Gazelle Stakes
| Grade II race | |
| Location | Aqueduct Racetrack Ozone Park, New York, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1887 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.nyra.com/aqueduct/Stakes/Gazelle.shtml |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $300,000 |
The Gazelle Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race raced annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, New York. Open to three-year-old fillies, it is a Grade II event run over a distance of one and one-eighth miles on dirt. The race is sometimes a stepping stone to the Breeders' Cup Distaff.
Inaugurated in 1887, the first New York-bred winner of an Eclipse Award, Saratoga Dew, won this race in 1992. That year she was American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly.
The Gazelle was run at Gravesend Race Track from 1887 to 1916, at Belmont Park from 1969 through 2008, and at Aqueduct Racetrack from 1917 to 1955, in 1960, from 1962 to 1968, and since 2009. It was not run from 1911 to 1916, nor from 1933 to 1935. Originally set at a mile and sixteenth from 1900 to 1958, it was set at one mile in 1959 and 1960. From 1917 through 1920, it was open to fillies three-years-old and up.
The Gazelle Stakes was run in two divisions in 1959 and 1960.
Records
Time record: (at current distance of 1 1⁄8 miles)
- 1:46.80 - Maud Muller (1974)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 - Greentree Stable (1923, 1941, 1967, 1987)
- 4 - Sarah & Walter Jeffords (1928, 1937, 1945, 1951)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Angel Cordero, Jr. (1974, 1976, 1985, 1991)
- 4 - Javier Castellano (2001, 2006, 2008, 2014)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | My Miss Lilly | Joe Bravo | Mark A. Hennig | Courtlandt Farms (Donald & Donna Adam) | 1:50.42 |
| 2017 | Miss Sky Warrior | Paco Lopez | Kelly J. Breen | Arlene's Sun Star Stable | 1:51.71 |
| 2016 | Lewis Bay | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | Chad C. Brown | Alpha Delta Stables | 1:52.60 |
| 2015 | Condo Commando | Joel Rosario | Rudy R. Rodriguez | Dubb/Bethlehem Stable/Elkstone | 1:52.17 |
| 2014 | My Miss Sophia | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | Mathis Stable | 1:50.48 |
| 2013 | Close Hatches | Joel Rosario | William Mott | Juddmonte Farms | 1:50.53 |
| 2012 | Dance Card | Ramon Dominguez | Kiaran McLaughlin | Godolphin Racing | 1:50.39 |
| 2011 | Awesome Feather | Jeffrey Sanchez | Chad C. Brown | Stronach Stables | 1:50.01 |
| 2010 | No Such Word | Terry J. Thompson | Cindy Jones | Brereton C. Jones | 1:51.05 |
| 2009 | Flashing | Richard Migliore | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing | 1:50.94 |
| 2008 | Music Note | Javier Castellano | Saeed bin Suroor | Gainsborough Farm | 1:50 2/5 |
| 2007 | Lear's Princess | Eibar Coa | Kiaran McLaughlin | West Point Thoroughbreds | 1:47.86 |
| 2006 | Pine Island | Javier Castellano | C. R. McGaughey III | Phipps Stable | 1:48.93 |
| 2005 | In The Gold | Gary Stevens | Nick Zito | Live Oak Plantation | 1:49.75 |
| 2004 | Stellar Jayne | Robby Albarado | D. Wayne Lukas | Spendthrift Farm et al. | 1:48.25 |
| 2003 | Buy the Sport | Pat Day | Brian J. Meehan | Georgica Stable | 1:48.57 |
