Acorn Stakes

Acorn Stakes

Grade I race
Location	Belmont Park Elmont, New York
Inaugurated	1931
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.nyra.com/index_belmont.html
Race information
Distance	1 mile (8 furlongs)
Surface	Dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-old fillies
Weight	121 lb (55 kg)
Purse	$750,000 (2014)

The Acorn Stakes is an American Grade I race at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies. It is raced on dirt over a distance of one mile with a current purse of $750,000. It is the first leg of the US Triple Tiara and is followed by the Coaching Club American Oaks then the Alabama Stakes. The filly must win all three races to win the Triple Tiara.

The Acorn Stakes was run at Aqueduct Racetrack from 1960 to 1967 and 1969 to 1975. There were two divisions in 1951, 1970 and 1974. There was a dead heat for first place in 1954 and again in 1956.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:34.05 - You (2002)

Most wins by an owner:

• 6 - Calumet Farm
• 5 - Wheatley Stable

Most wins by a jockey:

• 5 - Eddie Arcaro
• 4 - Jorge Velasquez, Mike E. Smith

Winners of the Acorn Stakes since 1931

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Distance (Miles)	Time	Grade
2015	Curalina	3	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners	1-mile	1:35.13	I
2014	Sweet Reason	3	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	Leah Gyarmati	Treadway Racing Stable	1-mile	1:34.98	I
2013	Midnight Lucky	3	Rosie Napravnik	Bob Baffert	Pegram,Watson & Weitman	1-mile	1:35.11	I
2012	Contested	3	Javier Castellano	Bob Baffert	Natalie J. Baffert	1-mile	1:34.61	I
2011	It's Tricky	3	Eddie Castro	Kiaran McLaughlin	Darley Stable	1-mile	1:35.48	I
2010	Champagne d'Oro	3	Martin Garcia	Eric Guillot	Southern Equine Stables	1-mile	1:37.44	I
2009	Gabby's Golden Gal	3	Javier Castellano	Bob Baffert	Arnold Zetcher	1-mile	1:34.79	I
2008	Zaftig	3	John Velazquez	James A. Jerkens	Susan Moore et al.	1-mile	1:34.50	I
2007	Cotton Blossom	3	John R. Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	Dogwood Stable	1-mile	1:34.70	I
2006	Bushfire	3	Alex Solis	Eddie Kenneally	Ron & Ricki Rashinski	1-mile	1:35.89	I
2005	Round Pond	3	Stewart Elliott	John Servis	Fox Hill Farms, Inc.	1-mile	1:35.20	I
2004	Island Sand	3	Terry J. Thompson	J. Larry Jones	James Osbrone	1-mile	1:34.80	I
2003	Bird Town	3	Edgar Prado	Nick Zito	Marylou Whitney Stable	1-mile	1:35.20	I
2002	You	3	Jerry Bailey	Robert J. Frankel	Edmund A. Gann	1-mile	1:34.00	I
2001	Forest Secrets	3	Chris McCarron	John Ward, Jr.	Debby M. Oxley	1-mile	1:34.80	I
2000	Finder's Fee	3	John Velazquez	C. R. McGaughey III	Ogden Phipps	1-mile	1:37.20	I
1999	Three Ring	3	Jerry Bailey	Edward Plesa, Jr.	Barry K. Schwartz	1-mile	1:36.00	I
1998	Jersey Girl	3	Mike E. Smith	Todd A. Pletcher	Ackerley Bros. Farm	1-mile	1:36.20	I
1997	Sharp Cat	3	Gary L. Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas	The Thoroughbred Corp.	1-mile	1:34.40	I
