# Saranac Stakes

The Saranac Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The Grade III stakes is open to three-year-old horses and is raced on turf over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles. The event, currently run in early September, raised its purse to $300,000 in 2014. As of 2023 the race is run for a purse of $175,000.
Inaugurated in 1901, the race is named for the village of Saranac in Clinton County, New York in the Adirondack Mountains. Due to a legislated ban on parimutuel betting, all New York State racetracks ceased operations in 1911 and 1912. Cancellation of the race occurred again from 1943 to 1947 as a result of World War II. When it returned in 1948, the race was shifted to the now defunct Jamaica Racetrack until 1956 when it was moved to Aqueduct Racetrack where it was held from 1957 to 1961, 1963–1967, 1972–1974, and in 1976.
Raced on dirt until 1979, over the years the Saranac Stakes has been run at various distances:
* 1 mile: 1960–1965, 2020
* 1+1⁄16 miles: 1948–1959, 2019, 2021–Present
* 1+1⁄8 miles: 1901–1908, 1910, 1996, 2011–2018
* 1+3⁄16 miles: 1997–2010

## Records

Most wins by an owner:
* 5 – Greentree Stable (1923, 1957, 1963, 1968, 1978)
Most wins by a jockey:
* 7 – Eddie Maple (1972, 1975, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1992)
Most wins by an trainer:
* 5 – Woody Stephens (1975, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1988)