| 2002 | Imperial Gesture | Jose A. Santos | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing | 1:47.12 |
| 2001 | Exogenous | Javier Castellano | Scotty Schulhofer | Centaur Farms | 1:47.68 |
| 2000 | Critical Eye | Mike E. Smith | Scott Schwartz | H. & C. Schwartz | 1:48.54 |
| 1999 | Silverbulletday | Jerry D. Bailey | Bob Baffert | Michael E. Pegram | 1:47.71 |
| 1998 | Tap to Music | Pat Day | Joseph Orseno | Stronach Stable | 1:49.72 |
| 1997 | Royal Indy | Pat Day | H. Allen Jerkens | Georgia Hofmann | 1:49.11 |
| 1996 | My Flag | Jerry D. Bailey | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | 1:48.08 |
| 1995 | Serena's Song | Gary Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | Bob & Beverly Lewis | 1:47.29 |
| 1994 | Heavenly Prize | Mike E. Smith | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | 1:47.20 |
| 1993 | Dispute | Jerry D. Bailey | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Mills Phipps | 1:47.00 |
| 1992 | Saratoga Dew | Herb McCauley | Gary Sciacca | Charles F. Engel | 1:47.63 |
| 1991 | Versailles Treaty | Angel Cordero, Jr. | C. R. McGaughey III | Cynthia Phipps | 1:47.00 |
| 1990 | Highland Talk | Jean-Luc Samyn | Philip G. Johnson | Cobble View Stable | 1:50.00 |
| 1989 | Tactile | Richard Migliore | Richard W. Small | Robert E. Myerhoff | 1:48.00 |
| 1988 | Classic Crown | Randy Romero | D. Wayne Lukas | Star Crown Stable | 1:49.00 |
| 1987 | Single Blade | Chris Antley | Robert Reinacher | Greentree Stable | 1:48.00 |
| 1986 | Classy Cathy | Earlie Fires | C. R. McGaughey III | Edward A. Cox, Jr. | 1:48.00 |
| 1985 | Kamikaze Rick | Angel Cordero, Jr. | John Parisella | Theodore M. Sabarese | 1:48.00 |
| 1984 | Miss Oceana | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Newstead Farm | 1:47.00 |
| 1983 | High Schemes | Jean-Luc Samyn | Philip G. Johnson | J. O. Morrisey, Jr. | 1:48.00 |
| 1982 | Broom Dance | Gregg McCarron | James W. Maloney | Christiana Stables | 1:47.00 |
| 1981 | Discorama | Ruben Hernandez | James W. Maloney | Christiana Stables | 1:48.00 |
| 1980 | Love Sign | Ruben Hernandez | Sidney Watters, Jr. | Stephen C. Clark, Jr. | 1:49.20 |
| 1979 | Himalayan | Eddie Maple | George M. Baker | Louis Lee Haggin II | 1:48.40 |
| 1978 | Tempest Queen | Jorge Velasquez | Thomas L. Rondinello | Darby Dan Farm | 1:49.80 |
| 1977 | Pearl Necklace | Steve Cauthen | Roger Laurin | Reginald N. Webster | 1:48.00 |
| 1976 | Revidere | Angel Cordero, Jr. | David A. Whiteley | William Haggin Perry | 1:47.80 |
| 1975 | Land Girl | Jacinto Vasquez | John A. Nerud | Tartan Stable | 1:49.40 |
| 1974 | Maud Muller | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Thomas L. Rondinello | Darby Dan Farm | 1:46.80 |
| 1973 | Desert Vixen | Jorge Velasquez | Thomas F. Root, Sr. | Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. | 1:47.40 |
| 1972 | Susan's Girl | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | John W. Russell | Fred W. Hooper | 1:48.00 |
| 1971 | Forward Gal | Michael Hole | Warren A. Croll, Jr. | Aisco Stable | 1:48.60 |
| 1970 | Missile Belle | Pete D. Anderson | Woody Stephens | John A. Morris | 1:50.80 |
| 1969 | Gallant Bloom | John L. Rotz | Max Hirsch | King Ranch | 1:49.00 |
