The Correction Stakes is an American

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run annually at

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. A non-graded stakes race for

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and

mare 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 ...

s age four and older, it is raced on dirt over a distance of six

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s. It currently offers a purse of $100,000. Inaugurated in 1940 at Jamaica Race Course, following that track's closure the race was moved in 1960 to its current location at Aqueduct Racetrack. The race was named in honor of

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, a filly owned by John Morris and his son,

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, and trained by U. S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee,

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. The race was open to fillies and mares age three and older from inception through 2014 with the exception of 1952 when it was made available to fillies and mares of all ages. In 2015 the race was changed to a contest for fillies and mares four years and older. The inaugural Correction Handicap took place on October 19, 1940 and was won by Calumet Farm's filly Little Risk ridden by

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and trained by Jimmy Jones, both future

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inductees. In 1954 and 1955 it was run in two divisions.

Records

Speed record: * 1:09.20 @ 6

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s – Soul Mate (1973) Most wins: * 2 –

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(1958, 1959) * 2 –

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(1964, 1965) * 2 – Shy Dawn (1976, 1977) * 2 – Cagey Exuberance (1988, 1989) * 2 – Missy's Mirage (1992, 1993) * 2 – Magnolia Jackson (2006, 2007) * 2 – Clothes Fall Off (2016, 2017) Most wins by a

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: * 7 –

Ángel Cordero Jr. Ángel Tomás Cordero Jr. (born: November 8, 1942) is one of the leading Thoroughbred horse racing jockeys of the late 20th-century and the first Puerto Rican to be inducted into the United States' Racing Hall of Fame. He led all jockeys in win ...

(1976, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990) Most wins by a trainer: * 4 –

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* 4 – Kiaran P. McLaughlin (2005, 2015, 2016, 2017) Most wins by an owner: * 4 –

Ethel D. Jacobs Ethel D. Jacobs (March 18, 1910 - November 9, 2001) was a prominent American Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder who was a three-time leading owner in North America. Married to U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer Hirsch Jacobs, Ethel Jacobs us ...

(1956, 1958, 1964, 1965)

Winners

References

{{reflist Ungraded stakes races in the United States Sprint category horse races for fillies and mares Horse races in New York City Aqueduct Racetrack Recurring sporting events established in 1940 1940 establishments in New York City