Diana Stakes
| Grade I race | |
| Location |
Saratoga Race Course Saratoga Springs, New York, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1939 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Saratoga Race Course at the NYRA |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mares 3-years-old & Up |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | $500,000[1] |
The Diana Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race. Named for the mythological goddess Diana, the race is run each year at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. Inaugurated in 1939, it is open to fillies and mares age three and up willing to race the one and one-eighth miles on the turf. The race is a Grade I with a current purse of $500,000. It became a Grade I race in 2003.
From inception in 1939 to 1973, the race was run on Saratoga Race Course's dirt track. Because of large fields, it was split into two divisions in 1973, 1982, and 1983. The race was run at Belmont Park from 1943 to 1945 due to travel restrictions during World War II.
Records
Speed: (at current 1 1⁄8 miles on grass)
- 1:45.22 - Hard Not To Like (2015)
Wins:
- 2 - Miss Grillo (1946, 1947); Searching (1956, 1958); Tempted (1959, 1960); Shuvee (1970, 1971); Hush Dear (1982, 1983); Glowing Honor (1988, 1989); Forever Together (2008, 2009)
Most wins by an owner:
- 6 - Rokeby Stable (1967, 1968, 1976, 1984, 1988, 1989)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Conn McCreary (1946, 1947, 1954, 1956)
- 4 - Eddie Belmonte (1969, 1972, 1973, 1974)
- 4 - Jerry Bailey (1989, 1998, 2000, 2002)
- 4 - John Velazquez (1995, 2001, 2005, 2015)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 - J. Elliott Burch (1967, 1968, 1976, 1982, 1983)
Winners of the Diana Handicap since 1939
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance (Miles) |
Time |
Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Dacita | 5 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Chad Brown | Sheep Pond and Bradley Thoroughbreds | 1-1/8 | 1:46.25 | I |
| 2015 | Hard Not to Like | 5 | John Velazquez | Christophe Clement | Speedway Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:45.22 | I |
| 2014 | Somali Lemonade | 5 | Luis Saez | Michael R. Matz | Caroline A. Forgason | 1-1/8 | 1:48.51 | I |
| 2013 | Laughing (IRE) | 5 | Jose Lezcano | Alan E. Goldberg | Richard Santulli | 1-1/8 | 1:47.24 | I |
| 2012 | Winter Memories | 4 | Javier Castellano | James J. Toner | Phillips Racing | 1-1/8 | 1:48.50 | I |
| 2011 | Zagora | 4 | Javier Castellano | Chad Brown | Martin S. Schwartz | 1-1/8 | 1:49.19 | I |
| 2010 | Proviso | 5 | Mike E. Smith | William I. Mott | Juddmonte Farms | 1-1/8 | 1:47.04 | I |
| 2009 | Forever Together | 5 | Julien Leparoux | Jonathan Sheppard | Augustin Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:48.21 | I |
| 2008 | Forever Together | 4 | Julien Leparoux | Jonathan Sheppard | Augustin Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:46.52 | I |
| 2007 | My Typhoon | 5 | Eddie Castro | William I. Mott | Live Oak Plantation | 1-1/8 | 1:46:47 | I |
| 2006 | Angara | 5 | Fernando Jara | William I. Mott | Sangster Family Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:49.20 | I |
| 2005 | Sand Springs | 5 | John Velazquez | William I. Mott | Sangster Family Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:46.91 | I |
| 2004 | Wonder Again | 5 | Edgar Prado | James J. Toner | Phillips Racing Partners | 1-1/8 | 1:48.99 | I |
| 2003 | Voodoo Dancer | 5 | Corey Nakatani | Christophe Clement | Green Hills Farm | 1-1/8 | 1:47.98 | I |
| 2002 | Tates Creek | 4 | Jerry Bailey | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 1-1/8 | 1:48.00 | II |
| 2001 | Starine | 4 | John Velazquez | Robert J. Frankel | Robert J. Frankel | 1-1/8 | 1:46.17 | II |
