# Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes

The Arlington-Washington Breeders' Cup Lassie Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid September at Arlington Park Racetrack in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Raced on Polytrack synthetic dirt over a distance of seven furlongs, it is open to Two-Year-Old Fillies and currently offers a purse of $75,000. It was a Grade III race through 2012, but was a listed stakes in 2013.
Inaugurated in 1929 as the Arlington Lassie Stakes, in 1963 it was renamed the Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes and in 2005 was given the Breeders' Cup designation.
Since inception, the race has been contested at various distances:
* 1929–1931 : 5.5 furlongs
* 1932–1961 & 1972–1979 : 6 furlongs
* 1962–1969 : 6.5 furlongs
* 1980–1984 & 1986–1987 : 7 furlongs
* 1985 : 6.5 furlongs (at Hawthorne Race Course)
* 1986–2013 : 1 mile
* 2014 to present : 7 furlongs
The race was not run in 1970, 1971, 1988, 1995, 1998 and 1999.

## Records

Time record: (at one mile distance)
* 1:35.93 – Original Spin (2005)
Largest winning margin:
* 12 lengths – Eliza (1992)
Most wins by an owner:
* 4 – Calumet Farm (1937, 1943, 1947, 1949)
Most wins by a jockey:
* 5 – Steve Brooks (1949, 1952, 1954, 1959, 1960)
Most wins by a trainer:
* 2 – Ben A. Jones (1938, 1943)
* 2 – Howard Wells (1942, 1950)
* 2 – J. Hodgins (1946, 1952)
* 2 – Horace A. Jones (1947, 1949)
* 2 – Harry Trotsek (1951, 1953)
* 2 – Moody Jolley (1954, 1959)
* 2 – Joe Pierce Jr. (1969, 1972)
* 2 – Woody Stephens (1983, 1984)
* 2 – Michael L. Reavis (1994, 2010)

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
| 2017 | Bet She Wins | Jose Lopez | Chris Block | Lothenbach Stables | 1:24.43 |
| 2016 | Diadura | Carlos Marquez Jr. | Michael Stidham | Empyrean Stables/Two Princesses | 1:25.10 |
| 2015 | Marquee Miss | Emmanuel Esquivel | Ingrid Mason | Joe Ragsdale | 1:24.29 |
| 2014 | Quality Rocks | Rosemary Homeister Jr. | William Helmbrecht | Destiny Oaks Of Ocala LLC | 1:24.88 |
| 2013 | She's Offlee Good | Eddie Castro | Richard R. Scherer | Holmark Stables II | 1:37.98 |
| 2012 | Gold Edge | Chris Emigh | Lon Wiggins | Dolphus C. Morrison | 1:37.96 |
| 2011 | Rocket Twentyone | Eusebio Razo Jr. | W. T. Howard | Frank Fletcher | 1:39.13 |
| 2010 | Wonderlandbynight | E. T. Baird | Michael L. Reavis | Mark Dedomenico LLC | 1:36.65 |
| 2009 | She Be Wild | Junior Alvarado | Wayne Catalano | Nancy Mazzoni | 1:38.67 |
| 2008 | C.S. Silk | Robby Albarado | Dale Romans | Pacella/Bonomo/Barbara | 1:36.38 |
| 2007 | Dreaming Of Liz | E. T. Baird | Wayne Catalano | Frank Calabrese | 1:37.08 |
| 2006 | Lisa M | Carlos Marquez Jr. | Dave Kassen | Larry Bielfeldt | 1:38.90 |
| 2005 | Original Spin | Jesse M. Campbell | Anthony Mitchell | Reineman Stable | 1:35.93 |
| 2004 | Culinary | Carlos Marquez Jr. | Michael Stidham | J. H. Smith Thoroughbreds | 1:36.98 |
| 2003 | Zosima | Pat Day | Eoin G. Harty | Darley Racing | 1:36.02 |
| 2002 | Moonlight Sonata | Shane Laviolette | William Helmbrecht | Woodbridge Farm | 1:37.82 |
