Alabama Stakes
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The Alabama Stakes is an American
Thoroughbred horse race
open to three-year-old fillies
. Inaugurated in 1872, the Grade I
race is run over a distance of one and one-quarter miles on the dirt track at Saratoga Race Course
. Held in mid August, it currently offers a purse of $500,000. In 2010 it became the third leg of the American Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing, after the Acorn Stakes
and Coaching Club American Oaks
.
The Alabama Stakes is named in honor of William Cottrell of Mobile, Alabama
. "Alabama" was the name settled on because Cottrell was too modest to have a race named for him personally.
The race was not run from 1893 to 1896 and 1898 to 1900. Due to the New York State ban on parimutuel betting
there was no racing in the state in 1911 and 1912. During World War II
, from 1943 through 1945 the Alabama Stakes was run at Belmont Park
.
The race has been contested at various distances:
Most wins by an owner:
Most wins by a jockey
:
Most wins by a trainer
:
+ In 1968 Heartland finished first but was disqualified and placed second.
+ In 1966 Lady Pitt finished first but was disqualified and placed second.
+ In 1942 Bonnet Ann finished first but was disqualified and placed last.
+ In 1908 Stamina finished first but was disqualified and placed last.
United States
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Thoroughbred horse race
Thoroughbred horse race
Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...
open to three-year-old fillies
Filly
A filly is a young female horse too young to be called a mare. There are several specific definitions in use.*In most cases filly is a female horse under the age of four years old....
. Inaugurated in 1872, the Grade I
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
race is run over a distance of one and one-quarter miles on the dirt track at Saratoga Race Course
Saratoga Race Course
Saratoga Race Course is a Thoroughbred horse racing track in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States. It opened on August 3, 1863, and is the oldest organized sporting venue of any kind in the United States. It is typically open for racing from late July through early September.-History:John...
. Held in mid August, it currently offers a purse of $500,000. In 2010 it became the third leg of the American Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing, after the Acorn Stakes
Acorn Stakes
The Acorn Stakes is an American Grade I race at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies. It is raced on dirt over a distance of one mile with a current purse of $250,000. It is the first leg of the US Triple Tiara and is followed by the Coaching Club American Oaks...
and Coaching Club American Oaks
Coaching Club American Oaks
The Coaching Club American Oaks is a race for thoroughbred three-year old fillies and the second leg of the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing. Originally run at Belmont Park, the Grade I $250,000 stakes race was moved to Saratoga Race Course in 2010....
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The Alabama Stakes is named in honor of William Cottrell of Mobile, Alabama
Mobile, Alabama
Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest...
. "Alabama" was the name settled on because Cottrell was too modest to have a race named for him personally.
The race was not run from 1893 to 1896 and 1898 to 1900. Due to the New York State ban on parimutuel betting
Parimutuel betting
Parimutuel betting is a betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool; taxes and the "house-take" or "vig" is removed, and payoff odds are calculated by sharing the pool among all winning bets...
there was no racing in the state in 1911 and 1912. During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, from 1943 through 1945 the Alabama Stakes was run at Belmont Park
Belmont Park
Belmont Park is a major thoroughbred horse-racing facility located in Elmont in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, on Long Island adjoining New York City. It first opened on May 4, 1905...
.
The race has been contested at various distances:
- 1 mile and 1 furlong - 1872-1901, 1904, 1906-1916
- 1 1/16 miles - 1901, 1902, and on the turf in 1903
- 1 5/16 miles - 1905
- 1¼ miles - 1917 to present
Records
Speed record at current distance:- 2:00.80 - 1¼ miles set by Go For WandGo For WandGo For Wand was a champion American thoroughbred racehorse.Sired by Canadian Hall of Famer Deputy Minister, out of Obeah . Go For Wand was foaled and raised at Jane du Pont Lunger's Christiana Stables...
in 1990.
