Inaugurated in 1954 at Belmont Park as the Maskette Stakes in honor of the Hall of Fame filly, Maskette, it was renamed in 1992 for its ill-fated 1990 winner and Hall of Fame inductee, Go For Wand who is buried in the infield at Saratoga Race Course. The Maskette took place at Aqueduct Racetrack in 1959, 1960, and from 1962 to 1968. Since 1994, the Go For Wand has been hosted by Saratoga Race Course. After not being raced in 2010, the Go For Wand Handicap returned to Aqueduct on November 25, 2011.
$200,000.00 1 Mile (Dirt) Grade:III
Year
Horse
Age
Weight
Time
Owner
Trainer
Jockey
Value
2023
Dr B
5
121
1:36.49
Cash is King LLC and LC Racing LLC
Robert E. Reid, Jr.
Jose Lezcano
$110,000
2022
Dr B
3
121
1:35.18
Cash is King LLC and LC Racing LLC
Robert E. Reid, Jr.
Irad Ortiz, Jr.
$110,000
2021
Lady Rocket
4
122
1:36.52
Frank Fletcher Racing Operations, Inc. & Ten Strike Racing
Brad H. Cox
Irad Ortiz, Jr.
$137,500
2020
Sharp Starr
3
116
1:36.75
Barry K. Schwartz
Horacio DePaz
Jose L. Ortiz
$55,000
2019
Spiced Perfection
4
124
1:39.11
Pantofel Stable, Wachtel Stable & Peter Deutsch
Peter Miller
Javier Castellano
$137,500
2018
Marley's Freedom
4
124
1:38.35
Cicero Farms
Bob Baffert
Mike Smith
$137,500
2017
Indulgent
4
116
1:37.75
Godolphin Racing LLC
Kiaran P. McLaughlin
Luis Saez
$120,000
2016
Highway Star
3
113
1:38:07
Chester and Mary Broman, Sr
Rodrigo Ubillo
Angel Arroyo
$150,000
2015
Taris
4
121
1:36:10
Michael B. Tabor, Mrs. John Magnier and Derrick Smith
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