Amsterdam Stakes
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Saratoga Race Course Saratoga Springs, New York, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1993 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.nyra.com/index_saratoga.html |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6 1⁄2 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $200,000 |
The Amsterdam Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the end of July at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. Open to three-year-old horses, it is a sprint race competed over a distance of 6 1⁄2 furlongs. A Grade III event, it currently offers a purse of $200,000.
Inaugurated in 1993 as the Screen King Stakes and run at seven furlongs, it was raced at a distance of six furlongs between 1994 and 2005.
In 1998 the race was renamed for Amsterdam, New York, a neighbor town of Saratoga Springs in Upstate New York.
The race was run in two divisions in 1994.
Records
Time record: (at current distance of 6 1⁄2 furlongs)
- 1:13.74 - Quality Road (2009) (Breaking Saratoga’s 30-year track record, as well as the 37-year-old six-furlong record.)
- 1:09.13 - Distorted Humor (1996) (at previous distance of 6 furlongs)
Most wins by an owner:
- No owner has won this race more than once.
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Pat Day (1995, 1996, 2000, 2002)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - Steven M. Asmussen (2004, 2005, 2015)
- 3 - Todd Pletcher (2009, 2010, 2013)
Winners of the Amsterdam Stakes
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Promises Fulfilled | Luis Saez | Dale L. Romans | Robert J. Baron | 1:15.18 |
| 2017 | Coal Front | John Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | LaPenta, Robert V. and Head of Plains Partners LLC | 1:16.05 |
| 2016 | Mind Your Biscuits | Joel Rosario | Robert N. Falcone, Jr. | J Stables/Summers | 1:15.25 |
| 2015 | Holy Boss | Ricardo Santana, Jr. | Steven M. Asmussen | Jerry Durant | 1:15.38 |
| 2014 | Coup de Grace | Rosie Napravnik | J. Larry Jones | Fox Hill Farms | 1:15.32 |
| 2013 | Forty Tales | Joel Rosario | Todd A. Pletcher | Perretti Racing Stable | 1:15.64 |
| 2012 | Currency Swap | Rajiv Maragh | Teresa M. Pompay | Klaravich Stables/Lawrence | 1:15.33 |
| 2011 | Caleb's Posse | Rajiv Maragh | Donnie K. Von Hemel | McNeill Stables/Cheyenne Stables | 1:15.88 |
| 2010 | Discreetly Mine | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | E. Paul Robsham Stables | 1:14.12 |
| 2009 | Quality Road | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Edward P. Evans | 1:13.74 |
| 2008 | Kodiak Kowboy | Gabriel Saez | Larry Jones | Vinery Stables/Fox Hill Farm | 1:15.56 |
| 2007 | Most Distinguished | Rafael Bejarano | Nick Zito | Live Oak Plantation | 1:15.97 |
| 2006 | Court Folly | Calvin Borel | Ian R. Wilkes | Robert Manfuso | 1:16.14 |
| 2005 | Santana Strings | Eibar Coa | Steven M. Asmussen | Millennium Farms | 1:10.18 |
| 2004 | Bwana Charlie | Shane Sellers | Steven M. Asmussen | Heiligbrodt Racing Stable | 1:09.40 |
| 2003 | Zavata | Jerry D. Bailey | Patrick L. Biancone | Michael B. Tabor | 1:08.64 |
| 2002 | Listen Here | Pat Day | William I. Mott | Nardelli & Lakin | 1:09.58 |
| 2001 | City Zip | Jorge Chavez | Linda L. Rice | Charles Thompson | 1:11.03 |
| 2000 | Personal First | Pat Day | David E. Paulus | D. Waldron, et al. | 1:09.33 |
| 1999 | Successful Appeal | Edgar Prado | John C. Kimmel | Starview Stable | 1:10.20 |
| 1998 | Mint | Eibar Coa | Mohammed Moubarak | Buckram Oak Farm | 1:10.28 |
| 1998 | Secret Firm | Edgar Prado | H. Graham Motion | Mea Culpa Stables | 1:10.28 |
| 1997 | Oro de Mexico | Chris Antley | Philip M. Serpe | Dee Flynn & Moran | 1:10.58 |
| 1996 | Distorted Humor | Pat Day | W. Elliott Walden | Reineman/Prestonwood | 1:09.13 |
| 1995 | Kings Fiction | Pat Day | H. Allen Jerkens | Hardwicke Stables | 1:09.75 |
| 1994 | Chimes Band | Jerry D. Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | Fares Farm | 1:09.90 |
| 1994 | Mr. Shawklit | Herb McCauley | Frank LaBoccetta | Edward Anchel | 1:10.80 |
| 1993 | Evil Bear | Jose A. Santos | Robert E. Reid, Jr. | Joseph Sabini | 1:22.09 |
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*In 1998 there was a Dead Heat between Mint and Secret Firm.