| 2000 | Perfect Sting | 4 | Jerry Bailey | Joseph Orseno | Stronach Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:47.01 | II |
| 1999 | Heritage Of Gold | 4 | Shane Sellers | Thomas Amoss | Jack Garey | 1-1/8 | 1:45.93 | II |
| 1998 | Memories of Silver | 5 | Jerry Bailey | James J. Toner | Joan Phillips | 1-1/8 | 1:46.14 | II |
| 1997 | Rumpipumpy | 4 | Jose Santos | Christophe Clement | Gaye MacRae | 1-1/8 | 1:48.59 | II |
| 1996 | Electric Society | 5 | Mike E. Smith | John C. Kimmel | Gary A. Tanaka | 1-1/8 | 1:46.56 | II |
| 1995 | Perfect Arc | 3 | John Velazquez | Angel Penna, Jr. | Brazil Stables | 1-1/8 | 1:46.85 | II |
| 1994 | Via Borghese | 5 | Jose Santos | Angel Penna, Jr. | Malcolm E. Parrish | 1-1/8 | 1:52.01 | II |
| 1993 | Ratings | 5 | Julie Krone | Jonathan Sheppard | Augustin Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:49.80 | II |
| 1992 | Plenty of Grace | 5 | Herb McCauley | John M. Veitch | Darby Dan Farm | 1-1/8 | 1:46.66 | II |
| 1991 | Christiecat | 4 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Patrick J. Kelly | Fox Ridge Farm | 1-1/8 | 1:47.66 | II |
| 1990 | Foresta | 4 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Thomas Bohannan | Loblolly Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:48.40 | II |
| 1989 | Glowing Honor | 4 | Jerry Bailey | MacKenzie Miller | Rokeby Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:50.20 | II |
| 1988 | Glowing Honor | 3 | Pat Day | MacKenzie Miller | Rokeby Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:49.40 | II |
| 1987 | Bailrullah | 5 | Jean Cruguet | William W. Wright | Laura Leigh Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:46.20 | II |
| 1986 | Duty Dance | 4 | Jean Cruguet | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Mills Phipps | 1-1/8 | 1:49.80 | II |
| 1985 | Lake Country | 4 | Jeffrey Fell | Donnie Walker | D.F. Prowse and D.A. McIntosh | 1-1/8 | 1:48.40 | II |
| 1984 | Wild Applause | 3 | Walter Guerra | MacKenzie Miller | Rokeby Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:48.20 | II |
| 1983 | Hush Dear | 5 | Jacinto Vasquez | J. Elliott Burch | C. V. Whitney | 1-1/8 | 1:48.40 | II |
| 1983 | Geraldine's Store | 4 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Philip G. Johnson | Thomas P. Whitney | 1-1/8 | 1:47.20 | II |
| 1982 | Hush Dear | 4 | Eric Beitia | J. Elliott Burch | C. V. Whitney | 1-1/8 | 1:47.40 | II |
| 1982 | If Winter Comes | 4 | Eric Beitia | Mary Cotter | E. W. Clucas Jr. | 1-1/8 | 1:47.40 | II |
| 1981 | De La Rose | 3 | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Henryk de Kwiatkowski | 1-1/8 | 1:50.60 | II |
| 1980 | Just A Game | 4 | Don Brumfield | David A. Whiteley | P. Brant & J. Allen | 1-1/8 | 1:49.00 | II |
| 1979 | Pearl Necklace | 5 | Jeffrey Fell | Roger Laurin | Reginald N. Webster | 1-1/8 | 1:48.80 | II |
| 1978 | Waya | 4 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Angel Penna, Sr. | Daniel Wildenstein | 1-1/8 | 1:45.40 | II |
| 1977 | Javamine | 4 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | MacKenzie Miller | Cragwood Stables | 1-1/8 | 1:48.40 | II |
| 1976 | Glowing Tribute | 3 | Ron Turcotte | J. Elliott Burch | Rokeby Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:47.60 | II |
| 1975 | Heloise | 4 | Michael Venezia | John A. Nerud | Tartan Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:47.40 | II |
| 1974 | Fairway Flyer | 5 | Eddie Belmonte | H. Allen Jerkens | William Floyd | 1-1/8 | 1:47.20 | II |
| 1973 | Lightning Lucy | 3 | Jorge Velasquez | John Rigione | Vee-Nine Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:46.60 | II |
| 1973 | Cathy Baby | 4 | Eddie Belmonte | William Corbellini | Mereworth Farm | 1-1/8 | 1:46.80 | II |
| 1972 | Blessing Angelica | 4 | Eddie Belmonte | H. Allen Jerkens | Hobeau Farm | 1-1/8 | 1:49.80 | |
| 1971 | Shuvee | 5 | Ron Turcotte | Willard C. Freeman | Anne Minor Stone | 1-1/8 | 1:50.60 | |
