Metropolitan Handicap top three finishers

This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Metropolitan Handicap, an American Grade 1 race for horses three years old and older at one mile on dirt held at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.[1] (List 1973–present)

Year
Winner
Second
Third
Starters
2022 Flightline Happy Saver Speaker's Corner 5
2021 Sliver State By My Standards Mischevious Alex 6
2020 Vekoma Network Effect Code of Honor 8
2019 Mitole McKinzie Thunder Snow 9
2018 Bee Jersey Mind Your Biscuits Limousine Liberal 11
2017 Mor Spirit Sharp Azteca Tommy Macho 12
2016 Frosted Calculator Upstart 10
2015 Honor Code Tonalist Private Zone 10
2014 Palace Malice Goldencents Romansh 12
2013 Sahara Sky Cross Traffic Flat Out 9
2012 Shackleford Caleb's Posse To Honor and Serve 6
2011 Tizway Rodman Caixa Eletronica 11
2010 Quality Road Musket Man Tizway 8
2009 Bribon Smooth Air Driven by Success 12
2008 Divine Park Commentator Lord Snowden 9
2007 Corinthian Political Force Lawyer Ron 9
2006 Silver Train Sun King Mass Media 7
2005 Ghostzapper Silver Wagon Sir Shackleton 6
2004 Pico Central Bowman's Band Strong Hope 9
2003 Aldebaran Saarland Peeping Tom 8
2002 Swept Overboard Aldebaran Crafty C. T. 10
2001 Exciting Story Peeping Tom Alannan 10
2000 Yankee Victor Honest Lady Sir Bear 8
1999 Sir Bear Crafty Friend Liberty Gold 8
1998 Wild Rush Banker's Gold Accelerator 9
1997 Langfuhr Western Winter Northern Afleet 10
1996 Honour and Glory Lite the Fuse Afternoon Deelites 9
1995 You And I Lite the Fuse Our Emblem 9
1994 Holy Bull Cherokee Run Devil His Due 10
1993 Ibero Bertrando Alydeed 9
1992 Dixie Brass Pleasant Tap In Excess 11
1991 In Excess Rubiano Gervazy 14
1990 Criminal Type Housebuster Easy Goer 9
1989 Proper Reality Seeking the Gold Dancing Spree 8
1988 Gulch Afleet Stacked Pack 8
1987 Gulch King's Swan Broad Brush 9
1986 Garthorn Love That Mac Lady's Secret 8
1985 Forzando Mo Exception Track Barron 8
1984 Fit to Fight A Phenomenon Moro 10
1983 Star Choice Tough Critic John's Gold 13
1982 Conquistador Cielo Silver Buck Star Gallant 14
1981 Fappiano Irish Tower Amber Pass 7
1980 Czaravich State Dinner Silent Cal 8
1979 State Dinner Dr. Patches Sorry Lookin 9
1978 Cox's Ridge Buckfinder Quiet Little Table 9
1977 Forego Co Host Full Out 12
1976 Forego Master Derby Lord Rebeau 6
1975 Gold and Myrrh Stop the Music Forego 7
1974 Arbees Boy Forego Timeless Moment 8
1973 Tentam Key to the Mint King's Bishop 8

References

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  1. ^ Stakes Histories, The Original Racing Almanac 2009, page 390-391 on June 26, 2008.