The Albany Stakes is an American

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that is held at the

Saratoga Race Course Saratoga Race Course is a Thoroughbred horse racing track located on Union Avenue in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States. Opened in 1863, it is often considered to be the oldest major sporting venue of any kind in the country, but is actua ...

and is open to

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three-year-old horses of either gender bred in New York state. It is run at a mile and one eighth on the dirt and currently offers a purse of $250,000. The Albany is the third and final leg of the "Big Apple Triple", a grouping of three races in

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for horses bred in that state. A horse who wins all three of the Big Apple Triple wins the purse total of each race plus a $250,000 bonus. The first leg is the

Mike Lee Stakes The Mike Lee Stakes is the first leg of the "Big Apple Triple", a grouping of three races in New York state for New York . A horse who wins all three of the Big Apple Triple wins the purse total of $400,000 plus a $250,000 bonus. The second leg i ...

run at

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, and the second leg is the

New York Derby The New York Derby is the second leg of the "Big Apple Triple," a grouping created in 1999 consisting of three races at three different racetracks in New York state and restricted to three-year-olds bred in New York state. A horse who wins all t ...

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. The series began in 1999. Run since 1978, the Albany was held at Belmont Park in 1981, at

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in 1980 and from 1982 to 1985. In 2008, Tin Cup Chalice won the first Big Apple Triple. Tin Cup Chalice came into the Albany Stakes unbeaten in her first six starts. She came out the first-ever winner of the Big Apple Triple, an accomplishment still unmatched through 2017.BloodHorse.com article titled Tin Cup Chalice Earns Big Apple Triple
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Records

Time record: * miles – Prospector's Flag, 1:48.73 (1993) (Albany Stakes) * miles – Lawyer Ron, 1:46.64 (2007) (Saratoga track record at this distance) Most wins by a

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* 3 –

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(1989, 1993, 2002) * 3 –

Jorge F. Chavez Jorge F. Chavez (born November 25, 1961, in Callao, Peru) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. Chavez began his career in horse racing in 1982 in his native Peru and by 1987 was his country's leading rider. In April 1988 he emigrated ...

(1990, 1996, 1997) * 3 –

Edgar Prado Edgar S. Prado (Lima, June 12, 1967) is a Peruvian-born American jockey, a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey in thoroughbred horse racing. His big break came in 1997 when he won 536 races, making him the fourth rider in history to win 500 races in ...

(2000, 2001, 2010) Most wins by a trainer: * 3 – Gary J. Sciacca (1990, 1996, 2016) Most wins by an owner: * 2 – Assunta Louis Farm (1979, 1985) * 2 – James F. Edwards (1989, 2001)

Past winners

External links

The Albany Stakes at Pedigree Query

References

{{reflist Horse races in New York (state) Saratoga Race Course Flat horse races for three-year-olds Recurring sporting events established in 1978 Racing series for horses 1978 establishments in New York (state)