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The event was named after the winner of the 1983 Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga, A Phenomenon. [1] A Phenomenon suffered a life-ending injury in the 1984 Forego Handicap. [2] The event was classified as Grade III in 1990 [3] and in 1995 upgraded to Grade II. In 2000, the event was renamed to honor Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr. who had died in 1999.
Saratoga Race Course is a Thoroughbred horse racing track located on Union Avenue in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States.Opened in 1863, it is often considered to be the oldest major sporting venue of any kind in the U.S. [2] It is the fourth oldest racetrack after Pleasanton Fairgrounds Racetrack (1858), [3] Freehold Raceway (1854) and Fair Grounds Race Course (1852).
September 30, 2007 – in the Fenwolf Stakes at Ascot, between Distinction and Solent. September 24, 2008 – in the Foundation Stakes at Goodwood, between Hearthstead Maison and Tranquil Tiger. March 2009 – at The Meadows, between Tsm Goldenridge, Serious Damage and Teen Elvis; the 25th triple dead heat in harness racing history.
Saratoga Casino Hotel has three entrances: A primary entrance on Jefferson Street, where the Saratoga Harness Hall of Fame is located, a secondary entrance on Crescent Avenue, and a third entrance on Nelson Avenue, just north of its intersection with Crescent Avenue. The facility is located on the southeastern tip of Saratoga Springs.
Purse. US$ 1,250,000 [1] The Travers Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. It is nicknamed the "Midsummer Derby" [2] and is the third-ranked race for American three-year-olds according to international classifications, behind only the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes. [3]
Weight. Handicap. Purse. $500,000 [ 1] The Diana Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race. Named for the mythological goddess Diana, the race is run each year at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. Inaugurated in 1939, it is open to fillies and mares age three and up willing to race the one and one-eighth miles on the turf.
Assigned. Purse. $175,000 (2023) The Schuylerville Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. Open to two-year-old fillies, it is contested at a distance of six furlongs on dirt. A Listed event, it currently offers a purse of $175,000. By tradition, the Schuylerville is the ...
Weight. Assigned. Purse. $500,000 [1] The Test Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race open to three-year-old fillies and run each summer at the Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. It is contested at a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt and is an influential race in shaping the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint.