West Point (NYB) Presented by Trustco Bank

45 Running on Sunday, August 25, 2024

The turf race for New York-breds is named for the U. S. Military Academy, which is situated on the west bank of the Hudson River about 135 miles south of Saratoga. In 1778, Gen. George Washington personally selected Thaddeus Kosciuszko, one of the heroes of Saratoga, to design the fortifications for West Point, which is the oldest continuously occupied military post in the United States. Following the Revolutionary War, several soldiers and legislators, including Washington, Knox, Hamilton and John Adams, desiring to eliminate America's wartime reliance on foreign engineers and artillerists, urged the creation of an institution devoted to the arts and sciences of warfare. In 1802, President Thomas Jefferson signed legislation establishing the United States Military Academy, after ensuring that those attending the Academy would be representative of a democratic society. First run in 1980 for 3-year-olds at 1 1/8 miles on the main track, the West Point was run at 1 1/16 miles from 1981-87 and returned to that distance in 2011. From 1988-2010, it was contested at 1 1/8 miles on the turf.

$200,000.00 1 1/16 (Turf) Grade:

Year	Horse	Age	Weight	Time	Owner	Trainer	Jockey	Value
2024	Dakota Gold	5	120	1:41.24	Reeves Thoroughbred Racing	Danny Gargan	Dylan Davis	$110,000
2023	City Man	6	126	1:42.63	Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Searles, Peter and Searles, Patti	Christophe Clement	Joel Rosario	$110,000
2022	Somelikeithotbrown	6	122	1:37.68	Skychai Racing LLC and Koenig, David	Michael J. Maker	Jose L. Ortiz	$110,000
2021	City Man	4	120	1:41.30	Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Peter Searles & Patti Searles	Cristophe Clement	Joel Rosario	$82,500
2020	Rinaldi	4	118	1:43.52	Bond Racing Stable	H. James Bond	Luis Saez	$82,500
2019	Offering Plan	7	122	1:41.18	M. Dubb, Nantucket Thoroughbred Partners, Bethlehem Stables LLC, G. Aisquith	Chad Brown	Javier Castellano	$82,500
2018	Kharafa	9	118	1:40.44	Paul Braverman & Timothy Pinch	Timothy A. Hills	Dylan Davis	$82,500
2017	Get Jets	4/C	116	1:39.49	Team D	Anthony W. Dutrow	John R. Velazquez	$90,000
2016	King Kreesa	-	123	1:42.96	Kresa, Gerald and Kresa, Susan	David G. Donk	Jose L. Ortiz	$90,000
2015	Lubash	For Three Year Olds and Upward Foaled In New York State	123	1:43.04	Aliyu Ben J Stables	Christophe Clement	Junior Alvarado	$150,000
2014	King Kressa	For Three Year Olds and Upward Foaled In New York State	118	1:42.07	Kresa, Gerald and Kresa, Susan	David G. Donk	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	$150,000
2013	Hangover Kid	5	118	1:43.34	Four Tags Stable	Jason Servis	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	$90,000
2012	Lubash	5	118	1:43.61	Aliyu Ben J Stables	Christophe Clement	Jose Lezcano	$90,000
2011	Compliance Officer	5	118	1:44.40	La Marca Stable	Bruce R. Brown	Alex O. Solis	$60,000
2010	Straight Story	4	118	1:48.58	Richard Santulli	Alan E. Goldberg	Javier Castellano	$60,000
2009	Banrock	6	123	1:47.48	Nyala Farm	Thomas M. Bush	Kent J. Desormeaux	$66,000
2008	Banrock	5	119	1:51.41	Nyala Farm	Thomas M. Bush	Kent J. Desormeaux	$66,660
2007	Classic Pack	4	115	1:47.77	John T. Becker	Ramon Hernandez	Cornelio Velasquez	$66,180
2006	Certifiably Crazy	6	120	1:46.24	Double S Stable	Richard Schosberg	Cornelio Velasquez	$69,660
2005	Dave	4	115	01:48.1	Joseph W. Gerrity, Jr.	John O. Hertler	Jose Santos	$68,160
2004	Golden Commander	4	116	1:48 4/5	Flying Zee Stable	Philip Serpe	Javier Castellano	$68,820
2003	Finality	4	120	1:50 1/5	Dogwood Stable	Todd Pletcher	John Velazquez	$69,120
2002	Celtic Sky	4	118	1:48	Waterville Lake Stable	Christophe Clement	Jose Santos	$49,740
2001	I'm All Yours	4	117	1:49	Anstu Stables	Todd Pletcher	Jerry Bailey	$52,080
2000	Saratoga Sunrise	6	121	1:53	K. & S. Ramsey	Charles Simon	Pat Day	$50,700
1999	Plato's Love	4	117	1:46 3/5	W. Pascuma & Olsen	Warren Pascuma	Jose Santos	$52,395
1998	Currency Arbitrage	5	117	1:46 2/5	Earle I. Mack	Gary Sciacca	Pat Day	$50,895
1997	Stallan	4	115	1:46	Kenneth Avanzino	Thomas Skiffington	Mike Smith	$51,345
1996	Identity	4	117	1:46 4/5	Kenneth Avanzino	Thomas Skiffington	Shane Sellers	$50,175
1995	Tiffany's Taylor	6	114	1:46	Theresa Maher	Leo O'Brien	John Velazquez	$51,750
1994	Excellent Tipper	6	115	1:54 1/5	Team Wizard Stable	Philip G Johnson	Mike Luzzi	$50,595
1993	Excellent Tipper	5	120	1:47 3/5	Earle I. Mack	Howard M. Tesher	Craig Perret	$53,730
1992	Wild Cataract	4	109	1:47 4/5	Samuel F. Morrell	Reginald S. Vardon	Dennis Carr	$77,520
1991	Fourstardave	6	122	1:53 2/5	Richard Bomze	Leo O'Brien	Mike Smith	$71,760
1990	Fast 'N' Gold	4	117	1:47	Sally A. Bailie	Sally A. Bailie	Jerry Bailey	$55,170
1989	Fourstardave	4	121	1:46	Richard Bomze	Leo O'Brien	Richard Migliore	$71,520
1988	Claramont	4	118	1:49 1/5	Edwin Wachtel	Howard M. Tesher	Chris Antley	$94,760
1987	G'Day Mate	4	112	1:42	Carolyn Chernick	Thomas Miles	Frank Lovato Jr.	$42,000
1986	Island Sun	4	125	1:41 2/5	Live Oak Plantation	Patrick Kelly	Richard Migliore	$46,200
1985	Judge Costa	4	125	1:44	Letsbelucky Stable	Flint S. Schulhofer	Jean Cruguet	$47,100
1984	Gothic Revival	3	112	1:44 4/5	S. Cuse Us Stable	Sally A. Bailie	Jean Cruguet	$45,420
1983	Beech Island	5	117	1:43 3/5	Buckingham Farm	Willard C. Freeman	Robbie Davis	$33,660
1982	Thunder Puddles	3	117	1:45 1/5	Rockwood Stable	John P. Campo	Angel Cordero Jr.	$34,080
1981	Naskra's Breeze	4	117	1:41	Broadmoor Stable	Philip E. Johnson	Jean-Luc Samyn	$51,930
1980	Quintessential	3	126	1:52	Charles Petigrow	John P. Campo	Frank Lovato Jr.	$66,720