# Tidal Handicap

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This article is about the horse race at Belmont Park known as the Tidal Handicap. For other races with the similar name, see [Tidal Stakes](/source/Tidal_Stakes).

Horse race

Tidal Handicap Class Discontinued Location Belmont Park, Elmont, New York United States Inaugurated 1964 Final run 1993 Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Race information Distance 1+3⁄8 miles Surface Turf Track Left-handed Qualification Three years old and older Purse US$100,000

The **Tidal Handicap** was an American [Thoroughbred horse race](/source/Thoroughbred_racing) on [turf](/source/Grass) run from 1964 through 1993. A race for horses age three and older, it was inaugurated on July 18, 1964, at [Aqueduct Racetrack](/source/Aqueduct_Racetrack) in [Ozone Park, Queens](/source/Ozone_Park%2C_Queens), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)). It remained there through 1974 after which it was transferred to [Belmont Park](/source/Belmont_Park) in [Elmont, New York](/source/Elmont%2C_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.[1]

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](/source/Red_Smith_Handicap) (G2) in early June, followed by the [Bowling Green Handicap](/source/Bowling_Green_Handicap) (G1) in mid-June, and finished with the [Sword Dancer Handicap](/source/Sword_Dancer_Handicap) (G1) at the end of July.[2]

## History

The 1964 inaugural running at Aqueduct Racetrack was won by Master Dennis under jockey Fernando Alvarez for future [U.S. Racing Hall of Fame](/source/National_Museum_of_Racing_and_Hall_of_Fame) trainer [Burley Parke](/source/Burley_E._Parke) and owner [Harbor View Farm](/source/Harbor_View_Farm), the stable that in 1978 would win the [U.S. Triple Crown](/source/Triple_Crown_of_Thoroughbred_Racing_(United_States)) series.[3]

The 1966 winner [Assagai](/source/Assagai_(horse)) went on to be voted that year's [American Champion Male Turf Horse](/source/American_Champion_Male_Turf_Horse).[4]

[Fort Marcy](/source/Fort_Marcy_(horse)), a multiple [National Champion](/source/Eclipse_Award) runner, including 1970 [American Horse of the Year](/source/American_Horse_of_the_Year) honors, and a future Hall of Fame inductee for the [Rokeby Stables](/source/Rokeby_Stables) of [Paul Mellon](/source/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](/source/Ron_Turcotte) aboard.[5] 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 [Manny Yacaza](/source/Manuel_Ycaza), another future Hall of Fame inductee. In the winner's circle, legendary [Big Band](/source/Big_Band) leader [Duke Ellington](/source/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 [Exemplar of Racing](/source/National_Museum_of_Racing_and_Hall_of_Fame#Exemplars_of_Racing), jockey Ycaza and trainer [J. Elliott Burch](/source/J._Elliott_Burch), a future Hall of Fame inductee and a [son](/source/Preston_M._Burch) and [grandson](/source/William_P._Burch) of Hall of Fame trainers.[6][7]

[William Haggin Perry's](/source/William_Haggin_Perry) [Tiller](/source/Tiller_(horse)) would be the only other horse to win the Tidal Handicap twice. Trained by [David Whiteley](/source/David_A._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](/source/Bowling_Green_Handicap). Tiller was ridden in that race by future [Canadian Hall of Fame](/source/Canadian_Horse_Racing_Hall_of_Fame) jockey [Jeffrey Fell](/source/Jeffrey_Fell) who was also aboard for his win in the Tidal Handicap.[8] Tiller got his second win in the Tidal in 1980 under jockey [Ruben Hernandez](/source/Ruben_Hernandez_(jockey)).[1]

Trainer [Jose Martin](/source/Jose_A._Martin), son of U.S. Hall of Fame trainer [Pancho Martin](/source/Pancho_Martin) of [Sham](/source/Sham_(horse)) fame, got his first stakes win in a [New York Racing Association](/source/New_York_Racing_Association) event when he won the 1973 Tidal Handicap with Jogging.[9]

[Noble Dancer](/source/Noble_Dancer) broke the Belmont Park course record in winning the 1977 Tidal Handicap. He was ridden by [Steve Cauthen](/source/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 [U.S. Triple Crown](/source/Triple_Crown_of_Thoroughbred_Racing_(United_States)) aboard [Affirmed](/source/Affirmed).[10]

