Blue Hen Stakes

The Blue Hen Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old fillies held in the fall of each year at Delaware Park in Wilmington, Delaware. An ungraded stakes event, it is raced on dirt and set at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles with a current purse of $100,000.

The Blue Hen is named for the horse breeding term "Blue Hen," meaning a mare who has proved herself exceptional in producing high quality foals, almost regardless of which stallion might be the sire. These sons and daughters would also have an impact on the breed. An example of the highest sort of Blue Hen mare would be La Troienne.

Cicada won this race in 1961.

Past winners

* 2007 - Saki to Me (Abel Castellano, Jr.)
* 2006 - Miss Goodnight (Stewart Elliott)
* 2005 - Love Lockett
* 2004 - Buzz Song
* 2003 - Vogue Girl
* 2002 – Lets Just Do it
* 2001 - Treasure Coast Gem
* 2000 – Xtra Heat
* 1999 - Fiesty Countess

References

* [http://www.delawarepark.com/ Delaware Park's official site]
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=1209 Blue Hen Stakes at Pedigree query]