Astoria Stakes
| Ungraded Stakes Race race | |
| Location | Belmont Park Elmont, New York, USA |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1902 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 5+1⁄2 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Qualification | Two-year-old fillies |
| Weight | 120 pounds Non winners of a race other than claiming or starter allowed 3 lbs.; Maidens, 5 lbs. |
| Purse | US $200,000 (2016) |
The Astoria Stakes is a long-lived race for two-year-old Thoroughbred fillies run at Belmont Park in early June during the Belmont Stakes carnival. Originally set at a distance of five furlongs, beginning in the year 1940, the event was increated to five and a half furlongs on the dirt. The race currently offers a $200,000 purse.
This race began at Gravesend Race Track in 1902 where it stayed until 1910. It then moved to Aqueduct Racetrack to be contested from 1914 to 1955, and again from 1960 to 1974. It was at Jamaica Racetrack 1956, 1958, and 1959.
Named for a town in the New York City borough of Queens, it would have been in its 103rd running in 2009, but due to the troubled economy in 2008, the Astoria was canceled by the NYRA as they adjusted races to meet the new Grade I standard purse of $300,000. The race was run again in 2014 as an ungraded stakes.
The winners
- 2016 - Bode's Dream (John Velazquez)
- 2015 - Moment is Right (Joel Rosario)
- 2014 - Fashion Alert (John R. Velazquez)
- 2009–13 - race not held
- 2008 – Bold Union (Stewart Elliott)
- 2007 – Glacken's Gal (John Velazquez)
- 2006 – Desire to Excel (Mike Smith)
- 2005 – Adieu (Rafael Bejarano)
- 2004 – Broadway Gold (Jerry Bailey)
- 2003 – Feline Story (Jorge Chavez)
- 2002 – Mike's Wildcat (Jose Santos)
- 2001 – Touch Love (Jorge Chavez)
- 2000 – Raging Fever (John Velazquez)
- 1999 – Finder's Fee (Mike Smith)
- 1998 – Round Robin (Pat Day)
- 1997 – Jersey Girl (Mike Smith)
- 1996 – Aces (Jerry Bailey)
- 1995 – Zee Lady (Jose Santos)
- 1994 – Unacceptable (Jerry Bailey)
- 1993 – Casa Eire (Jose Santos)
- 1992 – Distinct Habit (Jerry Bailey)
- 1991 – Forever Land (Jorge Velasquez)
- 1990 – Meadow Star (Jose Santos)
- 1989 – Lucy's Glory (Angel Santiago)
- 1988 – Seattle Meteor (Randy Romero)
- 1987 – Joe's Tammie (Jerry Belmonte)
- 1986 – Tara Tower (Julio Espinoza)
- 1985 – Twilight Ridge (Jorge Velasquez)
- 1984 – Faster Than Fast (Robbie Davis)
- 1983 – Hot Milk (Don MacBeth)
- 1982 – Gala Jubilee (Rudy Turcotte)
- 1981 – Chilling Thought (Jeffrey Fell)
- 1980 – Famous Partner (Jorge Velasquez)
- 1979 – Accipiter's Dream (Jerry Bailey)
- 1978 – Whisper Fleet (Jean Cruguet)
- 1977 – Akita (Jorge Velasquez)
- 1976 – Squander (Eddie Maple)
- 1975 – Dearly Precious (Michael Hole)
- 1974 – Ruffian (Vincent Bracciale, Jr.)
- 1973 – What Brilliance (Jorge Velasquez)
- 1972 – Queen's Mark (Braulio Baeza)
- 1971 – Brenda Beauty (Robert Woodhouse)
- 1970 – Bonnie And Gay (Jacinto Vasquez)
- 1969 – Sadie F. (Hedley Woodhouse)
- 1968 – Show Off (Jesse Davidson)
- 1967 – Queen of the Stage (Braulio Baeza)
- 1966 – Northwest Trades (Larry Adams)
- 1965 – Native Street (Manuel Ycaza)
- 1964 – Queen Empress (Braulio Baeza)
- 1963 – Miss Twist (Manuel Ycaza)
- 1962 – Affectionately (Braulio Baeza)
- 1961 – Polylady (Manuel Ycaza)
- 1960 – Little Tumbler (Charlie Burr)
- 1959 – Rose of Serro (George Gibb)
- 1958 – Cobul (W. Lester)
- 1957 – Poly Hi (Eric Guerin)
- 1956 – Leallah (Eddie Arcaro)
- 1955 – Scansion (Eddie Arcaro)
- 1954 – Trying (Jimmy Nichols)
- 1953 – Case Goods (Hedley Woodhouse)
- 1952 – Home-Made (Eric Guerin)
- 1951 – Star-Enfin (Eric Arcaro)
- 1950 – Sungari (Ovie Scurlock)
- 1949 – Baby Comet (A. Schmidt)
- 1948 – Eternal Flag (Ted Atkinson)
- 1947 – Mackinaw (Eddie Arcaro)
- 1946 – First Flight (P. Miller)
- 1945 – Mush Mush (Arnold Kirkland)
- 1944 – Subdued (Eric Guerin)
- 1943 – Mrs. Ames (Ted Atkinson)
- 1942 – Stefanita (J. Breen)
- 1941 – Flying Indian (Nick Wall)
- 1940 – Tangled (Eddie Arcaro)
- 1939 – Now What (Raymond Workman)
- 1938 – Donita M. (Johnny Longden)
- 1937 – Inhale (John Gilbert)
- 1936 - Manatella (M. Peters)
- 1935 – race not held
- 1934 – race not held
- 1933 – race not held
- 1932 – Disdainful (Alfred Robertson)
- 1931 – Stagecraft (Mack Garner)
- 1930 – Sovietta (Linus McAtee)
- 1929 – The Spare (John Beishak)
- 1928 – Lady Capulet (Steve O'Donnell)
- 1927 – One Hour (Eddie Ambrose)
- 1926 – Pandera (Linus McAtee)
- 1925 – Edith Cavell (Linus McAtee)
- 1924 – Maud Muller (Linus McAtee)
- 1923 – Fluvanna (George Babin)
- 1922 – Susweep (Earl Sande)
- 1921 – My Reverie (Clarence Kummer)
- 1920 – Crocus (Eddie Ambrose)
- 1919 – Panoply (Willie Knapp)
- 1918 – Terentia (Charles Fairbrother)
- 1917 – Stitch in Time (Merritt Buxton)
- 1916 – Tragedy (T. Davis)
- 1915 – Pleione (Joe McCahey)
- 1914 – Pixy (Joe McCahey)
- 1913 – Naiad (G. Wolfe)
- 1912 – race not held
- 1911 – race not held
- 1910 – Bashti (Guy Garner)
- 1909 – Ocean Bound (Richard Scoville)
- 1908 – Melissa (Joe Notter)
- 1907 – Beckon (George Mountain)
- 1906 – Hyperbole (Willie Knapp)
- 1905 – Sue Smith (Jack Martin)
- 1904 – Chrysitis (Frank O'Neill)
- 1903 – Ocean Tide (John Bullman)
- 1902 – Astarita (Willie Shaw)
In 1940, Key Ring dead-heated with Tangled for first but was disqualified.
In 1974 Ruffian ran the fastest 51⁄2 furlong race ran by any 2 year old in history with a finishing time of 1:02.80