Gazelle Stakes
The Gazelle Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race held annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, New York. It is a Grade III event run over a distance of miles on dirt that is open to three-year-old fillies. The race was previously run in the Fall at Belmont Park and often used as a stepping stone to the Breeders' Cup Distaff. As of 2013, the race is now run in the Spring at Aqueduct, typically on the same day as the Wood Memorial, and is now used as a prep race for the Kentucky Oaks.
Race transition
Race name- Gazelle Handicap: 1887–2004
- Gazelle Stakes: since 2005
- Grade I: 1984–2012
- Grade II: 1973–1983 and since 2013
Qualification
- Three-year-old fillies
- Only 1917–1920 Three-years-old and up fillies
- Gravesend Race Track: 1887–1916
- Belmont Park: 1956–1959, 1961, 1969–2008
- Aqueduct Racetrack: 1917–1955, 1960, 1962–1968, since 2009
Records
Time record:- 1:46.80 – Maud Muller
- 4 – Ángel Cordero Jr.
- 4 – Javier Castellano
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 – Greentree Stable
- 4 – Sarah & Walter Jeffords
- 4 – Godolphin Racing