Astoria Stakes
Horse race
The Astoria Stakes is a long-lived race for two-year-old Thoroughbred fillies run at Belmont Park in early June during the Belmont Stakes carnival. Originally set at a distance of five furlongs , beginning in the year 1940, the event was increased to five and a half furlongs on the dirt. The race currently offers a $150,000 purse.
This race began at Gravesend Race Track in 1902 where it stayed until 1910. It then moved to Aqueduct Racetrack to be contested from 1914 to 1955, and again from 1960 to 1974. It was at Jamaica Race Course 1956, 1958, and 1959.
From 1985 through 1994 the Astoria Stakes held Grade III status.[ 2]
Named after a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens , it would have been in its 103rd running in 2009, but due to the Financial crisis of 2007–2008 , the Astoria was canceled by the NYRA as they adjusted races to meet the new Grade I standard purse of $300,000. The race was run again in 2014 as an overnight stakes.
Records
At 5 and a half furlongs : 1:02.80, Ruffian (1974) – North American record for a two-year-old.
At 5 furlongs : 0:58 flat, Panoply (1919)
Most wins by a jockey :
5 – Eddie Arcaro (1940, 1947, 1951, 1955, 1956)
5 – Jorge Velásquez (1973, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1991)
5 – Jerry Bailey (1979, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2004)
5 – John Velasquez (2000, 2007, 2014, 2016, 2021)
Most wins by a trainer :
Most wins by an owner:
Winners
NYRA – Belmont Park Astoria Stakes history:[ 3]
Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Dist. (Miles )
Time
Win $
2022
Devious Dame
Joel Rosario
Norm W. Casse
John C. Oxley
51 ⁄2 F
1:04.75
$87,000
2021
Happy Soul
John Velazquez
Wesley A. Ward
Gayla Rankin
51 ⁄2 F
1:05.69
$87,000
2020
Race not held due to COVID-19
2019
Maryanorginger
Jorge Vargas Jr.
Jeremiah C. Englehart
Gold Square LLC
51 ⁄2 F
1:03.94
$87,000
2018
Athens Queen
Albin Jimenez
Wesley A. Ward
James Reiley McDonald
51 ⁄2 F
1:05.37
$87,000
2017
I Still Miss You
Javier Castellano
Jeremiah C. Englehart
Gold Star Racing Stable
51 ⁄2 F
1:04.85
$87,000
2016
Bode's Dream
John Velazquez
Todd Pletcher
St. Elias Stable
51 ⁄2 F
1:03.66
$120,000
2015
Moment Is Right
Joel Rosario
Wesley A. Ward
Ten Broeck Farm, Inc.
51 ⁄2 F
1:04.77
$130,000
2014
Fashion Alert
John Velazquez
Todd Pletcher
George Bolton & Barry Hall
51 ⁄2 F
1:04.01
$60,000
2009
- 2013
Race not held
2008
Bold Union
Stewart Elliott
Kelly J. Breen
George & Lori Hall
51 ⁄2 F
1:05.92
$65,700
2007
Glacken's Gal
John Velazquez
Todd Pletcher
Let's Go Stable
51 ⁄2 F
1:03.85
$65,580
2006
Desire to Excel
Mike Smith
Kelly J. Breen
Dennis Narlinger
51 ⁄2 F
1:04.33
$65,700
2005
Adieu
Rafael Bejarano
Todd Pletcher
Susan Magnier , Michael Tabor , Derrick Smith
51 ⁄2 F
1:04.02
$65,700
2004
Broadway Gold
Jerry Bailey
Stanley M. Hough
Joyce Robsham
51 ⁄2 F
1:04.41
$64,620
2003
Feline Story
Jorge Chavez
Stanley M. Hough
E. Paul Robsham
51 ⁄2 F
1:05.14
$64,980
2002
Mike's Wildcat
José A. Santos
Jeffrey L. Bonde
Dennis Narlinger
51 ⁄2 F
1:03.99
$65,820
2001
Touch Love
Jorge Chavez
Anthony W. Dutrow
Skeedattle Stable
51 ⁄2 F
1:05.65
$65,100
2000
Raging Fever
John Velazquez
Mark A. Hennig
Edward P. Evans
51 ⁄2 F
1:04.25
$63,900
1999
Finder's Fee
Mike Smith
C. R. McGaughey III
Ogden Phipps
51 ⁄2 F
1:04.71
$65,760
1998
Round Robin
Pat Day
Bernard S. Flint
Bertram Klein, et al.
