Ballerina Stakes
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| Grade I race | |
| Location | Saratoga Race Course Saratoga Springs, New York, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1979 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 7 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | fillies & mares, Three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $500,000 |
The Ballerina Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race. The Grade I event is contested each year during the last week of August at Saratoga Race Course and is open to fillies and mares, ages three and up. It is raced at a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt for a current recently increased purse of $500,000.
Part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, the winner of the 2008 Ballerina Stakes automatically qualifies for the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint.[1]
Named for Howell E. Jackson's filly, Ballerina, who won the 1954 inaugural running of the Maskette Stakes.
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Records
Speed record:
- 1:21.09 - Lady Talk (2004)
Most wins:
- Shine Again (2001, 2002)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Pat Day (1984, 1994, 2000)
- 3 - John Velazquez (2005, 2012, 2015)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 - C. R. McGaughey III (1984, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1999)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Ogden Phipps (1979, 1999)
- 2 - Eugene V. Klein (1985, 1986)
- 2 - Kinsman Stable (1993, 2000)
- 2 - Bohemia Stable (2001, 2002)