1996	Star de Lady Ann	3	Mike E. Smith	William W. Perry	John D. Murphy	1-mile	1:34.60	I
1995	Cat's Cradle	3	Chris Antley	David Hofmans	Georgia B. Ridder	1-mile	1:37.40	I
1994	Inside Information	3	Mike E. Smith	C. R. McGaughey III	Ogden Mills Phipps	1-mile	1:34.26	I
1993	Sky Beauty	3	Mike E. Smith	H. Allen Jerkens	Georgia E. Hoffman	1-mile	1:35.40	I
1992	Prospectors Delite	3	Pat Day	Neil J. Howard	Elkins, Farish & Webber	1-mile	1:35.00	I
1991	Meadow Star	3	Jerry Bailey	Leroy Jolley	Carl Icahn	1-mile	1:37.40	I
1990	Stella Madrid	3	Angel Cordero, Jr.	D. Wayne Lukas	Peter M. Brant	1-mile	1:36.00	I
1989	Open Mind	3	Angel Cordero, Jr.	D. Wayne Lukas	Eugene V. Klein	1-mile	1:35.40	I
1988	Aptostar	3	Robbie Davis	H. Allen Jerkens	Centennial Farms	1-mile	1:34.80	I
1987	Grecian Flight	3	Craig Perret	Joseph H. Pierce, Jr.	Henry C. Lindh	1-mile	1:35.20	I
1986	Lotka	3	Jerry Bailey	Woody Stephens	Henryk de Kwiatkowski	1-mile	1:35.20	I
1985	Mom's Command	3	Abigail Fuller	Edward T. Allard	Peter Fuller	1-mile	1:35.80	I
1984	Miss Oceana	3	Eddie Maple	Woody Stephens	Newstead Farm	1-mile	1:35.80	I
1983	Ski Goggle	3	Chris McCarron	A. Thomas Doyle	Zenya Yoshida	1-mile	1:35.00	I
1982	Cupecoy's Joy	3	Angel Santiago	Alfredo Callejas	Ri-Ma-Ro Stables	1-mile	1:34.20	I
1981	Heavenly Cause	3	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Woody Stephens	Ryehill Farm	1-mile	1:35.20	I
1980	Bold 'n Determined	3	Ed Delahoussaye	Neil Drysdale	Saron Stable	1-mile	1:36.80	I
1979	Davona Dale	3	Jorge Velasquez	John M. Veitch	Calumet Farm	1-mile	1:36.00	I
1978	Tempest Queen	3	Jorge Velasquez	Lou Rondinello	Darby Dan Farm	1-mile	1:35.40	I
1977	Bring Out The Band	3	Don Brumfield	James W. Murphy	Hickory Tree Stable	1-mile	1:36.80	I
1976	Dearly Precious	3	Jorge Velasquez	Stephen A. DiMauro	Richard E. Bailey	1-mile	1:35.80	I
1975	Ruffian	3	Jacinto Vasquez	Frank Y. Whiteley, Jr.	Locust Hill Farm	1-mile	1:34.40	I
1974	Chris Evert	3	Jorge Velasquez	Joseph A. Trovato	Carl Rosen	1-mile	1:36.00	I
1974	Special Team	3	Miguel A. Rivera	James E. Picou	Fred W. Hooper	1-mile	1:35.40	I
1973	Windy's Daughter	3	Braulio Baeza	Laz Barrera	Mrs. Paul Blackman	1-mile	1:35.40	I
1972	Susan's Girl	3	Victor Tejada	John W. Russell	Fred W. Hooper	1-mile	1:34.60
1971	Deceit	3	John L. Rotz	Del W. Carroll	Windfields Farm	1-mile	1:36.60
1970	Royal Signal	3	Garth Patterson	Stephen A. DiMauro	Mrs. L. W. Knapp, Jr.	1-mile	1:36.20
1970	Cathy Honey	3	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Evan S. Jackson	Hastings Harcourt	1-mile	1:36.00
1969	Shuvee	3	Jesse Davidson	Willard C. Freeman	Anne Minor Stone	1-mile	1:35.60
1968	Dark Mirage	3	Manuel Ycaza	Everett W. King	Lloyd I. Miller	1-mile	1:34.80
1967	Furl Sail	3	Jacinto Vasquez	John L. Winans	Mrs. Edwin K. Thomas	1-mile	1:35.60
1966	Marking Time	3	Bill Shoemaker	Edward A. Neloy	Ogden Phipps	1-mile	1:36.00
1965	Ground Control	3	Donald Pierce	Edward A. Neloy	Jules D. Michaels	1-mile	1:37.20
1964	Castle Forbes	3	John L. Rotz	Edward A. Neloy	Wheatley Stable	1-mile	1:37.00
1963	Spicy Living	3	John Combest	Jimmy Rowe	Eleonora Sears	1-mile	1:37.20
1962	Cicada	3	Bill Shoemaker	Casey Hayes	Meadow Stable	1-mile	1:35.60
1961	Bowl of Flowers	3	Eddie Arcaro	J. Elliott Burch	Brookmeade Stable	1-mile	1:37.40
1960	Irish Jay	3	Hedley Woodhouse	James E. Fitzsimmons	Wheatley Stable	1-mile	1:35.80
1959	Quill	3	Bobby Ussery	Lucien Laurin	Reginald N. Webster	1-mile	1:37.40
1958	Big Effort	3	Pete D. Anderson	J. Elliott Burch	Brookmeade Stable	1-mile	1:37.40
1957	Bayou	3	Bobby Ussery	Moody Jolley	Claiborne Farm	1-mile	1:37.00
1956	Beyond	3	Conn McCreary	Horace A. Jones	Calumet Farm	1-mile	1:37.80
1956	Princess Turia	3	Henry Moreno	Horace A. Jones	Calumet Farm	1-mile	1:37.80
1955	High Voltage	3	Eddie Arcaro	James E. Fitzsimmons	Wheatley Stable	1-mile	1:38.80
1954	Happy Mood	3	Pete Moreno	Monte S. Parke	Fannie Hertz	1-mile	1:38.80
1954	Riverina	3	William Boland	Max Hirsch	King Ranch	1-mile	1:38.80
1953	Secret Meeting	3	J. Nichols	Robert L. Dotter	J. C. Brady	1-mile	1:39.40
1952	Parading Lady	3	J. Hardinbrook	John B. Theall	Joe W. Brown	1-mile	1:38.80
1951	Kiss Me Kate	3	Warren Mehrtens	Oscar White	Walter M. Jeffords	1-mile	1:36.40
1951	Nothirdchance	3	B. Green	Hirsch Jacobs	Isidor Bieber	1-mile	1:38.80
1950	Siama	3	Ted Atkinson	Moody Jolley	Cain Hoy Stable	1-mile	1:37.20
1949	Nell K	3	Douglas Dodson	John B. Partridge	Spring Hill Farm	1-mile	1:38.00
1948	Watermill	3	Eddie Arcaro	Bert Mulholland	George D. Widener, Jr.	1-mile	1:37.00
1947	But Why Not	3	Warren Mehrtens	Max Hirsch	King Ranch	1-mile	1:38.00
1946	Earshot	3	Eddie Arcaro	Willie Booth	William G. Helis, Sr.	1-mile	1:37.20
1945	Gallorette	3	Eddie Arcaro	Edward A. Christmas	William L. Brann	1-mile	1:37.20
1944	Twilight Tear	3	Conn McCreary	Ben A. Jones	Calumet Farm	1-mile	1:37.00
1943	Nellie L	3	Wendell Eads	Ben A. Jones	Calumet Farm	1-mile	1:38.60
1942	Zaca Rose	3	Charles Wahler	Frank J. Baker	W. W. Crenshaw	1-mile	1:38.20
1941	Proud One	3	Wendell Eads	Ben A. Jones	Calumet Farm	1-mile	1:37.60
1940	Damaged Goods	3	John Gilbert	John M. Milburn	Starmount Stable	1-mile	1:37.00
1939	Hostility	3	Leon Haas	James E. Fitzsimmons	Wheatley Stable	1-mile	1:39.80
1938	Handcuff	3	Charley Kurtsinger	Hugh L. Fontaine	Brookmeade Stable	1-mile	1:39.80
1937	Dawn Play	3	Lester Balaski	Max Hirsch	King Ranch	1-mile	1:49.40
1936	Blue Sheen	3	James Stout	James E. Fitzsimmons	Whitney A. Stone	1-mile	1:38.80
1935	Good Gamble	3	Samuel Renick	Bud Stotler	Alfred G. Vanderbilt II	1-mile	1:39.00
1934	Fleam	3	James Stout	James E. Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud	1-mile	1:38.00
1933	Iseult	3	Hank Mills	James E. Fitzsimmons	Wheatley Stable	1-mile	1:40.60
1932	Top Flight	3	Raymond Workman	Thomas J. Healey	C. V. Whitney	1-mile	1:39.00
1931	Baba Kenney	3	W. Cannon	Herbert J. Thompson	Edward R. Bradley	1-mile	1:41.00