51 ⁄2 F
1:04.80
$49,950
1997
Jersey Girl
Mike Smith
Todd Pletcher
Ackerley Bros. Farm
51 ⁄2 F
1:06.00
$32,490
1996
Aces
Jerry Bailey
Frank L. Brothers
Cherry Valley Farm, et al.
51 ⁄2 F
1:05.20
$32,730
1995
Zee Lady
José A. Santos
Linda L. Rice
Mchael Eiserman, Kenneth Fishbein, Earl Silver
51 ⁄2 F
1:05.85
$67,020
1994
Unacceptable
Jerry Bailey
Philip M. Hauswald
Ward C. Pitfield Jr.
51 ⁄2 F
1:03.98
$66,150
1993
Casa Eire
José A. Santos
Leo O'Brien
Bernard Connaughton
51 ⁄2 F
1:05.29
$67,020
1992
Distinct Habit
Jerry Bailey
Stanley M. Hough
Triumviri Stable
51 ⁄2 F
1:04.47
$68,730
1991
Forever Land
Jorge Velásquez
Richard E. Dutrow Sr.
George Elphand
51 ⁄2 F
1:04.80
$70,440
1990
Meadow Star
José A. Santos
LeRoy Jolley
Carl Icahn
51 ⁄2 F
1:04.20
$67,560
1989
Lucy's Glory
Angel Santiago
Alfredo Callejas
Robert M. Perez
51 ⁄2 F
1:06.00
$56,070
1988
Seattle Meteor
Randy Romero
Ross Pearce
Buckland Farm
51 ⁄2 F
1:05.60
$53,640
1987
Joe's Tammie
Jerry Belmonte
H. Allen Jerkens
Suzanne Moscarelli
51 ⁄2 F
1:05.60
$45,920
1986
Tara Tower
Julio Espinoza
Stanley M. Hough
Stanley M. Hough
51 ⁄2 F
1:04.60
$45,480
1985
Twilight Ridge
Jorge Velásquez
D. Wayne Lukas
Eugene V. Klein
51 ⁄2 F
1:04.40
$42,900
1984
Faster Than Fast
Robbie Davis
Howard M. Tesher
Craig B. Singer
51 ⁄2 F
1:05.20
$45,180
1983
Hot Milk
Don MacBeth
Thomas Joseph Kelly
Edward P. Evans
51 ⁄2 F
1:04.60
$33,840
1982
Gala Jubilee
Rudy Turcotte
Bernard P. Bond
Mrs. Leonard T. Leviton
51 ⁄2 F
1:05.20
$32,760
1981
Chilling Thought
Jeffrey Fell
LeRoy Jolley
Diana Firestone
51 ⁄2 F
1:05.00
$32,220
1980
Famous Partner
Jorge Velásquez
John P. Campo
Buckland Farm
51 ⁄2 F
1:05.00
$32,220
1979
Accipiter's Dream
Jerry Bailey
Del W. Carroll
William S. Farish III
51 ⁄2 F
1:04.80
$25,230
1978
Whisper Fleet
Jean Cruguet
Thomas Joseph Kelly
Townsend B. Martin
51 ⁄2 F
1:04.40
$25,110
1977
Akita
Jorge Velásquez
Willard C. Freeman
Marie A. Moore
51 ⁄2 F
1:05.20
$21,870
1976
Squander
Eddie Maple
John W. Russell
Ogden Mills Phipps
51 ⁄2 F
1:05.40
$23,175
1975
Dearly Precious
Michael Hole
Stephen A. DiMauro
Richard E. Bailey
51 ⁄2 F
1:04.20
$16,560
1974
Ruffian
Vincent Bracciale Jr.
Frank Y. Whiteley Jr.
Locust Hill Farm
51 ⁄2 F
1:02.80
$16,215
1973
What Brilliance
Jorge Velásquez
James J. Toner
Joseph W. La Croix
51 ⁄2 F
1:03.80
$16,500
1972
Queen's Mark
Braulio Baeza
John P. Campo
Elmendorf Farm
51 ⁄2 F
1:04.60
$17,430
1971
Brenda Beauty
Robert Woodhouse
Robert P. Lake
Birchfield Farm
51 ⁄2 F
1:04.80
$20,280
1970
Bonnie And Gay
Jacinto Vásquez
James E. Picou
Mrs. John O. Burgwin
51 ⁄2 F
1:05.20
$18,232
1969
Sadie F.