| 1968 | Another Nell | Craig Perret | Paul L. Kelley | Bruce A. Norris | 1:50.80 |
| 1967 | Sweet Folly | Heliodoro Gustines | John M. Gaver, Sr. | Greentree Stable | 1:50.20 |
| 1966 | Prides Profile | Manuel Ycaza | J. Elliott Burch | Rokeby Stable | 1:52.40 |
| 1965 | What a Treat | John L. Rotz | Sylvester E. Veitch | George D. Widener, Jr. | 1:51.40 |
| 1964 | Face The Facts | Larry Adams | James W. Maloney | William Haggin Perry | 1:51.60 |
| 1963 | Lamb Chop | Braulio Baeza | James W. Maloney | William Haggin Perry | 1:50.00 |
| 1962 | Bramalea | Braulio Baeza | James P. Conway | Darby Dan Farm | 1:50.00 |
| 1961 | Shimmy Dancer | Manuel Ycaza | not found | Anne Minor Stone | 1:49.00 |
| 1960 | Berlo | Eric Guerin | Richard E. Handlen | Foxcatcher Farm | 1:35.80 |
| 1960 | Sarcastic | Henry Moreno | James E. Fitzsimmons | Ogden Phipps | 1:35.40 |
| 1959 | Sunset Glow | Bill Shoemaker | not found | Sidney M. Barton | 1:36.80 |
| 1959 | Cee Zee | Henry Moreno | not found | Rockburn Farm | 1:36.00 |
| 1958 | Idun | Bill Hartack | Sherrill W. Ward | Mrs. Charles U. Bay | 1:43.20 |
| 1957 | Bayou | Eddie Arcaro | Moody Jolley | Claiborne Farm | 1:43.20 |
| 1956 | Scampering | Angel Valenzuela | Victor J. Nickerson | Victor J. Nickerson | 1:43.80 |
| 1955 | Manotick | Angel Valenzuela | Casey Hayes | Christopher T. Chenery | 1:45.60 |
| 1954 | On Your Own | William Boland | Max Hirsch | King Ranch | 1:46.60 |
| 1953 | Grecian Queen | Eric Guerin | James P. Conway | Mrs. Ben F. Whitaker | 1:45.80 |
| 1952 | Hushaby Baby | Raymond York | Moody Jolley | Cain Hoy Stable | 1:45.60 |
| 1951 | Kiss Me Kate | Warren Mehrtens | Oscar White | Walter M. Jeffords | 1:46.00 |
| 1950 | Next Move | Eric Guerin | William C. Winfrey | Alfred G. Vanderbilt II | 1:43.00 |
| 1949 | Nell K. | Douglas Dodson | John B. Partridge | Spring Hill Farm | 1:47.80 |
| 1948 | Sweet Dream | Robert Permane | Don Cameron | Havahome Stable | 1:45.20 |
| 1947 | Cosmic Missile | Harry Pratt | Bert B. Williams | Circle M Farm | 1:46.00 |
| 1946 | Bridal Flower | Abelardo DeLara | James W. Smith | Edward R. Bradley | 1:46.40 |
| 1945 | Ace Card | Eddie Arcaro | Oscar White | Sarah F. Jeffords | 1:45.60 |
| 1944 | Whirlabout | Johnny Longden | George M. Odom | Louis B. Mayer | 1:43.60 |
| 1943 | Anthemion | John Gilbert | Casey Hayes | Christopher T. Chenery | 1:48.20 |
| 1942 | Vagrancy | James Stout | James E. Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | 1:45.00 |
| 1941 | Tangled | Eddie Arcaro | John M. Gaver, Sr. | Greentree Stable | 1:45.80 |
| 1940 | Fairy Chant | Basil James | Richard E. Handlen | Foxcatcher Farm | 1:46.00 |
| 1939 | Red Eye | Basil James | J. P. "Sammy" Smith | Falaise Farm | 1:43.20 |
| 1938 | Invoke | James Stout | Andy Schuttinger | Joseph M. Roebling | 1:45.40 |
| 1937 | Regal Lily | James Stout | Oscar White | Walter M. Jeffords | 1:44.00 |
| 1936 | Gold Seeker | Wayne D. Wright | Richard E. Handlen | Foxcatcher Farm | 1:44.60 |
| 1932 | Playfole | Buddy Hanford | Selby L. Burch | Selby L. Burch | 1:45.40 |
| 1931 | Avenger | Raymond Workman | T. J. Healey | C. V. Whitney | 1:46.00 |
| 1930 | Erin | James Burke | James E. Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | 1:46.00 |
