Hilltop Stakes
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The Hilltop Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race
run annually at Pimlico Race Course
in Baltimore, Maryland. Open to three-year-old fillies, it is contested over a distance of one mile on turf
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The Hilltop Stakes is run on the second Saturday of May each year exactly one week prior to the Preakness Stakes
. The race is named in honor of the nickname for Pimlico Race Course
. The nickname "Old Hilltop" was given to the venerable track in Baltimore, Maryland because of a large hill in the infield that was very prominent and gave race goers a 360" bird's-eye view of the entire track. In 1938 the hill top was leveled so that movie cameras and patrons in the grandstand could see the race on the backside of the track while the horses were racing.
The race was run on the main track on a dirt surface prior to 1988. It was also run on the main track in 1995 and 2003 due to a yielding turf and poor weather.
Most wins by a jockey
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Thoroughbred horse race
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run annually at Pimlico Race Course
Pimlico Race Course
Pimlico Race Course is a horse racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland, most famous for hosting the Preakness Stakes. Its name is derived from the 1660s when English settlers named the area where the facility currently stands in honor of Olde Ben Pimlico's Tavern in London...
in Baltimore, Maryland. Open to three-year-old fillies, it is contested over a distance of one mile on turf
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The Hilltop Stakes is run on the second Saturday of May each year exactly one week prior to the Preakness Stakes
Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I race run over a distance of 9.5 furlongs on dirt. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds ; fillies 121 lb...
. The race is named in honor of the nickname for Pimlico Race Course
Pimlico Race Course
Pimlico Race Course is a horse racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland, most famous for hosting the Preakness Stakes. Its name is derived from the 1660s when English settlers named the area where the facility currently stands in honor of Olde Ben Pimlico's Tavern in London...
. The nickname "Old Hilltop" was given to the venerable track in Baltimore, Maryland because of a large hill in the infield that was very prominent and gave race goers a 360" bird's-eye view of the entire track. In 1938 the hill top was leveled so that movie cameras and patrons in the grandstand could see the race on the backside of the track while the horses were racing.
The race was run on the main track on a dirt surface prior to 1988. It was also run on the main track in 1995 and 2003 due to a yielding turf and poor weather.
Records
Speed record:- 1-1/16 miles - 1:41.40 - Captive Miss (1992)
- 1 mile - 1:36.20 - Another Paddock (1988)
Most wins by a jockey
Jockey
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- 3 - Greg McCarron (1974, 1978, 1989)
- 3 - Mario Pino (1987, 1999 & 2002)
Winners of the Hilltop Stakes since 1966
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance (Miles) |
Time |
Purse |
Grade |
| 2011 | Excited | 3 | John Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Michael B. Tabor | 1-1/16 | 1:49.48 | $75,000 | |
| 2010 | Joharmony | 3 | 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... |
Leigh Delacour | Gary L. Chervenell | 1-1/16 | 1:44.17 | $70,000 | |
| 2009 | Blind Date | 3 | Jeremy Rose Jeremy Rose Jeremy Rose is an American Thoroughbred racehorse jockey. He began his career as a professional rider at Delaware Park in Wilmington, Delaware and in 2001 was his breakout year and he was voted the United States' Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey.In 2005, Rose guided Afleet Alex, to... |
Hamilton A. Smith | William M. Backer | 1-1/16 | 1:42.89 | $60,000 | |
| 2008 | Hartigan | 3 | Luis Garcia | Richard W. Small | Robert Meyerhoff | 1-1/16 | 1:46.24 | $60,000 | |
