Belmont Turf Sprint Invitational Stakes

The Belmont Turf Sprint Invitational Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for thre-year-olds and older run over a distance of six furlongs on the turf track held annually in October at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.[1] The event offers a purse of $150,000.

Belmont Turf Sprint Invitational Stakes
Grade III race
LocationBelmont Park
Elmont, New York, United States
Inaugurated2016
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing
WebsiteNYRA
Race information
Distance6 furlongs
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds and older
WeightBase weights with allowances:
4-year-olds and up: 126 lbs.
3-year-olds: 124 lbs.
Purse$150,000 (2016)

History

The event was inaugurated on 8 October 2016 and seventh race[2] as an under card event on Jockey Club Gold Cup Day and was won by Pure Sensation who defeated the Australian-bred Power Alert in a time of 1:07.10.[3]

The event with its short history has attracted talented turf sprinters which have run in the event as a prep race for the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint. The event was upgraded in relative short time to a Grade III event in 2020.[4]

Records

Speed record:

  • 6 furlongs: 1:06.97 – Disco Partner (2017)

Margins:

  • ​4 1⁄2 lengths – Disco Partner (2018)

Most wins:

  • 2 – Disco Partner (2017, 2018)

Most wins by an owner:

  • 3 – Patricia A. Generazio (2016, 2017, 2018)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref
2020 Wet Your Whistle 5 José L. Ortiz Michael Trombetta David W. Palmer 6 furlongs 1:07.87 $150,000 III [5]
2019 Final Frontier 4 Jose Lezcano Thomas Albertrani Godolphin Racing 6 furlongs 1:07.39 $150,000 Listed [6]
2018 Disco Partner 6 Irad Ortiz Jr. Christophe Clement Patricia A. Generazio 6 furlongs 1:08.50 $151,500 [7]
2017 Disco Partner 5 Irad Ortiz Jr. Christophe Clement Patricia A. Generazio 6 furlongs 1:06.97 $147,000 [8]
2016 Pure Sensation 5 Kendrick Carmouche Christophe Clement Patricia A. Generazio 6 furlongs 1:07.10 $150,000 [2]

Legend:
  Turf

See also

List of American and Canadian Graded races

References
  1. "BELMONT TURF SPRINT INVITATIONAL STAKES – BELMONT PARK, NY". Thoroughbred Pedigree Online. 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  2. "2016 Belmont Turf Sprint Invitational Black Type - (race 7)". Equibase. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. Mitchell, Ron (8 October 2016). "Pure Sensation Game in Belmont Turf Sprint – Third consecutive grade III turf sprint win for Pure Sensation". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  4. Schweigardt, Andrew (2019). "TOBA Announces U.S. Graded and Listed Stakes for 2020". Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  5. "2020 Belmont Turf Sprint Invitational Grade III - (race 9)". Equibase. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. "2019 Belmont Turf Sprint Invitational Listed - (race 5)". Equibase. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  7. "2018 Belmont Turf Sprint Invitational Black Type - (race 7)". Equibase. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  8. "2017 Belmont Turf Sprint Invitational Black Type - (race 3)". Equibase. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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