With its first run in 1901, the Saratoga Special was a winner-take-all race until 1959 when it became a standard stakes race. The race was held at Belmont Park on the Widener Course in 1943, 1944, and 1945. There was no race in 1911 and 1912 due to the New York State legislated ban on parimutuel betting that led to the closure of all New York racetracks. There was also no race held in 2004.
Since inception it has been contested at various distances:
5.5 furlongs : 1901–1906
6 furlongs : 1907–1993, 2005, 2020
6+1⁄2 furlongs : 1994–2003, 2006–2019
Only four horses have ever won all three Saratoga Racecourse events for two-year-olds. Regret (1914), Campfire (1916), Dehere (1993), and City Zip (2000) each swept the Saratoga Special, Sanford Stakes and Hopeful Stakes.
Video at YouTube of the 1993 Saratoga Special Stakes
The Saratoga Special Stakes at Pedigree Query
October 17, 2023
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The Saratoga Special Stakes is an American grade II thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid August at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs New York The race is for two year olds willing to race six furlongs on the dirt 2 Saratoga Special StakesGrade II raceOur Talisman oil on canvas Painting by Bob Demuyser 1920 2003 LocationSaratoga Race CourseSaratoga Springs New York United StatesInaugurated1901Race typeThoroughbred Flat racingWebsitewww wbr nyra wbr com wbr index wbr saratoga wbr htmlRace informationDistance6 furlongsSurfaceDirtTrackleft handedQualificationTwo year oldsWeightAssignedPurse 200 000 since 2012 1 With its first run in 1901 the Saratoga Special was a winner take all race until 1959 when it became a standard stakes race The race was held at Belmont Park on the Widener Course in 1943 1944 and 1945 There was no race in 1911 and 1912 due to the New York State legislated ban on parimutuel betting that led to the closure of all New York racetracks There was also no race held in 2004 Since inception it has been contested at various distances 5 5 furlongs 1901 1906 6 furlongs 1907 1993 2005 2020 6 1 2 furlongs 1994 2003 2006 2019Only four horses have ever won all three Saratoga Racecourse events for two year olds Regret 1914 Campfire 1916 Dehere 1993 and City Zip 2000 each swept the Saratoga Special Sanford Stakes and Hopeful Stakes Contents 1 Records 2 Winners 3 References 4 External linksRecords EditSpeed record at 6 1 2 furlongs 1 15 57 Corfu 2013 at 6 furlongs 1 09 General Assembly 1978 Largest Margin of Victory 10 1 2 lengths D Funnybone 2009 Most wins by a jockey 7 Eddie Arcaro 1935 1947 1950 1954 1955 1958 1959 Most wins by a trainer 6 James G Rowe Sr 1904 1914 1915 1920 1922 1929 Most wins by an owner 4 Harry Payne Whitney 1914 1920 1922 1929 4 George D Widener 1923 1930 1950 1969 Winners EditYear Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time2023 Rhyme Schemes Ricardo Santana Jr Norm Casse Pura Vida Investments LLC 1 17 122022 Damon s Mound Gabriel Saez Michelle Lovell Cliff Love amp Michelle Love 1 17 942021 High Oak Junior Alvarado William I Mott LRE Racing and JEH Racing Stable 1 16 532020 Jackie s Warrior Joel Rosario Steven M Asmussen J Kirk amp Judy Robison 1 09 622019 Green Light Go Junior Alvarado Jimmy Jerkens Stronach Stables 1 15 682018 Call Paul Irad Ortiz Jr Jason Servis Dubb Simon Bethlehem Stables LLC Irom 1 16 552017 Copper Bullet Irad Ortiz Jr Steven M Asmussen Winchell Thoroughbreds 1 16 452016 Gunnevera Javier Castellano Antonio Sano Peacock Racing 1 17 002015 Exaggerator Junior Alvarado J Keith Desormeaux Big Chief Racing 1 16 392014 I Spent It Javier Castellano Tony Dutrow A amp J Lieblong 1 16 792013 Corfu John Velazquez Todd Pletcher M Tabor S Magnier D Smith 1 15 572012 Spurious Precision Alan Garcia Richard Violette Jr Klaravich Stables William H Lawrence 1 16 532011 Union Rags Javier Castellano Michael Matz Chadds Ford Stable 1 18 332010 Kantharos Garrett Gomez Steven M