# Arlington Stakes

The Arlington Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged four years old over a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the turf held annually in late May or early June at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The event currently carries a purse of $200,000.
It currently offers a purse of $200,000 and served as a final local prep race for the Arlington Million.
The race was hosted by the now defunct Washington Park Race Track in 1943, 1944 and 1945, and by the Hawthorne Race Course in 1985.
The Arlington Handicap was run on dirt in 1929–1940, 1942–1953, 1963, 1965–1972, and in 1975. There was no race held in 1940, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1988, 1998, or 1999.
In 2022, the event was moved to Churchill Downs after the closure of Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Illinois and run over the shorter distance of 1+1⁄16 miles.
Distances:
* 7⁄8 mile – 1968
* 1 mile – 1963, 1966–1967
* 1+1⁄16 miles – 2022
* 1+1⁄8 miles – 1929, 1952, 1965
* 1+1⁄4 miles – 1930–1939, 1942–1951, 1984 to 2014
* 1+3⁄16 miles – 1941, 1953–1962, 1964, 1973–1976, 2015–2021
* 1+1⁄2 miles – 1972, 1977–1983

## Records

Speed record:
1:42.42 - Set Piece (2023) (at 1 1/16 miles on Churchill Downs turf)
* 2:00.62 – Sky Classic (1992) (at 1+1⁄4 miles on Arlington Park turf)
* In 1985, Pass the Line ran 1+1⁄4 miles on turf in 2:00 2/5 at Hawthorne Race Course.
* 1:53.16- Bandua (2019) (at 1+3⁄16 mile distance)
Most wins:
* 3 – Rahystrada (2010, 2012, 2013)
Most wins by an owner:
* 4 – Calumet Farm (1936, 1947, 1949, 1950)
Most wins by a jockey:
* 4 – Bill Shoemaker (1958, 1959, 1965, 1983)
Most wins by a trainer:
* 4 – Robert J. Frankel (1991, 1994, 1996, 2000)

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time |
| 2022 | Admission Office | 7 | John R. Velazquez | Brian A. Lynch | Amerman Racing LLC | 1+1⁄16 Miles | 1:43.52 |
| 2021 | Bizzee Channel | 5 | Jareth Loveberry | Larry Rivelli | Patricia's Hope LLC | 1+3⁄16 Miles | 1:55.08 |
| 2020 | Not run due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not run due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not run due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not run due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not run due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not run due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not run due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2019 | Bandua | 4 | Adam Beschizza | Jack Sisterson | Calumet Farm | 1+3⁄16 Miles | 1:53.16 |
| 2018 | Divisidero | 6 | Jevian Toledo | Kelly Rubley | Gunpowder Farms, LLC & Brereton C. Jones | 1+3⁄16 Miles | 1:54.03 |
| 2017 | Ghost Hunter | 7 | Edwin Gonzalez | Jamie Ness | Triple K Stables | 1+3⁄16 Miles | 1:55.86 |
| 2016 | Kasaqui (ARG) | 6 | Robby Albarado | Ignacio Correas IV | Wimborne Farm | 1+3⁄16 Miles | 1:55.62 |
| 2015 | Quiet Force | 5 | Julien Leparoux | Michael Maker | Charles Kevin Warner | 1+3⁄16 Miles | 1:56.50 |
| 2014 | Finnegans Wake | 5 | Victor Espinoza | Dale L. Romans | Donegal Racing | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:05.42 |
| 2013 | Rahystrada | 9 | Rosie Napravnik | Byron G. Hughes | Robert E. Courtney Jr. | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:01.66 |
| 2012 | Rahystrada | 8 | Joel Rosario | Byron G. Hughes | Robert E. Courtney Jr. | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:01.84 |
| 2011 | Tajaaweed | 6 | James Graham | Daniel Peitz | Shadwell Stable | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:01.83 |
| 2010 | Rahystrada | 6 | Inez Karlsson | Byron Hughes | Robert Courtney | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:01.26 |
| 2009 | Just As Well | 6 | E. T. Baird | Jonathan E. Sheppard | Jonathan E. Sheppard | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:02.84 |
| 2008 | Stream Cat | 5 | James Graham | Rusty Arnold | Fab Oak Stable / Hurley / Goldthorpe | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:04.83 |
| 2007 | Cosmonaut | 5 | Julien Leparoux | Patrick Biancone | Flying Zee Stable | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:01.32 |
| 2006 | Cosmonaut | 4 | Julien Leparoux | Patrick Biancone | Flying Zee Stable | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:03.10 |
