- Molly Pitcher Stakes
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Grade II race Molly Pitcher Stakes Location Monmouth Park
Oceanport, New Jersey, United StatesInaugurated 1946 Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Website www.monmouthpark.com Race information Distance 11/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) Track Dirt, left-handed Qualification Fillies & Mares, three-years-old & up Weight Assigned Purse $300,000 The Molly Pitcher Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race raced annually during the last week of August at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey. The race is open to fillies and mares, age three and up, willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt. This Grade II event carries a purse of $300,000.
In 1951, the Molly Pitcher was the first race in the United States ever to be televised in color.
Records
Speed record:
- 1:41.20 - Ambassador of Luck (1983)
- 1:41.20 - Lady's Secret (1986)
Most wins:
- 2 - Politely (1967, 1968)
- 2 - Hystericalady (2007, 2008)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 - Pat Day (1985, 1986, 1996, 1998, 2000)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 - Claude R. McGaughey III (1988, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2002)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Christiana Stables (1948, 1973)
- 2 - Wheatley Stable (1955, 1966)
- 2 - Bohemia Stable (1967, 1968)
- 2 - H. Joseph Allen (1981, 1997)
- 2 - Stephen D. Peskoff (1983, 1987)
Winners
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time 2011 Quiet Giant 4 Julien Leparoux Todd Pletcher Edward P. Evans 1:43.32 2010 Just Jenda 4 Terry J. Thompson Cindy Jones J. Larry/Cindy Jones 1:43.52 2009 Luna Vega 4 Elvis Trujillo Steve Asmussen Millennium Farms 1:41.91 2008 Hystericalady 5 Robby Albarado Jerry Hollendorfer Rancho San Miguel et al. 1:43.21 2007 Hystericalady 4 Eddie Castro Jerry Hollendorfer Rancho San Miguel et al. 1:41.85 2006 Promenade Girl 4 Jeremy Rose Lawrence E. Murray Sondra D. Bender 1:42.98 2005 Capeside Lady 4 Chris DeCarlo Todd A. Pletcher So Madcapt Stable 1:41.49 2004 La Reason 4 Chuck C. Lopez David R. Vance K & K Racing Stable 1:51.10 2003 Summer Colony 5 Gary Stevens Mark A. Hennig Edward P. Evans 1:51.83 2002 Atelier 5 Eibar Coa C. R. McGaughey III Alexander & Groves 1:48.63 2001 March Magic 4 Mike Luzzi Richard Violette, Jr. Ralph M. Evans, Jr. 1:43.79 2000 Lu Ravi 5 Pat Day Carl E. Bowman Yoshio Fujita 1:43.17 1999 Heritage of Gold 4 Casey Lambert Steve Asmussen Jack Garey 1:41.76 1998 Relaxing Rhythm 4 Pat Day Patrick B. Byrne Stronach Stable 1:42.30 1997 Rare Blend 4 Mike E. Smith C. R. McGaughey III H. Joseph Allen 1:43.60 1996 Halo America 6 Pat Day Bobby C. Barnett John A. Franks 1:41.60 1995 Inside Information 4 Mike E. Smith C. R. McGaughey III Ogden Mills Phipps 1:43.81 1994 Hey Hazel 4 Chuck C. Lopez Roger Attfield Mickey Canino 1:46.41 1993 Wilderness Song 5 David Clark James E. Day Sam-Son Farm 1:44.79 1992 Versailles Treaty 4 Mike E. Smith C. R. McGaughey III Cynthia Phipps 1:43.18 1991 Valay Maid 4 Marco Castaneda Ben W. Perkins, Jr. Frank P. Wright 1:43.80 1990 A Penny Is a Penny 5 Aaron Gryder Steven Morguelan David L. Levitch 1:43.40 1989 Bodacious Tatas 4 Rick Wilson John C. Kimmel Aspen Stable 1:42.40 1988 Personal Ensign 