Purple Violet Stakes Explained

Class:Restricted stakes
Horse Race:Purple Violet Stakes
Location:Arlington Park
Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States
Inaugurated:1976
Race Type:Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Distance:1 mile (8 furlongs)
Surface:Polytrack synthetic dirt
Track:left-handed
Qualification:Three-year-old fillies
Weight:Assigned
Purse:$50,000+

The Purple Violet Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the first week of September at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Illinois, though now it runs in July. Open to three-year-old fillies registered in the State of Illinois, the non-graded stakes is contested at a distance of one mile (8 furlongs) on Polytrack synthetic dirt.

Inaugurated in 1976, it was known as the Colfax Maid Stakes until 1997.

Since inception it has been contested at various distances:

It was run in two divisions in 1984. there was no race run in 1998 and 1999.

Winners

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2015Wildwood KantharosScott BeckerChristopher A. EmighWilliam Stiritz1:39.65
2014Countess CashmereC. H. Marquez Jr.Tom SwearingenJohn Carver1:37.83
2013Bold KittenWayne CatalanoKen & Sarah Ramsey1:37.54
2012La TiaConstantino RomanBrian WilliamsonHernandez Racing Club1:38.24
2010Heavenly LassChristine JanksAsiel Stable1:39.35

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