The Arlington-Washington Breeders' Cup Lassie Stakes is an American

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held annually in mid September at

Arlington Park Racetrack Arlington International Racecourse (formerly Arlington Park, the name was Arlington Park Jockey Club from as soon as 1948 up to 1955) was a horse race track in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, Illinois. Horse racing in the Chicago reg ...

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. Raced on Polytrack synthetic dirt over a distance of seven furlongs, it is open to Two-Year-Old Fillies and currently offers a purse of $75,000. It was a Grade III race through 2012, but was a listed stakes in 2013.Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association
Inaugurated in 1929 as the Arlington Lassie Stakes, in 1963 it was renamed the Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes and in 2005 was given the Breeders' Cup designation. Since inception, the race has been contested at various distances: * 1929–1931 : 5.5 furlongs * 1932–1961 & 1972–1979 : 6 furlongs * 1962–1969 : 6.5 furlongs * 1980–1984 & 1986–1987 : 7 furlongs * 1985 : 6.5 furlongs (at

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) * 1986–2013 : 1 mile * 2014 to present : 7 furlongs The race was not run in 1970, 1971, 1988, 1995, 1998 and 1999.

Records

Time record: (at one mile distance) * 1:35.93 – Original Spin (2005) Largest winning margin: * 12 lengths –

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(1992) Most wins by an owner: * 4 –

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(1937, 1943, 1947, 1949) Most wins by a jockey: * 5 – Steve Brooks (1949, 1952, 1954, 1959, 1960) Most wins by a trainer: * 2 – Ben A. Jones (1938, 1943) * 2 –

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(1942, 1950) * 2 – J. Hodgins (1946, 1952) * 2 – Horace A. Jones (1947, 1949) * 2 – Harry Trotsek (1951, 1953) * 2 – Moody Jolley (1954, 1959) * 2 – Joe Pierce Jr. (1969, 1972) * 2 – Woody Stephens (1983, 1984) * 2 –

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(1994, 2010)

Winners

References

{{Reflist 1929 establishments in Illinois Horse races in Illinois Arlington Park Flat horse races for two-year-old fillies Recurring sporting events established in 1929