| Class: | Grade III |
| Horse Race: | Peter Pan Stakes |
| Location: | Belmont Park Elmont, New York, United States |
| Inaugurated: | 1940 |
| Race Type: | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Distance: | miles (9 furlongs) |
| Surface: | Dirt |
| Track: | left-handed |
| Qualification: | Three-year-olds |
| Weight: | Assigned |
| Purse: | US$300,000 |
The Peter Pan Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds over a distance of miles (nine furlongs) run annually during the second week of May at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.
The race is run in honor of National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame inductee Peter Pan. Inaugurated in 1940, it was run as a handicap at one and one eighth miles until 1960 when the race was placed on hiatus. Revived at Aqueduct Racetrack in 1975, the Peter Pan Stakes was moved to Belmont Park for the 1976 running. It was contested at a distance of one mile until 1977 when it reverted to its traditional one and one eighth mile format.
The race is considered a major preparatory race for the last leg of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes, since both are held on the same track. In cases where a horse did not enter the Kentucky Derby or Preakness Stakes, several horses have won the Peter Pan Stakes / Belmont Stakes double. These include High Gun (1954), Gallant Man (1957), Cavan (1958), Coastal (1979), A.P. Indy (1992), Tonalist (2014) and Arcangelo (2023). Due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Peter Pan Stakes was run on Opening Day at Saratoga Race Course. In 2024, the race was contested at Aqueduct because of construction at Belmont Park.[1]
Speed record: (at current distance of miles)
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
Most wins by an owner:
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Antiquarian | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Centennial Farms | 1:48.99 | |
| 2023 | Arcangelo | Javier Castellano | Jena Antonucci | Blue Rose Farm | 1:49.71 | |
| 2022 | We The People | Flavien Prat | Rodolphe Brisset | WinStar Farm, & Siena Farm | 1:48.27 | |
| 2021 | Promise Keeper | Luis Saez | Todd A. Pletcher | WinStar Farm, Woodford Thoroughbreds, and Rockridge Stud | 1:50.71 | |
| 2020 | Country Grammer | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Chad Brown | Paul P. Pompa Jr. | 1:49.79 | |
| 2019 | Global Campaign | Luis Saez | Stanley M. Hough | Sagamore Farm, LLC and WinStar Farm | 1:46.71 | |
| 2018 | Blended Citizen | Kyle Frey | Doug F. O'Neill | Hall, Greg and SAYJAY Racing, LLC | 1:49.75 | |
| 2017 | Timeline | Javier Castellano | Chad C. Brown | Woodford Racing | 1:51.62 | |
| 2016 | Unified (ARG) | José L. Ortiz | James A. Jerkens | Centennial Farms | 1:47.14 | |
| 2015 | Madefromlucky | Javier Castellano | Todd A. Pletcher | Cheyenne Stables/Nichol | 1:48.36 | |
| 2014 | Tonalist | Joel Rosario | Christophe Clement | Robert S. Evans | 1:48.30 | |
| 2013 | Freedom Child | Luis Saez | Thomas Albertrani | West Point Thoroughbreds, St. Elias Stable, and Spendthrift Farm | 1:49.09 | |
| 2012 | Mark Valeski | Rosie Napravnik | J. Larry Jones | Brereton Jones | 1:48.31 | |
| 2011 | Alternation | Ramon Domínguez | Donnie K. Von Hemel | Pin Oak Stable | 1:49.53 | |
| 2010 | align=center colspan=5 | Race not run | ||||
| 2009 | Charitable Man | Alan Garcia | Kiaran McLaughlin | Suzanne & William Warren | 1:47.13 | |
| 2008 | Kent Desormeaux | Kazuo Fujisawa | Hidetoshi Yamamoto | 1:47.87 | ||
| 2007 | Sightseeking | Edgar Prado | Claude R. McGaughey III | Phipps Stable | 1:48.89 | |
| 2006 | Sunriver | Rafael Bejarano | Todd A. Pletcher | Aaron & Marie Jones | 1:49.39 | |
| 2005 | Oratory | Jerry Bailey | Thomas Albertrani | Darley Stable | 1:46.35 | |
| 2004 | Purge | John Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Starlight Stables et al. | 1:47.98 | |
| 2003 | Go Rockin' Robin | Shaun Bridgmohan | Scott Schwartz | Herbert & Carol Schwartz | 1:48.47 | |
| 2002 | Sunday Break | Gary Stevens | Neil D. Drysdale | Koji Maeda | 1:48.10 | |
| 2001 | Hero's Tribute | Jorge F. Chavez | John T. Ward Jr. | John C. Oxley | 1:47.47 | |
| 2000 | Postponed | Edgar Prado | Flint S. Schulhofer | Jeanne G. Vance | 1:49.60 | |
