Lake George Stakes
{{Infobox horseraces
| surface = Turf
| class = Grade III
| horse race = Lake George Stakes
| image =
| caption =
| location = Saratoga Race Course
Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
| inaugurated = 1996
| race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
| website = [https://www.nyra.com/saratoga/racing/stakes-schedule/lake-george/ NYRA]
| distance = One mile
| track = Left-handed
| qualification = Three-year-old fillies
| weight = 124 lbs with allowances
| purse = $175,000 (2022)
| bonuses =
}}
The Lake George Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies over a distance of one mile on the turf course scheduled annually in August at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The event currently carries a purse of $175,000.
History
The event was inaugurated on 2 August 1996 with the event being split into two divisions.{{cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?query_type=stakes&search_bar=stakes&field=view&id=4840 |title=LAKE GEORGE STAKES - 2ND DIV. - MULTIPLE TRACKS |work=Thoroughbred Pedigree Online |date=2020 |accessdate=14 August 2020}} Both winners of the split divisions were ridden by United States' Racing Hall of Fame jockey Jerry D. Bailey. The first division was won by Memories of Silver and the second division was won by Dynasty.
The event is named for the large lake Lake George, which is located about 26 miles north of Saratoga Springs, New York.
The event was run in two divisions three times, inaugural running in 1996, 1998 and the last time in 2001. For the 1998 running the event was classified as Grade III.{{cite web|url=https://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Stakes&stkid=1596 |title= Lake George Stakes (Gr. 3) |work=Equibase |date=2020 |accessdate=14 August 2020}}
On November 28, 2007, this Grade III stakes race was upgraded to a Grade II by the American Graded Stakes Committee.{{cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?query_type=stakes&search_bar=stakes&field=view&id=92 |title=LAKE GEORGE STAKES - MULTIPLE TRACKS |work=Thoroughbred Pedigree Online |date=2020 |accessdate=14 August 2020}}
Due to unseasonal rain, the event in 2009 was moved off the turf and run on a sloppy dirt track with only four runners and was reclassified as a Grade III after examination by the Graded Stakes Committee.
The 2010 winner Perfect Shirl continued her bright career and in 2011 the mare won the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf. The 2011 winner Winter Memories, who recorded the longest winning margin in the event, was runner-up in the 2010 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.
Records
Speed record:
- 1 mile: 1:35.64 - Dolce Zel (FR) (2022)
- {{frac|1|1|16}} miles: 1:40.11 - Nani Rose (1999)
Margins:
- {{frac|4|1|2}} lengths - Winter Memories (2011)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 - Jerry D. Bailey (1996 (2), 1997, 2001, 2004)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 7 - Chad C. Brown (2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Klaravich Stables (2020, 2021, 2023)
Winners
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Winner ! Jockey ! Trainer ! Owner ! Distance ! Time ! Purse ! Grade ! Ref |
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| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2023 |Surge Capacity |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:38.00 |align=center |$175,000 |align=center |III |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2022 |Dolce Zel (FR) |Madaket Stables, Michael Dubb, & Robert V. LaPenta |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:35.64 |align=center |$175,000 |align=center |III |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2021 |Technical Analysis |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:36.61 |align=center |$150,000 |align=center |III |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2020 |Selflessly |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:36.06 |align=center |$100,000 |align=center |III |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2019 | Paul P. Pompa Jr. |align=center |1 mile |align=center |1:36.23 |align=center |$130,500 |align=center |III |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2018 |{{nowrap|Daddy Is a Legend}} |George Weaver | Jim & Susan Hill |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:40.42 |align=center |$150,000 |align=center |III |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2017 |Proctor's Ledge |Brendan P. Walsh | Patricia L. Moseley |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:41.47 |align=center |$150,000 |align=center |III |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2016 |Ancient Secret | Alpha Delta Stables |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:40.35 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2015 |Mrs McDougal | Mr. & Mrs. William K. Warren Jr. |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:41.52 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2014 |Daring Dancer |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:40.92 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2013 |Kitten's Dumplings |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:42.21 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2012 |Centre Court |George R. Arnold II |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:41.71 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2011 | Phillips Racing Partnership |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:41.57 |align=center |$150,000 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2010 |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:41.28 |align=center |$150,000 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:beige"
|align=center |2009 |Be Fair | Westrock Stables |align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles |align=center |1:50.61 |align=center |$142,500 |align=center |III |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2008 |My Princess Jess | Lael Stables |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:44.00 |align=center |$150,000 |align=center |II |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2007 |Rutherienne | Virginia Kraft Payson |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:40.34 |align=center |$115,100 |align=center |III |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2006 |Magnificent Song | L and D Farm |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:45.88 |align=center |$112,900 |align=center |III |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2005 |Ready's Gal | James T. Scatuorchio |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:41.90 |align=center |$111,000 |align=center |III |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2004 |Seducer's Song | Peter F. Karches |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:42.01 |align=center |$113,900 |align=center |III |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2003 |Film Maker | Donald A. Adam |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:41.80 |align=center |$114,500 |align=center |III |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2002 |Nunatall (GB) |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:40.71 |align=center |$115,000 |align=center |III |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center rowspan=2|2001 |Light Dancer |Manuel Criollo |Harvey J. Loewenstein, Barbara Criollo & Bluestar Stable |align=center rowspan=2|{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:41.06 |align=center |$111,750 |align=center rowspan=2|III |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|Voodoo Dancer |{{nowrap|Christophe Clement}} | Green Hills Farm |align=center |1:41.45 |align=center |$112,250 |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |2000 |Millie's Quest |{{nowrap|John R. Velazquez}} | 3 Plus U Stable |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:44.52 |align=center |$116,800 |align=center |III |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |1999 |Nani Rose |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:40.11 |align=center |$112,800 |align=center |III |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center rowspan=2|1998 |Tenski | Richard L. Golden |align=center rowspan=2|{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:40.86 |align=center |$83,450 |align=center rowspan=2|III |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|Caveat Competor | Eugene F. Ford |align=center |1:40.86 |align=center |$84,600 |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center |1997 |Auntie Mame |Angel A. Penna Jr. | Lazy F Ranch (Corbett) |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:42.80 |align=center |$85,200 |align=center |Listed |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|align=center rowspan=2|1996 |Memories of Silver | James W. Phillips |align=center rowspan=2|{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:42.98 |align=center |$56,300 |align=center rowspan=2|Listed |
| style="font-size:90%; background-color:lightcyan"
|Dynasty | Lee Pokoik |align=center |1:42.26 |align=center |$56,050 |
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