The Count Fleet Stakes is an American

United States

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 Thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...

 horse race run at Aqueduct Racetrack

Aqueduct Racetrack

Aqueduct Racetrack is a thoroughbred horse-racing facility and racino in Ozone Park, Queens, New York. Its racing meets usually are from late October/early November through April.-History:...

, located in Jamaica, New York, at the beginning of January each year. It is the first stakes race

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...

 of the year run in New York

New York

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 for three-year-olds.

Named after the great Count Fleet

Count Fleet

Count Fleet was born and died at Stoner Creek Stud farm in Paris, Kentucky, United States. He was a Thoroughbred racehorse and Triple Crown champion in 1943....

, the 1943 Triple Crown

United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing

In the United States, the "Triple Crown" is usually the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, a series of three Thoroughbred horse races for three-year-old horses run in May and early June of each year consisting of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.While Daily Racing Form...

 winner, the race is open to three year olds willing to race one mile and seventy yards on the inner dirt track.

Offering a purse of $65,000 added, the race is a prep to the Whirlaway Stakes

Whirlaway Stakes

The Whirlaway Stakes is a race for Thoroughbred horses held in February at Aqueduct Racetrack. The Whirlaway Stakes is open to three-year-olds willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt. It is an ungraded event offering a purse of $100,000 added...

, the Gotham Stakes

Gotham Stakes

The Gotham Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses run in early March at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. A Grade III event with a purse of $250,000, it is set at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt...

, the Bay Shore Stakes

Bay Shore Stakes

The Bay Shore Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early April at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, Queens, New York. The Grade III event is for three-year-olds of either gender, and is set at a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt track.In its 49th running in 2009, the...

 and the Wood Memorial Stakes

Wood Memorial Stakes

The Wood Memorial Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Jamaica, New York. It is currently a Grade I race run over a distance of 9 furlongs on dirt....

.

Inaugurated in 1975 as the Count Fleet Handicap at Belmont Park, it was run that year at a distance of one mile. In 1976 it was raced at seven 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 then from 1977 through 1983 at at a mile and a sixteenth. It has been contested at a mile and seventy yards since 1984.

There was no race run in 1982.

Records

Speed record: (at current distance of 1 mile, 70 yards)

• 1:39.61 - Achilles of Troy
  Achilles of Troy
  Achilles of Troy is a thoroughbred horse. As a foal of 2003, he was a possible contender for the U.S. Triple Crown in 2006 but on April 5, 2006 it was announced that soreness had sidelined the colt from the Kentucky Derby and the Triple Crown.-Connections:...
  
   (2006)

Most wins by a jockey

Jockey

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:

• 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...
  
   (1975, 1984, 1990)
• 3 - Richard Migliore (1985, 1988, 2002)

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...

:

• 2 - John P. Campo
  John P. Campo
  John P. Campo, Sr. was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Campo was born in East Harlem, New York and raised in Ozone Park, Queens. He is best known as the trainer of 1981 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner, Pleasant Colony...
  
   (1977, 1991)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - Paraneck Stable (2006, 2007)