## Winners of the Saranac Stakes since 1938

| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
| 2024 | West Hollywood | Flavien Prat | Brad H. Cox | Qatar Racing | 1:40.89 |
| 2023 | Carl Spackler (IRE) | Tyler Gaffalione | Chad C. Brown | e Five Racing Thoroughbreds | 1:42.23 |
| 2022 | Annapolis | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Todd A. Pletcher | Bass Racing LLC | 1:42.57 |
| 2021 | Public Sector | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Chad C. Brown | Klaravich Stables | 1:41.78 |
| 2020 | Bye Bye Melvin | John R. Velazquez | H. Graham Motion | Alex G. Campbell Jr. | 1:39.92 |
| 2019 | Global Access | John R. Velazquez | Michael J. Trombetta | Live Oak Plantation | 1:41.80 |
| 2018 | Raging Bull | Joel Rosario | Chad C. Brown | Peter M. Brant | 1:47.19 |
| 2017 | Voodoo Song | Jose Lezcano | Linda L. Rice | Barry K. Schwartz | 1:44.41 |
| 2016 | Inspector Lynley | Joel Rosario | Claude R. McGaughey III | Stuart S. Janney III & Phipps Stable | 1:46.68 |
| 2015 | World Approval | Joel Rosario | Mark Casse | Live Oak Plantation | 1:45.39 |
| 2014 | Ring Weekend | John R. Velazquez | H. Graham Motion | St. Elias Stable/West Point Thoroughbreds | 1:46.48 |
| 2013 | Five Iron | Luis Saez | Brian A. Lynch | Fred M. Allor | 1:48.21 |
| 2012 | Unbridled Command | Ramon Domínguez | Thomas M. Bush | Lakland Farm | 1:46.54 |
| 2011 | Brilliant Speed | John R. Velazquez | Tom Albertrani | Live Oak Plantation | 1:48.73 |
| 2010 | Lethal Combination | Alan Garcia | Kiaran McLaughlin | Namcook Stables | 1:53.18 |
| 2009 | Al Khali | Kent Desormeaux | William I. Mott | Brous Stable/Wachtel Stable | 1:53.00 |
| 2008 | Marlang | Richard Dos Ramos | Deborah England | Gus Schickedanz | 1:53.10 |
| 2007 | Mission Approved | Eibar Coa | Gary C. Contessa | William F. Coyro Jr. | 1:53.81 |
| 2006 | Rock Lobster | Eibar Coa | Michael W. Dickinson | Flatbird Stable | 1:57.36 |
| 2005 | Jambalaya | Jono Jones | Catherine Day Phillips | Catherine Day Phillips | 1:54.20 |
| 2004 | Prince Arch | Javier Castellano | Kenneth McPeek | Raymond H. Cottrell Sr. | 1:53.89 |
| 2003 | Shoal Water | John R. Velazquez | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farms | 1:55.43 |
| 2002 | Ibn Al Haitham | Richard Migliore | Kiaran McLaughlin | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:55.30 |
| 2001 | Blazing Fury | Javier Castellano | James J. Toner | Caesar Kimmel | 1:54.88 |
| 2000 | Rob's Spirit | Jerry D. Bailey | William I. Mott | E. White & M. Paulson | 1:55.47 |
| 1999 | Phi Beta Doc | Ramon Domínguez | Robert W. Leonard | D. Foster & R. Leonard | 1:51.61 |
| 1998 | Crowd Pleaser | Jean-Luc Samyn | Jonathan Sheppard | Augustin Stable | 1:53.42 |
| 1997 | River Squall | Craig Perret | Pete Vestal | Thomas Carey | 1:52.82 |
| 1996 | Harghar | Pat Day | Burk Kessinger Jr. | Turf Stables Inc. | 1:48.59 |
| 1995 | Debonair Dan | Jorge Chavez | Gary Sciacca | Lee Pokoik | 1:33.65 |
| 1994 | Casa Eire | Joe Bravo | Leo O'Brien | Bernard Connaughton | 1:34.67 |
| 1993 | Halissee | Julie Krone | William I. Mott | John A. Nerud | 1:34.34 |
| 1992 | Casino Magistrate | Eddie Maple | Thomas J. Kelly | Blue Goose Stable | 1:39.37 |
| 1991 | Club Champ | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Stephen Schaeffer | Robert Spiegel | 1:34.20 |
| 1990 | Rouse The Louse | Jerry D. Bailey | George R. Arnold Jr. | Alexander G. Campbell Jr. | 1:37.00 |
| 1989 | Expensive Decision * | Jean-Luc Samyn | Stanley R. Shapoff | Edward L. Shapoff | 1:36.00 |
| 1989 | Slew The Knight * | Jean-Luc Samyn | John O. Hertler | Philip Dileo | 1:36.00 |
| 1988 | Posen | Don Brumfield | Woody Stephens | Kennelot Stables | 1:38.40 |
| 1987 | Lights And Music | Eddie Maple | MacKenzie Miller | Rokeby Stable | 1:34.80 |
| 1986 | Glow | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Claiborne Farm | 1:34.60 |
| 1985 | Equalize | Robbie Davis | Jan H. Nerud | Tartan Stable | 1:39.00 |
| 1984 | Is Your Pleasure | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Edward I. Kelly | Brookfield Farm | 1:35.20 |
| 1983 | Sabin | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Henryk de Kwiatkowski | 1:39.60 |
| 1982 | Prince Westport | Jerry D. Bailey | Stanley M. Hough | Harbor View Farm | 1:39.00 |
