Just A Game Stakes
| Just A Game Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Grade 1 race | |
| Location |
Belmont Park Elmont, New York, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1994 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.nyra.com Belmont |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mares, four-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $750,000 (2014) |
The Just A Game Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Open to fillies and mares age four and up, it is contested on turf over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs). A Grade I event since 2008, it offered a purse of $750,000 in 2014.
The race is named in honor of Peter Brant's filly, Just A Game, who was voted 1980 American Champion Female Turf Horse honors.
Records
Speed record:
- 1:32.34 - Tapitsfly (2012)
Most wins:
- 2 - Caress (1995, 1996)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Harbor View Farm (1995, 1996)
- 2 - Juddmonte Farms (2004, 2008)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Jerry Bailey (1997, 2000, 2004)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - William I. Mott (1994, 2005, 2007)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Coffee Clique | 4 | Javier Castellano | Brian A. Lynch | Amerman Racing | 1:32.52 |
| 2013 | Stephanie's Kitten | 4 | John Velazquez | Wayne M. Catalano | Ken & Sarah Ramsey | 1:36.27 |
| 2012 | Tapitsfly | 5 | Ramon Dominguez | Dale Romans | Frank Jones Jr. | 1:32.34 |
| 2011 | C.S. Silk | 5 | Javier Castellano | Dale Romans | Pacella/Barbara/Bonomo | 1:40.53 |
| 2010 | Proviso | 5 | Mike E. Smith | William I. Mott | Juddmonte Farms | 1:34.09 |
| 2009 | Diamondrella | 5 | Rajiv Maragh | Angel Penna, Jr. | Castletop Stable | 1:36.49 |
| 2008 | Ventura | 4 | Garrett Gomez | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 1:32.75 |
| 2007 | My Typhoon | 5 | Eddie Castro | William I. Mott | Live Oak Racing | 1:34.92 |
| 2006 | Gorella | 4 | Julien Leparoux | Patrick Biancone | Martin S. Schwartz | 1:37.14 |
| 2005 | Sand Springs | 5 | John Velazquez | William I. Mott | Sangster Family Stable | 1:33.05 |
| 2004 | Intercontinental | 4 | Jerry Bailey | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 1:33.33 |
| 2003 | Mariensky | 4 | Jose A. Santos | Christophe Clement | Waterville Lake Stable | 1:43.28 |
| 2002 | Babae | 6 | Jorge F. Chavez | Frank A. Alexander | Joseph P. Platt, Jr. | 1:34.57 |
| 2001 | License Fee | 6 | Pat Day | W. Elliott Walden | Winstar Farm | 1:32.62 |
| 2000 | Perfect Sting | 4 | Jerry Bailey | Joe Orseno | Stronach Stables | 1:34.48 |
| 1999 | Cozy Blues | 5 | Jorge F. Chavez | H. James Bond | Sandy & Joanne Dew | 1:33.33 |
| 1998 | Witchful Thinking | 4 | Chris McCarron | Niall O'Callaghan | Leslie R. Grimm | 1:33.45 |
| 1997 | Memories of Silver | 4 | Jerry Bailey | James J. Toner | Joan & John Phillips | 1:32.90 |
| 1996 | Caress † | 5 | Robbie Davis | H. Allen Jerkens | Harbor View Farm | 1:33.30 |
| 1995 | Caress | 4 | Robbie Davis | H. Allen Jerkens | Harbor View Farm | 1:32.53 |
| 1994 | Elizabeth Bay | 4 | Mike E. Smith | William I. Mott | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:32.85 |
† In 1996, Class Kris finished first but was disqualified and set back to second giving Caress her second straight victory in this event.