Dearly Precious Stakes

Dearly Precious Stakes

Ungraded stakes race
Location	Aqueduct Racetrack Queens, New York, United States
Inaugurated	1995
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.nyra.com/Aqueduct/Stakes/DearlyPrecious.shtml
Race information
Distance	6 furlong sprint
Surface	Dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-old fillies
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$65,000

The Dearly Precious Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid February at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. Open to three-year-old fillies, the non-graded stakes is contested on dirt over a distance of six furlongs.

The race is named in honor of Dearly Precious, the 1975 American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly who was in the hunt for another Championship at age three when she suffered a career-ending injury on July 11, 1976 while winning the Dark Mirage Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:10.20 - T Storm (1999)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 2 - Richard Migliore (1997, 2002)
• 2 - Aaron Gryder (1998, 2000)
• 2 - Mario Pino (2004, 2008)

Most wins by a trainer:

• No trainer has won this race more than once.

Most wins by an owner:

• No owner has won this race more than once.

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2011	Coax Liberty	David Cohen	James L. Lawrence, II	Copper Penny Stables	1:11.24
2010	Fuzzy Britches	Ramon Dominguez	Rick Dutrow, Jr.		1:11.88
2009	Dream Play	Eddie Castro	Kiaran McLaughlin	Stewart L. Armstrong	1:10.86
2008	Ready for Fortune	Mario Pino	Gary C. Contessa	Dennis Narlinger	1:11.31
2007	Special Dream	Alan Garcia	Guadolupe Preciado	Hidden Lanes Farm	1:11.36
2006	Ring True	Norberto Arroyo	James A. Jerkens	Joseph Iracane	1:12.01
2005	Acey Deucey	Diane Nelson	John Morrison	Jeffrey Tucker	1:10.68
2004	Among My Souvenirs	Mario Pino	Anthony W. Dutrow	Peter G. Angelos	1:11.60
2003	Ladyecho	Oliver Castillo	John Servis	Charlotte C. Polin	1:12.68
2002	Proper Gamble	Richard Migliore	Todd A. Pletcher	Stoneway Farm	1:11.01
2001	Xtra Heat	Rick Wilson	John Salzman	Kenneth Taylor	1:11.88
2000	Southern Sandra	Aaron Gryder	Robert Barbara	Sabine Stable	1:11.80
1999	T Storm	Jose Espinoza	Rene Araya	R. Kay Stable	1:10.20
1998	Diablo's Notably	Aaron Gryder	Richard Schosberg	Dale H. Austin	1:12.40
1997	Parlay	Richard Migliore	John C. Kimmel	Ackerly Bros. & R. Levy	1:11.20
1996	Infomint	Carlos Marquez, Jr.	Ben Perkins, Jr.	New Farm	1:11.20
1995	Evil's Pic	Mike Luzzi	Howard M. Tesher	Theodore Shapiro	1:13.60

References

• The 2009 Dearly Precious Stakes at Sports Illustrated