| 2005 | Cool Conductor | 4 | Cornelio Velásquez | Ralph Nicks | David E. Garner | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2.02.26 |
| 2004 | Senor Swinger | 4 | Brice Blanc | Bob Baffert | Robert & Beverly Lewis | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:03.38 |
| 2003 | Honor In War | 4 | David Flores | Paul McGee | Turn Stable LLC | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:02.71 |
| 2002 | Falcon Flight | 6 | René Douglas | Donald Burke Jr. | Gary A. Tanaka | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:03.13 |
| 2001 | Make No Mistake | 6 | Robby Albarado | Burke Kessinger Jr. | Bruce Barton / Alvin D. Haynes | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:02.53 |
| 2000 | Northern Quest | 5 | Robby Albarado | Robert J. Frankel | Plus U Stables | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:02.13 |
| | No race 1998–1999 | | | | | |
| 1997 | Wild Event | 4 | Mark Guidry | Lou M. Goldfine | Arthur I. Appleton | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:01.52 |
| 1996 | Torch Rouge | 5 | Mark Guidry | Robert J. Frankel | Edmund A. Gann | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:03.32 |
| 1995 | Manilaman | 4 | Randy Romero | Wallace Howard | Herb & Precious Luster | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:02.82 |
| 1994 | Fanmore | 6 | Pat Day | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:01.72 |
| 1993 | Evanescent | 6 | Aaron Gryder | Lou M. Goldfine | Mark Levy | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:00.93 |
| 1992 | Sky Classic | 5 | Pat Day | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farms | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:00.62 |
| 1991 | Filago | 4 | Pat Valenzuela | Robert J. Frankel | Edmund A. Gann | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:01.40 |
| 1990 | Pleasant Variety | 6 | Earlie Fires | Jerry M. Fanning | M. B. & E. Alpert | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:04.00 |
| 1989 | Unknown Quantity | 4 | Jorge Velásquez | W. Hastings-Bass | Queen Elizabeth II | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:11.20 |
| | No race 1988 | | | | | |
| 1987 | Ifrad | 5 | Gary Baze | Charles Whittingham | Sidney L. Port & C. E. Whittingham | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:12.20 |
| 1986 | Mourjane | 6 | José A. Santos | Tom Skiffington Jr. | Fernwood Stable | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:01.40 |
| 1985 | Pass The Line | 4 | Juvenal Diaz | Carl J. Domino | Stanley Ersoff | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:00.40 |
| 1984 | Who's For Dinner | 5 | Mike Venezia | Jan H. Nerud | Tartan Stable | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:04.00 |
| 1983 | Palikaraki | 5 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles Whittingham | Sidney L. Port | 1 1⁄2 Miles | 2:35.40 |
| 1982 | Flying Target | 5 | Roger Cox | Chuck Werstler | Dixiana Stable | 1 1⁄2 Miles | 2:32.20 |
| 1981 | Spruce Needles | 4 | Julio Espinoza | Smiley Adams | Golden Chance Farm | 1 1⁄2 Miles | 2:35.00 |
| 1980 | Yvonand | 4 | Don Combs | Eric Beitia | Double Eagle Stable | 1 1⁄2 Miles | 2:31.40 |
| 1979 | Bowl Game | 5 | Jorge Velásquez | John M. Gaver Jr. | Greentree Stable | 1 1⁄2 Miles | 2:32.20 |
| 1978 | Romeo | 5 | Earlie Fires | Joe Bollero | J. E. Johnson | 1 1⁄2 Miles | 2:32.00 |
| 1977 | Cunning Trick | 4 | Bryan Fann | John W. Russell | Ogden Phipps | 1+3⁄16 Miles | 2:33.80 |
| 1976 | Victorian Prince | 6 | Robin Platts | Michael Whittingham | Grovetree Stable | 1+3⁄16 Miles | 1:58.20 |
| 1975 | Royal Glint | 5 | Jorge Tejeira | Gordon R. Potter | Dan Lasater | 1+3⁄16 Miles | 1:55.80 |
| 1974 | Buffalo Lark | 4 | Larry Snyder | Joe Bollero | Rogers Red Top Farm | 1+3⁄16 Miles | 1:54.40 |
| 1973 | Dubassoff | 4 | Jacinto Vásquez | Thomas J. Kelly | John M. Schiff | 1+3⁄16 Miles | 1:58.60 |
| 1972 | Cloudy Dawn | 3 | Bill Hartack | Frank Whiteley Jr. | Pen-Y-Bryn Farm | 11⁄2 miles | 2:31.00 |
| | No race 1969–1971 | | | | | |
| 1968 | Tumiga | 4 | Walter Blum | Roger Laurin | George E. Robb | +7⁄8 Miles | 1:20.40 |
| 1967 | Stupendos | 4 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Edward A. Neloy | Wheatley Stable | 1 Mile | 1:35.00 |
| 1966 | Tronado | 6 | Balsamino Moreira | Arnold N. Winick | Herff-Lacroix | 1 Mile | 1:35.80 |
