{{About|the horse race at Belmont Park known as the Tidal Handicap|other races with the similar name|Tidal Stakes}} {{Infobox horseraces | surface = Turf | class = Discontinued | horse race = Tidal Handicap | image = | caption = | location = [[Belmont Park]],<br>[[Elmont, New York]]<br />United States | inaugurated = 1964 | last run = 1993 | race type = [[Thoroughbred]] - [[Flat racing]] | website = | distance = {{frac|1|3|8}} miles | track = Left-handed | qualification = Three years old and older | weight = | purse = [[United States dollar|US$]]100,000 | bonuses = }}
The '''Tidal Handicap''' was an American [[Thoroughbred racing|Thoroughbred horse race]] on [[Grass|turf]] run from 1964 through 1993. A race for horses age three and older, it was inaugurated on July 18, 1964, at [[Aqueduct Racetrack]] in [[Ozone Park, Queens]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. It remained there through 1974 after which it was transferred to [[Belmont Park]] in [[Elmont, New York]].
From inception, the Tidal Handicap was run in late June or early July until 1991 when it was moved to a run date in mid-October.<ref name=TH1>{{cite web|url=https://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Stakes&stkid=13760 |title=Tidal Handicap |publisher=Equibase Co LLC |date=2021-06-24 |accessdate=2021-06-24}}</ref>
The Tidal Handicap was the third of Belmont Park's four major summer grass races for older horses. The unofficial series began with the [[Red Smith Handicap]] (G2) in early June, followed by the [[Bowling Green Handicap]] (G1) in mid-June, and finished with the [[Sword Dancer Handicap]] (G1) at the end of July.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/09/sports/horse-racing-upset-in-the-tidal-for-three-engines.html |title=Horse Racing; Upset in the Tidal For Three Engines |publisher= New York Times, Section 8, page 5 |date=1989-07-09 |accessdate=2021-06-22}}</ref>
==History== The 1964 inaugural running at Aqueduct Racetrack was won by Master Dennis under jockey Fernando Alvarez for future [[National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame|U.S. Racing Hall of Fame]] trainer [[Burley E. Parke|Burley Parke]] and owner [[Harbor View Farm]], the stable that in 1978 would win the [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)|U.S. Triple Crown]] series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/459340767/ |title= Master Dennis Captures Tidal |publisher=[[New York Daily News]], page 144 |date=1964-07-19 |accessdate=2021-06-16}}</ref>
The 1966 winner [[Assagai (horse)|Assagai]] went on to be voted that year's [[American Champion Male Turf Horse]].<ref>[http://www.bloodhorse.com/eclipsewinners/pdf/History_Charts.pdf ''The Bloodhorse.com'' Champion's history charts] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904120526/http://www.bloodhorse.com/eclipsewinners/pdf/History_Charts.pdf |date=September 4, 2012}}</ref>
[[Fort Marcy (horse)|Fort Marcy]], a multiple [[Eclipse Award|National Champion]] runner, including 1970 [[American Horse of the Year]] honors, and a future Hall of Fame inductee for the [[Rokeby Stables]] of [[Paul Mellon]], became the first horse to win the Tidal Handicap more than once. He did it for the first time in 1967 on a soft Aqueduct course with future Canadian and U.S. Hall of Fame jockey [[Ron Turcotte]] aboard.