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Prioress Stakes

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Inaugurated
  
1948

Distance
  
6 furlong sprint

Purse
  
300,000 USD

Website
  
www.nyra.com

Surface
  
Dirt

Location
  
Saratoga Race Course Saratoga Springs, New York, United States

Race type
  
Thoroughbred - Flat racing

Lucy n ethel 2016 prioress stakes


The Prioress Stakes is an American Grade II Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the six week meet at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.

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Inaugurated in 1948 at Jamaica Racetrack, it was raced there through 1959 after which it was hosted by Aqueduct Racetrack through 1986. The Prioress was named for the filly Prioress, out of the great mare Reel, herself by Glencoe. In 1858, Prioress became the first American Thoroughbred ever to win in England

The Prioress Stakes was run in two divisions in 1951 and again in 1958.

This race was downgraded to a Grade II for its 2014 running.

Cavorting 2015 prioress stakes


Records

Speed record:

  • 1:08.26 - Xtra Heat (2001)

    • Most wins by a jockey:

  • 4 - John Velazquez (1994, 1996, 2002, 2008)

    • Most wins by a trainer:

  • 2 - William C. Winfrey (1950, 1955)
  • 2 - James P. Conway (1953, 1961)
  • 2 - Casey Hayes (1960, 1963)
  • 2 - Patrick J. Kelly (1980, 1990)
  • 2 - Richard Dutrow, Sr. (1986, 1988)
  • 2 - H. Allen Jerkens (1993, 2003)
  • 2 - Bob Baffert (2004, 2008)

    • Most wins by an owner:

  • 3 - Happy Valley Farm (1970, 1986, 1988)

    • References

    Prioress Stakes Wikipedia
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