Astoria Stakes

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 increated to five and a half furlongs on the dirt. The race currently offers a $150,000 purse.

Astoria Stakes

Non-Listed Black Type[1] race
Location	Belmont Park Elmont, New York, USA
Inaugurated	1902
Race type	Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Website	www.nyra.com/index_belmont.html
Race information
Distance	​5 ^1⁄2 furlongs
Surface	Dirt
Qualification	Two-year-old fillies
Weight	120 pounds Non winners of a race other than claiming or starter allowed 3 lbs.; Maidens, 5 lbs.
Purse	US $150,000 (2019)

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 5½ 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)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 5 – Todd Pletcher (1997, 2005, 2007, 2014, 2016)

Most wins by an owner:

• 4 – Harry Payne Whitney (1919, 1920, 1924, 1926)
• 4 – Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney (1932, 1945, 1946, 1947)

Winners

NYRA – Belmont Park Astoria Stakes history:[3]

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Dist. (Miles)	Time	Win $
2019	Maryanorginger	Jorge Vargas Jr.	Jeremiah C. Englehart	Gold Square LLC	5​^1⁄2 F	1:03.94	$87,000
2018	Athens Queen	Albin Jimenez	Wesley A. Ward	James Reiley McDonald	5​^1⁄2 F	1:05.37	$87,000
2017	I Still Miss You	Javier Castellano	Jeremiah C. Englehart	Gold Star Racing Stable	5​^1⁄2 F	1:04.85	$87,000
2016	Bode's Dream	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	St. Elias Stable	5​^1⁄2 F	1:03.66	$120,000
2015	Moment Is Right	Joel Rosario	Wesley A. Ward	Ten Broeck Farm, Inc.	5​^1⁄2 F	1:04.77	$130,000
2014	Fashion Alert	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	George Bolton & Barry Hall	5​^1⁄2 F	1:04.01	$60,000
2009	- 2013	Race not held
2008	Bold Union	Stewart Elliott	Kelly J. Breen	George & Lori Hall	5​^1⁄2 F	1:05.92	$65,700
2007	Glacken's Gal	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	Let's Go Stable	5​^1⁄2 F	1:03.85	$65,580
2006	Desire to Excel	Mike Smith	Kelly J. Breen	Dennis Narlinger	5​^1⁄2 F	1:04.33	$65,700
2005	Adieu	Rafael Bejarano	Todd Pletcher	Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith	5​^1⁄2 F	1:04.02	$65,700
2004	Broadway Gold	Jerry Bailey	Stanley M. Hough	Mrs. E. Paul Robsham	5​^1⁄2 F	1:04.41	$64,620
2003	Feline Story	Jorge Chavez	Stanley M. Hough	E. Paul Robsham	5​^1⁄2 F	1:05.14	$64,980
2002	Mike's Wildcat	José A. Santos	Jeffrey L. Bonde	Dennis Narlinger	5​^1⁄2 F	1:03.99	$65,820
2001	Touch Love	Jorge Chavez	Anthony W. Dutrow	Skeedattle Stable	5​^1⁄2 F	1:05.65	$65,100
2000	Raging Fever	John Velazquez	Mark A. Hennig	Edward P. Evans	5​^1⁄2 F	1:04.25	$63,900
1999	Finder's Fee	Mike Smith	C. R. McGaughey III	Ogden Phipps	5​^1⁄2 F	1:04.71	$65,760
1998	Round Robin	Pat Day	Bernard S. Flint	Bertram Klein, et al.	5​^1⁄2 F	1:04.80	$49,950
1997	Jersey Girl	Mike Smith	Todd Pletcher	Ackerley Bros. Farm	5​^1⁄2 F	1:06.00	$32,490
