The Martha Washington Stakes is an American 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...

 held annually in mid February at Oaklawn Park Race Track in Hot Springs, Arkansas

Hot Springs, Arkansas

Hot Springs is the 10th most populous city in the U.S. state of Arkansas, the county seat of Garland County, and the principal city of the Hot Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area encompassing all of Garland County...

. 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....

, it is contested on dirt over a distance of one mile.

Inaugurated in 1979, it was raced at 6 furlongs (¾ mile) until 2003 when it was modified to its present distance.

The Martha Washington Stakes was run in two divisions in 1979 and 2008.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:36.40 - Rachel Alexandra
  Rachel Alexandra
  Rachel Alexandra is a retired American Thoroughbred filly racehorse and the 2009 Horse of the Year. She is renowned as the May 16, 2009 Preakness Stakes winner, the second jewel of the Triple Crown, the first filly to win the race in 85 years history...
  
   (2009)

Largest winning margin:

• 13½ lengths - Eight Belles
  Eight Belles
  Eight Belles was a thoroughbred racehorse owned by Rick Porter's Fox Hill Farms. She finished second to winner Big Brown in the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby held at Churchill Downs, a race run by only thirty-nine fillies in the past...
  
   (2008)

Most wins by a jockey

Jockey

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• 7 - 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...
  
   (1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1995)

Most wins by a trainer

Horse trainer

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• 3 - William H. Fires
  William H. Fires
  William H. "Jinks" Fires is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He is the trainer of 2011 Arkansas Derby winner Archarcharch who is scheduled to run in the Kentucky Derby....
  
   (1988, 1995, 2005)
• 3 - Robert E. Holthus
  Robert E. Holthus
  Robert E. "Bob" Holthus was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. As a second generation trainer, Holthus learned the profession from his father, Paul Holthus....
  
   (1993, 1996, 1999)

Most wins by an owner:

• 3 - Patricia B. Blass (1988, 1995, 2005)

