Saratoga Special Stakes

The Saratoga Special Stakes is an American grade II thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid-August at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The race is for two-year-olds willing to race six furlongs on the dirt.Saratoga Special Stakes history at the NYRA

With its first run in 1901, the Saratoga Special was a winner-take-all race until 1959 when it became a standard stakes race. The race was held at Belmont Park on the Widener Course in 1943, 1944, and 1945. There was no race in 1911 and 1912 due to the New York State legislated ban on parimutuel betting that led to the closure of all New York racetracks. There was also no race held in 2004.

Since inception it has been contested at various distances: 5.5 furlongs : 1901–1906 6 furlongs : 1907–1993, 2005, 2020 furlongs : 1994–2003, 2006–2019

Only four horses have ever won all three Saratoga Racecourse events for two-year-olds. Regret (1914), Campfire (1916), Dehere (1993), and City Zip (2000) each swept the Saratoga Special, Sanford Stakes and Hopeful Stakes.

Records Speed record: at furlongs – 1:15.57 Corfu (2013) at 6 furlongs – 1:09 – General Assembly (1978)

Largest Margin of Victory: lengths – D' Funnybone (2009)

Most wins by a jockey: 7 – Eddie Arcaro (1935, 1947, 1950, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959)

Most wins by a trainer: 6 – James G. Rowe Sr. (1904, 1914, 1915, 1920, 1922, 1929)

Most wins by an owner: 4 – Harry Payne Whitney (1914, 1920, 1922, 1929) 4 – George D. Widener (1923, 1930, 1950, 1969)