In 1984, the Tidal Handicap was won by a horse named [Win](/source/Win_(horse)). 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 Bailie](/source/Sally_A._Bailie), Win apparently liked the dirt as he beat the closest horse to him by 11 lengths.[11]

The Tidal Handicap of 1986 was won by [Darby Dan Farm's](/source/Darby_Dan_Farm) [Proud Truth](/source/Proud_Truth).[1] In 1985 Proud Truth had won the [Breeders' Cup Classic](/source/Breeders'_Cup_Classic).[12]

[With Approval](/source/With_Approval) came into the 1990 Tidal Handicap as the prior year's [Canadian Triple Crown](/source/Canadian_Triple_Crown_of_Thoroughbred_Racing) winner and Canada's [Horse of the Year](/source/Canadian_Horse_of_the_Year). The future Canadian Hall of Fame inductee did not disappoint, getting an easy win.[13][14] Reporting on his performance, the *[New York Times](/source/New_York_Times)* said "With Approval confirmed his standing as the best grass horse in the East this year."[15]

When last run on 18 October 1993 the event held [Grade 2](/source/Graded_stakes_race) classification.[1]

## Records

**Speed record:**

- 2:12.23 @ 1-3/8 miles : [With Approval](/source/With_Approval) (1990)

- 1:51.60 @ 1-3/16 miles : [Run the Gantlet](/source/Run_the_Gantlet) (1971)

- 1:47.60 @ 1-1/8 miles: More Scents (1968)

**Most wins:**

- 2 - [Fort Marcy](/source/Fort_Marcy_(horse)) (1967, 1969)

- 2 - [Tiller](/source/Tiller_(horse)) (1978, 1980)

**Most wins by a [jockey](/source/Jockey):**

- 4 - [Angel Cordero Jr.](/source/Angel_Cordero_Jr.) (1968, 1973, 1981, 1985)

**Most wins by a [trainer](/source/Horse_trainer):**

- 4 - [MacKenzie Miller](/source/MacKenzie_Miller) (1966, 1970, 1974, 1987)

- 4 - [J. Elliott Burch](/source/J._Elliott_Burch) (1967, 1969, 1971, 1983)

**Most wins by an owner:**

- 4 - [Rokeby Stables](/source/Rokeby_Stables) (1967, 1969, 1971, 1987)

## Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Dist. (miles) Time Grade Win $ 1993 Mio Robertino 4 Walter Guerra Nicholas Zito Robert Perez 1-3/8 m 2:17.82 $71,280 G2 1992 Revasser 3 Thierry Jarnet Andre Fabre Juddmonte Farms 1-3/8 m 2:14.52 $74,280 G2 1991 Passagere du Soir 4 Mike E. Smith Andre Fabre Paul de Moussac 1-3/8 m 2:15.30 $74,760 G2 1990 With Approval 4 Craig Perret Roger Attfield Kinghaven Farms 1-3/8 m 2:12.23 $52,560 G2 1989 Three Engines 4 Jean-Luc Samyn Michael J. Kelly Adele L. Rand 1-3/8 m 2:15.67 $72,840 G2 1988 Glaros 6 Robbie Davis Thomas Skiffington Jr. Mandysland Farm (Richard Eamer) 1-3/8 m 2:16.40 $103,140 G2 1987 Dance of Life 4 Randy Romero MacKenzie Miller Rokeby Stables 1-3/8 m 2:16.00 $105,840 G2 1986 Proud Truth 4 Jorge Velasquez John M. Veitch Darby Dan Farm 1-3/8 m 2:13.00 G2 1985 Who's For Dinner 6 Angel Cordero Jr. Jan H. Nerud Tartan Stable 1-3/8 m 2:15.40 $89,460 G2 1984 Win † 4 Antonio Graell Sally A. Bailie Sally A. Bailie, Frederick Ephraim, Paul Cornman 1-3/8 m 2:18.60 $73,200 G2 1983 Hush Dear 5 Jean-Luc Samyn J. Elliott Burch Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney 1-3/8 m 2:12.80 G2 1982 Nijinsky's Secret 4 Jeffrey Fell William J. Hirsch Jr. Hedley McDougald 1-3/8 m 2:12.60 G2 1981 Masked Marvel 5 Angel Cordero Jr. Angel Penna Sr. Wildenstein Stable 1-3/8 m 2:13.20 $34,980 G2 1980 Tiller 6 Ruben Hernandez David A. Whiteley William Haggin Perry 1-3/8 m 2:12.80 $34,200 G2 1979 Golden Reserve 5 Jean-Luc Samyn Michael Kay G. Watts Humphrey 1-3/8 m 2:13.20 $33,150 G2 1978 Tiller 4 Jeffrey Fell David A. Whiteley William Haggin Perry 1-3/8 m 2:13.00 G2 1977 Noble Dancer 5 Steve Cauthen Thomas J. Kelly Spring Hill Stable (Haakon Fretheim) 1 3/8 m 2:12.60 G2 1976 Erwin Boy 5 Ron Turcotte James P. Conway Sea High Stable (Erwin Finsterwald & Fred Baum) 1-3/8 m 2:16.00 $35,100 G2 1975 Brigand 4 Heliodoro Gustines Leonard Imperio Nelson Bunker Hunt 1-3/8 m 2:13.80 $34,950 G2 1974 Halo 5 Jorge Velasquez MacKenzie Miller Cragwood Stable 1-3/16 m 1:55.00 $35,310 G2 1973 Jogging 6 Angel Cordero Jr. Jose A. Martin Phillip Wise 1-3/16 m 1:53.40 $34,920 G2 1972 Droll Role 4 Eddie Maple Thomas J. Kelly John M. Schiff 1-3/16 m 1:54.00 $35,460 1971 Run The Gantlet 3 Robert Woodhouse J. Elliott Burch Rokeby Stables 1 3/16 m 1:51.60 $36,600 1970 Mr. Leader 4 Chuck Baltazar MacKenzie Miller Cragwood Stable 1-1/8 m 1:49.80 $40,040 1969 Fort Marcy 5 Manuel Ycaza J. Elliott Burch Rokeby Stables 1-1/8 m 1:55.20 $37,895 1968 More Scents 4 Angel Cordero Jr. Philip G. Johnson Meadowhill Stable (Morton Rosenthal & Alfred Green) 1-1/8 m 1:47.60 $38,220 1967 Fort Marcy 3 Ron Turcotte J. Elliott Burch Rokeby Stables 1-1/8 m 1:52.20 $37,365 1966 Assagai 3 Larry Adams MacKenzie Miller Charles W. Engelhard Jr. 1-1/8 m 1:49.00 $38,805 1965 Or et Argent 4 Robert Ussery Wayne Stucki Colin Campbell 1-1/8 m 1:49.40 $38,155 1964 Master Dennis 4 Fernando Alvarez Burley Parke Harbor View Farm 1-1/8 m 1:49.00 $18,785

- † Run on the main dirt track.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-TH1_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-TH1_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-TH1_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-TH1_1-3) ["Tidal Handicap"](https://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Stakes&stkid=13760). Equibase Co LLC. 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-24.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Horse Racing; Upset in the Tidal For Three Engines"](https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/09/sports/horse-racing-upset-in-the-tidal-for-three-engines.html). New York Times, Section 8, page 5. 1989-07-09. Retrieved 2021-06-22.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Master Dennis Captures Tidal"](https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/459340767/). [New York Daily News](/source/New_York_Daily_News), page 144. 1964-07-19. Retrieved 2021-06-16.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [*The Bloodhorse.com* Champion's history charts](http://www.bloodhorse.com/eclipsewinners/pdf/History_Charts.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120904120526/http://www.bloodhorse.com/eclipsewinners/pdf/History_Charts.pdf) September 4, 2012, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [J. Elliott Burch at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame](http://www.racingmuseum.org/hall/trainer.asp?ID=237) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070710124531/http://www.racingmuseum.org/hall/trainer.asp?ID=237) July 10, 2007, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Slew o' Gold To Make '84 Debut Today"](https://www.nytimes.com/1984/07/02/sports/slew-o-gold-to-make-84-debut-today.html). New York times, Section C, page 9. 1984-07-02.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["With Approval coasts in Tidal 'Cap"](https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/109997529/). [Louisville Courier-Journal](/source/The_Courier-Journal). 1990-07-08. Retrieved 2021-06-22.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["With Approval Wins"](https://www.nytimes.com//sports/horse-racing-with-approval-wins.html). [New York Times](/source/New_York_Times), Section 8, page 4. 1990-07-08. Retrieved 2021-06-21.

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