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Distance (Miles)	Time
2011	Monzon	Edgar Prado	Ignacio Correas IV	Sagamore Farm Sagamore Farm Sagamore Farm is an American Thoroughbred horse breeding farm on Belmont Avenue in Reisterstown, Baltimore County, Maryland. Established in 1925, it was owned by Margaret Emerson Vanderbilt who gave it to her son Alfred G. Vanderbilt II for his twenty-first birthday...	1m, 70 yds Yard A yard is a unit of length in several different systems including English units, Imperial units and United States customary units. It is equal to 3 feet or 36 inches...	1:42.42
2010	Laus Deo	David Cohen	Anthony W. Dutrow Anthony W. Dutrow Anthony W. "Tony" Dutrow is an American horse trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing.The eldest of three brothers involved in Thoroughbred racing, he is the son of the late well-known Maryland trainer Richard E. Dutrow, Sr...	Fox Hill Farms, Inc.	1m, 70 yds	1:44.91
2009	Haynesfield Haynesfield Haynesfield is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by Barry Weisbord and Margaret Santulli, Haynesfield was purchased for $20,000 at the Keeneland April two year olds in training sale...	Ramon Dominguez Ramon A. Dominguez Ramon A. Dominguez is an Eclipse Award-winning champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing....	Steve Asmussen Steve Asmussen Steven Mark Asmussen is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Born into a horse racing family, his parents, Keith and Marilyn "Sis" Asmussen, are both trainers who operate El Primero Training Center off the Mines Road in Laredo, the seat of Webb County in south Texas...	Turtle Bird Stable	1m, 70 yds	1:44.65
2008	Giant Moon	Ramon Dominguez Ramon A. Dominguez Ramon A. Dominguez is an Eclipse Award-winning champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing....	Richard Schosberg	Albert Fried, Jr.	1m, 70 yds	1:41.14
2007	Pink Viper	Norberto Arroyo, Jr.	Alan Klanfer	Paraneck Stable	1m, 70 yds	1:42.94
2006	Achilles of Troy Achilles of Troy Achilles of Troy is a thoroughbred horse. As a foal of 2003, he was a possible contender for the U.S. Triple Crown in 2006 but on April 5, 2006 it was announced that soreness had sidelined the colt from the Kentucky Derby and the Triple Crown.-Connections:...	Alan Garcia Alan Garcia (jockey) Alan Garcia is a thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He was Peru's leading apprentice jockey in 2003 and in that same year he began racing in the United States at the Meadowlands Racetrack where he was also the leading apprentice. His father and grandfather were both jockeys in Peru...	Jennifer Pedersen	Paraneck Stable	1m, 70 yds	1:39.61
2005	Scrappy T Scrappy T Scrappy T was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. A descendant of Sunny's Halo, he was sired by Fit to Fight by breeder Upson Downs Farm...	Alan Garcia Alan Garcia (jockey) Alan Garcia is a thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He was Peru's leading apprentice jockey in 2003 and in that same year he began racing in the United States at the Meadowlands Racetrack where he was also the leading apprentice. His father and grandfather were both jockeys in Peru...	W. Robert Bailes	Marshall E. Dowell	1m, 70 yds	1:42.41
2004	Smarty Jones Smarty Jones Smarty Jones is a thoroughbred race horse, and winner of the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. He finished second in the Belmont Stakes that took place on June 5th, 2004....	Stewart Elliott Stewart Elliott Stewart Elliott is an American thoroughbred jockey.Elliott grew up in horse racing; his father was a jockey for many years, his mother rode show horses and was a riding instructor, and his uncle owns a racing stable in Canada...	John C. Servis	Someday Farm	1m, 70 yds	1:41.42
2003	Grey Comet	Aaron Gryder Aaron Gryder Aaron Tod Gryder is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.Growing up fifteen minutes away from the Santa Anita racetrack, as a boy Gryder had no contact with horses other than his father and his grandparents' interest in attending the nearby races...	Gary C. Contessa Gary C. Contessa Gary C. Contessa is an American horse trainer in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing. He became a professional trainer in 1984....	Star Track Farms	1m, 70 yds	1:42.17
2002	Iron Deputy	Richard Migliore	James A. Jerkens James A. Jerkens James A. "Jimmy" Jerkens is an American Thoroughbred horse trainer. His father, U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee H. Allen Jerkens, and brother, Steve Jerkens, are also trainers....	Susan & John Moore	1m, 70 yds	1:41.67
