Beldame Stakes
| Grade II race | |
| Location | Belmont Park Elmont, New York, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1939 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | web.archive.org/web/20090823055104/http://www.nyra.com:80/Belmont/Stakes/Beldame.shtml |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies and Mares Three-years-old and up |
| Weight | Weight-For-Age |
| Purse | $400,000 |
The Beldame Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares three-years-old and up. Inaugurated in 1939, it was run as a handicap prior to 1960. The race is held annually near the beginning of October at Belmont Park and currently offers a purse of $400,000.
A Grade I event for most of its history, in 2019 it was downgraded to Grade II.[1]
On August 22, 2009, NYRA announced that the purse for the 2009 Beldame Stakes was increased to $1 million to attract a showdown between Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta though ultimately neither horse entered the race.
The race is named for the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame mare Beldame who raced between 1903 and 1905. During the 1904 season, she won 12 of 14 starts, beating the best colts of her time, and was voted the Horse of the Year honors.
The first New York bred to win an Eclipse Award, Saratoga Dew, won this race in 1992.
Run at 1 1⁄8 miles since 1991, the Beldame has been set at various distances:
- 1 1⁄16 miles : 1939, 1990
- 1 mile & 1 furlong : 1940 - 1976
- 1 1⁄8 miles : 1991–present
- 1 1⁄4 miles : 1977 - 1989
Records
Speed record: (At current distance of 1 1⁄8 miles)
- 1:45.80- Go for Wand (1990)
Most wins:
- 2 - Fairy Chant (1940, 1941)
- 2 - Next Move (1950, 1952)
- 2 - Gamely (1968, 1969)
- 2 - Susan's Girl (1972, 1975)
- 2 - Desert Vixen (1973, 1974)
- 2 - Love Sign (1980, 1981)
- 2 - Lady's Secret (1985, 1986)
- 2 - Personal Ensign (1987, 1988)
- 2 - Sightseek (2003, 2004)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 - D. Wayne Lukas (1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1995)
- 5 - Todd Pletcher (2013, 2010, 2007, 2006, 2005)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 - Jorge Velasquez (1973, 1976, 1978, 1984, 1985)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 - Foxcatcher Farm (1940, 1941, 1954, 1960)
- 4 - Ogden Phipps (1983, 1987, 1988, 1994)
- 4 - Godolphin Racing (2002, 2008, 2009, 2015)
Winners of the Beldame Stakes
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Wow Cat | 4 | Jose Ortiz | Chad C. Brown | Brant, Peter M. and Stud Vendaval, Inc. | |
| 2017 | Elate | 3 | Jose Ortiz | William I. Mott | Claiborne Farm and Dilschneider, Adele B. | 1.50.21 |
| 2016 | Forever Unbridled | 4 | Joel Rosario | Dallas Stewart | Charles E. Fipke | 1:50.24 |
| 2015 | Wedding Toast | 5 | Jose Lezcano | Kiaran McLaughlin | Godolphin Racing | 1.47.67 |
| 2014 | Belle Gallantey | 5 | Jose Ortiz | Rudy Rodriguez | M. Dubb, G. Aisquith, Bethlehem Stables | 1:47.55 |
| 2013 | Princess of Sylmar | 3 | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | King of Prussia Stable | 1:47.93 |
| 2012 | Royal Delta | 4 | Mike E. Smith | William I. Mott | Besilu Stables | 1:48.80 |
| 2011 | Havre de Grace | 4 | Ramon A. Dominguez | J. Larry Jones | Fox Hill Farms, Inc. | 1:49.39 |
| 2010 | Life at Ten | 5 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Candy DeBartolo | 1:49.29 |
| 2009 | Music Note | 4 | Rajiv Maragh | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing | 1:48.49 |
| 2008 | Cocoa Beach | 4 | Ramon Dominguez | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing | 1:49.50 |
| 2007 | Unbridled Belle | 4 | Ramon Dominguez | Todd Pletcher | Team Valor Stables | 1:48.63 |