| 2001 | Joanies Bella | Marlon St. Julien | Timothy E. Hamm | D. Martin / J. Ayres | 1:39.34 |
| 2000 | Thunder Bertie | Jeremy Beasley | Bernard Flint | R. B. & E. Klein | 1:36.91 |
| 1999 | No Race | | | | |
| 1998 | No Race | | | | |
| 1997 | Silver Maiden | Shane Laviolette | Britt McGehee | Frank Calabrese | 1:37.54 |
| 1996 | Southern Playgirl | Randy Romero | Harvey L. Vanier | Nancy Vanier | 1:38.27 |
| 1995 | No Race | | | | |
| 1994 | Shining Light | Juvenal L. Diaz | Michael L. Reavis | Flaxbeard/Oliphant/Sharp | 1:41.70 |
| 1993 | Mariah's Storm | Robert N. Lester | Donnie K. Von Hemel | Thunderhead Farm | 1:38.95 |
| 1992 | Eliza | Pat Valenzuela | Alex Hassinger Jr. | Allen E. Paulson | 1:39.58 |
| 1991 | Speed Dialer | Pat Day | Neil J. Howard | E. S. Hudson & W. Farish | 1:36.58 |
| 1990 | Through Flight | Joe Johnson | Larry D. Edwards | L. & B. Millsap | 1:39.00 |
| 1989 | Trumpet's Blare | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Warren A. Croll Jr. | Robert P. Levy | 1:38.60 |
| 1988 | No Race | | | | |
| 1987 | Joe's Tammie | Craig Perret | Darrell Vienna | David Milch | 1:25.00 |
| 1986 | Delicate Vine | Gary Stevens | Robert J. Frankel | G. Alsdorf/Frankel/Moss | 1:23.40 |
| 1985 | Family Style | Laffit Pincay Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1:18.00 |
| 1984 | Contredance | Pat Day | Woody Stephens | Henryk de Kwiatkowski | 1:27.00 |
| 1983 | Miss Oceana | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Newstead Farm | 1:23.40 |
| 1982 | For Once'n My Life | Eddie Maple | Thomas V. Smith | Joan Masterson | 1:23.40 |
| 1981 | Millingo | Ray Sibille | George J. Getz | Nickels & Dimes Stable | 1:23.20 |
| 1980 | Truly Bound | Bill Shoemaker | Bud Delp | Windfields Farm | 1:25.20 |
| 1979 | Sissy's Time | Earlie Fires | J. Bert Sonnier | M. Selz & B. Smeker | 1:11.00 |
| 1978 | It's In The Air | Ed Delahoussaye | Lou M. Goldfine | Harbor View Farm | 1:09.60 |
| 1977 | Stub | Ron Turcotte | James E. Picou | Marge Schott | 1:10.40 |
| 1976 | Special Warmth | Sam Maple | Larry Flakes | L. C. Wilson/H. Inman/G. B. Gabbert | 1:10.40 |
| 1975 | Dearly Precious | Michael Hole | Stephen A. DiMauro | Richard E. Bailey | 1:11.20 |
| 1974 | Hot n Nasty | Darrel McHargue | Gordon R. Potter | Dan Lasater | 1:11.40 |
| 1973 | Special Team | Álvaro Pineda | John W. Russell | Fred W. Hooper | 1:11.00 |
| 1972 | Double Your Fun | Larry Melancon | Larry Robideaux Jr. | W. S. Woodside/F. Webster Jr. | 1:12.00 |
| 1972 | Natural Sound | Jorge Tejeira | Joseph Pierce Jr. | W. P. Burke/S. Pierce | 1:11.60 |
| 1971 | No Race | | | | |
| 1970 | No Race | | | | |
| 1969 | Clover Lane | Bill Shoemaker | Joseph Pierce Jr. | Seymour Rose | 1:18.40 |
| 1968 | Process Shot | Chuck Baltazar | John B. Bond | M/M Sonny Werblin | 1:17.40 |
| 1967 | Shenow | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Dick Posey | Everett Lowrance | 1:18.40 |
| 1966 | Mira Femme | Ismael Valenzuela | Irv Guiney | Verne Winchell | 1:16.80 |
