Forego Stakes

Horse race

Forego StakesClass| Grade I

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Location| Saratoga Race Course
Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
Inaugurated| 1980 (at Belmont Park as Forego Handicap)
Race type| Thoroughbred – flat racing
Website| NYRA
Race information
Distance| 7 furlongs
Surface| Dirt
Track| left-handed
Qualification| Four-year-olds and older
Weight| 124 lbs with allowances
Purse| $500,000 (2023)

The Forego Stakes is a Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race for horses four years old and older over the distance of seven furlongs on the dirt, scheduled annually in August at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The event currently carries a purse of $500,000.

## History

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This event is named for Forego, the American Horse of the Year for three straight years between 1974 and 1976.[1]

The event was inaugurated on 27 August 1980, Opening Day of the Belmont Park Fall meeting for that year over a distance of one mile with handicap conditions and was won by Tanthem who was ridden by United States' Racing Hall of Fame jockey Jorge Velásquez in a time of 1:35 flat.[2] The event was held at Belmont Park the following year but was moved in 1982 to Saratoga with a decrease in distance to seven furlongs.[3]

In 1983 the event was classified as Grade III, and year after it was upgraded to Grade II.[4]

From 2000 through 2002 the event was run at 6+1⁄2 furlongs before reverting to the seven-furlong distance in 2003.[4]

In 2001, the event was upgraded to Grade I.[3]

The event is considered a main preparatory race for either the Breeders' Cup Sprint at six furlongs, or the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile. Several notable winners have followed such a path.

The 2020 and 2021 renewals were restricted to horses aged four years old and older.

## Records

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Time record:

* 7 furlongs: 1:20.80 – Mitole (2019)

Margins:

* 8 lengths – Affirmed Success (1998)

Most wins:

* 2 – Groovy (1986, 1987)
* 2 – Quick Call (1988, 1989)

Most wins by an owner:

* 3 – Godolphin Racing (2009, 2012, 2022)

Most wins by a jockey:

* 4 – Ángel Cordero Jr. (1981, 1983, 1985, 1987)

Most wins by a trainer:

* 4 – Robert J. Frankel (2003, 2004, 2005, 2008)

## Winners

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Year  | Winner  | Age  | Jockey  | Trainer  | Owner  | Distance  | Time  | Purse  | Grade  | Ref

