Nashua Stakes
The Nashua Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. Named for Nashua, the 1955 United States Horse of the Year, it was first run in 1975. A Grade II race, it is open to two-year-olds and has been raced over a distance of one mile since 1994. Held in late October or early November, it currently offers a $200,000-added purse.
| Grade II race | |
| Location | Aqueduct Racetrack Queens, New York |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1975 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Two-year-olds |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $200,000-added |
The race returned to Grade II status in 2009 when the American Graded Stakes Committee upgraded it from Grade III.[1]
In 2001, the race was run at Belmont Park. The distance was set at a mile and 70 yards for 1985, at a mile and a sixteenth from 1987 to 1993. The race was not run in 1995.
Records
Time record: (at current 1 mile distance)
- 1:35.32 - Violence (2012)
Most wins by an owner
- 3 - Loblolly Stable (1988, 1991, 1992)
Most wins by a jockey
- 4 - Jerry D. Bailey (1990, 1998, 2001, 2003)
- 3 - Mike E. Smith (1992, 1997, 1999)
- 3 - John R. Velazquez (2005, 2006, 2014)
Most wins by a trainer
- 5 - Kiaran McLaughlin (2006, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2017)
- 3 - Todd Pletcher (2005, 2012, 2014)
Winners of the Nashua Stakes
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Independence Hall | Jose Ortiz | Michael J. Trombetta | Eclipse Thoroughbreds and Twin Creek Stables | 1:34:66 |
| 2017 | Avery Island | Joe Bravo | Kiaran McLaughlin | Godolphin | 1:37.58 |
| 2016 | Hemsworth | Antonio Gallardo | Thomas Albertrani | Godolphin | 1:38.70 |
| 2015 | Mohaymen | Junior Alvarado | Kiaran McLaughlin | Shadwell Stable | 1:36.01 |
| 2014 | Blofeld | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Glencrest Farm/JSM Equine | 1:38.89 |
| 2013 | Cairo Prince | Luis Saez | Kiaran McLaughlin | Namcook Stables/Braverman/et al | 1:37.59 |
| 2012 | Violence | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | Black Rock Stables | 1:35.32 |
| 2011 | Vexor | David Cohen | John Kimmel | Goldmark Farm | 1:10.71 |
| 2010 | To Honor and Serve | Jose Lezcano | William I. Mott | Live Oak Plantation | 1:35.86 |
| 2009 | Buddy's Saint | Jose Lezcano | Bruce N. Levine | Kingfield Stables (Eli Lomita) | 1:35.67 |
| 2008 | Break Water Edison | Alan Garcia | John Kimmel | Eli Gindi | 1:35.86 |
| 2007 | Etched | Alan Garcia | Kiaran McLaughlin | Darley Stable | 1:36.96 |
| 2006 | Day Pass | John R. Velazquez | Kiaran McLaughlin | Darley Stable | 1:36.09 |
| 2005 | Bluegrass Cat | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | WinStar Farm | 1:38.02 |
| 2004 | Rockport Harbor | Stewart Elliott | John Servis | Fox Hill Farms Inc. | 1:36.60 |
| 2003 | Read the Footnotes | Jerry D. Bailey | Richard Violette Jr. | Klaravich Stables | 1:36.40 |
| 2002 | Added Edge | Patrick Husbands | Mark Casse | Team Valor | 1:36.60 |
| 2001 | Listen Here | Jerry D. Bailey | William I. Mott | Kim Nardelli | 1:37.60 |
| 2000 | Ommadon | Aaron Gryder | Thomas M. Walsh | Sorin Stables | 1:36.60 |
| 1999 | Mass Market | Mike E. Smith | Ben W. Perkins Jr. | New Farm | 1:38.60 |
| 1998 | Doneraile Court | Jerry D. Bailey | Nicholas P. Zito | M. Tabor / J. Magnier | 1:36.00 |
| 1997 | Coronado's Quest | Mike E. Smith | C. R. McGaughey III | Stuart S. Janney III | 1:37.00 |
| 1996 | Jules | José A. Santos | Alan E. Goldberg | Jayeff B Stables | 1:36.80 |
| 1995 | No Race | ||||
| 1994 | Devious Course | Frank Alvarado | H. James Bond | Rudlein Stable | 1:37.40 |
| 1993 | Popol's Gold | Herb McCauley | William H. Turner Jr. | Stephen Stavrides | 1:46.60 |
| 1992 | Dalhart | Mike E. Smith | Thomas Bohannan | Loblolly Stable | 1:44.40 |
| 1991 | Pine Bluff | Craig Perret | Thomas Bohannan | Loblolly Stable | 1:46.00 |
| 1990 | Kyle's Our Man | Jerry D. Bailey | John M. Veitch | Darby Dan Farm | 1:45.40 |
| 1989 | Champagneforashley | Jacinto Vasquez | Howard M. Tesher | Lions Head Farm | 1:45.20 |
| 1988 | Traskwood | Angel Cordero Jr. | George R. Arnold II | Loblolly Stable | 1:45.20 |
| 1987 | Cougarized | José A. Santos | D. Wayne Lukas | Lloyd R. French Jr. | 1:46.00 |
| 1986 | Bold Summit | Chris Antley | Richard E. Dutrow Jr. | Alvin J. Akman | 1:45.00 |
| 1985 | Raja's Revenge | Robbie Davis | Frank LaBoccetta | Edward Anchel | 1:44.40 |
| 1984 | Stone White | Robbie Davis | Gilbert Puentes | Gilbert Puentes | 1:38.20 |
| 1983 | Don Rickles | Angel Cordero Jr. | John Parisella | Theodore M. Sabarese | 1:38.40 |
| 1982 | I Enclose | Ruben Hernandez | Edward I. Kelly | Brookfield Farms | 1:37.60 |
| 1981 | Our Escapade | Don MacBeth | Roger Laurin | Reginald N. Webster | 1:36.80 |
| 1980 | A Run | Chris McCarron | Larry S. Barrera | Arron U. Jones | 1:37.20 |
| 1979 | Googoplex | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Pancho Martin | Robert N. Lehmann | 1:36.40 |
| 1978 | Instrument Landing | Jeffrey Fell | David A. Whiteley | Pen-Y-Bryn Farm | 1:37.00 |
| 1977 | Quadratic | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | August Belmont IV | 1:35.40 |
| 1976 | Nearly On Time | Jacinto Vazquez | Leroy Jolley | Mrs. Moody Jolley | 1:35.60 |
| 1975 | Lord Henribee | Eddie Maple | William H. Turner Jr. | Milton Ritzenberg | 1:35.60 |
* In 1980, Willow Hour finished first, but was disqualified and placed last.
References
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