Flash Stakes
| Discontinued Stakes race | |
| Location | Saratoga Race Course Saratoga Springs, New York, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1869 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 5 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Qualification | Two-year-olds |
| Weight | Weight-For-Age |
| Purse | Varied over the years |
The Flash Stakes was a race for two-year-old Thoroughbred horses and one of the longest running horse racing events in America. Run before races were graded, the Flash was won by a host of starry names.[1] Begun before the United States Hotel Stakes (also now removed from racing's roster), it was the oldest race for juveniles of either gender in the United States.[2]
Once a historic fixture in Saratoga Springs, New York at the Saratoga Race Course,[3] it was eliminated in 2005 by the New York Racing Association (NYRA), which feared bankruptcy.
Moved from its home in Saratoga after a long absence, the Grade III Flash had raced on at Belmont Park as a five furlong sprint on the main track for a $100,000 added purse until the NYRA's 2005 decision.
Winners since 1999
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Beacon Shine | Javier Castellano | William I. Mott | Kinsman Stable | 0:58.39 |
| 2004 | Primal Storm | Shane Sellers | Steve Asmussen | Keith Asmussen | 0:57.49 |
| 2003 | Chapel Royal | John Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Derrick Smith & Michael Tabor | 0:57.02 |
| 2002 | Whywhywhy | Edgar Prado | Patrick Biancone | Fabien Ouaki | 0:57:10 |
| 2001 | Busters Daydream | Edgar Prado | Timothy Tullock Jr. | S J Bee Stable | 0:56.93 |
| 2000 | Yonaguska | Jerry Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | Michael Tabor | 0:57.86 |
| 1999 | More Than Ready | John Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | James T. Scatuorchio | 0:57.10 |
Earlier winners
- 1983 : 1998 - Not Run
- 1982 – Victorious
- 1981 – Ringaro
- 1972 : 1980 – Not Run
- 1971 – Riva Ridge
- 1969 – Pontifex
- 1967 – Forward Pass
- 1966 – Bold Hour
- 1965 – Indulto
- 1964 – New Act
- 1963 – Irvkup
- 1962 – Catullus
- 1961 – Jaipur
- 1960 – Not Run
- 1959 – Greek Page
- 1958 – First Minister
- 1957 – Wing Jet
- 1956 – Missile
- 1955 – Reneged
- 1954 – Laugh
- 1953 – Card Trick
- 1952 – Native Dancer
- 1951 – Cousin
- 1950 – Northern Star
- 1949 – Greek Ship
- 1948 – Algasir
- 1947 – Star Bout
- 1946 – Gestapo
- 1945 – Assault
- 1944 – Plebiscite
- 1943 – Tropea
- 1942 – Breezing Home
- 1941 – Amphitheater
- 1940 – Overdrawn
- 1939 – Epatant
- 1938 – Eight Thirty
- 1937 – Maetall
- 1936 – Maedic
- 1935 – Red Rain
- 1934 – Pitter Pat
- 1933 – Elylee
- 1932 – Happy Gal
- 1931 – Irenes Bob
- 1930 – Jamestown
- 1929 – Gallant Fox
- 1928 – Jack High
- 1927 – Distraction
- 1926 – Osmand
- 1925 – Sarmaticus
- 1924 – Felix
- 1923 – Lord Baltimore
- 1922 – Dust Flower
- 1921 – Miss Joy
- 1920 – Moody
- 1919 – Miss Jemima
- 1918 – Billy Kelly
- 1917 – Papp
- 1916 – Rickety
- 1915 – Prince of Como
- 1914 – Trial By Jury
- 1913 – Old Rosebud
- 1912 – Not Run
- 1911 – Not Run
- 1910 – Semproius
- 1909 – Waldo
- 1908 – Edward
- 1907 – Fair Play
- 1906 – Peter Pan
- 1905 – Burgomaster
- 1904 – Sysonby
- 1902 – Judith Campbell
- 1901 – Goldsmith
- 1900 – Not Run
- 1899 – Not Run
- 1898 – Not Run
- 1897 – Hamburg
- 1896 – Not Run
- 1895 – Oranetto
- 1894 – Lisa II
- 1893 – Galilee
- 1892 – Nick
- 1890 – Sir John
- 1889 – Protection
- 1888 – Princess Bowling
- 1887 – King Fish
- 1886 – Agnes
- 1885 – Primero
- 1884 – Volante
- 1883 – Burton
- 1882 – George Kinney
- 1881 – Memento
- 1879 – Sensation
- 1878 – Harold
- 1877 – Duke of Magenta
- 1875 – Faithless
- 1874 – Olitapa
- 1873 – Regardless
- 1872 – Tom Bowling
- 1870 – Ratan
- 1869 – Remorseless
References
- ^ Nicholls, Joe (August 4, 1964). "New Act Takes Flash Stakes at Spa". The New York Times.
- ^ "Condensed History Of The Flash Stakes., Daily Racing Form, 1908-07-30". drf.uky.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ Ryall, G. F. T. (1965-08-06). "Kelso Takes the Waters". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2024-11-06.