Winners Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time2026Twinkle TownJose L. OrtizKenneth G. McPeekFour G Racing1:16.442025EwingJosé OrtizMark E. CasseD. J. Stable, West Point Thoroughbreds & Kenneth Freirich1:18.032024ShowcaseIrad Ortiz Jr.Todd A. PletcherHarrell Ventures LLC1:16.402023Rhyme SchemesRicardo Santana Jr.Norm CassePura Vida Investments LLC1:17.122022Damon's MoundGabriel SaezMichelle LovellCliff Love & Michelle Love1:17.942021High OakJunior AlvaradoWilliam I. MottLRE Racing and JEH Racing Stable1:16.532020Jackie's WarriorJoel RosarioSteven M. AsmussenJ. Kirk & Judy Robison1:09.622019Green Light Go Junior AlvaradoJimmy JerkensStronach Stables1:15.682018Call Paul Irad Ortiz Jr.Jason ServisDubb, Simon, Bethlehem Stables LLC, Irom1:16.552017Copper Bullet Irad Ortiz Jr.Steven M. AsmussenWinchell Thoroughbreds1:16.452016Gunnevera Javier CastellanoAntonio SanoPeacock Racing1:17.002015Exaggerator Junior AlvaradoJ. Keith DesormeauxBig Chief Racing1:16.392014I Spent ItJavier CastellanoTony DutrowA & J Lieblong1:16.792013CorfuJohn VelazquezTodd A. PletcherM. Tabor/S. Magnier/D. Smith1:15.572012Spurious PrecisionAlan GarciaRichard Violette Jr.Klaravich Stables/William H. Lawrence1:16.532011Union RagsJavier CastellanoMichael MatzChadds Ford Stable1:18.332010KantharosGarrett GomezSteven M. AsmussenStonestreet Stables1:18.632009D' FunnyboneEdgar PradoRichard E. Dutrow Jr.Paul Pompa Jr.1:17.582008Run Away and HideRobby AlbaradoRonny WernerKirk/Riordan/Bates1:15.672007Kodiak KowboyShaun BridgmohanSteven M. AsmussenVinery Stables/Fox Hill1:15.952006Chace CityEdgar PradoScott BlasiGold Square1:16.832005Henny HughesGary StevensPatrick BianconeDarley Stable1:10.382004 no race 2003CuveeJerry BaileySteven M. AsmussenRon Winchell1:15.972002ZavataJerry BaileyPatrick BianconeMichael B. Tabor1:17.652001Jump StartPat DayD. Wayne LukasOverbrook Farm1:17.352000City Zip José A. SantosLinda L. RiceBowling & Thompson 1:16.881999BevoEdgar PradoWilliam Badgett Jr.Peter Callahan1:17.781998Prime DirectiveJorge ChavezCynthia G. ReeseNoreen Carpenito1:17.181997Favorite TrickPat DayPatrick B. ByrneJoseph LaCombe1:17.151996All ChatterJorge ChavezStanley M. HoughBrodsky/Goslow/Shelley1:16.371995Bright LaunchJosé A. SantosD. Wayne LukasJames Spence1:17.981994Montreal RedJosé A. SantosFlint S. SchulhoferVendome Stables1:17.961993DehereEddie MapleReynaldo H. NoblesDue Process Stable1:09.921992Tactical AdvantageJulie KroneFlint S. SchulhoferPhilip Teinowitz1:10.591991Caller I. D.Jerry BaileyStanley M. HoughTriumviri Stable1:09.551990To FreedomÁngel Cordero Jr.John J. Tammaro Jr.Herman Heinlein1:11.561989Summer SquallPat DayNeil J. HowardDogwood Stable1:09.941988Trapp MountainJerry BaileyGeorge R. Arnold IILoblolly Stable1:10.801987Crusader SwordRobbie DavisMacKenzie MillerRokeby Stable1:10.201986GulchÁngel Cordero Jr.LeRoy JolleyPeter M. Brant1:10.001985Sovereign DonJorge VelásquezD. Wayne LukasEugene V. Klein1:11.401984Chief's CrownDon MacBethRoger LaurinAndrew Rosen1:10.201983SwaleEddie MapleWoody StephensClaiborne Farm1:12.601982VictoriousÁngel Cordero Jr.Gene JacobsHerbert A. Allen Sr.1:10.601981Conquistador CieloEddie MapleWoody StephensHenryk de Kwiatkowski1:10.601980Well DecoratedMichael VeneziaGene JacobsHerbert A. Allen Sr.1:10.201979J. P. BrotherEddie MapleJohn P. CampoDiamond Peg Stable1:12.001978General AssemblyDarrel McHargueLeRoy JolleyBertram R. Firestone1:09.001977Darby Creek RoadÁngel Cordero Jr.Lou RondinelloJames Phillips1:10.001976Banquet TableJacinto VásquezGeorge T. Poole Jr.C. V. Whitney1:11.601975Bold ForbesJorge VelásquezLazaro S. BarreraE. Rodriquez Tizol1:09.801974Our TalismanMichael VeneziaEddie YowellOak Crest Stable1:10.401973Az IgaziMichael VeneziaHomer C. PardueJoseph R. Straus1:11.001972Stop The MusicJacinto VásquezJohn M. Gaver Sr.Greentree Stable1:11.201971TarbooshEddie MapleReggie CornellCalumet Farm1:10.401970Three MartinisÁngel Cordero Jr.Roger LaurinEdward Sawyer1:10.801969PontifexPete AndersonSylvester E. VeitchGeorge D. Widener Jr.1:11.601968ReviewerBraulio BaezaEdward A. NeloyOgden Phipps1:10.401967VitriolicBraulio BaezaEdward A. NeloyOgden Phipps1:10.401966Favorable TurnBobby UsseryEugene JacobsHerbert A. Allen Sr.1:10.601965ImpressiveBraulio BaezaEdward A. NeloyOgden Phipps1:10.201964SadairManuel