# Cotillion Handicap

The Cotillion Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Parx Racing and Casino in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. It is run in late September or early October as a prelude to the annual Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships. The race is open to three-year-old filles, willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles (eight and a half furlongs) on the dirt. The Grade I event carries a purse of US$1 million.
From 2006 to 2010 it was called the Fitz Dixon Cotillion to honor Fitz Eugene Dixon Jr. of the prominent Widener family of Philadelphia, who have been major figures in Thoroughbred racing since the early part of the 20th century.
This race was inaugurated in 1969 at Liberty Bell Park in Northeast Philadelphia before thoroughbred racing moved to the then-Keystone Racetrack (later known as Philadelphia Park) in nearby Bensalem in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It has produced multiple Eclipse Award winners, including Shuvee, Susan's Girl, Revidere, Ashado, Havre de Grace, and Untapable. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, no race was run in 2020.

## Records

Speed record:
* 1:40.93 – Havre de Grace (2010)
Most wins by a jockey:
* 4 – Mike E. Smith (2000, 2013, 2016, 2018)
Most wins by a trainer:
* 5 – Steven M. Asmussen (2012, 2014, 2018, 2021, 2022)
Most wins by an owner:
* 3 – Fox Hill Farms (2000, 2010, 2016)

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
| 2023 | Ceiling Crusher | Edwin A. Maldonado | Doug O'Neill | Wonderland Racing Stables, Todd Cady, Tim Kasparoff & Ty Leatherman | 1:45.69 |
| 2022 | Society | Florent Geroux | Steven M. Asmussen | Peter E. Blum Thoroughbreds | 1:42.94 |
| 2021 | Clairiere | Ricardo Santana Jr. | Steven M. Asmussen | Stonestreet Stables | 1:44.31 |
| 2019 | Street Band | Sophie Doyle | J. Larry Jones | Ray Francis, Cindy Jones, J. Larry Jones, Medallion Racing & MyRaceHorse Stable | 1:44.20 |
| 2018 | Midnight Bisou | Mike E. Smith | Steven M. Asmussen | Bloom Racing Stable, Madaket Stables, Allen Racing | 1:45.95 |
| 2017 | It Tiz Well | Drayden Van Dyke | Jerry Hollendorfer | Tommy Town Thoroughbreds LLC | 1:43.67 |
| 2016 | Songbird | Mike E. Smith | Jerry Hollendorfer | Fox Hill Farms | 1:44.02 |
| 2015 | I'm a Chatterbox | Florent Geroux | J. Larry Jones | Carolyn & Fletcher Gray | 1:44.48 |
| 2014 | Untapable | Rosie Napravnik | Steven M. Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds | 1:42.30 |
| 2013 | Close Hatches | Mike E. Smith | William I. Mott | Juddmonte Farms | 1:44.03 |
| 2012 | My Miss Aurelia | Corey Nakatani | Steven M. Asmussen | Stonestreet Stables & George Bolton | 1:44.54 |
| 2011 | Plum Pretty | Rafael Bejarano | Bob Baffert | Peach Tree Stable | 1:41.19 |
| 2010 | Havre de Grace | Jeremy Rose | Anthony W. Dutrow | Fox Hill Farms Inc. | 1:40.93 |
| 2009 | Careless Jewel | Robert Landry | Josie Carroll | Donver Stables | 1:41.40 |
| 2008 | Seattle Smooth | Jose Lezcano | Anthony W. Dutrow | Mercedes Stable | 1:42.58 |
| 2007 | Bear Now | Jerry Baird | Reade Baker | Bear Stables | 1:41.21 |
| 2006 | India | Joe Bravo | Todd A. Pletcher | Lyon Stables | 1:43.26 |
| 2005 | Nothing But Fun | Richard Migliore | Mike Hushion | Barry K. Schwartz | 1:46.64 |
