Inaugurated 1979 Surface Turf | Website Belmont Park Purse 200,000 USD | |
Location Belmont Park
Elmont, New York, United States Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Distance 1 ⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) | ||
Oscar performance 2016 pilgrim stakes
The Pilgrim Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 1979 at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. A Grade III event raced in late September, it is open to horses two-year-old horses and is contested at a distance of 1 1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) on turf. In 1983, it was run on dirt. From 2001-2007 the race was not graded.
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The race was part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series from 2008 to 2010, when the winner automatically qualified for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.
The race is named for Joseph E. Widener's horse, Pilgrim, winner of the 1919 Remsen Stakes.
The Pilgrim Stakes was hosted by Aqueduct Racetrack in 2001. It has been contested at two different distances:
It was run in two divisions in 1979 and again in 1983.
Isotherm 2015 pilgrim stakes
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 1 1⁄8 miles)
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