Most wins by an owner:
- 5 - Belair StudBelair StudBelair Stud was an American thoroughbred horse racing stable and breeding farm founded by Provincial Governor of Maryland, Samuel Ogle in 1747 in Collington, Prince Georges County, Maryland in Colonial America.-Colonial Period:...
(1924, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1953) - 4 - Walter M. Jeffords (1937, 1949, 1951, 1952)
Most wins by a jockey
Jockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
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- 5 - Jorge VelasquezJorge VelasquezJorge Velásquez is a thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey.Jorge Velasquez career in thoroughbred racing began in his native Panama but as a teenager moved to the United States...
(1972, 1973, 1977, 1984, 1987), Jerry D. Bailey (1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005) - 4 - Mike E. Smith (1993, 1994, 1995, 2000)
Most wins by a trainer
Horse trainer
In horse racing, a trainer prepares a horse for races, with responsibility for exercising it, getting it race-ready and determining which races it should enter...
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- 8 - Sunny Jim FitzsimmonsSunny Jim FitzsimmonsJames Edward Fitzsimmons was a thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Born in Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn, New York, Fitzsimmons began his career in 1885 working at a racetrack as a stable boy. After nearly ten less-than-successful years as a thoroughbred jockey, he became too heavy for that job and took...
(1924, 1928, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1950, 1953, 1959)
Winners of the Alabama Stakes since 1969
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance (Miles) |
Time | Grade |
| 2011 | Royal Delta Royal Delta Royal Delta is an American Thoroughbred filly racehorse. She has won three of her first four outings. The daughter of Empire Maker will best be remembered for winning the Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic, the grade one Alabama Stakes and posting a 2-1/2 length score in the mile and an eighth Grade II... |
3 | Jose Lezcano Jose Lezcano Jose Lezcano is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He rides in New York in the spring, summer and fall and spends the winter in Florida. His big break came in 2008 when he won a Breeders' Cup race.... |
William I. Mott | Palides Investments | 1-1/4 | 2:03.13 | I |
| 2010 | Blind Luck Blind Luck Blind Luck is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. She is a daughter of Pollard's Vision, winner of the Illinois Derby and the Lone Star Derby, and Lucky One.... |
3 | Joel Rosario Joel Rosario Joel Rosario is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Raised on a farm where he regularly road horses, Joel Rosario attended jockey school for six months. He obtained his professional license at age fourteen and began riding at Hipódromo V Centenario in Santo Domingo where he earned his... |
Jerry Hollendorfer Jerry Hollendorfer Jerry Hollendorfer is an American Thoroughbred racehorse owner and trainer. He has the most wins in the history of Northern California race horse trainers.... |
Hollendorfer/Dedomenico/ Carver/Abruzzo |
1-1/4 | 2:03.89 | I |
| 2009 | Careless Jewel Careless Jewel Careless Jewel is an Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse. She is out of the mare, Sweet and Careless, and was sired by Tapit, a son of Pulpit by A.P. Indy by Seattle Slew. Bred by Gainesway Thoroughbreds Ltd. & Bill Andrade, the filly was sold at the September 2007 Keeneland Yearling Sale for $40,000... |
3 | Robert Landry | Josie Carroll Josie Carroll Josie Carroll is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse trainer and the first woman trainer to win the Queen's Plate, the oldest thoroughbred horse race in Canada and Canada's most prestigious race.... |
Donver Stable | 1-1/4 | 2:03.24 | I |
| 2008 | Proud Spell | 3 | Gabriel Saez Gabriel Saez Gabriel Saez is a Panamanian horse racing jockey. He began his riding career in his native country in 2004, becoming the leading apprentice jockey in 2005. Saez moved to the United States in February, 2006, and almost instantly became Delaware Park Racetrack's leading jockey that same year... |
