The Bed O' Roses Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares four-year-olds and older, over a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt track held annually in early June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The event currently carries a purse of $300,000.

History

The race was named for Alfred G. Vanderbilt II's Hall of Fame inductee, Bed O' Roses, the American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly in 1949 and the American Champion Older Female Horse of 1951.

This race was first run at Jamaica Race Course and continued there until 1959, after which it moved to Aqueduct Racetrack, where it was run until 2010, when it moved to Belmont Park. It was run in two divisions in 1964 and 1979, and its distance for its first three years was a mile and a sixteenth and then again in 1977 and 1978. It was contested at one mile from 1960 through 2005 with the exception of 1984, when it was set at a mile and seventy yards.

The event was changed from a Handicap to an Invitational Stake in 2017. Due to the reconstruction of Belmont Park reconstruction, the race was moved back to Aqueduct in 2024 and to the Saratoga Race Course in 2025.

Records Speed record: 1:21.05 – Ways and Means (2026) (at the current distance of 7 furlongs) 1:33.60 – Dixie Flag (1998) (at the previous distance of 8 furlongs)

Margins: lengths – Ways And Means (2025)

Most wins: 2 – Straight Deal II (1967, 1968) 2 – Lady D'Accord (1992, 1993) 2 – Raging Fever (2002, 2003) 2 – By the Moon (2016, 2017) 2 - Ways and Means (2025, 2026)

Most wins by a jockey: 4 – Irad Ortiz Jr. (2014, 2018, 2023, 2024)

Most wins by a trainer: 7 – H. Allen Jerkens (1964, 1973, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2004)

Most wins by an owner: 3 – Hobeau Farm (1964, 1973, 1995) 3 - Klaravich Stables (2019, 2025, 2026)

Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time Purse Grade Distance At Saratoga2026Ways and Means5Flavien PratChad C. BrownKlaravich Stables1:21.05$300,000II7 furlongs2025Ways and Means 4Flavien PratChad C. BrownKlaravich Stables1:21.11$300,000 II 7 furlongs At Aqueduct2024Accede4Irad Ortiz Jr.Chad C. BrownJuddmonte Farm1:22.83 $200,000 II 7 furlongsAt Belmont Park2023Goodnight Olive5Irad Ortiz Jr.Chad C. BrownFirst Row Partners & Team Hanley1:22.39 $194,000 II 7 furlongs2022Bella Sofia 4Luis SaezRudy R. RodriguezSofia Soares, Michael Imperio, Vincent S. Scuderi, Matthew Mercurio, & Parkland Thoroughbreds1:21.36$300,000 II 7 furlongs2021Estilo Talentoso4Javier CastellanoJuan ArriagadaMedallion Racing, Barry Fowler, Parkland Thoroughbreds, Little Red Feather Racing1:22.96$294,000 III 7 furlongs2019Separationofpowers4José OrtizChad C. BrownKlaravich Stable1:21.46$245,000 III 7 furlongs2018Lewis Bay5Irad Ortiz JrChad C. BrownAlpine Delta Stable1:21.11$240,000 III 7 furlongs2017By the Moon 5Rajiv MaraghMichelle NevinJay Em Ess Stable1:23.46$250,000 III 7 furlongs2016By the Moon4 José OrtizMichelle NevinJay Em Ess Stable1:21.98$150,000 III 7 furlongs2015Dame Dorothy4Javier CastellanoTodd PletcherBobby Flay1:24.19$150,000 III 7 furlongs2014Hot Stones4Irad Ortiz Jr.Bruce N. LevineValente/the Bilinskis1:21.98$150,000 III 7 furlongs2013Dance to Bristol4Xavier PerezOllie L. Figgins, IIISusan H. Wantz1:20.81$150,000 III 7 furlongs2012Derwin's Star5Ramon DomínguezSteve KlesarisMarcia Cohen and Steve Klesaris 1:22.53$150,000 III 7 furlongs2011Tamarind Hall4David CohenJeremiah EnglehardtEklektikos Stable 1:23.82$150,000 III 7 furlongs2010Rightly So4Cornelio Velásquez Tony DutrowZayat Stable 1:22.44$150,000 III 7 furlongsAt Aqueduct Racetrack2009Seattle Smooth 4Ramon DomínguezAnthony W. DutrowMercedes Stable1:23.48$150,000 II 7 furlongs2008Rite Moment 4Rajiv MaraghGary C. ContessaWinning Move Stable et al.1:22.66$150,000 II 7 furlongs2007Carmandia5Mike LuzziRichard E. Dutrow Jr.Four Roses Thorbred.1:22.98$150,000 II 7 furlongs2006Magnolia Jackson4Norberto Arroyo Jr.Gary C. ContessaTed Taylor1:23.87$150,000 II 7 furlongs2005Pleasant Home4Cornelio VelásquezC. R. McGaughey IIIPhipps Stable1:36.60$150,000 III 1 mile2004Passing Shot5José A. SantosH. Allen JerkensJoseph V. Shields Jr.1:35.40$150,000 III 1 mile2003Raging Fever5Aaron GryderMark A. HennigEdward P. Evans1:34.80$150,000 III 1 mile2002Raging Fever4John VelazquezMark A. HennigEdward P. Evans1:34.80$150,000 III 1 mile2001Country Hideaway5John VelazquezC. R. McGaughey IIIOgden Phipps1:34.80$150,000 III 1 mile2000Ruby Rubles 5Chuck C. LopezJohn ParisellaCeltic Pride Stable 1:36.80$150,000 III 1 mile1999Catinca4Richard MiglioreJohn C. KimmelRobert K. Waxman1:34.80$150,000 III 1 mile1998Dixie Flag4Mike LuzziH. Allen JerkensBohemia Stable1:33.60$150,000 III 1 mile1997Flat Fleet Feet4Mike E. SmithJohn C. KimmelC. Kimmel & P. Solondz1:34.00$150,000 III 1 mile1996Punkin Pie6Jose TrejoJuan SereyJames A. Riccio1:35.00$100,000 II 1 mile1995Incinerate5Frank LeonH. Allen JerkensHobeau Farm1:35.80$100,000 II 1 mile1994Classy Mirage4Robbie DavisH. Allen JerkensMiddletown Stables1:34.00$100,000 II 1 mile1993Lady D'Accord6Jorge F. ChavezNick ZitoAkindale Farm1:36.60$100,000 II 1 mile1992Lady D'Accord5Jorge F. ChavezNick ZitoAkindale Farm1:37.80$100,000 II 1 mile1991Devil's Orchid4Russell BazeRichard MandellaGeorge Yates1:35.80$100,000 II 1 mile1990Survive6José A. SantosRichard MandellaR. Dee Hubbard1:35.20$100,000 II 1 mile1989Banker's Lady4Ángel Cordero Jr.Philip M. HauswaldEdward A. Cox Jr.1:35.40$100,000 II 1 mile1988Aptostar3Julie KroneH. Allen JerkensCentennial Farm1:35.40$100,000 II 1 mile1987Ms. Eloise4Robbie DavisPhilip G. JohnsonMargaret Grimm1:36.60$100,000 III 1 mile1986Chaldea5Jean-Luc SamynThomas J. SkiffingtonL. R. Magnum1:36.00$100,000 III 1 mile1985Nany5Jacinto VásquezRichard R. RootHarry T. Mangurian Jr.1:36.00$75,000 III 1 mile1984Pleasure Cay4Robbie DavisDel W. Carroll IIWilliam S. Kilroy1:42.00$75,000 III 1983Broom Dance4Gregg McCarronJames W. MaloneyChristiana Stables1:35.40$50,000 III 1 mile1982Who's To Answer4Eric BeitiaMichael KayShirley H. Taylor1:36.60$50,000 III 1 mile1981Chain Bracelet4Frank Lovato Jr.James W. MaloneyShirley H. Taylor1:35.40$50,000 III 1 mile1980Misty Gallore4Don MacBethThomas J. KellySpring Hill Stable1:36.40$50,000 III 1 mile1979†Lady Lonsdale4Cash AsmussenVincent NocellaPic Stable1:36.80$50,000 III 1 mileOne Sum5Jeffrey FellLuis BarreraCharles T. Wilson Jr.1:37.80$50,000 III 1 mile1978Fearless Queen5Michael VeneziaLouis GaglialLuigi Napolitano1:46.20$40,000 III miles1977Shawi4Michael VeneziaJose A. MartinMrs. Randolph Weinsier1:45.80$40,000 III miles1976Imminence4Eddie MapleJohn A. NerudTartan Stable1:35.40$35,000 III 1 mile1975Shy Dawn4Daryl MontoyaWoodrow SedlacekJacques D. Wimpfheimer1:36.20 III 1 mile1974Klepto4Daryl MontoyaJerome HirschLeon J. Hekimian1:35.40 II 1 mile1973Poker Night3Robert WoodhouseH. Allen JerkensHobeau Farm1:35.40 II 1 mile1972Red Shoes4Anthony LoguercioWilliam H. DixonAdele L. Rand1:36.40 1 mile1971Office Queen4Chuck BaltazarBudd LepmanStephen A. Calder1:36.80 1 mile1970Watch Fob5Heliodoro GustinesIvor G. BaldingC. V. Whitney1:36.80 1 mile1969Heartland4John L. RotzMax HirschKing Ranch1:35.80 1 mile1968Too Bald4Manuel YcazaWilliam W. StephensCain Hoy Stable1:35.00 1 mile1967Straight Deal II5Robert UsseryHirsch JacobsEthel D. Jacobs1:37.60 1 mile1966 Straight Deal II4Robert UsseryHirsch JacobsEthel D. Jacobs1:35.80 1 mile1965Steeple Jill4John RuaneBert MulhollandGeorge D. Widener Jr.1:35.80 1 mile1964†Spicy Living4Manuel YcazaJimmy RoweEleonora Sears1:38.60 1 mileBeauful5Walter MayorgaH. Allen JerkensHobeau Farm1:37.80 1 mile1963Royal Patrice4Ismael ValenzuelaBurley ParkeHarbor View Farm1:39.20 1 mile1962Seven Thirty4Larry AdamsBert MulhollandGeorge D. Widener Jr.1:36.20 1 mile1961Prince's Gate4Eddie ArcaroHorace A. JonesCalumet Farm1:36.60 1 mile1960Chistosa5Hedley WoodhouseMax HirschKing Ranch1:36.40 1 mileAt Jamaica Race Course1959Big Effort4Eldon NelsonJ. Elliott BurchBrookmeade Stable1:44.20 miles1958Outer Space4William BolandJames W. MaloneyMrs. Gerard S. Smith1:43.80 miles1957Little Pache4Conn McCrearyFrank E. CundallEllis Farm1:47.00 miles Notes:

† Run in Divisions

References

External links The Bed O' Roses Handicap at Pedigree Query