Schuylerville Stakes

Horseraces infobox
class = Grade III
horse race = Schuylerville Stakes


caption =
location = Saratoga Race Course
Saratoga Springs, New York flagicon|USA
inaugurated = 1918
race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
website = [http://www.nyra.com/index_saratoga.html NYRA]
distance = 6 furlongs
track = Dirt, left-handed
qualification = Two-year-old fillies
weight = Assigned
purse = $100,000
bonuses = The Schuylerville Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. Open to two-year-old fillies, it is contested at a distance of six furlongs on dirt. A Grade III event, it offers a purse of $100,000. By tradition, the Schuylerville opens the Saratoga meet each year.The race is named for the nearby town of Schuylerville, New York.

The race was hosted by Belmont Park in 1943, 1944, and 1945, and in 1952 at the now defuct Jamaica Racetrack. Inaugurated at a distance of five and one-half furlongs, it was contested at that distance through 1959 and from 1962 through 1968. It was run in two divisions in 1959, 1965, and 1974. In 2006, the race was downgraded from a Grade II to a Grade III.

Records

Speed record: (At current distance of 6 furlongs)
*1:09 4/5 - Laughing Bridge (1974)

Most wins by a jockey:
* 4 - Eric Guerin (1947, 1951, 1956, 1963)
* 4 - Braulio Baeza (1970, 1971, 1973, 1974)

Most wins by a trainer:
* 6 - D. Wayne Lukas (1986, 1987, 1988, 1995, 1999, 2004)

Most wins by an owner:
* 4 - Wheatley Stable (1933, 1959, 1962, 1969)

Winners of the Schuylerville Stakes since 1947

Earlier winners

*1946 - Bright Song
*1945 - Red Shoes
*1944 - Ace Card
*1943 - Boojiana
*1942 - Brittany
*1941 - Romping Home
*1940 - Nasca
*1939 - Teacher
*1938 - Soldierette
*1937 - Creole Maid

*1936 - Maecloud
*1935 - Parade Girl
*1934 - Uppermost
*1933 - Slapdash
*1932 - Volette
*1931 - Polonaise
*1930 - Panasette
*1929 - Flying Gal
*1928 - Atlantis
*1927 - Pennant Queen

*1926 - Aromagne
*1925 - Taps
*1924 - Royalite
*1923 - Befuddle
*1922 - Edict
*1921 - Miss Joy
*1920 - Careful
*1919 - Homely
*1918 - Tuscaloosa

References

* [http://www.ntra.com/races.aspx?section=races&id=30200 The Schuylerville Stakes at the NTRA]
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=1593 The Schuylerville Stakes at Pedigree query]
* [http://www.nyra.com/index_saratoga.html The Schuylerville Stakes at Saratoga Springs Race course]