# Carter Handicap

The Carter Handicap is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-years-old and older run over a distance of seven furlongs run annually in early April at Aqueduct Racetrack.

## Race history

First run in 1895, the race was named for Brooklyn contractor and tugboat captain, William Carter, who put up most of the purse money and provided the trophy. The race was hosted by the old Aqueduct race track from 1895 to 1955, except for 1946 when it was held at Belmont Park. It returned to Belmont Park from 1956 to 1959, 1968 to 1974, and again in 1994. In 2020 the event was moved to Belmont Park and held in early June.
There was no race held in 1909, 1911–1913, and 1933–1934. It was run in two divisions in 1977 and 1978.

### Race distance

* 1895 – 1+1⁄4 miles
* 1896 – 1+1⁄8 miles
* 1897 – 1+1⁄16 miles
* 1898 – about 7 furlongs
* 1899–1902 6+1⁄2 furlongs
* 1903 onwards – 7 furlongs

## Historic notes

The Carter Handicap is the only American Thoroughbred stakes race in which a triple dead heat for a win occurred when Brownie, Bossuet and Wait A Bit crossed the finish line at the same time in 1944. There was another dead heat between two horses in 1977, a year when the number of entrants resulted in the race being split into two divisions.
On June 13, 1942, Lillian Christopher's trainee Doublrab defeated the 1941 U.S. Triple Crown winner Whirlaway while equaling the Aqueduct track record of 1:23 flat in winning the seven furlong Carter Handicap.

## Records

Time record: (at current 7 furlongs distance)
* 1:20.04 – Artax (1999) (new race and track record)
Most wins:
* 2 – Audacious (1920, 1921)
* 2 – Osmand (1928, 1929)
* 2 – Flying Heels (1930, 1931)
* 2 – Forego (1974, 1975)
* 2 – Lite the Fuse (1995, 1996)
* 2 – Dads Caps (2014, 2015)
Most wins by a trainer:
* 4 – John M. Gaver Sr. (1943, 1950, 1952, 1953)
* 4 – D. Wayne Lukas (1985, 1987, 1988, 1989)
Most wins by an owner:
* 4 – Greentree Stable (1943, 1950,1952, 1953)
Most wins by a jockey:
* 4 – James Stout (1939, 1944, 1945, 1954)
* 4 – Eddie Maple (1973, 1977, 1981, 1986)