Larry Jones J. Larry Jones J. Larry Jones is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer. A former commercial farmer, he embarked on a career as a professional trainer in 1982.... |
Brereton Jones Brereton Jones Brereton Chandler Jones is a horse breeder and politician from the US state of Kentucky. From 1987 to 1991, he served as lieutenant governor of Kentucky and from 1991 to 1995, he was the state's 58th governor... |
1-1/4 | 2:04.08 | I |
| 2007 | Lady Joanne | 3 | Calvin Borel Calvin Borel Calvin H. Borel is an American jockey in thoroughbred horse racing and rode the victorious mount in the 2007 Kentucky Derby, the 2009 Kentucky Derby and the 2010 Kentucky Derby... |
Carl Nafzger Carl Nafzger Carl A. Nafzger is an American Hall of Fame horse trainer. Before he was involved in horseracing he was a championship Rodeo bullrider.... |
Bentley Smith | 1-1/4 | 2:03.62 | I |
| 2006 | Pine Island Pine Island (horse) Pine Island , was an American Thoroughbred Filly Racehorse whose career and life were cut short by an injury suffered during the running of the 2006 Breeders' Cup Distaff.- Racing career :... |
3 | Javier Castellano Javier Castellano Javier Castellano is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Castellano began his riding career in his native Venezuela in 1996 and in June 1997 moved to the United States where rode at race tracks in southern Florida until 2001 when he moved to race on the New York State racing circuit.In... |
C. R. McGaughey III | Phipps Stable | 1-1/4 | 2:02.87 | I |
| 2005 | Sweet Symphony | 3 | Jerry D. Bailey | William I. Mott | Kinsman Stable Kinsman Stable Kinsman Stable is the nom de course for the American Thoroughbred racing stable of George Steinbrenner, best known as the owner of the New York Yankees Major League Baseball team... |
1-1/4 | 2:04.45 | I |
| 2004 | Society Selection | 3 | Cornelio Velasquez Cornelio Velásquez Cornelio H. Velásquez is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He was introduced to horse racing at age fifteen by trainer Carlos Salazar Guardia in his native Panama and enrolled in the national jockey school... |
H. Allen Jerkens H. Allen Jerkens Harry Allen Jerkens is an American Thoroughbred race horse Hall of Fame trainer.Jerkens' father owned a riding academy on Long Island that led to his interest in horse racing and in 1950 he trained his first winner. Sometimes called the "Giant Killer", he is best known for his upsets... |
Marjorie & Irving Cowan | 1-1/4 | 2:02.60 | I |
| 2003 | Island Fashion | 3 | John R. Velazquez | Barclay Tagg Barclay Tagg Barclay Tagg is an American thoroughbred horse trainer. A 1961 graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a degree in Animal Husbandry, he is best known for conditioning Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Jockey Club Gold Cup winner Funny Cide. Horses in Tagg's stable have included Showing Up and... |
Jeffrey L. Nielsen | 1-1/4 | 2:05.00 | I |
| 2002 | Farda Amiga | 3 | Pat Day Pat Day Patrick Alan "Pat" Day is an American jockey. He is a four-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1991... |
Paulo Lobo | Escolastica Stable et al. | 1-1/4 | 2:04.60 | I |
| 2001 | Flute | 3 | Jerry D. Bailey | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farm | 1-1/4 | 2:01.80 | I |
| 2000 | Jostle Jostle (horse) Jostle is an American Thoroughbred filly racehorse. The daughter of Brocco will best be remembered for posting a 3-length score in the mile and an eighth Grade II $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 19, 2000.- Early career :In the spring of 1997 Jostle was born near... |
3 | Mike E. Smith | John C. Servis | Fox Hill Farms Inc. | 1-1/4 | 2:04.60 | I |
| 1999 | Silverbulletday Silverbulletday Silverbulletday is an American Thoroughbred Champion Filly racehorse. Bred in Kentucky, she was sired by Silver Deputy and out of the GII winning mare Rokeby Rose. Her damsire was Tom Rolfe, the 1965 Preakness Stakes winner and that year's U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt... |
