Pegasus Stakes
The Pegasus Stakes is an American Grade III Thoroughbred horse race run annually in June at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey.
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Monmouth Park Racetrack Oceanport, New Jersey, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1981 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | One and one-sixteenth miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $99,000 (2017) |
An event for three-year-olds of either gender, it is contested at a mile and an sixteenth (eight and a half furlongs) on the dirt, and currently offers a purse of $99,000.
There was no race run in 2003 and the 2007 was held at Monmouth Park, the Meadowlands' sister track, on the Breeders' Cup undercard. It was moved back to Monmouth Park in 2010.
It was formerly run at a distance of 1 1⁄8 miles. The 1996 edition was raced on the turf course.
Sally Bailie became the first woman trainer in the history of American Thoroughbred racing to win a $200,000 race when she captured the 1982 edition of the Pegasus Handicap with Fast Gold.
Records
Speed record:
- 1:45.40 – Forty One Carats (1999) (at 9 furlongs)
- 1:40.80 – Flying Chevron (1995) (at 8.5 furlongs)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 – Joe Bravo (1998, 2016, 2018–2020)
- 3 – José A. Santos (1987, 1991, 2002)
- 3 – Edgar Prado (1994, 2004, 2006)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 – Scotty Schulhofer (1983, 1987, 1991, 1992)
- 4 – Todd Pletcher (2005, 2008, 2013, 2016)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 – William H. Perry (1991, 1992)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Pneumatic | Joe Bravo | Steve Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC | 1:44.76 |
| 2019 | King For A Day | Joe Bravo | Todd Pletcher | Red Oak Stable | 1:42.59 |
| 2018 | Supreme Aura | Joe Bravo | Michael Stidham | Stallionaire Enterprises | 1:46.84 |
| 2017 | Timeline | Javier Castellano | Chad Brown | Woodford Racing LLC | 1:41.32 |
| 2016 | Donegal Moon | Joe Bravo | Todd Pletcher | Donegal Racing | 1:44.15 |
| 2015 | Mr. Jordan | Paco Lopez | Edward Plesa Jr. | Melin/Ellman/Plesa | 1:42.71 |
| 2014 | Albano | Kerwin D. Clark | J. Larry Jones | Brereton C. Jones | 1:44.17 |
| 2013 | Verrazano | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Let's Go Stable/M. Tabor/S. Magnier/D. Smith | 1:41.72 |
| 2012 | Le Bernadin | Mike Luzzi | Kiaran McLaughlin | Darley Stable | 1:44.51 |
| 2011 | Pants On Fire | Rosie Napravnik | Kelly Breen | George and Lori Hall | 1:42.89 |
| 2010 | Afleet Express | Javier Castellano | Jimmy Jerkens | Gainesway Farm/Cherry | 1:45.44 |
| 2009 | Bad Action | David Cohen | Gary Contessa | Winning Move Stable/Robbins/Kaplan | 1:49.16 |
| 2008 | Atoned | Chris DeCarlo | Todd Pletcher | Dogwood Stable | 1:49.40 |
| 2007 | Actin Good | Cornelio Velásquez | Robert Dibona | Leo-Sag Stables et al. | 1:51.54 |
| 2006 | Diamond Stripes | Edgar Prado | Rick Dutrow | Four Roses Thoroughbreds | 1:47.30 |
| 2005 | Magna Graduate | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Elizabeth H. Alexander | 1:47.40 |
| 2004 | Pies Prospect | Edgar Prado | Nick Zito | Robert V. LaPenta | 1:48.40 |
| 2003 | no race | ||||
| 2002 | Regal Sanction | José A. Santos | James A. Jerkens | Susan & John Moore | 1:49.80 |
| 2001 | Volponi | Shaun Bridgmohan | Philip G. Johnson | Amherst & Spruce Pond | 1:46.80 |
| 2000 | Kiss A Native | Mickey Walls | David R. Bell | John A. Franks | 1:48.20 |
| 1999 | Forty One Carats | Jorge Chavez | David Fawkes | J. Hammer/W. New | 1:45.40 |
| 1998 | Tomorrows Cat | Joe Bravo | Mark A. Hennig | Zuckerman/Casby | 1:46.80 |
| 1997 | Behrens | Jerry Bailey | H. James Bond | William Clifton Jr. | 1:46.60 |
| 1996 | Allied Forces | Richard Migliore | Kiaran McLaughlin | Ahmed Al Tayer | 1:47.00 |
| 1995 | Flying Chevron | Robbie Davis | James J. Toner | Kimran Stable | 1:40.80 |
| 1994 | Brass Scale | Edgar Prado | Charles Peoples | Bayard Sharp | 1:49.20 |
| 1993 | Diazo | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Bill Shoemaker | Allen E. Paulson | 1:47.00 |
| 1992 | Scuffleburg | Julie Krone | Scotty Schulhofer | William H. Perry | 1:49.00 |
| 1991 | Scan | José A. Santos | Scotty Schulhofer | William H. Perry | 1:46.40 |
| 1990 | Silver Ending | Ed Delahoussaye | Ron McAnally | Angelo Costanza/Ron McAnally | 1:47.20 |
| 1989 | Norquestor | Julie Krone | Hubert Hine | Scott C. Savin | 1:49.60 |
| 1988 | Brian's Time | Ángel Cordero Jr. | John M. Veitch | Joan W. Phillips | 1:47.00 |
| 1987 | Cryptoclearance | José A. Santos | Scotty Schulhofer | Philip Teinowitz | 1:48.60 |
| 1986 | Danzig Connection | Pat Day | Woody Stephens | Henryk de Kwiatkowski | 1:49.00 |
| 1985 | Skip Trial | Jean-Luc Samyn | Hubert Hine | Mrs. Ben Cohen | 1:51.00 |
| 1984 | Hail Bold King | Jorge Velásquez | William E. Burch | C. V. Whitney | 1:49.20 |
| 1983 | World Appeal | Antonio Graell | Scotty Schulhofer | Elton D. Kohr Sr. | 1:46.60 |
| 1982 | Fast Gold | Jean-Luc Samyn | Sally A. Bailie | Aisco Stable | 1:49.00 |
| 1981 | Summing | George Martens | Luis S. Barrera | Charles T. Wilson Jr. | 1:51.00 |
References
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