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1967/07/30/archives/fort-marcy-7-wins-tidal-handicap-fort-marcy-wins-on-aqueduct-turf.html |title= Fort Marcy, $7, Wins Tidal Handicap |publisher=[[New York Times]], Section Sports, page 143 |date=1967-07-30 |accessdate=2021-06-22}}</ref> Carrying high weight, Fort Marcy won it for the second time in 1969 and again over a course soft enough that it resulted in a very slow winning time. This time his jockey was [[Manuel Ycaza|Manny Yacaza]], another future Hall of Fame inductee. In the winner's circle, legendary [[Big Band]] leader [[Duke Ellington]] presented a trophy to each of Fort Marcy's team made up of owner Paul Mellon, one of only five people made an [[National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame#Exemplars of Racing|Exemplar of Racing]], jockey Ycaza and trainer [[J. Elliott Burch]], a future Hall of Fame inductee and a [[Preston M. Burch|son]] and [[William P. Burch|grandson]] of Hall of Fame trainers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://drf.uky.edu/catalog/ |title=Fort Marcy Is Victor in Tidal Handicap at Aqueduct|publisher= New York Times, Section Sports, page 1 |date=1969-07-27|accessdate=2021-06-22}}</ref><ref>[http://www.racingmuseum.org/hall/trainer.asp?ID=237 J. Elliott Burch at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070710124531/http://www.racingmuseum.org/hall/trainer.asp?ID=237 |date=July 10, 2007}}</ref>
[[William Haggin Perry|William Haggin Perry's]] [[Tiller (horse)|Tiller]] would be the only other horse to win the Tidal Handicap twice. Trained by [[David A. Whiteley|David Whiteley]], Tiller came into the July 2, 1978 Tidal Handicap having broken the Belmont Park turf course record with a time of 2:13 flat for the mile and three-eighths in the June 17 [[Bowling Green Handicap]]. Tiller was ridden in that race by future [[Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame|Canadian Hall of Fame]] jockey [[Jeffrey Fell]] who was also aboard for his win in the Tidal Handicap.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1978/07/03/archives/racing-radar-ahead-takes-swaps-stakes-tiller-romps-at-belmont.html |title= Tiller Romps at Belmont |publisher= New York Times, page 10 |date=1978-07-03 |accessdate=2021-06-22}}</ref> Tiller got his second win in the Tidal in 1980 under jockey [[Ruben Hernandez (jockey)|Ruben Hernandez]].<ref name=TH1/>
Trainer [[Jose A. Martin|Jose Martin]], son of U.S. Hall of Fame trainer [[Pancho Martin]] of [[Sham (horse)|Sham]] fame, got his first stakes win in a [[New York Racing Association]] event when he won the 1973 Tidal Handicap with Jogging.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/36498/jose-martin-trainer-of-groovy-dies-at-63 |title=Jose Martin, Trainer of Groovy, Dies at 63 |publisher=[[The Blood-Horse|Bloodhorse.com]] |date=2006-11-23 |accessdate=2019-01-17}}</ref>
[[Noble Dancer]] broke the Belmont Park course record in winning the 1977 Tidal Handicap. He was ridden by [[Steve Cauthen]] whose win was his first ever in a race on grass. A future U.S. Hall of Fame inductee, in 1978 Cauthen would win the [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)|U.S. Triple Crown]] aboard [[Affirmed]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1977/06/30/archives/cauthen-gets-triple-again-at-belmont-cauthen-triples-again-wins.html |title= Cauthen Gets 'Triple' Again at Belmont |publisher= New York Times, page 33 |date=1977-06-30|accessdate=2021-06-23}}</ref>
In 1984, the Tidal Handicap was won by a horse named [[Win (horse)|Win]]. The race was run over the Belmont Park dirt track after rainy weather resulted in track officials determining the turf course to be unsafe. Trained by [[Sally A. Bailie|Sally Bailie]], Win apparently liked the dirt as he beat the closest horse to him by 11 lengths.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1984/07/02/sports/slew-o-gold-to-make-84-debut-today.html |title= Slew o' Gold To Make '84 Debut Today |publisher= New York times, Section C, page 9 |date=1984-07-02 |accessdate=}}</ref>
The Tidal Handicap of 1986 was won by [[Darby Dan Farm|Darby Dan Farm's]] [[Proud Truth]].<ref name=TH1/> In 1985 Proud Truth had won the [[Breeders' Cup Classic]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Event By Year|url=https://www.breederscup.com/history/event-year|website=Breederscup.com|accessdate=2012-06-02}}</ref>
