# Hill Prince Stakes

The Hill Prince Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run over a distance of one and one-eight miles (9 furlongs) on the turf annually in November at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. The event currently carries a purse of $200,000.

## History

The race is named for Christopher Chenery's Hall of Fame colt, Hill Prince.
The inaugural running took place as the Hill Prince Handicap on 26 October 1975 and was run at a distance of a mile and three-eights. It was won on a disqualification by Gustave Ring's homebred colt Don Jack.
The following year the event was scheduled in June at a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles.
The Hill Prince Stakes was hosted by Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York in 1979, 1980, and again in 1982.
In 1981 was classified Grade III by the American Graded Stakes Committee.
The race was run in two divisions in 1982. The second division was won by Larida, the only filly to have won this event.
The event has been moved off the turf due to track conditions in 1998, 2003 and 2009 but has not had its classification downgraded.
Primarily the event had been scheduled in early spring but in 2014 NYRA moved the event to October and increased the stakes significantly to $500,000. In 2018 the event was upgraded to Grade II status.
The event was moved in the schedule to November in 2023 and is held at Aqueduct Racetrack.
In 2024 the American Graded Stakes Committee downgraded the event to Grade III status.

## Records

Speed record:
* 1 mile: 1:33.45 – Marcavelly (2007)
* 1+1⁄16 miles: 1:39.70 – Optic Nerve (1996)
* 1+1⁄8 miles: 1:45.96 – Subordination (1997)
Margins:
* 7+1⁄4 lengths – Street Game (2011)
Most wins by an owner:
* 4 – Klaravich Stables (1997, 2006, 2015, 2021)
Most wins by a jockey:
* 4 – Ángel Cordero Jr. (1978, 1981, 1988, 1991)
* 4 – Jerry Bailey (1983, 1992, 1994, 1995)
Most wins by a trainer:
* 4 – William I. Mott (1993, 1995, 2007, 2017)
* 4 – Christophe Clement (2008, 2012, 2018, 2024)

