- Miss Grillo Stakes
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Grade III race
Miss Grillo StakesLocation Belmont Park
Elmont, New York, United StatesInaugurated 1980 Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Website Miss Grillo Stakes at the NYRA Race information Distance 1 1/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) Track Grass, left-handed Qualification Two-year-old fillies Weight Assigned Purse $150,000 The Miss Grillo Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. A Grade III event open to two-year-old filles it is contested over a distance of 1 1/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) on turf.
The race was part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series from 2008 to 2010, with the winner automatically qualifying for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.
Winners since 1991
Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time Grade 2011 Pure Gossip Ryan Curatolo Phil Serpe 1:47.71 III 2010 Winter Memories Jose Lezcano Jimmy Toner 1:45.69 III 2009‡ Dad's Crazy Julien Leparoux Todd Pletcher 1:40.04 NG 2008 Maram Jose Lezcano Chad C. Brown 1:46.12 III 2007 Namaste's Wish Kent Desormeaux William I. Mott 1:40.49 NG 2006 Chestoria Eibar Coa Bruce N. Levine 1:50.82 NG 2005 Wait a While Jerry D. Bailey Todd A. Pletcher 1:52.80 NG 2004 Melhor Ainda Jose A. Santos Robert J. Frankel 1:51.20 NG 2003 Please Take MeOut Aaron Gryder Alfredo Callejas 1:50.60 NG 2002 Fircroft Jean-Luc Samyn George R. Arnold II 1:49.60 NG 2001 Riskaverse Robbie Davis Patrick J. Kelly 1:51.60 NG 2000 Ruff John Velazquez David G. Donk 1:49.60 III 1999 Wolf Alert Jerry D. Bailey Gary C. Contessa 1:54.00 III 1998 Belle Cherie John Velazquez Philip Johnson 1:49.53 III 1997‡ Compassionate Robbie Davis Mark Hennig 1:53.13 III 1996‡ Miss Huff n' Puff Richard Migliore Richard Violette Jr. 1:41.47 III 1995‡ Mountain Affair Todd Kabel Kathy Patton-Casse 1:53.91 III 1994 Upper Noosh Eddie Maple Patrick Kelly 1:47.10 III 1993 Chelsey Flower Jorge Velasquez Jose A. Martin 1:45.21 III 1992 Missymooiloveyou Herb McCauley Thomas Walsh 1:42.57 III 1991 Good Mood Mike Smith Richard DeStasio 1:42.76 III - ‡ In 2009, the race was run off the turf and lost its graded status as a result.
- ‡ In 1997, the race was run at Aqueduct.
- ‡ In 1996, the race was run off the turf, but retained its GIII status.
- ‡ In 1995, the race was run at Aqueduct.
References
Categories:- Horse races in the United States
- Horse races in New York
- Belmont Park
- Flat horse races for two-year-old fillies
- Turf races in the United States
- Graded stakes races in the United States
- Recurring sporting events established in 1980
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