YcazaLes LearMary B. Hecht1:10.601963DuelBraulio BaezaMoody JolleyClaiborne Farm1:10.801962Mr. Cold StorageJohnny SellersSidney JacobsWinding Way Farm1:12.601961Battle JoinedManuel YcazaWoody StephensCain Hoy Stable1:10.001960BronzerullahRaymond YorkLucien LaurinFrank A. Sherman1:11.601959Irish LancerEddie ArcaroNorman McLeodPebblebrook Farm1:12.001958First LandingEddie ArcaroCasey HayesChristopher Chenery1:12.801957Grey MonarchJimmy NicholsHoratio LuroE. P. Taylor1:13.601956NearcticGordon McCannGordon McCannE. P. Taylor1:13.001955Polly's JetEddie ArcaroRussell DownesBarclay Stable1:11.401954Royal CoinageEddie ArcaroAnthony J. PupinoClearwater Stable1:12.201953Turn-ToHenry MorenoEddie HaywardCain Hoy Stable1:12.801952Native DancerEric GuerinWilliam C. WinfreyAlfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr.1:13.201951CousinEric GuerinWilliam C. WinfreyAlfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr.1:12.001950Battlefield.Eddie ArcaroBert MulhollandGeorge D. Widener Jr.1:11.201949More SunGordon GlissonPreston M. BurchBrookmeade Stable1:13.801948Blue PeterEric GuerinAndy SchuttingerJoseph M. Roebling1:13.001947Better SelfEddie ArcaroMax HirschKing Ranch1:12.801946Grand AdmiralJob Dean JessopPreston M. BurchBrookmeade Stable1:13.401945Mist o'GoldWayne D. WrightDon CameronVera S. Bragg1:10.601944PavotGeorge WoolfOscar WhiteWalter M. Jeffords1:09.601943CocopetConn McCrearyOleg DubassoffLazy F Ranch1:10.601942HalberdGeorge WoolfOscar WhiteSarah F. Jeffords1:13.001941AmphitheatreAlfred RobertsonJohn M. Gaver Sr.Manhasset Stable1:11.601940WhirlawayJohnny LongdenBen A. JonesCalumet Farm1:11.201939BimelechFred A. SmithBill HurleyEdward R. Bradley1:10.801938El ChicoNick WallMatthew P. BradyWilliam Ziegler Jr.1:10.401937PumpkinJohn GilbertJohn M. Gaver Sr.John Hay Whitney1:12.601936Forty WinksRaymond WorkmanJohn M. Gaver Sr.Greentree Stable1:13.801935Red RainRaymond WorkmanThomas J. HealeyC. V. Whitney1:13.001935Coldstream † Eddie ArcaroAlbert GordonColdstream Stud1:13.001934Boxthorn † Don MeadeBill HurleyEdward R. Bradley1:13.001933Wise DaughterJohn GilbertSherrill W. WardFrederick A. Burton1:12.601932Happy GalThomas MalleyJim FitzsimmonsBelair Stud1:13.001931Top FlightRaymond WorkmanThomas J. HealeyC. V. Whitney1:12.001930JamestownLinus McAteeA. Jack JoynerGeorge D. Widener Jr.1:11.401929WhichoneLinus McAteeJames G. Rowe Jr.Harry Payne Whitney1:13.801928Blue LarkspurAnthony PascumaHerbert J. ThompsonIdle Hour Stable1:13.601927ArielLaverne FatorSam HildrethRancocas Stable1:12.601926Chance ShotEarl SandePete CoyneJoseph E. Widener1:13.001925HasteEarl SandeG. Hamilton KeeneJoseph E. Widener1:12.401924Sunny ManLaverne FatorJ. P. "Sammy" SmithWillis Sharpe Kilmer1:12.401923St. JamesEarl SandeA. Jack JoynerGeorge D. Widener Jr.1:11.601922GoshawkLinus McAteeJames G. Rowe Sr.Harry Payne Whitney1:12.201921MorvichFrank KeoghFred BurlewBenjamin Block1:12.201920TrysterJosé RodriguezJames G. Rowe Sr.Harry Payne Whitney1:12.601919Golden BroomEddie AmbroseMike DalySarah F. Jeffords1:12.801918HannibalLavelle EnsorThomas J. HealeyRichard T. Wilson Jr.1:16.201917Sun BriarWillie KnappHenry McDanielWillis Sharpe Kilmer1:15.001916CampfireJohn McTaggartThomas J. HealeyRichard T. Wilson Jr.1:13.201915DominantThomas McTaggartJames G. Rowe Sr.Lewis S. Thompson1:16.001914RegretJoe NotterJames G. Rowe Sr.Harry Payne Whitney1:11.601913RoamerGeorge ByrneA. J. GoldsboroughAndrew Miller1:13.001910NoveltyCal ShillingSam HildrethSam Hildreth1:14.401909WaldoDavid NicolRaleigh Colston Jr.Charles L. Harrison1:15.801908Sir MartinCal ShillingJohn E. MaddenJohn E. Madden1:18.801907ColinWalter MillerJim FitzsimmonsJames R. Keene1:12.001906SalvidereLaVerne SewellJohn E. MaddenTommy Hitchcock Jr.1:12.401905Mohawk IIArthur RedfernJohn H. HynesJohn Sanford1:07.001904SysonbyArthur RedfernJames G. Rowe Sr.James R. Keene1:07.001903AristocracyFrank O'NeillJohn E. MaddenJohn E. Madden1:11.801902Irish LadNash TurnerJohn E. MaddenWhitney / Duryea1:08.201901GoldsmithNash TurnerJohn W. RogersWilliam C. Whitney1:08.80

In 1953, Porterhouse finished first, but was disqualified and set back to last. † In 1935, there was a dead heat for first.

References

External links Video at YouTube of the 1993 Saratoga Special Stakes The Saratoga Special Stakes at Pedigree Query