P. G. Johnson

9th Running on Wednesday, August 28, 2013

$100,000 1 1/16 F2YO (Turf)

Year:	Horse:	Wt.	Time	Owner	Trainer	Jockey	Value	Replay
2012	Watsdachances (IRE)	120	1:42.90	Kisber, Michael E. and Bradley Thoroughbreds	Chad C. Brown	Javier Castellano	$60,000
2011	Alaura Michele	118	1:42.95	Siena Farm LLC	William I. Mott	Eddie Castro	$45,000
2010	Fancy Point	116	1:42.78	Kinsman Stable	William Phipps	Javier Castellano	$42,000
2009	Tapitsfly	118	1:42.08	Frank L. Jones, Jr.	Dale L. Romans	Robby Albarado	$44,250
2006	Changeisgonnacome	118	1:26.02	R. Larry Johnson	M Trombetta	Edgar Prado	$43,920
2005	May Night	117	1:44.6	Frederick J. Seitz and Harvey A Clarke	Frederick J. Seitz	Robby Albarado	$40,620

The turf race for juvenile fillies was first run in 2005 and was named after Hall of Fame trainer Philip George Johnson, who died the previous year. Johnson, a native of Chicago, bought his first horse in 1942 for $75 and won his first race with him two years later, the first victory in a career than spanned six decades. He was the leading trainer at Saratoga in 1983 and according to the National Museum of Racing, won at least one race each year at the Spa from 1962 to 2003.  His biggest career victory came in 2002 with a horse he co-owned named Volponi, who pulled off a 43-1 upset of the Breeders’ Cup Classic. The P.G. Johnson Stakes was not run in 2007 or 2008.