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The Miss Grillo 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...

run annually 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...

in Elmont, New York

Elmont, New York

Elmont is an unincorporated census-designated place located in the northwest corner of the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, along its border with the borough of Queens in New York City...

. A Grade III

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...

event open to two-year-old filles

Filly

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it is contested over a distance of 1 ¹/16 miles (8.5 furlong

Furlong

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s) on turf

Grass

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The race was part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series from 2008 to 2010, with the winner automatically qualifying for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf

The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf is a one mile turf stakes race for thoroughbred fillies two years old. As its name implies, it is part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, the de facto year-end championship for North American thoroughbred racing.The race was run for the first time in...

Winners since 1991

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time	Grade
2011	Pure Gossip	Ryan Curatolo	Phil Serpe	1:47.71	III
2010	Winter Memories Winter Memories Winter Memories is an American Thoroughbred racehorse.As a two-year-old, she won the Miss Grillo Stakes and finished second in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. Next year, she returned with the win in the Appalachian Stakes and in the Sands Point Stakes.Owned and breed by Phillips Racing...	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....	Jimmy Toner Jimmy Toner Jimmy Toner is a Scottish former footballer who played for Dundee and Leeds United. He won two Scottish League Cup winner's medals with Dundee....	1:45.69	III
2009‡	Dad's Crazy	Julien Leparoux Julien Leparoux Julien R. Leparoux is a Champion jockey currently racing in the United States.Leparoux, grew up in a racing family, the son of a jockey turned assistant trainer. He worked at the Chantilly Racecourse as a stable hand and in January 2003 emigrated to California to work as an exercise rider for...	Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher is a leading American thoroughbred horse trainer. He has won four consecutive Eclipse Awards as outstanding Trainer of the Year, while topping the leader board in purse earnings in 2004, 2005, and 2006. His horse Super Saver won the 2010 Kentucky Derby, the first of his 24 horses...	1:40.04	NG
2008	Maram Maram (horse) Maram is an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2008 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.In 2009, Maram won the John Hettinger Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.-References:* -External links:...	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....	Chad C. Brown	1:46.12	III
2007	Namaste's Wish	Kent Desormeaux Kent Desormeaux Kent Jason Desormeaux is an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who holds the U.S. record for most races won in a single year, 1989.-Brief biography:...	William I. Mott	1:40.49	NG
2006	Chestoria	Eibar Coa Eibar Coa Eibar Coa Monteverde is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. A five-time judo champion in his teens, he attended jockey school from 1989 to 1991 then began his professional riding career in 1992...	Bruce N. Levine Bruce N. Levine Bruce N. Levine is a trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses.Raised on Long Island, New York, where he still makes his home, Levine earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration]] from the University of Miami before becoming a trainer. He saddled his first race winner in 1979 and as of...	1:50.82	NG
2005	Wait a While	Jerry D. Bailey	Todd A. Pletcher	1:52.80	NG
2004	Melhor Ainda	Jose A. Santos	Robert J. Frankel	1:51.20	NG
2003	Please Take MeOut	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...	Alfredo Callejas	1:50.60	NG
2002	Fircroft	Jean-Luc Samyn Jean-Luc Samyn Jean-Luc Samyn is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.The son of a pastry chef, Jean-Luc Samyn was one of three children. At age thirteen, he went to work for the stable of trainer John Cunnington at Chantilly, a racecourse about north of Paris city center...	George R. Arnold II	1:49.60	NG
2001	Riskaverse	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....	Patrick J. Kelly	1:51.60	NG
2000	Ruff Ruff The Ruff is a medium-sized wading bird that breeds in marshes and wet meadows across northern Eurasia. This highly gregarious sandpiper is migratory and sometimes forms huge flocks in its winter grounds, which include southern and western Europe, Africa, southern Asia and Australia...	John Velazquez	David G. Donk	1:49.60	III
1999	Wolf Alert	Jerry D. Bailey	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....	1:54.00	III
1998	Belle Cherie	John Velazquez	Philip Johnson Philip Johnson Philip Cortelyou Johnson was an influential American architect.In 1930, he founded the Department of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and later , as a trustee, he was awarded an American Institute of Architects Gold Medal and the first Pritzker Architecture...	1:49.53	III
1997‡	Compassionate	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....	Mark Hennig	1:53.13	III
1996‡	Miss Huff n' Puff	Richard Migliore	Richard Violette Jr.	1:41.47	III
1995‡	Mountain Affair	Todd Kabel Todd Kabel Todd K. Kabel is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began his career riding at Assiniboia Downs in Winnipeg, Manitoba and in 1987 started competing at tracks in Ontario, moving to Toronto permanently in 1991.Riding out of Woodbine Racetrack, Todd Kabel won the Sovereign Award for...	Kathy Patton-Casse	1:53.91	III
1994	Upper Noosh	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...	Patrick Kelly Patrick Kelly Patrick Kelly may refer to:* Patrick Kelly , British, best known for his Oriental Metrology* Patrick Kelly , Union officer in the U.S...	1:47.10	III
1993	Chelsey Flower	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...	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...	1:45.21	III
1992	Missymooiloveyou	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...	Thomas Walsh Thomas Walsh - In politics :* Thomas Walsh , Fianna Fáil politician and Minister for Agriculture* Thomas J. Walsh , American lawyer and Senator* Thomas Walsh , Massachusetts politician...	1:42.57	III
1991	Good Mood	Mike Smith	Richard DeStasio	1:42.76	III

‡ In 2009, the race was run off the turf and lost its graded status as a result.
‡ In 1997, the race was run at Aqueduct.
‡ In 1996, the race was run off the turf, but retained its GIII status.
‡ In 1995, the race was run at Aqueduct.

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