| 2004 | Ashado | Eibar Coa | Todd A. Pletcher | Starlight Racing | 1:41.68 |
| 2003 | Fast Cookie | Nick Santagata | William I. Mott | Stonerside Stable | 1:45.83 |
| 2002 | Smok'n Frolic | José Vélez Jr. | Todd A. Pletcher | Dogwood Stable | 1:44.27 |
| 2001 | Mystic Lady | Eibar Coa | Mark Hennig | Lee Lewis | 1:43.86 |
| 2000 | Jostle | Mike E. Smith | John Servis | Fox Hill Farms | 1:42.54 |
| 1999 | Skipping Around | Mike McCarthy | Robert W. Camac | Arthur I. Appleton | 1:43.45 |
| 1998 | Lu Ravi | Willie Martinez | Carl Bowman | Fujita Yoshio | 1:43.55 |
| 1997 | Snit | Robert Colton | Barclay Tagg | William M. Backer | 1:43.91 |
| 1996 | Double Dee's | Filiberto Leon | James W. Ferraro | Tri Bone Stable | 1:44.69 |
| 1995 | Clear Mandate | José C. Ferrer | George R. Arnold | G. Watts Humphrey Jr. | 1:42.87 |
| 1994 | Sovereign Kitty | Herb McCauley | Richard Schosberg | Heatherwood Farm | 1:43.52 |
| 1993 | Jacody | Tommy Turner | L. William Donovan | Minranshe Nanbri Stable | 1:43.22 |
| 1992 | Star Minister | Andrea Seefeldt | Richard W. Small | Robert E. Meyerhoff | 1:44.06 |
| 1991 | No Race | No Race | No Race | No Race | No Race |
| 1990 | Valay Maid | Lazaro Saumell | Carlos Garcia | Mrs. Frank Wright | 1:43.80 |
| 1989 | Sharp Dance | Kelly Castaneda | Patricia Clifton | Francis Ogden | 1:45.80 |
| 1988 | Aquaba | Jean Cruguet | Scotty Schulhofer | King Ranch | 1:44.40 |
| 1987 | Silent Turn † | Randy Romero | Angel Penna Sr. | Dennis Diaz | 1:42.80 |
| 1986 | Toes Knows | Danny Wright | James P. Simpson | James P. Simpson | 1:42.80 |
| 1985 | Koluctoo's Jill | Herb McCauley | Robert Levine | Robert Levine | 1:42.80 |
| 1984 | Squan Song | Ruben Hernandez | Carlos Garcia | Due Process Stable | 1:42.80 |
| 1984 | Dowery | Vince Bracciale Jr. | Frank A. Alexander | D. L. Brooks | |
| 1983 | Quixotic Lady | Chris McCarron | Woody Stephens | Ross Valley Farm | 1:42.80 |
| 1982 | Lady Eleanor | Craig Perret | Bruce N. Levine | Brandy Hills Farm | 1:45.00 |
| 1981 | Truly Bound | Ronnie Franklin | Bud Delp | Windfields Farm | 1:42.80 |
| 1980 | Sugar and Spice | Georges Martens | John M. Veitch | Calumet Farm | 1:45.00 |
| 1979 | Alada | Jeffrey Fell | R. G. Van Wert | Meadow Stable | 1:43.80 |
| 1978 | Queen Lib | Don MacBeth | Harry Wells | Raritan Stable | 1:43.20 |
| 1977 | Suede Shoe | Tony Black | Frank Whiteley Jr. | Peter M. Brant | 1:42.60 |
| 1976 | Revidere | Jacinto Vásquez | David A. Whiteley | W. Haggin Perry | 1:44.00 |
| 1975 | My Juliet | Don Brumfield | Leland G. Ripley | George Weasel Jr. | 1:43.60 |
| 1974 | Honky Star | Darrel McHargue | David R. Vance | Dan Lasater | 1:44.00 |
| 1973 | Lilac Hill | Don MacBeth | Tom Harraway | Michael C. Erlanger | 1:43.60 |
| 1972 | Susan's Girl | Victor Tejada | John W. Russell | Fred W. Hooper | 1:44.20 |
| 1971 | Alma North | Frank Lovato | Frank Zitto | East Acres Stable | 1:43.60 |
| 1970 | Office Queen | John L. Rotz | Budd Lepman | Stephen A. Calder | 1:44.00 |
| 1969 | Shuvee | Jesse Davidson | Willard C. Freeman | Anne Minor Stone | 1:43.20 |
† In 1987, Sacahuista won the race but was disqualified for interference and set back to second.
† In 2018, Monomoy Girl won the race but was disqualified for interference and set back to second.