Bowling Green Stakes
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Bowling Green Stakes is a Grade II American thoroughbred horse race for horses age four years old and older over a distance of <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles on the turf held annually in late July at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.
History
The inaugural running of the event was on 11 June 1958 at Belmont Park as the sixth event on the card that day and was won by the French bred horse, Rafty trained by the US Hall of Fame trainer Hollie Hughes in a time of 2:17<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄5.[1]
The event is named for the area on the lower tip of Manhattan Island, known as Bowling Green.
In 1963 the event was moved to Aqueduct Racecourse and the distance was increased to 13 furlongs (<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+5⁄8 miles).[2] The last running of the event at Aqueduct in 1967 is one of the more notable when Poker defeated champions Assagai and his own stablemate, the 1966 US Horse of the Year, Buckpasser who was entering the race with a fifteen race winning streak.[3]
The 1970 winner Fort Marcy would later that year be crowned US Horse of the Year and the 1972 winner Run the Gantlet was the 1971 US Champion Male Turf Horse.
In 1973 the event was classified as Grade II and for several years in the late 1980s the event held Grade I status.[4]
In winning the Bowling Green Handicap on 17 June 1990 at Belmont Park, the 1989 Canadian champion With Approval set a new World Record of 2:10<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄5 for <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles on turf. As of today, the record remains unmatched.[5]
The 2008 edition was replaced in its summer spot by the Man o' War Stakes. The Man o' War was moved from a fall schedule to improve turf scheduling competition. In 2015 the New York Racing Association moved the Bowling Green to Saratoga.[6]
Two mares have won this race, Drumtop in 1971 setting a new course record for the <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄2 miles distance[7] and Summer Guest in 1973. Drumtop also finished second to Fort Marcy in 1970.[8]
In 2024 the British-bred Silver Knott set a new track record at Saratoga Racetrack for the <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles distance winning in 2:11.40 on the inner turf course.[9]
Records
Speed record:
- <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles: 2:10.20 – With Approval (1990) (new World Record)
Margins:
- 4 lengths – Open Call (1982)
Most wins:
- 2 – Whitmore's Conn (2002, 2003)
- 2 – Channel Maker (2018, 2023)
- 2 – Cross Border (2020, 2021)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 – Rokeby Stables (1970, 1972, 1973, 1984)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 – Jorge Velásquez (1969, 1970, 1982)
- 3 – Jerry Bailey (1984, 1991, 2001)
- 3 – John Velazquez (1994, 1998, 2012)
- 3 – Javier Castellano (2013, 2015, 2016)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 – William I. Mott (1987, 2001, 2010, 2018, 2023)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Saratoga – Bowling Green Stakes | |||||||||||
| 2024 | Silver Knott (GB) | 4 | Flavien Prat | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin Racing | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:11.03 | $242,500 | II | [10] | |
| 2023 | Channel Maker | 9 | Manuel Franco | William I. Mott | Wachtel Stable, Gary Barber, R. A. Hill Stable & Reeves Thoroughbred Racing | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:15.21 | $250,000 | II | [11] | |
| 2022 | Rockemperor | 6 | Flavien Prat | Chad C. Brown | Madaket Stables, Michael Dubb, Wonder Stables, & Michael E. & Carus Kisber | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:15.81 | $242,500 | II | [12] | |
| 2021 | Cross Border | 7 | Luis Saez | Michael J. Maker | Three Diamonds Farm | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:16.36 | $250,000 | II | [13] | |
| 2020 | ‡ Cross Border | 6 | José Ortiz | Michael J. Maker | Three Diamonds Farm | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:14.77 | $250,000 | II | [14] | |
| 2019 | Channel Cat | 4 | Luis Saez | Todd A. Pletcher | Calumet Farm | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:14.43 | $250,000 | II | [15] | |
| 2018 | Channel Maker | 4 | Joel Rosario | William I. Mott | Matthew Schera | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:19.41 | $250,000 | II | Dead heat[16] | |
| Glorious Empire (IRE) | 7 | Julien R. Leparoux | James Lawrence II | Gary Barber & Wachtel Stable | |||||||
| 2017 | Hunter O'Riley | 4 | Florent Geroux | James J. Toner | Sean Shay & Michael J. Ryan | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:12.94 | $250,000 | II | [17] | |
| 2016 | Flintshire (GB) | 6 | Javier Castellano | Chad C. Brown | Juddmonte Farms | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:18.24 | $237,500 | II | [18] | |
| At Saratoga – Bowling Green Handicap | |||||||||||
| 2015 | Red Rifle | 5 | Javier Castellano | Todd A. Pletcher | Twin Creeks Racing | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:13.69 | $250,000 | II | [19] | |