2001	Just Allen	Steve Capanas	Robert J. Seeger	Raymond Ivory	1m, 70 yds	1:43.30
2000	Country Only	Heberto Castillo, Jr. Heberto Castillo, Jr. Heberto Castillo, Jr. is a retired jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He was born into a family involved in the sport. His father was a jockey and his mother Gloria was a horse trainer in Florida. His sister, Rita, married jockey José Santos in 1997.In 1986, Castillo, Jr...	John C. Kimmel John C. Kimmel John C. Kimmel is an American thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He holds a pre-med undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder and he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School in 1980.-References:**...	Morton Binn	1m, 70 yds	1:41.77
1999	Prime Directive	Dale Beckner	Walter C. Reese	Noreen Carpenito	1m, 70 yds	1:42.41
1998	Classic Time	Aaron Gryder Aaron Gryder Aaron Tod Gryder is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.Growing up fifteen minutes away from the Santa Anita racetrack, as a boy Gryder had no contact with horses other than his father and his grandparents' interest in attending the nearby races...	Joe Orseno Joe Orseno Joseph F. Orseno is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He began his career as a professional trainer in 1977 and in 1997 joined Frank Stronach's racing stables. In 2000, Orseno conditioned Red Bullet, an upset winner of the Preakness Stakes...	Deborah Schier	1m, 70 yds	1:40.89
1997	Real Star	Chuck C. Lopez Chuck C. Lopez Charles C. "Chuck" Lopez is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Recorded as "Charles," he is the son of jockey Carlos Lopez, Sr....	Joe Orseno Joe Orseno Joseph F. Orseno is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He began his career as a professional trainer in 1977 and in 1997 joined Frank Stronach's racing stables. In 2000, Orseno conditioned Red Bullet, an upset winner of the Preakness Stakes...	Leonard Green	1m, 70 yds	1:43.15
1996	Criminal Suit	John Velazquez	Robert Barbara	Greeley & Sabine Stable	1m, 70 yds	1:43.81
1995	Micheal's Star	Mike McCarthy Michael J. McCarthy Michael J. McCarthy was a Major General in the United States Air Force.-Biography:A native of Niagara, Wisconsin, he attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Additionally he attended Troy State University and Harvard University.-Career:...	Guadalupe Preciado	Hidden Lane Farm	1m, 70 yds	1:45.66
1994	Sonny's Bruno	Mike Luzzi Mike Luzzi Michael Jude Luzzi is an American jockey. He grew up near Delaware Park Racetrack where his grandfather, trainer Buddy Raines, had a major role in raising him and his brother John who also became a jockey...	Howard M. Tesher Howard M. Tesher Howard M. Tesher Howard M. Tesher Howard M. Tesher (born c. 1935 in Miami, Florida is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer. A journalism graduate from the University of Florida, he began his career training Thoroughbreds in 1961. Among his numerous important wins, Tesher won the 1986...	Edwin H. Wachtel	1m, 70 yds	1:44.22
1993	Prairie Bayou Prairie Bayou Prairie Bayou was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse owned and bred by Loblolly Stable of Lake Hamilton, Arkansas. Named for a bayou between Little Rock and Hot Springs in Arkansas, he was sired by Little Missouri and out of the mare Whiffling...	Mike E. Smith	Thomas Bohannan Thomas Bohannan Thomas K. Bohannan is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He grew up in Lexington, Kentucky and as a young man became a hotwalker, groom, and racing stable foreman. In 1989 he became the private trainer for the successful Loblolly Stable of Lake Hamilton, Arkansas.With Loblolly, Tom...	Loblolly Stable Loblolly Stable Loblolly Stable was a Thoroughbred horse breeding and racing stable in Lake Hamilton, Arkansas owned by businessman John Ed Anthony and his former wife Mary Lynn. The stable's first top runner was Cox's Ridge who won important races in 1977 and 1978 and went on to become an excellent sire...	1m, 70 yds	1:42.94
1992	Thunder Rumble Thunder Rumble Thunder Rumble is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse whom Bloodhorse called a "sensation at Saratoga" race course for his performances there in 1992....	Herb McCauley Herb McCauley W. Herbert McCauley is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who has been called "one of the most talented and aggressive riders of his generation" by John Piesen, an odds-maker for the New York Post and the Daily Racing Form. While still a small boy, Herb McCauley began riding horses on...	Richard O'Connell Richard O'Connell (racehorse trainer) Richard O'Connell was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer who was voted Trainer of the Year three times by New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc...	Konrad O. Widmer	1m, 70 yds	1:43.10
