Athenia Stakes

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Athenia Stakes
Listed race
Location Belmont Park
Elmont, New York, United States
Inaugurated1978 (as Athenia Handicap)
Race type Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Website NYRA
Race information
Distance1+1⁄8 miles
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFillies & Mares, three-year-olds and older
WeightBase weights with allowances:
4-year-olds and up: 126 lbs.
3-year-olds: 122 lbs.
PurseUS150,000 (2023)

The Athenia Stakes is a Listed American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares age three-years-old and older run over at a distance of a mile and an eighth on the turf held annually in October at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The event offers a purse of US150,000.

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History

The Athenia Stakes is named in honor of Hal Price Headley's filly Athenia, who won in 1946 the Ladies Handicap over the distance of 1+1⁄2 miles as well as the Misty Isle Handicap and Artful Handicap at Washington Park Race Track in Chicago. [1] Athenia also was the granddam of Sir Ivor, the 1968 Horse of the Year in the United Kingdom and Leading broodmare sire in Britain & Ireland in 1983.

The inaugural running of the event was on 13 September 1978 as The Athenia Handicap for three-year-old fillies at 1+1⁄4 miles in distance and was won by the Terpsichorist who was trained by the US Hall of Fame trainer Woody Stephens and ridden by Michael Venezia in a time of 2:031⁄5. [2] The event continued to be restricted to three-year-old fillies until 1983.

In 1980 the event was classified as Grade III. [3] In 2005 the event was moved to the main track due to the inclement weather and consequently was downgraded. [3]

The race has been held at Aqueduct Racetrack several times with the last such running in 2004. [4]

The event was raced in split divisions in 1982 and 2001. [5]

The event has been contested at various distances over its history with the current distance of 1+1⁄8 miles being reinstated in 2021. [3]

The event in 2022 was moved to Aqueduct Racetrack due to infield tunnel and redevelopment work at Belmont Park. [6]

In 2023 the event was downgraded by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to Listed status [7]

Records

Speed record:

Margins:

Most wins:

