Named after Count Fleet, the 1943 Triple Crown winner, the race is open to three-year-olds willing to race one mile and seventy yards on the inner dirt track.
Inaugurated in 1975 as the Count Fleet Handicap at Belmont Park, it was run that year at a distance of one mile.[2] In 1976 it was raced at seven furlongs then from 1977 through 1983 at a mile and a sixteenth. It has been contested at a mile and seventy yards since 1984.[3]
There was no race run in 1982.
Recordsedit
Speed record: (at current distance of 1 mile, 70 yards)
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The Count Fleet Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run at Aqueduct Racetrack located in Jamaica New York at the beginning of January each year 1 It is the first stakes race of the year run in New York City for three year olds Count Fleet StakesUngraded Stakes raceLocationAqueduct RacetrackQueens New YorkUnited StatesInaugurated1975Race typeThoroughbred Flat racingWebsitewww wbr nyra wbr com wbr index wbr aqueduct wbr htmlRace informationDistance1 mile 70 yardsSurfaceDirtTrackleft handedQualificationThree year oldsWeightAssignedPurseUS 65 000 Named after Count Fleet the 1943 Triple Crown winner the race is open to three year olds willing to race one mile and seventy yards on the inner dirt track Offering a purse of 65 000 added the race is a prep to the Whirlaway Stakes the Gotham Stakes the Bay Shore Stakes and the Wood Memorial Stakes Inaugurated in 1975 as the Count Fleet Handicap at Belmont Park it was run that year at a distance of one mile 2 In 1976 it was raced at seven furlongs then from 1977 through 1983 at a mile and a sixteenth It has been contested at a mile and seventy yards since 1984 3 There was no race run in 1982 Records editSpeed record at current distance of 1 mile 70 yards 1 39 61 Achilles of Troy 2006 Most wins by a jockey 3 Jorge Velasquez 1975 1984 1990 3 Richard Migliore 1985 1988 2002 Most wins by a trainer 2 John P Campo 1977 1991 Most wins by an owner 2 Paraneck Stable 2006 2007 Winners editYear Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Dist Miles Time2012 Alpha 3 Ramon Dominguez Kiaran McLaughlin Godolphin Racing 1 mi 70 yds 1 42 832011 Monzon 3 Edgar Prado Ignacio Correas IV Sagamore Farm 1 mi 70 yds 1 42 422010 Laus Deo 3 David Cohen Anthony W Dutrow Fox Hill Farms Inc 1 mi 70 yds 1 44 912009 Haynesfield 3 Ramon Dominguez Steve Asmussen Turtle Bird Stable 1 mi 70 yds 1 44 652008 Giant Moon 3 Ramon Dominguez Richard Schosberg Albert Fried Jr 1 mi 70 yds 1 41 142007 Pink Viper 3 Norberto Arroyo Jr Alan Klanfer Paraneck Stable 1 mi 70 yds 1 42 942006 Achilles of Troy 3 Alan Garcia Jennifer Pedersen Paraneck Stable 1 mi 70 yds 1 39 612005 Scrappy T 3 Alan Garcia W Robert Bailes Marshall E Dowell 1 mi 70 yds 1 42 412004 Smarty Jones 3 Stewart Elliott John Servis Someday Farm 1 mi 70 yds 1 41 422003 Grey Comet 3 Aaron Gryder Gary C Contessa Star Track Farms 1 mi 70 yds 1 42 172002 Iron Deputy 3 Richard Migliore James A Jerkens Susan amp John Moore 1 mi 70 yds 1 41 672001 Just Allen 3 Steve Capanas Robert J Seeger Raymond Ivory 1 mi 70 yds 1 43 302000 Country Only 3 Heberto Castillo Jr John C Kimmel Morton Binn 1 mi 70 yds 1 41 771999 Prime Directive 3 Dale Beckner Walter C Reese Noreen Carpenito 1 mi 70 yds 1 42 411998 Classic Time 3 Aaron Gryder Joe Orseno Deborah Schier 1 mi 70 yds 1 40 891997 Real Star 3 Chuck C Lopez Joe Orseno Leonard Green 1 mi 70 yds 1 43 151996 Criminal Suit 3 John Velazquez Robert Barbara Greeley amp Sabine Stable 1 mi 70 yds 1 43 811995 Micheal s Star 3 Mike McCarthy Guadalupe Preciado Hidden Lane Farm 1 mi 70 yds 1 45 661994 Sonny s Bruno 3 Mike Luzzi Howard M Tesher Edwin H Wachtel 1 mi 70 yds 1 44 221993 Prairie Bayou 3 Mike E Smith Thomas Bohannan Loblolly Stable 1 mi 70 yds 1 42 941992 Thunder Rumble 3 Herb McCauley Richard O Connell Konrad O Widmer 1 mi 70 yds 1 43 101991 Three Coins Up 3 Herb McCauley John P Campo Pinebourne Farm 1 mi 70 yds 1 44 861990 Dotsero 3 Jorge Velasquez James E Baker Burton E Glazov 1 mi 70 yds 1 42 001989 A M Swinger 3 Chris Antley P Brian Enright John H Peace 1 mi 70 yds 1 42 201988 Delightful Doctor 3 Richard Migliore William B Cocks Evergreen Farm 1 mi 70 yds 1 42 201987 Sting em 3 Jose A Santos Richard Dutrow Sr Stephen Dennehy 1 mi 70 yds 1 43 601986 Bordeaux Bob 3 Robbie Davis Roy Sedlacek Marc Barge 1 mi 70 yds 1 43 001985 First One Up 3 Richard Migliore Luis Barrera Randoph Weinsier 1 mi 70 yds 1 44 001984 Lt Flag 3 Jorge Velasquez L Douglas Amos Cedar Copse Stable 1 mi 70 yds 1 42 601983 Jeff s Companion 3 Antonio Graell Sally A Bailie Aisco Stable 1 1 16 mile 1 49 201982 Race not held1981 Triocala 3 Ruben Hernandez Pancho Martin Viola Sommer 1 1 16 mile 1 45 201980 Degenerate Jon 3 Jose Amy Joseph A Trovato Barry K Schwartz 1 1 16 mile 1 44 001979 Picturesque 3 Ruben Hernandez Jose A Martin Harbor View Farm 1 1 16 mile 1 49 801978 Prince Of Gold 3 Dave Borden Alex A Fiore Kamal S Sheena 1 1 16 mile 1 47 001977 Make Amends 3 Steve Cauthen John P Campo Elmendorf 1 1 16 mile 1 46 001976 Wardlaw 3 Jorge Tejeira David R Vance Dan Lasater 7 8 mile 1 22 601975 American History 3 Jorge Velasquez Thomas F Root Sr Harry T Mangurian Jr 1 mile 1 35 00 In 1991 Stately Wager finished first but was disqualified to second References edit Count Fleet Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack Archived 2011 01 14 at the Wayback Machine New York Times September 22 1975 Count Fleet Stakes history at the NYRA Archived 2011 01 14 at the Wayback Machine 40 40 20 N 73 49 51 W 40 672306 N 73 830829 W 40 672306 73 830829 Retrieved from https en 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