National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes
Horse race
The National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three year old horses run over a distance of one mile on the turf held annually in July at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York .
History
The event was inaugurated as the Gallant Man Stakes in honor of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame horse, Gallant Man , on 17 August 1985 as the sixth event in the under-card for Travers Stakes Day and was won by Duluth who was ridden by Jean Cruguet easily by 5+ 1 ⁄2 lengths in a time of 1:473 ⁄5 .[ 1]
The event was upgraded to Grade III in 1987.[ 2]
In 1992 the event was renamed to the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes. National Museum of Racing opened in Saratoga Springs in 1951.[ 3] In 1955, the Museum moved to its present site on Union Avenue, across the street from Saratoga Race Course. That year, 1992, the event was upgraded to Grade II[ 4] and held that class since except for 2013 when the race was moved from the turf track to the dirt track due to the state of the track and subsequently was downgraded to Grade III.
The event has been run over several distances, including a mile and an eighth from 1985 to 1995, a mile and a sixteenth in 1996 and 1997 and in 1998, the distance was changed back to a mile and an eighth.[ 2] In 2019 the event was held over a mile.[ 2]
Several three-year-olds who won this event went on to prove themselves as champions. Of these include 1992 winner Paradise Creek who in 1994 became US Champion Male Turf Horse . The 2004 winner Artie Schiller won the 2005 Breeders' Cup Mile after failing in 2004. The 2011 winner Big Blue Kitten also became 2015 US Champion Male Turf Horse and 2017 winner Bricks and Mortar who was voted US Horse of the Year in 2019.
In 2020 the event was run over 1+ 1 ⁄8 miles and the following year was reverted back to one mile.[ 2]
In 2023 the purse for the event was increased to $500,000.[ 5] Originally the event was scheduled for August 4 but due to a torrential rainstorm the race was postponed until August 11.[ 6]
Records
Speed record:
Margins:
5+ 1 ⁄2 lengths – Duluth (1985)
Most wins by a jockey :
Most wins by a trainer :
7 – William I. Mott (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2019)
7 – Chad C. Brown (2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023)
Most wins by an owner:
Winners
Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Distance
Time
Purse
Grade
Ref
National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes
2024
Neat
Junior Alvarado
Rob Atras
Red White and Blue Racing
1 mile
1:36.38
$500,000
II
[ 7]
2023
Carl Spackler (IRE )
Tyler Gaffalione
Chad C. Brown
e Five Racing
1 mile
1:36.29
$500,000
II
[ 8]
2022
Ready to Purrform
Joel Rosario
Brad H. Cox
Donegal Racing
1 mile
1:33.99
$200,000
II
[ 9]
2021
Public Sector
Flavien Prat
Chad C. Brown
Klaravich Stables
1 mile
1:35.03
$200,000
II
[ 10]
2020
Decorated Invader
Joel Rosario
Christophe Clement
West Point Thoroughbreds, William T Freeman Et Al
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
1:49.29
$150,000
II
[ 11]
2019
Casa Creed
Junior Alvarado
William I. Mott
LRE Racing & JEH Racing Stable
1 mile
1:33.72
$200,000
II
[ 12]
2018
Raging Bull (FR)
Joel Rosario
Chad C. Brown
Peter M. Brant
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
1:43.69
$200,000
II
[ 13]
2017
Bricks and Mortar
Joel Rosario
Chad C. Brown
William H. Lawrence & Klaravich Stables
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
1:39.47
$200,000
II
[ 14]
2016
Camelot Kitten
Irad Ortiz Jr.
Chad C. Brown
Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
1:41.69
$200,000
II
[ 15]
2015
Takeover Target
Irad Ortiz Jr.
Chad C. Brown
William H. Lawrence & Klaravich Stables
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
1:42.00
$200,000
II
[ 16]
2014
Wallyanna
Irad Ortiz Jr.
