Jim Dandy Stakes
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| Grade II race | |
|---|---|
| Jim Dandy Stakes | |
| Location | Saratoga Race Course Saratoga Springs, New York  |
| Inaugurated | 1964 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Saratoga Race Course |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1⅛ miles (9 furlongs) |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | |
| Purse | $500,000 |
The Jim Dandy Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race. The Grade II race has been held annually since 1964 at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The race is open to horses age three, willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt. It carries a purse of $500,000. Prior to 1971, the race was 1 mile in length. For 1971 only, the distance was decreased to 7 furlongs.
The Jim Dandy Stakes is run on the first Saturday of the late July Saratoga racing season and is named in honor of the 3-year-old colt, Jim Dandy, who won the 1930 Travers Stakes beating Triple Crown winner, Gallant Fox. Jim Dandy went off at odds of 100 to 1; an upset for the ages.
The Jim Dandy will be run for the 45th time in 2008.
[edit] Records
Speed record: (at present 1⅛ miles distance)
- 1:47.26 - Louis Quatorze (1996)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Henryk de Kwiatkowski (1982, 1985, 1995), Melnyk Racing (2000, 2003, 2005)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Eddie Maple (1981, 1982, 1984, 1986), Jerry D. Bailey (1995, 2000, 2001, 2002)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 - Todd A. Pletcher (2000, 2003, 2004, 2005)
[edit] Winners of the Jim Dandy Stakes
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2007 | Street Sense | Calvin Borel | Carl Nafzger | James B. Tafel | 1:48.99 |
| 2006 | Bernardini | Javier Castellano | Thomas Albertrani | Darley Racing | 1:50.50 |
| 2005 | Flower Alley | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Melnyk Racing | 1:49.50 |
| 2004 | Purge | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Starlight Stables et al | 1:47.56 |
| 2003 | Strong Hope | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Melnyk Racing | 1:48.10 |
| 2002 | Medaglia d'Oro | Jerry D. Bailey | Robert J. Frankel | Edmund A. Gann | 1:47.82 |
| 2001 | Scorpion | Jerry D. Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | Robert Baker | 1:48.90 |
| 2000 | Graeme Hall | Jerry D. Bailey | Todd A. Pletcher | Melnyk Racing | 1:48.95 |
| 1999 | Ecton Park | Alex Solis | W. Elliott Walden | Mark Stanley | 1:49.52 |
| 1998 | Favorite Trick | Pat Day | William I. Mott | Joseph LaCombe | 1:50.00 |
| 1997 | Awesome Again | Mike E. Smith | David Hofmans | Frank Stronach | 1:51.16 |
| 1996 | Louis Quatorze | Pat Day | Nick Zito | Condren/Cornacchia et al | 1:47.26 |
| 1995 | Composer | Jerry D. Bailey | William I. Mott | Henryk de Kwiatkowski | 1:51.13 |
| 1994 | Unaccounted For | Jose Santos | Flint S. Schulhofer | Morven Stud | 1:49.69 |
| 1993 | Miner's Mark | Chris McCarron | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | 1:49.01 |
| 1992 | Thunder Rumble | Herb McCauley | Richard O'Connell | Braeburn Farm | 1:47.53 |
| 1991 | Fly So Free | Jose Santos | Flint S. Schulhofer | Tommy Valando | 1:48.88 |
| 1990 | Chief Honcho | Mike E. Smith | William I. Mott | Bertram R. Firestone | 1:51.74 |
| 1989 | Is It True | Jose Santos | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1:48.40 |
| 1988 | Brian's Time | Angel Cordero, Jr. | John M. Veitch | James W. Phillips | 1:48.20 |
| 1987 | Polish Navy | Pat Day | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Mills Phipps | 1:48.40 |
| 1986 | Lac Quimet | Eddie Maple | Richard J. Lundy | Virginia Kraft Payson | 1:48.00 |
| 1985 | Stephan's Odyssey | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Woody Stephens | Henryk de Kwiatkowski | 1:48.80 |
| 1984 | Carr de Naskra | Eddie Maple | Richard J. Lundy | Virginia Kraft Payson | 1:47.40 |
| 1983 | A Phenomenon | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Angel Penna Jr. | Brownell Combs II | 1:49.40 |
| 1982 | Conquistador Cielo | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Henryk de Kwiatkowski | 1:48.60 |
| 1981 | Willow Hour | Eddie Maple | James E. Picou | Marcia W. Schott | 1:49.20 |
| 1980 | Plugged Nickle | Jeffrey Fell | Thomas J. Kelly | John M. Schiff | 1:49.40 |
| 1979 | Private Account | Jeffrey Fell | Angel Penna, Sr. | Ogden Phipps | 1:48.40 |
| 1978 | Affirmed | Steve Cauthen | Lazaro S. Barrera | Harbor View Farm | 1:47.80 |
| 1977 | Music of Time | Michael Venezia | MacKenzie Miller | Rokeby Stable | 1:50.40 |
| 1976 | Father Hogan | Michael Venezia | William F. Schmitt | Sea Spray Farms | 1:48.80 |
| 1975 | Forceten | Donald R. Pierce | Neil D. Drysdale | Saron Stable | 1:48.40 |
| 1974 | Sea Songster | Angel Cordero, Jr. | John P. Campo | Buckland Farm | 1:50.60 |
| 1973 | Cheriepe | Eddie Belmonte | W. Preston King | Camijo Stable | 1:50.20 |
| 1972 | Tentam | Jorge Velasquez | MacKenzie Miller | Cragwood Stable | 1:49.60 |
| 1971 | Brazen Brother | Michael Hole | Warren A. Croll Jr. | Jaclyn Stable | 1:22.80 |
| 1970 | Personality | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | John W. Jacobs | Ethel D. Jacobs | 1:35.80 |
| 1969 | Arts and Letters | Braulio Baeza | J. Elliott Burch | Rokeby Stable | 1:36.00 |
| 1968 | Captain's Gig | Manuel Ycaza | Woody Stephens | Cain Hoy Stable | 1:35.80 |
| 1967 | Gala Performance | Eddie Belmonte | Willard C. Freeman | Alfred G. Vanderbilt II | 1:36.20 |
| 1966 | Indulto | John L. Rotz | Max Hirsch | Jane Greer | 1:37.00 |
| 1965 | Cornish Prince | Ron Turcotte | Sylvester Veitch | George D. Widener, Jr. | 1:35.60 |
| 1964 | Malicious III | John L. Rotz | John M. Gaver, Sr. | Greentree Stable | 1:35.60 |
