The Beaugay Stakes is a
Grade III American
Thoroughbred horse race
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for
fillies
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*In most cases, a ''filly'' is a female horse under four years old.
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and
mares three-years-old and older over a distance of one and one-sixteenth of a mile at
Belmont Park in
Elmont,
Long Island,
New York.
History
The event was inaugurated on 30 December 1978 at
Aqueduct Racetrack and run on the dirt track.
The race is named in honor of
Elizabeth Arden
Elizabeth Arden (born Florence Nightingale Graham; December 31, 1881 – October 18, 1966) was a Canadian-American businesswoman who founded what is now Elizabeth Arden, Inc., and built a cosmetics empire in the United States. By 1929, s ...
's
Beaugay, the
American Champion Two-Year-old of 1945.
In 1979, the Beaugay Handicap was raced in two divisions.
In 1983 NYRA moved the race to Belmont Park and was run on the turf course in early June.
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Due to bad weather in 1998 that severely affected the turf course, the race was run on the dirt track at a distance of one mile.][
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Records
Speed record: (at Miles on turf)
* 1:39.22 – Strike Charmer (2016)
Margins:
* 6 lengths – Key To The Bridge (1988)
Most wins:
* 2 – Summer Secretary (1989, 1991)
Most wins by an owner:
* 2 – Bohemia Stable
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(1984, 1987)
* 2 – Edward P. Evans (1985, 1996)
* 2 – Fox Ridge Farm (1988, 1992)
* 2 – Peter M. Brant (2019, 2022)
Most wins by a jockey:
* 5 – Jerry D. Bailey (1994, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002)
Most wins by a trainer:
* 5 – Chad C. Brown (2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022)
Winners
''Legend:''
''Notes:''
† Ran as part of an entry
See also
List of American and Canadian Graded races
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References
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Horse races in New York (state)
Graded stakes races in the United States
Turf races in the United States
Mile category horse races for fillies and mares
Recurring sporting events established in 1978
Belmont Park
1978 establishments in New York (state)
Grade 3 stakes races in the United States