The Sands Point Stakes is a

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for three-year-old fillies over a distance of miles on the

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track scheduled annually in October at

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. The event currently offers a purse of $200,000.

History

The event is named after

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, a

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located at the northernmost tip of the Cow Neck Peninsula on the North Shore of

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. The event was inaugurated on 23 June 1995 as the Sands Point Handicap and was run over the mile distance with Perfect Arc ridden by US Hall of Fame jockey John R. Velazquez winning the event by five lengths over the odds-on favorite Miss Union Avenue in a time of 1:43.14. Perfect Arc in 1995 was crowned New York State Horse of the Year. In 1997 the distance of the event was increased to mile. In 1998 the conditions of the event were changed from a handicap to stakes allowance race. That same year the event was classified as Grade III. In 2001 and 2003 the event was downgraded to a Listed event when it was raced on the main track due to inclement weather. In 2008 the event was upgraded to Grade II. In 2020 the distance of the event was decreased to one mile and the following year the distance was reverted to miles.

Records

Speed record: * miles: 1:46.65 – Auntie Mame (1997) * miles: 1:42.50 – Discreet Marq (2013) Margins: * 6 lengths – Tweedside (2001) Most wins by an owner: * 2 –

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(2008, 2012) * 2 – Head Of Plains Partners (2017, 2021) * 2 – Godolphin (2015, 2023) Most wins by a trainer: * 5 –

Chad C. Brown Chad C. Brown (born December 18, 1978) is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer known for his expertise with turf horses and with fillies and mares. He has trained ten Eclipse Award winners including Stacelita, Big Blue Kitten, Lady Eli, ...

(2014, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021) Most wins by a

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: * 3 –

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(2015, 2019, 2021) * 3 – John R. Velazquez (1995, 2005, 2022)

Winners

''Legend:''

References

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History

Records

Winners

See also

References