Gazelle Stakes

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Grade I race
Gazelle Stakes
Location	Belmont Park Elmont, New York
Inaugurated	1887
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	Belmont Park
Race information
Distance	1⅛ miles (9 furlongs)
Track	Dirt, left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-old fillies
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$250,000

The Gazelle Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race raced annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Open to three-year-old fillies, it is a Grade I 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.

Inaugurated in 1887, 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.

The Gazelle was run at Gravesend Race Track from 1887 to 1916, at Aqueduct Racetrack from 1917 to 1955, in 1960, and from l962 to l968. It was not run from 1911 to 1916, nor from 1933 to 1935. Originally set at a mile and sixteenth from 1900 to 1958, it was set at one mile in l959 and 1960. From 1917 through 1920, it was open to fillies three-years-old and up.

[edit] Records

Time record: (at current distance of 1⅛ miles)

• 1:46.80 - Maud Muller (1974)

Most wins by an owner:

• 4 - Greentree Stable (1923, 1941, 1967, 111987)
• 4 - Mr. & Mrs. Walter M. Jeffords (1928, 1937, 1945, 1951)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 4 - Angel Cordero, Jr. (1974, 1976, 1985, 1991)

[edit] Winners of the Gazelle Stakes since 1969

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2007	Lear's Princess	Eibar Coa	Kiaran McLaughlin	West Point Thoroughbreds	1:47.86
2006	Pine Island	Javier Castellano	C. R. McGaughey III	Phipps Stable	1:48.93
2005	In The Gold	Gary L. Stevens	Nick Zito	Live Oak Plantation	1:49.75
2004	Stellar Jayne	Robby Albarado	D. Wayne Lukas	Spendthrift Farm et al	1:48.25
2003	Buy the Sport	Pat Day	Brian J. Meehan	Georgica Stable	1:48.57
2002	Imperial Gesture	Jose A. Santos	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin Racing	1:47.12
2001	Exogenous	Javier Castellano	Scotty Schulhofer	Centaur Farms	1:47.68
2000	Critical Eye	Mike E. Smith	Scott Schwartz	H. & C. Schwartz	1:48.54
1999	Silverbulletday	Jerry D. Bailey	Bob Baffert	Michael E. Pegram	1:47.71
1998	Tap to Music	Pat Day	Joseph Orseno	Stronach Stable	1:49.72
1997	Royal Indy	Pat Day	H. Allen Jerkens	Georgia Hofmann	1:49.11
1996	My Flag	Jerry D. Bailey	C. R. McGaughey III	Ogden Phipps	1:48.08
1995	Serena's Song	Gary L. Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas	Bob & Beverly Lewis	1:47.29
1994	Heavenly Prize	Mike E. Smith	C. R. McGaughey III	Ogden Phipps	1:47.20
1993	Dispute	Jerry D. Bailey	C. R. McGaughey III	Ogden Mills Phipps	1:47.00
1992	Saratoga Dew	Herb McCauley	Gary Sciacca	Charles F. Engel	1:47.63
1991	Versailles Treaty	Angel Cordero, Jr.	C. R. McGaughey III	Cynthia Phipps	1:47.00
1990	Highland Talk	Jean-Luc Samyn	Philip G. Johnson	Cobble View Stable	1:50.00
1989	Tactile	Richard Migliore	Richard W. Small	Robert E. Myerhoff	1:48.00
1988	Classic Crown	Randy Romero	D. Wayne Lukas	Star Crown Stable	1:49.00
1987	Single Blade	Chris Antley	Robert Reinacher	Greentree Stable	1:48.00
1986	Classy Cathy	Earlie Fires	C. R. McGaughey III	Edward A. Cox, Jr.	1:48.00
1985	Kamikaze Rick	Angel Cordero, Jr.	John Parisella	Theodore M. Sabarese	1:48.00
1984	Miss Oceana	Eddie Maple	Woody Stephens	Newstead Farm	1:47.00
1983	High Schemes	Jean-Luc Samyn	Philip G. Johnson	J. O. Morrisey, Jr.	1:48.00
1982	Broom Dance	Gregg McCarron	James W. Maloney	Christiana Stables	1:47.00
1981	Discorama	Ruben Hernandez	James W. Maloney	Christiana Stables	1:48.00
1980	Love Sign	Ruben Hernandez	Sidney Watters. Jr.	Stephen C. Clark, Jr.	1:49.20
1979	Himalayan	Eddie Maple	George M. Baker	Louis Lee Haggin II	1:48.40
1978	Tempest Queen	Jorge Velasquez	Thomas L. Rondinello	Darby Dan Farm	1:49.80
1977	Pearl Necklace	Steve Cauthen	Roger Laurin	Reginald N. Webster	1:48.00
1976	Revidere	Angel Cordero, Jr.	David A. Whiteley	William Haggin Perry	1:47.80
1975	Land Girl	Jacinto Vasquez	John A. Nerud	Tartan Stable	1:49.40
1974	Maud Muller	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Thomas L. Rondinello	Darby Dan Farm	1:46.80
1973	Desert Vixen	Jorge Velasquez	Thomas F. Root, Sr.	Harry T. Mangurian, Jr.	1:47.40
1972	Susan's Girl	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	John W. Russell	Fred W. Hooper	1:48.00
1971	Forward Gal	Michael Hole	Warren A. Croll, Jr.	Aisco Stable	1:48.60
1970	Missile Belle	Pete D. Anderson	Woody Stephens	John A. Morris	1:50.80
1969	Gallant Bloom	John L. Rotz	Max Hirsch	King Ranch	1:49.00

[edit] Earlier winners

*In 1924 Lady Belle finished third but was disqualified.