Diana Stakes

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Diana Stakes
Grade I race
Location Saratoga Race Course
Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
Inaugurated1939
Race type ThoroughbredFlat racing
Website Saratoga Race Course at the NYRA
Race information
Distance1+18 miles (9 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
Qualification Fillies & Mares 3-years-old & Up
WeightHandicap
Purse$500,000 [1]

The Diana Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race. Named for the mythological goddess Diana, the race is run each year at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. Inaugurated in 1939, it is open to fillies and mares age three and up willing to race the one and one-eighth miles on the turf. The race is a Grade I with a current purse of $500,000. It became a Grade I race in 2003.

Contents

From inception in 1939 to 1973, the race was run on Saratoga Race Course's dirt track. Because of large fields, it was split into two divisions in 1973, 1982, and 1983. The race was run at Belmont Park from 1943 to 1945 due to travel restrictions during World War II.

Records

Speed: (at current 1+18 miles on grass)

Wins:

Most wins by an owner:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
Grade
2024Whitebeam (GB) 5 Flavien Prat Chad Brown Juddmonte 1:48.14I
2023Whitebeam (GB) 4 Flavien Prat Chad Brown Juddmonte 1:48.33I
2022 In Italian (GB) 4 Joel Rosario Chad Brown Peter M. Brant 1:45.06I
2021Althiqa4 Manny Franco Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:47.65I
2020Rushing Fall5 Javier Castellano Chad Brown e Five Racing Thoroughbreds1:45.88I
2019Sistercharlie5 John Velazquez Chad Brown Peter M. Brant 1:47.93I
2018Sistercharlie4 John Velazquez Chad Brown Peter M. Brant 1:46.26I
2017 Lady Eli 5 Irad Ortiz Jr. Chad Brown Sheep Pond Partners1:46.17I
2016Dacita5 Irad Ortiz Jr. Chad Brown Sheep Pond Partners / Bradley Thoroughbreds1:46.25I
2015Hard Not to Like5 John Velazquez Christophe Clement Speedway Stable1:45.22I
2014 Somali Lemonade 5 Luis Saez Michael R. Matz Caroline A. Forgason1:48.51I
2013Laughing (IRE)5 Jose Lezcano Alan E. Goldberg Richard Santulli 1:47.24I
2012 Winter Memories 4 Javier Castellano James J. Toner Phillips Racing1:48.50I
2011 Zagora 4 Javier Castellano Chad Brown Martin S. Schwartz 1:49.19I
2010Proviso5 Mike E. Smith William I. Mott Juddmonte Farms 1:47.04I
2009 Forever Together 5 Julien Leparoux Jonathan Sheppard Augustin Stable 1:48.21I
2008 Forever Together 4 Julien Leparoux Jonathan Sheppard Augustin Stable 1:46.52I
2007 My Typhoon 5 Eddie Castro William I. Mott Live Oak Plantation1:46:47I
2006Angara5 Fernando Jara William I. Mott Sangster Family Stable 1:49.20I
2005Sand Springs5 John Velazquez William I. Mott Sangster Family Stable 1:46.91I
2004Wonder Again5 Edgar Prado James J. Toner Phillips Racing Partners 1:48.99I
2003Voodoo Dancer5 Corey Nakatani Christophe Clement Green Hills Farm1:47.98I
2002Tates Creek4 Jerry Bailey Robert J. Frankel Juddmonte Farms 1:48.00II
2001 Starine 4 John Velazquez Robert J. Frankel Robert J. Frankel 1:46.17II
2000Perfect Sting4 Jerry Bailey Joseph Orseno Stronach Stable 1:47.01II
1999Heritage Of Gold4 Shane Sellers Thomas Amoss Jack Garey1:45.93II
1998Memories of Silver5 Jerry Bailey James J. Toner Joan Phillips 1:46.14II
1997Rumpipumpy4 José A. Santos Christophe Clement Gaye MacRae1:48.59II
1996Electric Society5 Mike E. Smith John C. Kimmel Gary A. Tanaka 1:46.56II
1995Perfect Arc3 John Velazquez Angel Penna Jr. Brazil Stables1:46.85II
1994Via Borghese5 José A. Santos Angel Penna Jr. Malcolm E. Parrish1:52.01II
1993Ratings5 Julie Krone Jonathan Sheppard Augustin Stable 1:49.80II
1992Plenty of Grace5 Herb McCauley John M. Veitch Darby Dan Farm 1:46.66II
1991Christiecat4 Jean-Luc Samyn Patrick J. Kelly Fox Ridge Farm1:47.66II
1990Foresta4 Ángel Cordero Jr. Thomas Bohannan Loblolly Stable 1:48.40II
1989Glowing Honor4 Jerry Bailey MacKenzie Miller Rokeby Stable 1:50.20II
1988Glowing Honor3 Pat Day MacKenzie Miller Rokeby Stable 1:49.40II