| 1965 | Chieftain | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | Frank Whiteley Jr. | Powhatan Stable | 1 1⁄8 Miles | 1:49.40 |
| 1964 | Master Dennis | 4 | Don Brumfield | Burley Parke | Harbor View Farm | 1+3⁄16 Miles | 1:55.80 |
| 1963 | Bounding Main | 4 | Jimmy Nichols | Pete Divito | Lindsay C. Howard | 1 Mile | 1:36.40 |
| 1962 | El Bandito | 5 | Ray Broussard | Joseph H. Pierce Jr. | Edward A. Seltzer | 1+3⁄16 Miles | 1:58.60 |
| 1961 | Tudorich | 4 | Sandino Hernandez | Paul L. Kelley | Spring Hill Farm | 1+3⁄16 Miles | 1:57.80 |
| 1960 | One-Eyed King | 6 | Manuel Ycaza | Woody Stephens | Cain Hoy Stable | 1+3⁄16 Miles | 1:58.60 |
| 1959 | Round Table | 5 | Bill Shoemaker | William Molter | Kerr Stable | 1+3⁄16 Miles | 1:53.40 |
| 1958 | Round Table | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | William Molter | Kerr Stable | 1+3⁄16 Miles | 1:54.40 |
| 1957 | Manassas | 4 | Douglas Dodson | John Zitnik | John Zitnik | 1+3⁄16 Miles | 1:55.40 |
| 1956 | Mister Gus | 5 | Ismael Valenzuela | Charles Whittingham | Llangollen Farm Stable | 1+3⁄16 Miles | 1:54.60 |
| 1955 | Platan | 5 | John H. Adams | Harry Trotsek | Hasty House Farm | 1+3⁄16 Miles | 1:54.40 |
| 1954 | Stan | 4 | Eldon Nelson | Harry Trotsek | Hasty House Farm | 1+3⁄16 Miles | 1:57.00 |
| 1953 | Oil Capitol | 6 | Conn McCreary | Harry Trotsek | Hasty House Farm / Harry Trotsek | 1+3⁄16 Miles | 2:03.40 |
| 1952 | To Market | 4 | William Boland | Max Hirsch | King Ranch | 1 1⁄8 Miles | 1:52.20 |
| 1951 | Cochise | 5 | Ovie Scurlock | Virgil W. Raines | Brandywine Stable | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:03.40 |
| 1950 | Ponder | 4 | Steve Brooks | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:01.60 |
| 1949 | Coaltown | 4 | Steve Brooks | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:03.40 |
| 1948 | Stud Poker | 5 | Robert L. Baird | Paul L. Kelley | Edward E. Voynow | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:04.40 |
| 1947 | Armed | 6 | Douglas Dodson | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:02.40 |
| 1946 | Historian | 5 | Ovie Scurlock | Edwin Anspach | Woolford Farm | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:01.00 |
| 1945 | Busher | 3 | Johnny Longden | George M. Odom | Louis B. Mayer | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:03.80 |
| 1944 | War Knight | 4 | Chaeles Corbett | Hurst Philpot | Miss Ethel Hill | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:02.00 |
| 1943 | Marriage | 7 | Guy Burns | Rene A. Coward | Rene A. Coward & Carl L. Dupuy | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:03.60 |
| 1942 | Rounders | 3 | Fred A. Smith | Frank Catrone | Valdina Farm | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:04.00 |
| 1941 | Equifox | 4 | Arthur Craig | Howard Wells | Howard Wells | 1+3⁄16 Miles | 1:58.80 |
| | No race 1940 | | | | | |
| 1939 | Count d'or | 4 | Johnny Longden | Don Cameron | Fannie Hertz | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:05.00 |
| 1938 | Cardinalis | 4 | J. G. Wilson | Paul L. Kelley | Paul L. Kelley | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:05.00 |
| 1937 | Dellor | 3 | Sterling Young | John Milton Goode | James W. Parrish | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:03.20 |
| 1936 | Sun Teddy | 3 | Basil James | Bert B. Williams | Calumet Farm | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:02.00 |
| 1935 | Discovery | 4 | John Bejshak | Bud Stotler | Alfred G. Vanderbilt II | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:01.20 |
| 1934 | Riskulus | 3 | Don Meade | Elwood L. Fitzgerald | Norman W. Church | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:02.40 |
| 1933 | Equipoise | 5 | Raymond Workman | Thomas J. Healey | C. V. Whitney | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:02.60 |
| 1932 | Plucky Play | 5 | George Woolf | Elwood L. Fitzgerald | Northway Stable | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:02.20 |
| 1931 | Sun Beau | 6 | Charley Phillips | Jack Whyte | Willis Sharpe Kilmer | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:03.20 |
| 1930 | Pigeon Hole | 5 | Robert Finnerty | Walter W. Taylor | Hal Price Headley | 1 1⁄4 Miles | 2:07.60 |
| 1929 | Misstep | 4 | Clarence McCrossen | Mose Lowenstein | Le Mar Stock Farm | 1 1⁄8 Miles | 1:50.40 |