| At Belmont Park – Bowling Green Handicap | |||||||||||
| 2014 | Hangover Kid | 6 | Jose Lezcano | Jason Servis | Four Tags Stable | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄2 miles | 2:28.18 | $200,000 | II | [20] | |
| 2013 | Hyper | 6 | Javier Castellano | Chad C. Brown | Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄4 miles | 2:01.37 | $250,000 | II | [21] | |
| 2012 | Air Support | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Claude R. McGaughey III | Stuart S. Janney III | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄4 miles | 2:06.12 | $196,000 | II | [22] | |
| 2011 | Grassy | 5 | Garrett K. Gomez | Christophe Clement | Claiborne Farm & Adele Dilschneider | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:19.69 | $150,000 | II | [23] | |
| 2010 | Al Khali | 4 | Alan Garcia | William I. Mott | Brous Stable & Wachtel Stale | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:15.23 | $150,000 | II | [24] | |
| 2009 | Grand Couturier (GB) | 6 | Alan Garcia | Robert Ribaudo | Marc Keller | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:15.86 | $158,500 | II | [25] | |
| 2008 | Race not held | ||||||||||
| 2007 | Sunriver | 4 | Garrett K. Gomez | Todd A. Pletcher | Aaron U. & Marie Jones | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:12.68 | $150,000 | II | [26] | |
| 2006 | Go Deputy | 6 | Fernando Jara | Todd A. Pletcher | Wertheimer et Frère | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:17.49 | $147,000 | II | [27] | |
| 2005 | Cacht Wells (ARG) | 5 | Eibar Coa | Stanley M. Hough | Castletop Stable | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:15.49 | $150,000 | II | [28] | |
| 2004 | Kicken Kris | 4 | Edgar S. Prado | Michael R. Matz | Brushwood Stable | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:12.19 | $150,000 | II | [29] | |
| 2003 | Whitmore's Conn | 5 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Randy Schulhofer | Michael & Lynn Shanley | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:15.92 | $150,000 | II | [30] | |
| 2002 | Whitmore's Conn | 4 | Shaun Bridgmohan | Randy Schulhofer | Michael & Lynn Shanley | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:13.43 | $150,000 | II | [31] | |
| 2001 | King Cugat | 4 | Jerry D. Bailey | William I. Mott | Centennial Farms | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:10.62 | $150,000 | II | [32] | |
| 2000 | Elhayq (IRE) | 5 | Shaun Bridgmohan | Kiaran P. McLaughlin | Shadwell Racing | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:13.81 | $150,000 | II | [33] | |
| 1999 | Honor Glide | 5 | José A. Santos | Christophe Clement | Robert Schaedle III | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:11.07 | $150,000 | II | [34] | |
| 1998 | Cetewayo | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Michael W. Dickinson | John A. Chandler | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:13.45 | $150,000 | II | [35] | |
| 1997 | Influent | 6 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Howard M. Tesher | Turfnpaddock Farm | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:11.06 | $150,000 | II | [36] | |
| 1996 | Flag Down | 6 | José A. Santos | Christophe Clement | Allen E. Paulson | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:13.29 | $150,000 | II | [37] | |
| 1995 | Sentimental Moi | 5 | Ramon B. Perez | William Badgett Jr. | Landon Knight | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:15.48 | $150,000 | II | [38] | |
| 1994 | Turk Passer | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Anthony R. Margotta Jr. | Michael Shanley | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:13.25 | $150,000 | II | [39] | |
| 1993 | Dr. Kiernan | 4 | Chris Antley | Gary Sciacca | Howard T. Whitbred | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:17.70 | $150,000 | II | [40] | |
| 1992 | Wall Street Dancer | 4 | Pat Day | Niall M. O'Callaghan | John D. Gunther | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:12.92 | $200,000 | II | [41] | |
| 1991 | Three Coins Up | 3 | Jerry D. Bailey | John P. Campo | Ol' Pippingrock Farm | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:10.86 | $200,000 | II | [42] | |
| 1990 | With Approval | 4 | Craig Perret | Roger L. Attfield | Kinghaven Farms | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:10.20 | $188,800 | II | [43] | |
| 1989 | El Senor | 5 | Herb McCauley | William W. Wright | Frances W. Luro | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:18.60 | $241,600 | I | [44] | |
| 1988 | Coeur de Lion (FR) | 4 | Craig Perret | William B. Cox | Evergreen Farms | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:13.40 | $252,800 | I | [45] | |
| 1987 | Theatrical (IRE) | 5 | Pat Day | William I. Mott | Bertram R. Firestone | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:14.00 | $241,600 | I | [46] | |
| 1986 | Uptown Swell | 4 | Eddie Maple | Richard J. Lundy | Virginia Kraft Rayson | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:14.80 | $223,650 | I | [47] | |
| 1985 | Sharannpour (IRE) | 5 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Robert J. Frankel | Jerry Moss | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:18.20 | $238,000 | I | [48] | |