| 1999 | Best of Luck | Jean-Luc Samyn | H. Allen Jerkens | Bohemia Stable | 1:47.94 | |
| 1998 | Grand Slam | Jerry Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | Baker, et al. | 1:49.00 | |
| 1997 | Banker's Gold | Eddie Maple | H. Allen Jerkens | Georgia Hofmann | 1:48.60 | |
| 1996 | Jaimes First Punch | John Velazquez | Robert Barbara | Zimpom Stable | 1:47.20 | |
| 1995 | Citadeed | Eddie Maple | Richard Violette Jr. | Ivan W. Allan | 1:50.03 | |
| 1994 | Twining | José A. Santos | Flint S. Schulhofer | Mohammed Al Maktoum | 1:49.11 | |
| 1993 | Virginia Rapids | Eddie Maple | H. Allen Jerkens | Middletown Stable | 1:48.48 | |
| 1992 | A.P. Indy | Ed Delahoussaye | Neil D. Drysdale | Tomonori Tsurumaki | 1:47.40 | |
| 1991 | Lost Mountain | Craig Perret | Thomas Bohannan | Loblolly Stable | 1:49.40 | |
| 1990 | Profit Key | José A. Santos | D. Wayne Lukas | H. Joseph Allen | 1:47.20 | |
| 1989 | Imbibe | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Tim Kelly | Roslyn Farm | 1:48.60 | |
| 1988 | Seeking The Gold | Pat Day | Claude R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | 1:47.60 | |
| 1987 | Leo Castelli | José A. Santos | LeRoy Jolley | Peter M. Brant | 1:48.00 | |
| 1986 | Danzig Connection | Pat Day | Woody Stephens | Henryk de Kwiatkowski | 1:48.40 | |
| 1985 | Proud Truth | Jorge Velásquez | John M. Veitch | Darby Dan Farm | 1:47.60 | |
| 1984 | Back Bay Barrister | Don MacBeth | Vincent Blengs | Myra H. Cohen | 1:50.00 | |
| 1983 | Slew o' Gold | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Sidney Watters Jr. | Equusequity Stable | 1:46.80 | |
| 1982 | Wolfie's Rascal | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Howard M. Tesher | Wolfie Cohen | 1:48.80 | |
| 1981 | Tap Shoes | Ruben Hernandez | Horatio Luro | Leone J. Peters | 1:48.40 | |
| 1980 | Comptroller | Ramon Encinas | Angel Penna Sr. | Ogden Phipps | 1:49.20 | |
| 1979 | Coastal | Ruben Hernandez | David A. Whiteley | William Haggin Perry | 1:47.00 | |
| 1978 | Buckaroo | Jorge Velásquez | John M. Gaver Jr. | Greentree Stable | 1:48.00 | |
| 1977 | Spirit Level | Antonio Graell | Stephen A. DiMauro | Meadow Stable | 1:49.20 | |
| 1976 | Sir Lister | Jorge Velásquez | MacKenzie Miller | Mrs. Harold Whitmore | 1:36.00 | |
| 1975 | Singh | Eddie Maple | John W. Russell | Cynthia Phipps | 1:35.20 | |
| 1960 | Keenation | Chris Rogers | Raymond Metcalf | Elkcam Stable (Mackle brothers) | 1:50.00 | |
| 1959 | Black Hills | Eddie Arcaro | Max Hirsch | King Ranch | 1:49.00 | |
| 1958 | Cavan | Pete Anderson | Thomas J. Barry | Joseph E. O'Connell | 1:49.00 | |
| 1957 | Gallant Man | Bill Shoemaker | John A. Nerud | Ralph Lowe | 1:48.40 | |
| 1956 | Jazz Age | John Choquette | Sylvester Veitch | Cornelius V. Whitney | 1:48.40 | |
| 1955 | Nance's Lad | John Choquette | Hilton Dabson | Hilton Dabson | 1:48.40 | |
| 1954 | High Gun | Eric Guerin | Max Hirsch | King Ranch | 1:52.40 | |
| 1953 | Invigorator | Nick Shuk | Norman R. McLeod | Saxon Stable | 1:50.40 | |
| 1952 | Armageddon | Raymond York | Moody Jolley | Cain Hoy Stable | 1:48.60 | |
| 1951 | Counterpoint | Dave Gorman | Sylvester Veitch | Cornelius V. Whitney | 1:47.80 | |
| 1950 | Lights Up | George Hettinger | Bert Mulholland | George D. Widener Jr. | 1:49.40 | |
| 1949 | Ponder | Steve Brooks | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1:49.40 | |
| 1948 | Escadru | Arnold Kirkland | Edward A. Christmas | William L. Brann | 1:49.60 | |
| 1947 | Tailspin | Ted Atkinson | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable | 1:50.60 | |
| 1946 | Mahout | Johnny Longden | Oscar White | Sarah F. Jeffords | 1:50.40 | |
| 1945 | Jeep | Eddie Arcaro | Andy Schuttinger | Cornelius V. Whitney | 1:51.20 | |
| 1944 | Lucky Draw | Johnny Longden | Bert Mulholland | George D. Widener Jr. | 1:52.00 | |
| 1943 | Slide Rule | Conn McCreary | Cecil Wilhelm | William E. Boeing | 1:51.20 | |
| 1942 | Fairaris | Billie Thompson | Frank Gilpin | Samuel McLaughlin | 1:48.40 | |
| 1941 | Robert Morris | Alfred Robertson | Thomas H. McCreery | J. Frederic Byers | 1:49.00 | |
| 1940 | Andy K. | Irving Anderson | Patrick F. Dwyer | Millsdale Stable | 1:50.20 |