| Class | Listed |
|---|---|
| Location | Aqueduct Racetrack Jamaica, New York, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1975 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Aqueduct Racetrack |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Two-year-old fillies |
| Purse | $100,000 |
The Tempted Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1975 at Aqueduct Racetrack in Jamaica, New York. Run near the end of October, the ungraded stakes race is open to 2-year-old fillies and is contested on dirt over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs). It currently offers a purse of $100,000. [1]
The race is named in honor of Tempted, voted U.S. Champion Handicap Mare in 1959.
In 1976, the race mare, Pearl Necklace, won this race. Our Mims placed. In 1979, it was won by the future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Genuine Risk and in 1990 by another future Hall of Famer, Flawlessly.
For 2011 only, the distance was shortened to 6 furlongs. It was changed from Aqueduct to Belmont Park and moved to earlier in the month as a prep for the inaugural Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint that was run on November 4 of that year.
Speed record:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
Most wins by an owner:
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Dist. (Miles) (Furlongs) | Time | Win $ | Gr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Shilling | 2 | Christopher Elliott | Kenneth McPeek | Fern Circle Stables | 1 m | 1:38.45 | $90,000 | L/R |
| 2024 | Stunner | 2 | Dylan Davis | Brad Cox | LNJ Foxwoods and Church Street Stable | 1 m | 1:36.90 | $90,000 | L/R |
| 2023 | Shimmering Allure | 2 | Junior Alvarado | Kenneth McPeek | Walking L Thoroughbreds, LLC | 1 m | 1:37.84 | $90,000 | L/R |
| 2022 | Good Sam | 2 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Chad C. Brown | Peter M. Brant | 1 m | 1:38.69 | $90,000 | L/R |
| 2021 | Gerrymander | 2 | Eric Cancel | Chad C. Brown | Klaravich Stables | 1 m | 1:38.13 | $82,000 | L/R |
| 2020 | Malathaat | 2 | Kendrick Carmouche | Todd A. Pletcher | Shadwell Stable | 1 m | 1:40.35 | $55,000 | L/R |
| 2019 | Maedean | 2 | Luis Saez | Mark Hennig | Courtlandt Farms (Donald & Donna Adam) | 1 m | 1:36.36 | $82,500 | L/R |
| 2018 | Oxy Lady | 2 | Declan Cannon | Jack Sisterson | Calumet Farm | 1 m | 1:38.88 | $82,500 | G3 |
| 2017 | Daisy | 2 | Kendrick Carmouche | John Servis | Fox Hill Farms, Inc. | 1 m | 1:37.13 | $90,000 | G3 |
| 2016 | Miss Sky Warrior | 2 | Paco Lopez | Kelly J. Breen | Arlene's Sun Star Stable | 1 m | 1:38.62 | $120,000 | G3 |
| 2015 | Big World | 2 | José L. Ortiz | Anthony W. Dutrow | Maggie Moss | 1 m | 1:37.19 | $120,000 | G3 |
| 2014 | Jacaranda | 2 | José L. Ortiz | Michael E. Hushion | Barry K. Schwartz | 1 m | 1:40.24 | $150,000 | G3 |
| 2013 | Stopchargingmaria | 2 | Javier Castellano | Todd A. Pletcher | Repole Stable | 1 m | 1:38.77 | $150,000 | G3 |
| 2012 | My Happy Face | 2 | Jose Lezcano | H. James Bond | Michael Dubb | 1 m | 1:36.32 | $90,000 | G3 |
| 2011 | Believe You Can | 2 | Gabriel Saez | Larry Jones | Brereton C. Jones | 6 f | 1:11.20 | $60,000 | G3 |
| 2010 | Full Moon Blues | 2 | Malcolm Franklin | Timothy Tullock Jr. | Jeffrey L. Nielsen | 1 m | 1:38.56 | $60,000 | G3 |
| 2009 | Ailalea | 2 | Eibar Coa | Todd A. Pletcher | Starlight Partners | 1 m | 1:36.75 | $63,900 | G3 |
| 2008 | Livin Lovin | 2 | Ramon Dominguez | Steve Klesaris | Puglisi Racing | 1 m | 1:36.89 | $64,680 | G3 |
| 2007 | Elusive Lady | 2 | Eibar Coa | John C. Kimmel | Gold Mark Farm LLC | 1 m | 1:38.40 | $63,960 | G3 |
| 2006 | Successful Outlook | 2 | Joe Bravo | Scott Blasi | Gainesway Stable | 1 m | 1:37.36 | $64,920 | G3 |
