THE MAID OF THE MIST (NYB)
15th Running on Saturday, October 18, 2008
NY-Bred 2-year-old Fillies $100,000 1 Mile 		Stakes Nominations
Past Performances
Year Horse Wt. Time Owner Trainer Jockey Value
2008 Stormy's Smile 114 1:38.05 Francis J. Paolangeli Dominic Galluscio Jose Lezcano 60,000
2007 Expect the End 122 1:38.01 IEAH Stables Richard Dutrow Jr. Rafael Bejarano 60,000
2006 Grand Merger 116 1:38.35 Chester and Mary Broman John Kimmel Kent Desormeaux 60,000
2005Cinderella’s Dream1141:39 1/5WinStar FarmTodd PletcherJohn Velazquez60,000
2004Pelham Bay1181:39 2/5Evelyn M. PollardPatrick KellyShaun Bridgmohan60,000
2003Capeside Lady1211:41 1/5So Madcapt StableTodd PletcherJohn Velazquez60,000
2002Beautiful America1211:37 3/5Chester and Mary BromanRamon HernandezJose Santos60,000
2001Princess Dixie1141:39 3/5James EdwardsH. James BondEdgar Prado60,000
2000My Lady Avie1141:38Lois NervittDavid DonkJohn Velazquez60,000
1999Maddie May1141:37 2/5So Madcapt StableTodd PletcherJohn Velazquez60,000
1998Electric Shock1121:38 1/5Niall BrennanTodd PletcherPat Day 60,000
1997Lavish Numbes1141:37Leonard C. GreenJoe OrsenoJorge Chavez60,000
1996Aristie1211:37 3/5Athena KourayDelmer CarrollJerry Bailey60,000
1995Light Up New York1141:39Seymour CohnWilliam TerrillMike Smith60,000
1994Friendly Beauty1181:45 3/5Kinsman & PorthamptonHoward M. TesherJorge Chavez45,000

The MAID OF THE MIST is named for the famous lineage of steamboats operating on Upstate New York’s Niagara River. The first in the line was launched in 1846. An article in the May 27, 1846 Niagara Courier stated the following: “We regard the launching of the steamer as an event something more than ordinary... the scenery around, the majesty of the thundering cataract above, the fierce rapids, the high embankments on both sides...combine to produce a scene surpassingly good and romantic. Whoever visits Niagara will not have seen half its wonders till they have taken a trip on the steamer The Maid.” There have been seven Maid of The Mist vessels in all, with Maid of the Mist VII having been christened in 1997. The steamboats now largely serve as tourist attractions, offering daily cruises to the public.

The MAID OF THE MIST was run at the distance of a mile and a sixteenth in 1994. In 1995, it was changed to one mile. Run at Aqueduct in 1996.