All Along Stakes Explained

Surface:Turf
Class:Grade III
Horse Race:All Along Stakes
Location:Colonial Downs,
New Kent County, Virginia, United States
Inaugurated:1981
Race Type:Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Website:www.laurelpark.com/
Distance: miles (8.5 furlongs)
Track:Left-handed
Qualification:fillies and mares
Three-years-old & up
Weight:Assigned
Purse:US$150,000

The All Along Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in September at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. Open to fillies and mares, age three and older, it is raced on turf at a distance of miles. The race currently offers a purse of $150,000. In 2015, the Maryland Jockey Club agreed to move the Stakes race and run it at Laurel Park changing the name of a former race Lady Baltimore Stakes to the All Along Stakes.

The race is named for the great French racing mare, All Along. Owned by Daniel Wildenstein, she raced in Europe and North America. All Along was the 1983 Champion Older Mare in France and 1983 American Horse of the Year who was inducted in the United States Racing Hall of Fame in 1990.

The All Along Stakes has been held at four different tracks all in the Mid-atlantic region of the United States, it was held at Colonial Downs in New Kent County, Virginia from 1998 to 2013 and Laurel Park Racecourse from 1985 to 1996. The race was also held at Delaware Park in 1997 and Pimlico Race Course in 1990. The race was not held in 1986 or 1987. It was first graded in 1988 and it became a grade two race in 1990 and continued that way until 1997. Since 1998 the race has maintained its grade three status. The race was run at a distance of miles from 1998 to 2014 and miles in 1999 and 2000.

The All Along Stakes has served as a prep race to Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf a Grade 1 race held as part of the World Thoroughbred Championships. In 2010 race served as the perfect race to Shared Account who went on to win the 2010 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf a Grade 1 race held at Churchill Downs. In December 2010 Shared Account went on to be named Maryland Horse-of-the-Year.

Records

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Winners of the "All Along Stakes" since 1985

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Distance
(Miles)
Time
Grade
2020align=center-0:00.00 III
2019Notapradaprice5Jorge RuizJohn C. ServisStonehaven Steadings1:41.27 III
2018Valedictorian4J. D. AcostaKelly BreenEpic Racing1:45.74 III
2017On Leave 4Forest BoyceShug McGaugheyStuart S. Janney III1:40.24 III
2016Onus4Forest Boyce Shug McGaugheyStuart S. Janney III 1:39.87 III
2015Interrupted4Matt RispoliH. Graham MotionPin Oak Stable1:50.28 III
2014Medea5Forest BoyceFrancis "Tres" Abbott, IIICornerstone Thoroughbreds 1:42.47 III
2013Channel Lady 4Javier CastellanoTodd PletcherJames Scatuorchio 1:50.34 III
2012Snow Top Mountain4Paco LopezThomas ProctorBarbara Hunter1:49.48III
2011Aruna4Ramon DomínguezH. Graham MotionFlaxman Holdings, Ltd.1:49.21III
2010Shared Account4Edgar PradoH. Graham MotionSagamore Farm1:49.16III
2009Winter View5Julien LeparouxJonathan E. SheppardAugustin Stable1:49.56III
2008Lady Digby 4Jeremy RoseH. Graham MotionEarle I. Mack1:52.19 III
2007Silver Charades5Jose Valdivia Jr.Marty WolfsonLive Oak Racing1:49.62III
2006Film Maker6Ramon DomínguezH. Graham MotionCourtlandt Farms1:46.58III
2005Stupendous Miss4Gary StevensWallace DollaseHorizon Stable1:51.00III
2004Film Maker4Edgar PradoH. Graham MotionCourtlandt Farms1:50.08III
2003Dress To Thrill4Edgar PradoChristophe ClementMoyglare Stud1:49.16III
2002Secret River5Horacio KaramanosSondra BenderSondra Bender1:50.76III
2001Colstar5Jon CourtPaul FoutBeverly R. Steinman1:47.53III
2000Idle Rich5Aaron GryderWilliam I. MottStonerside Stable1:55.95III
1999no racealign=center-no raceno raceno race0:00.00III
1998Bursting Forth4Edgar PradoH. Graham MotionSam Huff1:48.01III
1997Beyrouth5D. S. RiceJonathan SheppardHenri Chalhoub1:49.27II
1996Another Legend4C. Omar ClingerVinnie BlengsHarrison/Sullivan/Pomerantz1:58.80II
1995no racealign=center-no raceno raceno race0:00.00III
1994Alice Springs4René DouglasJonathan E. SheppardGeorge W. Strawbridge Jr.1:47.34II
1993Lady Blessington5Corey BlackMark A. HennigJeffrey Siegel1:51.58II
1992Marble Maiden3Thierry JarnetPaul ColeSheikh Mohammed1:49.89II
1991Sha Tha3Mike SmithAndré FabreAllen E. Paulson1:52.59II
1990Foresta4Ángel Cordero Jr.Thomas BohannanLoblolly Stable1:49.40II
1989Lady Winner3Kent DesormeauxMaurice ZilberMaurice Zilber1:53.60III
1988Ravinella3Guy GuignardCriquette HeadEcurie Aland1:49.80III
1987no racealign=center-no raceno raceno race0:00.00III
1986no racealign=center-no raceno raceno race0:00.00III
1985Bug Eyed Betty2Vincent BraccialeRichard SmallThomas Bateman1:36.60

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