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
| At Aqueduct – Hill Prince Stakes ||||||||||
| 2024 | Deterministic | Joel Rosario | Christophe Clement | St. Elias Stable, Ken Langone, Steven C. Duncker & Vicarage Stable | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:46.58 | $2500,000 | III | |
| 2023 | Integration | Kendrick Carmouche | Claude R. McGaughey III | West Point Thoroughbreds & Woodford Racing | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:47.06 | $250,000 | II | |
| 2022 | Celestial City | Jose Lezcano | Claude R. McGaughey III | Stuart S. Janney III | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:50.27 | $300,000 | II | |
| At Belmont Park ||||||||||
| 2021 | Public Sector (GB) | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Chad C. Brown | Klaravich Stables | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:48.68 | $400,000 | II | |
| 2020 | Get Smokin | Javier Castellano | Thomas M. Bush | Mary Abeel Sullivan Revocable Trust | 1 mile | 1:36.95 | $150,000 | II | |
| 2019 | Neptune's Storm | Ricardo Santana Jr. | Richard Baltas | John Rochfort, Saul Gevertz, Lynn Gitomer, Mike Goetz, Michael Nentwig, & Daniel Weiner | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:49.74 | $401,200 | II | |
| 2018 | Have At It | David Cohen | Christophe Clement | Robert S. Evans | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:50.52 | $514,750 | II | |
| 2017 | Yoshida (JPN) | Manuel Franco | William I. Mott | WinStar Farm, China Horse Club, SF Racing & Head of Plains Partners | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:47.07 | $500,000 | III | |
| 2016 | Camelot Kitten | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Chad C. Brown | Ken and Sarah Ramsey | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:47.25 | $500,000 | III | |
| 2015 | Takeover Target | Jose L. Ortiz | Chad C. Brown | Klaravich Stables & William H. Lawrence | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:51.42 | $500,000 | III | |
| 2014 | Ring Weekend | Irad Ortiz Jr. | H. Graham Motion | St. Elias Stable & West Point Thoroughbreds | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:55.56 | $500,000 | III | |
| 2013 | Notacatbutallama | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Repole Stable | 1 mile | 1:34.82 | $150,000 | III | |
| 2012 | Summer Front | Ramon A. Dominguez | Christophe Clement | Waterford Stable | 1 mile | 1:33.74 | $150,000 | III | |
| 2011 | Street Game | Ryan Curatolo | Philip M. Serpe | Flying Zee Stables | 1 mile | 1:36.38 | $100,000 | III | |
| 2010 | Krypton | Rajiv Maragh | Kiaran P. McLaughlin | Harvey A. Clarke & Ron Winchell | 1 mile | 1:34.97 | $98,000 | III | |
| 2009 | Despite the Odds | Jeremy Rose | Michael J. Trombetta | Larry R. Johnson, TYB Stable & Gerry Dilger | 1 mile | 1:35.68 | $109,000 | III | Off turf |
| 2008 | Gio Ponti | Garrett K. Gomez | Christophe Clement | Castleton Lyons | 1 mile | 1:35.03 | $111,000 | III | |
| 2007 | Marcavelly | Edgar S. Prado | William I. Mott | Zayat Stables | 1 mile | 1:33.45 | $105,700 | III | |
| 2006 | Outperformance | Javier Castellano | Richard A. Violette Jr. | Klaravich Stables | 1 mile | 1:36.74 | $115,400 | III | |
| 2005 | Rey de Cafe | Javier Castellano | George R. Arnold II | G. Watts Humphrey Jr. | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:49.25 | $114,700 | III | |
| 2004 | Artie Schiller | Richard Migliore | James A. Jerkens | Timber Bay Farm & Mrs. Thomas J. Walsh | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:50.06 | $110,000 | III | |
| 2003 | Happy Trails | Shaun Bridgmohan | Steve Klesaris | Sanford Goldfarb & Team Julep Stable | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:50.13 | $113,100 | III | Off turf |
| 2002 | Van Minister | Michael J. Luzzi | Carlos F. Martin | Our Sugar Bear Stable | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:54.42 | $109,300 | III | |
| 2001 | Proud Man | Rene R. Douglas | Harry Benson | Double R Stable, Robert Kaufman & Stephen Weiss | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:48.25 | $114,600 | III | |
| 2000 | Promontory Gold | Edgar S. Prado | Robert J. Frankel | Robert A. Witt | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:49.15 | $110,900 | III | |
| 1999 | Time Off | Jean-Luc Samyn | Scott M. Schwartz | Herbert T. and Carol A. Schwartz | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:47.48 | $111,200 | III | |
| 1998 | Recommended List | Jorge F. Chavez | James E. Picou | Fred W. Hooper | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:49.28 | $113,000 | III | Off turf |
| 1997 | Subordination | John R. Velazquez | Gary Sciacca | Klaravich Stables | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:45.96 | $112,000 | III | |
| 1996 | Optic Nerve | Jose A. Santos | Howard M. Tesher | Oak Cliff Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:39.70 | $112,028 | III | |
| 1995 | Green Means Go | Jerry D. Bailey | William I. Mott | Pin Oak Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:40.33 | $113,600 | III | |
| 1994 | Pennine Ridge | Jerry D. Bailey | David G. Donk | December Hill Farm | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:39.87 | $84,876 | III | |
| 1993 | Halissee | Julie Krone | William I. Mott | John A. Nerud | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:40.91 | $86,700 | III | |
| 1992 | ‡Free At Last | Jerry D. Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | Team Valor Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.05 | $88,650 | III | |
| 1991 | Young Daniel | Angel Cordero Jr. | John M. Veitch | Darby Dan Farm | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:39.87 | $96,750 | III | |
| 1990 | Solar Splendor | Eddie Maple | Patrick J. Kelly | Live Oak Plantation | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.20 | $96,450 | III | |
| 1989 | Slew the Knight | Chris Antley | John O. Hertler | Philip DiLeo | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.00 | $94,200 | III | |
| 1988 | Sunshine Forever | Angel Cordero Jr. | John M. Veitch | Darby Dan Farm | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.20 | $120,200 | III | |
| 1987 | Forest Fair | Jose A. Santos | John J. Lenzini Jr. | Gary Marano | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.80 | $121,200 | III | |
| 1986 | Double Feint | Jose A. Santos | LeRoy Jolley | Peter M. Brant | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.40 | $88,640 | III | |
| 1985 | §Danger's Hour | Donald MacBeth | MacKenzie Miller | Rokeby Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:40.60 | $98,850 | III | |
| 1984 | A Gift | Donald MacBeth | Joseph B. Cantey | Taylor Asbury | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:48.40 | $72,800 | III | |
| 1983 | Domynsky (GB) | Jerry D. Bailey | William Curtis Jr. | Dogwood Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:48.80 | $61,100 | III | |
| At Aqueduct ||||||||||
| 1982 | Majesty's Prince | Ruben Hernandez | Joseph B. Cantey | Newstead Farm | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.40 | $55,300 | III | Division 1 |
| 1982 | ƒLarida | Eddie Maple | Woodford C. Stephens | John DeWitt Marsh | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.60 | $55,300 | III | Division 2 |
| At Belmont Park ||||||||||
| 1981 | Summing | Angel Cordero Jr. | Luis Barrera | Charles T. Wilson Jr. | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.40 | $59,500 | III | |
| At Aqueduct – Hill Prince Handicap ||||||||||
| 1980 | Ben Fab | Jean Cruguet | Jacques Dumas | Rene Benoit | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.40 | $58,000 | | |
| 1979 | Bends Me Mind | Jorge Velasquez | Woodford C. Stephens | Mill House Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:46.00 | $57,450 | | |
| At Belmont Park ||||||||||
| 1978 | Darby Creek Road | Angel Cordero Jr. | Howard M. Tesher | H. Joseph Allen | 1 mile | 1:35.20 | $37,675 | | |
| 1977 | Forward Charger | Jacinto Vasquez | LeRoy Jolley | Gerald Robins | 1 mile | 1:34.40 | $37,625 | | |
| 1976 | Fifth Marine | Ron Turcotte | Sidney Watters Jr. | Pamela H. Firman | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.20 | $45,675 | | |
| 1975 | †Don Jack | George Martens | Vincent J. Cincotta | Gustave Ring | 1+3⁄8 miles | 2:23.20 | $57,750 | | |
Legend:
 Dirt  Turf
Notes:
§ Ran as an entry
ƒ Filly or Mare
† In the inaugural running of the event in 1975 Annie's Brat finished first, but was disqualified and set back to second.
‡ In the 1992 running of the event Casino Magistrate finished first but was disqualified and set back to second.