Michael V. Pino
Tim E. O'Donohue Racing Stable
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
1:40.66
$200,000
II
[ 17]
2013
Notacatbutallama
John R. Velazquez
Todd A. Pletcher
Repole Stable
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
1:52.29
$196,000
III
Off turf [ 18]
2012
Quick Wit
Rajiv Maragh
Dale L. Romans
Michael J. Bruder
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
1:51.95
$200,000
II
Off turf [ 19]
2011
Big Blue Kitten
John R. Velazquez
Chad C. Brown
Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
1:42.91
$150,000
II
[ 20]
2010
Interactif
Javier Castellano
Todd A. Pletcher
Wertheimer et Frère
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
1:48.34
$150,000
II
[ 21]
2009
Courageous Cat
Kent J. Desormeaux
William I. Mott
Pam & Martin Wygod
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
1:45.90
$160,000
II
[ 22]
2008
Wesley
Javier Castellano
Mark A. Hennig
Willmott Stables
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
1:50.22
$159,600
II
[ 23]
2007
Nobiz Like Shobiz
Cornelio Velásquez
Barclay Tagg
Elizabeth Jones Valando
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
1:49.29
$158,000
II
[ 24]
2006
After Market
Cornelio Velásquez
William I. Mott
Pam & Martin Wygod
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
1:48.45
$146,700
II
[ 25]
2005
T. D. Vance
Todd Kabel
H. Graham Motion
Donald A. Adam
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
1:48.15
$150,000
II
[ 26]
National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Handicap
2004
Artie Schiller
Richard Migliore
James A. Jerkens
Timber Bay Farm & Mrs. Thomas J. Walsh
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
1:47.71
$150,000
II
[ 27]
2003
Stroll
Jerry D. Bailey
William I. Mott
Claiborne Farm
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
1:49.34
$150,000
II
[ 28]
2002
Quest Star
Pat Day
W. Elliott Walden
Mansell Stables
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
1:49.66
$150,000
II
[ 29]
2001
Baptize
Jerry D. Bailey
William I. Mott
Gary and Mary West Stables
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
1:47.94
$150,000
II
[ 30]
2000
Turnofthecentury
Aaron Gryder
Michael E. Hushion
Barry K. Schwartz & Eugene Hauman
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
1:52.35
$150,000
II
Off turf [ 31]
1999
Marquette
Jerry D. Bailey
Richard A. Violette Jr.
J. R. Cavanaugh
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
1:49.33
$150,000
II
[ 32]
1998
Parade Ground
Shane Sellers
Neil J. Howard
William S. Farish III
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
1:47.82
$150,000
II
[ 33]
National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes
1997
Rob 'n Gin
Jerry D. Bailey
Robert Barbara
Sabine Stable
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
1:42.09
$110,000
II
[ 34]
1996
Sir Cat
Jerry D. Bailey
William I. Mott
John R. Murrell
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
1:40.46
$113,900
II
[ 35]
1995
Flitch
Mike E. Smith
William Badgett Jr.
Loblolly Stable
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
1:48.08
$139,500
II
[ 36]
1994
Islefaxyou
Eddie Maple
Patrick J. Kelly
Fox Ridge Farm
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
1:48.61
$117,000
II
[ 37]
1993
A in Sociology
Chris Antley
Philip G. Johnson
Frederick Ronca
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
1:48.81
$121,800
II
[ 38]
1992
Paradise Creek
Mike E. Smith
William I. Mott
Bertram R. Firestone
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
1:46.65
$121,000
II
[ 39]
Gallant Man Stakes
1991
Lech
Ángel Cordero Jr.
David G. Donk
Henryk de Kwiatkowski
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
1:49.02
$123,200
III
[ 40]
1990
Social Retiree
Mike E. Smith
Barclay Tagg
Barclay Tagg
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
1:48.20
$91,200
III
[ 41]
1989
Orange Sunshine
Jean Cruguet
Jimmy Croll
Blanche P. Levy
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
1:49.00
$93,300
III
[ 42]
1988
Posen
Jerry D. Bailey
Woodford C. Stephens
Henryk de Kwiatkowski
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
1:47.00
$92,850
III
[ 43]
1987
§ Drachma
Robbie Davis
Larry A. Kelly
Gail P. Beitz
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
1:49.80
$85,800
III
[ 44]
1986
Dance of Life
Jerry D. Bailey
MacKenzie Miller
Rokeby Stable
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
1:52.20
$83,100
[ 45]
1985
Duluth
Jean Cruguet
Flint S. Schulhofer
Frances A. Genter
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
1:47.60
$85,950
[ 1]
Legend:
Turf
Dirt
Notes:
§ Ran as an entry
See also
References