Just a Game Stakes

Just A Game Stakes

Grade 1 race
Location	Belmont Park Elmont, New York, United States
Inaugurated	1994
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.nyra.com Belmont
Race information
Distance	1 mile (8 furlongs)
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Fillies & Mares, four-years-old & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$700,000 (since 2015)[1]

The Just A Game Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Open to fillies and mares age four and up, it is contested on turf over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs). A Grade I event since 2008, it offered a purse of $750,000 in 2014. In 2015, the purse was changed to $700,000.

The race is named in honor of Peter Brant's filly, Just A Game, who was voted 1980 American Champion Female Turf Horse honors.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:31.64 - Celestine (2016)

Most wins:

• 2 - Caress (1995, 1996)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - Harbor View Farm (1995, 1996)
• 2 - Juddmonte Farms (2004, 2008)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 3 - Jerry Bailey (1997, 2000, 2004)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 5 - William I. Mott (1994, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2016)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2016	Celestine	4	Junior Alvarado	William I. Mott	James Bryan, Jr	1:31.64
2015	Tepin	4	Julien R. Leparoux	Mark E. Casse	Robert E. Masterson	1:35.65
2014	Coffee Clique	4	Javier Castellano	Brian A. Lynch	Amerman Racing	1:32.52
2013	Stephanie's Kitten	4	John Velazquez	Wayne M. Catalano	Ken & Sarah Ramsey	1:36.27
2012	Tapitsfly	5	Ramon Dominguez	Dale Romans	Frank Jones Jr.	1:32.34
2011	C.S. Silk	5	Javier Castellano	Dale Romans	Pacella/Barbara/Bonomo	1:40.53
2010	Proviso	5	Mike E. Smith	William I. Mott	Juddmonte Farms	1:34.09
2009	Diamondrella	5	Rajiv Maragh	Angel Penna, Jr.	Castletop Stable	1:36.49
2008	Ventura	4	Garrett Gomez	Robert J. Frankel	Juddmonte Farms	1:32.75
2007	My Typhoon	5	Eddie Castro	William I. Mott	Live Oak Racing	1:34.92
2006	Gorella	4	Julien Leparoux	Patrick Biancone	Martin S. Schwartz	1:37.14
2005	Sand Springs	5	John Velazquez	William I. Mott	Sangster Family Stable	1:33.05
2004	Intercontinental	4	Jerry Bailey	Robert J. Frankel	Juddmonte Farms	1:33.33
2003	Mariensky	4	Jose A. Santos	Christophe Clement	Waterville Lake Stable	1:43.28
2002	Babae	6	Jorge F. Chavez	Frank A. Alexander	Joseph P. Platt, Jr.	1:34.57
2001	License Fee	6	Pat Day	W. Elliott Walden	Winstar Farm	1:32.62
2000	Perfect Sting	4	Jerry Bailey	Joe Orseno	Stronach Stables	1:34.48
1999	Cozy Blues	5	Jorge F. Chavez	H. James Bond	Sandy & Joanne Dew	1:33.33
1998	Witchful Thinking	4	Chris McCarron	Niall O'Callaghan	Leslie R. Grimm	1:33.45
1997	Memories of Silver	4	Jerry Bailey	James J. Toner	Joan & John Phillips	1:32.90
1996	Caress †	5	Robbie Davis	H. Allen Jerkens	Harbor View Farm	1:33.30
1995	Caress	4	Robbie Davis	H. Allen Jerkens	Harbor View Farm	1:32.53
1994	Elizabeth Bay	4	Mike E. Smith	William I. Mott	Sheikh Mohammed	1:32.85

† In 1996, Class Kris finished first but was disqualified and set back to second, giving Caress her second straight victory in this event.

References

1. "Just A Game Statistics". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.

• The 2008 Just A Game Handicap at the Bloodhorse.com
• Video at YouTube of the 2008 Just A Game Handicap at Belmont Park