Astoria Stakes
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| Ungraded Stakes race | |
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| The Astoria | |
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| Location | Belmont Park Elmont, New York, USA
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| Inaugurated | 1902 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Belmont Park |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 5 ½ furlongs |
| Track | Dirt |
| Qualification | Two-year-old fillies |
| Weight | Weight-For-Age |
| Purse | Varied over the years |
The Astoria Stakes is a long-lived race for two-year-old Thoroughbred fillies run at Belmont Park during its Spring/Summer season. Originally set at a distance of five furlongs, beginning in the year 1940, it went off at five and a half furlongs on the dirt. Still at this distance today, the Astoria offers a $100,000 purse.
This race began at Gravesend Race Track in 1902 where it stayed until 1910. It then moved to Aqueduct Racetrack to be contested from 1914 to 1955, and again from 1960 to 1974. It was at Jamaica Racetrack 1956, 1958, and 1959.
Named for a town in the New York borough of Queens, it will be in its 102nd running in 2008.
[edit] Past winners
- 2007 – Glacken’s Gal (John Velazquez
- 2006 - Desire to Excel (Mike Smith
- 2005 – Adieu ([[Rafael Bejarano)
- 2004 – Broadway Gold (Jerry Bailey)
- 2003 – Feline Story (Jorge Chavez)
- 2002 – Mike’s Wildcat (Jose Santos)
- 2001 – Touch Love (Jorge Chavez)
- 2000 – Raging Fever (John Velazquez)
- 1999 – Finder’s Fee (Mike Smith)
- 1998 – Round Robin (Pat Day)
- 1997 - Jersey Girl (Mike Smith)
- 1996 – Aces (Jerry Bailey)
- 1995 – Zee Lady (Jose Santos)
- 1994 – Unacceptable (Jerry Bailey)
- 1993 – Casa Eire (Jose Santos)
- 1992 – Distinct Habit (Jerry Bailey)
- 1991 – Forever Land (Jorge Velasquez)
- 1990 – Meadow Star (Jose Santos)
- 1989 – Lucy’s Glory (Angel Santiago)
- 1988 – Seattle Meteor (Randy Romero)
- 1987 – Joe’s Tammie (Jerry Belmonte)
- 1986 – Tara Tower (Julio Espinoza)
- 1985 – Twilight Ridge (Jorge Velasquez)
- 1984 – Faster Than Fast (Robbie Davis)
- 1983 – Hot Milk (Don MacBeth)
- 1982 – Gala Jubilee (Rudy Turcotte)
- 1981 – Chilling Thought (Jeffrey Fell)
- 1980 – Famous Partner (Jorge Velasquez)
- 1979 – Accipiter’s Dream (Jerry Bailey)
- 1978 – Whisper Fleet (Jean Cruguet)
- 1977 – Akita (Jorge Velasquez)
- 1976 – Squander (Eddie Maple)
- 1975 – Dearly Precious (Michael Hole)
- 1974 – Ruffian (Vincent Bracciale Jr.)
- 1973 – What Brilliance (Jorge Velasquez)
- 1972 – Queen’s Mark (Braulio Baeza)
- 1971 – Brenda Beauty (Robert Woodhouse)
- 1970 – Bonnie And Gay (Jacinto Vasquez)
- 1969 – Sadie F. (Hedley Woodhouse)
- 1968 – Show Off (Jesse Davidson)
- 1967 – Queen of the Stage (Braulio Baeza)
- 1966 – Northwest Trades (Larry Adams)
- 1965 – Native Street (Manuel Ycaza)
- 1964 – Queen Empress (B. Baeza)
- 1963 – Miss Twist (M. Ycaza)
- 1962 – Affectionately (B. Baeza)
- 1961 – Polylady (M. Ycaza)
- 1960 – Little Tumbler (C. Burr)
- 1959 – Rose of Serro (G. Gibb)
- 1958 – Cobul (W. Lester)
- 1957 – Poly Hi (Eric Guerin)
- 1956 – Leallah (Eddie Arcaro)
- 1955 – Scansion (E. Arcaro)
- 1954 – Trying (J. Nichols)
- 1953 – Case Goods (Hedley Woodhouse)
- 1952 – Home-Made (E. Guerin)
- 1951 – Star-Enfin (E. Arcaro)
- 1950 – Sungari (D. Scurlock)
- 1949 – Baby Comet (A. Schmidt)
- 1948 – Eternal Flag (Ted Atkinson)
- 1947 – Mackinaw (E. Arcaro)
- 1946 – First Flight (P. Miller)
- 1945 – Mush Mush (A. Kirkland)
- 1944 – Subdued (E. Guerin)
- 1943 – Mrs. Ames (Ted Atkinson)
- 1942 – Stefanita (J. Breen)
- 1941 – Flying Indian (N. Wall)
- 1940 – Tangled (E. Arcaro)
- 1939 – Now What (R. Workman)
- 1938 – Donita M. (Johnny Longden)
- 1937 – Inhale (J. Gilbert)
- 1936 - Manatella (M. Peters)
- 1935 – Not Run
- 1934 – Not Run
- 1933 – Not Run
- 1932 – Disdainful (A. Robertson)
- 1931 – Stagecraft (M. Garner)
- 1930 – Sovietta (L. McAtee)
- 1929 – The Spare (J. Beishak)
- 1928 – Lady Capulet (S. O’Donnell)
- 1927 – One Hour (E. Ambrose)
- 1926 – Pandera (L. McAfee)
- 1925 – Edith Cavell (L. McAtee)
- 1924 – Maud Muller (L. McAtee)
- 1923 – Fluvanna (G. Babin)
- 1922 – Susweep (Earl Sande)
- 1921 – My Reverie (C. Kummer)
- 1920 – Crocus (E. Ambrose)
- 1919 – Panoply (W. Knapp)
- 1918 – Terentia (C. Fairbrother)
- 1917 – Stitch in Time (M. Buxton)
- 1916 – Tragedy (T. Davis)
- 1915 – Pleione (J. McCahey)
- 1914 – Pixy (J. McCahey)
- 1913 – Naiad (George Wolfe)
- 1912 – Not Run
- 1911 – Not Run
- 1910 – Bashti (G. Garner)
- 1909 – Ocean Bound (R. Scoville)
- 1908 – Melissa (Joe Notter)
- 1907 – Beckon (G. Mountain)
- 1906 – Hyperbole (W. Knapp)
- 1905 – Sue Smith (J. Martin)
- 1904 – Chrysitis (F. O’Neill)
- 1903 – Ocean Tide (J. Bullman)
- 1902 – Astarita (W. Shaw)
In 1940, Key Ring dead-heated with Tangled for first but was disqualified.