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
| 2024 | Post Time | 4 | Sheldon Russell | Brittany Russell | Hillwood Stable | 1:24.00 |
| 2023 | Doppelganger | 4 | Jevian Toledo | Brittany Russell | SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Robert E. Masterson, Jay A. Schoenfarber, Waves Edge Capital Catherine M. Donovan, Golconda Stable & Siena Farm LLC | 1:23.25 |
| 2022 | Speaker's Corner | 4 | Junior Alvarado | William I. Mott | Godolphin | 1:21.34 |
| 2021 | Mischievous Alex | 4 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Saffie A. Joseph Jr. | Cash Is King LLC & LC Racing | 1:23.97 |
| 2020 | Vekoma | 4 | Javier Castellano | George Weaver | R. A. Hill Stable & Gatsas Stables | 1:21.02 |
| 2019 | World of Trouble | 4 | Manuel Franco | Jason Servis | Michael Dubb, Madaket Stables, Bethlehem Stables | 1:23.28 |
| 2018 | Army Mule | 4 | Joe Bravo | Todd A. Pletcher | St. Elias Stable | 1:20.94 |
| 2017 | Green Gratto | 7 | Christopher DeCarlo | Gaston Grant | Gaston Grant & Anthony Grant | 1:23.25 |
| 2016 | Salutos Amigos | 6 | Cornelio Velásquez | David Jacobson | David Jacobson & Southern Equine Stable | 1:23.15 |
| 2015 | Dads Caps | 5 | José Ortiz | Rudy R. Rodriguez | Vincent S. Scuderi | 1:23.64 |
| 2014 | Dads Caps | 4 | Luis Contreras | Rudy R. Rodriguez | Vincent S. Scuderi | 1:22.02 |
| 2013 | Swagger Jack | 5 | Irad Ortiz Jr | Martin Wolfson | Silverton Hill | 1:21.44 |
| 2012 | Jackson Bend | 5 | Corey Nakatani | Nick Zito | Robert V. LaPenta & Fred Brei | 1:22.32 |
| 2011 | Morning Line | 4 | John Velazquez | Nick Zito | Thoroughbred Legends Racing Stable | 1:21.46 |
| 2010 | Warrior's Reward | 4 | Julien Leparoux | Ian R. Wilkes | A. Stevens Miles Jr. | 1:21.62 |
| 2009 | Kodiak Kowboy | 4 | John Velazquez | J. Larry Jones | Vinery Stables / Fox Hill | 1:22.47 |
| 2008 | Bustin Stones | 4 | Edgar Prado | Bruce N. Levine | Roddy Valente | 1:22.91 |
| 2007 | Silver Wagon | 6 | Javier Castellano | Richard E. Dutrow Jr. | Four Roses | 1:21.46 |
| 2006 | Bishop Court Hill | 6 | José A. Santos | Todd A. Pletcher | Melnyk Racing Stables | 1:23.27 |
| 2005 | Forest Danger | 4 | Rafael Bejarano | Todd A. Pletcher | Aaron & Marie Jones | 1:20.46 |
| 2004 | Pico Central | 5 | Alex Solis | Paulo Lobo | Gary A. Tanaka | 1:20.22 |
| 2003 | Congaree | 5 | Gary Stevens | Bob Baffert | Stonerside Stable | 1:21.48 |
| 2002 | Affirmed Success | 8 | Richard Migliore | Richard Schosberg | Albert Fried Jr. | 1:21.84 |
| 2001 | Peeping Tom | 4 | Shaun Bridgmohan | Patrick L. Reynolds | Flatbird Stable | 1:21.33 |
| 2000 | Brutally Frank | 6 | Shaun Bridgmohan | Mitchell Friedman | Sunny Meadow Farm | 1:21.66 |
| 1999 | Artax | 4 | Jorge Chavez | Louis Albertrani | Paraneck Stable | 1:20.04 |
| 1998 | Wild Rush | 4 | Kent Desormeaux | Richard Mandella | Stronach Stables | 1:21.16 |
| 1997 | Langfuhr | 5 | Jorge Chavez | Mike Keogh | Gus Schickedanz | 1:22.80 |
| 1996 | Lite the Fuse | 5 | Julie Krone | Richard Dutrow Sr. | Richard Dutrow Sr. | 1:20.80 |
| 1995 | Lite the Fuse | 4 | Ramon Perez | Richard Dutrow Sr. | Richard Dutrow Sr. | 1:21.40 |
