Hill Prince Stakes

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Hill Prince Stakes
ClassGrade III stakes
Location Aqueduct Racetrack
Queens, New York, United States
Inaugurated1975 (at Belmont Park as Hill Prince Handicap)
Race type ThoroughbredFlat racing
Website NYRA
Race information
Distance1+18 miles (9 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
Weight124 lbs. with allowances
Purse$200,000 (2024)

The Hill Prince Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run over a distance of one and one-eight miles (9 furlongs) on the turf annually in November at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. The event currently carries a purse of $200,000.

Contents

History

The race is named for Christopher Chenery's Hall of Fame colt, Hill Prince . [1]

The inaugural running took place as the Hill Prince Handicap on 26 October 1975 and was run at a distance of a mile and three-eights. It was won on a disqualification by Gustave Ring's homebred colt Don Jack. [2]

The following year the event was scheduled in June at a distance of 1+116 miles. [3]

The Hill Prince Stakes was hosted by Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York in 1979, 1980, and again in 1982. [4]

In 1981 was classified Grade III by the American Graded Stakes Committee. [3]

The race was run in two divisions in 1982. [5] The second division was won by Larida, the only filly to have won this event. [6]

The event has been moved off the turf due to track conditions in 1998, 2003 and 2009 but has not had its classification downgraded. [4]

Primarily the event had been scheduled in early spring but in 2014 NYRA moved the event to October and increased the stakes significantly to $500,000. [3] In 2018 the event was upgraded to Grade II status. [3]

The event was moved in the schedule to November in 2023 and is held at Aqueduct Racetrack. [3]

In 2024 the American Graded Stakes Committee downgraded the event to Grade III status. [7]

Records

Speed record:

Margins:

