# Adirondack Stakes

The Adirondack Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race first run in 1901. Held in the middle of August at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York, the Adirondack Stakes is open to two-year-old fillies willing to race six and a half furlongs on the dirt. It is a Grade II event with a current purse of $200,000 (raised from $150,000 in 2012.)
Named for the Adirondack Mountains of northeastern New York State, the race was first run in 1901 as a handicap for two-year-olds of either sex. Beginning in 1930 the race was restricted to fillies. Since inception, the Adirondack has been contested at various distances:
* 5.5 furlongs : 1952–1955
* 6 furlongs : 1901–1910, 1913–1945, 1962–1993, 2005
* 6.5 furlongs : 1994–2003, 2006–present
This race was at Belmont Park in 1943, 1944, and 1945; and at Jamaica Race Course in 1953 and 1954. It was not run in 1911 and 1912; from 1946 to 1952, from 1956 to 1961 and in 2004.

## Records

Speed record: (at current distance of 6.5 furlongs)
* 1:15.16 – You (2001)
Most wins by a jockey:
* 4 – Jorge Velásquez (1980, 1981, 1983, 1985)
Most wins by an owner:
* 3 – Stonestreet Stables (2011, 2012, 2014)
* 3 – Harry Payne Whitney (1908, 1917, 1920)
* 3 – Edward R. Bradley (1934, 1935, 1944)
Most wins by a trainer:
* 7 – D. Wayne Lukas (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1997, 2005, 2022)

