Belmont Turf Sprint Stakes

Belmont Turf Sprint Stakes
Grade III race
LocationBelmont Park
Elmont, New York, United States
Inaugurated2016
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing
WebsiteNYRA
Race information
Distance6 furlongs
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds and older
WeightBase weights with allowances:
4-year-olds and up: 126 lbs.
3-year-olds: 124 lbs.
Purse$200,000 (since 2021)

The Belmont Turf Sprint Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds and older run over a distance of six furlongs on the turf track held annually in October at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.[1] The event offers a purse of $200,000.

History

The event was inaugurated on 8 October 2016 as the seventh race[2] under card event on Jockey Club Gold Cup Day and was won by Pure Sensation who defeated the Australian-bred Power Alert in a time of 1:07.10.[3]

The event with its short history has attracted talented turf sprinters which have run in the event as a prep race for the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint. The event was upgraded in relative short time to a Grade III event in 2020.[4]

Prior to 2022 the event was held as an invitational event. In 2022 the event was moved to Aqueduct Racetrack due to infield tunnel and redevelopment work at Belmont Park.[5]

Records

Speed record:

  • 6 furlongs: 1:06.97 – Disco Partner (2017)

Margins:

  • 5 lengths – Dancing Buck (2022)

Most wins:

  • 2 – Disco Partner (2017, 2018)

Most wins by an owner:

  • 3 – Patricia A. Generazio (2016, 2017, 2018)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref
At Aqueduct – Belmont Turf Sprint Stakes
2022 Senbei 5 Manuel Franco Christophe Clement Reeves Thoroughbred Racing & Darlene Bilinski 6 furlongs 1:07.74 $200,000 III [6]
2023 Today's Flavor 5 Javier Castellano George Weaver Reddam Racing 6 furlongs 1:09.74 $200,000 Listed Off turf[7]
2022 Dancing Buck 4 Manuel Franco Michelle Nevin J and N Stables & Diamond Stable 6 furlongs 1:09.60 $200,000 III [8]
At Belmont Park – Belmont Turf Sprint Invitational Stakes
2021 Arrest Me Red 3 Irad Ortiz Jr. Wesley A. Ward Lael Stables 6 furlongs 1:07.86 $200,000 III [9]
2020 Wet Your Whistle 5 José L. Ortiz Michael Trombetta David W. Palmer 6 furlongs 1:07.87 $150,000 III [10]
2019 Final Frontier 4 Jose Lezcano Thomas Albertrani Godolphin Racing 6 furlongs 1:07.39 $150,000 Listed [11]
2018 Disco Partner 6 Irad Ortiz Jr. Christophe Clement Patricia A. Generazio 6 furlongs 1:08.50 $151,500 [12]
2017 Disco Partner 5 Irad Ortiz Jr. Christophe Clement Patricia A. Generazio 6 furlongs 1:06.97 $147,000 [13]
2016 Pure Sensation 5 Kendrick Carmouche Christophe Clement Patricia A. Generazio 6 furlongs 1:07.10 $150,000 [2]

Legend:
  Turf   Dirt

See also

List of American and Canadian Graded races

References

  1. ^ "BELMONT TURF SPRINT INVITATIONAL STAKES – BELMONT PARK, NY". Thoroughbred Pedigree Online. 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "2016 Belmont Turf Sprint Invitational Black Type - (race 7)". Equibase. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Ron (8 October 2016). "Pure Sensation Game in Belmont Turf Sprint – Third consecutive grade III turf sprint win for Pure Sensation". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  4. ^ Schweigardt, Andrew (2019). "TOBA Announces U.S. Graded and Listed Stakes for 2020". Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  5. ^ Ehalt, Bob (28 July 2022). "NYRA Shifts Belmont Fall Meet to Aqueduct Change will allow construction of infield tunnel, redevelopment plan to begin". Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  6. ^ "2024 Belmont Turf Sprint Invitational Grade III - (race 9)". Equibase. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  7. ^ "2023 Belmont Turf Sprint Stakes Listed - (race 6)". Equibase. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  8. ^ "2022 Belmont Turf Sprint Invitational Grade III - (race 9)". Equibase. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  9. ^ "2021 Belmont Turf Sprint Invitational Grade III - (race 9)". Equibase. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  10. ^ "2020 Belmont Turf Sprint Invitational Grade III - (race 9)". Equibase. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  11. ^ "2019 Belmont Turf Sprint Invitational Listed - (race 5)". Equibase. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  12. ^ "2018 Belmont Turf Sprint Invitational Black Type - (race 7)". Equibase. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  13. ^ "2017 Belmont Turf Sprint Invitational Black Type - (race 3)". Equibase. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2020.