The Presque Isle Downs Masters Stakes is a

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American

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for

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and

mares 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 y ...

that are three years old or older, over a distance of

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s on the

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held annually in September at Presque Isle Downs & Casino racetrack in

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. The event currently carries a purse of $400,000.

History

The race was inaugurated in 2007 with an attractive purse offered of $400,000 over the distance of six furlongs. The distance of the event was increased to

s in 2009. That same year, 2009, the event was upgraded to a Grade III and two years later in 2011 to a

. The event has become the highlight of the meet and attracts fine fillies and mares from Canada and USA including dual winner of the event

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who later won the 2009

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, and

Groupie Doll Groupie Doll (foaled April 14, 2008) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. A specialist sprinter, she is best known for winning the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint in 2012 and 2013. Unraced as a two-year-old she showed good form as a three-yea ...

won the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint in 2012 and 2013. The event was not held in 2020 and 2021 due to the

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Records

Speed record: * furlongs – 1:14.68 - Ami's Mesa (2017) * 6 furlongs: 1:07:95 - Wild Gams (2008) Margins: * lengths – Hotshot Anna (2018) ;Most wins by a

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* 2 – Julien R. Leparoux (2009, 2010) * 2 –

Rajiv Maragh Rajiv Maragh (born July 9, 1985, in Spanish Town, Jamaica) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. An Indo-Jamaican, he is the son of a jockey who rode in Jamaica before relocating to Florida where he began a career as a horse trainer. ...

(2012, 2013) * 2 – Antonio A. Gallardo (2018, 2019) ;Most wins by a trainer * 2 – Jonathan E. Sheppard (2009, 2010) * 2 – William B. Bradley (2012, 2013) * 2 – Gary Mandella (2014, 2015) * 2 – Hugh H. Robertson (2018, 2019)

Winners

''Legend:''

''Notes:''
*In 2022 Artie's Princess finished first, but was later disqualified due to a medication violation. The connections plan to

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the ruling. Artie's Princess' final time of 1:14.57 would have been a stakes record.

References

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History

Records

Winners

See also

References