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At Saratoga – Forego Stakes
2024  | Mullikin  | 4  | Flavien Prat | Rodolphe Brisset  | Siena Farm & WinStar Farm | 7 furlongs  | 1:21.75  | $500,000  | I  | [5]
2023  | Gunite | 4  | Tyler Gaffalione | Steven Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds | 7 furlongs  | 1:21.53  | $485,000  | I  | [6]
2022  | Cody's Wish | 4  | Junior Alvarado | William I. Mott | Godolphin Racing | 7 furlongs  | 1:20.95  | $589,000  | I  | [7]
2021  | Yaupon  | 4  | Ricardo Santana Jr. | Steven M. Asmussen | William L. & Corinne Heiligbrodt  | 7 furlongs  | 1:21.74  | $600,000  | I  | [8]
2020  | Win Win Win  | 4  | Javier Castellano | Michael J. Trombetta | Live Oak Racing (Charlotte Weber)  | 7 furlongs  | 1:21.71  | $300,000  | I  | [9]
2019  | Mitole | 4  | Ricardo Santana Jr. | Steven M. Asmussen | William L. & Corinne Heiligbrodt  | 7 furlongs  | 1:20.80  | $576,950  | I  | [10]
2018  | Whitmore | 5  | Ricardo Santana Jr. | Ron Moquett  | Robert V. LaPenta, Ron Moquett & Head of Plains Partners  | 7 furlongs  | 1:21.46  | $600,000  | I  | [11]
2017  | Drefong | 4  | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert | Baoma Corporation  | 7 furlongs  | 1:21.12  | $600,000  | I  | [12]
2016  | A. P. Indian | 6  | Joe Bravo | Arnaud Delacour  | Green Lantern Stables  | 7 furlongs  | 1:20.99  | $700,000  | I  | [13]
2015  | Private Zone  | 6  | Martin A. Pedroza | Jorge Navarro  | Good Friends Stable  | 7 furlongs  | 1:21.09  | $700,000  | I  | [14]
2014  | Palace  | 5  | Cornelio Velásquez | Linda L. Rice | Antonino Miuccio  | 7 furlongs  | 1:21.95  | $500,000  | I  | [15]
2013  | Strapping Groom  | 6  | Junior Alvarado | David Jacobson  | David Jacobson & Drawing Away Stable  | 7 furlongs  | 1:22.27  | $500,000  | I  | [16]
2012  | Emcee  | 4  | Alan Garcia | Kiaran P. McLaughlin | Godolphin Racing | 7 furlongs  | 1:21.00  | $500,000  | I  | [17]
2011  | Jackson Bend | 4  | Corey Nakatani | Nicholas P. Zito | Robert V. LaPenta  | 7 furlongs  | 1:22.08  | $250,000  | I  | [18]
2010  | Here Comes Ben  | 4  | Alex O. Solis | Charles LoPresti | Marianne I. Chase & Brandon L. Chase.  | 7 furlongs  | 1:22.50  | $250,000  | I  | [19]
2009  | Pyro | 4  | John R. Velazquez | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing | 7 furlongs  | 1:21.48  | $300,000  | I  | [20]
2008  | First Defence  | 4  | Channing Hill | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 7 furlongs  | 1:21.55  | $250,000  | I  | [21]
2007  | Midnight Lute | 4  | Shaun Bridgmohan | Bob Baffert | Michael E. Pegram & Watson and Weitman Performances  | 7 furlongs  | 1:21.06  | $250,000  | I  | [22]
2006  | Pomeroy  | 5  | John R. Velazquez | Martin D. Wolfson | Silverleaf Farms Inc.  | 7 furlongs  | 1:23.39  | $250,000  | I  | [23]
2005  | Mass Media  | 4  | Javier Castellano | Robert J. Frankel | Gary & Mary West Stables | 7 furlongs  | 1:22.59  | $250,000  | I  | [24]
Forego Handicap
2004  | Midas Eyes  | 4  | Edgar S. Prado | Robert J. Frankel | Edmund A. Gann | 7 furlongs  | 1:22.22  | $250,000  | I  | [25]
2003  | Aldebaran  | 5  | Jerry D. Bailey | Robert J. Frankel | Flaxman Holdings | 7 furlongs  | 1:21.26  | $250,000  | I  | [26]
2002  | Orientate | 4  | Jerry D. Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | Robert B. & Beverly Lewis | 6+1⁄2 furlongs  | 1:15.68  | $250,000  | I  | [27]
2001  | Delaware Township | 5  | Jerry D. Bailey | Benjamin W. Perkins Jr. | New Farm  | 6+1⁄2 furlongs  | 1:15.53  | $250,000  | I  | [28]
2000  | Shadow Caster  | 4  | Jorge F. Chavez | John P. Terranova II  | Gatsas Stables  | 6+1⁄2 furlongs  | 1:15.00  | $250,000  | II  | [29]
1999  | Crafty Friend  | 6  | Gary L. Stevens | John C. Kimmel | Ahmed bin Salman | 7 furlongs  | 1:21.32  | $250,000  | II  | [30]
1998  | Affirmed Success  | 4  | Jorge F. Chavez | Richard E. Schosberg  | Albert Fried Jr.  | 7 furlongs  | 1:21.98  | $194,000  | II  | [31]
1997  | Score a Birdie  | 6  | Herb McCauley | Guadalupe Preciado  | Joseph Imbesi  | 7 furlongs  | 1:22.47  | $200,000  | II  | [32]
1996  | Langfuhr | 4  | Jorge F. Chavez | Michael Keogh | Gustav Schickedanz | 7 furlongs  | 1:21.90  | $150,000  | II  | [33]
1995  | Not Surprising  | 5  | Robbie Davis | Judson Van Worp  | Robert Van Worp  | 7 furlongs  | 1:21.91  | $104,000  | II  | [34]
1994  | American Chance  | 5  | Pat Day | David M. Carroll  | John D. Gunther  | 7 furlongs  | 1:22.74  | $110,000  | II  | [35]
1993  | Birdonthewire  | 4  | Mike E. Smith | Philip M. Serpe  | Robert Kaufman  | 7 furlongs  | 1:21.88  | $121,800  | II  | [36]
1992  | Rubiano  | 5  | Julie Krone | Flint S. Schulhofer | Centennial Farms  | 7 furlongs  | 1:22.54  | $116,800  | II  | [37]
1991  | Housebuster | 4  | Craig Perret | Jimmy Croll | Robert P. Levy  | 7 furlongs  | 1:21.08  | $115,800  | II  | [38]
1990  | Lay Down  | 6  | Chris Antley | Claude R. McGaughey III | Ogden Mills Phipps | 7 furlongs  | 1:22.80  | $86,400  | II  | [39]
1989  | Quick Call  | 5  | Pat Day | Sidney J. Watters Jr. | Lynda S. Stokes  | 7 furlongs  | 1:21.80  | $113,200  | II  | [40]
1988  | Quick Call  | 4  | Pat Day | Sidney J. Watters Jr. | Lynda S. Stokes  | 7 furlongs  | 1:21.00  | $114,200  | II  | [41]
1987  | Groovy | 4  | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Jose A. Martin | Prestonwood Farm  | 7 furlongs  | 1:21.80  | $112,600  | II  | [42]
1986  | Groovy | 3  | José A. Santos | Jose A. Martin | John A. Ballis  | 7 furlongs  | 1:21.20  | $117,200  | II  | [43]
1985  | Ziggy's Boy  | 3  | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Walter A. Kelley | John B. Singer  | 7 furlongs  | 1:21.20  | $88,350  | II  | [44]
1984  | Mugatea  | 4  | Robbie Davis | John O. Hertler | Paul Hoffman  | 7 furlongs  | 1:22.40  | $88,940  | II  | [45]
1983  | Maudlin  | 5  | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Jan H. Nerud | Tartan Farms | 7 furlongs  | 1:21.60  | $54,300  | III  | [46]
1982  | Engine One  | 4  | Ruben Hernandez | Sylvester E. Veitch | Benjamin Ferguson II  | 7 furlongs  | 1:21.20  | $55,600  |  | [47]
At Belmont Park
1981  | Fappiano | 4  | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Jan H. Nerud | John A. Nerud | 1 mile  | 1:33.80  | $83,700  |  | [48]
1980  | Tanthem  | 5  | Jorge Velásquez | Douglas J. Worswick  | Ronald Worswick  | 1 mile  | 1:35.00  | $85,050  |  | [2]

## See also

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List of American and Canadian Graded races

## References

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6. ^ "2024 Forego Stakes Grade 1 – (race 11)". Equibase. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
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13. ^ "2016 Priority One Jets Forego Stakes Grade 1 – (race 9)". Equibase. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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30. ^ "1999 Forego Handicap Grade 2 – (race 9)". Equibase. 6 September 1999. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
31. ^ "1998 Forego Handicap Grade 2 – (race 10)". Equibase. 7 September 1998. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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34. ^ "1995 Forego Handicap Grade 2 – (race 9)". Equibase. 23 August 1995. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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38. ^ "1991 Forego Handicap Grade 2 – (race 8)". Equibase. 25 August 1991. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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