Asmussen Stonestreet Stables 1 18 632009 D Funnybone Edgar Prado Richard E Dutrow Jr Paul Pompa Jr 1 17 582008 Run Away and Hide Robby Albarado Ronny Werner Kirk Riordan Bates 1 15 672007 Kodiak Kowboy Shaun Bridgmohan Steven M Asmussen Vinery Stables Fox Hill 1 15 952006 Chace City Edgar Prado Scott Blasi Gold Square 1 16 832005 Henny Hughes Gary Stevens Patrick Biancone Darley Stable 1 10 382004 no race2003 Cuvee Jerry Bailey Steven M Asmussen Ron Winchell 1 15 972002 Zavata Jerry Bailey Patrick Biancone Michael B Tabor 1 17 652001 Jump Start Pat Day D Wayne Lukas Overbrook Farm 1 17 352000 City Zip Jose A Santos Linda L Rice Bowling amp Thompson 1 16 881999 Bevo Edgar Prado William Badgett Jr Peter Callahan 1 17 781998 Prime Directive Jorge Chavez Cynthia G Reese Noreen Carpenito 1 17 181997 Favorite Trick Pat Day Patrick B Byrne Joseph LaCombe 1 17 151996 All Chatter Jorge Chavez Stanley M Hough Brodsky Goslow Shelley 1 16 371995 Bright Launch Jose A Santos D Wayne Lukas James Spence 1 17 981994 Montreal Red Jose A Santos Flint S Schulhofer Vendome Stables 1 17 961993 Dehere Eddie Maple Reynaldo H Nobles Due Process Stable 1 09 921992 Tactical Advantage Julie Krone Flint S Schulhofer Philip Teinowitz 1 10 591991 Caller I D Jerry Bailey Stanley M Hough Triumviri Stable 1 09 551990 To Freedom Angel Cordero Jr John J Tammaro Jr Herman Heinlein 1 11 561989 Summer Squall Pat Day Neil J Howard Dogwood Stable 1 09 941988 Trapp Mountain Jerry Bailey George R Arnold II Loblolly Stable 1 10 801987 Crusader Sword Robbie Davis MacKenzie Miller Rokeby Stable 1 10 201986 Gulch Angel Cordero Jr LeRoy Jolley Peter M Brant 1 10 001985 Sovereign Don Jorge Velasquez D Wayne Lukas Eugene V Klein 1 11 401984 Chief s Crown Don MacBeth Roger Laurin Andrew Rosen 1 10 201983 Swale Eddie Maple Woody Stephens Claiborne Farm 1 12 601982 Victorious Angel Cordero Jr Gene Jacobs Herbert A Allen Sr 1 10 601981 Conquistador Cielo Eddie Maple Woody Stephens Henryk de Kwiatkowski 1 10 601980 Well Decorated Michael Venezia Gene Jacobs Herbert A Allen Sr 1 10 201979 J P Brother Eddie Maple John P Campo Diamond Peg Stable 1 12 001978 General Assembly Darrel McHargue LeRoy Jolley Bertram R Firestone 1 09 001977 Darby Creek Road Angel Cordero Jr Lou Rondinello James Phillips 1 10 001976 Banquet Table Jacinto Vasquez George T Poole Jr C V Whitney 1 11 601975 Bold Forbes Jorge Velasquez Lazaro S Barrera E Rodriquez Tizol 1 09 801974 Our Talisman Michael Venezia Eddie Yowell Oak Crest Stable 1 10 401973 Az Igazi Michael Venezia Homer C Pardue Joseph R Straus 1 11 001972 Stop The Music Jacinto Vasquez John M Gaver Sr Greentree Stable 1 11 201971 Tarboosh Eddie Maple Reggie Cornell Calumet Farm 1 10 401970 Three Martinis Angel Cordero Jr Roger Laurin Edward Sawyer 1 10 801969 Pontifex Pete Anderson Sylvester E Veitch George D Widener Jr 1 11 601968 Reviewer Braulio Baeza Edward A Neloy Ogden Phipps 1 10 401967 Vitriolic Braulio Baeza Edward A Neloy Ogden Phipps 1 10 401966 Favorable Turn Bobby Ussery Eugene Jacobs Herbert A Allen Sr 1 10 601965 Impressive Braulio Baeza Edward A Neloy Ogden Phipps 1 10 201964 Sadair Manuel Ycaza Les Lear Mary B Hecht 1 10 601963 Duel Braulio Baeza Moody Jolley Claiborne Farm 1 10 801962 Mr Cold Storage Johnny Sellers Sidney Jacobs Winding Way Farm 1 12 601961 Battle Joined Manuel Ycaza Woody Stephens Cain Hoy Stable 1 10 001960 Bronzerullah Raymond York Lucien Laurin Frank A Sherman 1 11 601959 Irish Lancer Eddie Arcaro Norman McLeod Pebblebrook Farm 1 12 001958 First Landing Eddie Arcaro Casey Hayes Christopher Chenery 1 12 801957 Grey Monarch Jimmy Nichols Horatio Luro E P Taylor 1 13 601956 Nearctic Gordon McCann Gordon McCann E P Taylor 1 13 001955 Polly s Jet Eddie Arcaro Russell Downes Barclay Stable 1 11 401954 Royal Coinage Eddie Arcaro Anthony J Pupino Clearwater Stable 1 12 201953 Turn To Henry Moreno Eddie Hayward Cain Hoy Stable 1 12 801952 Native Dancer Eric Guerin William C