Hedley Woodhouse
Paul A. Healy
Philip Godfrey
51 ⁄2 F
1:04.20
$18,362
1968
Show Off
Jesse Davidson
Willard C. Freeman
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
51 ⁄2 F
1:04.00
$18,070
1967
Queen of the Stage
Braulio Baeza
Edward A. Neloy
Ogden Phipps
51 ⁄2 F
1:03.60
$18,037
1966
Northwest Trades
Larry Adams
James P. Conway
Mrs. James P. Conway
51 ⁄2 F
1:04.40
$18,525
1965
Native Street
Manuel Ycaza
Les Lear
Abraham I. Savin
51 ⁄2 F
1:04.20
$19,695
1964
Queen Empress
Braulio Baeza
William C. Winfrey
Wheatley Stable
51 ⁄2 F
1:04.20
$18,655
1963
Miss Twist
Manuel Ycaza
Edward A. Neloy
Nanuet Farm
51 ⁄2 F
1:04.80
$18,720
1962
Affectionately
Braulio Baeza
Hirsch Jacobs
Ethel D. Jacobs
51 ⁄2 F
1:04.60
$18,460
1961
Polylady
Manuel Ycaza
William O. Hicks
Woodvale Farm
51 ⁄2 F
1:03.80
$18,102
1960
Little Tumbler
Charles Burr
William R. Mitchell
Meadowbrook Stable
51 ⁄2 F
1:04.60
$19,330
1959
Rose of Serro
George Gibb
William A. Larue
B. A. Dario
51 ⁄2 F
1:05.40
$18,420
1958
Cobul
Willie Lester
Philip Bieber
Mrs. Nicholas Schenck
51 ⁄2 F
1:05.60
$14,472
1957
Poly Hi
Eric Guerin
Thomas Mercer Waller
Mrs. George Zauderer
51 ⁄2 F
1:03.60
$15,700
1956
Leallah
Eddie Arcaro
MacKenzie Miller
Charlton Clay
51 ⁄2 F
1:04.60
$14,850
1955
Scansion
Eddie Arcaro
Casey Hayes
Christopher Chenery
51 ⁄2 F
1:06.20
$9,800
1954
Trying
Jimmy Nichols
James W. Maloney
William Haggin Perry
51 ⁄2 F
1:06.40
$9,875
1953
Case Goods
Hedley Woodhouse
William C. Winfrey
William Goadby Loew
51 ⁄2 F
1:05.80
$9,225
1952
Home-Made
Eric Guerin
William C. Winfrey
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
51 ⁄2 F
1:05.60
$9,925
1951
Star-Enfin
Eddie Arcaro
George H. Strate
Brae Burn Farm (James O. McCue)
51 ⁄2 F
1:05.80
$8,725
1950
Sungari
Ovie Scurlock
Winbert F. Mulholland
George D. Widener Jr.
51 ⁄2 F
1:07.00
$9,125
1949
Baby Comet
Albert Schmidl
R. Emmett Potts
Peter A. Markey
51 ⁄2 F
1:07.00
$9,600
1948
Eternal Flag
Ted Atkinson
Frank Catrone
Allen T. Simmons
51 ⁄2 F
1:06.40
$17,250
1947
Mackinaw
Eddie Arcaro
Sylvester Veitch
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
51 ⁄2 F
1:05.40
$16,600
1946
First Flight
Paul Miller
Sylvester Veitch
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
51 ⁄2 F
1:04.60
$10,750
1945
Mush Mush
Arnold Kirkland
Sylvester Veitch
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
51 ⁄2 F
1:07.00
$6,040
1944
Subdued
Eric Guerin
James E. Fitzsimmons
Ogden Phipps
51 ⁄2 F
1:06.80
$7,245
1943
Mrs. Ames
Ted Atkinson
Preston M. Burch
Longchamps Farms
51 ⁄2 F
1:07.00
$5,325
1942
Stefanita
John Breen
Winbert F. Mulholland
George D. Widener Jr.
51 ⁄2 F
1:05.80
$5,725
1941
Flying Indian
Nick Wall
Patrick F. Dwyer
Mrs. Anthony Pelleteri
51 ⁄2 F
1:05.40
$5,475
1940
Tangled †
Eddie Arcaro
John M. Gaver Sr.
Greentree Stable
51 ⁄2 F
1:06.60
$4,025
1939
Now What
Raymond Workman
Joseph H. Stotler
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
5 F
0:58.20
$3,600
1938
Donita M.
