Pucker Up Stakes

Pucker Up Stakes

Grade III race
Location	Arlington Park Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States
Inaugurated	1961
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	Arlington Park
Race information
Distance
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-old fillies
Weight	Scale Weight
Purse	$100,000 (2015)

The Pucker Up Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for 3-year-old fillies held annually in early September at Arlington Park race track near Chicago, Illinois. A Grade III event, it is contested over a distance of 9 furlongs (1 1/8 miles) on turf.

The race was named in honor of Ada L. Rice's filly, Pucker Up. Pucker Up was one of five champions trained by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer James P. Conway.

Recent winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2015	Miz Money	Robby Albarado	Patti Miller	L.T.B. Inc./Hillerich Racing	1:49.80
2014	Sistas Stroll	Drayden Van Dyke	Thomas F. Proctor	Five Fillies Stable	1:55.13
2013	I'm Already Sexy	Florent Geroux	Wayne Catalano	Hit The Board Stables	1:48.12
2012	Leading Astray	Eduardo Pérez	Chris Block	Team Block	1:49.28
2011	Marketing Mix	Junior Alvarado	Tom Proctor	Glen Hill Farm	1:49.24
2010	Dade Babe	Florent Geroux	Danny L. Miller	Lawrence G. Peifer	1:51.77
2009	Hot Cha Cha	James Graham	Philip Sims	Nelson McMakin	1:47.67
2008	Closeout	Jamie Theriot	Thomas F. Proctor	Glen Hill Farm	1:53.22
2007	Dreaming of Anna	E. T. Baird	Wayne Catalano	Frank C. Calabrese	1:48.20
2006	Vacare	Carlos Marquez, Jr.	Chris Block	Lathenbach Stables	1:49.71
2005	Royal Copenhagen	Shaun Bridgmohan	Laura de Seroux	Richard L. Duchossois	1:48.76
2004	Ticker Tape	Kent Desormeaux	James M. Cassidy	D. Pearson/J. Sweesy	1:48.63

References

• The Pucker Up Stakes at Pedigree Query
• The Pucker Up Stakes at the NTRA