Race type Thoroughbred Surface Dirt Qualification Three-year-old fillies | Distance 1 mile, 70 yards Track left-handed | |
Location Aqueduct Racetrack
Queens, New York | ||
The Busanda Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race that is held at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York in mid-January each year; the 42nd outing was held in 2015.
The race is an ungraded stakes event for three-year-old fillies. Its current purse is $100,000. It is named for racing mare Busanda who, bred to Tom Fool, produced Buckpasser.
Since inception, the race has been run at various distances. From 1974 through 1976 the race length was seven furlongs (1.408 km) then from 1977 through 1982 it was set at 8 1⁄2 furlongs (1.710 km). Since 1983 the race length has been one mile plus 70 yards (1.673 km).
Past winners
In 1980, Going East finished first but was disqualified and placed third.
References
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