| 1994 | Virginia Rapids | 4 | Jean-Luc Samyn | H. Allen Jerkens | Middletown Stables | 1:21.40 |
| 1993 | Alydeed | 4 | Craig Perret | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms | 1:22.60 |
| 1992 | Rubiano | 5 | José A. Santos | Flint S. Schulhofer | Centennial Farm | 1:21.20 |
| 1991 | Housebuster | 4 | Craig Perret | Warren A. Croll Jr. | Robert P. Levy | 1:21.20 |
| 1990 | Dancing Spree | 5 | Chris Antley | Shug McGaughey | Ogden Phipps | 1:22.00 |
| 1989 | On The Line | 5 | Gary Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1:21.40 |
| 1988 | Gulch | 4 | José A. Santos | D. Wayne Lukas | Peter M. Brant | 1:20.40 |
| 1987 | Pine Tree Lane | 5 | Randy Romero | D. Wayne Lukas | Leonard Mathis | 1:21.20 |
| 1986 | Love That Mac | 4 | Eddie Maple | Wayne Widmer | Tatt Stables | 1:21.60 |
| 1985 | Mt. Livermore | 4 | Jerry Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | Lloyd R. French Jr. | 1:21.80 |
| 1984 | Bet Big | 4 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Hubert Hine | Zelda Cohen | 1:21.80 |
| 1983 | Vittorioso | 4 | Alfredo Smith Jr. | Reynaldo Nobles | Robert E. Brennan | 1:22.80 |
| 1982 | Pass The Tab | 4 | Antonio Graell | Albert Barrera | Leopoldo Villareal | 1:22.40 |
| 1981 | Amber Pass | 4 | Eddie Maple | Hubert Hine | Entremont | 1:23.00 |
| 1980 | Czaravich | 4 | Larry Adams | William H. Turner Jr. | William L. Reynolds | 1:21.00 |
| 1979 | Star de Naskra | 4 | Jeffrey Fell | Richard D. Ferris | Carlyle J. Lancaster | 1:21.80 |
| 1978 | Pumpkin Moonshine | 4 | Dave Borden | Howard M. Tesher | H. Joseph Allen | 1:22.20 |
| 1978 | Jaipur's Gem | 5 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Philip G. Johnson | Jacqueline Crotty | 1:21.60 |
| 1977 | Quiet Little Table (DH) | 4 | Eddie Maple | Philip G. Johnson | Meadowhill | 1:22.00 |
| 1977 | Gentle King (DH) | 4 | Daryl Montoya | W. Preston King | Canam East Stable | 1:22.00 |
| 1977 | Soy Numero Uno | 4 | Ray Broussard | Homer C. Pardue | Strapro Stable (Joseph R. Straus Sr. & Isadore Proler) | 1:22.20 |
| 1976 | Due Diligence | 4 | Jose Amy | Lazaro S. Barrera | Harbor View Farm | 1:22.40 |
| 1975 | Forego | 5 | Heliodoro Gustines | Sherrill W. Ward | Lazy F Ranch | 1:21.60 |
| 1974 | Forego | 4 | Heliodoro Gustines | Sherrill W. Ward | Lazy F Ranch | 1:22.20 |
| 1973 | King's Bishop | 4 | Eddie Maple | H. Allen Jerkens | Bohemia Stable | 1:20.40 |
| 1972 | Leematt | 4 | Michael Venezia | Joseph P. Considine | C. Oliver Goldsmith | 1:22.40 |
| 1971 | Native Royalty | 4 | John L. Rotz | John T. Davis | Harbor View Farm | 1:22.80 |
| 1970 | Tyrant | 4 | Bobby Ussery | Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. | Locust Hill Farm | 1:21.40 |
| 1969 | Promise | 4 | Bobby Ussery | Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. | Locust Hill Farm | 1:22.60 |
| 1968 | In Reality | 4 | Jorge Velásquez | Melvin Calvert | Frances A. Genter | 1:21.80 |
| 1967 | Tumiga | 3 | Ben Feliciano | Lucien Laurin | George E. Robb | 1:23.80 |
| 1966 | Davis 2nd | 6 | Calvin Stone | Arnold N. Winick | Herman Harris | 1:22.80 |
| 1965 | Viking Spirit | 5 | Kenneth Church | James I. Nazworthy | Dorothy Ann Currie Brittingham | 1:21.40 |
