The
Fourstardave Handicap is an American
Thoroughbred horse race run annually at
Saratoga Race Course in
Saratoga Springs, New York. The
Grade II race is open to horses, age three and up, willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on the turf. It offers a purse of $150,000.
The
Fourstardave is named for the horse once called "The Sultan of
Saratoga" because he'd won at least one race at the Saratoga track each year from 1987 to 1994. He died of a heart attack in October of 2002 at the age of 17 and is buried in Claire Court at Saratoga Race Course. This is a rare honor since only three horses are buried there.
Before 1996, the Fourstardave was run as the Daryl's Joy Handicap. In 1990 and 1991, Fourstardave won it when it was still the Daryl's Joy.
Past winners
- 2004 – Nothing to Lose (4) 1:39 2/5 (John Velazquez)
- 2001 – Dr. Kashnikow (4) 1:39 1/5 (John Velazquez)
- 1999 – Comic Strip (4) 1:41 3/5 (Pat Day)
- 1997 – Soviet Line (IR) (7) 1:39 4/5 (Pat Day)
- 1996 – Da Hoss (4) 1:40 2/5 (John Velazquez)
- 1992 – Now Listen (5) 1:36 3/5 (John Velazquez)
- 1990 – Fourstardave (5) 1:41 1/5 (Mike E. Smith)
- 1988 – San's the Shadow (4) 1:40 (Angel Cordero, Jr.)
- 1987 – Persian Mews (4) 1:42 (Jose Santos)
- 1986 – Mourjane (6) 1:42 4/5 Jose Santos)
- 1985 – Roving Minstrel (4) 1:45 2/5 (Angel Cordero, Jr.)
