Allaire duPont Distaff Stakes
| Grade II race | |
| Location |
Pimlico Race Course,  Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1992 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website |
www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | fillies and mares, 3-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $150,000 |
The Allaire DuPont Distaff is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. A Grade II event run in mid May, it is open to fillies and mares age three and older. It is contested on dirt at a distance of 1 1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs).
Formerly known as the "Pimlico Breeders' Cup Distaff Handicap"/"Pimlico Distaff", it was renamed the "Allaire duPont Breeders' Cup Distaff Stakes" in 2006 in honor of the late Maryland horsewoman and owner of the great Kelso, Allaire duPont. The race was first awarded graded status in 1994 and then the race was upgraded from a Grade III to a Grade II event in 2007.[1]
From 1992 through 2001, the race was contested at 1 1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs). The race was run in late June for its first three years. Then it was moved to the Preakness undercard beginning in 1995.[1]
In 2010 the race was put on hiatus due to a shortage of purse money.[2]
Records
Speed record:
- 1:42.43 - Buy The Barrell (2008) (at current 1 1⁄16 miles)
- 1:48.70 - Ajina (1998) (at 1 1⁄8 miles)
Most wins by a horse:
- No horse has won this race more than once.
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Jerry Bailey (1997, 1998, 2003)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - C. R. McGaughey III (1993, 1997, 2001)
- 3 - Todd A. Pletcher (2006, 2011, 2015)
Most wins by an owner:
- No owner has won this race more than once.
Winners of the Allaire duPont Distaff Stakes since 1992
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance |
Time |
Purse |
Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Stopchargingmaria | 4 | John Velasquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Repole Stables | 1-1/16 | 1:50.38 | $150,000 | II |
| 2014 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | no race | II |
| 2013 | Summer Applause | 4 | John Velazquez | Chad Brown | Greenwood Lodge Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:46.54 | $150,000 | II |
| 2012 | Awesomemundo | 4 | Mike Smith | Bob Baffert | Adena Springs | 1-1/16 | 1:44.70 | $100,000 | II |
| 2011 | Super Expresso | 4 | Ramon Dominguez | Todd A. Pletcher | Bobby Flay | 1-1/16 | 1:42.85 | $100,000 | II |
| 2010 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | no race | II |
| 2009 | Skylighter | 4 | Julien Leparoux | Robert J. Frankel | Darley Stable | 1-1/16 | 1:44.34 | $150,000 | II |
| 2008 | Buy The Barrell | 4 | Gabriel Saez | J. Larry Jones | Hinkle Farms | 1-1/16 | 1:42.43 | $200,000 | II |
| 2007 | Rolling Sea | 4 | Garrett Gomez | Steve Asmussen | Millennium Farms | 1-1/16 | 1:42.88 | $200,000 | II |
| 2006 | Pool Land | 4 | Garrett Gomez | Todd A. Pletcher | Melnyk Racing | 1-1/16 | 1:42.71 | $200,000 | III |
| 2005 | Silmaril | 4 | Ryan Fogelsonger | Christopher Grove | S.E. Quick & C.J. Feifarek | 1-1/16 | 1:44.87 | $100,000 | III |
| 2004 | Friel's For Real | 4 | Abel Castellano, Jr. | Edward T. Allard | Gilbert G. Campbell | 1-1/16 | 1:45.03 | $150,000 | III |
| 2003 | Mandy's Gold | 5 | Jerry Bailey | Michael E. Gorham | Steeplechase Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:46.32 | $150,000 | III |
| 2002 | Summer Colony | 4 | John Velazquez | Mark A. Hennig | Edward P. Evans | 1-1/16 | 1:42.90 | $150,000 | III |
| 2001 | Serra Lake | 4 | Pat Day | C. R. McGaughey III | Mrs. Emory Hamilton | 1-1/8 | 1:50.22 | $200,000 | III |
| 2000 | Roza Robata | 5 | Pat Day | Dale L. Romans | McKee Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:49.82 | $200,000 | III |
| 1999 | Mil Kilates | 6 | Shane Sellers | Nick Zito | Robert Perez | 1-1/8 | 1:49.05 | $200,000 | III |
| 1998 | Ajina | 4 | Jerry Bailey | William I. Mott | Allen E. Paulson | 1-1/8 | 1:48.70 | $200,000 | III |
| 1997 | Rare Blend | 4 | Jerry Bailey | C. R. McGaughey III | H. Joseph Allen | 1-1/8 | 1:51.51 | $200,000 | III |
| 1996 | Serena's Song | 4 | Gary L. Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | Robert & Beverly Lewis | 1-1/8 | 1:49.75 | $200,000 | III |
| 1995 | Pennyhill Park | 5 | Mike E. Smith | Roger Attfield | R.Ferguson & Anderson Farms | 1-1/8 | 1:49.32 | $200,000 | III |
| 1994 | Double Sixes | 4 | Edgar Prado | James W. Murphy | Hickory Tree Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:51.19 | $200,000 | III |
| 1993 | Deputation | 4 | Chris Antley | C. R. McGaughey III | Stuart Janney III | 1-1/8 | 1:49.12 | $200,000 | |
| 1992 | Wilderness Song | 4 | Craig Perret | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1-1/8 | 1:49.06 | $250,000 |
See also
Notes
- 1 2 2007 Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide, page 56 on March 3, 2007.
- ↑ http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/news/story?id=5001408
References
- Pimlico Race Course official website
- The Allaire Dupont Distaff Stakes at Pedigree Query
- The Allaire Dupont Distaff Stakes at the NTRA