# Long Island Stakes

The Long Island Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in November at Aqueduct Racetrack, in Ozone Park, Queens, New York. The race is for fillies and mares, age three and up, willing to race the one and one-half miles on the turf.
Formerly a Grade II event, the race was downgraded to Grade III status in 2007.

## Historical notes

The original Long Island Handicap was established in 1894 at Sheepshead Bay Race Track in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York. The race was open to horses of either gender age three and older and run on dirt over a distance of one mile and one furlong. It was last run in 1910 when the racetrack closed as a result of anti-gambling legislation.
A second edition of the Long Island Handicap was inaugurated in 1956 at Belmont Park. Through 1971 the race was open to horses of either gender, age three and older. It was hosted by Belmont Park in 1956–1960, 1962, 1964–1965, 1968–1969, 1972, 1975–1977, and 1989–1993.
Prior to 2017, the Long Island was run under handicap weights. Since then, the New York Racing Association has run the race under allowance weights.
Since its inception, the Long Island has been raced at various distances:
* 1 mile, 1 furlong : 1894–1910
* 1 mile : 1972
* 1+1⁄16 miles : 1973–1977
* 1+3⁄16 miles : 1959, 1961, 1963–1967, 1970–1971
* 1+3⁄8 miles : 1960, 1962, 1968–1969, 1989, 1997, 2000, 2018–2020
* 1+1⁄2 miles: 1990–1996, 1998–1999, 2001–2017, 2021–present
* 1+5⁄8 miles : 1956–1958
It was run in two divisions in 1958, 1962, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1985, 1990, and 1998.

## Records

Speed record: (at current distance of 1+3⁄8 miles on turf)
* 2:14.22 – R Calli Kim (2023)
Most wins:
* 2 – Parka (1964, 1965)
* 2 – Hush Dear (1982, 1983)
* 2 – Criticism (2008, 2009)
* 2 – Mutamakina (2020, 2021)
Most wins by an owner:
* 5 – Cragwood Stables (1967, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1976)
Most wins by a jockey:
* 5 – Jorge Velásquez (1969, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1980)
Most wins by a trainer:
* 5 – MacKenzie Miller (1967, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1976)