| 1929 | March Hare | James Burke | James E. Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | 1:47.60 |
| 1928 | Bateau | Linus McAtee | Scott P. Harlan | Walter M. Jeffords | 1:45.20 |
| 1927 | Flambino | Danny McAuliffe | James E. Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | 1:45.00 |
| 1926 | Corvette | Laverne Fator | George Conway | Glen Riddle Farm | 1:44.80 |
| 1925 | Nedana | Laverne Fator | Sam Hildreth | Rancocas Stable | 1:44.80 |
| 1924 | Priscilla Ruley | John Maiben | James E. Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | 1:44.40 |
| 1923 | Untidy | Earl Sande | Scott P. Harlan | Greentree Stable | 1:45.80 |
| 1922 | Lady Baltimore | Chick Lang | William M. Garth | Joshua S. Cosden | 1:45.80 |
| 1921 | Banksia | B. Kennedy | James N. Evans | Gifford A. Cochran | 1:47.60 |
| 1920 | Pen Rose (4) | Laverne Fator | O. J. Decker | Triple Springs Farm | 1:46.00 |
| 1919 | Milkmaid (3) | Andy Schuttinger | H. Guy Bedwell | J. K. L. Ross | 1:45.00 |
| 1918 | Fairy Wand (4) | Charles Fairbrother | James N. Evans | Gifford A. Cochran | 1:45.00 |
| 1917 | Regret (5) | Johnny Loftus | James G. Rowe, Sr. | Harry Payne Whitney | 1:45.40 |
| 1910 | Ocean Bound | Carroll Shilling | French Brooks | Woodford Clay | 1:52.00 |
| 1909 | Maskette | Richard Scoville | James G. Rowe, Sr. | James R. Keene | 1:48.00 |
| 1908 | Stamina | Eddie Dugan | John W. Rogers | Harry Payne Whitney | 1:48.00 |
| 1907 | Court Dress | Jack Martin | James G. Rowe, Sr. | James R. Keene | 1:47.20 |
| 1906 | Flip Flap | Walter Miller | A. J. Goldsborough | Jack A. Bennet | 1:48.00 |
| 1905 | Tradition | Willie Davis | A. Jack Joyner | Sydney Paget | 1:51.40 |
| 1904 | Beldame | Frank O'Neill | Fred Burlew | Newton Bennington | 1:52.60 |
| 1903 | Stolen Moments | Willie Gannon | James G. Rowe, Sr. | Foxhall P. Keene | 1:49.60 |
| 1902 | Blue Girl | Thomas Burns | John W. Rogers | William C. Whitney | 1:49.60 |
| 1901 | Trigger | George M. Odom | Charles F. Hill | Clarence H. Mackay | 1:48.20 |
| 1900 | Indian Fairy | Winfield O'Connor | Julius Bauer | Arthur Featherstone | 1:50.00 |
| 1899 | The Rose | Danny Maher | Matthew M. Allen | William H. Clark | 1:57.50 |
| 1898 | Geisha | Tod Sloan | not found | Arthur White | 1:56.75 |
| 1897 | Casseopia | Fred Littlefield | R. Wyndham Walden | Alfred & Dave Morris | 1:59.25 |
| 1896 | Intermission | Fred Taral | not found | J. F. McDonald | 1:58.50 |
| 1895 | The Butterflies | Henry Griffin | John J. Hyland | John Daly | 1:59.50 |
| 1894 | Nahma | Fred Littlefield | R. Wyndham Walden | John, Alfred & Dave Morris | 2:03.00 |
| 1893 | Naptha | Willie Simms | William J. Speirs | William J. Speirs | 1:59.50 |
| 1892 | Yorkville Belle | Isaac Murphy | Matthew M. Allen | Frank A. Ehret | 2:04.00 |
| 1891 | Ambulance | Fred Littlefield | R. Wyndham Walden | John & Alfred Morris | 1:59.75 |
| 1890 | Amazon | Anthony Hamilton | James G. Rowe, Sr. | August Belmont | 1:58.50 |
| 1889 | Gypsy Queen | William J. Fitzpatrick | James Dumas | Excelsior Stable | 2:00.50 |
| 1888 | Winona | Willie Martin | Robert W. Thomas | Santa Anita Stable | 2:03.00 |
| 1887 | Firenze | Anthony Hamilton | Matthew Byrnes | James Ben Ali Haggin | 1:56.50 |
