Pilgrim Stakes
Grade II race | |
Location | Belmont Park Elmont, New York, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1979 (at Aqueduct Racetrack) |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Website | NYRA |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Two-year-olds |
Weight | 122 lbs with allowances |
Purse | $200,000 (2021) |
Bonuses | Winner receives automatic entrance to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf |
The Pilgrim Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-olds over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles on the turf track scheduled annually in late September at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The event currently offers a purse of $200,000.
History
[edit]The event was inaugurated on 29 October 1979 at Aqueduct Racetrack and was run over the 1+1⁄8 mile distance in split divisions as the sixth[1] and eighth race[2] on the card that day.
The race is named for Joseph E. Widener's horse, Pilgrim,[3] winner of the 1919 Remsen Stakes.
In 1982 the event was classified as Grade III, upgraded to Grade II in 1988 for two runnings before being downgraded to Grade III.[4] From 2001–2007 the race was not graded as in 2009 when the event was moved off the turf track due to the inclement weather and held over a shorter one mile distance.[5]
The event was run in two divisions in the above mentioned inaugural 1979 and again in 1983.[6]
The distance of the event has been changed several times but since 2010 the event has been run over the current distance of 1+1⁄16 miles.[4]
The race was part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series from 2008 to 2010, when the winner automatically qualified for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.
The event was upgraded to a Grade III event in 2020.[7]
In 2022 the event was moved to Aqueduct Racetrack due to infield tunnel and redevelopment work at Belmont Park.[8]
Records
[edit]Speed record:
- 1+1⁄16 miles: 1:41.04 – Annapolis (2021)
- 1+1⁄8 miles: 1:48.02 – Volponi (2000)
Margins:
- 12 lengths – Diplomatic Jet (1994)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 – Live Oak Racing (1981, 2001)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 – John Velazquez (1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 6 – Todd A. Pletcher (2007, 2009, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Winners
[edit]Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
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At Aqueduct – Pilgrim Stakes | |||||||||
2024 | Zulu Kingdom (IRE) | Joel Rosario | Chad C. Brown | Michael Dubb, Madaket Stables, William Strauss & Michael J. Caruso | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:48.67 | $200,000 | II | [9] |
2023 | Agate Road | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Todd A. Pletcher | Repole Stable & St. Elias Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.83 | $200,000 | II | [10] |
2022 | Major Dude | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Todd A. Pletcher | Spendthrift Farm | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:46.60 | $200,000 | II | [11] |
At Belmont Park | |||||||||
2021 | Annapolis | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Todd A. Pletcher | Bass Racing | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.04 | $186,000 | II | [12] |
2020 | Fire At Will | Kendrick Carmouche | Michael J. Maker | Three Diamonds Farm | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.46 | $150,000 | II | [13] |
2019 | Structor | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Chad C. Brown | Jeff Drown & Don Rachel | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.46 | $200,000 | III | [14] |
2018 | Forty Under | Manuel Franco | Jeremiah C. Englehart | August Dawn Farm | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.37 | $200,000 | III | [15] |
2017 | Seabhac | Luis Saez | Todd A. Pletcher | Donegal Racing | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.48 | $200,000 | III | [16] |
2016 | Oscar Performance | José L. Ortiz | Brian A. Lynch | Amerman Racing | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.88 | $200,000 | III | [17] |
2015 | Isotherm | Jose Lezcano | George Weaver | Matthew Schera | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.98 | $200,000 | III | [18] |
2014 | Imperia | Javier Castellano | Kiaran P. McLaughlin | Godolphin Racing | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.36 | $200,000 | III | [19] |
2013 | Bobby's Kitten | Javier Castellano | Chad C. Brown | Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.37 | $200,000 | III | [20] |
2012 | Noble Tune | Ramon A. Dominguez | Chad C. Brown | Martin S. Schwartz & Dell Ridge Farm | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:47.81 | $150,000 | III | [21] |
2011 | Shkspeare Shaliyah | Alex O. Solis | Doodnauth Shivmangal | Shivmangal Racing Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:51.59 | $100,000 | III | [22] |
2010 | Air Support | Rajiv Maragh | Claude R. McGaughey III | Stuart S. Janney III | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:47.87 | $147,500 | III | [23] |
2009 | Eskendereya | Javier Castellano | Todd A. Pletcher | Zayat Stables | 1 mile | 1:37.85 | $152,500 | Listed | Off turf[24] |
2008 | Elusive Bluff | Michael C. Baze | Eric J. Guillot | Southern Equine Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:47.91 | $156,800 | III | [25] |
