Blue Hen Stakes

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Blue Hen Stakes
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ClassNon-graded Stakes
Location Delaware Park Racetrack
Stanton, Delaware,
United States
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website www.delawarepark.com
Race information
Distance1+116 miles (8.5 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationTwo-year-old fillies
WeightAssigned
Purse $75,000

The Blue Hen Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old fillies held annually in early October at Delaware Park Racetrack in Stanton, Delaware. A non-graded stakes event raced on dirt, since 2004 it has been contested at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles (8.5 furlongs).

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The Blue Hen is named for the horse breeding term "Blue Hen," meaning a mare who has proved herself exceptional in producing high quality foals, almost regardless of which stallion might be the sire. [1] These sons and daughters would also affect the breed. An example of the highest sort of Blue Hen mare would be La Troienne.

In 1965 and 1971, the race was run in two divisions.

Winners since 2000

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Distance
(F)
Time
2010 Summer Laugh Fernando Jara Todd Pletcher Edward P. Evans8.5 F1:46.5
2009Ms Vanenzza Joseph Rocco, Jr. Juan C. Vazquez Florence Patitucci8.5 F1:45.74
2008Bon Jovi Girl Jose Caraballo Timothy F. Ritchey Timothy F. Ritchey & Chuck Zacney8.5 F1:46.10
2007Saki To Me Abel Castellano, Jr. Edmond D. Gaudet Morris Bailey8.5 F1:48.83
2006Miss Goodnight Stewart Elliott Timothy F. Ritchey CJZ Racing Stable8.5 F1:46.63
2005Love Locket Christopher DeCarlo Todd A. Pletcher Michael Tabor 8.5 F1:47.37
2004Buzz Song Christopher DeCarlo Todd A. Pletcher Bonnie & Sy Baskin8.5 F1:45.99
2003Vogue Girl Robby Albarado Allen Iwinski Stan Stefanski8 F1:38.81
2002Heirloom Diamond Jeremy Rose Timothy F. Ritchey S J B Jr. Stable8 F1:41.79
2001Treasure Coast Gem Jeremy Rose Francis Campitelli James H. McCaul8 F1:39.93
2000 Xtra Heat Mark T. Johnston John E. Salzman, Sr. K. Taylor/H. Deitchman/J. Salzman 6 F1:11.80

Earlier winners

(partial list)

References

  1. ""Blue-Hens" - The Best Broodmares in Recent Decades". The Racing App. 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2019-04-03.