Busanda Stakes
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The Busanda Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York in mid-January each year. In its 36th running in 2009, the ungraded stakes is an event is for three-year-old fillies, set at a distance of one mile and seventy yards, and offers a purse of $75,000 added.
From 1974 to 1976, the Busanda was run at seven furlongs, and then at a mile and a sixteenth from 1977 to 1982.
The race is named for the fine racing mare Busanda who, bred to Tom Fool, produced the great Buckpasser.
[edit] Past winners
- 2008 – Paint Me Red (1:44.06) (Ramon Dominguez)
- 2007 – Sagamoon (1:43.27) (Eibar Coa)
- 2006 – Daytime Promise (1:43.49) (Norberto Arroyo, Jr.)
- 2005 – Amazing Buy (1:44 2/5) (N. Arroyo, Jr.)
- 2004 – Island Sand (1:43) (Pablo Fragoso)
- 2003 – Cyber Secret (1:41 4/5) (Jean-Luc Samyn)
- 2002 – Totally Wild (1:43 2/5) (Charles Lopez)
- 2001 – Diversa (1:41 2/5) (Joe Bravo)
- 2000 – Quit Complaining (1:45 3/5) (Shaun Bridgmohan)
- 1999 – Super Skirt (1:45 1/5) (Carlos Cruz)
- 1998 – Above The Light (1:45 1/5) (Herb McCauley)
- 1997 – Roana Gale (1:43 4/5) (Richard Migliore)
- 1996 – Little Miss Fast (1:41) (Joe Bravo)
- 1995 – Limit (1:44 3/5) (Richard Migliore)
- 1994 – Ask Shananie (1:44 4/5) (Robbie Davis)
- 1993 – Aztec Hill (1:42 2/5) (Mike E. Smith)
- 1992 – His Ginger (1:45 1/5) (Joe Rocco)
- 1991 – I’m A Thriller (1:44 4/5) (Art Madrid, Jr.)
- 1990 – Pacem in Christie (1:44 1/5) (Jorge Chavez)
- 1989 – Dreamy Mimi (1:44) (Angel Cordero, Jr.)
- 1988 – Beru (1:46 2/5) (Nick Santagata)
- 1987 – Bold Mate (1:42 3/5) (Jean-Luc Samyn)
- 1986 – Patricia J. K. (1:43 4/5) (Jorge Velasquez)
- 1985 – Count Pennies (1:45 1/5) (Ruben Hernandez)
- 1984 – Mile High Lady (1:47) (Robbie Davis)
- 1983 – Lady Nordiffe (1:43 3/5) (Michael Venezia)
- 1982 – Polite Rebuff (1:44 1/5) (Angel Cordero, Jr.)
- 1981 – Wayward Lass (1:45 3/5) (Cash Asmussen)
- 1980 – Espadrille (1:46 1/5) (Eric Beitia)
- 1979 – Out Ruled (1:44 4/5) (Jamie Arellano)
- 1978 – Bemis Heights (1:44 2/5) (Ron Turcotte)
- 1977 – Like Ducks (1:48 3/5) (Steve Cauthen)
- 1976 – Stick To Beauty (1:24 3/5) (Ron Turcotte)
- 1975 – Alpine Lass (1:23 1/5) (Angel Cordero, Jr.)
- 1974 – Quick Fare (1:25 2/5) (Michael Venezia)
In l980, Going East finished first but was disqualified and placed third.