1996	Aces	Jerry Bailey	Frank L. Brothers	Cherry Valley Farm, et al.	5​^1⁄2 F	1:05.20	$32,730
1995	Zee Lady	José A. Santos	Linda L. Rice	Mchael Eiserman, Kenneth Fishbein, Earl Silver	5​^1⁄2 F	1:05.85	$67,020
1994	Unacceptable	Jerry Bailey	Philip M. Hauswald	Ward C. Pitfield Jr.	5​^1⁄2 F	1:03.98	$66,150
1993	Casa Eire	José A. Santos	Leo O'Brien	Bernard Connaughton	5​^1⁄2 F	1:05.29	$67,020
1992	Distinct Habit	Jerry Bailey	Stanley M. Hough	Triumviri Stable	5​^1⁄2 F	1:04.47	$68,730
1991	Forever Land	Jorge Velásquez	Richard E. Dutrow Sr.	George Elphand	5​^1⁄2 F	1:04.80	$70,440
1990	Meadow Star	José A. Santos	LeRoy Jolley	Carl Icahn	5​^1⁄2 F	1:04.20	$67,560
1989	Lucy's Glory	Angel Santiago	Alfredo Callejas	Robert M. Perez	5​^1⁄2 F	1:06.00	$56,070
1988	Seattle Meteor	Randy Romero	Ross Pearce	Buckland Farm	5​^1⁄2 F	1:05.60	$53,640
1987	Joe's Tammie	Jerry Belmonte	H. Allen Jerkens	Suzanne Moscarelli	5​^1⁄2 F	1:05.60	$45,920
1986	Tara Tower	Julio Espinoza	Stanley M. Hough	Stanley M. Hough	5​^1⁄2 F	1:04.60	$45,480
1985	Twilight Ridge	Jorge Velásquez	D. Wayne Lukas	Eugene V. Klein	5​^1⁄2 F	1:04.40	$42,900
1984	Faster Than Fast	Robbie Davis	Howard M. Tesher	Craig B. Singer	5​^1⁄2 F	1:05.20	$45,180
1983	Hot Milk	Don MacBeth	Thomas Joseph Kelly	Edward P. Evans	5​^1⁄2 F	1:04.60	$33,840
1982	Gala Jubilee	Rudy Turcotte	Bernard P. Bond	Mrs. Leonard T. Leviton	5​^1⁄2 F	1:05.20	$32,760
1981	Chilling Thought	Jeffrey Fell	LeRoy Jolley	Diana Firestone	5​^1⁄2 F	1:05.00	$32,220
1980	Famous Partner	Jorge Velásquez	John P. Campo	Buckland Farm	5​^1⁄2 F	1:05.00	$32,220
1979	Accipiter's Dream	Jerry Bailey	Del W. Carroll	William S. Farish III	5​^1⁄2 F	1:04.80	$25,230
1978	Whisper Fleet	Jean Cruguet	Thomas Joseph Kelly	Townsend B. Martin	5​^1⁄2 F	1:04.40	$25,110
1977	Akita	Jorge Velásquez	Willard C. Freeman	Marie A. Moore	5​^1⁄2 F	1:05.20	$21,870
1976	Squander	Eddie Maple	John W. Russell	Ogden Mills Phipps	5​^1⁄2 F	1:05.40	$23,175
1975	Dearly Precious	Michael Hole	Stephen A. DiMauro	Richard E. Bailey	5​^1⁄2 F	1:04.20	$16,560
1974	Ruffian	Vincent Bracciale Jr.	Frank Y. Whiteley Jr.	Locust Hill Farm	5​^1⁄2 F	1:02.80	$16,215
1973	What Brilliance	Jorge Velásquez	James J. Toner	Joseph W. La Croix	5​^1⁄2 F	1:03.80	$16,500
1972	Queen's Mark	Braulio Baeza	John P. Campo	Elmendorf Farm	5​^1⁄2 F	1:04.60	$17,430
1971	Brenda Beauty	Robert Woodhouse	Robert P. Lake	Birchfield Farm	5​^1⁄2 F	1:04.80	$20,280
1970	Bonnie And Gay	Jacinto Vásquez	James E. Picou	Mrs. John O. Burgwin	5​^1⁄2 F	1:05.20	$18,232
1969	Sadie F.	Hedley Woodhouse	Paul A. Healy	Philip Godfrey	5​^1⁄2 F	1:04.20	$18,362
1968	Show Off	Jesse Davidson	Willard C. Freeman	Alfred G. Vanderbilt	5​^1⁄2 F	1:04.00	$18,070
1967	Queen of the Stage	Braulio Baeza	Edward A. Neloy	Ogden Phipps	5​^1⁄2 F	1:03.60	$18,037
1966	Northwest Trades	Larry Adams	James P. Conway	Mrs. James P. Conway	5​^1⁄2 F	1:04.40	$18,525
