The Cicada Stakes is an American

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run annually at

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. Inaugurated in 1993, the Cicada Stakes was run at a distance of seven furlongs until 2006 when it was modified to six furlongs. It is a black type stakes race with a purse of $100,000 and has been a prep race to the

Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing The Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing, formerly known as the Filly Triple Crown, is a set of three horse races in the United States which is open to three-year-old fillies. Presently the only official Triple Tiara is the three race series in New Y ...

, including the

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, the

Black-Eyed Susan Stakes The George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies run over a distance of miles on the dirt annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The event currently offers a ...

and

Mother Goose Stakes The Mother Goose Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies held at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Raced on dirt in late June or early July, the race currently offers a purse of $300,000. Inaugurated in 1957 at a mi ...

. The race is named for the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame

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. Owned by the renowned

Meadow Stable Christopher Chenery (September 16, 1886 – January 3, 1973) was an American engineer, businessman, and the owner/breeder of record for Thoroughbred horse racing's U.S. Triple Crown champion Secretariat. Early life and career Christopher C ...

Christopher Chenery Christopher Chenery (September 16, 1886 – January 3, 1973) was an American engineer, businessman, and the owner/breeder of record for Thoroughbred horse racing's U.S. Triple Crown champion Secretariat. Early life and career Christopher ...

, she was voted champion two-year-old filly in 1961, champion three-year-old filly in 1962, and champion handicap filly or mare in 1963. There was no running in 2020.

Records

Speed record: * 1:09.66 @ 6

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s (3/4 mile): Wild Gams (2006) * 1:22.38 @ 7 furlongs (7/8 mile): Our Royal Blue (1994) Most wins by a

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: * 2 – Eddie Castro (2013, 2014) * 2 –

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(2005, 2008) * 2 – Rick Wilson (1994, 2001) * 2 – Kendrick Carmouche (2017, 2022) Most wins by a trainer: * 4 – Todd A. Pletcher (1998, 2002, 2004, 2016) Most wins by an owner: * 2 – Shadwell Stable (2013, 2014) * 2 – William K. Warren Jr. (2008, 2010) * 2 –

Zayat Stables Ahmed Zayat (; ar, أحمد الزيات), (born August 31, 1962) is an Egyptian American businessman and owner of Thoroughbred race horses. He is the CEO of Zayat Stables, LLC, a Thoroughbred horse racing business which bred and owns the 201 ...

(2009, 2018)

Winners

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Jose Lezcano Jose Lezcano (born April 20, 1985 in Panama) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He rides in New York in the spring, summer and fall and spends the winter in Florida. His big break came in 2008 when he won a Breeders' Cup race. Car ...

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, Todd A. Pletcher ,

Repole Stable Mike Repole (born January 21, 1969) is an American entrepreneur, businessman, and owner of Repole Stables, best known for co-founding Glaceau (maker of Vitaminwater), which sold to Coca-Cola for $4.1 billion, and BODYARMOR SuperDrink, a spor ...

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Kiaran McLaughlin Kiaran P. McLaughlin (born November 15, 1960, in Lexington, Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer best known for training 2006 Horse of the Year Invasor. Background McLaughlin was born in an area of the country where horse r ...

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, Shadwell Stable , align="center" , 6 F , 1:09.82 , $60,000 , - , align="center" , 2012 , Agave Kiss , Ryan Curatolo , Rudy R. Rodriguez , Flying Zee Stable , align="center" , 6 F , 1:11.76 , $90,000 , - , align="center" , 2011 , Quantum Miss ,

Cornelio Velásquez Cornelio H. Velásquez (born September 28, 1968, in Panama City, Panama) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He was introduced to horse racing at age fifteen by trainer Carlos Salazar Guardia in his native Panama and enrolled in th ...

, Tony Dutrow , Daniel M. Ryan , align="center" , 6 F , 1:11.99 , $60,000 , - , align="center" , 2010 , Liam's Dream ,

Rosie Napravnik Anna Rose "Rosie" Napravnik (born February 9, 1988) is a former American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey and two-time winner of the Kentucky Oaks. Beginning her career in 2005, she was regularly ranked among the top jockeys in North America in ...

Anthony W. Dutrow Anthony W. Dutrow (born April 27, 1958) is an American horse trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing. The eldest of three brothers involved in Thoroughbred racing, he is the son of the late well-known Maryland trainer Richard E. Dutrow, Sr. A broth ...

