| Grade I race | |
|---|---|
| Ballerina Stakes | |
| Location | Saratoga Race Course Saratoga Springs, New York, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1979 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.nyra.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 7 furlongs |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | fillies & mares, Three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $250,000 |
The Ballerina Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race. The Grade I event is contested each year during the last week of August at Saratoga Race Course and is open to fillies and mares, ages three and up. It is raced at a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt for a purse of $250,000.
Part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, the winner of the 2008 Ballerina Stakes automatically qualifies for the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint. [1]
Named for Howell E. Jackson's filly, Ballerina, who won the 1954 inaugural running of the Maskette Stakes.
Speed record:
Most wins:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
Most wins by an owner:
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2011 | Hilda's Passion | 4 | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | Starlight Racing/Glasscock | 1:22.06 |
| 2010 | Rightly So | 4 | Cornelio Velasquez | Anthony W. Dutrow | Zayat Stables, LLC | 1:22.58 |
| 2009 | Music Note | 4 | Rajiv Maragh | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Stables | 1:22.10 |
| 2008 | Intangaroo | 4 | Alonso Quinonez | Gary Sherlock | Tom Grether Farms | 1:22.18 |
| 2007 | Maryfield | 6 | Elvis Trujillo | Douglas F. O'Neill | Gorman/Mestrandrea/Perry | 1:22.78 |
| 2006 | Dubai Escapade | 4 | Edgar Prado | Eoin G. Harty | Darley Stable | 1:23.07 |
| 2005 | Happy Ticket | 4 | John Velazquez | Andrew Leggio, Jr. | Stewart Mather Madison | 1:24.53 |
| 2004 | Lady Tak | 4 | Jerry Bailey | Steve Asmussen | Heiligbrodt Racing Stable | 1:21.09 |
| 2003 | Harmony Lodge | 5 | Richard Migliore | Todd Pletcher | E. & L. Melnyk | 1:22.23 |
| 2002 | Shine Again | 5 | Jean-Luc Samyn | H. Allen Jerkens | Bohemia Stable | 1:22.26 |
| 2001 | Shine Again | 4 | Jean-Luc Samyn | H. Allen Jerkens | Bohemia Stable | 1:22.33 |
| 2000 | Dream Supreme | 3 | Pat Day | William I. Mott | Kinsman Stable | 1:22.97 |
| 1999 | Furlough | 5 | Mike E. Smith | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | 1:23.04 |
| 1998 | Stop Traffic | 5 | Shane Sellers | Richard Mandella | Diamond A Stable | 1:22.23 |
| 1997 | Pearl City | 3 | Joe Bravo | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 1:22.39 |
| 1996 | Chaposa Springs | 4 | Shane Sellers | Marty Wolfson | S. Chintamaneni | 1:21.80 |
| 1995 | Classy Mirage | 5 | Julie Krone | H. Allen Jerkens | Middletown Stable | 1:22.40 |
| 1994 | Roamin Rachel | 4 | Pat Day | C. R. McGaughey III | Tri Honors Stable | 1:21.80 |
| 1993 | Spinning Round | 4 | Jorge Chavez | Carl J. Domino | Kinsman Stable | 1:21.40 |
| 1992 | Serape | 4 | Chris Antley | Henrietta Alexander | Helen K. Groves | 1:21.20 |
| 1991 | Queena | 5 | Mike E. Smith | C. R. McGaughey III | Emory A. Hamilton | 1:22.00 |
| 1990 | Feel The Beat | 5 | Jose Santos | D. Wayne Lukas | H. Joseph Allen | 1:22.00 |
| 1989 | Proper Evidence | 4 | Chris Antley | John Dalton | Harry A. Gampel | 1:23.20 |
| 1988 | Cadillacing | 4 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Mills Phipps | 1:21.60 |
| 1987 | I'm Sweets | 4 | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Brushwood Stable | 1:22.60 |
| 1986 | Gene's Lady | 5 | Randy Romero | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1:22.40 |
| 1985 | Lady's Secret | 3 | Don MacBeth | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1:22.60 |
| 1984 | Lass Tump | 4 | Pat Day | C. R. McGaughey III | Alan Samford | 1:21.80 |
| 1983 | Ambassador of Luck | 4 | Antonio Graell | Mitchell C. Preger | Envoy Stable | 1:22.20 |
| 1982 | Expressive Dance | 4 | Don MacBeth | Stanley Hough | Diana M. Firestone | 1:22.80 |
| 1981 | Love Sign | 4 | Ruben Hernandez | Sidney Watters, Jr. | Stephen C. Clark, Jr. | 1:22.60 |
| 1980 | Davona Dale | 4 | Jorge Velasquez | John M. Veitch | Calumet Farm | 1:22.20 |
| 1979 | Blitey | 3 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Angel Penna, Sr. | Ogden Phipps | 1:23.20 |