American 1000 Guineas Stakes
Encyclopedia
The American 1000 Guineas was an American Thoroughbred horse race
held annually at Arlington Park
in Arlington Heights, Illinois
.
Inaugurated in 2008, the race was open to three-year-old fillies
and was contested on turf
over a distance of one mile (eight furlong
s).
The race was dropped from Arlington Park's stakes schedule for 2011.
Most wins by an owner:
Most wins by a jockey
:
Most wins by a trainer
:
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...
held annually at Arlington Park
Arlington Park
Arlington Park is a horse race track in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, Illinois. Horse racing in the Chicago region has been a popular sport since the early days of the city in the 1830s, and at one time Chicago had more horse racing tracks than any other major metropolitan area...
in Arlington Heights, Illinois
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Arlington Heights is a village in Cook and Lake counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. A suburb of Chicago, it lies about 25 miles northwest of the city's downtown. The population was 75,101 at the 2010 census....
.
Inaugurated in 2008, the race was 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....
and was contested on turf
Grass
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over a distance of one mile (eight furlong
Furlong
A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, 40 rods, or 10 chains. The exact value of the furlong varies slightly among English-speaking countries....
s).
The race was dropped from Arlington Park's stakes schedule for 2011.
Records
Speed record:- 1:37.59 - Consequence (2009)
Most wins by an owner:
- No owner has won this race more than once.
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:...
:
- No jockey has won this race more than once.
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...
:
- No trainer has won this race more than once.
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2010 | Bay to Bay | Robby Albarado Robby Albarado Robby J. Albarado is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding at the age of 12 at bush tracks in his native Louisiana and after turning professional, earned his first win at Evangeline Downs in 1990... |
Brian A. Lynch | Robert Smithen | 1:39.24 |
| 2009 | Consequence | John Velazquez | Claude R. McGaughey III | Phipps Stable | 1:37.59 |
| 2008 | Much Obliged | Christopher Emigh Christopher Emigh Christopher Alan Emigh is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He earned his first win as a professional at Evangeline Downs in 1989. The winner of more than 3,000 career races, he has won a riding title at Hawthorne Race Course seven times and at Arlington Park in 2006... |
Malcolm Pierce | Pin Oak Stable | 1:37.96 |