Mother Goose Stakes
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Mother Goose Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies held at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Raced on dirt in late October, the race currently offers a purse of $250,000. Inaugurated in 1957 at a mile and a sixteenth, it was lengthened to a mile and an eighth in 1959. Originally part of the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing, the Mother Goose was removed from the series in 2010 and its distance reverted to a mile and a sixteenth.
The Mother Goose was run as a Grade II event beginning in 2017.[1] It had been a Grade I event since 1974 (when grading was first introduced).[2]
The race was named for H.P. Whitney's filly Mother Goose, one of only thirteen fillies to have ever won the male dominated Belmont Futurity Stakes.
The Mother Goose Stakes was run at Aqueduct Racetrack from 1963 to 1967, in 1969, and again in 1975. In 2023 the New York Racing Association announced that the Mother Goose would be moved to the fall and run at Aqueduct, at the Belmont at the Big A meet.[3]
Records
Speed Record:
- <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles – 1:46.33 – Rachel Alexandra (2009)[4]
- <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles – 1:41.01 – Off The Tracks (2016)
Largest Winning Margin:
- <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />19+1⁄4 lengths – Rachel Alexandra (2009)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 – Eugene V. Klein (1984, 1987, 1989)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 6 – John Velazquez (1996, 2001, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2014)
Most wins by a Trainer:
- 6 – Todd A. Pletcher (1998, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2021)
- 6 – D. Wayne Lukas (1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1995, 2004)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Gr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Xigera | Julien Leparoux | Phillip A. Bauer | Rigney Racing | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:48.99 | II | |
| 2022 | Gerrymander | Joel Rosario | Chad C. Brown | Klaravich Stables | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 | 1:43.74 | II | |
| 2021 | Zaajel | Joel Rosario | Todd A. Pletcher | Shadwell Stable | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 | 1:42.83 | II | |
| 2020 | Race not held | |||||||
| 2019 | Dunbar Road | José Ortiz | Chad C. Brown | Peter M. Brant | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 | 1:43.54 | II | |
| 2018 | Midnight Bisou | Mike E. Smith | Steven M. Asmussen | Bloom Racing Stable, Madaket Stable, Allen Racing | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 | 1:41.02 | II | |
| 2017 | Unchained Melody | Joel Rosario | Brian A. Lynch | Hidden Brook Farm & Hare Forest Farm | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 | 1:42.45 | II | |
| 2016 | Off the Tracks | José Ortiz | Todd A. Pletcher | Newtown Anner Stud & J Stables | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 | 1:41.01 | I | |
| 2015 | Include Betty | Drayden Van Dyke | Thomas F. Proctor | Brereton C. Jones & Timothy C. Thornton | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 | 1:44.68 | I | |
| 2014 | Untapable | John Velazquez | Steven M. Asmussen | Ron Winchell | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 | 1:41.48 | I | |
| 2013 | Close Hatches | Joel Rosario | Bill Mott | Juddmonte Farms | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 | 1:41.36 | I | |
| 2012 | Zo Impressive | Rajiv Maragh | Thomas Albertrani | Live Oak Plantation | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 | 1:44.05 | I | |
| 2011 | Buster's Ready | John Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Edward P. Evans | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 | 1:42.44 | I | |
| 2010 | Devil May Care | John Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Glencrest Farm | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 | 1:42.06 | I | |
| 2009 | Rachel Alexandra | Calvin Borel | Steven M. Asmussen | Stonestreet Stables & Harold T. McCormick | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:46:33 | I | |
| 2008 | Music Note | Javier Castellano | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:49.75 | I | |
| 2007 | Octave | John Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Don Lucarelli & Starlight Stable | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:47.19 | I | |
| 2006 | Bushfire | Edgar Prado | Eddie Kenneally | Ron & Ricki Rashinski | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:49.86 | I | |
| 2005 | Smuggler | Edgar Prado | Claude R. McGaughey III | Phipps Stable | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:48.40 | I | |
| 2004 | Stellar Jayne | Robby Albarado | D. Wayne Lukas | Spendthrift Farm | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:48.00 | I | |
| 2003 | Spoken Fur | Jerry D. Bailey | Robert J. Frankel | Amerman Racing Stable | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:50.40 | I | |
| 2002 | Nonsuch Bay | Jerry D. Bailey | Frank Alexander | Joseph P. Platt Jr. | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:49.00 | I | |
| 2001 | Fleet Renee | John Velazquez | Michael Dickinson | Verne Winchell | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:47.00 | I | |
| 2000 | Secret Status | Pat Day | Neil J. Howard | W. Farish | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:48.00 | I | |
| 1999 | Dreams Gallore | Robby Albarado | Steven M. Asmussen | Gary A. Tanaka | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:48.60 | I | |
| 1998 | Jersey Girl | Mike E. Smith | Todd A. Pletcher | Ackerley Brothers Farm | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:47.60 | I | |