3 | Jerry D. Bailey | Bob Baffert Bob Baffert Robert A. "Bob" Baffert is an American horse owner and trainer, whose horses have won three Kentucky Derbies, five Preakness Stakes, one Belmont Stakes and two Kentucky Oaks. He graduated from the University of Arizona's with a Bachelor of Science degree. -Early career:Bob Baffert began his... |
Michael E. Pegram | 1-1/4 | 2:02.60 | I |
| 1998 | Banshee Breeze Banshee Breeze Banshee Breeze was an American Champion Thoroughbred filly racehorse. A winner of five Grade 1 races, she was voted the 1998 American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly.... |
3 | Jerry D. Bailey | Carl Nafzger Carl Nafzger Carl A. Nafzger is an American Hall of Fame horse trainer. Before he was involved in horseracing he was a championship Rodeo bullrider.... |
James B. Tafel | 1-1/4 | 2:03.40 | I |
| 1997 | Runup The Colors | 3 | Jerry D. Bailey | Neil J. Howard Neil J. Howard Neil J. Howard is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer.Howard began working for a racing stable in 1969 and went on to spend seven years as an assistant and stable foreman to future Hall of Fame trainer MacKenzie Miller before going out on his own in 1979.With Summer Squall, in 1990 Neil... |
William S. Farish III | 1-1/4 | 2:02.20 | I |
| 1996 | Yanks Music | 3 | John R. Velazquez | Leo O'Brien | M. Fennessy/A. Cooper | 1-1/4 | 2:03.00 | I |
| 1995 | Pretty Discreet | 3 | Mike E. Smith | William Terrill | E. Paul Robsham | 1-1/4 | 2:02.00 | I |
| 1994 | Heavenly Prize | 3 | Mike E. Smith | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps Ogden Phipps Ogden Phipps was an American stockbroker, court tennis champion and Hall of Fame member, thoroughbred horse racing executive and owner/breeder, and an art collector and philanthropist... |
1-1/4 | 2:03.20 | I |
| 1993 | Sky Beauty Sky Beauty Sky Beauty was a thoroughbred horse who won the 1993 Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing. As of 2009, she was the last filly to win this title.-Background:... |
3 | Mike E. Smith | H. Allen Jerkens H. Allen Jerkens Harry Allen Jerkens is an American Thoroughbred race horse Hall of Fame trainer.Jerkens' father owned a riding academy on Long Island that led to his interest in horse racing and in 1950 he trained his first winner. Sometimes called the "Giant Killer", he is best known for his upsets... |
Georgia E. Hofmann | 1-1/4 | 2:03.40 | I |
| 1992 | November Snow | 3 | Chris Antley Chris Antley Christopher Wiley Antley was a champion American jockey.He was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida but grew up in Elloree, South Carolina. He left school at sixteen to ride horses professionally at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. His first win was on a horse named Vaya Con Dinero... |
H. Allen Jerkens H. Allen Jerkens Harry Allen Jerkens is an American Thoroughbred race horse Hall of Fame trainer.Jerkens' father owned a riding academy on Long Island that led to his interest in horse racing and in 1950 he trained his first winner. Sometimes called the "Giant Killer", he is best known for his upsets... |
Earle I. Mack Earle I. Mack Earle Irving Mack is an American businessman and former United States Ambassador to Finland.-Education:Mack graduated from Drexel University with a B.S. in 1959. He then went on to attend Fordham School of Law. In 1992 Mack was one of first 100 alumni inducted into the newly formed Drexel 100... |
1-1/4 | 2:02.60 | I |
| 1991 | Versailles Treaty | 3 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | C. R. McGaughey III | Cynthia Phipps | 1-1/4 | 2:02.40 | I |
| 1990 | Go For Wand Go For Wand Go For Wand was a champion American thoroughbred racehorse.Sired by Canadian Hall of Famer Deputy Minister, out of Obeah . Go For Wand was foaled and raised at Jane du Pont Lunger's Christiana Stables... |
3 | Randy Romero Randy Romero Randy Paul Romero is a Hall of Fame jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing, Born into a family involved with horses, his father Lloyd J... |
