The Grey Lag Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. Open to horses age three and older, in its final years it was contested on dirt over a distance of one and three-sixteenths miles (9.5 furlongs).

Inaugurated on May 10, 1941, at the Jamaica Race Course, the race was named in honor of 1921 American Horse of the Year and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Grey Lag. It was last run in 1999 at Aqueduct Racetrack as a Grade III event.

Winners of the Grey Lag Handicap include U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductees Assault, Nashua, Arts and Letters, Stymie, Sword Dancer, and Tom Fool.

Records Speed record: 1 1/8 miles: 1:47.33 - Conveyor (1993) 1 3/16 miles: 1:56.98 80 - Brushing Up (1998)

Most wins: 2 - Stymie (1945, 1946)

Most wins by a jockey: 2 - Johnny Longden (1942, 1944) 2 - Ted Atkinson (1952, 1956) 2 - Bobby Ussery (1957, 1962) 2 - Larry Adams (1961, 1969) 2 - John L. Rotz (1963, 1968) 2 - Jorge Velasquez (1974, 1985) 2 - Mike Venezia (1979, 1982) 2 - Jean-Luc Samyn (1984, 1987) 2 - Richard Migliore (1986, 1997) 2 - Jose A. Santos (1988, 1989)

Most wins by a trainer: 3 - Max Hirsch (1941, 1947, 1964) 3 - J. Elliott Burch (1960, 1970, 1973) 3 – Gasper S. Moschera (1984, 1996, 1997)

Most wins by an owner: 2 - Ethel D. Jacobs (1945, 1946) 2 - Rokeby Stable (1970, 1973)

Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner (Miles) Time Win $ Gr.1999Carta de Amor6Vladimir DiazJuan SereyJohn Rotella1 M1:56.98$49,575G31998Brushing Up5Julio M. PezuaVictor SimoneVictor & Phyllis Simone1 M1:56.80$49,080G31997More To Tell6Richard MiglioreGasper S. MoscheraBarbara J. Davis1 M1:57.88 $50,190G31996Iron Gavel6Frank T. AlvaradoGasper S. MoscheraJoques Farm1 M1:57.86$49,395G31995Danzig's Dance6Jorge F. ChavezJohn ParisellaKaren S. Zablowitz1 M1:57.23$63,720G31994As Indicated4Robbie DavisRichard E. SchosbergHeatherwood Farm1 M1:49.42$65,355G31993Conveyor5Caesar BisonoD. Wayne LukasCloyce K. Box1 M1:47.33$69,810G31992Shots Are Ringing5Herb McCauleyPeter FerriolaJewel E. Stable1 M1:50.40$66,930G31991Apple Current4Art Madrid Jr.John M. VeitchBuckram Oak Farm (Mahmoud Fustok)1 M1:47.38$66,480G31990Double Blush4Mike E. SmithRichard A. DeStasioSaud Bin Khaled1 M1:49.51$49,770G31989Lay Down5Jose A. SantosJames E. BakerOgden Mills Phipps1 M1:50.00$51,180G31988King's Swan8Jose A. SantosRichard E. Dutrow Sr.Alvin Akman1 M1:50.60$66,000G31987Proud Debonair5Jean-Luc SamynWilliam D. Curtis Jr.Sam F. Morrell1 M1:49.40$69,720G31986Artichoke5Richard MiglioreD. Wayne LukasTom Gentry1 M1:52.60$51,120G31985Imp Society4Jorge VelasquezD. Wayne LukasBrereton C. Jones1 M1:50.20$50,130G31984Moro5Jean-Luc SamynGasper S. MoscheraAlbert Davis1 M1:51.60$52,920G31983Sing Sing5Rolando Alvarado Jr.H. Allen JerkensSugartown Stable (Fred Papert)1 M1:50.20$33,483G31982Globe5Mike VeneziaVictor J. NickersonGlobe Syndicate (N. B. Hunt)1 M1:50.40$50,850G31981Irish Tower4Jeffrey FellStanley M. HoughMalcolm Winfield1 M1:51.40$51,210 G31980I'm It5Angel SantiagoBruce N. Levine Bruce N. Levine1 M1:50.40$52,290G31979Special Tiger4Mike VeneziaWilliam F. SchmittAlfred Fried Jr. 1 M1:53.60$49,410 G21978On The Sly5Gregg McCarronMelvin W. GrossBalmak Stable (Mary Streit)1 M1:52.60$48,915G21977Turn and Count4Steve CauthenFrank "Pancho" MartinSigmund Sommer1 M1:50.60$49,590G21976Royal Glint6Michael HoleGordon R. PotterDan Lasater1 M1:49.20$49,725G21975Gold and Myrrh4Walter BlumWilliam B. WilmotWilliam F. Wilmot1 M2:01.60$50,895G21974Prove Out5Jorge VelasquezH. Allen JerkensHobeau Farm1 M2:01.20$50,625G21973Summer Guest4Jacinto VasquezJ. Elliott BurchRokeby Stable1 M2:01.60$52,110G21972Droll Role4Eddie MapleThomas J. KellyJohn M. Schiff1 M2:02.40$50,0851971Judgable4Ron TurcotteHerbert NadlerSaul Nadler1 M1:49.60$51,4201970Arts and Letters 4Braulio BaezaJ. Elliott BurchRokeby Stable1 M1:48.40$55,0221969Bushido3Larry AdamsAnthony J. LombardiSusan B. Fisher7 F1:22.60$37,9601968Bold Hour4John L. RotzWinbert F. MulhollandGeorge D. Widener Jr.1 M1:48.80$55,2501967Moontrip6Angel Cordero Jr.Kay Erik JensenEwing Kauffman1 M1:49.60$54,4051966Selari4Johnny SellersHarold YoungValley Farm1 M1:50.40$54,6971965Quita Dude5Ismael ValenzuelaWilliam A. ReavisSidney B. Factor1 M1:49.40$55,2821964Saidam5Manuel YcazaMax HirschMrs. J. Deaver Alexander1 M1:48.40$53,5271963Sunrise County4John L. RotzThomas J. KellyTownsend B. Martin1 M1:49.80$55,1521962Ambiopoise4Bobby UsseryThomas M. WallerRobert Lehman1 M1:49.00$55,7701961Mail Order5Larry AdamsLarry H. ThompsonModie J. Spiegel1 M1:50.20$56,4201960Sword Dancer4Eddie ArcaroJ. Elliott BurchBrookmeade Stable1 M1:49.60$44,8001959Vertex5Sam BoulemetisJoseph F. PiarulliFrank Brunetti & J. F. Piarulli1 M1:51.00$54,8871958Oh Johnny5William BolandNorman R. McLeodMrs. Wallace Gilroy1 M1:50.00$37,7501957Kingmaker4Bobby UsseryFrank I. WrightHappy Hill Farm (Cortwright & Ella Wetherill)1 M1:48.20$39,4001956Nashua4Ted AtkinsonJames E. FitzsimmonsBelair Stud1 M1:50.60$37,1001954 - 1955 Race not held1953Find3Eric GuerinWilliam C. WinfreyAlfred Gwynne Vanderbilt1 M1:50.20$44,7001952Tom Fool3Ted AtkinsonJohn M. Gaver Sr.Greentree Stable1 M1:49.40$42,2001951Cochise5Ovie ScurlockVirgil W. Raines Brandyine Stable1 M1:50.00$19,7001950Lotowhite3Keith StuartFrank S. BarnettThomas G. Benson1 M1:44.40$20,3501949Royal Governor5Ovie ScurlockJames E. RyanEsther D. du Pont Weir1 M1:44.40$20,6001948 Race not held1947Assault4Warren MehrtensMax HirschKing Ranch1 M1:49.80$32,3251946Stymie5Hedley WoodhouseHirsch JacobsEthel D. Jacobs1 M1:49.60$24,7501945Stymie4Robert PermaneHirsch JacobsEthel D. Jacobs1 M1:49.80$10,7001944First Fiddle5Johnny LongdenEdward V. MulrenanMrs. Edward V. Mulrenan1 M1:49.60$12,4001943Boysy7Joe CavensTommy Heard Jr.Tommy Heard Jr.1 M1:50.60$14,1501942Marriage6Johnny LongdenRene A. CowardRoy A. Coward1 M1:52.00$13,6001941Dit4Alfred RobertsonMax HirschW. Arnold Hanger1 M1:51.40$8,075

References May 11, 1941 Hartford Courant report on Dit winning the inaugural edition of the Grey Lag Handicap March 6, 1999 Associated Press report on Carta de Amor winning the Grey Lag Handicap