Lake Placid Stakes

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Lake Placid Stakes
Grade II race
Location Saratoga Race Course
Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
Inaugurated1984 (as Nijana Stakes)
Race type ThoroughbredFlat racing
Website NYRA
Race information
Distance1+116 miles (8.5 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-old fillies
Weight124 lbs with allowances
PurseUS$200,000 (2021)

The Lake Placid Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies over a distance of one and one-sixteenths miles on the turf course scheduled annually in late July or early August at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The event currently carries a purse of $200,000.

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History

The event was inaugurated on 20 August 1984 as the Nijana Stakes and was won by the Edward P. Evans owned Possible Mate as part of an entry with Miss Audimar leading throughout the race to win by 234 lengths in a time of 1:50 flat. [1]

The event was named after the broodmare Nijana, who as a two-year-old won the Grade III Schuylerville Stakes in 1975 at Saratoga. [2]

In 1986 the event was upgraded to the Grade III and in 1999 to Grade II. [3]

In 1998 the event was renamed the Lake Placid Stakes [3] after the village of Lake Placid, which is approximately 100 miles north from Saratoga in the Adirondack Mountains. In 1990 the event was taken off the turf due to the state of the turf track after prolonged inclement weather and was run on dirt. [4] The 2010 event was also moved off the turf, which led to three horses scratched, leaving a field of three. [5]

The Lake Placid was run in two divisions in 1988, 1991, and from 1992 through 1995. [6] [7]

Records

Speed record:

Margins:

