The All Along Stakes is an American

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run annually in September at

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. Open to

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and mares, age three and older, it is raced on

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at a distance of miles. The race currently offers a purse of $150,000. In 2015, the

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agreed to move the Stakes race and run it at Laurel Park changing the name of a former race Lady Baltimore Stakes to the All Along Stakes. The race is named for the great French racing mare,

All Along All Along (7 April 1979 – 23 February 2005) was a champion Thoroughbred racemare that was foaled in France. She was one of the top fillies of the last part of the 20th century, racing mostly in Europe. All Along was named into the Nationa ...

. Owned by

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, she raced in Europe and North America. All Along was the 1983 Champion Older Mare in France and 1983 American Horse of the Year who was inducted in the United States Racing Hall of Fame in 1990. The All Along Stakes has been held at four different tracks all in the Mid-atlantic region of the United States, it was held at Colonial Downs in

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from 1998–2013 and

from 1985–1996. The race was also held at Delaware Park in 1997 and

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in 1990. The race was not held in 1986 or 1987. It was first graded in 1988 and it became a grade two race in 1990 and continued that way until 1997. Since 1998 the race has maintained its grade three status. The race was run at a distance of miles from 1998–2014 and miles in 1999 and 2000. The All Along Stakes has served as a prep race to

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a Grade 1 race held as part of the World Thoroughbred Championships. In 2010 race served as the perfect race to Shared Account who went on to win the 2010

a Grade 1 race held at Churchill Downs. In December 2010 Shared Account went on to be named

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Horse-of-the-Year.

Records

Most wins by a horse: * 2 – Film Maker (2004 & 2006) Speed record: * mile : 1:39.87 – Onus (2016) * mile : 1:46.58 – Film Maker (2006) * mile : 1:55.95 – Idle Rich (2000) Most wins by an owner: * 2 – Stuart S. Janney III (2016 & 2017) * 2 – Courtlandt Farms (2004 & 2006) Most wins by a jockey: * 4 –

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 ...

(1998, 2003 2004 & 2010) Most wins by a trainer: * 7 – H. Graham Motion (1998, 2004 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011 & 2015)

Winners of the "All Along Stakes" since 1985

References

The 2008 All Along Stakes at the NTRA
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