Acorn Stakes
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Grade I race | |
Location | Belmont Park Elmont, New York |
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Inaugurated | 1931 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | www |
Race information | |
Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
Weight | 121 lb (55 kg) |
Purse | $750,000 (2014) |
The Acorn Stakes is an American Grade I race at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies. It is raced on dirt over a distance of one mile with a current purse of $750,000. It is the first leg of the US Triple Tiara and is followed by the Coaching Club American Oaks then the Alabama Stakes. The filly must win all three races to win the Triple Tiara.
The Acorn Stakes was run at Aqueduct Racetrack from 1960 to 1967 and 1969 to 1975. There were two divisions in 1951, 1970 and 1974. There was a dead heat for first place in 1954 and again in 1956.
Records
Speed record:
- 1:34.05 - You (2002)
Most wins by an owner:
- 6 - Calumet Farm
- 5 - Wheatley Stable
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 - Eddie Arcaro
- 4 - Jorge Velasquez, Mike E. Smith
Winners of the Acorn Stakes since 1931
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance (Miles) |
Time |
Grade |
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2015 | Curalina | 3 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners | 1-mile | 1:35.13 | I |
2014 | Sweet Reason | 3 | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | Leah Gyarmati | Treadway Racing Stable | 1-mile | 1:34.98 | I |
2013 | Midnight Lucky | 3 | Rosie Napravnik | Bob Baffert | Pegram,Watson & Weitman | 1-mile | 1:35.11 | I |
2012 | Contested | 3 | Javier Castellano | Bob Baffert | Natalie J. Baffert | 1-mile | 1:34.61 | I |
2011 | It's Tricky | 3 | Eddie Castro | Kiaran McLaughlin | Darley Stable | 1-mile | 1:35.48 | I |
2010 | Champagne d'Oro | 3 | Martin Garcia | Eric Guillot | Southern Equine Stables | 1-mile | 1:37.44 | I |
2009 | Gabby's Golden Gal | 3 | Javier Castellano | Bob Baffert | Arnold Zetcher | 1-mile | 1:34.79 | I |
2008 | Zaftig | 3 | John Velazquez | James A. Jerkens | Susan Moore et al. | 1-mile | 1:34.50 | I |
2007 | Cotton Blossom | 3 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Dogwood Stable | 1-mile | 1:34.70 | I |
2006 | Bushfire | 3 | Alex Solis | Eddie Kenneally | Ron & Ricki Rashinski | 1-mile | 1:35.89 | I |
2005 | Round Pond | 3 | Stewart Elliott | John Servis | Fox Hill Farms, Inc. | 1-mile | 1:35.20 | I |
2004 | Island Sand | 3 | Terry J. Thompson | J. Larry Jones | James Osbrone | 1-mile | 1:34.80 | I |
2003 | Bird Town | 3 | Edgar Prado | Nick Zito | Marylou Whitney Stable | 1-mile | 1:35.20 | I |
2002 | You | 3 | Jerry Bailey | Robert J. Frankel | Edmund A. Gann | 1-mile | 1:34.00 | I |
2001 | Forest Secrets | 3 | Chris McCarron | John Ward, Jr. | Debby M. Oxley | 1-mile | 1:34.80 | I |
2000 | Finder's Fee | 3 | John Velazquez | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | 1-mile | 1:37.20 | I |
1999 | Three Ring | 3 | Jerry Bailey | Edward Plesa, Jr. | Barry K. Schwartz | 1-mile | 1:36.00 | I |
1998 | Jersey Girl | 3 | Mike E. Smith | Todd A. Pletcher | Ackerley Bros. Farm | 1-mile | 1:36.20 | I |
1997 | Sharp Cat | 3 | Gary L. Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | The Thoroughbred Corp. | 1-mile | 1:34.40 | I |
1996 | Star de Lady Ann | 3 | Mike E. Smith | William W. Perry | John D. Murphy | 1-mile | 1:34.60 | I |
1995 | Cat's Cradle | 3 | Chris Antley | David Hofmans | Georgia B. Ridder | 1-mile | 1:37.40 | I |