| 2007 | Street Sounds | 3 | Ramon Dominguez | Michael R. Matz | Hidden Creek Farm | 1 mile | 1:36.60 | $80,000 | |
| 2006 | Ebony Rose | 3 | Chris Decarlo | Todd A. Pletcher | Gene Mello | 1-1/16 | 1:49.60 | $85,000 | |
| 2005 | My Typhoon My Typhoon My Typhoon is an American Thoroughbred racehorse whom the NTRA calls "one of the world's best-bred horses."Bred in Ireland by David Tsui's Sunderland Holdings, she was sired by Giant's Causeway, a son of Storm Cat whose stud fee in 2006 became the highest in the world at $500,000... |
3 | Jerry Bailey | William I. Mott | Peter Vegso | 1-1/16 | 1:44.20 | $75,000 | |
| 2004 | Western Ransom | 3 | Ryan Fogelsonger Ryan Fogelsonger Ryan Fogelsonger is an American Champion jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing.Based in Maryland, Fogelsonger began riding in 2002 but was late getting started, earning his first win on May 1 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland... |
Michael W. Dickinson | Dr. John A. Chandler | 1-1/16 | 1:43.20 | $50,000 | |
| 2003 | City Fire | 3 | Jeremy Rose Jeremy Rose Jeremy Rose is an American Thoroughbred racehorse jockey. He began his career as a professional rider at Delaware Park in Wilmington, Delaware and in 2001 was his breakout year and he was voted the United States' Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey.In 2005, Rose guided Afleet Alex, to... |
Mark Shuman | Michael Gill | 1-1/16 | 1:44.20 | $50,000 | |
| 2002 | Ntombi | 3 | Mario Pino | Michael W. Dickinson | Dr. John A. Chandler | 1-1/16 | 1:42.20 | $50,000 | |
| 2001 | Guillotine | 3 | Mark Johnston Mark Johnston Mark Johnston is a racehorse trainer based in Middleham, North Yorkshire, England.In 2004 he won the 1,000 Guineas with Attraction... |
Hamilton A. Smith | Janis Gerace | 1-1/16 | 1:45.00 | $75,000 | |
| 2000 | Azireprice | 3 | Sidney Lejeune, Jr. | Thomas M. Amoss Thomas M. Amoss Thomas M. "Tom" Amoss is a trainer that trains race horses.A graduate of Louisiana State University with a degree in marketing, Tom Amoss had worked with horses while in high school and after completing his education went to work for trainers Frank Brothers, Larry Robideaux, and John Parisella... |
On Target Racing Stable | 1-1/16 | 1:43.20 | $50,000 | |
| 1999 | Polish Miss | 3 | Mario Pino | Bruce C. Jackson | Mary Kernan | 1-1/16 | 1:44.80 | $50,000 | |
| 1998 | Proud Owner | 3 | Darci Rice | Richard W. Small | Thom.Bowman & Rich.Small | 1-1/16 | 1:43.00 | $57,000 | |
| 1997 | Cozy Blues | 3 | Francine Villeneuve Francine Villeneuve Francine Villeneuve is a retired Canadian thoroughbred jockey and racing pioneer.She is sometimes referred to by the nickname "The Queen of Fort Erie" because of a long affiliation with the border oval... |
James E. Baker | Adam Wachtel | 1-1/16 | 1:44.00 | $75,000 | |
| 1997 | Earth to Jackie | 3 | Robert Colton | J. William Boniface | Jacquelyn Schipke | 1-1/16 | 1:44.00 | $75,000 | |
| 1996 | Silent Greeting | 3 | Larry Reynolds | H. Graham Motion H. Graham Motion H. Graham Motion is an American horse trainer, notable for his work with 2011 Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom and Better Talk Now. Motion started out training and winning with his own Thoroughbred horses at age 29, his first win was with Bounding Daisy in March 1993 at Laurel Park... |
Joe L. Allbritton | 1-1/16 | 1:46.40 | $58,000 | |
| 1995 | Jhenais Jewel | 3 | Raphael Verderosa | Josephine S. Owens | Mrs. Jack Jeweler | 1-1/16 | 1:45.60 | $58,000 | |
| 1994 | Irish Forever | 3 | Jorge Chavez Jorge F. Chavez Jorge F. Chavez is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Chavez began his career in horse racing in 1982 in his native Peru and by 1987 was his country's leading rider. In April 1988 he emigrated to the United States where he raced with a great deal of success at Florida race tracks... |
J. William Boniface | Roger Schipke | 1-1/16 | 1:43.60 | $57,000 | |
| 1993 | Open Toe | 3 | Mike Luzzi Mike Luzzi Michael Jude Luzzi is an American jockey. He grew up near Delaware Park Racetrack where his grandfather, trainer Buddy Raines, had a major role in raising him and his brother John who also became a jockey... |
