The turf race for fillies and mares was run four times during the 1990’s – twice at 1 3/8 miles (1993-94) and twice at 1 5/8 miles (1996-96) – and was reinstituted in 2003 at 1 ½ miles on the grass. The race is named for champion mare who distinguished herself both in her native France and in the United States. In 1978, after having won multiple stakes in Europe, she came to America and won six of nine starts including victories over males in the Grade 1 Man o’ War and the Grade 1 Turf Classic. The following year she won four straight stakes in New York and California, including the Top Flight in her first-ever appearance on dirt, and was voted Champion Older Female.
$150,000 1 1/2 (Turf) Grade:III
Year
Horse
Age
Weight
Time
Owner
Trainer
Jockey
Value
2019
Fools Gold
4
118
2:27.21
Wise Racing
Chad C. Brown
Javier Castellano
$110,000
2018
Tricky Escape
5
124
2:04.08
Jon A. Marshall
L. A. Ashby
Christopher DeCarlo
$110,000
2017
Estrechada (ARG)
6/M
116
2:27.49
Slugo Racing
Mike Puype
Javier Castellano
$120,000
2016
Guapaza [CHI]
-
120
2:25.96
Don Alberto Stable
Chad C. Brown
Javier Castellano
$120,000
2015
Goldy Espony (FR)
-
120
2:29.04
Swift Thoroughbreds, Inc. and Bradley Thoroughbreds
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