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Martha Washington Stakes

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Inaugurated
  
1979

Distance
  
1 mile (8 furlongs)

Website
  
www.oaklawn.com

Surface
  
Dirt

Location
  
Oaklawn Park Race Track Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States

Race type
  
Thoroughbred - Flat racing

The Martha Washington Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid February at Oaklawn Park Race Track in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Open to three-year-old fillies, it is contested on dirt over a distance of one mile.

Inaugurated in 1979, it was raced at 6 furlongs ( 3⁄4 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 (2009)

    • Largest winning margin:

  •  13 1⁄2 lengths - Eight Belles (2008)

    • Most wins by a jockey:

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

    • Most wins by a trainer:

  • 3 - William H. Fires (1988, 1995, 2005)
  • 3 - Robert E. Holthus (1993, 1996, 1999)

    • Most wins by an owner:

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

    • References

    Martha Washington Stakes Wikipedia
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