| 1981 | De La Rose | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Henryk de Kwiatkowski | 1:34.40 |
| 1980 | Key To Content | George Martens | MacKenzie Miller | Rokeby Stable | 1:33.80 |
| 1979 | Told | Jean Cruguet | Philip G. Johnson | Meadowhill | 1:34.40 |
| 1978 | Buckaroo | Jorge Velásquez | John M. Gaver Jr. | Greentree Stable | 1:35.00 |
| 1977 | Bailjumper | Ángel Cordero Jr. | David A. Whiteley | Pen-Y-Bryn Farm | 1:35.20 |
| 1976 | Dance Spell | Ángel Cordero Jr. | James W. Maloney | Christiana Stables | 1:34.20 |
| 1975 | Bravest Roman | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Mrs. John A. Morris | 1:34.80 |
| 1974 | Accipiter | Angel Santiago | Pancho Martin | Sigmund Sommer | 1:36.40 |
| 1973 | Linda's Chief | Braulio Baeza | Al Scotti | Neil Hellman | 1:34.00 |
| 1972 | Icecapade | Eddie Maple | David A. Whiteley | Locust Hill Farm | 1:33.60 |
| 1971 | Salem | Jacinto Vásquez | Edward L. Holton | Christiana Stable | 1:34.80 |
| 1970 | Silent Screen | John L. Rotz | J. Bowes Bond | Elberon Farm | 1:36.00 |
| 1969 | Best Turn | Eddie Belmonte | Henry Forrest | Calumet Farm | 1:35.60 |
| 1968 | Stage Door Johnny | Heliodoro Gustines | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable | 1:35.40 |
| 1967 | Bold Hour | John L. Rotz | Bert Mulholland | George D. Widener Jr. | 1:36.00 |
| 1966 | Alexville | Manuel Ycaza | Max Hirsch | Alexandra I. Kissam | 1:36.00 |
| 1965 | La Cima | Bobby Ussery | Homer C. Pardue | Joseph R. Straus | 1:34.40 |
| 1964 | Lt. Stevens | Tommy Barrow | Charles P. Sanborn | Ernest H. Woods | 1:36.40 |
| 1963 | Outing Class | Braulio Baeza | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable | 1:36.80 |
| 1962 | David K | Bobby Ussery | Burley Parke | Harbor View Farm | 1:35.80 |
| 1961 | Globemaster | John L. Rotz | Thomas J. Kelly | Leonard P. Sasso | 1:36.60 |
| 1960 | Divine Comedy | Mike Sorrentino | Stanley T. Greene | Llangollen Farm Stable | 1:34.60 |
| 1959 | Mail Order | Paul J. Bailey | Larry H. Thompson | Alamode Farm | 1:41.40 |
| 1958 | Nasco | Ray Broussard | Jim Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | 1:44.40 |
| 1957 | Cohoes | Ted Atkinson | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable | 1:43.40 |
| 1956 | Ricci Tavi | Paul J. Bailey | Henry S. Clark | Christiana Stable | 1:42.20 |
| 1955 | Saratoga | Nick Shuk | Frank A. Bonsal | Montpelier | 1:44.00 |
| 1954 | Full Flight | Jesse Higley | Jim Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | 1:44.80 |
| 1953 | First Aid | Augustine Catalano | J. Elliott Burch | Brookmeade Stable | 1:43.80 |
| 1952 | Golden Gloves | Nick Wall | Jim Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | 1:45.40 |
| 1951 | Bold | Eddie Arcaro | J. Elliott Burch | Brookmeade Stable | 1:43.60 |
| 1950 | Sunglow | Eddie Arcaro | J. Elliott Burch | Brookmeade Stable | 1:43.60 |
| 1949 | Sun Bahram | Eddie Arcaro | Carson Kirk | Mrs. Eben Ellison Jr. | 1:45.00 |
| 1948 | Mount Marcy | Eddie Arcaro | Sylvester Veitch | C. V. Whitney | 1:44.20 |
| 1942 | Bless Me | Sterling Young | George M. Odom | Edward R. Bradley | 1:37.20 |
| 1941 | Whirlaway | Alfred Robertson | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1:38.00 |
| 1940 | Parasang | Basil James | Sylvester Veitch | C. V. Whitney | 1:38.20 |
| 1939 | Heather Broom | Basil James | Earl Sande | John Hay Whitney | 1:38.80 |
| 1938 | Thanksgiving | Lucas Dupps | Mary Hirsch | Anne C. Corning | 1:38.80 |

## Earlier winners

* 1937 – Burning Star
* 1936 – Sun Teddy
* 1935 – Good Gamble
* 1934 – Kievex
* 1933 – War Glory
* 1932 – Morfair
* 1931 – Danour
* 1930 – Whichone
* 1929 – Hard Tack
* 1928 – Sun Edwin
* 1927 – Osmand
* 1926 – Mars
* 1925 – Peanuts
* 1924 – Sarazen
* 1923 – Cherry Pie
* 1922 – Little Chief
* 1921 – Crocus
* 1920 – Dinna Care
* 1919 – Purchase
* 1918 – Motor Cop
* 1917 – Midway
* 1916 – Dodge
* 1915 – Regret
* 1914 – Stromboli
* 1913 – Ten Point
* 1910 – Martinez
* 1909 – Field Mouse
* 1908 – Golconda
* 1907 – Vails
* 1906 – Gallavant
* 1905 – Dandelion
* 1904 – Dolly Spanker
* 1903 – Molly Brant
* 1902 – Hermis
* 1901 – Dublin
* 1 2 "Saranac Stakes Profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 4 September 2016.