Secretariat Stakes
| Grade I race | |
| Location |
Arlington Park Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1974 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.arlingtonpark.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄4 miles (10 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $450,000 (2015) |
The Secretariat Stakes is a Grade 1 flat horse race in the United States for three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1 1⁄4 miles (2,000 meters). Held annually in mid August, it is the brother of both the Arlington Million and the Beverly D. Stakes and is raced on the same day and on the same turf course at Arlington Park, Arlington Heights, Illinois.
The race was created in 1974 from the "Arlington Invitational" which had been run only in the previous year in order to showcase U.S. Triple Crown winner Secretariat to Chicago racing fans. Secretariat won the race with My Gallant and Our Native running second and third respectively. Both of these horses had lost to the Champion in the Triple Crown series.
The distance of the 1974 inaugural race was 1 1⁄16 miles (1,700 meters). It was run over 1 1⁄8 miles (1,800 meters) in 1975/76 and extended to 1 1⁄2 miles (2,400 meters) from 1978 to 1984, before settling at its present 1 1⁄4 mile distance. In 1977 the race was run on dirt and in 1985 it was held at Hawthorne Race Course. There was no race run in 1988, 1998 and 1999.
In 2005 it was included in the Grand Slam of Grass, which offered a substantial bonus to the winner of this race, the Colonial Turf Cup, the Virginia Derby and the Breeders' Cup Turf.
Records
Time record: (at current distance of 1 1⁄4 miles)
- 1:59.65 - Kitten's Joy (2004)
Most wins by an owner:
- 5 - Michael Tabor (1996, 2000, 2011, 2014, 2015)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Pat Day (1983, 1991, 1995)
- 3 - Kent Desormeaux (2002, 2009, 2010)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 - Aidan O'Brien (2000, 2011, 2014, 2015)
Winners of the Secretariat Stakes
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Highland Reel (IRE) | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | Smith/Magnier/Tabor | 2:02.26 |
| 2014 | Adelaide (IRE) | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Smith / Magnier / Tabor | 2:02.13 |
| 2013 | Admiral Kitten | Rosie Napravnik | Michael J. Maker | Sarah & Kenneth Ramsey | 2:02.17 |
| 2012 | Bayrir (FR) | Christophe Lemaire | Alain de Royer-Dupre | Aga Khan IV | 2:02.92 |
| 2011 | Treasure Beach | Colm O'Donoghue | Aidan O'Brien | Smith / Magnier / Tabor | 2:03.91 |
| 2010 | Paddy O'Prado | Kent Desormeaux | Dale Romans | Donegal Racing | 2:04.71 |
| 2009 | Take the Points | Kent Desormeaux | Todd Pletcher | Starlight Partners | 2:05.41 |
| 2008 | Winchester | Rene Douglas | Dermot Weld | Bertram & Diana Firestone | 2:01.76 |
| 2007 | Shamdinan | Julien Leparoux | Doug O'Neill | Triple B Farms et al. | 2:04.02 |
| 2006 | Showing Up | Cornelio Velasquez | Barclay Tagg | Lael Stables | 2:00.09 |
| 2005 | Gun Salute | Cornelio Velasquez | William I. Mott | Brant Laue | 2:03.79 |
| 2004 | Kitten's Joy | Jerry D. Bailey | Dale Romans | Ken & Sarah Ramsey | 1:59.65 |
| 2003 | Kicken Kris | Javier Castellano | Michael R. Matz | Brushwood Stable | 2:02.53 |
| 2002 | Chiselling | Kent Desormeaux | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 2:04.16 |
| 2001 | Startac | Alex Solis | Simon Bray | Allen Paulson Trust | 2:04.91 |
| 2000 | Ciro | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | Michael Tabor | 2:01.64 |
| no race 1998-99 | |||||
| 1997 | Honor Glide | Garrett Gomez | James E. Day | Robert Schaedle | 2:02.74 |
| 1996 | Marlin | Shane Sellers | D. Wayne Lukas | Michael Tabor | 2:01.09 |
| 1995 | Hawk Attack | Pat Day | Elliott Walden | Cavalier Stable | 2:00.17 |
| 1994 | Vaudeville | Gary Stevens | Fordell Fierce | Ron Crockett | 2:01.00 |
| 1993 | Awad | John R. Velazquez | David G. Donk | Ryehill Farm | 2:08.60 |
| 1992 | Ghazi | Robbie Davis | Del W. Carroll II | Hassan Shoaib II | 2:01.18 |
| 1991 | Jackie Wackie | Pat Day | Dominic Imprescia, Jr. | C. Rocca & G. DeMarinis | 2:01.27 |
| 1990 | Super Abound | Randy Romero | Carl Nafzger | Genter Stable | 2:01.60 |
| 1989 | Hawkster | Pat Valenzuela | Ron McAnally | M/M J. Shelton Meredith | 2:04.00 |
| 1988 | no race | ||||
| 1987 | Stately Don | Jacinto Vasquez | Leroy Jolley | Bradley M. Shannon | 2:04.60 |
| 1986 | Southjet | Jose A. Santos | Angel Penna, Sr. | Dogwood Stable | 2:02.00 |
| 1985 | Derby Wish | Randy Romero | William I. Mott | John A. Franks | 2:01.00 |
| 1984 | Vision | Gregg McCarron | Woody Stephens | Cherry Valley Farm | 2:38.40 |
| 1983 | Fortnightly | Pat Day | Anthony Basile | Bwamazon Farm | 2:32.40 |
| 1982 | Half Iced | Don MacBeth | Stanley M. Hough | Bertram R. Firestone | 2:31.00 |
| 1981 | Sing Sing | Mike Venezia | Victor J. Nickerson | Sugartown Stable | 2:53.20 |
| 1980 | Spruce Needles | Julio C. Espinoza | William E. Adams | Golden Chance Farm | 2:40.80 |
| 1979 | Golden Act | Sandy Hawley | Loren Rettele | Oldknow & Phipps | 2:32.80 |
| 1978 | Mac Diarmida | Jean Cruguet | Scotty Schulhofer | Jerome M. Torsney | 2:29.80 |
| 1977 | Text | Marco Casteneda | Vincent Clyne | Elmendorf Farm | 1:42.00 |
| 1976 | Joachim | Sam Maple | Jack Van Berg | Pratt-Van Berg | 1:50.80 |
| 1975 | Intrepid Hero | Angel Cordero Jr. | John W. Russell | Ogden Phipps | 1:49.80 |
| 1974 | Glossary | Angel L. Santiago | Victor J. Nickerson | Elmendorf Farm | 1:42.80 |