All Along Stakes

The All Along Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in September at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. Open to fillies and mares, age three and older, it is raced on turf at a distance of 1 116 miles. The race currently offers a purse of $150,000. In 2015, the Maryland Jockey Club agreed to move the Stakes race and run it at Laurel Park changing the name of a former race Lady Baltimore Stakes to the All Along Stakes.

All Along Stakes
Grade III race
LocationColonial Downs,
New Kent County, Virginia, United States
Inaugurated1981
Race typeThoroughbredFlat racing
Websitewww.laurelpark.com/
Race information
Distance1 116 miles (8.5 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
Qualificationfillies and mares
Three-years-old & up
WeightAssigned
PurseUS$150,000

The race is named for the great French racing mare, All Along. Owned by Daniel Wildenstein, she raced in Europe and North America. All Along was the 1983 Champion Older Mare in France and 1983 American Horse of the Year who was inducted in the United States Racing Hall of Fame in 1990.

The All Along Stakes has been held at four different tracks all in the Mid-atlantic region of the United States, it was held at Colonial Downs in New Kent County, Virginia from 1998–2013 and Laurel Park Racecourse from 1985–1996. The race was also held at Delaware Park in 1997 and Pimlico Race Course in 1990. The race was not held in 1986 or 1987. It was first graded in 1988 and it became a grade two race in 1990 and continued that way until 1997. Since 1998 the race has maintained its grade three status. The race was run at a distance of 1 316 miles from 1998–2014 and 1 316 miles in 1999 and 2000.

The All Along Stakes has served as a prep race to Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf a Grade 1 race held as part of the World Thoroughbred Championships. In 2010 race served as the perfect race to Shared Account who went on to win the 2010 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf a Grade 1 race held at Churchill Downs. In December 2010 Shared Account went on to be named Maryland Horse-of-the-Year.

Records

Most wins by a horse:

  • 2 – Film Maker (2004 & 2006)

Speed record:

  • 1 116 mile : 1:39.87 – Onus (2016)
  • 1 18 mile : 1:46.58 – Film Maker (2006)
  • 1 316 mile : 1:55.95 – Idle Rich (2000)

Most wins by an owner:

  • 2 – Stuart S. Janney III (2016 & 2017)
  • 2 – Courtlandt Farms (2004 & 2006)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners of the "All Along Stakes" since 1985

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Distance
(Miles)
Time
Grade
2020 - 1 116 0:00.00 III
2019 Notapradaprice 5 Jorge Ruiz John C. Servis Stonehaven Steadings 1 116 1:41.27 III
2018 Valedictorian 4 J. D. Acosta Kelly Breen Epic Racing 1 116 1:45.74 III
2017 On Leave 4 Forest Boyce Shug McGaughey Stuart S. Janney III 1 116 1:40.24 III
2016 Onus 4 Forest Boyce Shug McGaughey Stuart S. Janney III 1 116 1:39.87 III
2015 Interrupted 4 Matt Rispoli H. Graham Motion Pin Oak Stable 1 116 1:50.28 III
2014 Medea 5 Forest Boyce Francis "Tres" Abbott, III Cornerstone Thoroughbreds 1 116 1:42.47 III
2013 Channel Lady 4 Javier Castellano Todd Pletcher James Scatuorchio 1 18 1:50.34 III
2012 Snow Top Mountain 4 Paco Lopez Thomas Proctor Barbara Hunter 1 18 1:49.48 III
2011 Aruna 4 Ramon Domínguez H. Graham Motion Flaxman Holdings, Ltd. 1 18 1:49.21 III
2010 Shared Account 4 Edgar Prado H. Graham Motion Sagamore Farm 1 18 1:49.16 III
2009 Winter View 5 Julien Leparoux Jonathan E. Sheppard Augustin Stable 1 18 1:49.56 III
2008 Lady Digby 4 Jeremy Rose H. Graham Motion Earle I. Mack 1 18 1:52.19 III
2007 Silver Charades 5 Jose Valdivia Jr. Marty Wolfson Live Oak Racing 1 18 1:49.62 III
2006 Film Maker 6 Ramon Domínguez H. Graham Motion Courtlandt Farms 1 18 1:46.58 III
2005 Stupendous Miss 4 Gary Stevens Wallace Dollase Horizon Stable 1 18 1:51.00 III
2004 Film Maker 4 Edgar Prado H. Graham Motion Courtlandt Farms 1 18 1:50.08 III
2003 Dress To Thrill 4 Edgar Prado Christophe Clement Moyglare Stud 1 18 1:49.16 III
2002 Secret River 5 Horacio Karamanos Sondra Bender Sondra Bender 1 18 1:50.76 III
2001 Colstar 5 Jon Court Paul Fout Beverly R. Steinman 1 18 1:47.53 III
2000 Idle Rich 5 Aaron Gryder William I. Mott Stonerside Stable 1 316 1:55.95 III
1999 no race - no race no race no race 1 18 0:00.00 III
1998 Bursting Forth 4 Edgar Prado H. Graham Motion Sam Huff 1 18 1:48.01 III
1997 Beyrouth 5 D. S. Rice Jonathan Sheppard Henri Chalhoub 1 18 1:49.27 II
1996 Another Legend 4 C. Omar Clinger Vinnie Blengs Harrison/Sullivan/Pomerantz 1 316 1:58.80 II
1995 no race - no race no race no race 1 18 0:00.00 III
1994 Alice Springs 4 René Douglas Jonathan E. Sheppard George W. Strawbridge Jr. 1 18 1:47.34 II
1993 Lady Blessington 5 Corey Black Mark A. Hennig Jeffrey Siegel 1 18 1:51.58 II
1992 Marble Maiden 3 Thierry Jarnet Paul Cole Sheikh Mohammed 1 18 1:49.89 II
1991 Sha Tha 3 Mike Smith André Fabre Allen E. Paulson 1 18 1:52.59 II
1990 Foresta 4 Ángel Cordero Jr. Thomas Bohannan Loblolly Stable 1 18 1:49.40 II
1989 Lady Winner 3 Kent Desormeaux Maurice Zilber Maurice Zilber 1 18 1:53.60 III
1988 Ravinella 3 Guy Guignard Criquette Head Ecurie Aland 1 18 1:49.80 III
1987 no race - no race no race no race 1 18 0:00.00 III
1986 no race - no race no race no race 1 18 0:00.00 III
1985 Bug Eyed Betty 2 Vincent Bracciale Richard Small Thomas Bateman 1 116 1:36.60

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