The
Forego Handicap is an American
Thoroughbred horse race held annually at
Saratoga Race Course in
Saratoga Springs, New York. Open to horses three years old and up, it is run at a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt. A
Grade I event, the race is one of the first prep races for the
Breeders' Cup Sprint and currently carries a purse of $250,000 and is a
Grade I event.
Inaugurated in 1980 at the
Belmont Park racetrack in
Elmont, New York where it remained through 1983, the Forego Handicap was initially run a distance of eight furlongs (one mile). From 1982 to 1999 it was raced at seven furlongs then for 2000 through 2002 at six and a half furlongs before reverting to the seven furlong distance in 2003.
This race is named for the great
Forego, the
American Horse of the Year for three straight years straight between1974 and 1976.
Records
Time record: (at current 7 furlongs distance)
Most wins:Most wins by an owner:- 2 - Lynda S. Stokes (1988, 1989)
Most wins by a jockey:Most wins by a trainer:Winners of the Forego Handicap