1965	Native Street	Manuel Ycaza	Les Lear	Abraham I. Savin	5​^1⁄2 F	1:04.20	$19,695
1964	Queen Empress	Braulio Baeza	Edward A. Neloy	Wheatley Stable	5​^1⁄2 F	1:04.20	$18,655
1963	Miss Twist	Manuel Ycaza	Edward A. Neloy	Nanuet Farm	5​^1⁄2 F	1:04.80	$18,720
1962	Affectionately	Braulio Baeza	Hirsch Jacobs	Ethel D. Jacobs	5​^1⁄2 F	1:04.60	$18,460
1961	Polylady	Manuel Ycaza	William O. Hicks	Woodvale Farm	5​^1⁄2 F	1:03.80	$18,102
1960	Little Tumbler	Charles Burr	William R. Mitchell	Meadowbrook Stable	5​^1⁄2 F	1:04.60	$19,330
1959	Rose of Serro	George Gibb	William A. Larue	B. A. Dario	5​^1⁄2 F	1:05.40	$18,420
1958	Cobul	Willie Lester	Philip Bieber	Mrs. Nicholas Schenck	5​^1⁄2 F	1:05.60	$14,472
1957	Poly Hi	Eric Guerin	Thomas Mercer Waller	Mrs. George Zauderer	5​^1⁄2 F	1:03.60	$15,700
1956	Leallah	Eddie Arcaro	MacKenzie Miller	Charlton Clay	5​^1⁄2 F	1:04.60	$14,850
1955	Scansion	Eddie Arcaro	Casey Hayes	Christopher Chenery	5​^1⁄2 F	1:06.20	$9,800
1954	Trying	Jimmy Nichols	James W. Maloney	William Haggin Perry	5​^1⁄2 F	1:06.40	$9,875
1953	Case Goods	Hedley Woodhouse	William C. Winfrey	William Goadby Loew	5​^1⁄2 F	1:05.80	$9,225
1952	Home-Made	Eric Guerin	William C. Winfrey	Alfred G. Vanderbilt	5​^1⁄2 F	1:05.60	$9,925
1951	Star-Enfin	Eddie Arcaro	George H. Strate	Brae Burn Farm (James O. McCue)	5​^1⁄2 F	1:05.80	$8,725
1950	Sungari	Ovie Scurlock	Winbert F. Mulholland	George D. Widener Jr.	5​^1⁄2 F	1:07.00	$9,125
1949	Baby Comet	Albert Schmidl	R. Emmett Potts	Peter A. Markey	5​^1⁄2 F	1:07.00	$9,600
1948	Eternal Flag	Ted Atkinson	Frank Catrone	Allen T. Simmons	5​^1⁄2 F	1:06.40	$17,250
1947	Mackinaw	Eddie Arcaro	Sylvester Veitch	Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney	5​^1⁄2 F	1:05.40	$16,600
1946	First Flight	Paul Miller	Sylvester Veitch	Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney	5​^1⁄2 F	1:04.60	$10,750
1945	Mush Mush	Arnold Kirkland	Sylvester Veitch	Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney	5​^1⁄2 F	1:07.00	$6,040
1944	Subdued	Eric Guerin	James E. Fitzsimmons	Ogden Phipps	5​^1⁄2 F	1:06.80	$7,245
1943	Mrs. Ames	Ted Atkinson	Preston M. Burch	Longchamps Farms	5​^1⁄2 F	1:07.00	$5,325
1942	Stefanita	John Breen	Winbert F. Mulholland	George D. Widener Jr.	5​^1⁄2 F	1:05.80	$5,725
1941	Flying Indian	Nick Wall	Patrick F. Dwyer	Mrs. Anthony Pelleteri	5​^1⁄2 F	1:05.40	$5,475
1940	Tangled †	Eddie Arcaro	John M. Gaver Sr.	Greentree Stable	5​^1⁄2 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]

References

1. – North American International Cataloguing Standards Committee – Black Type Requirements, non-Listed Stake Status
2. Equibase Astoria race stats since 1976 Retrieved July 13, 2018
3. Retrieved June 29, 2018
4. "Vicaress Defeats Angelic: Graduates From Maiden Ranks by Winning Astoria Purse". Daily Racing Form. 1934-06-14. Retrieved 2018-12-08 – via University of Kentucky Archives.

External links

• Belmont Park Belmont Park