Winfrey Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr 1 13 201951 Cousin Eric Guerin William C Winfrey Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr 1 12 001950 Battlefield Eddie Arcaro Bert Mulholland George D Widener Jr 1 11 201949 More Sun Gordon Glisson Preston M Burch Brookmeade Stable 1 13 801948 Blue Peter Eric Guerin Andy Schuttinger Joseph M Roebling 1 13 001947 Better Self Eddie Arcaro Max Hirsch King Ranch 1 12 801946 Grand Admiral Job Dean Jessop Preston M Burch Brookmeade Stable 1 13 401945 Mist o Gold Wayne D Wright Don Cameron Vera S Bragg 1 10 601944 Pavot George Woolf Oscar White Walter M Jeffords 1 09 601943 Cocopet Conn McCreary Oleg Dubassoff Lazy F Ranch 1 10 601942 Halberd George Woolf Oscar White Sarah F Jeffords 1 13 001941 Amphitheatre Alfred Robertson John M Gaver Sr Manhasset Stable 1 11 601940 Whirlaway Johnny Longden Ben A Jones Calumet Farm 1 11 201939 Bimelech Fred A Smith Bill Hurley Edward R Bradley 1 10 801938 El Chico Nick Wall Matthew P Brady William Ziegler Jr 1 10 401937 Pumpkin John Gilbert John M Gaver Sr John Hay Whitney 1 12 601936 Forty Winks Raymond Workman John M Gaver Sr Greentree Stable 1 13 801935 Red Rain Raymond Workman Thomas J Healey C V Whitney 1 13 001935 Coldstream Eddie Arcaro Albert Gordon Coldstream Stud 1 13 001934 Boxthorn Don Meade Bill Hurley Edward R Bradley 1 13 001933 Wise Daughter John Gilbert Sherrill W Ward Frederick A Burton 1 12 601932 Happy Gal Thomas Malley Jim Fitzsimmons Belair Stud 1 13 001931 Top Flight Raymond Workman Thomas J Healey C V Whitney 1 12 001930 Jamestown Linus McAtee A Jack Joyner George D Widener Jr 1 11 401929 Whichone Linus McAtee James G Rowe Jr Harry Payne Whitney 1 13 801928 Blue Larkspur Anthony Pascuma Herbert J Thompson Idle Hour Stable 1 13 601927 Ariel Laverne Fator Sam Hildreth Rancocas Stable 1 12 601926 Chance Shot Earl Sande Pete Coyne Joseph E Widener 1 13 001925 Haste Earl Sande G Hamilton Keene Joseph E Widener 1 12 401924 Sunny Man Laverne Fator J P Sammy Smith Willis Sharpe Kilmer 1 12 401923 St James Earl Sande A Jack Joyner George D Widener Jr 1 11 601922 Goshawk Linus McAtee James G Rowe Sr Harry Payne Whitney 1 12 201921 Morvich Frank Keogh Fred Burlew Benjamin Block 1 12 201920 Tryster Jose Rodriguez James G Rowe Sr Harry Payne Whitney 1 12 601919 Golden Broom Eddie Ambrose Mike Daly Sarah F Jeffords 1 12 801918 Hannibal Lavelle Ensor Thomas J Healey Richard T Wilson Jr 1 16 201917 Sun Briar Willie Knapp Henry McDaniel Willis Sharpe Kilmer 1 15 001916 Campfire John McTaggart Thomas J Healey Richard T Wilson Jr 1 13 201915 Dominant Thomas McTaggart James G Rowe Sr Lewis S Thompson 1 16 001914 Regret Joe Notter James G Rowe Sr Harry Payne Whitney 1 11 601913 Roamer George Byrne A J Goldsborough Andrew Miller 1 13 001910 Novelty Cal Shilling Sam Hildreth Sam Hildreth 1 14 401909 Waldo David Nicol Raleigh Colston Jr Charles L Harrison 1 15 801908 Sir Martin Cal Shilling John E Madden John E Madden 1 18 801907 Colin Walter Miller Jim Fitzsimmons James R Keene 1 12 001906 Salvidere LaVerne Sewell John E Madden Tommy Hitchcock Jr 1 12 401905 Mohawk II Arthur Redfern John H Hynes John Sanford 1 07 001904 Sysonby Arthur Redfern James G Rowe Sr James R Keene 1 07 001903 Aristocracy Frank O Neill John E Madden John E Madden 1 11 801902 Irish Lad Nash Turner John E Madden Whitney Duryea 1 08 201901 Goldsmith Nash Turner John W Rogers William C Whitney 1 08 80In 1953 Porterhouse finished first but was disqualified and set back to last In 1935 there was a dead heat for first References Edit Saratoga Special Stakes Profile www equibase com Retrieved 14 August 2016 Saratoga Special Stakes history at the NYRAExternal links EditVideo at YouTube of the 1993 Saratoga Special Stakes The Saratoga Special Stakes at Pedigree Query Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saratoga Special Stakes amp oldid 1170084629, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
