THE ATHENIA HANDICAP
35th Running on Saturday, October 15, 2011
Fillies & Mares 3-years-old & Up $100,000 1 1/16 Miles (Turf) Grade: III
Year Horse Wt. Time Owner Trainer Jockey Value
2011 Denomination (5) 123 1:44.17 Ghislaine Head Christophe Clement Joe Bravo $60,000
2010 Eye of Taurus (4) 120 1:47.04 Harvey A. Clarke Kiaran McLaughlin Eddie Castro $60,000
2009 Belle Allure(IRE) (4) 120 1:43.30 Ronchalon Stable Christophe Clement Ramon Dominguez $63,900
2008 Sunshine for Life (4) 115 1:41.55 Jane M. Schosberg Richard Schosberg Channing Hill $66,180
2007 Criminologist (4) 115 1:45.09 S. Janney III & Phipps Stable Claude R. McGaughey III John Velazquez $65,460
2006 Pommes Frites (4) 118 1:42.95 Santa Maria de Araras William Mott Jose Santos $67,380
2005 Asti (4) 114 1:42.57 H. Joseph Allen H. Allen Jerkens Jorge Chavez $66,780
2004 Finery (4) 113 1:43.73 Althea D. Richards William Turner Jr. Pablo Fragoso $69,420
2003 Caught in the Rain (4) 115 1:47.05 Heiligbrodt Stable Guadalupe Preciado Richard Migliore $67,800
2002 Babae (6) 120 1:44.90 Joseph Platt Jr. Frank Alexander Jorge Chavez $70,020
2001B Babae (5) 116 1:40.53 Joseph Platt Jr. Frank Alexander Jorge Chavez $82,725
2001A Verruma (BR) (5) 114 1:42.09 Earl I. Mack, Barros Angel Penna Jr. John Velazquez $82,725
2000 Wild Heart Dancing (4) 115 1:43.40 My Jo Lee Stable Eugene Brajczewski Jorge Chavez $67,500
1999 Antoniette (4) 119 1:41.89 Calumet Farm Joseph Schlich Jorge Chavez $66,840
1998 Tampico (5) 114 1:42.80 Ronald G. Cullis Barclay Tagg Joe Bravo $51,210
1997 Rapid Selection (4) 113 1:47.00 Clyde D. Rice Linda Rice Joe Bravo $65,940
1996 Sixieme Sens (4) 116 1:37.92 Three Plus U Stable Robert Frankel Jerry Bailey $66,660
1995 Caress (4) 114 1:54.18 Harbor View Farm H. Allen Jerkens Robbie Davis $68,340
1994 Lady Affirmed (3) 111 1:48.66 Harbor View Farm H. Allen Jerkens Jorge Chavez $52,245
1993 Trampoli (4) 117 2:17.16 Paul De Moussac Christophe Clement Mike Smith $54,000
1992 Fairy Garden (4) 112 2:13.62 Michael J. Ryan Roger Attfield Julie Krone $52,020
1991 Flaming Torch (4) 113 2:13.99 Juddmonte Farms Robert Frankel Pat Valenzuela $55,800
1990 Buy The Firm (4) 111 2:18.20 Thomas Mara Jose Martin Jerry Bailey $52,650
1989 Capades (3) 115 2:13.20 Poma Stable Richard O'Connell Angel Cordero Jr. $54,360
1988 High Browser (3) 108 2:18.60 Rokeby Stables MacKenzie Miller Pat Day $57,780
1987 Lead Kindly Light (4) 110 2:23.80 Cynthia Phipps Angel Penna Jr. Julio Pezua $70,920
1986 Dawn's Curtsey (4) 111 2:16.00 Darby Dan Farm John Veitch Eddie Maple $55,440
1985 Videogenic (3) 114 2:15.40 Albert Davis Gasper S. Moschera Jean Cruguet $61,020
1984 Key Dancer (3) 111 2:14.80 Oxford Stable William J. Hirsch Jr. Angel Cordero Jr. $56,700
1983 Rose Crescent (4) 108 2:22.00 Rokeby Stables MacKenzie Miller Robbie Davis $34,380
1982B Middle Stage (3) 112 2:17.40 Buckland Farm John Campo Jimmy Miranda $32,790
1982A Mintage (3) 114 2:17.80 Meadowhill Philip Johnson Jean Luc Saymn $32,790
1981 De La Rose (3) 125 2:00.40 Henryk de Kwiatkowski Woody Stephens Eddie Maple $51,120
1980 Love Sign (3) 121 2:00.40 Stephen C. Clark Jr. Sidney Watters Jr. Ruben Hernandez $50,490
1979 Poppycock (3) 114 2:05.60 Claiborne Farm Woody C. Stephens Jorge Velasquez $52,470
1978 Terpsichorist (3) 114 2:03.20 Hickory Tree Stable Woody C. Stephens Michael Venezia $33,300

The ATHENIA Handicap is named in honor of Hal Price Headley's winner of the 1946 Ladies Handicap. Restricted to three year old fillies prior to 1983. Run on the main track in 1979 and 1990. Run at a mile and a quarter prior to 1982. Run at a mile and three eighths from 1982 to 1993. Run at Belmont Park from 1978 to 1993, barring 1982 where it was run in two divisions at Aqueduct. Run at one mile in 1996. Run at Belmont Park at the distance of a mile and an eighth in 1997. Run at Aqueduct at the distance of a mile and a sixteenth from 1998 to 2000. Run at Belmont Park in 2001. Run at Aqueduct in 2002-04.