[[With Approval]] came into the 1990 Tidal Handicap as the prior year's [[Canadian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|Canadian Triple Crown]] winner and Canada's [[Canadian Horse of the Year|Horse of the Year]]. The future Canadian Hall of Fame inductee did not disappoint, getting an easy win.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.canadianhorseracinghalloffame.com/1993/12/01/with-approval/ |title= With Approval |publisher=[[Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame]] |date=1993-12-01 |accessdate=2021-06-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/109997529/ |title=With Approval coasts in Tidal 'Cap |publisher=[[The Courier-Journal|Louisville Courier-Journal]] |date=1990-07-08 |accessdate=2021-06-22}}</ref> Reporting on his performance, the ''[[New York Times]]'' said "With Approval confirmed his standing as the best grass horse in the East this year."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com//sports/horse-racing-with-approval-wins.html |title= With Approval Wins |publisher=[[New York Times]], Section 8, page 4 |date=1990-07-08 |accessdate=2021-06-21}}</ref>
When last run on 18 October 1993 the event held [[Graded stakes race|Grade 2]] classification.<ref name=TH1/>
==Records== '''Speed record:''' * 2:12.23 @ 1-3/8 miles : [[With Approval]] (1990) * 1:51.60 @ 1-3/16 miles : [[Run the Gantlet]] (1971) * 1:47.60 @ 1-1/8 miles: More Scents (1968)
'''Most wins:''' * 2 - [[Fort Marcy (horse)|Fort Marcy]] (1967, 1969) * 2 - [[Tiller (horse)|Tiller]] (1978, 1980)
'''Most wins by a [[jockey]]:''' * 4 - [[Angel Cordero Jr.]] (1968, 1973, 1981, 1985)
'''Most wins by a [[Horse trainer|trainer]]:''' * 4 - [[MacKenzie Miller]] (1966, 1970, 1974, 1987) * 4 - [[J. Elliott Burch]] (1967, 1969, 1971, 1983)
'''Most wins by an owner:''' * 4 - [[Rokeby Stables]] (1967, 1969, 1971, 1987)
==Winners== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%" |- ! style="width:30px" | Year<br> ! style="width:110px" | Winner<br> ! style="width:25px" | Age<br> ! style="width:110px" | Jockey<br> ! style="width:115px" | Trainer<br> ! Owner<br> ! style="width:35px" | Dist.<br> <span style="font-size:70%">([[mile]]s)</span> ! style="width:20px" | Time<br> ! style="width:20px" | Grade<br> ! style="width:25px" | Win<br>[[United States dollar|$]] |- |align=center|1993 |Mio Robertino |align=center|4 |[[Walter Guerra]] |[[Nicholas Zito]] |Robert Perez |align=center|1-3/8 m |2:17.82 |$71,280 |align=center|G2 |- |align=center|1992 |Revasser |align=center|3 |[[Thierry Jarnet]] |[[Andre Fabre]] |[[Juddmonte Farms]] |align=center|1-3/8 m |2:14.52 |$74,280 |align=center|G2 |- |align=center|1991 |Passagere du Soir |align=center|4 |[[Mike E. Smith]] |[[Andre Fabre]] |[[Paul de Moussac]] |align=center|1-3/8 m |2:15.30 |$74,760 |align=center|G2 |- |align=center|1990 |[[With Approval]] |align=center|4 |[[Craig Perret]] |[[Roger Attfield]] |[[Kinghaven Farms]] |align=center|1-3/8 m |2:12.23 |$52,560 |align=center|G2 |- |align=center|1989 |Three Engines |align=center|4 |[[Jean-Luc Samyn]] |Michael J. Kelly |Adele L. Rand |align=center|1-3/8 m |2:15.67 |$72,840 |align=center|G2 |- |align=center|1988 |Glaros |align=center|6 |[[Robbie Davis]] |[[Thomas J. Skiffington Jr.|Thomas Skiffington Jr.]] |Mandysland Farm (Richard Eamer) |align=center|1-3/8 m |2:16.40 |$103,140 |align=center|G2 |- |align=center|1987 |Dance of Life |align=center|4 |[[Randy Romero]] |[[MacKenzie Miller]] |[[Rokeby Stables]] |align=center|1-3/8 m |2:16.00 |$105,840 |align=center|G2 |- |align=center|1986 |[[Proud Truth]] |align=center|4 |[[Jorge Velasquez]] |[[John M. Veitch]] |[[Darby Dan Farm]] |align=center|1-3/8 m |2:13.00 | |align=center|G2 |- |align=center|1985 |Who's For Dinner |align=center|6 |[[Angel Cordero Jr.]] |[[Jan H. Nerud]] |[[Tartan Stable]] |align=center|1-3/8 m |2:15.40 |$89,460 |align=center|G2 |- |align=center|1984 |[[Win (horse)|Win]] † |align=center|4 |[[Antonio Graell]] |[[Sally A. Bailie]] |Sally A. Bailie, Frederick Ephraim, Paul Cornman |align=center|1-3/8 