Lake Placid Stakes

Lake Placid Stakes
Grade II race
LocationSaratoga Race Course
Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
Inaugurated1984 (as Nijana Stakes)
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing
WebsiteNYRA
Race information
Distance1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-old fillies
Weight124 lbs with allowances
PurseUS$200,000 (2021)

The Lake Placid Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies over a distance of one and one-sixteenths miles on the turf course scheduled annually in late July or early August at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The event currently carries a purse of $200,000.

History

The event was inaugurated on 20 August 1984 as the Nijana Stakes and was won by the Edward P. Evans owned Possible Mate as part of an entry with Miss Audimar leading throughout the race to win by 23⁄4 lengths in a time of 1:50 flat.[1]

The event was named after the broodmare Nijana, who as a two-year-old won the Grade III Schuylerville Stakes in 1975 at Saratoga.[2]

In 1986 the event was upgraded to the Grade III and in 1999 to Grade II.[3]

In 1998 the event was renamed the Lake Placid Stakes[3] after the village of Lake Placid, which is approximately 100 miles north from Saratoga in the Adirondack Mountains. In 1990 the event was taken off the turf due to the state of the turf track after prolonged inclement weather and was run on dirt.[4] The 2010 event was also moved off the turf, which led to three horses scratched, leaving a field of three.[5]

The Lake Placid was run in two divisions in 1988, 1991, and from 1992 through 1995.[6][7]

Records

Speed record:

  • 1+1⁄8 miles: 1:46.33 – Tenski (1998)
  • 1+1⁄16 miles: 1:40.20 – Jinski's World (1991)

Margins:

  • 7+1⁄4 lengths – It's Tea Time (2010)

