Arlington-Washington_Breeders'_Cup_Lassie_Stakes

Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes

Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes

Horse race


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]

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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:

  • 1929–1931 : 5.5 furlongs
  • 1932–1961 & 1972–1979 : 6 furlongs
  • 1962–1969 : 6.5 furlongs
  • 1980–1984 & 1986–1987 : 7 furlongs
  • 1985 : 6.5 furlongs (at Hawthorne Race Course)
  • 19862013 : 1 mile
  • 2014 to present : 7 furlongs

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

Records

Time record: (at one mile distance)

  • 1:35.93 – Original Spin (2005)

Largest winning margin:

  • 12 lengths – Eliza (1992)

Most wins by an owner:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners

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References


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