Kingston Stakes
| Restricted stakes race | |
| Location |
Belmont Park Elmont, New York, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1979 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Kingston Stakes at the NYRA |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 Mile (formerly 1 1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | New York-breds, Three years old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $125,000+ |
The Kingston Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the second week of May at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Restricted to horses bred in the State of New York, three years of age and older, it is contested on Turf over a distance of a mile and a sixteenth (eight and a half furlongs).
Since inception in 1979, the Kingstom Handicap has been contested at various distances :
- 1 Mile : 2010 to present
- 1 1⁄16 miles : 1979-1986, 1988, 1994–1995, 2008–2009
- 1 1⁄8 miles : 1991-1993, 1996–2007
- 1 3⁄16 miles : 1987, 1989–1990
Inaugurated at Belmont Park in 1979 as the Kingston Handicap, it was run at Aqueduct Racetrack in 1980, 1983, and from 1986 through 1995. the race is named in honor of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Kingston The retrospective American Champion Older Male Horse of 1889 and 1890, Kingston's 89 wins is the most in the history of the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing. In addition to being an outstanding runner, Kingston was also the leading sire in North America in 1900 and 1910.
It was contested on dirt in 1980 and again in 1996 and was raced in two divisions in 1989.
Records
Speed record:
Most wins:
- 2 - Draw Shot (1997, 1998)
- 2 - Pebo's Guy (1999, 2001)
- 2 - Banrock (2008, 2009)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Francis Santangelo (1997, 1998)
- 2 - Peter DeStefano (1999, 2001)
- 2 - Nyala Farm (2008, 2009)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Angel Cordero, Jr. (1981, 1983, 1984, 1990)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 - Sidney Watters, Jr. (1979, 1984)
- 2 - Philip G. Johnson (1982, 1992)
- 2 - Patrick J. Kelly (1986, 1994)
- 2 - Barclay Tagg (1993, 2006)
- 2 - Angel Penna, Jr. (1997, 1998)
- 2 - Thomas M. Bush (2008, 2009)
- 2 - Christophe Clement (2002, 2015)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Tapitation | 5 | Joel Rosario | Ralph E. Nicks | Whisper Hill Farm | 1:35.62 |
| 2015 | Lubash | 8 | Junior Alvarado | Christophe Clement | Aliyu Ben J Stables | 1:33.07 |
| 2014 | Kharafa | 5 | Javier Castellano | Timothy A. Hills | Braverman/Pinch | 1:32.85 |
| 2013 | King Kreesa | 4 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Jeremiah Englehart | Gerald & Susan Kresa | 1:32.85 |
| 2012 | Compliance Officer | 6 | Javier Castellano | Bruce Brown | Klaravich Stables/Lawrence | 1:37.11 |
| 2011 | Pocket Cowboys | 5 | Edgar Prado | Scott Schwartz | Scott M. Schwartz | 1:34.38 |
| 2010 | Minnie Punt | 4 | Jose Lezcano | Michael Miceli | Marjac Pino Stable/Bommarito | 1:39.73 |
| 2009 | Banrock | 6 | Kent Desormeaux | Thomas M. Bush | Nyala Farm | 1:45.68 |
| 2008 | Banrock | 5 | Kent Desormeaux | Thomas M. Bush | Nyala Farm | 1:42.51 |
| 2007 | Red Zipper | 4 | Eibar Coa | John Morrison | John Morrison | 1:49.37 |
| 2006 | Dave | 5 | Javier Castellano | Barclay Tagg | The Three Colleens Stable | 1:49.13 |
| 2005 | Golden Commander | 5 | Edgar Prado | Philip Serpe | Flying Zee Stable | 1:45.20 |
| 2004 | Quantum Merit | 5 | Richard Migliore | Del Carroll II | Very Un Stable | 1:47.00 |
| 2003 | Irish Colonial | 4 | Javier Castellano | Randy Schulhofer | Blue Sky Farm & Fred Martin | 1:52.44 |
| 2002 | Celtic Sky | 4 | Jose A. Santos | Christophe Clement | Waterville Lake Stable | 1:47.03 |
| 2001 | Pebo's Guy | 7 | Joe Bravo | Gary Sciacca | Peter Destefano | 1:48.22 |
| 2000 | Plato's Love | 5 | Mike Luzzi | Warren Pascuma | Pascuma & Olsen | 1:49.03 |
| 1999 | Pebo's Guy | 5 | John Velazquez | Leo O'Brien | Peter DeStefano | 1:46.60 |
| 1998 | Draw Shot | 5 | Jerry D. Bailey | Angel Penna, Jr. | Francis Santangelo | 1:48.40 |
| 1997 | Draw Shot | 4 | Jerry D. Bailey | Angel Penna, Jr. | Francis Santangelo | 1:47.60 |
| 1996 | Ormsby | 4 | Jorge F. Chavez | Sue Alpers | Woodside Stud | 1:43.00 |
| 1995 | Pride Of Summer | 7 | Mike E. Smith | Anthony J. Bizelia | Touch of Class Stable | 1:39.60 |
| 1994 | Jay Gee | 5 | Robbie Davis | Patrick J. Kelly | Fox Ridge Farm | 1:40.60 |
| 1993 | Social Retiree | 6 | Jose A. Santos | Barclay Tagg | Barclay Tagg | 1:48.00 |
| 1992 | Feten | 5 | Jean Cruguet | Philip G. Johnson | John A. Franks | 1:49.20 |
| 1991 | Fast 'N' Gold | 5 | Richard Migliore | Sally A. Bailie | Sally A. Bailie | 1:51.00 |
| 1990 | Kate's Valentine | 5 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Sarah A. Lundy | James F. Edwards | 1:54.60 |
| 1989 | Jimmy's Bronco | 5 | Jean Cruguet | Jose Martinez | Michael Hanafin | 1:54.80 |
| 1989 | Closing Bid | 4 | Eddie Maple | Willard C. Freeman | Dutch Acres Farm | 1:54.00 |
| 1988 | Catch The Moon | 4 | Robbie Davis | Thomas M. Waller | Tanrackin Farm | 1:45.20 |
| 1987 | Hudson Newes | 3 | Joe Badamo | Stanley R. Shapoff | Robert B. Cohen | 1:55.80 |
| 1986 | Island Sun | 4 | Richard Migliore | Patrick J. Kelly | Live Oak Racing | 1:42.60 |
| 1985 | High Ice | 4 | Robbie Davis | Del W. Carroll II | William S. Farish III | 1:41.80 |
| 1984 | Slewpy | 4 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Sidney Watters, Jr. | Equusequity Stable | 1:41.40 |
| 1983 | Thunder Puddles | 4 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | John P. Campo | Rockwood Stable | 1:43.00 |
| 1982 | Naskra's Breeze | 5 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Philip G. Johnson | Broadmoor Stable | 1:44.40 |
| 1981 | Adlibber | 4 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Jan H. Nerud | Morton Fink | 1:42.80 |
| 1980 | Dedicated Rullah | 4 | Ruben Hernandez | Ramon M. Hernandez | Assunta Louis Farm | 1:44.40 |
| 1979 | Sweet Woodruff | 4 | Michael Venezia | Sidney Watters, Jr. | William C. MacMillen Jr. | 1:41.40 |