The Princess Pat Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race first run in 1937 at Chicago's Washington Park Race Track.The Palm Beach Post - June 12,1937 A race for two-year-old fillies, except for 1941 and 1942 when it was open to fillies and mares age three and older, the Princess Pat Stakes was moved to Arlington Park in 1958.
For most of its duration, the Princess Pat Stakes offered the largest purse of an American race for two-year-old fillies. In 1954, it was the world's richest race for 2-year-old fillies with a purse of $102,760.New York Times - August 26, 1954
The Princess Pat Stakes was run in two divisions in 1961.
Records Speed record: 1:09.20 - Smart Deb (for 6 furlongs)
Most wins by a jockey: 3 - Douglas Dodson (1945, 1947, 1949)
Most wins by an owner: 3 - Calumet Farm (1944, 1947, 1951)
Winners Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner (Furlongs) Time Win $1963Sari's Song Bill ShoemakerJess ByrdJ. Kel Houssels 6 F1:11.20$16,9251962Smart DebManuel YcazaArnold N. WinickMrs. Russell L. Reineman6 F1:09.201961Dodge MeEldon CoffmanMrs. R. M. Chastain5.5 F1:04.00$16,2621961Miss Summer Time Robert NonoDel W. CarrollRussell A. Firestone Jr.5.5 F1:04.20$16,2621960Rose BowerJohn L. RotzLoyd Gentry, Jr.Charlton Clay6 F1:09.80$62,5001959Heavenly BodyManuel YcazaWoody StephensCain Hoy Stable6 F1:09.80$65,4501958Battle HeartKenneth ChurchDouglas Davis, Jr.Edward P. Metz6 F1:10.80$71,0001957Hasty DollBill HartackHarry TrotsekHasty House Farm6 F1:11.20$67,1201956SplendoredJohn HeckmannDonald M. McKellarDonald M. McKellar6 F1:13.40$58,3001955SuppleBill HartackHal Price Headley6 F1:10.40$57,7101954DeltaSteve BrooksMoody JolleyClaiborne Farm6 F1:14.80$63,5901953Queen HopefulJohn AdamsHarry TrotsekHasty House Farm6 F1:11.00$68,3201952FulvousDave ErbJack C. HodginsMiss Mary V. Fisher6 F1:09.80$55,8251951A GleamSteve BrooksHorace A. JonesCalumet Farm6 F1:10.40$47,6201950FlyamanitaGerald PorchJ. W. BurtonReverie Knoll Farm6 F1:10.80$43,7101949Here's HopingDouglas DodsonJack C. HodginsDixiana Stable6 F1:10.40$43,1751948SequenceFred A. SmithJohn M. GoodeBrownell Combs II6 F1:10.00$41,9001947BewitchDouglas DodsonBen A. JonesCalumet Farm6 F1:11.00$48,8751946Say BlueSammy RobertsH. C. "Red" DodsonMrs. Albert Sabath6 F1:13.00$50,2751945BeaugayDouglas DodsonTom SmithMaine Chance Farm6 F1:13.0034,0201944Good BloodLeon HaasBen A. JonesCalumet Farm6 F1:13.20$29,3401943WhirlaboutJoe WagnerArthur B. Hancock, Jr.5.5 F1:08.801942Blue DelightRalph NevesBurley ParkeMrs. John Marsch8 F1:37.00$4,1901941Misty IsleAlbert SniderDaniel E. StewartJoseph E. Widener8 F1:36.80$2,0001938 - 1940 Race not held1937Well RewardedLeon HaasRobert V. McGarveyEthel V. Mars6 F1:11.80$11,370
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