Year	Horse (3YO)	Time	Owner	Trainer	Jockey	Breeder
2007	Stunt Man	1:51.1	Winning Move Stable	Gary C. Contessa	Ramon Dominguez	Flying Zee Stable
2006	Indian Hawke	1:51:2	Donald F. Flanagan	George Weaver	Jose Santos	Joseph Mangine & Theresa Mangine
2005	Naughty New Yorker	1:50.4	Fox Ridge Farm (Peter Schiff)	Patrick Kelly	Jean Luc Samyn	Dr. William Wilmot and Dr. Joan Taylor
2004	West Virginia	1:50.2	R. Mary and Donald Zuckerman	Todd Pletcher	John Velazquez	R. Mary and Donald Zuckerman
2003	Traffic Chief	1:49.3	Barry K. Schwartz	Mike Hushion	Jose Santos	Barry K. Schwartz
2002	Private Emblem	1:52:0	James Cassels and Bob Zollars	Scott Asmussen	Jerry Bailey	Berkshire Stud and Oak Cliff Stable
2001	Personal Pro	1:50:2	James F. Edwards	H. James Bond	Edgar Prado	CBF Corporation
2000	Gratiaen	1:50	Gallagher's Stud	Richard Schosberg	Edgar Prado	Gallaghers Stud
1999	Gander	1:48.98	Gatsas Stables	Charles Assimakopoulos	Pat Day	Angela Rugnetta
1998	Go Mikey Go	1:50.73	John Cholakis	Gary C. Contessa	Richard Migliore	Dr. Jerry Bilinski
1997	Mr Groush	1:49:4	Rudlein Stable	H. James Bond	Jorge F. Chavez	Don Rudder & Anne Rudder
1996	Carr Tech	1:51 3/5	Sam F. Morrell	Gary Sciacca	Jorge Chavez	Licia Albanese
1995	Ave's Flag	1:52	Jose F. Omland	Leo O'Brien	John Velazquez	Mr. & Mrs. David P. McNulty & Sugar Maple Farm
1994	Copper Mount	1:50 4/5	Saul Kupferberg	Anthony Margotta Jr.	Julie Krone	Gerald A. Nielsen
1993	Prospector's Flag	1:48 3/5	Akindale Farm	Nicholas P. Zito	Jerry Bailey	James Hettinger
1992	Out Of The Realm	1:49 4/5	Vista View Stable	Stephen W. Schaeffer	Chris Antley	Alexander Wood
1991	Excellent Tipper	1:50	Earle I. Mack	Howard Tesher	Craig Perret	Dresden Farm
1990	Majesty's Time	1:49 2/5	Howard T. Whitbred	Gary Sciacca	Jorge Chavez	Howard T. Whitbred
1989	Audio Cassette	1:52 1/5	James F. Edwards	Sarah A. Lundy	Jerry Bailey	James F. Edwards
1988	Fourstardave	1:50 2/5	Richard Bomze	Leo O'Brien	Angel Cordero Jr.	Richard Bomze
1987	Core A Apple	1:51 2/5	Harvey Friedman	William Badgett Jr.	Julio Garcia	James F. Edwards
1986	Cheapskate	1:51 3/5	Triple Dot Sash Stable	Darrel Vienna	Marco Castenada	J. DeCastella DeDelley, P. Banka rd & Mrs. P Hayes
1985	Poniard	1:23 3/5	Assunta Louis Farm	Ramon M. Hernandez	Walter Guerra	Dr. Dominick J. DeLuke
1984	Flying Skipper	1:11 2/5	Seymour Cohn	Chester Ross	Don MacBeth	Seymour Cohn
1983	Jacque's Tip	1:24 1/5	Entremont	Braulio Baeza	Angel Santiago	Milfer Farm, Inc
1982	Majestic Kat	1:23 1/5	Lions Head Farm	Roger Laurin	Mary L. Russ	New York Bloodstock Agency
1981	Wimborne Castle	1:24 3/5	Gedney Farm	Albert Barrera	Angel Cordero Jr.	Thomas P. Whitney
1980	Move It Now	l:23	Snowberry Farm	James W. Maloney	Ruben Hernandez	John Hettinger
1979	Dedicated Rullah	l:23	Assunta Louis Farm	Ramon M. Hernandez	Ruben Hernandez	Dr. Dominick J. DeLuke
1978	Fio Rito	l:24 l/5	Raymond J. Lecesse	Michael Ferraro	Jacinto Vasquez	Raymond J. Le Cesse

The Albany Handicap is the third and final leg of the BIG APPLE TRIPLE, a series of three races for New York-bred three year-olds, which also includes the Mike Lee Handicap at Belmont Park and the New York Derby at Finger Lakes Racetrack. The series was inaugurated in 1999. THERE IS A BONUS OF $250,000 FOR ANY HORSE THAT CAN SWEEP THE SERIES. John J. Fitzgerald, born in 1893, was a horse racing writer for The Morning Telegraph in the 1920s and was the first person to popularize the term "THE BIG APPLE". While on assignment in New Orleans, Fitzgerald overheard African-American stablehands refer to New York City racecourses as "The Big Apple." He loved the term so much that he named his racing column "Around the Big Apple." The title to the column became synonymous with the New York City racing scene. Run at Belmont Park in 1981; at Aqueduct in 1980 and from 1982 to 1985. Run at six furlongs in 1984; at seven furlongs from 1978 through 1983 and in 1985.