## Winners of the Long Island Stakes

| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
| 2024 | Be Your Best | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saffie Joseph Jr. | Michael J. Ryan | 2:14.36 |
| 2023 | R Calli Kim | 6 | José Ortiz | Brendan P. Walsh | Averill Racing LLC & Two Eight Racing | 2:14.22 |
| 2022 | Temple City Terror | 6 | José Ortiz | Brendan P. Walsh | Town & Country Racing | 2:15.56 |
| 2021 | Mutamakina | 5 | Dylan Davis | Christophe Clement | Al Shira'aa Farms | 2:28.08 |
| 2020 | Mutamakina | 4 | Dylan Davis | Christophe Clement | Al Shira'aa Farms | 2:21.08 |
| 2019 | Si Que Es Buena | 6 | Joel Rosario | Graham Motion | Takaya Shimakawa | 2:19.68 |
| 2018 | Lady Paname | 4 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Chad C. Brown | Madaket Stables, James Covello, Kent Spellman & Doheny Racing Stable | 2:16.15 |
| 2017 | Arles | 5 | Nik Juarez | Graham Motion | Team Valor & Green Lantern | 2:28.65 |
| 2016 | Evidently | 5 | Antonio Gallardo | Roy S. Lerman | Roy S. Lerman | 2:34.50 |
| 2015 | Goldy Espony | 4 | Kendrick Carmouche | Chad C. Brown | Swift Thoroughbreds & Bradley Thoroughbreds | 2:31.10 |
| 2014 | Aigue Marine | 5 | John Velazquez | Christophe Clement | Haras du Mezeray & Skymarc Farm | 2:35.37 |
| 2013 | Inimitable Romanee | 4 | Junior Alvarado | Christophe Clement | China Horse Club | 2:34.28 |
| 2012 | Starformer | 4 | Edgar Prado | William I. Mott | Juddmonte Farms | 2:33.13 |
| 2011 | Hit It Rich | 4 | Javier Castellano | Shug McGaughey | Stuart Janney III | 2:30.39 |
| 2010 | Mekong Melody | 5 | Alex Solis | Roger L. Attfield | David C. Egan | 2:30.74 |
| 2009 | Criticism | 5 | Javier Castellano | Thomas Albertrani | Darley Stable | 2:34.98 |
| 2008 | Criticism | 4 | Javier Castellano | Thomas Albertrani | Darley Stable | 2:29.76 |
| 2007 | Dalvina | 3 | Cornelio Velásquez | Edward A. L. Dunlop | Andrew & Marina Stone | 2:34.35 |
| 2006 | Safari Queen | 4 | Chris DeCarlo | Todd A. Pletcher | Arindel Farm | 2:30.93 |
| 2005 | Olaya | 3 | Edgar Prado | H. Graham Motion | Prince Faisal Salman | 2:30.20 |
| 2004 | Eleusis | 3 | José A. Santos | Jean-Claude Rouget | Gary A. Tanaka | 2:31.40 |
| 2003 | Spice Island | 4 | Victor Carrero | John Pregman Jr. | Denlea Park Stable | 2:32.40 |
| 2002 | Uriah | 3 | Norberto Arroyo Jr. | Harro Remmert | Gary A. Tanaka | 2:42.40 |
| 2001 | Queue | 4 | Jose Espinoza | Vincent Blengs | Gerald Robins | 2:29.20 |
| 2000 | Moonlady | 3 | Chris DeCarlo | Harro Remmert | Gary A. Tanaka | 2:17.80 |
| 1999 | Midnight Line | 4 | Jerry D. Bailey | Neil D. Drysdale | HRH Fahd bin Salman | 2:29.60 |
| 1998 | Coretta | 4 | José A. Santos | Christophe Clement | Gerald W. Leigh | 2:29.60 |
| 1998 | Yokama | 5 | Jerry D. Bailey | William I. Mott | Allen E. Paulson | 2:31.00 |
| 1997 | Sweetzie | 5 | Jorge F. Chavez | Rita Nash | Hamilton & Nash | 2:16.60 |
| 1996 | Ampulla | 5 | Shane Sellers | Patrick B. Byrne | North Cliff Farms | 2:30.60 |
| 1995 | Yenda | 4 | Corey Nakatani | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 2:37.00 |
| 1994 | Market Booster | 5 | Mike Luzzi | D. Wayne Lukas | Moyglare Stud | 2:31.80 |
| 1993 | Trampoli | 4 | Mike E. Smith | Christophe Clement | Paul De Moussac | 2:31.40 |
| 1992 | Villandry | 4 | Mike E. Smith | André Fabre | David W. Wildenstein | 2:29.00 |
| 1991 | Shaima | 3 | Lanfranco Dettori | Luca Cumani | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:31.40 |
| 1990 | Rigamajig | 4 | Jorge F. Chavez | Richard A. DeStasio | Peter E. Blum | 2:29.60 |
| 1990 | Peinture Bleue | 3 | José A. Santos | André Fabre | Wildenstein Stable | 2:29.80 |
| 1989 | Warfie | 3 | Herb McCauley | Nick Zito | Akindale Farm | 2:14.40 |
| 1988 | Dancing All Night | 4 | Jacinto Vásquez | Claude R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | 2:34.20 |
| 1987 | Stardusk | 3 | Jean Cruguet | Philip G. Johnson | Sally Hosta | 2:30.40 |
| 1986 | Dismasted | 4 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Philip G. Johnson | Edward P. Evans | 2:30.40 |
| 1985 | Videogenic | 3 | Jean Cruguet | Gasper S. Moschera | Albert Davis | 2:29.20 |
| 1984 | Heron Cove | 4 | Jean Cruguet | Kay Jensen | George L. Ohrstrom | 2:32.80 |
| 1983 | Hush Dear | 5 | Jean-Luc Samyn | J. Elliott Burch | C. V. Whitney | 2:34.60 |
| 1982 | Hush Dear | 4 | Eric Beitia | J. Elliott Burch | C. V. Whitney | 2:31.40 |
| 1981 | Euphrosyne | 5 | Richard Migliore | Stephen A. DiMauro | William de Burgh | 2:33.00 |
| 1980 | The Very One | 5 | Jorge Velásquez | Stephen A. DiMauro | Helen Polinger | 2:35.20 |
| 1979 | Flitalong | 3 | Ramon I. Encinas | Angel Penna Sr. | Ogden Mills Phipps | 2:31.40 |
| 1978 | Terpsichorist | 3 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Woody Stephens | Hickory Tree Stable | 2:34.00 |
| 1977 | Pearl Necklace | 3 | Ruben Hernandez | Roger Laurin | Reginald N. Webster | 1:43.80 |
| 1976 | Javamine | 3 | Jorge Velásquez | MacKenzie Miller | Cragwood Stables | 1:41.60 |
| 1975 | Slip Screen | 3 | George Intelisano Jr. | Lucien Laurin | Meadow Stable | 1:42.20 |
| 1974 | D. O. Lady | 3 | Miguel A. Rivera | Vincent J. Cincotta | Gustave Ring | 1:43.20 |
| 1974 | Lie Low | 3 | Jorge Velásquez | MacKenzie Miller | Cragwood Stables | 1:42.00 |
| 1973 | Tuerta | 3 | Jacinto Vásquez | Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. | Claiborne Farm | 1:43.80 |
| 1972 | Primsie | 3 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Frank Catrone | Ada L. Rice | 1:37.80 |
| 1972 | Twixt | 3 | Robert Woodhouse | Katharine Voss | Mrs. John M. Franklin | 1:39.20 |
| 1971 | Rudo Bird | 4 | Jorge Velásquez | Angel Penna Sr. | William A. Levin | 2:03.20 |
| 1970 | Larceny Kid | 4 | Chuck Baltazar | MacKenzie Miller | Cragwood Stables | 2:02.00 |
| 1970 | Mongo's Pride | 3 | Carlos Marquez | Don Combs | Mrs. Russell Reineman | 2:01.20 |
| 1969 | The University | 4 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable | 2:17.20 |
| 1969 | Red Reality | 3 | Jorge Velásquez | MacKenzie Miller | Cragwood Stables | 2:16.80 |
| 1968 | Ruth's Rullah | 3 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | John P. Campo | Saul Nadler | 2:14.80 |
| 1968 | Flit-To | 5 | Manuel Ycaza | James P. Conway | Robert Lehman | 2:15.20 |
| 1967 | Munden Point | 5 | Bobby Ussery | Ira Hanford | Loren P. Guy | 1:54.80 |
| 1967 | Assagai | 4 | Braulio Baeza | MacKenzie Miller | Cragwood Stables | 1:54.80 |
| 1966 | Paoluccio | 4 | Heliodoro Gustines | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable | 1:58.60 |
| 1966 | Rego | 3 | Hedley Woodhouse | James P. Conway | Niblick Stable | 1:59.20 |
| 1965 | Parka | 7 | Walter Blum | Warren A. Croll Jr. | Pelican Stable | 1:54.60 |
| 1964 | Parka | 6 | Walter Blum | Warren A. Croll Jr. | Pelican Stable | 1:54.80 |
| 1963 | David K. | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | Burley Parke | Louis Wolfson | 1:54.60 |
| 1962 | The Axe II | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable | 2:15.60 |
| 1962 | Irish Dandy | 4 | John Ruane | not found | J. Gordon Douglas | 2:15.80 |
| 1961 | Wise Ship | 4 | Heliodoro Gustines | Jake Byer | Milton Ritzenberg | 1:58.80 |
| 1960 | El Espectador | 5 | Braulio Baeza | Jack Weipert | W. Cal Partee | 2:16.60 |
| 1959 | Tudor Era | 6 | Bill Hartack | Sidney Jacobs | Minnie G. Herff | 1:54.00 |
| 1959 | One Eyed King | 6 | Bill Shoemaker | Woody Stevens | Cain Hoy Stable | 1:54.40 |
| 1958 | Beau Diable | 5 | Hedley Woodhouse | George P. Odom | Laudy L. Lawrence | 2:43.00 |
| 1957 | Promethean | 3 | John Ruane | George P. Odom | Laudy L. Lawrence | 2:44.00 |
| 1956 | Third Brother | 3 | Ismael Valenzuela | Casey Hayes | Christopher T. Chenery | 2:44.00 |