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, align="center" , 6 F , 1:09.68 , $64,380 , - , align="center" , 2008 , Carolyn's Cat ,

, William K. Warren Jr. , align="center" , 6 F , 1:10.16 , $64,800 , - , align="center" , 2007 , Control System , Julian Pimentel ,

Michael J. Trombetta Michael J. Trombetta (born October 26, 1966, in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American Thoroughbred horse trainer who began his training career in 1989 and who was the Maryland Trainer of the Year in 2005. Trombetta gained a national profile when Sw ...

, Thomas McClay & Harry Nye , align="center" , 6 F , 1:10.43 , $65,760 , - , align="center" , 2006 , Wild Gams ,

Eibar Coa Eibar Coa Monteverde (born February 15, in Venezuela) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. Coa was born and raised in Venezuela A five-time Judo Champion in his teens, He attended jockey school from 1989 to 1991 then began his pr ...

, Benjamin W. Perkins Jr. , New Farm , align="center" , 6 F , 1:09.66 , $66,360 , - , align="center" , 2005 , Dixie Talking ,

, Robin L. Graham , Skeedattle Stable , align="center" , 7 F , 1:23.04 , $65,880 , - , align="center" , 2004 , Bohemian Lady ,

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 ...

, Todd A. Pletcher , Padua Stables , align="center" , 7 F , 1:23.22 , $65,460 , - , align="center" , 2003 , Cyber Secret ,

Shaun Bridgmohan Shaun Xavier Bridgmohan (born June 24, 1979 in Spanish Town, Jamaica) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. At age thirteen, Bridgmohan's family emigrated to the United States, settling in South Florida where he developed an interes ...

, Richard E. Dutrow Jr. , Sanford Goldfarb, Irwin Goldfarb & Team Julep Stable , align="center" , 7 F , 1:22.55 , $64,980 , - , align="center" , 2002 , Proper Gamble ,

Javier Castellano Javier Castellano (born October 23, 1977, in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. Castellano began his riding career in 1996 at Santa Rita and La Rinconada racecourses in Venezuela. In June 1997 he ...

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Jerry D. Bailey Jerry D. Bailey (born August 29, 1957 in Dallas, Texas) is an NBC Sports thoroughbred racing analyst and a retired American Hall of Fame jockey. Early years Bailey was born in Dallas but raised in El Paso. He had a pony as a child and became ...

, Claude R. McGaughey III ,

Ogden Phipps Ogden Phipps (November 26, 1908 – April 21, 2002) was an American stockbroker, court tennis champion and Hall of Fame member, thoroughbred horse racing executive and owner/breeder, and an art collector and philanthropist. In 2001, he was induc ...

, align="center" , 7 F , 1:23.07 , $65,100 , - , align="center" , 1999 , Potomac Bend , Mark T. Johnston , Vincent L. Blengs , Wayne Harrison , align="center" , 7 F , 1:23.18 , $48,915 , - , align="center" , 1998 , Jersey Girl ,

Richard Migliore Richard Migliore (born March 14, 1964 in Babylon, New York) is a retired American jockey. He now works as a racing analyst for XBTV. He was nicknamed "The Mig," which is a type of Russian fighter jet, for his tenacious style of riding. He lives ...

, Todd A. Pletcher , Ackerley Bros. Farm , align="center" , 7 F , 1:22.95 , $50,175 , - , align="center" , 1997 , Vegas Prospector , Michael McCarthy , Daniel Lopez , Raymond Dweck , align="center" , 7 F , 1:26.23 , $48,375 , - , align="center" , 1996 , J J'sdream ,

Gary Boulanger Gary Dale Boulanger (born November 19, 1967) is a Canadian Hall of Fame jockey and trainer who competed in his native Canada and the United States. Born in Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada, Boulanger began his career in 1987 at Tampa Bay Downs ...

, Edward Plesa Jr. ,

John A. Franks John Franks (April 21, 1925 - December 31, 2003) was an American businessman and a Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder. A native of Haughton, Louisiana, he earned a degree in geology from Louisiana State University. In 1957, he founded the hi ...

, align="center" , 7 F , 1:23.44 , $50,310 , - , align="center" , 1995 , Lucky Lavender Gal ,

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 ...

, William White , Dolores Worswick , align="center" , 7 F , 1:23.80 , $48,870 , - , align="center" , 1994 , Our Royal Blue , Rick Wilson , J. Willard Thompson , Cort N Trak Stable , align="center" , 7 F , 1:22.38 , $48,375 , - , align="center" , 1993 , Personal Bid , José A. Santos , Richard Schosberg , Dale H. Austin , align="center" , 7 F , 1:23.52 , $31,900

References

Cicada Stakes at the NTRA
Horse races in New York City 1993 establishments in New York City Aqueduct Racetrack Flat horse races for three-year-old fillies Graded stakes races in the United States Recurring sporting events established in 1993

Records

Winners

See also

References