Pucker Up Stakes
Encyclopedia
The Pucker Up Stakes is an American
Thoroughbred horse race
for 3-year-old fillies
held annually in early September at Arlington Park
race track
near Chicago
, Illinois
. A Grade III
event, it is contested over a distance of 9 furlong
s (1 1/8 miles) on turf
.
The race was named in honor of Ada L. Rice's filly, Pucker Up
. Pucker Up was one of five champions trained by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame
trainer James P. Conway
.
United States
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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...
for 3-year-old 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....
held annually in early September at Arlington Park
Arlington Park
Arlington Park is a horse race track in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, Illinois. Horse racing in the Chicago region has been a popular sport since the early days of the city in the 1830s, and at one time Chicago had more horse racing tracks than any other major metropolitan area...
race track
Race track
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near Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. A Grade III
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...
event, it is contested over a distance of 9 furlong
Furlong
A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, 40 rods, or 10 chains. The exact value of the furlong varies slightly among English-speaking countries....
s (1 1/8 miles) on turf
Grass
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The race was named in honor of Ada L. Rice's filly, Pucker Up
Pucker Up (horse)
Pucker Up was an American Champion Thoroughbred racing mare. She was bred by Dan and Ada Rice's Danada Farm, and raced under Mrs. Rice's name. Her training was handled by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Jimmy Conway and his assistant, Al Robertson.Racing in Chicago, in July she won the...
. Pucker Up was one of five champions trained by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers...
trainer James P. Conway
James P. Conway
James P. Conway was an American Hall of Fame trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing who trained forty-three stakes winners including five Champions and a winner of two American Classic Races....
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Recent winners
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2011 | Marketing Mix | Junior Alvarado | Tom Proctor | Glen Hill Farm | 1:49.24 |
| 2010 | Dade Babe | Florent Geroux | Danny L. Miller | Lawrence G. Peifer | 1:51.77 |
| 2009 | Hot Cha Cha | James Graham | Philip Sims | Nelson McMakin | 1:47.67 |
| 2008 | Closeout | Jamie Theriot Jamie Theriot Jamie Theriot is an American jockey. The son of Thoroughbred horse trainer Harold Theriot, he is a nephew of jockey Larry Melancon.... |
Thomas F. Proctor Thomas F. Proctor Thomas F. Proctor is an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses who won the 1994 edition of the Breeders' Cup Distaff with One Dreamer.... |
Glen Hill Farm | 1:53.22 |
| 2007 | Dreaming of Anna Dreaming of Anna Dreaming of Anna is an American thoroughbred filly racehorse. She was sired by the outstanding English and American stud, Rahy out of the Broad Brush mare, Justenuffheart, who was a multi graded stakes race winner and half-sister to Grade I Turf winner Kitten's Joy. Although there is no Northern... |
E. T. Baird | Wayne Catalano Wayne M. Catalano Wayne M. Catalano is a former jockey and current trainer in American Thoroughbred horse racing who has won three Breeders' Cup World Championship races and trained two Eclipse Award Champions.-Jockey career:... |
Frank C. Calabrese | 1:48.20 |
| 2006 | Vacare | Carlos Marquez, Jr. | Chris Block | Lathenbach Stables | 1:49.71 |
| 2005 | Royal Copenhagen | 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... |
Laura De Seroux | Richard L. Duchossois Richard L. Duchossois Richard L. "Dick" Duchossois is an American businessman and racehorse owner. He was the founder and Chairman of The Duchossois Group, Inc., a family-owned company headquartered in Elmhurst, Illinois that is known for its ownership stakes in Arlington Park and Churchill Downs race tracks, as well... |
1:48.76 |
| 2004 | Ticker Tape | Kent Desormeaux Kent Desormeaux Kent Jason Desormeaux is an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who holds the U.S. record for most races won in a single year, 1989.-Brief biography:... |
James M. Cassidy | D. Pearson/J. Sweesy | 1:48.63 |