## Winners of the Long Island Handicap at Sheepshead Bay

| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
| 1910 | Hilarious | 4 | Vincent Powers | James G. Rowe Sr. | James R. Keene | 1:52.00 |
| 1909 | Fashion Plate | 3 | Henry Smith | William H. Karrick | Oneck Stable | 1:51.00 |
| 1908 | Far West | 6 | Clifford Gilbert | Frank E. Brown | Frank E. Brown | 1:52.00 |
| 1907 | Cottontown | 4 | Sanday | Auval John Baker | Peter J. Millett | 1:53.40 |
| 1906 | Dishabille | 4 | Jack Martin | Charles A. Mulholland | George C. Bennett | 1:54.80 |
| 1905 | Proper | 5 | Tommy Burns | Walter B. Jennings | Walter B. Jennings | 1:54.60 |
| 1904 | Major Daingerfield | 5 | Jack Martin | Thomas Welsh | William B. Leeds | not found |
| 1903 | Douro | 6 | Arthur Redfern | Gwyn R. Tompkins | James W. Colt | 1:53.20 |
| 1902 | Herbert | 5 | Lewis Smith | Walter C. Rollins | Walter C. Rollins | 1:55.00 |
| 1901 | Gold Heels | 3 | Thomas H. Burns | Matthew M. Allen | Fred C. McLewee & Diamond Jim Brady | 1:53.00 |
| 1900 | Charentus | 6 | Willie Shaw | Jim McLaughlin | Orville L. Richards | 1:54.00 |
| 1899 | Bangle | 4 | Richard Clawson | not found | Edwin S. Gardner, Jr. | 1:54.20 |
| 1898 | Ogden | 4 | Anthony Hamilton | William Lakeland | Marcus Daly | 1:54.80 |
| 1897 | Clifford | 7 | Tod Sloan | H. Eugene Leigh | H. E. Leigh & Robert L. Rose | 1:54.40 |
| 1896 | Lucania | 4 | Tod Sloan | John W. Rogers | John W. Rogers | 1:55.00 |
| 1895 | Ramapo | 5 | Henry Griffin | John J. Hyland | David Gideon & John Daly | 1:55.00 |
| 1894 | Sir Walter | 4 | Samuel Doggett | Walter C. Rollins | Oneck Stable | 1:55.00 |