| 1965 | Silver Bright | Jimmy Nichols | Robert L. Wheeler | C. V. Whitney | 1:18.20 |
| 1964 | Admiring | Bill Hartack | Hirsch Jacobs | Ethel D. Jacobs | 1:18.00 |
| 1963 | Sari's Song | Bill Shoemaker | Jess Byrd | J. Kel Houssels | 1:18.20 |
| 1962 | Smart Deb | Manuel Ycaza | Arnold N. Winick | Marion Reineman | 1:16.20 |
| 1961 | Rudoma | Bill Hartack | LeRoy Jolley | Mrs. Moody Jolley | 1:11.20 |
| 1960 | Colfax Maid | Steve Brooks | W. J. Schmidt | Schmidt & Trimble | 1:11.80 |
| 1959 | Monarchy | Steve Brooks | Moody Jolley | Claiborne Farm | 1:10.00 |
| 1958 | Dark Vintage | Johnny Heckmann | E. B. Carpenter | North Star Ranch | 1:10.80 |
| 1957 | Poly Hi | Eric Guerin | George M. Odom | Mrs. S. George Zauderer | 1:10.60 |
| 1956 | Leallah | Bill Hartack | MacKenzie Miller | Charlton Clay | 1:11.60 |
| 1955 | Judy Rullah | Dave Erb | Strother Griffin | Bwamazon Farm | 1:13.80 |
| 1954 | Delta | Steve Brooks | Moody Jolley | Claiborne Farm | 1:10.40 |
| 1953 | Queen Hopeful | John H. Adams | Harry Trotsek | Hasty House Farm | 1:10.60 |
| 1952 | Fulvous | Steve Brooks | Jack C. Hodgins | Mary V. Fisher | 1:13.80 |
| 1951 | Princess Lygia | Kenneth Church | Harry Trotsek | Mrs. H. Trotsek | 1:11.20 |
| 1950 | Shawnee Squaw | A. D. Rivera | Howard Wells | Sunningdale Farm | 1:12.00 |
| 1949 | Duchess Peg | Steve Brooks | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1:15.60 |
| 1948 | Pail Of Water | Warren Mehrtens | Max Hirsch | Edward Lasker | 1:12.40 |
| 1947 | Bewitch | Douglas Dodson | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1:10.80 |
| 1946 | Four Winds | Irving Anderson | Jack C. Hodgins | Dixiana Stables | 1:12.00 |
| 1945 | Beaugay | John H. Adams | Tom Smith | Maine Chance Farm | 1:12.20 |
| 1944 | Expression | Ferril Zufelt | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable | 1:12.40 |
| 1943 | Twilight Tear | Nick Jemas | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1:13.20 |
| 1942 | Fad | Arthur Craig | Howard Wells | Walmac Farm | 1:13.60 |
| 1941 | Petrify | Ruperto Donoso | Alfred Holberg | Alfred G. Vanderbilt II | 1:12.60 |
| 1940 | Blue Delight | Albert Snider | Roscoe Goose | Mrs. John Marsch | 1:12.80 |
| 1939 | Now What | Raymond Workman | Bud Stotler | Alfred G. Vanderbilt II | 1:13.00 |
| 1938 | Inscoelda | Chance Rollins | Ben A. Jones | Woolford Farm | 1:11.60 |
| 1937 | Theen | Irving Anderson | Frank J. Kearns | Calumet Farm | 1:11.80 |
| 1936 | Apogee | Earl Steffen | Duval A. Headley | Hal Price Headley | 1:13.20 |
| 1935 | Forever Yours | Don Meade | Robert V. McGarvey | Milky Way Farm Stable | 1:12.80 |
| 1934 | Motto | Raymond Workman | Thomas J. Healey | C. V. Whitney | 1:13.40 |
| 1933 | Mata Hari | Robert Jones | Clyde Van Dusen | Dixiana Farm | 1:12.00 |
| 1932 | Hilena | Raymond Workman | Kay Spence | Audley Farm Stable | 1:10.40 |
| 1931 | Top Flight | Alfred Robertson | Thomas J. Healey | C. V. Whitney | 1:05.20 |
| 1930 | Risque | Earl Steffen | Willie Knapp | Fanny Hertz | 1:05.80 |
| 1929 | Capture | Elmore Shropshire | John Lowe | Rancocas Stable | 1:06.00 |