Ballerina Stakes
The Ballerina Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race contested each year during the last week of August at Saratoga Race Course. It is open to fillies and mares, ages three and up. It is raced at a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt for a purse of $500,000.
| Grade I race | |
| Location | Saratoga Race Course Saratoga Springs, New York, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1979 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 7 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | fillies & mares, Three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $500,000 (since 2012) |
Part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, the winner of the Ballerina Stakes automatically qualifies for the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint.[1]
The race is named for Howell E. Jackson's filly, Ballerina, who won the 1954 inaugural running of the Maskette Stakes.
Records
Speed record:
- 1:21.09 - Lady Talk (2004)
Most wins:
- Shine Again (2001, 2002)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - John Velazquez (2005, 2012, 2015, 2016)
- 3 - Pat Day (1984, 1994, 2000)
- 3 - Mike E. Smith (1991, 1999, 2018)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 - C. R. McGaughey III (1984, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1999)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Ogden Phipps (1979, 1999)
- 2 - Eugene V. Klein (1985, 1986)
- 2 - Kinsman Stable (1993, 2000)
- 2 - Bohemia Stable (2001, 2002)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Come Dancing | 5 | Javier Castellano | Carlos F. Martin | Blue Devil Racing Stable (Holliday) | 1:21.48 |
| 2018 | Marley's Freedom | 4 | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert | Cicero Farms, LLC | 1:21.39 |
| 2017 | By the Moon | 5 | Rajiv Maragh | Michelle Nevin | Jay Em Ess Stable | 1:22.97 |
| 2016 | Haveyougoneaway | 5 | John Velazquez | Thomas Morley | Gary Barber/Sequel Racing | 1:21.63 |
| 2015 | Unbridled Forever | 4 | John Velazquez | Dallas Stewart | Charles E. Fipke | 1:22.54 |
| 2014 | Artemis Agrotera | 3 | Rajiv Maragh | Michael Hushion | Chester and Mary Broman, Sr. | 1:21.89 |
| 2013 | Dance to Bristol | 4 | Xavier Perez | Ollie L. Figgins, III | Susan H. Wantz | 1:23.11 |
| 2012 | Turbulent Descent | 4 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Magnier/Tabor/Smith | 1:22.13 |
| 2011 | Hilda's Passion | 4 | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | Starlight Racing/Glasscock | 1:22.06 |
| 2010 | Rightly So | 4 | Cornelio Velasquez | Anthony W. Dutrow | Zayat Stables, LLC | 1:22.58 |
| 2009 | Music Note | 4 | Rajiv Maragh | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Stables | 1:22.10 |
| 2008 | Intangaroo | 4 | Alonso Quinonez | Gary Sherlock | Tom Grether Farms | 1:22.18 |
| 2007 | Maryfield | 6 | Elvis Trujillo | Douglas F. O'Neill | Gorman/Mestrandrea/Perry | 1:22.78 |
| 2006 | Dubai Escapade | 4 | Edgar Prado | Eoin G. Harty | Darley Stable | 1:23.07 |
| 2005 | Happy Ticket | 4 | John Velazquez | Andrew Leggio, Jr. | Stewart Mather Madison | 1:24.53 |
| 2004 | Lady Tak | 4 | Jerry Bailey | Steve Asmussen | Heiligbrodt Racing Stable | 1:21.09 |
| 2003 | Harmony Lodge | 5 | Richard Migliore | Todd Pletcher | E. & L. Melnyk | 1:22.23 |
| 2002 | Shine Again | 5 | Jean-Luc Samyn | H. Allen Jerkens | Bohemia Stable | 1:22.26 |
| 2001 | Shine Again | 4 | Jean-Luc Samyn | H. Allen Jerkens | Bohemia Stable | 1:22.33 |
| 2000 | Dream Supreme | 3 | Pat Day | William I. Mott | Kinsman Stable | 1:22.97 |
| 1999 | Furlough | 5 | Mike E. Smith | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | 1:23.04 |
| 1998 | Stop Traffic | 5 | Shane Sellers | Richard Mandella | Diamond A Stable | 1:22.23 |
| 1997 | Pearl City | 3 | Joe Bravo | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 1:22.39 |
| 1996 | Chaposa Springs | 4 | Shane Sellers | Marty Wolfson | S. Chintamaneni | 1:21.80 |
| 1995 | Classy Mirage | 5 | Julie Krone | H. Allen Jerkens | Middletown Stable | 1:22.40 |
| 1994 | Roamin Rachel | 4 | Pat Day | C. R. McGaughey III | Tri Honors Stable | 1:21.80 |
| 1993 | Spinning Round | 4 | Jorge Chavez | Carl J. Domino | Kinsman Stable | 1:21.40 |
| 1992 | Serape | 4 | Chris Antley | Henrietta Alexander | Helen K. Groves | 1:21.20 |
| 1991 | Queena | 5 | Mike E. Smith | C. R. McGaughey III | Emory A. Hamilton | 1:22.00 |
| 1990 | Feel The Beat | 5 | José A. Santos | D. Wayne Lukas | H. Joseph Allen | 1:22.00 |
| 1989 | Proper Evidence | 4 | Chris Antley | John Dalton | Harry A. Gampel | 1:23.20 |
| 1988 | Cadillacing | 4 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Mills Phipps | 1:21.60 |
| 1987 | I'm Sweets | 4 | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Brushwood Stable | 1:22.60 |
| 1986 | Gene's Lady | 5 | Randy Romero | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1:22.40 |
| 1985 | Lady's Secret | 3 | Don MacBeth | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1:22.60 |
| 1984 | Lass Trump | 4 | Pat Day | C. R. McGaughey III | Alan Samford | 1:21.80 |
| 1983 | Ambassador of Luck | 4 | Antonio Graell | Mitchell C. Preger | Envoy Stable | 1:22.20 |
| 1982 | Expressive Dance | 4 | Don MacBeth | Stanley M. Hough | Diana M. Firestone | 1:22.80 |
| 1981 | Love Sign | 4 | Ruben Hernandez | Sidney Watters, Jr. | Stephen C. Clark, Jr. | 1:22.60 |
| 1980 | Davona Dale | 4 | Jorge Velasquez | John M. Veitch | Calumet Farm | 1:22.20 |
| 1979 | Blitey | 3 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Angel Penna, Sr. | Ogden Phipps | 1:23.20 |
Notes
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved August 2, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
See also
References
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