The Glens Falls Stakes is a

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American

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for fillies and

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s aged four years old and older held over a distance of one and a half miles on the

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held annually in August at Saratoga Race Course in

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. The event currently carries a purse of $250,000.

History

The event at Saratoga Race Course is named after the nearby city of

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. The inaugural running of the event was on 9 August 1996 over a distance of miles for fillies and

s three-years-old and older and was won by the 17-1 longshot Ampulla who was ridden by Shane Sellers in a time of 2:16.49 by a two lengths margin. From 1998 to 2010 the event was run under handicap conditions. In 1999 the event was upgraded in classification by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association's American Graded Stakes Committee to Grade III. The Glens Falls Handicap was run in two divisions in 2004. The event has been taken off the turf due the state of the turf track three times and run at a shorter distance: 2000, 2001, 2013. In 2018 the event was upgrade to

. In 2020 the conditions of the event were modified for entrance to fillies and

s aged four years old and older. In 2021 the distance of the event was increased from miles to miles.

Records

Speed record: * miles: 2:27.05 – McKulick (2023) * miles: 2:11.46 – White Rose (2015) Margins: *7 lengths – Auntie Mame (1998) Most wins: * 2 – War Like Goddess (2021, 2022) * 2 – McKulick (GB) (2023, 2024) Most wins by an owner: * 2 – George Krikorian (2021, 2022) * 2 – Klaravich Stables (2023, 2024) Most wins by a

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: * 5 – John R. Velazquez (1998, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2015) Most wins by a trainer: * 7 – William I. Mott (1999, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022)

Winners

''Legend:''

References

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History

Records

Winners

See also

References