2007 | The Leopard | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier & Michael Tabor | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.61 | $81,000 | Listed | [26] |
2006 | Pickapocket | Eibar Coa | Frank A. Alexander | Martin Cherry | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:52.62 | $85,925 | Listed | [27] |
2005 | Fagan's Legacy | Joe Bravo | Kelly J. Breen | George & Lori Hall | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:52.11 | $82,575 | Listed | Off turf[28] |
2004 | Crown Point | Jose L. Espinoza | David G. Donk | Drumlanrig Farm | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:50.31 | $82,875 | Listed | [29] |
2003 | Timo | John R. Velazquez | William Badgett Jr. | C. K. Woods Stable | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:57.46 | $82,525 | Listed | [30] |
At Aqueduct | |||||||||
2002 | One Colony | Aaron Gryder | Mark A. Hennig | Edward P. Evans | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:51.00 | $82,950 | Listed | Off turf[31] |
2001 | Miesque's Approval | Jerry D. Bailey | William I. Mott | Live Oak Racing | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:50.80 | $83,475 | Listed | [32] |
At Belmont Park | |||||||||
2000 | Volponi | John R. Velazquez | Philip G. Johnson | Amherst & Spruce Pond | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:48.02 | $113,300 | III | [33] |
1999 | Kachemak Bay | John R. Velazquez | John P. Campo Jr. | Evelyn M. Pollard | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:54.67 | $111,600 | III | [34] |
1998 | Incurable Optimist | John R. Velazquez | David G. Donk | John T. & Theresa E. Behrendt | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:48.05 | $108,100 | III | [35] |
At Aqueduct | |||||||||
1997 | § Cryptic Rascal | Mike E. Smith | William Badgett Jr. | Landon Knight | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:50.83 | $115,700 | III | [36] |
At Belmont Park | |||||||||
1996 | Accelerator | Mike E. Smith | Claude R. McGaughey III | Ogden Mills Phipps | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.80 | $113,800 | III | Off turf[37] |
At Aqueduct | |||||||||
1995 | Play It Again Stan | Herb McCauley | Frank A. Generazio Jr. | Sybil Lauren | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:50.20 | $115,900 | III | [38] |
At Belmont Park | |||||||||
1994 | Diplomatic Jet | Jerry D. Bailey | Philip M. Serpe | Fred W. Hooper | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:46.67 | $82,076 | III | [39] |
1993 | § Dove Hunt | Jerry D. Bailey | Neil J. Howard | William S. Farish III | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.60 | $122,600 | III | [40] |
1992 | § Awad | Julie Krone | David G. Donk | Ryehill Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.60 | $127,000 | III | [41] |
1991 | Smiling and Dancin | Richard Migliore | Stephen L. DiMauro | Robert J. Sullivan | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.20 | $122,800 | III | [42] |
At Aqueduct | |||||||||
1990 | Fourstars Allstar | Mike E. Smith | Leo O'Brien | Richard Bromze | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:51.60 | $90,000 | III | [43] |
1989 | Super Mario | Richard Migliore | D. Wayne Lukas | H. Joseph Allen | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:56.00 | $126,800 | II | [44] |
1988 | Tuneful Tip | Carl Gambardella | Ronald J. Dandy | Frank Generazio | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:59.00 | $132,200 | II | [45] |
1987 | Blew by Em | Chris Antley | Michael H. Daggett | Joseph B. Singer | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:53.60 | $92,850 | III | [46] |
1986 | § David's Bird | Jean-Luc Samyn | Philip G. Johnson | Sugar Maple Farm | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:53.00 | $97,950 | III | [47] |
1985 | Pillaster | Ángel Cordero Jr. | LeRoy Jolley | Peter M. Brant | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:54.40 | $89,550 | III | [48] |
1984 | Tent Up | Vincent Bracciale Jr. | John W. Hicks | Geoffrey A. Huguely | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:53.20 | $94,500 | III | [49] |
1983 | Pied A' Tierre | Larry Saumell | Ronald L. Benshoff | Blanche P. Levy | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:51.40 | $54,700 | III | †Division 1[50] |
Vision | Eddie Maple | Woodford C. Stephens | Claiborne Farm | 1:50.20 | $54,700 | †Division 2[51] | |||
1982 | Fortnightly | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Edward I. Kelly Jr. | Bwamazon Farm | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:57.60 | $85,800 | III | [52] |
1981 | Gnome's Gold | Jean-Luc Samyn | Patrick J. Kelly | Live Oak Racing | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:57.20 | $84,300 | [53] | |
1980 | Akureyri | Eddie Maple | Woodford C. Stephens | Hickory Tree Stable | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:54.80 | $58,400 | [54] | |
1979 | Freeo | Sam Maple | Joseph B. Cantey | Loblolly Stable | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:53.00 | $42,850 | Division 1[1] | |
I Take All | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Edward I. Kelly Sr. | Brookfield Farm | 1:52.40 | $43,050 | Division 2[2] |
Legend:
Dirt
Turf
Notes:
§ Ran as an entry
† Both divisions of the event were moved off the turf and onto the main track due to the inclement weather
See also
[edit]List of American and Canadian Graded races
References
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