The Frizette Stakes is an American
Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old
fillies raced annually 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 ...
in October. It is currently a
Grade I stakes race at a distance of one mile. The Frizette is the female counterpart of the
Champagne Stakes.
The race is currently part of the
Breeders' Cup Challenge series. The winner automatically qualifies for the
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies is a -mile thoroughbred horse race on dirt (although the distance has varied, depending on the configuration of the host track) for two-year-old fillies run annually since 1984 at a different racetrack in the Uni ...
.
The Frizette was named for the
James R. Keene
James Robert Keene (February 8, 1838 - January 3, 1913) was a Wall Street stockbroker and a major thoroughbred race horse owner and breeder.
Biography
He was born in London, England in 1838. He was fourteen years of age when his family imm ...
owned and bred racing filly who won the Rosedale Stakes in 1907 and one of the most important foundation mares of the twentieth century.
Sired by
Hamburg, Frizette was the granddam of the
Hall of Fame
A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or Wiktionary:fame, fame in their field. In some cases, these halls of fame consist of actu ...
inductee,
Myrtlewood.
Inaugurated in 1945, the Frizette was first run at the
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 ...
, then ran at
Aqueduct Racetrack
Aqueduct Racetrack is a Thoroughbred horse racing facility and casino in the South Ozone Park, Queens, South Ozone Park and Jamaica, Queens, Jamaica neighborhoods of Queens, New York City, United States.