Flower Bowl Stakes
Appearance
Grade I race | |
Location | Belmont Park Elmont, New York, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1978 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | www.nyra.com/index_belmont.html |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄4 miles (10 furlongs) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Fillies and mare Three-year-olds & up |
Weight | Assigned |
Purse | $500,000 (since 2015)[1] |
The Flower Bowl Stakes is an American Grade I race for thoroughbred fillies and mares run in early October at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. For horses ages three and up, it is raced on turf at a distance of one and a quarter miles and offers a current purse of $500,000.
The race is part of the Breeders Cup Challenge series. The winner of the Flower Bowl automatically qualifies for the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf.[2]
In 1987, the race was switched from turf to dirt due to heavy rain.
The race was named for Flower Bowl, a winner of the Ladies Handicap at Belmont Park and an outstanding broodmare.
Records
Speed record:
- 1:59.05 Lahudood (2007)
Most wins:
- 2 - Riskaverse (2004, 2005)
- 2 - Stephanie's Kitten (2014, 2015)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 - John Velazquez (1998, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2019)
- 4 - Jean-Luc Samyn (1986, 1992, 1993, 2000)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 6 - Chad C. Brown (2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Peter M. Brant (1980, 1986, 1989)
- 3 - Fox Ridge Farm, Inc. (1992, 2004, 2005)
Winners
* † In 1986 there was a dead-heat for the win.
References
- ^ "Flower Bowl Stakes Profile". equibase.com. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Breeders' Cup Challenge". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 17 September 2016.