| 1970 | Shuvee | 4 | Ron Turcotte | Willard C. Freeman | Anne Minor Stone | 1-1/8 | 1:49.60 | |
| 1969 | Gamely | 5 | Eddie Belmonte | James W. Maloney | William Haggin Perry | 1-1/8 | 1:49.60 | |
| 1968 | Green Glade * | 4 | Kenneth Knapp | J. Elliott Burch | Rokeby Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:49.60 | |
| 1967 | Prides Profile | 4 | Manuel Ycaza | J. Elliott Burch | Rokeby Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:49.60 | |
| 1966 | Open Fire | 5 | Frank Lovato | Virgil W. Raines | Brandywine Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:48.80 | |
| 1965 | Steeple Jill | 4 | John Ruane | Virgil W. Raines | George D. Widener, Jr. | 1-1/8 | 1:49.60 | |
| 1964 | Prodana Neviesta | 4 | Heliodoro Gustines | Bert Mulholland | Mrs. Laudy Lawrence | 1-1/8 | 1:50.60 | |
| 1963 | Frimanaha | 6 | Johnny Sellers | Edward A. Neloy | Warner L. Jones, Jr. | 1-1/8 | 1:50.00 | |
| 1962 | Waltz Song | 4 | Sheridan Mellon | Thomas F. White | Thomas F. White | 1-1/8 | 1:49.20 | |
| 1961 | Craftiness | 6 | Bobby Ussery | Jim McGee | Frank J. Viggiani | 1-1/8 | 1:49.60 | |
| 1960 | Tempted | 5 | Eldon Nelson | Henry S. Clark | Mooring Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:51.40 | |
| 1959 | Tempted | 4 | Eldon Nelson | Henry S. Clark | Mooring Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:50.40 | |
| 1958 | Searching | 6 | Bill Hartack | Hirsch Jacobs | Ethel D. Jacobs | 1-1/8 | 1:52.20 | |
| 1957 | Pardala | 4 | Hedley Woodhouse | Hugh L. Fontaine | D and H Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:53.00 | |
| 1956 | Searching | 4 | Conn McCreary | Hirsch Jacobs | Ethel D. Jacobs | 1-1/8 | 1:52.00 | |
| 1955 | Misty Morn | 3 | Ted Atkinson | Jim Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:51.20 | |
| 1954 | Lavender Hill | 5 | Conn McCreary | Thomas W. Kelley | Mrs. Charles Silver | 1-1/8 | 1:52.60 | |
| 1953 | Sabette | 3 | Jesse Higley | Jim Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | 1-1/8 | 1:52.60 | |
| 1952 | Busanda | 3 | Ted Atkinson | James Fitzsimmons | Ogden Phipps | 1-1/8 | 1:53.40 | |
| 1951 | Vulcania | 3 | Robert Bernhardt | Jim Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | 1-1/8 | 1:52.60 | |
| 1950 | Ouija | 3 | William Boland | Preston M. Burch | Brookmeade Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:51.60 | |
| 1949 | Spats | 4 | Ted Atkinson | Not found | Mrs. Tilyou Christopher | 1-1/8 | 1:52.40 | |
| 1948 | Carolyn A. | 4 | Eddie Arcaro | James P. Conway | Mrs. Ben F. Whitaker | 1-1/8 | 1:50.80 | |
| 1947 | Miss Grillo | 5 | Conn McCreary | Horatio Luro | Mill River Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:50.40 | |
| 1946 | Miss Grillo | 4 | Conn McCreary | Horatio Luro | Mill River Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:50.20 | |
| 1945 | Surosa | 3 | Albert Snider | Richard E. Handlen | Foxcatcher Farm | 1-1/8 | 1:50.80 | |
| 1944 | Whirlabout | 3 | Herb Lindberg | Graceton Philpot | Louis B. Mayer | 1-1/8 | 1:50.20 | |
| 1943 | Bonnet Ann | 4 | Leon Haas | Hugh L. Fontaine | Brookmeade Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:50.00 | |
| 1942 | Pomayya | 4 | Alfred Robertson | Hugh L. Fontaine | Brookmeade Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:53.00 | |
| 1941 | Rosetown | 4 | Johnny Longden | Bert Mulholland | George D. Widener, Jr. | 1-1/8 | 1:53.40 | |
| 1940 | Piquet | 3 | Eddie Arcaro | John M. Gaver, Sr. | Greentree Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:52.00 | |
| 1939 | War Regalia | 3 | Don Meade | Preston M. Burch | Mrs. Walter M. Jeffords | 1-1/8 | 1:52.20 | |
* 1968 - Gamely won the race but was disqualified.
References
- ↑ "Statistics - Diana Stakes". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
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