Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes Explained

Class:Listed
Horse Race:Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes
Location:Arlington Park
Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States
Inaugurated:1929
Race Type:Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Website:www.arlingtonpark.com
Distance:7 furlongs
Track:Synthetic, left-handed
Qualification:Two-Year-Old Fillies
Weight:Assigned
Purse:$75,000

The Arlington-Washington Breeders' Cup Lassie Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid September at Arlington Park Racetrack in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Raced on Polytrack synthetic dirt over a distance of seven furlongs, it is open to Two-Year-Old Fillies and currently offers a purse of $75,000.[1] It was a Grade III race through 2012, but was a listed stakes in 2013.[2]

Inaugurated in 1929 as the Arlington Lassie Stakes, in 1963 it was renamed the Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes and in 2005 was given the Breeders' Cup designation.

Since inception, the race has been contested at various distances:

The race was not run in 1970, 1971, 1988, 1995, 1998 and 1999.

Records

Time record: (at one mile distance)

Largest winning margin:

Most wins by an owner:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2017Bet She Wins Jose Lopez Chris BlockLothenbach Stables1:24.43
2016DiaduraCarlos Marquez Jr.Michael StidhamEmpyrean Stables/Two Princesses1:25.10
2015Marquee MissEmmanuel EsquivelIngrid MasonJoe Ragsdale1:24.29
2014Quality Rocks Rosemary Homeister Jr.William HelmbrechtDestiny Oaks Of Ocala LLC1:24.88
2013She's Offlee GoodEddie CastroRichard R. SchererHolmark Stables II1:37.98
2012Gold EdgeChris EmighLon WigginsDolphus C. Morrison1:37.96
2011Rocket TwentyoneEusebio Razo Jr.W. T. HowardFrank Fletcher1:39.13
2010WonderlandbynightE. T. BairdMichael L. ReavisMark Dedomenico LLC1:36.65
2009She Be WildJunior AlvaradoWayne CatalanoNancy Mazzoni1:38.67
2008C.S. SilkRobby AlbaradoDale RomansPacella/Bonomo/Barbara1:36.38
2007Dreaming Of LizE. T. BairdWayne CatalanoFrank Calabrese1:37.08
2006Lisa MCarlos Marquez Jr.Dave KassenLarry Bielfeldt1:38.90
2005Original SpinJesse M. CampbellAnthony MitchellReineman Stable1:35.93
2004CulinaryCarlos Marquez Jr.Michael StidhamJ. H. Smith Thoroughbreds1:36.98
2003ZosimaPat DayEoin G. HartyDarley Racing1:36.02
2002Moonlight SonataShane LavioletteWilliam HelmbrechtWoodbridge Farm1:37.82
2001Joanies BellaMarlon St. JulienTimothy E. HammD. Martin / J. Ayres1:39.34
2000Thunder BertieJeremy BeasleyBernard FlintR. B. & E. Klein1:36.91
1999No Race
1998No Race
1997Silver MaidenShane LavioletteBritt McGeheeFrank Calabrese1:37.54
1996Southern PlaygirlRandy RomeroHarvey L. VanierNancy Vanier1:38.27
1995No Race
1994Shining LightMichael L. ReavisFlaxbeard/Oliphant/Sharp1:41.70
1993Mariah's StormDonnie K. Von HemelThunderhead Farm1:38.95
1992ElizaAlex Hassinger Jr.Allen E. Paulson1:39.58
1991Speed DialerPat DayNeil J. HowardE. S. Hudson & W. Farish1:36.58
1990Through FlightJoe JohnsonLarry D. EdwardsL. & B. Millsap1:39.00
1989Trumpet's BlareLaffit Pincay Jr.Warren A. Croll Jr.Robert P. Levy1:38.60
1988No Race
1987Joe's TammieDarrell ViennaDavid Milch1:25.00
1986Delicate VineRobert J. FrankelG. Alsdorf/Frankel/Moss1:23.40
1985Family StyleLaffit Pincay Jr.D. Wayne LukasEugene V. Klein1:18.00
1984ContredancePat DayWoody StephensHenryk de Kwiatkowski1:27.00
1983Miss OceanaWoody StephensNewstead Farm1:23.40
1982For Once'n My LifeThomas V. SmithJoan Masterson1:23.40