Johnny Longden
Phil Reuter
Longchamps Farms
5 F
0:58.80
$3,975
1937
Inhale
John Gilbert
James W. Healy
John Hay Whitney
5 F
0:58.80
$4,375
1936
Manatella
Maurice Peters
Richard E. Handlen
Foxcatcher Farms
5 F
0:59.60
$4,725
1935
Race not held
1934
Vicaress †
James Stout
James E. Fitzsimmons
Belair Stud Stable
5 F
0:59.40
$750
1933
Race not held
1932
Disdainful
Alfred Robertson
Fred Hopkins
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
5 F
1:00.20
$4,250
1931
Stagecraft
Mack Garner
Henry McDaniel
Joseph E. Widener
5 F
0:59.40
$5,375
1930
Sovietta
Linus McAtee
A. Jack Joyner
George D. Widener Jr.
5 F
0:59.40
$6,525
1929
The Spare
John Bejshak
Joseph H. Stotler
Sagamore Stable
5 F
1:02.40
$6,325
1928
Lady Capulet
Steve O'Donnell
William M. Garth
Samuel Ross
5 F
1:00.00
$5,875
1927
One Hour
Eddie Ambrose
John Hastings
Joshua S. Cosden
5 F
0:58.20
$5,575
1926
Pandera
Linus McAtee
James G. Rowe Sr.
Harry P. Whitney
5 F
0:59.60
$5,475
1925
Edith Cavell
Linus McAtee
Scott Harlan
Walter M. Jeffords Sr.
5 F
0:59.40
$4,875
1924
Maud Muller
Linus McAtee
James G. Rowe Sr.
Harry P. Whitney
5 F
1:00.40
$4,225
1923
Fluvanna
George Babin
Max Hirsch
Salubria Stable
5 F
1:00.20
$4,925
1922
Susweep
Earl Sande
Sam Hildreth
Rancocas Stable
5 F
0:59.00
$4,950
1921
My Reverie
Clarence Kummer
Dave Robb McDaniel
R. J. "Dick" Brown
5 F
0:58.40
$4,275
1920
Crocus
Eddie Ambrose
James G. Rowe Sr.
Harry P. Whitney
5 F
1:00.80
$4,325
1919
Panoply
Willie Knapp
Albert Simons
Harry P. Whitney
5 F
0:58.00
$3,885
1918
Terentia
Charles Fairbrother
William H. Karrick
William R. Coe
5 F
0:58.20
$4,375
1917
Stitch in Time
Merritt Buxton
Hollie Hughes
John Sanford
5 F
1:00.80
$3,450
1916
Tragedy
Tommy Davies
William H. Karrick
Oneck Stable
5 F
1:01.00
$2,100
1915
Pleione
Joe McCahey
William R. Midgley
Gifford A. Cochran
5 F
0:59.60
$1,400
1914
Pixy
Joe McCahey
Thomas J. Healey
Montpelier Stable
5 F
0:59.60
$700
1913
Naiad
George Wolfe
Thomas J. Healey
Montpelier Stable
5 F
0:59.60
$1,900
1912
No races held due to the Hart–Agnew Law .
1911
1910
Bashti
Guy Garner
Thomas Welsh
Newcastle Stable
5 F
1:02.00
$1,500
1909
Ocean Bound
Richard Scoville
French Brooks
Woodford Clay
5 F
1:01.00
$1,700
1908
Melissa
Joe Notter
Richard O. Miller
Philip J. Dwyer
5 F
1:02.20
$6,625
1907
Beckon
George Mountain
John E. Madden
Francis R. Hitchcock
5 F
1:01.80
$6,500
1906
Hyperbole
Willie Knapp
William H. Karrick
Oneck Stable
5 F
1:03.20
$6,125
1905
Sue Smith
John Martin
Robert Tucker
Samuel S. Brown
5 F
1:03.40
$6,000
1904
Chrysitis
Frank O'Neill
Fred Burlew
Pierre Lorillard IV
5 F
1:01.20
$6,250
1903
Ocean Tide
John Bullman
Frank E. Brown
Patrick H. McCarren
5 F
1:03.80
$4,000
1902
Astarita
Willie Shaw
Harry M. Mason
John G. Follansbee
5 F
1:00.60
$2,125
† In 1940, Key Ring dead-heated with Tangled for first but was disqualified.
† Race run as the Astoria Purse, a non-stakes race.[ 4]
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