The Pucker Up Stakes is an American

Thoroughbred horse race Thoroughbred racing is a sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport – flat racing and jump racing, the latter known as National Hunt racing in ...

for 3-year-old

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held annually in early September at

Arlington Park Arlington International Racecourse (formerly Arlington Park, the name was Arlington Park Jockey Club from as soon as 1948 up to 1955) was a horse race track in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, Illinois. Horse racing in the Chicago regi ...

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near

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

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. A Grade III event, it is contested over a distance of 9

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s (1 1/8 miles) on

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. In 2022, it will be moved to

Churchill Downs Churchill Downs is a horse racing complex located on Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky, United States, famed for hosting the annual Kentucky Derby. It officially opened in 1875 and was named for Samuel Churchill, whose family was ...

. The race was named in honor of

Ada L. Rice Daniel F. Rice (1896–1975) and his wife Ada L. Rice (1898–1977) were American business people, thoroughbred racehorse owners and breeders, and philanthropists. Dan Rice was educated in the public school system of Chicago, Illinois and spent t ...

's filly, Pucker Up. Pucker Up was one of five champions trained by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer James P. Conway. The race was inaugurated in 1961 and was run on the main track until 1974 and again in 1976. In 1974-5, it was run at miles; in 1979 and 1986, the distance was miles.

Winners since 2000

References

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Flat horse races for three-year-old fillies Horse races in Illinois Turf races in the United States Recurring sporting events established in 1961 Arlington Park 1961 establishments in Illinois