1994 | Inside Information | 3 | Mike E. Smith | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Mills Phipps | 1-mile | 1:34.26 | I |
1993 | Sky Beauty | 3 | Mike E. Smith | H. Allen Jerkens | Georgia E. Hoffman | 1-mile | 1:35.40 | I |
1992 | Prospectors Delite | 3 | Pat Day | Neil J. Howard | Elkins, Farish & Webber | 1-mile | 1:35.00 | I |
1991 | Meadow Star | 3 | Jerry Bailey | Leroy Jolley | Carl Icahn | 1-mile | 1:37.40 | I |
1990 | Stella Madrid | 3 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Peter M. Brant | 1-mile | 1:36.00 | I |
1989 | Open Mind | 3 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1-mile | 1:35.40 | I |
1988 | Aptostar | 3 | Robbie Davis | H. Allen Jerkens | Centennial Farms | 1-mile | 1:34.80 | I |
1987 | Grecian Flight | 3 | Craig Perret | Joseph H. Pierce, Jr. | Henry C. Lindh | 1-mile | 1:35.20 | I |
1986 | Lotka | 3 | Jerry Bailey | Woody Stephens | Henryk de Kwiatkowski | 1-mile | 1:35.20 | I |
1985 | Mom's Command | 3 | Abigail Fuller | Edward T. Allard | Peter Fuller | 1-mile | 1:35.80 | I |
1984 | Miss Oceana | 3 | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Newstead Farm | 1-mile | 1:35.80 | I |
1983 | Ski Goggle | 3 | Chris McCarron | A. Thomas Doyle | Zenya Yoshida | 1-mile | 1:35.00 | I |
1982 | Cupecoy's Joy | 3 | Angel Santiago | Alfredo Callejas | Ri-Ma-Ro Stables | 1-mile | 1:34.20 | I |
1981 | Heavenly Cause | 3 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Woody Stephens | Ryehill Farm | 1-mile | 1:35.20 | I |
1980 | Bold 'n Determined | 3 | Ed Delahoussaye | Neil Drysdale | Saron Stable | 1-mile | 1:36.80 | I |
1979 | Davona Dale | 3 | Jorge Velasquez | John M. Veitch | Calumet Farm | 1-mile | 1:36.00 | I |
1978 | Tempest Queen | 3 | Jorge Velasquez | Lou Rondinello | Darby Dan Farm | 1-mile | 1:35.40 | I |
1977 | Bring Out The Band | 3 | Don Brumfield | James W. Murphy | Hickory Tree Stable | 1-mile | 1:36.80 | I |
1976 | Dearly Precious | 3 | Jorge Velasquez | Stephen A. DiMauro | Richard E. Bailey | 1-mile | 1:35.80 | I |
1975 | Ruffian | 3 | Jacinto Vasquez | Frank Y. Whiteley, Jr. | Locust Hill Farm | 1-mile | 1:34.40 | I |
1974 | Chris Evert | 3 | Jorge Velasquez | Joseph A. Trovato | Carl Rosen | 1-mile | 1:36.00 | I |
1974 | Special Team | 3 | Miguel A. Rivera | James E. Picou | Fred W. Hooper | 1-mile | 1:35.40 | I |
1973 | Windy's Daughter | 3 | Braulio Baeza | Laz Barrera | Mrs. Paul Blackman | 1-mile | 1:35.40 | I |
1972 | Susan's Girl | 3 | Victor Tejada | John W. Russell | Fred W. Hooper | 1-mile | 1:34.60 | |
1971 | Deceit | 3 | John L. Rotz | Del W. Carroll | Windfields Farm | 1-mile | 1:36.60 | |
1970 | Royal Signal | 3 | Garth Patterson | Stephen A. DiMauro | Mrs. L. W. Knapp, Jr. | 1-mile | 1:36.20 | |
1970 | Cathy Honey | 3 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Evan S. Jackson | Hastings Harcourt | 1-mile | 1:36.00 | |
1969 | Shuvee | 3 | Jesse Davidson | Willard C. Freeman | Anne Minor Stone | 1-mile | 1:35.60 | |
1968 | Dark Mirage | 3 | Manuel Ycaza | Everett W. King | Lloyd I. Miller | 1-mile | 1:34.80 | |
1967 | Furl Sail | 3 | Jacinto Vasquez | John L. Winans | Mrs. Edwin K. Thomas | 1-mile | 1:35.60 | |
1966 | Marking Time | 3 | Bill Shoemaker | Edward A. Neloy | Ogden Phipps | 1-mile | 1:36.00 | |
1965 | Ground Control | 3 | Donald Pierce | Edward A. Neloy | Jules D. Michaels | 1-mile | 1:37.20 | |
1964 | Castle Forbes | 3 | John L. Rotz | Edward A. Neloy | Wheatley Stable | 1-mile | 1:37.00 | |
1963 | Spicy Living | 3 | John Combest | Jimmy Rowe | Eleonora Sears | 1-mile | 1:37.20 | |