William Badget, Jr. | Christiana Stable | 1-1/4 | 2:00.80 | I |
| 1989 | Open Mind Open Mind (horse) Open Mind was an American Thoroughbred racing filly. In 1988, at two years of age, she won the Eclipse Award for American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly. In 1989, at three, she won the award as American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly... |
3 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas D. Wayne Lukas Darrell Wayne Lukas is a former educator who became one of the most successful horse trainers in American Thoroughbred horse racing history and a U.S... |
Eugene V. Klein Eugene V. Klein Eugene Victor Klein was an American businessman who was Chairman of the Board of Directors and chief stockholder of National General Corp., an insurance and entertainment company based in Los Angeles, California... |
1-1/4 | 2:04.20 | I |
| 1988 | Maplejinsky | 3 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Philip G. Johnson | Susan Kaskel | 1-1/4 | 2:01.80 | I |
| 1987 | Up The Apalachee | 3 | Jorge Velasquez Jorge Velasquez Jorge Velásquez is a thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey.Jorge Velasquez career in thoroughbred racing began in his native Panama but as a teenager moved to the United States... |
George Arcenaux | J. Minos Simon | 1-1/4 | 2:04.00 | I |
| 1986 | Classy Cathy | 3 | Earlie Fires Earlie Fires Earlie Stancel Fires is a retired United States' Racing Hall of Fame jockey.Fires began riding professionally in 1964 and led all American apprentices in wins that year with 224. He retired on September 21, 2008 having won 6,470 races at racetracks across North America... |
C. R. McGaughey III | Edward A. Cox, Jr. | 1-1/4 | 2:04.20 | I |
| 1985 | Mom's Command Mom's Command Mom's Command was a multiple Grade I-winning American Thoroughbred race horse. Her breeder and owner was Peter Fuller of Runnymede Farms in in North Hampton, New Hampshire, son of a former governor of Massachusetts... |
3 | Abigail Fuller | Edward T. Allard | Peter Fuller Peter Fuller Peter Michael Fuller was a British art critic and magazine editor who was educated at Epsom College and Peterhouse, Cambridge.... |
1-1/4 | 2:03.20 | I |
| 1984 | Life's Magic Life's Magic Life's Magic was an American two-time Champion Thoroughbred filly racehorse. Bred in Kentucky, Life's Magic was sired by Cox's Ridge, a Grade I winner and descendant of the great Nearco. She was out of the mare Fire Water, a daughter of 1965 Preakness Stakes winner and American Champion... |
3 | Jorge Velasquez Jorge Velasquez Jorge Velásquez is a thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey.Jorge Velasquez career in thoroughbred racing began in his native Panama but as a teenager moved to the United States... |
D. Wayne Lukas D. Wayne Lukas Darrell Wayne Lukas is a former educator who became one of the most successful horse trainers in American Thoroughbred horse racing history and a U.S... |
Eugene V. Klein Eugene V. Klein Eugene Victor Klein was an American businessman who was Chairman of the Board of Directors and chief stockholder of National General Corp., an insurance and entertainment company based in Los Angeles, California... |
1-1/4 | 2:02.60 | I |
| 1983 | Spit Curl | 3 | Jean Cruguet Jean Cruguet Jean Cruguet is an French-American thoroughbred horse racing jockey who won the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing.... |
Leroy Jolley LeRoy Jolley LeRoy Jolley is an United States Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer. The son of horse trainer Moody Jolley, LeRoy Jolley has been around horses all his life at age nineteen received a New York State trainer's license.... |
Peter M. Brant Peter M. Brant Peter M. Brant is an American industrialist, businessman and entrepreneur, worth an estimated $2.4 billion. He is also a major art collector, movie producer, and avid horseman... |
1-1/4 | 2:02.40 | I |
