Saranac Stakes
| Class | Grade III |
|---|---|
| Location | Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | 124 lbs. with allowances |
| Purse | $175,000 (2023) |
The Saranac Stakes is an American
turf over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles. The event, currently run in early September, raised its purse to $300,000 in 2014.[1] As of 2023 the race is run for a purse of $175,000.[1]
Inaugurated in 1901, the race is named for the village of
Jamaica Racetrack until 1956 when it was moved to Aqueduct Racetrack
where it was held from 1957 to 1961, 1963–1967, 1972–1974, and in 1976.
Raced on dirt until 1979, over the years the Saranac Stakes has been run at various distances:
- 1 mile: 1960–1965, 2020
- 1+1⁄16 miles: 1948–1959, 2019, 2021–Present
- 1+1⁄8 miles: 1901–1908, 1910, 1996, 2011–2018
- 1+3⁄16 miles: 1997–2010
Records
Most wins by an owner:
- 5 – Greentree Stable (1923, 1957, 1963, 1968, 1978)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 7 – Eddie Maple (1972, 1975, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1992)
Most wins by an trainer:
- 5 – Woody Stephens (1975, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1988)
Winners of the Saranac Stakes since 1938
* In 1989, the race was run in two divisions.
Earlier winners
- 1937 – Burning Star
- 1936 – Sun Teddy
- 1935 – Good Gamble
- 1934 – Kievex
- 1933 – War Glory
- 1932 – Morfair
- 1931 – Danour
- 1930 – Whichone
- 1929 – Hard Tack
- 1928 – Sun Edwin
- 1927 – Osmand
- 1926 – Mars
- 1925 – Peanuts
- 1924 – Sarazen
- 1923 – Cherry Pie
- 1922 – Little Chief
- 1921 – Crocus
- 1920 – Dinna Care
- 1919 – Purchase
- 1918 – Motor Cop
- 1917 – Midway
- 1916 – Dodge
- 1915 – Regret
- 1914 – Stromboli
- 1913 – Ten Point
- 1910 – Martinez
- 1909 – Field Mouse
- 1908 – Golconda
- 1907 – Vails
- 1906 – Gallavant
- 1905 – Dandelion
- 1904 – Dolly Spanker
- 1903 – Molly Brant
- 1902 – Hermis
- 1901 – Dublin
- ^ a b "Saranac Stakes Profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 4 September 2016.