The Gazelle Stakes (formerly Gazelle Handicap until 2004) 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 ...

held annually at

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 locate ...

Ozone Park, New York Ozone Park is a neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Queens, New York, United States. It is next to the Aqueduct Racetrack in South Ozone Park, a popular spot for Thoroughbred racing and home to the Resorts W ...

. It is a Grade III event run over a distance of miles on dirt that is open to three-year-old

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, t ...

. The race was previously run in the Fall at Belmont Park and often used as a stepping stone to the Breeders' Cup Distaff. As of 2013, the race is now run in the Spring at Aqueduct, typically on the same day as the Wood Memorial, and is now used as a prep race for the Kentucky Oaks.

Race transition

Race name/ Gazelle Stakes (Gr. 2) (equibase.com)
/ref> *Gazelle Handicap: 1887–2004 *Gazelle Stakes: since 2005 Grading *Grade I: 1984–2012 *Grade II: 1973–1983 and since 2013 DistanceTHE GAZELLE(web.archive.org)
/ref> *1987–1900: unknown *1900–1958: 1 1⁄16 miles *1959 and 1960: 1 mile *since 1961: 1 1⁄8 miles Qualification *Three-year-old fillies *Only 1917–1920 Three-years-old and up fillies Venue *

Gravesend Race Track Gravesend Race Track at Gravesend in Brooklyn, New York was a Thoroughbred horse racing facility that opened in 1886 and closed in 1910. The track was built by the Brooklyn Jockey Club with the backing of Philip and Michael Dwyer, two wealthy raci ...

: 1887–1916 *

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 ...

: 1956–1959, 1961, 1969–2008 *Aqueduct Racetrack: 1917–1955, 1960, 1962–1968, since 2009 There were no races in 1911–1916, and 1933–1935.

Records

Time record: (at current distance of miles) * 1:46.80 – Maud Muller (1974) Most wins by a

jockey A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing. The word "jockey" originated from England and was used to describe the individual ...

: * 4 – Ángel Cordero Jr. (1974, 1976, 1985, 1991) * 4 –

Javier Castellano Javier Castellano (born October 23, 1977, in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. Castellano began his riding career in 1996 at Santa Rita and La Rinconada racecourses in Venezuela. In June 1997 ...

(2001, 2006, 2008, 2014) Most wins by an trainer: * 6 –

James G. Rowe Sr. James Gordon Rowe Sr. (1857 – August 2, 1929) was an American jockey and horse trainer elected to the Hall of Fame for Thoroughbred Horse racing. He won the Belmont Stakes twice as a jockey and 8 times as a trainer. He had 34 champion hors ...

(1890, 1903, 1907, 1909, 1917, 1923) * 6 – C. R. McGaughey III (1986, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2006) * 6 – James E. Fitzsimmons (1924, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1942, 1960) Most wins by an owner: * 4 –

Greentree Stable Greentree Stable, in Red Bank, New Jersey, was a major American thoroughbred horse racing stable and breeding farm established in 1914 by Payne Whitney of the Whitney family of New York City. Payne Whitney operated a horse farm and stable at Sar ...

(1923, 1941, 1967, 1987) * 4 – Sarah & Walter Jeffords (1928, 1937, 1945, 1951)

Winners

References

{{Reflist Graded stakes races in the United States Flat horse races for three-year-old fillies 1887 establishments in New York (state) Gravesend Race Track Belmont Park Recurring sporting events established in 1887 Horse races in New York (state) Grade 2 stakes races in the United States