4Gene St. LeonJose A. MartinGustave Ring1-1/8 m1:49.80$75,0001971Rio Bravo5Fernando ValdizanDewey SmithT. Allie & J. E. Grissom1-1/8 m1:48.80$75,0001970Etony5Phil RubbicoGeorge GeierSam Gray & George Schmeideskamp1-1/8 m1:49.20$75,0001969Miracle Hill5David E. WhitedDewey SmithT. Allie & J. E. Grissom1-1/8 m1:54.80$70,7001968Diplomat Way4Leroy MoyersJohn O. MeauxHarvey Peltier Sr.1-1/8 m1:49.20$63,8001967Cabildo4Jimmy CombestAlcee RichardDorothy D. Brown1-1/8 m1:49.60$69,1001966Just About4Leroy MoyersJack M. BradleyAlice E. Hill1-1/8 m1:48.80$77,0001965Valiant Man6Bobby UsseryJoseph H. Pierce Jr.Ed & Harry Seltzer1-1/8 m1:49.20$64,0001964Green Hornet5Ray BroussardAlcee RichardDorothy Dorsett Brown1-1/8 m1:50.20$61,5001963Endymion4Jimmy NicholsSylvester VeitchGeorge D. Widener Jr.1-1/8 m1:51.40$50,0001962Yorktown5Jimmy NicholsSylvester VeitchGeorge D. Widener Jr.1-1/8 m1:50.60$50,0001961Greek Star6Ray BroussardCharles V. ReynoldsSidney M. Barton1-1/8 m1:49.80$58,150 1960Tudor Era7Robert StevensonArnold N. WinickMrs. Herbert Herff1-1/8 m1:50.80$58,900 1959Tenacious5Ray BroussardJohn B. TheallDorothy Dorsett Brown1-1/8 m1:50.20$62,500 1958Tenacious4Ray BroussardJohn B. TheallDorothy Dorsett Brown1-1/8 m1:51.00$61,900 1957Kingmaker4Sam Boulmetis Sr.William C. WinfreyHappy Hill Farm1-1/8 m1:50.20$60,600 1956Find6Eric GuerinWilliam C. WinfreyAlfred G. Vanderbilt II1-1/8 m1:52.40$63,900 1955Sea O' Erin4Kenneth ChurchHarry TrotsekHasty House Farm1-1/8 m1:50.20$62,900 1954Grover B5Paul J. BaileyThomas P. MorganThomas P. Morgan1-1/8 m1:52.00$50,0001953Smoke Screen6Gerald PorchConn McCrearyReverie Knoll Farm (Freeman Keys)1-1/16 m1:44.00$50,0001952Oil Capitol5Kenneth ChurchHarry TrotsekHasty House Farm1-1/16 m1:44.20$25,000 1951Mount Marcy6Kenneth ChurchSylvester VeitchCornelius Vanderbilt Whitney1-1/16 m1:44.80$25,000 1950Red Camelia4Pat MilliganJohn B. TheallDorothy Dorsett Brown1-1/16 m1:49.40$25,000 1949My Request4Claude EricksonJames P. ConwayFlorence Whitaker1-1/16 m1:44.40$25,000 1948Star Reward4Steve BrooksJack C. HodginsDixiana Stable1-1/16 m1:48.80$25,000 1947Earshot4Frank S. MoonArthur F. SkeltonWilliam G. Helis1-1/16 m1:44.80$25,000 1946Hillyer Court4Willie Lee JohnsonKen Force Jr.Bernard Seroy1-1/16 m1:45.20$25,000 1945Race not held1944Marriage8Jesse HigleyRene A. CowardRene A. Coward & Carl L. Dupuy1-1/16 m1:45.00$25,000 1943Marriage7Arthur CraigRene A. CowardRene A. Coward & Carl L. Dupuy1-1/16 m1:43.80$28,000 1941 - 1942 Race not held1940Rough Diamond8Arnold SorsenClyde TrouttClyde Troutt1-1/16 m1:49.20$1,2001939Chance Sweet4Johnny OrosEugene DrillonEugene Drillon1-1/16 m1:46.80$1,5001938Novelette3Vincent NodarseClyde TrouttClyde Troutt1-1/16 m1:47.00$2,0001937Skeeter3Frank Ritz Charles S. BancroftCharles S. Bancroft1 m1:41.80$1,5001936Julia Grant4Homer SpearsRene A. CowardRene A. Coward1m,70yds1:47.40$1,0001935Jesting5Sterling YoungChester J. BildChester J. Bild1 m1:39.40$6001934Slapped4Leon "Buddy" HaasBen A. JonesLeonard Wilson1-1/8 m1:53.60$2,0001933Rocky News5Johnny KacalaJoseph F. PattersonAudley Farm Stable1-1/16 m1:52.60$2,0001932Spanish Play4Charles LandoltCharles H. KnebelkampCharles H. Knebelkamp & Richard S. Morris 1-1/8 m1:54.80$2,0001931Jimmy Moran4Eugene JamesMose GoldblattMose Goldblatt1-1/16 m1:45.80$10,7751930Donnay4Eddie SteffenFrank M. TaylorRancocas Stable1-1/16 m1:45.20$12,2251929Vermajo3Anthony PascumaCharles E. DurnellThree D's Stock Farm1-1/16 m1:46.40$42,1001928Justice F4Anthony PascumaDoc RiddleWilliam Daniel1-1/16 m1:45.80$70,0001927Cotlogomor5Charles AllenAlbert G. WoodmanCoventry Stable (S. A. Cowan)1-1/16 m1:50.20$50,0001926Nurmi3J. ThomasClyde PhillipsGreentree Stable1-1/16 m1:47.00$39,0001925Quatrain3Eddie LegereThomas J. HarmonFrederick Johnson1-1/16 m1:44.60$25,0001924Fredericktown3Ivan ParkeWilliam H. FizerHenry Stark1 m1:40.60$2,000

References The New Orleans Handicap at the NTRA