The Correction Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at

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in Ozone Park, Queens,

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. A non-graded stakes race for fillies and mares age four and older, it is raced on dirt over a distance of six furlongs. It currently offers a purse of $100,000. Inaugurated in 1940 at

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, 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

Correction Correction may refer to: * A euphemism for punishment * Correction (newspaper), the posting of a notice of a mistake in a past issue of a newspaper * Correction (stock market), in financial markets, a short-term price decline * Correction (novel), ...

, a filly owned by John Morris and his son, Alfred, and trained by U. S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, R. Wyndham Walden. 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

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's filly Little Risk ridden by George Woolf 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 Furlongs – Soul Mate (1973) Most wins: * 2 – Searching (1958, 1959) * 2 – Affectionately (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 – Hirsch Jacobs * 4 – Kiaran P. McLaughlin (2005, 2015, 2016, 2017) Most wins by an owner: * 4 – Ethel D. Jacobs (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