Most wins by an owner:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerOwnerDistanceTimePurseGradeRef
At Aqueduct –Athenia Stakes
2024Child of the Moon (FR)4 Manuel Franco Chad C. Brown Madaket Stables, Michael Dubb, & Louis Lazzinnaro1+1⁄8 miles1:48.63$150,000Listed [8]
2023Technical Analysis (IRE)5 Jose L. Ortiz Chad C. Brown Klaravich Stables 1+1⁄8 miles1:49.20$150,000Listed [9]
2022Love And Thunder (IRE)5 Jose L. Ortiz Chad C. Brown John D. Gunther & Tanya Gunther1+1⁄8 miles1:50.07$169,750III [10]
At Belmont Park
2021Pocket Squares (GB)4 Jose L. Ortiz Chad C. Brown Juddmonte Farms 1+1⁄8 miles1:51.19$194,000III [11]
2020Tapit Today5 Jose L. Ortiz Chad C. Brown William H. Lawrence & Bradley Thoroughbreds1+1⁄16 miles1:42.56$100,000III [12]
2019Xenobia (IRE) 5 John R. Velazquez Jonathan Thomas Augustin Stable 1+1⁄16 miles1:41.21$200,000III [13]
2018Rymska (FR) 4 Irad Ortiz Jr. Chad C. Brown Sheep Pond Partners, Alain Jathiere, Thomas Coleman & Elayne Stables1+1⁄16 miles1:41.59$200,000III [14]
2017Off Limits (IRE) 5 Joel Rosario Chad C. Brown Martin S. Schwartz1+1⁄16 miles1:41.73$200,000III [15]
2016Roca Rojo (IRE) 4 Javier Castellano Chad C. Brown Sheep Pond Partners, Newport Stables & Bradley Thoroughbreds1+1⁄16 miles1:43.20$200,000III [16]
2015Stellar Path (FR) 4 Joel Rosario Christophe Clement Trevor C. Stewart1+1⁄16 miles1:43.41$200,000III [17]
2014La Tia5 Joel Rosario Armando De La CerdaSalvador Hernandez1+1⁄16 miles1:43.36$200,000III [18]
2013Pianist4 Jose L. Ortiz Chad C. Brown Hidden Brook Farm & Dan Zucker1+1⁄16 miles1:39.94$200,000III [19]
2012La Cloche5 Junior Alvarado James J. Toner Phillips Racing Partnership1+1⁄16 miles1:45.15$150,000III [20]
2011Denomination5 Joe Bravo Christophe Clement Ghislaine Head1+1⁄16 miles1:44.17$100,000III [21]
2010Eye of Taurus4 Eddie Castro Kiaran P. McLaughlin Harvey A. Clarke1+1⁄16 miles1:47.04$100,000III [22]
2009Belle Allure (IRE) 4 Ramon A. Dominguez Christophe Clement Ronchalon Stable1+1⁄16 miles1:43.30$106,500III [23]
Athenia Handicap
2008Sunshine for Life4 Channing Hill Richard E. SchosbergJane M. Schosberg1+1⁄16 miles1:41.55$110,300III [24]
2007Criminologist4 John R. Velazquez Claude R. McGaughey III Stuart S. Janney III & Phipps Stable 1+1⁄16 miles1:45.09$109,100III [25]
2006Pommes Frites4 Jose A. Santos William I. Mott Haras Santa Maria de Araras1+1⁄16 miles1:42.95$112,300III [26]
2005Asti (IRE) 4 Jorge F. Chavez H. Allen Jerkens H. Joseph Allen 1+1⁄16 miles1:42.57$111,300ListedOff turf [27]
At Aqueduct
2004Finery4Pablo Fragoso William H. Turner Jr. Althea D. Richards1+1⁄16 miles1:43.73$115,700III [28]
2003Caught in the Rain4 Richard Migliore Guadalupe PreciadoHeiligbrodt Stable & Walter L. New1+1⁄16 miles1:47.00$113,000III [29]
2002Babae (CHI) 6 Jorge F. Chavez Frank A. Alexander Joseph Platt Jr.1+1⁄16 miles1:44.90$116,700III [30]
At Belmont Park
2001Verruma (BRZ) 5 John R. Velazquez Angel A. Penna Jr.Earle I. Mack & Jael Barros1+1⁄16 miles1:40.40$137,875IIIDivision 1 [31]
Babae (CHI) 5 Jorge F. Chavez Frank A. Alexander Joseph Platt Jr.1:42.09$137,875Division 2 [32]
At Aqueduct
2000Wild Heart Dancing4 Jorge F. Chavez Eugene F. Brajczewski Jr.My Jo Lee Stable1+1⁄16 miles1:43.40$112,500III [33]
1999Antoniette4 Jorge F. Chavez Joseph P. Schlich Calumet Farm 1+1⁄16 miles1:41.89$111,400III [34]
1998Tampico5 Joe Bravo Barclay Tagg Ronald G. Cullis1+1⁄16 miles1:42.90$85,350III [35]
At Belmont Park
1997Rapid Selection4 Joe Bravo Linda L. Rice Clyde D. Rice1+1⁄8 miles1:47.11$109,900III [36]
1996Sixieme Sens4 Jerry D. Bailey Robert J. Frankel Three Plus U Stable1 mile1:37.80$111,100III [37]
At Aqueduct
1995Caress4 Robbie Davis H. Allen Jerkens Harbor View Farm 1+1⁄8 miles1:54.18$113,900IIIOff turf [38]
1994Lady Affirmed3 Jorge F. Chavez H. Allen Jerkens Harbor View Farm 1+1⁄8 miles1:48.66$87,076III [39]
At Belmont Park
1993Trampoli4 Mike E. Smith Christophe Clement Paul de Moussac 1+3⁄8 miles2:17.16$90,000III [40]
1992Fairy Garden4 Julie Krone Roger L. Attfield Michael J. Ryan1+3⁄8 miles2:13.62$86,700III [41]
1991Flaming Torch (IRE) 4 Pat Valenzuela Robert J. Frankel Juddmonte Farms 1+3⁄8 miles2:13.99$93,000III [42]
1990Buy the Firm4 Jerry D. Bailey Jose A. Martin Thomas Mara1+3⁄8 miles2:18.20$87,750IIIOff turf [43]
1989 Capades 3 Angel Cordero Jr. Richard O'ConnellPoma Stable1+3⁄8 miles2:13.20$90,800III [44]
1988High Browser3 Pat Day MacKenzie Miller Rokeby Stables 1+3⁄8 miles2:18.60$96,300III [45]
1987Lead Kindly Light4Julio Molina PezuaAngel A. Penna Jr.Cynthia Phipps1+3⁄8 miles2:23.80$94,800III [46]
1986Dawn's Curtsey4 Eddie Maple John M. Veitch Darby Dan Farm 1+3⁄8 miles2:16.00$92,400III [47]
1985Videogenic3 Jean Cruguet Gasper S. MoscheraAlbert Davis1+3⁄8 miles2:15.40$101,700III [48]
1984Key Dancer3 Angel Cordero Jr. William J. Hirsch Jr. Oxford Stable 1+3⁄8 miles2:14.80$94,500III [49]
1983Rose Crescent3 Robbie Davis MacKenzie Miller Rokeby Stables 1+3⁄8 miles2:22.00$57,300III [50]
At Aqueduct – for 3YO fillies
1982Mintage (FR) 3 Jean-Luc Samyn Philip G. Johnson Meadowhill1+3⁄8 miles2:17.80$54,650IIIDivision 1 [51]
Middle Stage3Jimmy J. Miranda John P. Campo Buckland Farm 2:17.40$54,650Division 2 [52]
At Belmont Park – for 3YO fillies
1981 De La Rose 3 Eddie Maple Woodford C. Stephens Henryk de Kwiatkowski 1+1⁄4 miles2:00.40$85,200III [53]
1980Love Sign3 Ruben Hernandez Sidney J. Watters Jr. Stephen C. Clark Jr.1+1⁄4 miles2:00.40$84,150III [54]
1979Poppycock3 Jorge Velasquez Woodford C. Stephens Claiborne Farm 1+1⁄4 miles2:03.60$87,450Off turf [55]
1978Terpsichorist3 Michael Venezia Woodford C. Stephens Hickory Tree Stable 1+1⁄4 miles2:03.20$55,500 [2]

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