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With Anticipation Stakes

The With Anticipation Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-olds over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles on the turf track scheduled annually in end of August or early September at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.

With Anticipation Stakes
Grade III race
LocationSaratoga Race Course
Saratoga Springs, New York,
United States
Inaugurated2005
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing
WebsiteNYRA
Race information
Distance1+1⁄16 miles
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationTwo-year-olds
Weight122 lbs with allowances
PurseUS$175,000 (2022)

History edit

The race is named in honor of George W. Strawbridge Jr.'s outstanding turf runner, With Anticipation[1] who won the Grade I Sword Dancer Stakes twice at Saratoga.

The event was inaugurated on 3 September 2005 with the second favorite Stream Cat, ridden by US Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens winning by 1+1⁄2 lengths in a time of 1:451⁄5.[2]

The event was classified as a Grade III race in 2009, the American Graded Stakes Committee upgraded it to Grade II for 2011.[3] In 2017 the event was downgraded to Grade III.[4] The 2020 running was taken off the turf and run on a sloppy dirt track with four starters which resulted in an automatic downgrade to a Listed event.[5]

The race is currently part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series. The winner will automatically qualify for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.

The 2007 winner Nownownow went on to win the inaugural Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Monmouth Park.

In 2023, Gala Brand became the first filly to win the With Anticipation Stakes.[6]

Records edit

Speed record:

  • 1:40.94 – Catholic Boy (2017)

Margins:

  • 4+1⁄2 lengths – Startup Nation (2014)

Most wins by an owner:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners edit

Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref
2023 Gala Brand José Ortiz William I. Mott Arnmore Thoroughbreds LLC & Even Keel Thoroughbreds LLC 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.93 $175,000 III [7]
2022 Boppy O Dylan Davis Mark E. Casse John C. Oxley & Breeze Easy 1+1⁄16 miles 1:46.13 $175,000 III [8]
2021 Coinage Junior Alvarado Mark E. Casse D. J. Stable, Mary & Chester Broman Sr. 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.69 $150,000 III [9]
2020 Fire At Will Irad Ortiz Jr. Michael J. Maker Three Chimneys Farm 7 furlongs 1:23.14 $93,000 Listed Off turf[5]
2019 Fighting Seabee Brian Hernandez Jr. Kenneth G. McPeek Walking L Thoroughbreds 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.34 $150,000 III [10]
2018 Opry Javier Castellano Todd A. Pletcher Cheyenne Stables & Gaillardia Racing 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.00 $150,000 III [11]
2017 Catholic Boy Manuel Franco Jonathan Thomas Robert V. LaPenta 1+1⁄16 miles 1:40.94 $150,000 III [12]
2016 Made You Look Javier Castellano Todd A. Pletcher Let's Go Stable & Three Chimneys Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.12 $200,000 II [13]
2015 Azar John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Alto Racing 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.68 $200,000 II [14]
2014 Startup Nation Joel Rosario Chad C. Brown Klaravich Stables & William Lawrence 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.63 $200,000 II [15]
2013 Bashart Javier Castellano Todd A. Pletcher Rosedown Racing 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.97 $200,000 II [16]
2012 Balance the Books Julien R. Leparoux Chad C. Brown Klaravich Stables & William Lawrence 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.30 $200,000 II [17]
2011 State of Play Ramon A. Dominguez H. Graham Motion Team Valor International 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.97 $151,000 II [18]
2010 Soldat Alan Garcia Kiaran P. McLaughlin Harvey A. Clarke & Craig W. Robertson III 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.37 $100,000 III [19]
2009 Interactif Kent J. Desormeaux Todd A. Pletcher Wertheimer et Frère 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.41 $109,500 III [20]
2008 Bittel Road John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher James T. Scatuorchio & John Iracane 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.30 $82,400 Listed [21]
2007 Nownownow Julien R. Leparoux Patrick L. Biancone Fab Oak Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.26 $83,250 Listed [22]
2006 Fernando Po Edgar S. Prado Michael E. Hushion Barry K. Schwartz 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.47 $72,700 [23]
2005 Stream Cat Gary L. Stevens Patrick L. Biancone Fab Oak Stable, Robert M. Hurley & Team Derby Dreams Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.40 $67,200 [2]

Legend:
  Dirt   Turf

See also edit

List of American and Canadian Graded races

References edit

  1. ^ "WITH ANTICIPATION (USA) gr. G, 1995 – 48 Starts, 15 Wins, 9 Places, 8 Shows Career Earnings: $2,660,543". 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "2005 With Anticipation Stakes Black Type – (race 9)". Equibase. 3 September 2005. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  3. ^ "WITH ANTICIPATION STAKES - SARATOGA, NY". Thoroughbred Pedigree Online. 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  4. ^ "With Anticipation Stakes". Equibase. 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  5. ^ a b "2020 With Anticipation Stakes Listed – (race 9)". Equibase. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Gala Brand Steps Up to Defeat Boys in With Anticipation". The Blood-Horse. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 With Anticipation Stakes Grade 3 – (race 7)" (PDF). Equibase. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  8. ^ "2022 With Anticipation Stakes Grade 3 – (race 9)". Equibase. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  9. ^ "2021 With Anticipation Stakes Grade 3 – (race 9)". Equibase. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  10. ^ "2019 With Anticipation Stakes Grade 3 – (race 9)". Equibase. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  11. ^ "2018 With Anticipation Stakes Grade 3 – (race 9)". Equibase. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  12. ^ "2017 With Anticipation Stakes Grade 3 – (race 9)". Equibase. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  13. ^ "2016 With Anticipation Stakes Grade 2 – (race 9)". Equibase. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  14. ^ "2015 With Anticipation Stakes Grade 2 – (race 3)". Equibase. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  15. ^ "2014 With Anticipation Stakes Grade 2 – (race 5)". Equibase. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  16. ^ "2013 With Anticipation Stakes Grade 2 – (race 10)". Equibase. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  17. ^ "2012 With Anticipation Stakes Grade 2 – (race 10)". Equibase. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  18. ^ "2011 With Anticipation Stakes Grade 2 – (race 9)". Equibase. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  19. ^ "2010 With Anticipation Stakes Grade 3 – (race 8)". Equibase. 3 September 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  20. ^ "2009 With Anticipation Stakes Grade 3 – (race 3)". Equibase. 4 September 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  21. ^ "2008 With Anticipation Stakes Listed – (race 7)". Equibase. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  22. ^ "2007 With Anticipation Stakes Listed – (race 8)". Equibase. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  23. ^ "2006 With Anticipation Stakes Black Type – (race 8)". Equibase. 1 September 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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