| 2006 | Fleet Indian | 5 | Jose Santos | Todd Pletcher | Paul H. Saylor | 1:48.69 |
| 2005 | Ashado | 4 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Starlight Stable, Saylor | 1:48.88 |
| 2004 | Sightseek | 5 | Javier Castellano | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 1:49.60 |
| 2003 | Sightseek | 4 | Jerry Bailey | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 1:49.27 |
| 2002 | Imperial Gesture | 3 | Jerry Bailey | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing | 1:50.63 |
| 2001 | Exogenous | 3 | Javier Castellano | Scotty Schulhofer | Centaur Farms | 1:49.20 |
| 2000 | Riboletta | 5 | Chris McCarron | Eduardo Inda | Aaron & Marie Jones | 1:46.14 |
| 1999 | Beautiful Pleasure | 4 | Jorge Chavez | John T. Ward, Jr. | John C. Oxley | 1:47.74 |
| 1998 | Sharp Cat | 4 | Corey Nakatani | Wallace Dollase | Ahmed bin Salman | 1:46.20 |
| 1997 | Hidden Lake | 4 | Richard Migliore | John Kimmel | T. Farmer/R. N. Clay | 1:48.26 |
| 1996 | Yanks Music | 3 | John Velazquez | Leo O'Brien | Michael Fennessy | 1:47.00 |
| 1995 | Serena's Song | 3 | Gary Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | Robert & Beverly Lewis | 1:48.60 |
| 1994 | Heavenly Prize | 3 | Pat Day | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | 1:48.80 |
| 1993 | Dispute | 3 | Jerry Bailey | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Mills Phipps | 1:47.20 |
| 1992 | Saratoga Dew | 3 | Herb McCauley | Gary Sciacca | Charles F. Engel | 1:46.80 |
| 1991 | Sharp Dance | 5 | Mike E. Smith | D. Wayne Lukas | H. Joseph Allen | 1:48.00 |
| 1990 | Go For Wand | 3 | Randy Romero | William Badgett, Jr. | Christiana Stable | 1:45.80 |
| 1989 | Tactile | 3 | Richard Migliore | Richard W. Small | Robert E. Myerhoff | 2:05.20 |
| 1988 | Personal Ensign | 4 | Randy Romero | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | 2:01.20 |
| 1987 | Personal Ensign | 3 | Randy Romero | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | 2:04.40 |
| 1986 | Lady's Secret | 4 | Pat Day | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 2:01.60 |
| 1985 | Lady's Secret | 3 | Jorge Velasquez | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 2:03.60 |
| 1984 | Life's Magic | 3 | Jorge Velasquez | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 2:03.20 |
| 1983 | Dance Number | 4 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Angel Penna, Sr. | Ogden Phipps | 2:00.60 |
| 1982 | Weber City Miss | 5 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Howard M. Tesher | H. Joseph Allen | 2:04.20 |
| 1981 | Love Sign | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | Sidney Watters, Jr. | Stephen C. Clark, Jr. | 2:01.80 |
| 1980 | Love Sign | 3 | Ruben Hernandez | Sidney Watters, Jr. | Stephen C. Clark, Jr. | 2:02.80 |
| 1979 | Waya | 5 | Cash Asmussen | David A. Whiteley | Peter M. Brant | 2:06.20 |
| 1978 | Late Bloomer | 4 | Jorge Velasquez | John M. Gaver, Jr. | Greentree Stable | 2:02.20 |
| 1977 | Cum Laude Laurie | 3 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Lou Rondinello | Daniel M. Galbreath | 2:01.80 |
| 1976 | Proud Delta | 4 | Jorge Velasquez | Peter M. Howe | Montpelier | 1:46.80 |
| 1975 | Susan's Girl | 6 | Braulio Baeza | L. Ross Fenstermaker | Fred W. Hooper | 1:48.40 |
| 1974 | Desert Vixen | 4 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Thomas F. Root, Sr. | Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. | 1:46.60 |
| 1973 | Desert Vixen | 3 | Jorge Velasquez | Thomas F. Root, Sr. | Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. | 1:46.20 |
| 1972 | Susan's Girl | 3 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | John W. Russell | Fred W. Hooper | 1:47.40 |