1991	Three Coins Up †	Herb McCauley Herb McCauley W. Herbert McCauley is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who has been called "one of the most talented and aggressive riders of his generation" by John Piesen, an odds-maker for the New York Post and the Daily Racing Form. While still a small boy, Herb McCauley began riding horses on...	John P. Campo John P. Campo John P. Campo, Sr. was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Campo was born in East Harlem, New York and raised in Ozone Park, Queens. He is best known as the trainer of 1981 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner, Pleasant Colony...	Pinebourne Farm	1m, 70 yds	1:44.86
1990	Dotsero	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...	James E. Baker	Burton E. Glazov	1m, 70 yds	1:42.00
1989	A.M. Swinger	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...	P. Brian Enright	John H. Peace	1m, 70 yds	1:42.20
1988	Delightful Doctor	Richard Migliore	William B. Cocks	Evergreen Farm	1m, 70 yds	1:42.20
1987	Sting'em	Jose A. Santos	Richard Dutrow, Sr. Richard E. Dutrow, Sr. Richard E. "Dick" Dutrow, Sr. Richard E. "Dick" Dutrow, Sr. Richard E. "Dick" Dutrow, Sr. (March 8, 1937 - February 19, 1999 was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Dutrow, along with King T. Leatherbury, John J. Tammaro, Jr. and Hall of Fame inductee Bud Delp, were known as Maryland...	Stephen Dennehy	1m, 70 yds	1:43.60
1986	Bordeaux Bob	Robbie Davis Robbie Davis Robbie Glen Davis is a retired American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.-Early life:Davis grew up in a single parent household forced onto welfare, something that would impact him for the rest of his life....	Roy Sedlacek	Marc Barge	1m, 70 yds	1:43.00
1985	First One Up	Richard Migliore	Luis Barrera	Randoph Weinsier	1m, 70 yds	1:44.00
1984	Lt. Flag	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...	L. Douglas Amos	Cedar Copse Stable	1m, 70 yds	1:42.60
1983	Jeff's Companion	Antonio Graell	Sally A. Bailie Sally A. Bailie Sally Anne Bailie was an English-born trainer and owner of Thoroughbred racehorses who competed was one of the first female trainers to win major American Graded stakes races....	Aisco Stables	1-1/16 m	1:49.20
1982	No race
1981	Triocala	Ruben Hernandez	Pancho Martin	Viola Sommer	1-1/16 m	1:45.20
1980	Degenerate Jon	Jose Amy	Joseph A. Trovato	Barry K. Schwartz Barry K. Schwartz Barry K. Schwartz is an American businessman, Thoroughbred racehorse owner, and a former horse racing industry executive. The son of a grocer who was murdered when Barry was twenty-one-years old, Schwartz grew up in a one-bedroom apartment in The Bronx...	1-1/16 m	1:44.00
1979	Picturesque	Ruben Hernandez	Jose A. Martin Jose A. Martin Jose A. Martin was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer who trained three Champions as well as multiple Grade I winner, Noble Nashua.Jose Martin was the son of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer Frank "Pancho" Martin...	Harbor View Farm	1-1/16 m	1:49.80
1978	Prince Of Gold	Dave Borden	Alex A. Fiore	Kamal S. Sheena	1-1/16 m	1:47.00
1977	Make Amends	Steve Cauthen Steve Cauthen Steve Cauthen is a retired American jockey.Cauthen, the son of a trainer and a farrier, grew up in Walton, Kentucky around horses, which made race-riding a logical career choice. He rode his first race on May 12, 1976 at Churchill Downs; he finished last, riding King of Swat...	John P. Campo John P. Campo John P. Campo, Sr. was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Campo was born in East Harlem, New York and raised in Ozone Park, Queens. He is best known as the trainer of 1981 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner, Pleasant Colony...	Elmendorf	1-1/16 m	1:46.00
1976	Wardlaw	Jorge Tejeira Jorge Tejeira Jorge Enrique Tejeira is a retired Panamanian jockey in United States Thoroughbred horse racing. He rode at venues across the United States and won a number of riding titles, including seasonal/annual championships at Philadelphia Park Racetrack in Pennsylvania and in California at Del Mar...	David R. Vance David R. Vance David R. Vance is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer who has won more than 3,000 races....	Dan Lasater	0-7/8 m	1:22.60
1975	American History	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 m	1:35.00

• † In 1991, Stately Wager finished first but was disqualifed to second.