The De La Rose Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...

 run annually in late July/early August since 2004 at Saratoga Race Course

Saratoga Race Course

Saratoga Race Course is a Thoroughbred horse racing track in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States. It opened on August 3, 1863, and is the oldest organized sporting venue of any kind in the United States. It is typically open for racing from late July through early September.-History:John...

 in Saratoga Springs, New York

Saratoga Springs, New York

Saratoga Springs, also known as simply Saratoga, is a city in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 26,586 at the 2010 census. The name reflects the presence of mineral springs in the area. While the word "Saratoga" is known to be a corruption of a Native American name, ...

. An ungraded stakes

Graded stakes race

A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...

 race, it is open to fillies

Filly

A filly is a young female horse too young to be called a mare. There are several specific definitions in use.*In most cases filly is a female horse under the age of four years old....

 and mare

Mare (horse)

A mare is an adult female horse or other equine.In most cases, a mare is a female horse over the age of three, and a filly is a female horse age three and younger. However, in Thoroughbred horse racing, a mare is defined as a female horse more than four years old; in harness racing a mare is a...

s, 4-years-old and up. The race is run at a distance of one mile on the turf

Grass

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 and offers a purse of $70,000 added.

It will be in its 8th running in 2011.

The De La Rose Stakes is named for the winner of the 1981 Diana Handicap

Diana Handicap

The Diana Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race. Named for the mythological goddess Diana, the race is run each year at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. Inaugurated in 1939, it is open to fillies and mares age three and up willing to race the one and one-eighth miles on...

, De La Rose

De La Rose

De La Rose was an American Thoroughbred filly racehorse. Regally bred in Kentucky, she was the daughter of English Triple Crown champion Nijinsky. Her grandsire was U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Northern Dancer, and her damsire was another U.S. Hall of Famer, Round Table...

, winner of the 1981 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Female Turf Horse

Eclipse Award for Outstanding Female Turf Horse

The American Champion Female Turf Horse award is an American Thoroughbred horse racing honor. It is part of the Eclipse Awards program and is awarded annually to a female horse for her performance on grass race courses....

Past winners

• 2011 - Trix in the City (Shaun Bridgmohan
  Shaun Bridgmohan
  Shaun X. Bridgmohan is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.At age thirteen, Bridgmohan's family emigrated to the United States, settling in South Florida where he developed an interest in horse racing...
  
  )
• 2010 - Miss Keller (Javier Castellano
  Javier Castellano
  Javier Castellano is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Castellano began his riding career in his native Venezuela in 1996 and in June 1997 moved to the United States where rode at race tracks in southern Florida until 2001 when he moved to race on the New York State racing circuit.In...
  
  )
• 2009 - Cocoa Beach
  Cocoa Beach (horse)
  Cocoa Beach is a notable Chilean bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won races in the United Arab Emirates, Chile and two Grade 1 races in the United States.Cocoa Beach was bred by Haras La Obra and owned by Godolphin Racing.-2008:...
  
   (Ramon Dominguez
  Ramon A. Dominguez
  Ramon A. Dominguez is an Eclipse Award-winning champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing....
  
  )
• 2008 - Carriage Trail (Edgar Prado)
• 2007 – Fantastic Shirl (John Velazquez)
• 2006 – Asi Siempre (4) (Julien Leparoux
  Julien Leparoux
  Julien R. Leparoux is a Champion jockey currently racing in the United States.Leparoux, grew up in a racing family, the son of a jockey turned assistant trainer. He worked at the Chantilly Racecourse as a stable hand and in January 2003 emigrated to California to work as an exercise rider for...
  
  )
• 2005-B – Cloak of Vagueness (5) (Edgar Prado)
• 2005-A – Path of Thunder (4) (John Velazquez)
• 2004-B – Fast Cookie (4) (Cornelio Velasquez
  Cornelio Velásquez
  Cornelio H. Velásquez is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He was introduced to horse racing at age fifteen by trainer Carlos Salazar Guardia in his native Panama and enrolled in the national jockey school...
  
  )
• 2004-A – Personal Legend (4) (Jerry Bailey
  Jerry Bailey
  Jerry D. Bailey is a retired American Hall of Fame jockey. He began his racing career in November 1974. His first mount was on a horse named Pegged Rate, who ran off the board. He notched his first career win the next day on his second career mount, Fetch, at New Mexico's Sunland Park, and has...
  
  )