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2011	Holy Heavens	Israel Ocampo	Bernard Chatters	Dr. K. K. and Dr. Vilasini D. Jayaraman	1:42.96
2009	Rachel Alexandra Rachel Alexandra Rachel Alexandra is a retired American Thoroughbred filly racehorse and the 2009 Horse of the Year. She is renowned as the May 16, 2009 Preakness Stakes winner, the second jewel of the Triple Crown, the first filly to win the race in 85 years history...	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...	Hal R. Wiggins	L and M Partners LLC	1:36.40
2008	Sky Mom	Luis Quinonez	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...	Heather Stark	1:39.51
2008	Eight Belles Eight Belles Eight Belles was a thoroughbred racehorse owned by Rick Porter's Fox Hill Farms. She finished second to winner Big Brown in the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby held at Churchill Downs, a race run by only thirty-nine fillies in the past...	Terry Thompson	J. 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....	Fox Hill Farms, Inc.	1:39.00
2007	Devil House	Terry Thompson	Terry Gestes	William Stiritz	1:38.83
2006	Brownie Points	Luis Quinonez	Donnie K. Von Hemel	Pin Oak Stable	1:39.69
2005	Isabell's Shoes	Terry Thompson	William H. Fires William H. Fires William H. "Jinks" Fires is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He is the trainer of 2011 Arkansas Derby winner Archarcharch who is scheduled to run in the Kentucky Derby....	Patricia B. Blass	1:39.11
2004	Turn To Lass	Roman Chapa	Eugene Brajczewski	Hurstland & McLaughlin	1:41.93
2003	Explosive Beauty	Jamie Theriot Jamie Theriot Jamie Theriot is an American jockey. The son of Thoroughbred horse trainer Harold Theriot, he is a nephew of jockey Larry Melancon....	Cole Norman	K. K. & V. Jayaraman	1:11.38
2002	Miss City Halo	James Lopez	Mark Hubley	Rich Stable & Lawrence	1:11.21
2001	Cheryl P.	Glen Murphy	Barry Germany	Ro G. Parra	1:10.00
2000	Miss Seffens	Jon Court Jon Court Jon Kenton Court is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.Having grown up in Florida, Jon Court began riding in Colorado at the now closed Centennial Park in 1980....	Steve Wren	Karen & Hays Biggs	1:09.20
1999	The Happy Hopper	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...	Robert E. Holthus Robert E. Holthus Robert E. "Bob" Holthus was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. As a second generation trainer, Holthus learned the profession from his father, Paul Holthus....	Kerry & Linda Ozment	1:10.00
1998	Prospector's Song	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...	Randy Morse	R. S. Mitchell Trust	1:11.40
1997	Zuppardo Ardo	Carlos Gonzalez	Bobby C. Barnett	John A. Franks John A. Franks John Franks was an American businessman and a Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder. A native of Haughton, Louisiana, he earned a degree in geology from Louisiana State University. In 1962, he founded the highly successful Franks Petroleum Inc. and later invested in real estate with Franks...	1:09.60
1996	Mama's Pro	Mickey Walls Mickey Walls Mickey K. Walls is a retired Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who was a Champion in both the United States and Canada....	Robert E. Holthus Robert E. Holthus Robert E. "Bob" Holthus was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. As a second generation trainer, Holthus learned the profession from his father, Paul Holthus....	Mrs. James Winn	1:11.80
1995	Pink Shoes	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...	William H. Fires William H. Fires William H. "Jinks" Fires is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He is the trainer of 2011 Arkansas Derby winner Archarcharch who is scheduled to run in the Kentucky Derby....	Patricia B. Blass	1:10.60
1994	Beauty's Sake	Garrett Gomez Garrett K. Gomez Garrett Keith Gomez is an American thoroughbred jockey.-Early career:Gomez learned to ride by watching his father, Louie, who was a jockey at many tracks in the Southwest United States...	Larry Edwards	K. K. & V. Jayaraman	1:10.20
1993	Proper Reflection	Willie Martinez Willie Martinez (jockey) Willie Martinez is a jockey in North American Thoroughbred horse racing.Martinez was born in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico, but emigrated to the United States in 1988 to work as a hotwalker and groom for his sister's godfather at Finger Lakes Race Track in Farmington, New York...	Robert E. Holthus Robert E. Holthus Robert E. "Bob" Holthus was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. As a second generation trainer, Holthus learned the profession from his father, Paul Holthus....	Mrs. James Winn	1:11.60
1992	Vivid Imagination	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...	Steven Morguelan	S. Madison	1:10.60
1991	Chance To Dance	Donald Pettinger Donald R. Pettinger Donald R. Pettinger Donald R. Pettinger Donald R. Pettinger (born December 21, 1961 in Holly, Colorado is an American jockey in Thoroughbred flat horse racing.He is the winner of a number of stakes races, including the 1989 Arlington Classic at Chicago's Arlington Park and the 2002 Valley View...	Donnie K.Von Hemel	Ashby Thoroughbreds IV	1:11.40
1990	Classy Irene	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...	W. Cal Partee	Lynn S. Whiting	1:11.00
1989	Rugosa Rose	Antonio Castanon	Melvin F. Stute Melvin F. Stute Melvin Frederick "Mel" Stute is an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. On December 11, 2010 at Hollywood Park Racetrack he won the 2000th race of a career that includes a win in the second leg of the U.S...	Coelho, Fields & Valenti	1:10.00
1988	Fun Flight	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...	William H. Fires William H. Fires William H. "Jinks" Fires is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He is the trainer of 2011 Arkansas Derby winner Archarcharch who is scheduled to run in the Kentucky Derby....	Patricia B. Blass	1:11.20
1987	Up the Apalachee	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...	George Arceneaux	John Minos Simon	1:09.60
1986	Ann's Bid	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...	Joseph B. Cantey	Joseph O. Morrisey	1:13.60
1985	Take My Picture	Don Howard Don Howard Donald L. Howard is a retired American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. He is the son of to John and Sandra Howard. Unlike many jockeys, Don did not grow up around the race track. After his father, a veterinarian, purchased a horse trailer from a trainer in Juarez, Mexico, Don was given the...	J. D. Roberts	Helen & L. E. Rhodes	1:10.60
1984	Robin's Rob	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...	O. F. Duffield	Lyle Whiting	1:09.20
1983	Lt. Pearle	David Whited	Burl McBride	G. Givens	1:13.20
1982	Ambassador of Luck Ambassador of Luck Ambassador of Luck was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was voted the 1983 American Champion Older Female Horse. In her Championship season, she broke the stakes record in winning the Molly Pitcher Handicap at Monmouth Park Racetrack and equalled the stakes record when she won the Ballerina...	Garth Patterson	William Carelli	Richard Ransom	1:12.20
1981	Fiddleatune	Garth Patterson	James J. Eckrosh	E. Lowrance	1:14.40
1980	Run Ky. Run	M. Bryan	Rick Hiles	W. B. Robinson	1:11.20
1979	Sassy Simone	John Lively	Gary Thomas	George Pappas	1:13.60
1979	Patience Worth	David Whited	Keith Wilkey	Rosenthal & Levy	1:13.20

External links

• Video at YouTube of Eight Belles winning the 2008 Martha Washington Stakes
• Video at YouTube of Rachel Alexandra winning the 2009 Martha Washington Stakes