| 2005 | Better Now | 2 | Javier Castellano | Mark Hennig | Lee Lewis | 1 m | 1:38.35 | $66,600 | G3 |
| 2004 | Summer Raven | 2 | Stewart Elliott | Todd Pletcher | Edgewood Farm | 1 m | 1:36.09 | $63,960 | G3 |
| 2003 | La Reina | 2 | John Velazquez | Claude McGaughey III | Emory A. Hamilton | 1 m | 1:36.15 | $66,420 | G3 |
| 2002 | Chimichurri | 2 | John Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Peachtree Stable | 1 m | 1:37.52 | $66,240 | G3 |
| 2001 | Smok'n Frolic | 2 | John Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Dogwood Stable | 1 m | 1:37.77 | $66,900 | G3 |
| 2000 | Two Item Limit | 2 | Richard Migliore | Stephen L. DiMauro | Joseph F. Graffeo | 1 m | 1:38.53 | $65,520 | G3 |
| 1999 | Shawnee Country | 2 | Jorge Chavez | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 1 m | 1:38.60 | $65,460 | G3 |
| 1998 | Oh What a Windfall | 2 | Jerry Bailey | Claude McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | 1 m | 1:39.84 | $66,120 | G3 |
| 1997 | Dancing With Ruth | 2 | Tommy Turner | Benjamin W. Perkins Jr. | Gene Cox | 1 m | 1:37.55 | $65,340 | G3 |
| 1996 | Ajina | 2 | Jerry Bailey | William I. Mott | Allen E. Paulson | 1 m | 1:36.59 | $66,240 | G3 |
| 1995 | Race not held | ||||||||
| 1994 | Special Broad | 2 | Julie Krone | Richard W. Small | Robert Meyerhoff | 1 m | 1:37.20 | $66,000 | G3 |
| 1993 | Sovereign Kitty | 2 | John Velazquez | Richard Schosberg | Heatherwood Farm | 1-1/16 m | 1:46.84 | $69,720 | G3 |
| 1992 | True Affair | 2 | Joe Bravo | Gary Contessa | Winbound Farms | 1-1/16 m | 1:47.48 | $68,520 | G3 |
| 1991 | Deputation | 2 | David Lidberg | Claude McGaughey III | Stuart S. Janney III | 1-1/16 m | 1:46.74 | $72,600 | G3 |
| 1990 | Flawlessly | 2 | Jerry Bailey | Richard E. Dutrow Jr. | Harbor View Farm | 1-1/16 m | 1:46.36 | $56,250 | G3 |
| 1989 | Worth Avenue | 2 | Randy Romero | William I. Mott | Mrs. Bertram R. Firestone | 1-1/16 m | 1:46.15 | $69,480 | G3 |
| 1988 | Box Office Gold | 2 | José A. Santos | D. Wayne Lukas | Joseph Allen | 1-1/16 m | 1:46.15 | $57,600 | G3 |
| 1987 | Thirty Eight Go Go | 2 | Kent Desormeaux | King T. Leathurbury | Janet Wayson | 1-1/16 m | 1:44.35 | $100,920 | G3 |
| 1986 | Silent Turn | 2 | Chris Antley | Robert E. Wheeler | Leslie Millman | 1-1/16 m | 1:46.15 | $74,400 | G3 |
| 1985 | Cosmic Tiger | 2 | Eddie Maple | Charles R. Lewis | R. A. Brookes Jr. | 1-1/16 m | 1:46.15 | $68,580 | G3 |
| 1984 | Willow Mood | 2 | Jorge Velásquez | Daniel Perlsweig | Mrs. C. C. Polin | 1-1/16 m | 1:46.45 | $57,330 | G3 |
| 1983 | Surely Georgie's | 2 | Ruben Hernandez | James W. Maloney | Mrs. G. G. Proskauer | 1-1/16 m | 1:39.35 | $34,320 | G3 |
| 1982 | Only Queens | 2 | Miguel Rivera | Joseph A. Trovato | Barry K. Schwartz | 1-1/16 m | 1:37.00 | $33,180 | G3 |
| 1981 | Choral Group | 2 | Jorge Velásquez | MacDonald Benson | Windfield Farms | 1-1/16 m | 1:38.00 | $33,000 | G3 |
| 1980 | Tina Tina Too | 2 | Cash Asmussen | Richard T. DeStasio | Albert Fried Jr. | 1-1/16 m | 1:38.25 | $32,580 | G3 |
| 1979 | Genuine Risk | 2 | Jacinto Vásquez | LeRoy Jolley | Mrs. Bertram R. Firestone | 1-1/16 m | 1:36.00 | $33,060 | G3 |
| 1978 | Whisper Fleet | 2 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Thomas J. Kelly | Martin B. Townsend | 1-1/16 m | 1:36.15 | $25,665 | G3 |
| 1977 | Caesar's Wish | 2 | Gregg McCarron | Richard W. Small | Sally Gibson | 1-1/16 m | 1:36.15 | $22,635 | G3 |
| 1976 | Pearl Necklace | 2 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Roger Laurin | Reginald N. Webster | 1-1/16 m | 1:39.35 | $22,380 | G3 |
| 1975 | Secret Lavin | 2 | Jean Cruguet | Sam Cardile | Milton Somerfiled | 1-1/16 m | 1:35.25 | $33,600 | G3 |