## Winners since 1953

| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
| 2024 | The Queens M G | Dylan Davis | Saffie A. Joseph Jr. | C Two Racing Stable & Mathis Stable | 1:17.83 |
| 2023 | Brightwork | Irad Ortiz Jr. | John Alexander Ortiz | WSS Racing, LLC | 1:16.85 |
| 2022 | Naughty Gal | Luis Saez | D. Wayne Lukas | Holy Cow Stables LLC | 1:18.97 |
| 2021 | Wicked Halo | José Ortiz | Steve Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds | 1:17.99 |
| 2020 | Thoughtfully | Ricardo Santana Jr. | Steve Asmussen | Heider Family Stables LLC | 1:17.20 |
| 2019 | Perfect Alibi | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Mark Casse | Tracy Farmer | 1:18.39 |
| 2018 | Sue's Fortune | Junior Alvarado | Jeremiah C. Englehart | Fortune Farm (Richard Nicolai) | 1:19.83 |
| 2017 | Pure Silver | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Twin Creeks Racing Stables LLC | 1:17.22 |
| 2016 | Nonna Mela | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | St. Elias Stable | 1:16.83 |
| 2015 | Just Wicked | José Ortiz | Steve Asmussen | Ron Winchell | 1:16.61 |
| 2014 | Cavorting | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Kiaran McLaughlin | Stonestreet Stables | 1:16.49 |
| 2013 | Designer Legs | Shaun Bridgmohan | Dallas Stewart | Valene Farms | 1:16.42 |
| 2012 | Kauai Katie | Rosie Napravnik | Todd Pletcher | Stonestreet Stables | 1:16.81 |
| 2011 | My Miss Aurelia | Julien Leparoux | Steve Asmussen | Stonestreet Stables | 1:17.01 |
| 2010 | Position Limit | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Starlight Partners | 1:17.30 |
| 2009 | Worstcasescenario | Alan Garcia | Richard Violette Jr. | Klaravich Stables & William Lawrence | 1:16.72 |
| 2008 | Mani Bhavan | Alan Garcia | Steve Klesaris | TYB Stable | 1:18.09 |
| 2007 | More Happy | Rafael Bejarano | Bob Baffert | John G. Sikura | 1:17.51 |
| 2006 | Octave | Garrett Gomez | Todd A. Pletcher | Starlight Stable & Donald Lucarelli | 1:19.04 |
| 2005 | Folklore | Cornelio Velásquez | D. Wayne Lukas | Robert & Beverly Lewis | 1:13.66 |
| 2004 | no race | | | | |
| 2003 | Whoopi Cat | Edgar Prado | Patrick Biancone | Derrick Smith & Michael Tabor | 1:17.51 |
| 2002 | Awesome Humor | Pat Day | W. Elliott Walden | Winstar Farm | 1:17.75 |
| 2001 | You | Edgar Prado | Robert J. Frankel | Edmund A. Gann | 1:15.16 |
| 2000 | Raging Fever | Jerry Bailey | Mark A. Hennig | Edward P. Evans | 1:17.47 |
| 1999 | Regally Appealing | Edgar Prado | John C. Kimmel | Heiligbrodt Racing Stable | 1:16.80 |
| 1998 | Things Change | José A. Santos | Linda L. Rice | Ball Karr et al. | 1:18.06 |
| 1997 | Salty Perfume | Shane Sellers | D. Wayne Lukas | Robert & Beverly Lewis | 1:17.80 |
| 1996 | Storm Song | Pat Day | Nick Zito | Dogwood Stable | 1:17.60 |
| 1995 | Flat Fleet Feet | Mike E. Smith | John C. Kimmel | Caesar Kimmel | 1:16.60 |
| 1994 | Seeking Regina | Jerry Bailey | LeRoy Jolley | Kentucky Blue Stables | 1:18.40 |
| 1993 | Astas Foxy Lady | Randy Romero | W. R. Manuel | Valene Farms | 1:10.00 |
| 1992 | Sky Beauty | Eddie Maple | H. Allen Jerkens | Georgia E. Hofmann | 1:10.00 |
| 1991 | American Royale | Aaron Gryder | Lisa L. Lewis | William S. Farish III | 1:10.60 |
| 1990 | Really Quick | Ángel Cordero Jr. | LeRoy Jolley | Carl Icahn | 1:11.40 |
| 1989 | Dance Colony | José A. Santos | Ross Pearce | Buckland Farm | 1:11.80 |
| 1988 | Pat Copelan | Pat Day | D. Wayne Lukas | William T. Young | 1:10.80 |
| 1987 | Over All | Ángel Cordero Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1:10.60 |
| 1986 | Sacahuista | Chris McCarron | D. Wayne Lukas | Lloyd R. French Jr. | 1:11.00 |
| 1985 | Nervous Baba | Jorge Velásquez | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1:09.60 |
| 1984 | Contredance | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Henryk de Kwiatkowski | 1:10.40 |
| 1983 | Buzz My Bell | Jorge Velásquez | James J. Toner | Caesar P. Kimmel | 1:12.40 |
| 1982 | Jelly Bean Holiday | Jeffrey Fell | Herb Stevens | James H. Gallagher | 1:10.80 |
| 1981 | Thrilld N Delightd | Jorge Velásquez | Joseph H. Pierce Jr. | Sheila Pierce | 1:10.80 |
| 1980 | Sweet Revenge | Jorge Velásquez | Del W. Carroll | William S. Farish III | 1:10.40 |
| 1979 | Smart Angle | Sam Maple | Woody Stephens | Ryehill Farm | 1:11.00 |
| 1978 | Whisper Fleet | Jean Cruguet | Thomas J. Kelly | Townsend B. Martin | 1:10.00 |
| 1977 | L'Alezane | Ron Turcotte | Yonnie Starr | Jean-Louis Levesque | 1:10.60 |
| 1976 | Harvest Girl | Jean Cruguet | John P. Campo | Elmendorf Farm | 1:11.20 |
| 1975 | Optimistic Gal | Braulio Baeza | LeRoy Jolley | Diana M. Firestone | 1:11.20 |
| 1974 | Laughing Bridge | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Al Scotti | Neil Hellman | 1:10.80 |
| 1973 | Talking Picture | Braulio Baeza | John P. Campo | Elmendorf Farm | 1:11.00 |
| 1972 | Faithful Girl | Carlos Marquez | John P. Campo | Buckland Farm | 1:11.80 |
| 1971 | Debby Deb | Eddie Belmonte | John W. Jacobs | Nelson Bunker Hunt | 1:10.20 |
| 1970 | Dutiful | Laffit Pincay Jr. | James W. Maloney | William Haggin Perry | 1:10.80 |
| 1969 | Meritus | Manuel Ycaza | Woody Stephens | James Cox Brady | 1:12.60 |
| 1968 | Process Shot | Chuck Baltazar | J. Bowes Bond | Elberon Farm | 1:10.40 |
| 1967 | Wildwook | Heliodoro Gustines | John A. Nerud | Joseph M. Roebling | 1:11.60 |
| 1966 | Tainted Lady | Eddie Belmonte | Randy Sechrest | Ewing Kauffman | 1:12.60 |
| 1965 | Lady Dulcinea | Michael Carrozella | Woodrow Sedlacek | Jacques D. Wimpfheimer | 1:11.60 |
| 1964 | Candalita | Braulio Baeza | James P. Conway | Darby Dan Farm | 1:10.80 |
| 1963 | Petite Rouge | Johnny Sellers | Woodrow Sedlacek | Jacques D. Wimpfheimer | 1:13.00 |
| 1962 | Fashion Verdict | Hedley Woodhouse | James E. Fitzsimmons | Ogden Phipps | 1:13.00 |
| 1955 | Dark Charger | Anthony DeSpirito | Odie Clelland | Helen W. Kellogg | 1:04.40 |
| 1954 | Hidden Ship | Jimmy Nichols | not found | Starr Ranch | 1:05.80 |
| 1953 | Riant | Ted Atkinson | Preston M. Burch | Brookmeade Stable | 1:05.40 |

## Earlier winners

* 1945 – Rytina
* 1944 – Busher
* 1943 – Fire Sticky
* 1942 – La Reigh
* 1941 – Romping Home
* 1940 – Tangled
* 1939 – Rosetown
* 1938 – Matterhorn
* 1937 – Creole Maid
* 1936 – Juliet W.
* 1935 – Beanie M
* 1934 – Bird Flower
* 1933 – Sun Celtic
* 1932 – Speed Boat
* 1931 – Brocado
* 1930 – Ladana
* 1929 – War Saint
* 1928 – The Worker
* 1927 – One Hour
* 1926 – Friedjof Nansen
* 1925 – Blockhead
* 1924 – Cloudland
* 1923 – Elvina
* 1922 – Cartoonist
* 1921 – Oil Man
* 1920 – Exodus
* 1919 – Grayssian
* 1918 – Routledge
* 1917 – Happy Go Lucky
* 1916 – Ultimatum
* 1915 – Friar Rock
* 1914 – Lady Barbary
* 1913 – Little Nephew
* 1910 – Zeus
* 1909 – Scarpia
* 1908 – Sea Cliff
* 1907 – Beaucoup
* 1906 – Salvidere
* 1905 – Tangle
* 1904 – Broadcloth
* 1903 – Sweet Gretchen
* 1902 – Molly Brant
* 1901 – Smart Set