The Bed O' Roses Stakes is a Grade III American

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for

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and

Mares A mare is an adult female horse or other equine. In most cases, a mare is a female horse over the age of three, and a filly is a female horse three and younger. In Thoroughbred horse racing, a mare is defined as a female horse more than four y ...

four-year-olds and older, over a distance of seven

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on the dirt track held annually in early June at

Belmont Park Belmont Park is a major thoroughbred horse racing facility in the northeastern United States, located in Elmont, New York, just east of the New York City limits. It was opened on May 4, 1905. It is operated by the non-profit New York Racin ...

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. The event currently carries a purse of $250,000.

History

The race was named for

Alfred G. Vanderbilt II Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr. (September 22, 1912 – November 12, 1999) was a British-born member of the prominent Vanderbilt railroad family, and a noted figure of American thoroughbred horse racing. He was the youngest-ever member of The Jockey ...

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inductee,

Bed O' Roses Bed o' Roses (1947 – January 5, 1953) was an American thoroughbred racehorse. Bed o' Roses was a bay filly by Rosemont out of the mare Good Thing, by Discovery (horse), Discovery, owned and bred by Alfred G. Vanderbilt II, Alfred G. Vanderbilt I ...

, the

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in 1949 and the

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of 1952. This race was first run at

Jamaica Race Course Jamaica Race Course, also called the Jamaica Racetrack, was an American thoroughbred horse racing facility operated by the Metropolitan Jockey Club in Jamaica, Queens, New York City. History The track opened on April 27, 1903, a day which featu ...

and continued there until 1959, after which it moved to

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, where it was run until 2010. It was run in two divisions in 1964 and 1979 and its distance for its first three years was a mile and a sixteenth and then again in 1977 and 1978. It was contested at one mile from 1960 through 2005 with the exception of 1984 when it was set at a mile and seventy yards. The event was changed from a Handicap to an Invitational Stake in 2017.

Records

Speed record: * 1:21.11 – Lewis Bay (2018) (at current distance of 7 furlongs) * 1:33.60 – Dixie Flag (1998) (at previous distance of 8 furlongs) Most wins: * 2 – Straight Deal II (1967, 1968) * 2 – Lady D'Accord (1992, 1993) * 2 – Raging Fever (2002, 2003) * 2 – By the Moon (2016,2017) Most wins by a

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: * 3 –

Robbie Davis Robbie Glen Davis (born July 18, 1961 in Pocatello, Idaho) is a retired American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. Early life Davis grew up in a single parent household forced onto welfare, something that would impact him for the rest of his life ...

(1984, 1987, 1994) Most wins by a trainer: * 7 – H. Allen Jerkens (1964, 1973, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2004) Most wins by an owner: * 3 –

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(1964, 1973, 1995)

Winners

;''Notes:'' † Run in Divisions

References

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External links

The Bed O' Roses Handicap at Pedigree Query
Graded stakes races in the United States Horse races in New York (state) Sprint category horse races for fillies and mares Recurring sporting events established in 1957 Aqueduct Racetrack Belmont Park Jamaica Race Course 1957 establishments in New York (state) Grade 3 stakes races in the United States