| Location | Aqueduct Racetrack Jamaica, New York, USA |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1978 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | New York Racing Association |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Track | Dirt, Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
| Purse | $65,000 |
The Busher Stakes is an American Thoroughbred stakes horse race for three-year-old fillies run each February at Aqueduct Race Track in Jamaica, New York and carries a purse of $65,000.
The Busher Handicap is named in honor of champion racing mare Busher, Champion Two Year Old Filly of 1944.
The race was run at 1 mile (8 furlongs in 1978 and 1979 and at a mile and an eighth (9 furlongs) from 1985 to 1992. It was not run in 1986 and 1987.[1]
Speed Record:
At one mile and one-sixteenth (1993 to present):
At one mile and an eighth (1985 to 1992):
Most wins by an owner:
Most wins by a jockey: Six jockeys have won this race twice.
Most wins by a Trainer:
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2011 | It's Tricky | 3 | Eddie Castro | Kiaran McLaughlin | Darley Stable | 1:43.21 |
| 2010 | Roman Chestnut | 3 | Angel Serpa | Leah Gyarmati | Ellen O'Connell | 1:45.93 |
| 2009 | What a Pear | 3 | Channing Hill | Joseph Parker | Tri-Bone Stables | 1:45.17 |
| 2008 | Little Belle | 3 | Rajiv Maragh | Kiaran McLaughlin | Durley Stable | 1:44.32 |
| 2007 | Olivine | 3 | Chuck C. Lopez | David Donk | Dileo Punk | 1:44.76 |
| 2006 | Regal Engagement | 3 | Ramon Dominguez | Tom Bush | Mark Spitzer | 1:47.15 |
| 2005 | Amazing Buy | 3 | Norberto Arroyo, Jr. | Jennifer Pedersen | Paraneck Stable | 1:44.60 |
| 2004 | Fond | 3 | Aaron Gryder | George Weaver | Dogwood Stable | 1:44.80 |
| 2003 | Elegant Designer | 3 | Mario Pino | Anthony W. Dutrow | Michael H. Sherman | 1:45.20 |
| 2002 | Bema | 3 | Javier Castellano | Claude R. McGaughey III | Claiborne Farm | 1:45.80 |
| 2001 | Diversa | 3 | Joe Bravo | John C. Kimmel | December Hill Farm | 1:45.60 |
| 2000 | Shopping for Love | 3 | Norberto Arroyo, Jr. | Kenneth A. Nesky | George & d'Arcangelo | 1:43.80 |
| 1999 | Synchronized | 3 | Jose Espinoza | Martin Warnsborough | George Yemec | 1:44.80 |
| 1998 | Best Friend Stro | 3 | Aaron Gryder | Michael E. Hushion | Eugene E. Hauman | 1:46.00 |
| 1997 | Glory in Motion | 3 | Jorge F. Chavez | John C. Kimmel | Kentucky Blue/E. Sitt | 1:46.00 |
| 1996 | Mackie | 3 | Joe Bravo | W. Elliott Walden | Walden Vanmeter | 1:45.80 |
| 1995 | Ammy Hils | 3 | Mike Luzzi | John C. Kimmel | Be Stables | 1:46.20 |
| 1994 | Forcing Bid | 3 | Filberto Leon | Del W. Carroll II | Hassan Shoaib | 1:45.80 |
| 1993 | True Affair | 3 | Joe Bravo | Gary C. Contessa | Winbound Farms | 1:44.20 |
| 1992 | Queen Of Triumph | 3 | Jorge Chavez | Alfredo Callejas | Robert Perez | 1:52.60 |
| 1991 | I'm A Thriller | 3 | Art Madrid, Jr. | Michael J. Kelly | Adele L. Rand | 1:52.40 |
| 1990 | My Girl Jeannie | 3 | James Bruin | William V. Terrill | Hugh Keith | 1:55.20 |
| 1989 | Dreamy Mimi | 3 | Richard Migliore | George R. Arnold II | A. G. Campbell, Jr. | 1:53.60 |
| 1988 | Fulbright Scholar | 3 | Jose A. Santos | D. Wayne Lukas | J. Anthony Forstmann | 1:53.40 |
| 1985 | Kamikaze Rick | 3 | Angel Cordero Jr. | John Parisella | Theodore Sabarese | 1:50.00 |
| 1984 | Squan Song | 3 | Herb McCauley | Carlos A. Garica | Robert E. Brennan | 1:43.40 |
| 1983 | Far Flying | 3 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Michael Kay | G. Watts Humphrey, Jr. | 1:44.60 |
| 1982 | Mochila | 3 | Michael Venezia | Jan H. Nerud | John A. Nerud | 1:43.40 |
| 1981 | Andover Way | 3 | Angel Cordero Jr. | Howard M. Tesher | H. Joseph Allen | 1:41.80 |
| 1980 | Wistful | 3 | Don Brumfield | Anthony Bardaro | Bright View Farm | 1:41.80 |
| 1979 | Croquis | 3 | Ruben Hernandez | James W. Maloney | Christiana Stables | 1:38.60 |
| 1978 | Tingle Stone | 3 | Ruben Hernandez | James W. Maloney | Christiana Stables | 1:34.60 |