| Location | Saratoga Race Course Saratoga Springs, New York, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1901 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1³/16 miles (9.5 furlongs) |
| Track | Grass, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Scale Weight |
| Purse | $100,000 added |
The Saranac Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The Grade III stakes is open to Three-year-old horses and is raced on turf over a distance of 1³/16 miles. The event, currently run in early September, offers a purse of $100,000.
Inaugurated in 1901, the race is named for the village of Saranac in Clinton County, New York in the Adirondack Mountains. Due to a legislated ban on parimutuel betting, all New York State racetracks ceased operations in 1911 and 1912. Cancellation of the race occurred again from 1943 to 1947 as a result of World War II. When it returned in 1948, the race was shifted to the now defunct Jamaica Racetrack until 1956 when it was moved to Aqueduct Racetrack where it was held from 1957–1961, 1963–1967, 1972–1974, and in 1976.
Raced on dirt until 1979, over the years the Saranac Stakes has been run at various distances:
Most wins by an owner:
Most wins by a jockey:
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2011 | Brilliant Speed | John Velazquez | Tom Albertrani | Live Oak Plantation | 1:48.73 |
| 2010 | Lethal Combination | Alan Garcia | Kiaran McLaughlin | Namcook Stables | 1:53.18 |
| 2009 | Al Khali | Kent Desormeaux | William I. Mott | Brous Stable/Wachtel Stable | 1:53.00 |
| 2008 | Marlang | Richard Dos Ramos | Deborah England | Gus Schickedanz | 1:53.10 |
| 2007 | Mission Approved | Eibar Coa | Gary C. Contessa | William F. Coyro, Jr. | 1:53.81 |
| 2006 | Rock Lobster | Eibar Coa | Michael W. Dickinson | Flatbird Stable | 1:57.36 |
| 2005 | Jambalaya | Jono Jones | Catherine Day Phillips | Catherine Day Phillips | 1:54.20 |
| 2004 | Prince Arch | Javier Castellano | Kenneth McPeek | Raymond H. Cottrell, Sr. | 1:53.89 |
| 2003 | Shoal Water | John R. Velazquez | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farms | 1:55.43 |
| 2002 | Ibn Al Haitham | Richard Migliore | Kiaran McLaughlin | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:55.30 |
| 2001 | Blazing Fury | Javier Castellano | James J. Toner | Caesar Kimmel | 1:54.88 |
| 2000 | Rob's Spirit | Jerry D. Bailey | William I. Mott | E. White & M. Paulson | 1:55.47 |
| 1999 | Phi Beta Doc | Ramon Dominguez | Robert W. Leonard | D. Foster & R. Leonard | 1:51.61 |
| 1998 | Crowd Pleaser | Jean-Luc Samyn | Jonathan Sheppard | Augustin Stable | 1:53.42 |
| 1997 | River Squall | Craig Perret | Pete Vestal | Thomas Carey | 1:52.82 |
| 1996 | Harghar | Pat Day | Burk Kessinger, Jr. | Turf Stables Inc. | 1:48.59 |
| 1995 | Debonair Dan | Jorge Chavez | Gary Sciacca | Lee Pokoik | 1:33.65 |
| 1994 | Casa Eire | Joe Bravo | Leo O'Brien | Bernard Connaughton | 1:34.67 |
| 1993 | Halissee | Julie Krone | William I. Mott | John A. Nerud | 1:34.34 |
| 1992 | Casino Magistrate | Eddie Maple | Thomas J. Kelly | Blue Goose Stable | 1:39.37 |
| 1991 | Club Champ | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Stephen Schaeffer | Robert Spiegel | 1:34.20 |
| 1990 | Rouse The Louse | Jerry D. Bailey | George R. Arnold, Jr. | Alexander G. Campbell, Jr. | 1:37.00 |
| 1989 | Expensive Decision * | Jean-Luc Samyn | Stanley R. Shapoff | Edward L. Shapoff | 1:36.00 |
| 1989 | Slew The Knight * | Jean-Luc Samyn | John O. Hertler | Philip Dileo | 1:36.00 |
| 1988 | Posen | Don Brumfield | Woody Stephens | Kennelot Stables | 1:38.40 |
| 1987 | Lights And Music | Eddie Maple | MacKenzie Miller | Rokeby Stable | 1:34.80 |
| 1986 | Glow | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Claiborne Farm | 1:34.60 |
