Miss Grillo Stakes

Miss Grillo Stakes

Grade III race
Location	Belmont Park Elmont, New York, United States
Inaugurated	1980
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	Miss Grillo Stakes at the NYRA
Race information
Distance	1 ^1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs)
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Two-year-old fillies
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$200,000

The Miss Grillo Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. A Grade III event open to two-year-old filles it is contested over a distance of 1 ¹⁄₁₆ miles (8.5 furlongs) on turf.

The race was named for the Argentinian-bred filly Miss Grillo, a record breaking stakes winner in the 1940s.

The race was part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series from 2008 to 2010, with the winner automatically qualifying for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.

Winners since 1991

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time	Grade
2015	Tin Type Gal	Luis Saez	H. Graham Motion	1:41.41	III
2014	Lady Eli	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	Chad C. Brown	1:43.50	III
2013	Testa Rossi (FR)	Jose Lezcano	Chad C. Brown	1:41.73	III
2012	Watsdachances	Javier Castellano	Chad Brown	1:47.90	III
2011	Pure Gossip	Ryan Curatolo	Phil Serpe	1:47.71	III
2010	Winter Memories	Jose Lezcano	Jimmy Toner	1:45.69	III
2009‡	Dad's Crazy	Julien Leparoux	Todd Pletcher	1:40.04	NG
2008	Maram	Jose Lezcano	Chad C. Brown	1:46.12	III
2007	Namaste's Wish	Kent Desormeaux	William I. Mott	1:40.49	NG
2006	Chestoria	Eibar Coa	Bruce N. Levine	1:50.82	NG
2005	Wait A While	Jerry D. Bailey	Todd A. Pletcher	1:52.80	NG
2004	Melhor Ainda	Jose A. Santos	Robert J. Frankel	1:51.20	NG
2003	Please Take MeOut	Aaron Gryder	Alfredo Callejas	1:50.60	NG
2002	Fircroft	Jean-Luc Samyn	George R. Arnold II	1:49.60	NG
2001	Riskaverse	Robbie Davis	Patrick J. Kelly	1:51.60	NG
2000	Ruff	John Velazquez	David G. Donk	1:49.60	III
1999	Wolf Alert	Jerry D. Bailey	Gary C. Contessa	1:54.00	III
1998	Belle Cherie	John Velazquez	Philip Johnson	1:49.53	III
1997‡	Compassionate	Robbie Davis	Mark Hennig	1:53.13	III
1996‡	Miss Huff n' Puff	Richard Migliore	Richard Violette Jr.	1:41.47	III
1995‡	Mountain Affair	Todd Kabel	Kathy Patton-Casse	1:53.91	III
1994	Upper Noosh	Eddie Maple	Patrick Kelly	1:47.10	III
1993	Chelsey Flower	Jorge Velasquez	Jose A. Martin	1:45.21	III
1992	Missymooiloveyou	Herb McCauley	Thomas Walsh	1:42.57	III
1991	Good Mood	Mike Smith	Richard DeStasio	1:42.76	III

• ‡ In 2009, the race was run off the turf and lost its graded status as a result.
• ‡ In 1997, the race was run at Aqueduct.
• ‡ In 1996, the race was run off the turf, but retained its GIII status.
• ‡ In 1995, the race was run at Aqueduct.

References

• The 2008 Miss Grillo stakes at the NTRA