Gazelle Stakes
The Gazelle Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race raced annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, New York. Open to three-year-old fillies, it is a Grade II event run over a distance of one and one-eighth miles on dirt. The race is sometimes a stepping stone to the Breeders' Cup Distaff. Until 2004, the race name was the Gazelle Handicap.- Race name
- *Gazelle Handicap 1887-2004
- *Gazelle Stakes since 2005
- Grading
- *Grade Ⅰ 1984-2012
- *Grade Ⅱ 1973-1983, since 2013
- Distance
- *1987-1900 unknown
- *1900-1958 1 1⁄16 miles
- *1959 and 1960 1 miles
- *since 1961 1 1⁄8 miles
- Qualification
- *Three-year-old fillies
- *Only 1917-1920 Three-years-old and up fillies
- Venue
- *Gravesend Race Track 1887-1916
- *Belmont Park 1956-1959年, 1961年, 1969-2008
- *Aqueduct Racetrack 1917-1955, 1960, 1962-1968, since 2009
- No race 1911-1916, 1933-1935
- The stakes amount was changed again and again.
Records
Time record:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by an owner:
Additional mention
The first New York-bred winner of an Eclipse Award, Saratoga Dew, won this race in 1992. That year she was American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly.
