The Bed O' Roses Stakes is a

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American

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for

fillies A filly is a female horse that is too young to be called a mare. There are two specific definitions in use: *In most cases, a ''filly'' is a female horse under four years old. *In some nations, such as the United Kingdom and the United States, th ...

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 ...

four-year-olds and older, over a distance of seven

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on the dirt track held annually in early June at

Belmont Park Belmont Park is a thoroughbred racing, thoroughbred horse racetrack in Elmont, New York, just east of New York City limits best known for hosting the Belmont Stakes, the final leg of the American Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United Stat ...

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. The event currently carries a purse of $300,000.

History

The race was named for Alfred G. Vanderbilt II's

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inductee, Bed O' Roses, the

American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly The American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly is an American Thoroughbred horse racing honor awarded annually to a female horse in Thoroughbred flat racing Horse racing is an equestrianism, equestrian performance activity, typically involving ...

in 1949 and the

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of 1951. This race was first run at

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 ...

and continued there until 1959, after which it moved to

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. Aqueduct is the only racetrack within ...

, where it was run until 2010, when it moved to Belmont Park. It was run in two divisions in 1964 and 1979, and its distance for its first three years was a mile and a sixteenth and then again in 1977 and 1978. It was contested at one mile from 1960 through 2005 with the exception of 1984, when it was set at a mile and seventy yards. The event was changed from a Handicap to an Invitational Stake in 2017. Due to the reconstruction of Belmont Park reconstruction, the race was moved back to Aqueduct in 2024 and to the

Saratoga Race Course Saratoga Race Course is a Thoroughbred horse racing track located on Union Avenue in Saratoga Springs, New York, Saratoga Springs, New York (state), New York, United States. Opened in 1863, it is often considered to be the oldest major sporting v ...

in 2025.

Records

Speed record: * 1:21.11 – Lewis Bay (2018) (at the current distance of 7 furlongs) * 1:33.60 – Dixie Flag (1998) (at the previous distance of 8 furlongs) Margins: * lengths – Ways And Means (2025) Most wins: * 2 – Straight Deal II (1967, 1968) * 2 – Lady D'Accord (1992, 1993) * 2 – Raging Fever (2002, 2003) * 2 – By the Moon (2016, 2017) Most wins by a

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: * 3 – Robbie Davis (1984, 1987, 1994) * 3 – Irad Ortiz Jr. (2013, 2018, 2023) Most wins by a trainer: * 7 –

H. Allen Jerkens Harry Allen Jerkens (April 21, 1929 – March 18, 2015) was an American thoroughbred race horse Hall of Fame horse trainer, trainer. Jerkens' father owned a riding academy on Long Island that led to his interest in horse racing, and in the spri ...

(1964, 1973, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2004) Most wins by an owner: * 3 – Hobeau Farm (1964, 1973, 1995)

Winners

;''Notes:'' † Run in Divisions

References

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External links

The Bed O' Roses Handicap at Pedigree Query
Graded stakes races in the United States Horse races in New York (state) Sprint category horse races for fillies and mares Recurring sporting events established in 1957 Aqueduct Racetrack Belmont Park Jamaica Race Course 1957 establishments in New York (state) Grade 3 stakes races in the United States