| 1997 | Ajina | Mike E. Smith | William I. Mott | Allen E. Paulson | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:48.40 | I | |
| 1996 | Yanks Music | John Velazquez | Leo O'Brien | Audrey H. Cooper & Michael Fennessy | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:47.80 | I | |
| 1995 | Serena's Song | Gary Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | Robert & Beverly Lewis | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:50.20 | I | |
| 1994 | Lakeway | Kent Desormeaux | Gary F. Jones | Michael G. Rutherford | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:46.40 | I | |
| 1993 | Sky Beauty | Mike E. Smith | H. Allen Jerkens | Georgia E. Hofmann | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:49.60 | I | |
| 1992 | Turnback the Alarm | Chris Antley | William V. Terrill | Valley View Farm | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:48.80 | I | |
| 1991 | Meadow Star | Jerry D. Bailey | LeRoy Jolley | Carl Icahn | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:48.80 | I | |
| 1990 | Go For Wand | Randy Romero | William Badgett Jr. | Christiana Stable | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:48.80 | I | |
| 1989 | Open Mind | Ángel Cordero Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:49.40 | I | |
| 1988 | Goodbye Halo | Jorge Velásquez | Charles E. Whittingham | Arthur B. Hancock III | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:49.80 | I | |
| 1987 | Fiesta Gal | Ángel Cordero Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:50.20 | I | |
| 1986 | Life At The Top | José A. Santos | D. Wayne Lukas | Lloyd R. French Jr. | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:49.60 | I | |
| 1985 | Mom's Command | Abigail Fuller | Edward T. Allard | Peter D. Fuller | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:49.60 | I | |
| 1984 | Life's Magic | Jorge Velásquez | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:48.80 | I | |
| 1983 | Able Money | Antonio Graell | Anthony Russo | Faith Donnelly | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:49.20 | I | |
| 1982 | Cupecoy's Joy | Angel Santiago | Alfredo Callejas | Ri-Ma-Ro Stable | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:48.40 | I | |
| 1981 | Wayward Lass | Cash Asmussen | Jose A. Martin | Flying Zee Stables | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:48.80 | I | |
| 1980 | Sugar and Spice | Jeffrey Fell | John M. Veitch | Calumet Farm | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:49.60 | I | |
| 1979 | Davona Dale | Jorge Velásquez | John M. Veitch | Calumet Farm | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:48.80 | I | |
| 1978 | Caesar's Wish | Danny Wright | Richard W. Small | Sally M. Gibson | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:47.60 | I | |
| 1977 | Road Princess | Jean Cruguet | John P. Campo | Elmendorf Farm | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:48.20 | I | |
| 1976 | Girl In Love | Jean Cruguet | John P. Campo | Elmendorf Farm | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:48.80 | I | |
| 1975 | Ruffian | Jacinto Vásquez | Frank Whiteley | Locust Hill Farm | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:47.80 | I | |
| 1974 | Chris Evert | Jorge Velásquez | Joseph A. Trovato | Carl Rosen | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:48.60 | I | |
| 1973 | Windy's Daughter | Eddie Belmonte | Laz Barrera | Mrs. Paul L. Blackman | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:48.40 | I | |
| 1972 | Wanda | Jorge Velásquez | James P. Conway | Niblick Stable | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:48.40 | ||
| 1971 | Deceit | John L. Rotz | Del W. Carroll | Windfields Farm | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:50.20 | ||
| 1970 | Office Queen | Carlos Marquez | Budd Lepman | Stephen A. Calder | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:49.80 | ||
| 1969 | Shuvee | Jesse Davidson | Willard C. Freeman | Anne Minor Stone | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:50.20 | ||
| 1968 | Dark Mirage | Manuel Ycaza | Everett W. King | Lloyd I. Miller | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:49.40 | ||
| 1967 | Furl Sail | Jacinto Vásquez | John L. Winans | Mrs. Edwin K. Thomas | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:49.60 | ||
| 1966 | Lady Pitt | Walter Blum | Stephen DiMauro | Golden Triangle Stable | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:50.40 | ||
| 1965 | Cordially | Braulio Baeza | Edward Christmas | Howell E. Jackson | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:50.80 | ||
| 1964 | Sceree | Larry Adams | Freeman McMillan | Hickory Tree Stable | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:50.80 | ||
| 1963 | Spicy Living | Jimmy Combest | Jimmy Rowe | Eleonora Sears | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:50.40 | ||
| 1962 | Cicada | Bill Shoemaker | Casey Hayes | Meadow Stable | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:50.00 | ||
| 1961 | Funloving | Bobby Ussery | Jim Fitzsimmons | Ogden Phipps | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:50.60 | ||
| 1960 | Berlo | Eric Guerin | Richard E. Handlen | Foxcatcher Farm | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:50.00 | ||
| 1959 | Quill | Paul J. Bailey | Lucien Laurin | Reginald N. Webster | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 | 1:49.40 | ||
| 1958 | Idun | Bill Hartack | Sherrill W. Ward | Josephine Bay | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 | 1:43.60 | ||
| 1957 | Outer Space | Willie Lester | James W. Maloney | Mrs. Gerard S. Smith | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 | 1:42.60 | ||
References
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