| 1971 | Double Delta | 5 | Kenneth Knapp | Stanley M. Reiser | James Drymon | 1:48.60 |
| 1970 | Shuvee | 4 | Ron Turcotte | Willard C. Freeman | Anne Minor Stone | 1:48.00 |
| 1969 | Gamely | 5 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | James W. Maloney | William Haggin Perry | 1:49.20 |
| 1968 | Gamely | 4 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | James W. Maloney | William Haggin Perry | 1:49.60 |
| 1967 | Mac's Sparkler | 5 | William Boland | H. Allen Jerkens | Hobeau Farm | 1:49.40 |
| 1966 | Summer Scandal | 4 | Walter Blum | Woods Garth | Harborvale Stable | 1:49.40 |
| 1965 | What a Treat | 3 | John L. Rotz | Sylvester Veitch | George D. Widener, Jr. | 1:49.20 |
| 1964 | Tosmah | 3 | Sam Boulmetis, Sr. | Joseph W. Mergler | Briardale Farm | 1:49.60 |
| 1963 | Oil Royalty | 5 | Manuel Ycaza | Edward A. Neloy | John R. Gaines | 1:51.00 |
| 1962 | Cicada | 3 | Bill Shoemaker | Casey Hayes | Meadow Stable | 1:48.20 |
| 1961 | Airmans Guide | 4 | Howard Grant | Burton B. Williams | Hugh A. Grant, Sr. | 1:49.40 |
| 1960 | Berlo | 3 | Eric Guerin | Richard E. Handlen | Foxcatcher Farm | 1:49.40 |
| 1959 | Tempted | 4 | Eldon Nelson | Henry S. Clark | Mooring Stable | 1:50.20 |
| 1958 | Outer Space | 4 | William Harmatz | James W. Maloney | Mrs. Gerard S. Smith | 1:49.40 |
| 1957 | Pucker Up | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | James P. Conway | Ada L. Rice | 1:49.40 |
| 1956 | Levee | 3 | Ray Broussard | Norman McLeod | Vernon G. Cardy | 1:50.00 |
| 1955 | Lalun | 3 | Henry Moreno | Loyd Gentry, Jr. | Cain Hoy Stable | 1:52.00 |
| 1954 | Parlo | 3 | Eric Guerin | Richard E. Handlen | Foxcatcher Farm | 1:49.40 |
| 1953 | Atalanta | 5 | Harrison Wilson | Jack Long | Darby Dan Farm | 1:52.20 |
| 1952 | Next Move | 5 | Eric Guerin | William C. Winfrey | Alfred G. Vanderbilt II | 1:51.00 |
| 1952 | Real Delight | 3 | Eddie Arcaro | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1:51.00 |
| 1951 | Thelma Berger | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | John B. Theall | Joe W. Brown | 1:52.00 |
| 1950 | Next Move | 3 | Nick Combest | William C. Winfrey | Alfred G. Vanderbilt II | 1:50.20 |
| 1949 | Miss Request | 4 | Eddie Arcaro | James P. Conway | Mrs. Ben F. Whitaker | 1:52.80 |
| 1948 | Conniver | 4 | Douglas Dodson | William Post | Harry La Montagne | 1:52.40 |
| 1947 | Snow Goose | 3 | Ted Atkinson | Oscar White | Walter M. Jeffords, Sr. | 1:52.00 |
| 1947 | But Why Not | 3 | Eddie Arcaro | Max Hirsch | King Ranch | 1:51.80 |
| 1946 | Gallorette | 4 | Job Dean Jessop | Edward A. Christmas | William L. Brann | 1:51.40 |
| 1946 | Bridal Flower | 3 | Abelardo Delara | J. W. Smith | Edward R. Bradley | 1:51.20 |
| 1945 | War Date | 3 | Arnold Kirkland | Tom Smith | Maine Chance Farm | 1:51.00 |
| 1944 | Donita's First | 3 | Ted Atkinson | Not found | Longchamps Farms | 1:51.80 |
| 1943 | Mar-Kell | 4 | Billie Thompson | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1:51.60 |
| 1942 | Vagrancy (DH) | 3 | James Stout | Jim Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | 1:50.00 |
| 1942 | Barrancosa (DH) | 7 | Eddie Arcaro | Lindsay C. Howard | Binglin Stable | 1:50.00 |
| 1941 | Fairy Chant | 4 | Irving Anderson | Richard E. Handlen | Foxcatcher Farm | 1:51.00 |
| 1940 | Fairy Chant | 3 | Irving Anderson | Richard E. Handlen | Foxcatcher Farm | 1:50.80 |
| 1939 | Nellie Bly | 3 | Joseph Renick | George H. Bostwick | George H. Bostwick | 1:43.00 |
References
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- The Beldame Stakes at Pedigree query
- The 2007 Beldame Stakes at the NTRA
