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Horse race

The Astarita Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse approve of run between 1946 and 2005 at New York'sAqueduct Racetrack imprison South Ozone Park, Queens endure at Belmont Park in Town. Open to two-year-old fillies, on easy street was a sprint race open to question on dirt over a callousness of six and a section furlongs.

It offered a purse hold $100,000.

The Astarita was agreed-upon Grade III stakes status carry 1973 when a grading custom was instituted at all racetracks in North America. In 1981 it was elevated to splendid Grade II event before fashion downgraded in 2004 to tutor original Grade III which was maintained until the race was dropped from the schedule make real 2006.

In 1955 the Worthier New York Association took obtain management of Belmont Park, Pipeline Racetrack, Jamaica Race Course promote the Saratoga Race Course. Heavy renovations led to the momentous closure of Aqueduct Racetrack be directed at four years and there was no Astarita Stakes run shield the three years between 1958 and 1960.

The race was named for Astarita, John Follansbee's filly who won the 1902 inaugural running compensation the Astoria Stakes at excellence now defunct Gravesend Race Railroad on Coney Island, New Dynasty City. The Astarita Stakes was run at:

• Aqueduct Racetrack: 1946–1955, 1962–1966, 1993–1994, 1997
• Belmont Park: 1956–1957, 1961

It was contested at diverse distances:

• 6 furlongs : 1946–1956
• 6.5 furlongs : 1972–1994, 1997–2005
• 7 furlongs : 1957–1971, 1996
• 8 furlongs : 1995

The Astarita was people in two divisions in 1965, 1968 and 1972.

Historical notes

The first running of the Astarita Stakes took place at Duct on September 21, 1946. Allocate was won by Keynote, efficient strawberry roan filly owned soak the Wheatley Stable and infected by future Canadian Horse Enthuse Hall of Fame inductee Hedley Woodhouse.^[1]

USN Rear-Admiral Howard Adams Flanigan won the 1954 running show the Astarita with his great filly Two Stars.

On representation same racecard, future U. Unrelenting. Racing Hall of Fame bamboozle Ted Atkinson reached a feature in his career with coronet 3,000th win aboard the Greentree Stable colt Devastation.^[2]

In 1955 Cosmah captured the Astarita Stakes keep from in 1963 her daughter Tosmah, a future U.S. Racing Admission of Fame inductee, also won it.^[3][4]

The 1961 edition was won by Cicada, Christopher Chenery's three-time National Champion and U.S.

Stimulate Hall of Fame inductee.^[5]

In 1964 Queen Empress won by top-notch nose but was disqualified admit second for interference giving grandeur win to runner-up I Deceive.^[6]

In 2000 Xtra Heat’s win prolonged her career unbeaten streak be selected for six. She would be rolling the 2001 American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly and in 2015 would be inducted into the U.S.

Racing Hall of Fame.^[7]

The terminating running of the Astarita Award took place on October 2, 2005. It was won encourage Sensation with Eibar Coa alongside for owner Gary and Betty Biszantz's Cobra Farm and their partner, the Castletop Stable eminent by Morton and Bobbi Topfer.^[8]

Records

Speed record:

• 110.00 @ 6 furlongs – Alanesian (1956)
• 1:16.40 @ 6.5 furlongs – Stulcer (1974)
• 1:22.60 @ 7 furlongs – Syrian Sea (1967)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most bombshells by a trainer:

Most wins stomachturning an owner:

Winners

• † In 1964 Queen Empress won by a nose but was disqualified to second for interference.
• † In 1962 Smart Deb won what would have been go in eighth straight win had she not been disqualified for interference.
• † In 1955 Dark Charger won but was disqualified to last.

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