4 Randy Romero C. R. McGaughey III Ogden Phipps 1:41.80 1987 Reel Easy 4 Herb McCauley Mickey Preger Stephen D. Peskoff 1:42.00 1986 Lady's Secret 4 Pat Day D. Wayne Lukas Eugene V. Klein 1:41.20 1985 Sefa's Beauty 6 Pat Day William I. Mott Farid Sefa 1:42.60 1984 Sultry Sun 4 Mickey Solomone Patrick J. Kelly Live Oak Racing 1:41.60 1983 Ambassador of Luck 4 Antonio Graell Mitchell C. Preger Envoy Stable 1:41.20 1982 Jameela 6 Jack Kaenel Hyman M. Ravich Peter M. Brant 1:42.60 1981 Weber City Miss 4 Ruben Hernandez Howard M. Tesher H. Joseph Allen 1:44.00 1980 Plankton 4 Vince Bracciale, Jr. Howard M. Tesher Frederick K. Tesher 1:44.20 1979 Navajo Princess 5 Craig Perret Douglas Dodson Glen Oaks Farm 1:43.40 1978 Creme Wave 4 Don MacBeth Charles P. Sanborn Seth Beller 1:45.20 1977 Dottie's Doll 4 Craig Perret Paul A. Healy Joseph R. Daly 1:41.80 1976 Garden Verse 4 Frank Lovato, Sr. James P. Conway Niblick Stable 1:46.00 1975 Honky Star 4 Jorge Tejeira David R. Vance Dan Lasater 1:43.00 1974 Lady Love 4 Michael Hole Frank Catrone Ada L. Rice 1:43.80 1973 Light Hearted 4 Eldon Nelson Henry S. Clark Christiana Stables 1:41.40 1972 Out in Space 5 Carlos Barrera B. Hacker Milton Polinger 1:43.80 1971 Double Delta 5 Kennard Knapp Stanley M. Rieser Drymond/Greenslit 1:42.80 1970 Double Ripple 5 Eldon Nelson John Tammaro, Jr. Victor Mosca 1:44.00 1969 Singing Rain 4 Ray Broussard Oscar White Walter M. Jeffords, Jr. 1:43.80 1968 Politely 5 Angel Cordero, Jr. George M. Baker Bohemia Stable 1:45.00 1967 Politely 4 William Boland George M. Baker Bohemia Stable 1:44.20 1966 Discipline 4 Ray Broussard Edward A. Neloy Wheatley Stable 1:43.60 1965 Miss Cavandish 4 Howard Grant Roger Laurin Harry S. Nichols 1:44.60 1964 Spicy Living 4 Manuel Ycaza Jimmy Rowe Eleonora Sears 1:43.20 1963 Patrol Woman 4 Steve Brooks Kenny Noe, Sr. Mrs. Joseph A. Goodwin 1:44.40 1962 Primonetta 4 Braulio Baeza James P. Conway Darby Dan Farm 1:42.40 1961 Shirley Jones 5 Howard Grant James W. Smith Brae Burn Farm 1:43.20 1960 Royal Native 4 Bill Hartack Peter F. Gacicia William B. MacDonald 1:43.80 1959 Miss Orestes 4 Larry Gilligan Sidney Culver Alfred T. Taylor 1:45.60 1958 Searching 6 Harold Keene Hirsch Jacobs Ethel D. Jacobs 1:44.20 1957 Manotick 5 John Choquette Casey Hayes Christopher Chenery 1:42.80 1956 Blue Sparkler 4 Ovie Scurlock Howard Wells Woodland Farm 1:44.60 1955 Misty Morn 3 Sam Boulmetis James Fitszimmons Wheatley Stable 1:45.40 1954 Shady Tune 4 Walter Blum N. L. Byer Carolyn K Stable 1:44.00 1953 My Celeste 7 Logan Batcheller William S. Cotton Constance Morabito 1:47.60 1952 Dixie Flyer 5 Porter Roberts Harold O. Simmons Duntreath Farm 1:45.40 1951 Marta 4 Conn McCreary Woody Stephens Woodvale Farm 1:46.20 1950 Danger Ahead 4 Herb Lindberg E. Barnes H. W. Fingher 1:46.20 1949 Allie's Pal 4 John Gilbert Morrie Sidell S. D. Sidell 1:46.20 1948 Camargo 4 Carson Kirk Henry S. Clark Christiana Stables 1:45.40 1947 Elpis 5 Frank Moon Arthur Skelton William G. Helis 1:45.00 1946 Mahmoudess 4 Merritt Buxton Hirsch Jacobs Joseph G. Dushock 1:46.60 References
Categories:- Graded stakes races in the United States
- Horse races in the United States
- Mile category horse races for fillies and mares
- Monmouth Park Racetrack
- Recurring sporting events established in 1946
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