| 1985 | Equalize | Robbie Davis | Jan H. Nerud | Tartan Stable | 1:39.00 |
| 1984 | Is Your Pleasure | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Edward I. Kelly | Brookfield Farm | 1:35.20 |
| 1983 | Sabin | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Henryk de Kwiatkowski | 1:39.60 |
| 1982 | Prince Westport | Jerry D. Bailey | Stanley M. Hough | Harbor View Farm | 1:39.00 |
| 1981 | De La Rose | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Henryk de Kwiatkowski | 1:34.40 |
| 1980 | Key To Content | George Martens | MacKenzie Miller | Rokeby Stable | 1:33.80 |
| 1979 | Told | Jean Cruguet | Philip G. Johnson | Meadowhill | 1:34.40 |
| 1978 | Buckaroo | Jorge Velasquez | John M. Gaver, Jr. | Greentree Stable | 1:35.00 |
| 1977 | Bailjumper | Angel Cordero, Jr. | David A. Whiteley | Pen-Y-Bryn Farm | 1:35.20 |
| 1976 | Dance Spell | Angel Cordero, Jr. | James W. Maloney | Christiana Stables | 1:34.20 |
| 1975 | Bravest Roman | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Mrs. John A. Morris | 1:34.80 |
| 1974 | Accipiter | Angel Santiago | Pancho Martin | Sigmund Sommer | 1:36.40 |
| 1973 | Linda's Chief | Braulio Baeza | Al Scotti | Neil Hellman | 1:34.00 |
| 1972 | Icecapade | Eddie Maple | David A. Whiteley | Locust Hill Farm | 1:33.60 |
| 1971 | Salem | Jacinto Vasquez | Edward L. Holton | Christiana Stable | 1:34.80 |
| 1970 | Silent Screen | John L. Rotz | J. Bowes Bond | Elberon Farm | 1:36.00 |
| 1969 | Best Turn | Eddie Belmonte | Henry Forrest | Calumet Farm | 1:35.60 |
| 1968 | Stage Door Johnny | Heliodoro Gustines | John M. Gaver, Sr. | Greentree Stable | 1:35.40 |
| 1967 | Bold Hour | John L. Rotz | Bert Mulholland | George D. Widener, Jr. | 1:36.00 |
| 1966 | Alexville | Manuel Ycaza | Max Hirsch | Alexandra I. Kissam | 1:36.00 |
| 1965 | La Cima | Bobby Ussery | Homer C. Pardue | Joseph R. Straus | 1:34.40 |
| 1964 | Lt. Stevens | T. Barrow | Charles P. Sanborn | Ernest H. Woods | 1:36.40 |
| 1963 | Outing Class | Braulio Baeza | John M. Gaver, Sr. | Greentree Stable | 1:36.80 |
| 1962 | David K | Bobby Ussery | Burley Parke | Harbor View Farm | 1:35.80 |
| 1961 | Globemaster | John L. Rotz | Thomas J. Kelly | Leonard P. Sasso | 1:36.60 |
| 1960 | Divine Comedy | M. Sorrentino | Stanley T. Greene | Llangollen Farm | 1:34.60 |
| 1959 | Mail Order | Paul J. Bailey | L. H. Thompson | Alamode Farm | 1:41.40 |
| 1958 | Nasco | Ray Broussard | Jim Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | 1:44.40 |
| 1957 | Cohoes | Ted Atkinson | John M. Gaver, Sr. | Greentree Stable | 1:43.40 |
| 1956 | Ricci Tavi | Paul J. Bailey | Henry S. Clark | Christiana Stable | 1:42.20 |
| 1955 | Saratoga | Nick Shuk | Frank A. Bonsal | Montpelier | 1:44.00 |
| 1954 | Full Flight | Jesse Higley | Jim Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | 1:44.80 |
| 1953 | First Aid | A. Catalano | J. Elliott Burch | Brookmeade Stable | 1:43.80 |
| 1952 | Golden Gloves | Nick Wall | Jim Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | 1:45.40 |
| 1951 | Bold | Eddie Arcaro | J. Elliott Burch | Brookmeade Stable | 1:43.60 |
| 1950 | Sunglow | Eddie Arcaro | J. Elliott Burch | Brookmeade Stable | 1:43.60 |
| 1949 | Sun Bahram | Eddie Arcaro | Carson Kirk | Mrs. Eben Ellison, Jr. | 1:45.00 |
| 1948 | Mount Marcy | Eddie Arcaro | Sylvester Veitch | C. V. Whitney | 1:44.20 |
| 1942 | Bless Me | S. Young | George M. Odom | Edward R. Bradley | 1:37.20 |
| 1941 | Whirlaway | Alfred Robertson | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1:38.00 |
| 1940 | Parasang | Basil James | Sylvester Veitch | C. V. Whitney | 1:38.20 |
| 1939 | Heather Broom | Basil James | Earl Sande | John Hay Whitney | 1:38.80 |
* In 1989, the race was run in two divisions.