| 1982 | Broom Dance | 3 | Gregg McCarron | James W. Maloney James W. Maloney James W. "Jim" Maloney was an American Hall of Fame trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. The son of a trainer, his own professional career lasted fifty years from 1935 until his death in 1984.... |
Christiana Stable | 1-1/4 | 2:02.20 | I |
| 1981 | Prismatical | 3 | Eddie Maple Eddie Maple Edward Retz "Eddie" Maple is a retired American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. One of eight brothers and sisters, he was an older brother to jockey Sam Maple who won more than 2,500 races. He began riding horses at age 12 and won his first race as a professional at 17... |
Luis Barrera | Happy Valley Farm | 1-1/4 | 2:02.40 | I |
| 1980 | Love Sign | 3 | Ruben Hernandez | Sidney Watters, Jr. | Stephen C. Clark, Jr. | 1-1/4 | 2:01.00 | I |
| 1979 | It's In The Air It's In The Air It's In The Air was an American Champion filly Thoroughbred racehorse.Bred by Steve and Gary Wolfson's Happy Valley Farm, It's In The Air was from the first crop of Mr. Prospector and out of the mare A Wind Is Rising... |
3 | Jeffrey Fell Jeffrey Fell Jeffrey J. Fell is a retired jockey and a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee who was also a successful rider in the United States.-References:* * *... |
Lazaro S. Barrera | Harbor View Farm | 1-1/4 | 2:01.40 | I |
| 1978 | White Star Line | 3 | Michael Venezia | Woody Stephens Woody Stephens Woody Stephens was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame trainer.Born Woodford Cefis Stephens in Stanton, Kentucky, his younger brother William Ward Stephens also became a successful trainer. Woody Stephens first started in racing as a jockey at age 16 but within a few years switched... |
Newstead Farm | 1-1/4 | 2:04.00 | I |
| 1977 | Our Mims Our Mims Our Mims was a champion Thoroughbred racing mare and broodmare, and yet she came very close to dying abandoned in a field of cattle.-A grand beginning:... |
3 | Jorge Velasquez Jorge Velasquez Jorge Velásquez is a thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey.Jorge Velasquez career in thoroughbred racing began in his native Panama but as a teenager moved to the United States... |
John M. Veitch John M. Veitch John M. Veitch is an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer. The son of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer Sylvester Veitch, his family has been part of the horse-training business for three generations.... |
Calumet Farm Calumet Farm Calumet Farm is a Thoroughbred breeding and training farm established in 1924 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States by William Monroe Wright, founding owner of the Calumet Baking Powder Company. Calumet is located in the heart of Lexington's blue grass country, the finest horse breeding region in... |
1-1/4 | 2:03.00 | I |
| 1976 | Optimistic Gal | 3 | Eddie Maple Eddie Maple Edward Retz "Eddie" Maple is a retired American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. One of eight brothers and sisters, he was an older brother to jockey Sam Maple who won more than 2,500 races. He began riding horses at age 12 and won his first race as a professional at 17... |
Leroy Jolley LeRoy Jolley LeRoy Jolley is an United States Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer. The son of horse trainer Moody Jolley, LeRoy Jolley has been around horses all his life at age nineteen received a New York State trainer's license.... |
Diana M. Firestone | 1-1/4 | 2:01.60 | I |
| 1975 | Spout | 3 | Jean Cruguet Jean Cruguet Jean Cruguet is an French-American thoroughbred horse racing jockey who won the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing.... |
Victor J. Nickerson Victor J. Nickerson Victor J. "Lefty" Nickerson was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer. He embarked on a career as a professional trainer in 1953, working primarily at racetracks in the Northeastern United States... |
Elmendorf Farm Elmendorf Farm Elmendorf Farm is a Kentucky Thoroughbred horse farm in Fayette County, Kentucky, and has been involved with horse racing since the early 19th century... |
1-1/4 | 2:04.00 | I |