Most wins by an owner:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners

Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref
Lake Placid Stakes
2024 Grayosh Flavien Prat Chad C. Brown Flanagan Racing 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.74 $200,000 II [8]
2023 Aspray Flavien Prat Chad C. Brown Ran Jan Racing, Inc. 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.85 $200,000 II [9]
2022 Haughty Jose L. Ortiz Chad C. Brown Bradley Thoroughbreds, Belmar Racing & Breeding, Cambron Equine, & Team Hanley 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.16 $200,000 II [10]
2021 Technical Analysis (IRE) Jose L. Ortiz Chad C. Brown Klaravich Stables 1+1⁄16 miles 1:46.49 $200,000 II [11]
2020 Speaktomeofsummer Joel Rosario Christophe Clement Waterford Stable 1+1⁄8 miles 1:49.44 $150,000 II [12]
2019 Varenka Javier Castellano H. Graham Motion Augustin Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.68 $200,000 II Dead heat[13]
Regal Glory Luis Saez Chad C. Brown Paul P. Pompa Jr.
2018 Rushing Fall Javier Castellano Chad C. Brown e Five Racing Thoroughbreds 1+1⁄8 miles 1:51.86 $300,000 II [14]
2017 Proctor's Ledge Javier Castellano Brendan P. Walsh Patricia L. Moseley 1+1⁄8 miles 1:47.74 $294,000 II [15]
2016 Time and Motion John R. Velazquez James J. Toner Philips Racing 1+1⁄8 miles 1:48.39 $300,000 II [16]
2015 Sentiero Italia Joel Rosario Kiaran P. McLaughlin Godolphin Racing 1+1⁄8 miles 1:49.25 $294,000 II [17]
2014 Crown Queen John R. Velazquez William I. Mott Besilu Stables 1+1⁄8 miles 1:47.91 $285,000 II [18]
2013 † Caroline Thomas Rosie Napravnik Barclay Tagg Joyce B. Young 1+1⁄8 miles 1:47.36 $200,000 II [19]
2012 Stephanie's Kitten John R. Velazquez Wayne M. Catalano Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey 1+1⁄8 miles 1:48.51 $200,000 II [20]
2011 Hungry Island Alex O. Solis Claude R. McGaughey III Emory Hamilton 1+1⁄8 miles 1:53.77 $150,000 II [21]
2010 It's Tea Time Julien R. Leparoux George R. Arnold II Alex G. Campbell Jr. 1+1⁄8 miles 1:54.52 $135,000 III Off turf[5]
2009 Shared Account Edgar S. Prado H. Graham Motion Sagamore Farm 1+1⁄8 miles 1:54.62 $150,000 II [22]
2008 Backseat Rhythm Javier Castellano Patrick L. Reynolds Paul P. Pompa Jr. 1+1⁄8 miles 1:50.69 $150,000 II [23]
2007 Sharp Susan Kent J. Desormeaux William I. Mott IEAH Stables & WinStar Farm 1+1⁄8 miles 1:46.69 $150,000 II [24]
2006 Wait A While Garrett K. Gomez Todd A. Pletcher Arindel Farm 1+1⁄8 miles 1:46.59 $147,000 II [25]
2005 Naissance Royale (IRE) Edgar S. Prado Christophe Clement Monceaux Stable 1+1⁄8 miles 1:47.14 $150,000 II [26]
Lake Placid Handicap
2004 Spotlight (GB) Jerry D. Bailey Christophe Clement Green Hills Farm 1+1⁄8 miles 1:50.54 $150,000 II [27]
2003 Sand Springs Mark Guidry Anthony L. Reinstedler Willmott Stables 1+1⁄8 miles 1:49.03 $150,000 II [28]
2002 Wonder Again Edgar S. Prado James J. Toner Joan & John Phillips 1+1⁄8 miles 1:49.24 $150,000 II [29]
2001 Snow Dance Richard Migliore John T. Ward Jr. John C. Oxley 1+1⁄8 miles 1:47.42 $150,000 II [30]
2000 Gaviola Jerry D. Bailey William H. Turner Jr. Twilite Farms 1+1⁄8 miles 1:48.02 $150,000 II [31]
1999 Badouizm Robbie Davis Brian P. Ange Michael Fowler 1+1⁄8 miles 1:46.44 $150,000 II [32]
1998 Tenski Richard Migliore Linda L. Rice Richard L. Golden 1+1⁄8 miles 1:46.33 $150,000 III [33]
Nijana Stakes
1997 Witchful Thinking Shane Sellers Niall M. O'Callaghan Leslie Grimm 1+1⁄8 miles 1:47.65 $150,000 III [34]
1996 Memories of Silver Jerry D. Bailey James J. Toner Joan Phillips 1+1⁄8 miles 1:47.80 $114,400 III [35]
1995 Class Kris Pat Day James E. Picou Fred W. Hooper 1+1⁄16 miles 1:40.90 $112,300 III Division 1[36]
Bail Out Becky Shane Sellers William I. Mott Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey 1:41.87 $112,800 Division 2[37]
1994 Coronation Cup Jerry D. Bailey MacKenzie Miller Kinghaven Farms 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.81 $109,600 III Division 1[38]
Alywow Mike E. Smith Roger L. Attfield Rokeby Stables 1:43.88 $111,100 Division 2[39]
1993 Amal Hayati Jerry D. Bailey D. Wayne Lukas Peter E. Blum 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.58 $94,900 III Division 1[40]
Statuette Mike E. Smith Richard A. DeStasio Rashid Al Khalifa 1:40.97 $93,300 Division 2[41]
1992 Shannkara (IRE) Mike E. Smith Nicolas Clement August Belmont IV 1+1⁄16 miles 1:40.80 $120,700 III Division 1[42]
Heed Mike E. Smith William Badgett Jr. Craig B. Singer 1:41.84 $122,300 Division 2[43]
1991 Jinski's World José A. Santos Leo O'Brien Samuel H. Rogers Jr. 1+1⁄16 miles 1:40.20 $99,600 III Division 1[44]
Grab the Green Ángel Cordero Jr. Barclay Tagg Teresa M. Maher 1:41.01 $98,800 Division 2[45]
1990 Jefforee José A. Santos D. Wayne Lukas Calumet Farm 1+1⁄8 miles 1:49.00 $100,500 III Off turf[4]
1989 Capades Ángel Cordero Jr. Richard O'Connell Poma Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.00 $92,700 III [46]
1988 Betty Lobelia José A. Santos H. Allen Jerkens Darby Dan Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:40.80 $88,800 III Division 1[47]
Love You by Heart Randy Romero John M. Veitch Bohemia Stable 1:41.60 $88,800 Division 2[48]
1987 Graceful Darby Jerry D. Bailey John M. Veitch James W. Phillips 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.40 $84,600 III [49]
1986 An Empress José A. Santos Laz Barrera Harbor View Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.00 $87,000 III [50]
1985 Videogenic Robbie Davis Gasper S. Moschera Albert Davis 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.20 $54,200 [51]
1984 § Possible Mate Donald MacBeth Philip G. Johnson Edward P. Evans 1+1⁄8 miles 1:50.00 $43,450 [1]

Legend:
  Turf   Dirt
Notes:
§ Ran as an entry
† In the 2013 event Nellie Cashman finished first but was disqualified for drifting in the straight and placed third. Caroline Thomas was declared the winner.

See also

References

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