| 1984 | Hero's Honor | 4 | Jerry D. Bailey | MacKenzie Miller | Rokeby Stables | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:14.00 | $217,700 | I | [49] | |
| 1983 | Tantalizing | 4 | Jacinto Vásquez | Angel Penna Sr. | Ogden Mills Phipps | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:14.80 | $175,200 | I | [50] | |
| 1982 | Open Call | 4 | Jorge Velásquez | Robert J. Reinacher Jr. | Greentree Stable | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:24.80 | $149,750 | II | [51] | |
| 1981 | Great Neck | 5 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Jan H. Nerud | Tartan Farms (James & Virginia Binger) | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:12.00 | $140,750 | II | [52] | |
| 1980 | Sten | 5 | Jeffrey Fell | Richard T. DeStasio | Michael Berry | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:13.20 | $144,250 | II | [53] | |
| 1979 | Overskate | 4 | Robin Platts | Gil H. Rowntree | John H. Stafford | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:11.40 | $140,875 | II | [54] | |
| 1978 | Tiller | 4 | Jeffrey Fell | David A. Whiteley | William Haggin Perry | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:12.40 | $117,100 | II | [55] | |
| 1977 | Hunza Dancer | 5 | Jean Cruguet | Arthur E. Breasley | Ravi Tikkoo | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄4 miles | 1:58.80 | $114,300 | II | [56] | |
| 1976 | Erwin Boy | 5 | Ron Turcotte | James P. Conway | Sea High Stable | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄2 miles | 2:26.00 | $56,900 | II | [57] | |
| 1975 | Barcas | 4 | Marco Castaneda | Leonard Imperio | Nelson Bunker Hunt | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄2 miles | 2:32.20 | $55,500 | II | [58] | |
| 1974 | Take Off | 5 | Ron Turcotte | Frank Catrone | Ada L. Rice | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄2 miles | 2:26.40 | $57,100 | II | [59] | |
| 1973 | † Summer Guest | 4 | Jacinto Vásquez | J. Elliott Burch | Rokeby Stable | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄2 miles | 2:29.20 | $57,000 | II | [60] | |
| 1972 | Run The Gantlet | 4 | Robert Woodhouse | J. Elliott Burch | Rokeby Stable | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄2 miles | 2:27.80 | $56,000 | [61] | ||
| 1971 | † Drumtop | 5 | Chuck Baltazar | Roger Laurin | James B. Moseley | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄2 miles | 2:25.40 | $56,800 | [7] | ||
| 1970 | Fort Marcy | 6 | Jorge Velásquez | J. Elliott Burch | Rokeby Stable | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄2 miles | 2:26.60 | $47,400 | [8] | ||
| 1969 | Czar Alexander (GB) | 4 | Jorge Velásquez | Angel Penna Sr. | Gustave Ring | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄2 miles | 2:27.40 | $59,400 | [62] | ||
| 1968 | High Hat | 4 | Eddie Belmonte | Kay E. Jensen | Mrs. Wallace Gilroy | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄2 miles | 2:27.40 | $56,000 | [63] | ||
| At Aqueduct | |||||||||||
| 1967 | § Poker | 4 | William Boland | Edward A. Neloy | Ogden Phipps | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+5⁄8 miles | 2:41.40 | $55,400 | [3] | ||
| 1966 | Moontrip (ARG) | 5 | Larry Adams | Randy Sechrest | Ewing Kauffman | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+5⁄8 miles | 2:38.80 | $59,400 | [64] | ||
| 1965 | Or et Argent (FR) | 4 | Walter Blum | Wayne B. Stucki | Colin Campbell | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+5⁄8 miles | 2:40.60 | $59,500 | [65] | ||
| 1964 | Cedar Key | 4 | Manuel Ycaza | Bill Shoemaker | Jerry Basta | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+5⁄8 miles | 2:41.80 | $28,850 | [66] | ||
| 1963 | Pollingfold (IRE) | 4 | Willie Harmatz | James E. Fitzsimmons | Mrs. Frank E. Power | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+5⁄8 miles | 2:45.40 | $27,800 | [67] | ||
| At Belmont Park | |||||||||||
| 1962 | Royal Record | 4 | Hedley Woodhouse | John M. Gaver Sr. | Wheatley Stable | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄2 miles | 2:33.20 | $28,850 | [68] | ||
| 1961 | Dead Center | 4 | Jack Yother | Alphonse J. Pupino | Alphonse J. Pupino | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄2 miles | 2:29.80 | $39,650 | [69] | ||
| 1960 | Amber Morn | 4 | Pete Anderson | James R. Hastie | Ken-Love Farm | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄2 miles | 2:29.20 | $59,400 | [70] | ||
| 1959 | Bell Hop (FR) | 4 | Bobby Ussery | Oleg Dubassoff | John M. Schiff | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:14.60 | $29,400 | [71] | ||
| 1958 | Rafty (FR) | 6 | Eric Guerin | Hollie Hughes | Sanford Stud Farms | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+3⁄8 miles | 2:17.20 | $29,400 | [1] | ||
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Notes:
† Filly or Mare
§ Ran as part of an entry
‡ In the 2020 running Sadler's Joy was first past the post but was disqualified for interference in the straight and was placed fourth. Cross Border was declared the winner.
See also
List of American and Canadian Graded races
External links
References
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