| 1974 | Quaze Quilt | 3 | Heliodoro Gustines Heliodoro Gustines Heliodoro Gustines in is a retired Panamanian-born jockey and horse trainer. In 1967, TIME magazine called him "The best grass-course rider in the United States."Although Gustines is best known as a jockey on many of U.S... |
Charles R. Parke | Fred W. Hooper Fred W. Hooper Fred William Hooper was an American Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder. He was a member of The Jockey Club, an honorary director of the Breeders' Cup, and one of the founders of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association and one of its first presidents.Born in Cleveland, Georgia, ... |
1-1/4 | 2:02.60 | I |
| 1973 | Desert Vixen Desert Vixen Desert Vixen was an American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.-Accomplishments:The Filly began racing at age two but met with limited success, winning only one of her five starts. At age three, Desert Vixen was the dominant filly in her class, winning eight straight races including a... |
3 | Jorge Velasquez Jorge Velasquez Jorge Velásquez is a thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey.Jorge Velasquez career in thoroughbred racing began in his native Panama but as a teenager moved to the United States... |
Thomas F. Root, Sr. | Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. was an American veteran of World War II, businessman, a former owner of the Boston Celtics basketball team, a Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder, and a philanthropist.... |
1-1/4 | 2:04.20 | I |
| 1972 | Summer Guest | 3 | Jorge Velasquez Jorge Velasquez Jorge Velásquez is a thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey.Jorge Velasquez career in thoroughbred racing began in his native Panama but as a teenager moved to the United States... |
J. Elliott Burch J. Elliott Burch John Elliott Burch was an American National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Four of his horses were inducted in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.-Biography:... |
Rokeby Stable | 1-1/4 | 2:03.40 | |
| 1971 | Lauries Dancer Lauries Dancer Lauries Dancer was a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. She was bred at Angus Glen Farm in Markham, Ontario by owner Arthur W. Stollery and raced by his wife Helen... |
3 | Ron Turcotte Ron Turcotte Ron Joseph Morel Turcotte, CM is a Hall of Fame thoroughbred race horse jockey best known as the rider of Secretariat, winner of the U.S. Triple Crown in 1973.... |
James C. Bentley | Helen G. Stollery | 1-1/4 | 2:03.00 | |
| 1970 | Fanfreluche Fanfreluche (horse) Fanfreluche was a Canadian-bred Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. She was named by her French Canadian owner for the title character of a popular children's television show on the French-language division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation... |
3 | Sandy Hawley Sandy Hawley Desmond Sanford "Sandy" Hawley, CM is a Hall of Fame jockey.Sandy Hawley started out as a plumber then later decided to be a jockey. He started his career as a jockey when he was a 17-year-old boy, hotwalking horses at a Toronto racetrack... |
Yonnie Starr Yonnie Starr Joseph "Yonnie" Starr was a Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer about whom the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame says has a "record unmatched in Canadian racing history."... |
Jean-Louis Levesque Jean-Louis Lévesque Jean-Louis Lévesque, was a Canadian entrepreneur, thoroughbred racehorse owner, and philanthropist.... |
1-1/4 | 2:03.80 | |
| 1969 | Shuvee Shuvee Shuvee was an American Thoroughbred Champion Hall of Fame racehorse who was the second filly to ever win the U.S. Filly Triple Crown... |
3 | Jesse Davidson | Willard C. Freeman | Anne Minor Stone | 1-1/4 | 2:06.40 | |
Earlier winners of the Alabama Stakes
+ In 1968 Heartland finished first but was disqualified and placed second.
+ In 1966 Lady Pitt finished first but was disqualified and placed second.
+ In 1942 Bonnet Ann finished first but was disqualified and placed last.
+ In 1908 Stamina finished first but was disqualified and placed last.