- Ballerina Stakes
Horseraces infobox
class = Grade I
horse race = Ballerina Stakes
caption =
location =Saratoga Race Course Saratoga Springs, New York flagicon|USA
inaugurated = 1979
race type =Thoroughbred -Flat racing
website = [http://www.nyra.com www.nyra.com]
distance = 7 furlongs
track = Dirt, left-handed
qualification = fillies & mares, Three-years-old & up
weight = Assigned
purse = $250,000
bonuses = The Ballerina Stakes is an American Grade IThoroughbred horse race . The Grade I event is contested each year during the last week of August atSaratoga Race Course and is open to fillies and mares, ages three and up. It is raced at a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt for a purse of $250,000.Part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, the winner of the 2008 Ballerina Stakes automatically qualifies for the
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint . [http://www.breederscup.com/challenge.aspx]Named for Howell E. Jackson's filly, Ballerina, who won the 1954 inaugural running of the Maskette Stakes.
Records
Speed record:
* 1:21.09 -Lady Talk (2004)Most wins:
*Shine Again (2001, 2002)Most wins by a
jockey :
* 3 -Pat Day (1984, 1994, 2000)Most wins by a trainer:
* 5 - C. R. McGaughey III (1984, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1999)Most wins by an owner:
* 2 -Ogden Phipps (1979, 1999)
* 2 -Eugene V. Klein (1985, 1986)
* 2 -Kinsman Stable (1993, 2000)
* 2 -Bohemia Stable (2001, 2002)Winners
References
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?query_type=stakes&search_bar=stakes&field=view&id=1937 The Ballerina Stakes at Pedigree Query]
* [http://www.ntra.com/content.aspx?id=27434&type=news The Ballerina Stakes at the NTRA]
* [ [http://www.nyra.com www.nyra.com The NYRA's Saratoga Race Course ]
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