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Horse race
The Woody Stephens Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York . A Grade II event raced on dirt over a distance of seven furlongs , it is open to three-year-old horses.
Inaugurated in 1985 as the Riva Ridge Stakes , it was named in honor of the Hall of Fame inductee and Kentucky Derby winner, Riva Ridge . In 2006, it was renamed in memory of Hall of Fame trainer Woody Stephens , who won eight U.S. Triple Crown races including a record five consecutive editions of the Belmont Stakes.
Records
Speed record:
1:20.33 - You And I (1994)
Most wins by a jockey :
Most wins by a trainer :
Most wins by an owner:
2 - Zayat Stables (2008, 2011)
Winners
Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2018
Still Having Fun
Joel Rosario
Timothy L. Keefe
Barber, Gary, Wachtel Stable and Terp Racing LLC
1:21.45
2017
American Anthem
Mike E. Smith
Bob Baffert
WinStar Farm , Head of Plains Partners, China Horse Club, SF Racing
1:22.14
2016
Tom's Ready
Joel Rosario
Dallas Stewart
G M B Racing
1:21.38
2015
March
Irad Ortiz, Jr.
Chad C. Brown
Robert V. LaPenta
1:21.37
2014
Bayern
Gary Stevens
Bob Baffert
Kaleem Shah
1:20.75
2013
Forty Tales
Joel Rosario
Todd Pletcher
Perretti Racing Stable
1:22.47
2012
Trinniberg
Willie Martinez
Bisnath Parboo
Shivananda Racing
1:22.26
2011
Justin Phillip
Ramon Dominguez
Steve Asmussen
Zayat Stables
1:23.56
2010
D' Funnybone
Edgar Prado
Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.
Paul Pompa Jr.
1:22.64
2009
Munnings
John Velazquez
Todd Pletcher
Tabor/Magnier/Smith
1:20.63
2008
J Be K
Garrett Gomez
Steve Asmussen
Zayat Stables
1:21.85
2007
Teuflesberg
Robby Albarado
Jamie Sanders
Jeff Singer, et al.
1:21.49
2006
Songster
Edgar Prado
Thomas Albertrani
Darley Stable
1:21.45
2005
Lost in the Fog
Edgar Prado
Greg Gilchrist
Harry J. Aleo
1:21.54
2004
Fire Slam
Pat Day
David Carroll
Stan Fulton
1:20.94
2003
Posse
Corey Lanerie
Steve Asmussen
Heiligbrodt Racing Stable
1:22.03
2002
Gygistar
Pat Day
Mark A. Hennig
Edward P. Evans
1:22.61
2001
Put It Back
Noel Wynter
H. Allen Jerkens
Hobeau Farm
1:21.76
2000
Trippi
Jerry Bailey
Todd Pletcher
Dogwood Stable
1:23.68
1999
Yes It's True
Jerry Bailey
D. Wayne Lukas
Padua Stable
1:22.35
1998
Coronado's Quest
Mike E. Smith
C. R. McGaughey III
Stuart S. Janney III
1:22.50
1997
Smoke Glacken
Craig Perret
Henry L. Carroll
Karkenny/Levy /Roberts
1:20.98
1996
Gold Fever
Mike E. Smith
C. R. McGaughey III
Cynthia Phipps
1:23.30
1995
Western Larla
Gary Stevens
D. Wayne Lukas
Fares Farm Inc.
1:24.24
1994
You And I
Chris McCarron
Robert J. Frankel
Edmund A. Gann
1:20.33
1993
Montbrook
Clarence Ladner
Dean Gaudet
Israel Cohen
1:23.34
1992
Superstrike
Jose Santos
Bruce L. Jackson
David R. Kruse
1:22.41
1991
Fly So Free
Jerry Bailey
Flint S. Schulhofer
Thomas F. Valando
1:23.13
1990
Adjudicating
Jacinto Vasquez
C. R. McGaughey III
Ogden Phipps
1:23.90
1989
Is It True
Chris Antley
D. Wayne Lukas
Eugene V. Klein
1:22.29
1988
Evening Kris
Laffit Pincay, Jr.
Phillip Gleaves
Robert E. Brennan
1:22.80
1987
Jazzing Around
Jose Santos
D. Wayne Lukas
D. Wayne Lukas
1:22.40
1986
Ogygian
Walter Guerra
Jan H. Nerud
Tartan Farms
1:23.40
1985
Ziggy's Boy
Angel Cordero, Jr.
Walter Kelley
John B. Singer
1:22.20
References