Pegasus Stakes

The Pegasus Stakes is an American Grade III race for Thoroughbred race horses usually held at Meadowlands Racetrack in October each year. The Meadowlands is in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

An event for three-year-olds of either gender, it's set at one and one/eighth mile (nine furlongs) on the dirt, and offers a purse of $250,000.

The Pegasus could be named in honor of any number of race horses called Pegasus, perhaps for one of the sons of the great English horse, Eclipse, but is probably named for the mythical winged horse, Pegasus.

The 2007 edition will be held October 27th at Monmouth Park, the Meadowlands' sister track, on the Breeders' Cup Undercard.

Past winners

* 2007 - Actin Good (Cornelio Velasquez)
* 2006 - Diamond Stripes (Edgar Prado)
* 2005 - Magna Graduate (John Velazquez)
* 2004 - Pies Prospect (Edgar Prado)
* 2003 - NOT RUN
* 2002 - Regal Sanction (Jose Santos)
* 2001 - Volponi
* 2000 - Kiss A Native (Mickey K. Walls)
* 1999 - Forty One Carats (Jorge Chavez)
* 1998 - Tomorrows Cat (Joe Bravo)
* 1997 - Behrens (Jerry Bailey)
* 1996 - Allied Forces (Richard Migliore)
* 1995 - Flying Chevron (Robbie Davis)
* 1994 - Brass Scale (Edgar Prado)
* 1993 - Diazo (Laffit Pincay, Jr. or Mike E. Smith?)
* 1992 - Scuffleburg (Julie Krone)
* 1991 - Scan (Jose Santos)
* 1990 - Silver Ending (Eddie Delahoussaye)
* 1989 - Norquestor (Julie Krone}
* 1988 - Brian's Time (Angel Cordero, Jr.)
* 1987 - Cryptoclearance (Jose Santos)
* 1986 - Danzig Connection (Pat Day)
* 1985 - Skip Trial (Jean-Luc Samyn)
* 1984 - Hail Bold King (Jorge Velasquez)
* 1983 - World Appeal (Antonio Graell)
* 1982 - Summing (George Martens)

Jose Santos holds the record for the most jockey wins of the Pegasus.