Nashua Stakes

The Nashua Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. Named for Nashua, the 1955 United States Horse of the Year, it was first run in 1975. A Grade II race, it is open to two-year-olds and has been raced over a distance of one mile since 1994. Held in late October or early November, it currently offers a $200,000-added purse.

Nashua Stakes

Grade II race
Location	Aqueduct Racetrack Queens, New York
Inaugurated	1975
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.nyra.com/index_aqueduct.html
Race information
Distance	1 mile (8 furlongs)
Surface	Dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Two-year-olds
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$200,000-added

The race returned to Grade II status in 2009 when the American Graded Stakes Committee upgraded it from Grade III.[1]

In 2001, the race was run at Belmont Park. The distance was set at a mile and 70 yards for 1985, at a mile and a sixteenth from 1987 to 1993. The race was not run in 1995.

Records

Time record: (at current 1 mile distance)

• 1:35.32 - Violence (2012)

Most wins by an owner

• 3 - Loblolly Stable (1988, 1991, 1992)

Most wins by a jockey

• 4 - Jerry D. Bailey (1990, 1998, 2001, 2003)
• 3 - Mike E. Smith (1992, 1997, 1999)
• 3 - John R. Velazquez (2005, 2006, 2014)

Most wins by a trainer

• 5 - Kiaran McLaughlin (2006, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2017)
• 3 - Todd Pletcher (2005, 2012, 2014)

Winners of the Nashua Stakes

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2019	Independence Hall	Jose Ortiz	Michael J. Trombetta	Eclipse Thoroughbreds and Twin Creek Stables	1:34:66
2017	Avery Island	Joe Bravo	Kiaran McLaughlin	Godolphin	1:37.58
2016	Hemsworth	Antonio Gallardo	Thomas Albertrani	Godolphin	1:38.70
2015	Mohaymen	Junior Alvarado	Kiaran McLaughlin	Shadwell Stable	1:36.01
2014	Blofeld	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	Glencrest Farm/JSM Equine	1:38.89
2013	Cairo Prince	Luis Saez	Kiaran McLaughlin	Namcook Stables/Braverman/et al	1:37.59
2012	Violence	Javier Castellano	Todd Pletcher	Black Rock Stables	1:35.32
2011	Vexor	David Cohen	John Kimmel	Goldmark Farm	1:10.71
2010	To Honor and Serve	Jose Lezcano	William I. Mott	Live Oak Plantation	1:35.86
2009	Buddy's Saint	Jose Lezcano	Bruce N. Levine	Kingfield Stables (Eli Lomita)	1:35.67
2008	Break Water Edison	Alan Garcia	John Kimmel	Eli Gindi	1:35.86
2007	Etched	Alan Garcia	Kiaran McLaughlin	Darley Stable	1:36.96
2006	Day Pass	John R. Velazquez	Kiaran McLaughlin	Darley Stable	1:36.09
2005	Bluegrass Cat	John R. Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	WinStar Farm	1:38.02
2004	Rockport Harbor	Stewart Elliott	John Servis	Fox Hill Farms Inc.	1:36.60
2003	Read the Footnotes	Jerry D. Bailey	Richard Violette Jr.	Klaravich Stables	1:36.40
2002	Added Edge	Patrick Husbands	Mark Casse	Team Valor	1:36.60
2001	Listen Here	Jerry D. Bailey	William I. Mott	Kim Nardelli	1:37.60
2000	Ommadon	Aaron Gryder	Thomas M. Walsh	Sorin Stables	1:36.60
1999	Mass Market	Mike E. Smith	Ben W. Perkins Jr.	New Farm	1:38.60
1998	Doneraile Court	Jerry D. Bailey	Nicholas P. Zito	M. Tabor / J. Magnier	1:36.00
1997	Coronado's Quest	Mike E. Smith	C. R. McGaughey III	Stuart S. Janney III	1:37.00
1996	Jules	José A. Santos	Alan E. Goldberg	Jayeff B Stables	1:36.80
1995	No Race
1994	Devious Course	Frank Alvarado	H. James Bond	Rudlein Stable	1:37.40
1993	Popol's Gold	Herb McCauley	William H. Turner Jr.	Stephen Stavrides	1:46.60
1992	Dalhart	Mike E. Smith	Thomas Bohannan	Loblolly Stable	1:44.40
1991	Pine Bluff	Craig Perret	Thomas Bohannan	Loblolly Stable	1:46.00
1990	Kyle's Our Man	Jerry D. Bailey	John M. Veitch	Darby Dan Farm	1:45.40
1989	Champagneforashley	Jacinto Vasquez	Howard M. Tesher	Lions Head Farm	1:45.20
1988	Traskwood	Angel Cordero Jr.	George R. Arnold II	Loblolly Stable	1:45.20
1987	Cougarized	José A. Santos	D. Wayne Lukas	Lloyd R. French Jr.	1:46.00
1986	Bold Summit	Chris Antley	Richard E. Dutrow Jr.	Alvin J. Akman	1:45.00
1985	Raja's Revenge	Robbie Davis	Frank LaBoccetta	Edward Anchel	1:44.40
1984	Stone White	Robbie Davis	Gilbert Puentes	Gilbert Puentes	1:38.20
1983	Don Rickles	Angel Cordero Jr.	John Parisella	Theodore M. Sabarese	1:38.40
1982	I Enclose	Ruben Hernandez	Edward I. Kelly	Brookfield Farms	1:37.60
1981	Our Escapade	Don MacBeth	Roger Laurin	Reginald N. Webster	1:36.80
1980	A Run	Chris McCarron	Larry S. Barrera	Arron U. Jones	1:37.20
1979	Googoplex	Laffit Pincay Jr.	Pancho Martin	Robert N. Lehmann	1:36.40
1978	Instrument Landing	Jeffrey Fell	David A. Whiteley	Pen-Y-Bryn Farm	1:37.00
1977	Quadratic	Eddie Maple	Woody Stephens	August Belmont IV	1:35.40
1976	Nearly On Time	Jacinto Vazquez	Leroy Jolley	Mrs. Moody Jolley	1:35.60
1975	Lord Henribee	Eddie Maple	William H. Turner Jr.	Milton Ritzenberg	1:35.60

* In 1980, Willow Hour finished first, but was disqualified and placed last.

References

1. Seven Additional Graded Stakes for 2009