Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes

Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes

Grade I race
Location	Belmont Park Elmont, New York, United States
Inaugurated	1978
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.nyra.com/index_belmont.html
Race information
Distance	1 ^1⁄4 miles (10 furlongs)
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Fillies and mare Three-year-olds & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$500,000 (2015)

The Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes is an American Grade I race for thoroughbred fillies and mares run in early October at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. For horses ages three and up, it is raced on turf at a distance of one and a quarter miles and offers a current purse of $500,000.

In 1987, the race was run on dirt.

The race was named for Flower Bowl, a winner of the Ladies Handicap at Belmont Park and an outstanding broodmare. It is a major prep race to the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:59.05 Lahudood (2007)

Most wins:

• 2 - Riskaverse (2004, 2005)
• 2 - Stephanie's Kitten (2014, 2015)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 4 - John Velazquez (1998, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2015)
• 4 - Jean-Luc Samyn (1986, 1992, 1993, 2000)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 4 - William I. Mott (1988, 1994, 1995, 2008)

Most wins by an owner:

• 3 - Peter M. Brant (1980, 1986, 1989)
• 3 - Fox Ridge Farm, Inc. (1992, 2004, 2005)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2015	Stephanie's Kitten	6	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	Chad C. Brown	Sarah & Kenneth Ramsey	2:06.23
2014	Stephanie's Kitten	5	John Velazquez	Chad Brown	Ken & Sarah Ramsey	2:01.15
2013	Laughing	5	Jose Lezcano	Alan E Goldberg	Richard Santulli	2:02.34
2012	Nahrain	4	John Velazquez	Roger Varian	Darley Stable	2:05.56
2011	Stacelita	5	Ramon Dominguez	Chad Brown	Martin Schwartz	2:10.39
2010	Ave	4	Javier Castellano	Roger Attfield	Three Chimneys Racing/Harris	2:08.54
2009	Pure Clan	4	Julien R. Leparoux	Robert E. Holthus	Lakland Farm	2:12.43
2008	Dynaforce	5	Alan Garcia	William I. Mott	Dr. John A. Chandler	2:07.59
2007	Lahudood	4	Alan Garcia	Kiaran McLaughlin	Shadwell Racing	1:59.05
2006	Honey Ryder	5	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	Glencrest Farm LLC	2:02.47
2005	Riskaverse	6	Jose A. Santos	Patrick J. Kelly	Fox Ridge Farm, Inc.	2:00.27
2004	Riskaverse	5	Cornelio Velasquez	Patrick J. Kelly	Fox Ridge Farm, Inc.	2:04.65
2003	Dimitrova	3	Jerry D. Bailey	Dermot Weld	Joseph Higgins	2:02.74
2002	Kazzia	3	Jorge F. Chavez	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin Racing	2:05.22
2001	Lailani	3	Jerry D. Bailey	Ed Dunlop	Sheikh Maktoum	2:01.88
2000	Colstar	4	Jean-Luc Samyn	Paul R. Fout	Beverly Steinman	2:01.78
1999	Soaring Softly	4	Jerry D. Bailey	James J. Toner	Joan & John Phillips	2:01.41
1998	Auntie Mame	4	John Velazquez	Angel Penna, Jr.	Lazy F Ranch	1:59.33
1997	Yashmak	3	Corey Nakatani	Henry Cecil	Juddmonte Farms	1:59.73
1996	Chelsey Flower	5	Robbie Davis	Nick Zito	Farfellow Farm	2:05.96
1995	Northern Emerald	6	Ramon Perez	William I. Mott	H. Polk/D. Richards	2:06.68
1994	Dahlia's Dreamer	5	Jorge F. Chavez	William I. Mott	Madeleine Paulson	2:05.52
1993	Far Out Beast	6	Jean-Luc Samyn	Philip G. Johnson	Sullimar Stable	2:03.88
1992	Christiecat	5	Jean-Luc Samyn	Patrick J. Kelly	Fox Ridge Farm, Inc.	2:01.06
1991	Lady Shirl	4	Richard Migliore	Noel P. Hickey	Noel P. Hickey	2:02.43
1990	Laugh And Be Merry	5	Herb McCauley	Angel Penna, Jr.	Pin Oak Stable	2:00.20
1989	River Memories	5	Pat Day	D. Wayne Lukas	Peter M. Brant	2:06.80
1988	Gaily Gaily	5	Julie Krone	William I. Mott	Diana M. Firestone	2:02.80
1987	Slew's Exceller	5	Jose A. Santos	Tom Skiffington	K. Myers	2:02.20
1986	Scoot †	3	Bill Shoemaker	Leroy Jolley	Peter M. Brant	2:00.40
1986	Dismasted †	4	Jean-Luc Samyn	Philip G. Johnson	Edward P. Evans	2:00.40
1985	Dawn's Curtsey	3	Eddie Maple	John M. Veitch	Darby Dan Farm	2:02.20
1984	Rossard	4	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Evan S. Jackson	Catherine T. Koffen	2:03.40
1983	First Approach	5	Jorge Velasquez	Jonathan Sheppard	Augustin Stable	2:00.20
1982	Trevita	5	Ruben Hernandez	Jonathan Sheppard	Augustin Stable	2:01.40
1981	Rokeby Rose	4	Jeffrey Fell	MacKenzie Miller	Rokeby Stables	2:01.60
1980	Just A Game	4	Don Brumfield	David A. Whiteley	Peter M. Brant	2:00.80
1979	Pearl Necklace	5	Bill Shoemaker	Roger Laurin	Reginald N. Webster	2:02.20
1978	Waya	4	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Angel Penna, Sr.	Daniel Wildenstein	2:00.60

* † In 1986 there was a dead-heat for the win.

References

• The 2008 Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes at the NTRA