Most wins by an owner:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners

YearWinnerJockeyTrainerOwnerDistanceTimePurseGradeRef
At Aqueduct Hill Prince Stakes
2024Deterministic Joel Rosario Christophe Clement St. Elias Stable, Ken Langone, Steven C. Duncker & Vicarage Stable1+18 miles1:46.58$2500,000III [8]
2023IntegrationKendrick Carmouche Claude R. McGaughey III West Point Thoroughbreds & Woodford Racing1+18 miles1:47.06$250,000II [9]
2022Celestial City Jose Lezcano Claude R. McGaughey III Stuart S. Janney III1+18 miles1:50.27$300,000II [10]
At Belmont Park
2021Public Sector (GB) Irad Ortiz Jr. Chad C. Brown Klaravich Stables 1+18 miles1:48.68$400,000II [11]
2020Get Smokin Javier Castellano Thomas M. BushMary Abeel Sullivan Revocable Trust1 mile1:36.95$150,000II [12]
2019Neptune's Storm Ricardo Santana Jr. Richard BaltasJohn Rochfort, Saul Gevertz, Lynn Gitomer, Mike Goetz, Michael Nentwig, & Daniel Weiner1+18 miles1:49.74$401,200II [13]
2018Have At It David Cohen Christophe Clement Robert S. Evans1+18 miles1:50.52$514,750II [14]
2017Yoshida (JPN) Manuel Franco William I. Mott WinStar Farm, China Horse Club, SF Racing & Head of Plains Partners1+18 miles1:47.07$500,000III [15]
2016Camelot Kitten Irad Ortiz Jr. Chad C. Brown Ken and Sarah Ramsey 1+18 miles1:47.25$500,000III [16]
2015Takeover Target Jose L. Ortiz Chad C. Brown Klaravich Stables & William H. Lawrence1+18 miles1:51.42$500,000III [17]
2014Ring Weekend Irad Ortiz Jr. H. Graham Motion St. Elias Stable & West Point Thoroughbreds1+18 miles1:55.56$500,000III [18]
2013Notacatbutallama John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Repole Stable 1 mile1:34.82$150,000III [19]
2012Summer Front Ramon A. Dominguez Christophe Clement Waterford Stable1 mile1:33.74$150,000III [20]
2011Street GameRyan CuratoloPhilip M. SerpeFlying Zee Stables1 mile1:36.38$100,000III [21]
2010Krypton Rajiv Maragh Kiaran P. McLaughlin Harvey A. Clarke & Ron Winchell1 mile1:34.97$98,000III [22]
2009Despite the Odds Jeremy Rose Michael J. Trombetta Larry R. Johnson, TYB Stable & Gerry Dilger1 mile1:35.68$109,000IIIOff turf [23]
2008 Gio Ponti Garrett K. Gomez Christophe Clement Castleton Lyons 1 mile1:35.03$111,000III [24]
2007Marcavelly Edgar S. Prado William I. Mott Zayat Stables 1 mile1:33.45$105,700III [25]
2006Outperformance Javier Castellano Richard A. Violette Jr. Klaravich Stables 1 mile1:36.74$115,400III [26]
2005Rey de Cafe Javier Castellano George R. Arnold II G. Watts Humphrey Jr. 1+18 miles1:49.25$114,700III [27]
2004Artie Schiller Richard Migliore James A. Jerkens Timber Bay Farm & Mrs. Thomas J. Walsh1+18 miles1:50.06$110,000III [28]
2003Happy Trails Shaun Bridgmohan Steve KlesarisSanford Goldfarb & Team Julep Stable1+18 miles1:50.13$113,100IIIOff turf [29]
2002Van Minister Michael J. Luzzi Carlos F. MartinOur Sugar Bear Stable1+18 miles1:54.42$109,300III [30]
2001Proud Man Rene R. Douglas Harry BensonDouble R Stable, Robert Kaufman & Stephen Weiss1+18 miles1:48.25$114,600III [31]
2000Promontory Gold Edgar S. Prado Robert J. Frankel Robert A. Witt1+18 miles1:49.15$110,900III [32]
1999Time Off Jean-Luc Samyn Scott M. SchwartzHerbert T. and Carol A. Schwartz1+18 miles1:47.48$111,200III [33]
1998Recommended List Jorge F. Chavez James E. Picou Fred W. Hooper 1+18 miles1:49.28$113,000IIIOff turf [34]
1997 Subordination John R. Velazquez Gary Sciacca Klaravich Stables 1+18 miles1:45.96$112,000III [35]
1996Optic Nerve Jose A. Santos Howard M. Tesher Oak Cliff Stable1+116 miles1:39.70$112,028III [36]
1995Green Means Go Jerry D. Bailey William I. Mott Pin Oak Stable 1+116 miles1:40.33$113,600III [37]
1994Pennine Ridge Jerry D. Bailey David G. DonkDecember Hill Farm1+116 miles1:39.87$84,876III [38]
1993Halissee Julie Krone William I. Mott John A. Nerud 1+116 miles1:40.91$86,700III [39]
1992‡Free At Last Jerry D. Bailey D. Wayne Lukas Team Valor Stable 1+116 miles1:41.05$88,650III [40]
1991Young Daniel Angel Cordero Jr. John M. Veitch Darby Dan Farm 1+116 miles1:39.87$96,750III [41]
1990Solar Splendor Eddie Maple Patrick J. KellyLive Oak Plantation1+116 miles1:41.20$96,450III [42]
1989Slew the Knight Chris Antley John O. HertlerPhilip DiLeo1+116 miles1:41.00$94,200III [43]
1988 Sunshine Forever Angel Cordero Jr. John M. Veitch Darby Dan Farm1+116 miles1:41.20$120,200III [44]
1987Forest Fair Jose A. Santos John J. Lenzini Jr. Gary Marano1+116 miles1:42.80$121,200III [45]
1986Double Feint Jose A. Santos LeRoy Jolley Peter M. Brant 1+116 miles1:41.40$88,640III [46]
1985§Danger's Hour Donald MacBeth MacKenzie Miller Rokeby Stable 1+116 miles1:40.60$98,850III [47]
1984A Gift Donald MacBeth Joseph B. CanteyTaylor Asbury1+116 miles1:48.40$72,800III [48]
1983Domynsky (GB) Jerry D. Bailey William Curtis Jr. Dogwood Stable 1+116 miles1:48.80$61,100III [49]
At Aqueduct
1982Majesty's Prince Ruben Hernandez Joseph B. Cantey Newstead Farm 1+116 miles1:43.40$55,300IIIDivision 1 [5]
ƒLarida Eddie Maple Woodford C. Stephens John DeWitt Marsh1:42.60$55,300Division 2 [50]
At Belmont Park
1981Summing Angel Cordero Jr. Luis BarreraCharles T. Wilson Jr.1+116 miles1:42.40$59,500III [51]
At Aqueduct Hill Prince Handicap
1980Ben Fab Jean Cruguet Jacques DumasRene Benoit1+116 miles1:43.40$58,000 [52]
1979Bends Me Mind Jorge Velasquez Woodford C. Stephens Mill House Stable 1+116 miles1:46.00$57,450 [53]
At Belmont Park
1978Darby Creek Road Angel Cordero Jr. Howard M. Tesher H. Joseph Allen 1 mile1:35.20$37,675 [54]
1977Forward Charger Jacinto Vasquez LeRoy Jolley Gerald Robins1 mile1:34.40$37,625 [55]
1976Fifth Marine Ron Turcotte Sidney Watters Jr.Pamela H. Firman1+116 miles1:41.20$45,675 [56]
1975†Don Jack George Martens Vincent J. CincottaGustave Ring1+38 miles2:23.20$57,750 [57]

Legend:
  Dirt  Turf
Notes:
§ Ran as an entry
ƒ Filly or Mare
† In the inaugural running of the event in 1975 Annie's Brat finished first, but was disqualified and set back to second.
‡ In the 1992 running of the event Casino Magistrate finished first but was disqualified and set back to second.

See also

List of American and Canadian Graded races

References

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