Most wins by an owner:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners

YearWinnerJockeyTrainerOwnerDistanceTimePurseGradeRef
Lake Placid Stakes
2024Grayosh Flavien Prat Chad C. Brown Flanagan Racing1+116 miles1:43.74$200,000II [8]
2023Aspray Flavien Prat Chad C. Brown Ran Jan Racing, Inc.1+116 miles1:42.85$200,000II [9]
2022Haughty Jose L. Ortiz Chad C. Brown Bradley Thoroughbreds, Belmar Racing & Breeding, Cambron Equine, & Team Hanley1+116 miles1:41.16$200,000II [10]
2021Technical Analysis (IRE) Jose L. Ortiz Chad C. Brown Klaravich Stables 1+116 miles1:46.49$200,000II [11]
2020Speaktomeofsummer Joel Rosario Christophe Clement Waterford Stable1+18 miles1:49.44$150,000II [12]
2019Varenka Javier Castellano H. Graham Motion Augustin Stable 1+116 miles1:43.68$200,000II Dead heat [13]
Regal Glory Luis Saez Chad C. Brown Paul P. Pompa Jr.
2018Rushing Fall Javier Castellano Chad C. Brown e Five Racing Thoroughbreds1+18 miles1:51.86$300,000II [14]
2017Proctor's Ledge Javier Castellano Brendan P. WalshPatricia L. Moseley1+18 miles1:47.74$294,000II [15]
2016Time and Motion John R. Velazquez James J. Toner Philips Racing1+18 miles1:48.39$300,000II [16]
2015Sentiero Italia Joel Rosario Kiaran P. McLaughlin Godolphin Racing 1+18 miles1:49.25$294,000II [17]
2014Crown Queen John R. Velazquez William I. Mott Besilu Stables1+18 miles1:47.91$285,000II [18]
2013† Caroline Thomas Rosie Napravnik Barclay Tagg Joyce B. Young1+18 miles1:47.36$200,000II [19]
2012 Stephanie's Kitten John R. Velazquez Wayne M. Catalano Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey 1+18 miles1:48.51$200,000II [20]
2011Hungry Island Alex O. Solis Claude R. McGaughey III Emory Hamilton1+18 miles1:53.77$150,000II [21]
2010It's Tea Time Julien R. Leparoux George R. Arnold IIAlex G. Campbell Jr.1+18 miles1:54.52$135,000IIIOff turf [5]
2009Shared Account Edgar S. Prado H. Graham Motion Sagamore Farm1+18 miles1:54.62$150,000II [22]
2008Backseat Rhythm Javier Castellano Patrick L. ReynoldsPaul P. Pompa Jr.1+18 miles1:50.69$150,000II [23]
2007Sharp Susan Kent J. Desormeaux William I. Mott IEAH Stables & WinStar Farm1+18 miles1:46.69$150,000II [24]
2006 Wait A While Garrett K. Gomez Todd A. Pletcher Arindel Farm1+18 miles1:46.59$147,000II [25]
2005Naissance Royale (IRE) Edgar S. Prado Christophe Clement Monceaux Stable1+18 miles1:47.14$150,000II [26]
Lake Placid Handicap
2004Spotlight (GB) Jerry D. Bailey Christophe Clement Green Hills Farm1+18 miles1:50.54$150,000II [27]
2003Sand Springs Mark Guidry Anthony L. ReinstedlerWillmott Stables1+18 miles1:49.03$150,000II [28]
2002Wonder Again Edgar S. Prado James J. Toner Joan & John Phillips 1+18 miles1:49.24$150,000II [29]
2001Snow Dance Richard Migliore John T. Ward Jr. John C. Oxley 1+18 miles1:47.42$150,000II [30]
2000Gaviola Jerry D. Bailey William H. Turner Jr. Twilite Farms1+18 miles1:48.02$150,000II [31]
1999Badouizm Robbie Davis Brian P. AngeMichael Fowler1+18 miles1:46.44$150,000II [32]
1998Tenski Richard Migliore Linda L. Rice Richard L. Golden1+18 miles1:46.33$150,000III [33]
Nijana Stakes
1997Witchful Thinking Shane Sellers Niall M. O'CallaghanLeslie Grimm1+18 miles1:47.65$150,000III [34]
1996Memories of Silver Jerry D. Bailey James J. Toner Joan Phillips 1+18 miles1:47.80$114,400III [35]
1995Class Kris Pat Day James E. Picou Fred W. Hooper 1+116 miles1:40.90$112,300IIIDivision 1 [36]
Bail Out Becky Shane Sellers William I. Mott Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey 1:41.87$112,800Division 2 [37]
1994Coronation Cup Jerry D. Bailey MacKenzie Miller Kinghaven Farms 1+116 miles1:43.81$109,600IIIDivision 1 [38]
Alywow Mike E. Smith Roger L. Attfield Rokeby Stables 1:43.88$111,100Division 2 [39]
1993Amal Hayati Jerry D. Bailey D. Wayne Lukas Peter E. Blum1+116 miles1:41.58$94,900IIIDivision 1 [40]
Statuette Mike E. Smith Richard A. DeStasioRashid Al Khalifa1:40.97$93,300Division 2 [41]
1992Shannkara (IRE) Mike E. Smith Nicolas Clement August Belmont IV 1+116 miles1:40.80$120,700IIIDivision 1 [42]
Heed Mike E. Smith William Badgett Jr.Craig B. Singer1:41.84$122,300Division 2 [43]
1991Jinski's World José A. Santos Leo O'BrienSamuel H. Rogers Jr.1+116 miles1:40.20$99,600IIIDivision 1 [44]
Grab the Green Ángel Cordero Jr. Barclay Tagg Teresa M. Maher1:41.01$98,800Division 2 [45]
1990Jefforee José A. Santos D. Wayne Lukas Calumet Farm 1+18 miles1:49.00$100,500IIIOff turf [4]
1989 Capades Ángel Cordero Jr. Richard O'ConnellPoma Stable1+116 miles1:41.00$92,700III [46]
1988Betty Lobelia José A. Santos H. Allen Jerkens Darby Dan Farm 1+116 miles1:40.80$88,800IIIDivision 1 [47]
Love You by Heart Randy Romero John M. Veitch Bohemia Stable 1:41.60$88,800Division 2 [48]
1987Graceful Darby Jerry D. Bailey John M. Veitch James W. Phillips1+116 miles1:41.40$84,600III [49]
1986An Empress José A. Santos Laz Barrera Harbor View Farm 1+116 miles1:42.00$87,000III [50]
1985Videogenic Robbie Davis Gasper S. MoscheraAlbert Davis1+116 miles1:41.20$54,200 [51]
1984§ Possible Mate Donald MacBeth Philip G. Johnson Edward P. Evans 1+18 miles1:50.00$43,450 [1]

Legend:
  Turf  Dirt
Notes:
§ Ran as an entry
† In the 2013 event Nellie Cashman finished first but was disqualified for drifting in the straight and placed third. Caroline Thomas was declared the winner.

See also

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