The Ogden Phipps Stakes is an American
Grade I
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Thoroughbred horse race
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for
fillies
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and
mares
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, four years of age and older run over a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt track held annually in mid 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 ...
in
Elmont, New York
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.
History
Inaugurated in 1961 as the Hempstead Handicap and was run at miles for both sexes. The event was not run again until 1970. It was raced under that name until 2002 when it was renamed in honor of prominent owner and breeder,
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 inducte ...
(1908–2002). His horses won this race in 1988 and 1990.
The race was run at 6 furlongs in 1970 and 1971; a miles from 1974 through 1994. It was hosted by
Aqueduct Racetrack
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in
Queens, New York
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in 1973 and 1974.
The event was upgraded to
Grade I
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in 1984.
In 2014 the conditions of the event were changed from handicap to stakes allowance and the name of the event was modified to the Ogden Phipps Stakes.
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of miles)
*1:39.69 – Midnight Bisou (2019)
Margins:
* 12 lengths – Mossflower (1998)
Most wins:
* 2 – Heatherten (1984, 1985)
* 2 –
Sightseek
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Background
Sightseek ...
(2003, 2004)
* 2 – Take D'Tour (2006, 2007)
Most wins by a
jockey
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:
* 5 –
Mike E. Smith
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(1981, 1984, 2017, 2018, 2019)
* 5 –
Eddie Maple
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(1975, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1992)
Most wins by a
trainer:
* 3 –
H. Allen Jerkens (1974, 1992, 1994)
* 3 –
Claude R. McGaughey III (1988, 1990, 1995)
* 3 –
Robert J. Frankel (2003, 2004, 2008)
* 3 –
Todd Pletcher
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(2005, 2010, 2011)
* 3 –
William I. Mott
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(1984, 1985, 2014)
* 3 –
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 ...
(2012, 2015, 2016)
* 3 –
Steven M. Asmussen (2019, 2020, 2022)
Most wins by an owner:
* 3 –
Juddmonte Farms
Juddmonte Farms is a horse breeding farm, owned until his death on 12th January 2021 by Prince Khalid bin Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.National Thoroughbred Racing Association"Juddmonte Farms, Inc.", profile. Retrieved October 16, 2007.
Overview
Ju ...
(2003, 2004, 2014)
Winners
† Heatherten ran as part of an entry
See also
List of American and Canadian Graded races
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External links
Odgen Phipps Handicap at the NTRA
References
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Graded stakes races in the United States
Mile category horse races for fillies and mares
Grade 1 stakes races in the United States
Horse races in New York (state)
Recurring sporting events established in 1961
Belmont Park
Phipps family
1961 establishments in New York (state)