1981MillingoRay SibilleGeorge J. GetzNickels & Dimes Stable1:23.20
1980Truly BoundBud DelpWindfields Farm1:25.20
1979Sissy's TimeEarlie FiresJ. Bert SonnierM. Selz & B. Smeker1:11.00
1978It's In The AirEd DelahoussayeLou M. GoldfineHarbor View Farm1:09.60
1977StubRon TurcotteJames E. PicouMarge Schott1:10.40
1976Special WarmthSam MapleLarry FlakesL. C. Wilson/H. Inman/G. B. Gabbert1:10.40
1975Dearly PreciousMichael HoleStephen A. DiMauroRichard E. Bailey1:11.20
1974Hot n NastyDarrel McHargueGordon R. PotterDan Lasater1:11.40
1973Special TeamÁlvaro PinedaJohn W. RussellFred W. Hooper1:11.00
1972Double Your FunLarry MelanconLarry Robideaux Jr.W. S. Woodside/F. Webster Jr. 1:12.00
1972Natural SoundJorge TejeiraJoseph Pierce Jr.W. P. Burke/S. Pierce1:11.60
1971No Race
1970No Race
1969Clover LaneBill ShoemakerJoseph Pierce Jr.Seymour Rose1:18.40
1968Chuck BaltazarJohn B. BondM/M Sonny Werblin1:17.40
1967ShenowLaffit Pincay Jr.Dick PoseyEverett Lowrance1:18.40
1966Mira FemmeIsmael ValenzuelaIrv GuineyVerne Winchell1:16.80
1965Silver BrightJimmy NicholsRobert L. WheelerC. V. Whitney1:18.20
1964AdmiringBill HartackHirsch JacobsEthel D. Jacobs1:18.00
1963Sari's SongBill ShoemakerJess ByrdJ. Kel Houssels1:18.20
1962Smart DebManuel YcazaArnold N. WinickMarion Reineman1:16.20
1961RudomaBill HartackLeRoy JolleyMrs. Moody Jolley1:11.20
1960Colfax MaidSteve BrooksW. J. SchmidtSchmidt & Trimble1:11.80
1959MonarchySteve BrooksMoody JolleyClaiborne Farm1:10.00
1958Dark VintageJohnny HeckmannE. B. CarpenterNorth Star Ranch1:10.80
1957Poly HiEric GuerinGeorge M. OdomMrs. S. George Zauderer1:10.60
1956LeallahBill HartackMacKenzie MillerCharlton Clay1:11.60
1955Judy RullahDave ErbStrother GriffinBwamazon Farm1:13.80
1954DeltaSteve BrooksMoody JolleyClaiborne Farm1:10.40
1953Queen HopefulJohn H. AdamsHarry TrotsekHasty House Farm1:10.60
1952FulvousJack C. HodginsMary V. Fisher1:13.80
1951Princess LygiaKenneth ChurchHarry TrotsekMrs. H. Trotsek1:11.20
1950Shawnee SquawA. D. RiveraHoward WellsSunningdale Farm1:12.00
1949Duchess PegSteve BrooksHorace A. JonesCalumet Farm1:15.60
1948Pail Of WaterWarren MehrtensMax HirschEdward Lasker1:12.40
1947BewitchHorace A. JonesCalumet Farm1:10.80
1946Four WindsIrving AndersonJack C. HodginsDixiana Stables1:12.00
1945BeaugayJohn H. AdamsTom SmithMaine Chance Farm1:12.20
1944ExpressionFerril ZufeltJohn M. Gaver Sr.Greentree Stable1:12.40
1943Twilight TearNick JemasBen A. JonesCalumet Farm1:13.20
1942FadArthur CraigHoward WellsWalmac Farm1:13.60
1941PetrifyRuperto DonosoAlfred HolbergAlfred G. Vanderbilt II1:12.60
1940Blue DelightRoscoe GooseMrs. John Marsch1:12.80
1939Now WhatRaymond WorkmanBud StotlerAlfred G. Vanderbilt II1:13.00
1938InscoeldaChance RollinsBen A. JonesWoolford Farm1:11.60
1937TheenIrving AndersonFrank J. KearnsCalumet Farm1:11.80
1936ApogeeEarl SteffenDuval A. HeadleyHal Price Headley1:13.20
1935Forever YoursDon MeadeRobert V. McGarveyMilky Way Farm Stable1:12.80
1934MottoRaymond WorkmanThomas J. HealeyC. V. Whitney1:13.40
1933Mata HariRobert JonesClyde Van DusenDixiana Farm1:12.00
1932HilenaKay SpenceAudley Farm Stable1:10.40
1931Top FlightAlfred RobertsonThomas J. HealeyC. V. Whitney1:05.20
1930RisqueEarl SteffenWillie KnappFanny Hertz1:05.80
1929CaptureElmore ShropshireJohn LoweRancocas Stable1:06.00

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/race/USA/AP/2013/9/7/9/arlington-washington-lassie-s, The Blood-Horse
  2. http://www.toba.org/graded-stakes/races.aspx Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association