| 1964 | Ahoy | 4 | Howard Grant | J. Bowes Bond | Jaclyn Stable | 1:21.60 |
| 1963 | Admiral's Voyage | 4 | Ray Broussard | Charles R. Parke | Fred W. Hooper | 1:22.40 |
| 1962 | Merry Ruler | 4 | Johnny Sellers | Edward J. Yowell | Harry Freylinghuysen | 1:22.00 |
| 1961 | Chief of Chiefs | 4 | Jack Leonard | Clyde Troutt | Ada L. Rice | 1:22.80 |
| 1960 | Yes You Will | 4 | Larry Adams | Jack A. Price | Edith L. Price | 1:22.40 |
| 1959 | Jimmer | 4 | John Ruane | Harold Goodwin | Myron N. Goodwin | 1:22.60 |
| 1958 | Bold Ruler | 4 | Eddie Arcaro | James Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | 1:22.60 |
| 1957 | Portersville | 5 | Ted Atkinson | Alphonse J. Pupino | Clearwater Stable F.L. Leatherbury E.A. Roberts | 1:23.00 |
| 1956 | Red Hannigan | 5 | Paul J. Bailey | Homer C. Pardue | Woodley Lane Farm | 1:23.20 |
| 1955 | Bobby Brocato | 4 | Ray Broussard | William Molter | Joe W. Brown | 1:23.40 |
| 1954 | White Skies | 5 | James Stout | Tommy Root | William. M. Wickham | 1:23.60 |
| 1953 | Tom Fool | 4 | Ted Atkinson | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable | 1:22.00 |
| 1952 | Northern Star | 4 | Ted Atkinson | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable | 1:22.00 |
| 1951 | Arise | 5 | Eric Guerin | James C. Bentley | Addison Stable (Harry & W. Jack Addison) | 1:23.40 |
| 1950 | Guillotine | 3 | Ted Atkinson | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable | 1:23.20 |
| 1949 | Better Self | 4 | Dave Gorman | Max Hirsch | King Ranch | 1:25.20 |
| 1948 | Gallorette | 6 | Job Dean Jessop | Edward A. Christmas | William L. Brann | 1:23.40 |
| 1947 | Rippey | 4 | Ovie Scurlock | Willie Booth | William G. Helis | 1:23.00 |
| 1946 | Flood Town | 4 | Warren Mehrtens | Max Hirsch | Edward J. Lasker | 1:23.60 |
| 1945 | Apache | 6 | James Stout | James Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | 1:24.60 |
| 1944 | Bossuet | 4 | James Stout | James Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | 1:23.40 |
| 1944 | Wait A Bit | 5 | Gayle Smith | Matthew P. Brady | William Ziegler Jr. | 1:23.40 |
| 1944 | Brownie | 5 | Eric Guerin | John B. Theall | Joe W. Brown | 1:23.40 |
| 1943 | Devil Diver | 4 | George Woolf | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable | 1:24.00 |
| 1942 | Doublrab | 4 | Billie Thompson | Harris B. Brown | Lillian Christopher | 1:23.00 |
| 1941 | Parasang | 4 | Basil James | Edward L. Snyder | Cornelius V. Whitney | 1:23.00 |
| 1940 | He Did | 7 | George Woolf | J. Thomas Taylor | W. Arnold Hanger | 1:23.80 |
| 1939 | Fighting Fox | 4 | James Stout | James Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | 1:22.80 |
| 1938 | Airflame | 4 | Raymond Workman | Bud Stotler | Alfred G. Vanderbilt II | 1:23.60 |
| 1937 | Aneroid | 4 | Charley Rosengarten | Dion Kerr | John A. Manfuso | 1:23.60 |
| 1936 | Clang | 4 | Eddie Litzenberger | William R. Sallee | John F. Clark Jr. | 1:24.00 |
| 1935 | King Saxon | 4 | Calvin Rainey | Charles H. Knebelkamp | Charles H. Knebelkamp | 1:23.80 |
| 1934 | Open Range | 3 | Eddie Litzenberger | George E. Phillips | William Graham | 1:18.00 |