m |2:18.60 |$73,200 |align=center|G2 |- |align=center|1983 |[[Hush Dear]] |align=center|5 |[[Jean-Luc Samyn]] |[[J. Elliott Burch]] |[[Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney]] |align=center|1-3/8 m |2:12.80 | |align=center|G2 |- |align=center|1982 |[[Nijinsky's Secret]] |align=center|4 |[[Jeffrey Fell]] |William J. Hirsch Jr. |[[John A. McDougald|Hedley McDougald]] |align=center|1-3/8 m |2:12.60 | |align=center|G2 |- |align=center|1981 |Masked Marvel |align=center|5 |[[Angel Cordero Jr.]] |[[Angel Penna Sr.]] |[[Daniel Wildenstein|Wildenstein Stable]] |align=center|1-3/8 m |2:13.20 |$34,980 |align=center|G2 |- |align=center|1980 |[[Tiller (horse)|Tiller]] |align=center|6 |[[Ruben Hernandez (jockey)|Ruben Hernandez]] |[[David A. Whiteley]] |[[William Haggin Perry]] |align=center|1-3/8 m |2:12.80 |$34,200 |align=center|G2 |- |align=center|1979 |Golden Reserve |align=center|5 |[[Jean-Luc Samyn]] |Michael Kay |[[G. Watts Humphrey]] |align=center|1-3/8 m |2:13.20 |$33,150 |align=center|G2 |- |align=center|1978 |[[Tiller (horse)|Tiller]] |align=center|4 |[[Jeffrey Fell]] |[[David A. Whiteley]] |[[William Haggin Perry]] |align=center|1-3/8 m |2:13.00 | |align=center|G2 |- |align=center|1977 |[[Noble Dancer]] |align=center|5 |[[Steve Cauthen]] |[[Thomas Joseph Kelly|Thomas J. Kelly]] |Spring Hill Stable (Haakon Fretheim) |align=center|1 3/8 m |2:12.60 | |align=center|G2 |- |align=center|1976 |Erwin Boy |align=center|5 |[[Ron Turcotte]] |[[James P. Conway]] |Sea High Stable (Erwin Finsterwald & Fred Baum) |align=center|1-3/8 m |2:16.00 |$35,100 |align=center|G2 |- |align=center|1975 |Brigand |align=center|4 |[[Heliodoro Gustines]] |Leonard Imperio |[[Nelson Bunker Hunt]] |align=center|1-3/8 m |2:13.80 |$34,950 |align=center|G2 |- |align=center|1974 |[[Halo (horse)|Halo]] |align=center|5 |[[Jorge Velasquez]] |[[MacKenzie Miller]] |[[Charles W. Engelhard Jr.|Cragwood Stable]] |align=center|1-3/16 m |1:55.00 |$35,310 |align=center|G2 |- |align=center|1973 |Jogging |align=center|6 |[[Angel Cordero Jr.]] |[[Jose A. Martin]] |Phillip Wise |align=center|1-3/16 m |1:53.40 |$34,920 |align=center|G2 |- |align=center|1972 |[[Droll Role]] |align=center|4 |[[Eddie Maple]] |[[Thomas Joseph Kelly|Thomas J. Kelly]] |[[John M. Schiff]] |align=center|1-3/16 m |1:54.00 |$35,460 |- |align=center|1971 |[[Run The Gantlet]] |align=center|3 |[[Robert Woodhouse (jockey)|Robert Woodhouse]] |[[J. Elliott Burch]] |[[Rokeby Stables]] |align=center|1 3/16 m |1:51.60 |$36,600 |- |align=center|1970 |Mr. Leader |align=center|4 |[[Chuck Baltazar]] |[[MacKenzie Miller]] |[[Charles W. Engelhard Jr.|Cragwood Stable]] |align=center|1-1/8 m |1:49.80 |$40,040 |- |align=center|1969 |[[Fort Marcy (horse)|Fort Marcy]] |align=center|5 |[[Manuel Ycaza]] |[[J. Elliott Burch]] |[[Rokeby Stables]] |align=center|1-1/8 m |1:55.20 |$37,895 |- |align=center|1968 |More Scents |align=center|4 |[[Angel Cordero Jr.]] |[[Philip G. Johnson (horseman)|Philip G. Johnson]] |Meadowhill Stable (Morton Rosenthal & Alfred Green) |align=center|1-1/8 m |1:47.60 |$38,220 |- |align=center|1967 |[[Fort Marcy (horse)|Fort Marcy]] |align=center|3 |[[Ron Turcotte]] |[[J. Elliott Burch]] |[[Rokeby Stables]] |align=center|1-1/8 m |1:52.20 |$37,365 |- |align=center|1966 |[[Assagai (horse)|Assagai]] |align=center|3 |[[Larry Adams (jockey)|Larry Adams]] |[[MacKenzie Miller]] |[[Charles W. Engelhard Jr.]] |align=center|1-1/8 m |1:49.00 |$38,805 |- |align=center|1965 |Or et Argent |align=center|4 |[[Robert Ussery]] |Wayne Stucki |Colin Campbell |align=center|1-1/8 m |1:49.40 |$38,155 |- |align=center|1964 |Master Dennis |align=center|4 |Fernando Alvarez |[[Burley E. Parke|Burley Parke]] |[[Harbor View Farm]] |align=center|1-1/8 m |1:49.00 |$18,785 |- |} * † Run on the main dirt track.
==References== {{reflist}}
[[Category:Discontinued horse races in New York (state)]] [[Category:Aqueduct Racetrack]] [[Category:Belmont Park]]