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The February Stakes (フェブラリーステークス) is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds.It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 8 furlongs) at Tokyo Racecourse in late February.
The first winner of the LeComte Handicap to make an impact on the American Triple Crown events was Joseph R. Straus's 1972 winner No Le Hace. No Le Hace started as the 6/5 favorite and won by 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 lengths winning his third straight race. [12] No Le Hace would win the Louisiana Derby and the go to Oaklawn Park and win the Arkansas Derby.
However, O'Brien felt that the colt would be equally suited to racing on the dirt given his pedigree: Mendelssohn is a half brother to multiple Eclipse Award-winner Beholder. Mendelssohn earned his berth by winning the UAE Derby in an "astonishing" performance while setting a track record. [19] Entries for the Kentucky Derby were taken on May 1.
The 2022 Preakness Stakes was the 147th Preakness Stakes, a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of 1 + 3 ⁄ 16 miles (1.9 km). The race is one leg of the American Triple Crown and is held annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.
Frank Stronach first proposed the idea for the race during the Thoroughbred Owners Conference at Gulfstream in January 2016. [8] His original proposal called for an annual 1 + 1 ⁄ 4-mile (10 furlong) race to be run at either Gulfstream or Santa Anita Park in mid to late January, which would not interfere with the Breeders' Cup or the Dubai World Cup. [8]
Fam Alber Horse Racing LLC (Leif Alber) 1:53 0/0 $1,500,000 2010 Muscle Massive Ronald Pierce: Jimmy Takter Brixton Medical, Order By Stable et al. 1:51 0/0 $1,500,000 2009 Muscle Hill: Brian Sears Gregory B. Peck: TLP Stable, Silva, Southwind Farm, Muscle Hill Racing 1:50 1/5 $1,520,333 2008 Deweycheatumnhowe: Ray Schnittker: Ray Schnittker
The next year, Forego began a four-year win streak. Triple Crown winners Seattle Slew and Affirmed also won the race during the 1970s. In 2009 at age three, Rachel Alexandra became the first female to win the Woodward. It was also her first race against older males. Only one other 3-year-old filly had ever run in the Woodward: Summer Guest in 1972.
The John Battaglia Memorial Stakes is a race for thoroughbred horses held in early March at Turfway Park.The race is open to three-year-olds willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on the Tapeta surface.