1987Bailrullah5 Jean Cruguet William W. Wright Laura Leigh Stable1:46.20II
1986Duty Dance4 Jean Cruguet C. R. McGaughey III Ogden Mills Phipps 1:49.80II
1985Lake Country4 Jeffrey Fell Donnie WalkerD. F. Prowse / D. A. McIntosh1:48.40II
1984Wild Applause3 Walter Guerra MacKenzie Miller Rokeby Stable 1:48.20II
1983 Hush Dear 5 Jacinto Vásquez J. Elliott Burch C. V. Whitney 1:48.40II
1983Geraldine's Store4 Jean-Luc Samyn Philip G. Johnson Thomas P. Whitney 1:47.20II
1982 Hush Dear 4 Eric Beitia J. Elliott Burch C. V. Whitney 1:47.40II
1982If Winter Comes4 Eric Beitia Mary Cotter E. W. Clucas Jr.1:47.40II
1981De La Rose3 Eddie Maple Woody Stephens Henryk de Kwiatkowski 1:50.60II
1980 Just A Game 4 Don Brumfield David A. Whiteley P. Brant & J. Allen 1:49.00II
1979 Pearl Necklace 5 Jeffrey Fell Roger Laurin Reginald N. Webster 1:48.80II
1978 Waya 4 Ángel Cordero Jr. Angel Penna Sr. Daniel Wildenstein 1:45.40II
1977Javamine4 Ángel Cordero Jr. MacKenzie Miller Cragwood Stables 1:48.40II
1976Glowing Tribute3 Ron Turcotte J. Elliott Burch Rokeby Stable 1:47.60II
1975Heloise4 Michael Venezia John A. Nerud Tartan Stable 1:47.40II
1974Fairway Flyer5 Eddie Belmonte H. Allen Jerkens William Floyd1:47.20II
1973Lightning Lucy3 Jorge Velásquez John Rigione Vee-Nine Stable1:46.60II
1973Cathy Baby4 Eddie Belmonte William Corbellini Mereworth Farm 1:46.80II
1972Blessing Angelica4 Eddie Belmonte H. Allen Jerkens Hobeau Farm 1:49.80
1971 Shuvee 5 Ron Turcotte Willard C. Freeman Anne Minor Stone 1:50.60
1970 Shuvee 4 Ron Turcotte Willard C. Freeman Anne Minor Stone 1:49.60
1969 Gamely 5 Eddie Belmonte James W. Maloney William Haggin Perry 1:49.60
1968Green Glade *4 Kenneth Knapp J. Elliott Burch Rokeby Stable 1:49.60
1967Prides Profile4 Manuel Ycaza J. Elliott Burch Rokeby Stable 1:49.60
1966 Open Fire 5 Frank Lovato Virgil W. Raines Brandywine Stable 1:48.80
1965Steeple Jill4 John Ruane Virgil W. Raines George D. Widener Jr. 1:49.60
1964Prodana Neviesta4 Heliodoro Gustines Bert Mulholland Mrs. Laudy Lawrence 1:50.60
1963Frimanaha6 Johnny Sellers Edward A. Neloy Warner L. Jones Jr. 1:50.00
1962Waltz Song4 Sheridan Mellon Thomas F. White Thomas F. White 1:49.20
1961Craftiness6 Bobby Ussery Jim McGee Frank J. Viggiani1:49.60
1960 Tempted 5 Eldon Nelson Henry S. Clark Mooring Stable1:51.40
1959 Tempted 4 Eldon Nelson Henry S. Clark Mooring Stable1:50.40
1958 Searching 6 Bill Hartack Hirsch Jacobs Ethel D. Jacobs 1:52.20
1957Pardala4 Hedley Woodhouse Hugh L. Fontaine D and H Stable1:53.00
1956 Searching 4 Conn McCreary Hirsch Jacobs Ethel D. Jacobs 1:52.00
1955 Misty Morn 3 Ted Atkinson Jim Fitzsimmons Wheatley Stable 1:51.20
1954Lavender Hill5 Conn McCreary Thomas W. Kelley Mrs. Charles Silver1:52.60
1953Sabette3 Jesse Higley Jim Fitzsimmons Belair Stud 1:52.60
1952 Busanda 3 Ted Atkinson James Fitzsimmons Ogden Phipps 1:53.40
1951Vulcania3 Robert Bernhardt Jim Fitzsimmons Belair Stud 1:52.60
1950Ouija3 William Boland Preston M. Burch Brookmeade Stable 1:51.60
1949Spats4 Ted Atkinson Harris B. Brown Lillian B. Christopher1:52.40
1948Carolyn A.4 Eddie Arcaro James P. Conway Florence Whitaker 1:50.80
1947 Miss Grillo 5 Conn McCreary Horatio Luro Mill River Stable 1:50.40
1946 Miss Grillo 4 Conn McCreary Horatio Luro Mill River Stable 1:50.20
1945Surosa3 Albert Snider Richard E. Handlen Foxcatcher Farm 1:50.80
1944Whirlabout3 Herb Lindberg Graceton Philpot Louis B. Mayer 1:50.20
1943Bonnet Ann4 Leon Haas Hugh L. Fontaine Brookmeade Stable 1:50.00
1942Pomayya4 Alfred Robertson Hugh L. Fontaine Brookmeade Stable 1:53.00
1941Rosetown4 Johnny Longden Bert Mulholland George D. Widener Jr. 1:53.40
1940Piquet3 Eddie Arcaro John M. Gaver Sr. Greentree Stable 1:52.00
1939War Regalia3 Don Meade Preston M. Burch Mrs. Walter M. Jeffords 1:52.20
* 1968 – Gamely won the race but was disqualified.

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References

  1. "Statistics – Diana Stakes". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 23 July 2016.