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The Bowling Green Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Raced on turf, the Grade II event is open to four-year-olds and up who are willing to race the miles distance. Previously run in June or July, the Bowling Green was run for the 57th time on August 1, 2015. In 2014 it was moved back to July. In winning the Bowling Green Handicap on June 17, 1990 at Belmont Park, With Approval set a new World Record of 2:10.20 for miles on turf. As of January 2009, the record remains unmatched.〔http://www.horsehats.com/horse-racing-records.html〕 Named for the area on the lower tip of Manhattan Island, the Bowling Green was raced at Aqueduct Race Track from 1963 to 1967. The 2008 edition was replaced in its summer spot by the Man o' War Stakes. The Man o' War was moved from a fall schedule to improve turf scheduling competition. Since inception in 1958, the Bowling Green has been contested at various distances: * miles (12 furlongs) : 2014 to present * miles (10 furlongs) : 1977, 2012-2013 * miles (11 furlongs) : 1958-1959, 1978-2011 * miles (13 furlongs) : 1963-1967 * miles (12 furlongs) : 1960-1962, 1968-1976 ==Records== Speed record: (at distance of miles) * 2:10.20 - With Approval (new World Record) Most wins: * 2 - Whitmore's Conn (2002, 2003) Most wins by an owner: * 3 - Rokeby Stables (1970, 1972, 1973, 1984) Most wins by a jockey: * 3 - Jorge Velasquez (1969, 1970, 1982) * 3 - Jerry Bailey (1984, 1991, 2001) * 3 - John Velazquez (1994, 1998, 2012) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bowling Green Handicap」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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