James W. Murphy | Pomerosa Farms | 1-1/16 | 1:42.40 | $57,000 | |
| 1992 | Captive Miss | 3 | Joe Bravo Joe Bravo (jockey) Joe Bravo is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. The son and grandson of jockeys, he began his professional career in Thoroughbred flat racing at Calder Race Course in Miami Gardens, Florida during the latter end of 1988.According to his NTRA profile, Joe Bravo has dominated the New... |
Philip M. Serpe | Live Oak Stud | 1-1/16 | 1:41.40 | $60,000 | |
| 1991 | Grab the Green | 3 | Edgar Prado | Barclay Tagg Barclay Tagg Barclay Tagg is an American thoroughbred horse trainer. A 1961 graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a degree in Animal Husbandry, he is best known for conditioning Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Jockey Club Gold Cup winner Funny Cide. Horses in Tagg's stable have included Showing Up and... |
Samuel H. Rogers Jr. | 1-1/16 | 1:44.60 | $58,000 | |
| 1990 | Valay Maid | 3 | Marco Castaneda | Carlos A. Garcia | C. Oliver Goldsmith | 1-1/16 | 1:42.60 | $58,000 | |
| 1989 | Seraglio | 3 | Greg McCarron | Richard W. Small | Robert E. Meyerhoff | 1-1/16 | 1:48.80 | $68,500 | |
| 1988 | Another Paddock | 3 | Nick Santagata | George Pagano | George Steinbrenner George Steinbrenner George Michael Steinbrenner III was an American businessman who was the principal owner and managing partner of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. During Steinbrenner's 37-year ownership from 1973 to his death in July 2010, the longest in club history, the Yankees earned seven World Series... |
1 mile | 1:36.20 | $60,000 | |
| 1987 | Artic Cloud | 3 | Mario Pino | William T. Fitzgibbons | 1-1/16 | 1:44.40 | $50,000 | ||
| 1986 | Country Recital | 3 | Vincent Bracciale, Jr. | 1-1/16 | 1:46.00 | $36,500 | |||
| 1985 | A Joyful Spray | 3 | Philip Grove | John A. Manfuso | 1-1/16 | 1:43.60 | $36,500 | ||
| 1984 | Squan Song | 3 | Fernando Hernandez | Mrs. Peter F. Green | 1-1/16 | 1:44.60 | $36,500 | ||
| 1983 | Final Chapter | 3 | Danny Wright | Richard W. Small | 1-1/16 | 1:45.40 | $36,500 | ||
| 1982 | Martie's Double | 3 | Rudy Turcotte | 1-1/16 | 1:43.60 | $36,500 | |||
| 1981 | Anti Phil | 3 | Danny Wright | A. E. Verdi | 1-1/16 | 1:46.40 | $36,500 | ||
| 1980 | Weber City Miss | 3 | Vincent Bracciale, Jr. | 1-1/16 | 1:45.00 | $36,500 | |||
| 1979 | Heavy Sugar | 3 | Mark Drury | 1-1/16 | 1:45.20 | $36,500 | |||
| 1978 | Caesar's Wish | 3 | Greg McCarron | Sally M. Gibson | 1-1/16 | 1:45.00 | $35,000 | ||
| 1977 | Enthused | 3 | Chris McCarron Chris McCarron Christopher John "Chris" McCarron is a retired American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. He is currently working as a racing analyst for TVG Network.... |
1-1/16 | 1:45.40 | $28,000 | |||
| 1976 | Dance My Love | 3 | George Cusimano | 1-1/16 | 1:46.40 | $30,700 | |||
| 1975 | Quick Selection | 3 | George Cusimano | 1-1/16 | 1:45.00 | $36,000 | |||
| 1974 | Four Bells | 3 | Greg McCarron | 1-1/16 | 1:43.20 | $30,500 | |||
| 1973 | Maybe Crafty | 3 | Eldon Nelson Eldon Nelson Glen Eldon Nelson is a retired American jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing who competed primarily at tracks on the East Coast of the United States and who is best known for winning the 1972 Preakness Stakes.... |
1-1/16 | 1:46.60 | $30,000 | |||
See also
- Hilltop Stakes top three finishersHilltop Stakes top three finishersThis is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Hilltop Stakes, an American stakes race for three year-old fillies at 1-1/16 miles on the turf held at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. - See also :* Hilltop Stakes*...
- Pimlico Race CoursePimlico Race CoursePimlico Race Course is a horse racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland, most famous for hosting the Preakness Stakes. Its name is derived from the 1660s when English settlers named the area where the facility currently stands in honor of Olde Ben Pimlico's Tavern in London...
- List of graded stakes at Pimlico Race Course