| 1933 | Caterwaul | 3 | Raymond Workman | Thomas J. Healey | Cornelius V. Whitney | 1:20.20 |
| 1932 | Happy Scot | 4 | Alfred Robertson | Preston M. Burch | Cary T. Grayson | 1:24.80 |
| 1931 | Flying Heels | 4 | Charley Kurtsinger | J. Simon Healy | John J. Curtis | 1:24.20 |
| 1930 | Flying Heels | 3 | Willie Kelsay | Henry McDaniel | Gifford A. Cochran | 1:24.40 |
| 1929 | Osmand | 5 | Willie Garner | Pete Coyne | Joseph E. Widener | 1:26.60 |
| 1928 | Osmand | 4 | Earl Sande | Pete Coyne | Joseph E. Widener | 1:25.00 |
| 1927 | Happy Argo | 4 | Fritz Weiner | Max Hirsch | Kershaw Stable | 1:24.20 |
| 1926 | Macaw | 3 | Linus McAtee | James G. Rowe Sr. | Harry Payne Whitney | 1:24.60 |
| 1926 | Nedana | 4 | Laverne Fator | Sam Hildreth | Rancocas Stable | 1:24.60 |
| 1925 | Silver Fox | 3 | Laverne Fator | Sam Hildreth | Rancocas Stable | 1:24.40 |
| 1924 | Sarazen | 3 | Earl Sande | Max Hirsch | Fair Stable | 1:25.60 |
| 1923 | Little Colt | 3 | Clarence Turner | Sandy McNaughton | Sandy McNaughton | 1:25.40 |
| 1922 | Knobbie | 4 | Laverne Fator | Sam Hildreth | Rancocas Stable | 1:24.40 |
| 1921 | Audacious | 5 | Clarence Kummer | Sandy McNaughton | Foreign Stable | 1:23.00 |
| 1920 | Audacious | 4 | Frank Keogh | John J. Hastings | Morton L. Schwartz | 1:25.00 |
| 1919 | Naturalist | 5 | Charles Fairbrother | Thomas Welsh | Joseph E. Widener | 1:23.00 |
| 1918 | Old Koenig | 5 | George Byrne | George Ziegler | Beverwyck Stable | 1:23.80 |
| 1917 | Old Rosebud | 6 | Andy Schuttinger | Frank D. Weir | Hamilton C. Applegate | 1:25.40 |
| 1916 | Trial by Jury | 4 | E. Campbell | J. Simon Healy | Edward B. Cassatt | 1:25.40 |
| 1915 | Phosphor | 3 | Johnny Loftus | William H. Karrick | Schuyler L. Parsons | 1:30.00 |
| 1914 | Roamer | 3 | Merritt C. Buxton | A. J. Goldsborough | Andrew Miller | 1:24.80 |
| 1911 | -1913 no race | | | | | |
| 1910 | Gretna Green | 6 | Guy Burns | Albert Simons | John W. Schorr | 1:27.00 |
| 1909 | no race | | | | | |
| 1908 | Jack Atkin | 4 | Phil Musgrave | Herman R. Brandt | Barney Schreiber | 1:27.80 |
| 1907 | Glorifier | 5 | George Mountain | James H. McCormick | James H. McCormick | 1:28.20 |
| 1906 | Roseben | 5 | Lucien Lyne | Frank D. Weir | Davy C. Johnson | 1:26.40 |
| 1905 | Ormonde's Right | 4 | Willie Davis | A. Jack Joyner | Sydney Paget | 1:26.80 |
| 1904 | Beldame | 3 | Frank O'Neill | Fred Burlew | Newton Bennington | 1:27.00 |
| 1903 | Ahumada | 3 | Jack Martin | John A. Kyle | John A. Kyle | 1:33.00 |
| 1902 | Ethics | 4 | Harry Cochran | Richard O. Miller | Charles F. Dwyer | 1:28.20 |
| 1901 | Motley | 4 | Willie Shaw | William Lakeland | William Lakeland | 1:28.00 |
| 1900 | Box | 6 | Danny Maher | E. L. Graves | W. Showalter | 1:26.00 |
| 1899 | Duke of Middleburg | 3 | John Sullivan | R. Wyndham Walden | G. W. Graydon | 1:26.60 |
| 1898 | The Manxman | 4 | Harry Lewis | William Oliver | J. J. Harrison | 1:29.60 |
| 1897 | Premier | 4 | W. Coylie | Jim McLaughlin | Jim McLaughlin | 1:49.00 |
| 1896 | Deerslayer | 4 | Samuel Doggett | Walter C. Rollins | Walter C. Rollins | 1:55.00 |
| 1895 | Charade | 6 | Samuel Doggett | William R. Jones | William R. Jones | 2:11.60 |