1962 | Cicada | 3 | Bill Shoemaker | Casey Hayes | Meadow Stable | 1-mile | 1:35.60 | |
1961 | Bowl of Flowers | 3 | Eddie Arcaro | J. Elliott Burch | Brookmeade Stable | 1-mile | 1:37.40 | |
1960 | Irish Jay | 3 | Hedley Woodhouse | James E. Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | 1-mile | 1:35.80 | |
1959 | Quill | 3 | Bobby Ussery | Lucien Laurin | Reginald N. Webster | 1-mile | 1:37.40 | |
1958 | Big Effort | 3 | Pete D. Anderson | J. Elliott Burch | Brookmeade Stable | 1-mile | 1:37.40 | |
1957 | Bayou | 3 | Bobby Ussery | Moody Jolley | Claiborne Farm | 1-mile | 1:37.00 | |
1956 | Beyond | 3 | Conn McCreary | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1-mile | 1:37.80 | |
1956 | Princess Turia | 3 | Henry Moreno | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1-mile | 1:37.80 | |
1955 | High Voltage | 3 | Eddie Arcaro | James E. Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | 1-mile | 1:38.80 | |
1954 | Happy Mood | 3 | Pete Moreno | Monte S. Parke | Fannie Hertz | 1-mile | 1:38.80 | |
1954 | Riverina | 3 | William Boland | Max Hirsch | King Ranch | 1-mile | 1:38.80 | |
1953 | Secret Meeting | 3 | J. Nichols | Robert L. Dotter | J. C. Brady | 1-mile | 1:39.40 | |
1952 | Parading Lady | 3 | J. Hardinbrook | John B. Theall | Joe W. Brown | 1-mile | 1:38.80 | |
1951 | Kiss Me Kate | 3 | Warren Mehrtens | Oscar White | Walter M. Jeffords | 1-mile | 1:36.40 | |
1951 | Nothirdchance | 3 | B. Green | Hirsch Jacobs | Isidor Bieber | 1-mile | 1:38.80 | |
1950 | Siama | 3 | Ted Atkinson | Moody Jolley | Cain Hoy Stable | 1-mile | 1:37.20 | |
1949 | Nell K | 3 | Douglas Dodson | John B. Partridge | Spring Hill Farm | 1-mile | 1:38.00 | |
1948 | Watermill | 3 | Eddie Arcaro | Bert Mulholland | George D. Widener, Jr. | 1-mile | 1:37.00 | |
1947 | But Why Not | 3 | Warren Mehrtens | Max Hirsch | King Ranch | 1-mile | 1:38.00 | |
1946 | Earshot | 3 | Eddie Arcaro | Willie Booth | William G. Helis, Sr. | 1-mile | 1:37.20 | |
1945 | Gallorette | 3 | Eddie Arcaro | Edward A. Christmas | William L. Brann | 1-mile | 1:37.20 | |
1944 | Twilight Tear | 3 | Conn McCreary | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1-mile | 1:37.00 | |
1943 | Nellie L | 3 | Wendell Eads | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1-mile | 1:38.60 | |
1942 | Zaca Rose | 3 | Charles Wahler | Frank J. Baker | W. W. Crenshaw | 1-mile | 1:38.20 | |
1941 | Proud One | 3 | Wendell Eads | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1-mile | 1:37.60 | |
1940 | Damaged Goods | 3 | John Gilbert | John M. Milburn | Starmount Stable | 1-mile | 1:37.00 | |
1939 | Hostility | 3 | Leon Haas | James E. Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | 1-mile | 1:39.80 | |
1938 | Handcuff | 3 | Charley Kurtsinger | Hugh L. Fontaine | Brookmeade Stable | 1-mile | 1:39.80 | |
1937 | Dawn Play | 3 | Lester Balaski | Max Hirsch | King Ranch | 1-mile | 1:49.40 | |
1936 | Blue Sheen | 3 | James Stout | James E. Fitzsimmons | Whitney A. Stone | 1-mile | 1:38.80 | |
1935 | Good Gamble | 3 | Samuel Renick | Bud Stotler | Alfred G. Vanderbilt II | 1-mile | 1:39.00 | |
1934 | Fleam | 3 | James Stout | James E. Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | 1-mile | 1:38.00 | |
1933 | Iseult | 3 | Hank Mills | James E. Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | 1-mile | 1:40.60 | |
1932 | Top Flight | 3 | Raymond Workman | Thomas J. Healey | C. V. Whitney | 1-mile | 1:39.00 | |
1931 | Baba Kenney | 3 | W. Cannon | Herbert J. Thompson | Edward R. Bradley | 1-mile | 1:41.00 |