Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes

Horseraces infobox
class = Grade III
horse race = Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes


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location = Arlington Park
Arlington Heights, Illinois flagicon|USA
inaugurated = 1929
race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
website = [http://www.arlingtonpark.com www.arlingtonpark.com]
distance = 1 mile (8 furlongs)
track = Dirt, left-handed
qualification = Two-Year-Old Fillies
weight = Assigned
purse = $150,000
bonuses = The Arlington-Washington Breeders' Cup Lassie Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid September at Arlington Park Racetrack in Arlington Heights, Illinois. A Grade III event raced on dirt over a distance of one mile (eight furlongs), it is open to Two-Year-Old Fillies and currently offers a purse of $150,000.

Inaugurated in 1929 as the Arlington Lassie Stakes, in 1963 it was renamed the Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes and in 2005 was given the Breeders' Cup designation.

Since inception, the race has been competed at various distances:
* 1929-1931 : 5.5 furlongs
* 1932-1961 & 1972-1979 : 6 furlongs
* 1962-1969 : 6.5 furlongs
* 1980-1984 & 1986-1987 : 7 furlongs
* 1985 : 6.5 furlongs (at Hawthorne Race Course)

The race was not run in 1970, 1971, 1988, 1995, 1998 and 1999.

Records

Time record: (at current one mile distance)
* 1:35.93 - Original Spin (2005)

Largest winning margin:
* 12 lengths - Eliza (1992)

Most wins by an owner:
* 4 - Calumet Farm (1937, 1943, 1947, 1949)

Most wins by a jockey:
* 5 - Steve Brooks (1949, 1952, 1954, 1959, 1960)

Most wins by a trainer:
* 2 - Ben A. Jones (1938, 1943)
* 2 - A. Holberg (1939, 1941)
* 2 - Howard Wells (1942, 1950)
* 2 - J. Hodgins (1946, 1952)
* 2 - Horace A. Jones (1947, 1949)
* 2 - Harry Trotsek (1951, 1953)
* 2 - Moody Jolley (1954, 1959)
* 2 - Joe Pierce, Jr. (1969, 1972)
* 2 - Woody Stephens (1983, 1984)

Winners of the Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes