The Longacres Mile Stakes is an American

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generally held in August at

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. Formerly run under handicap conditions, the race is open to horses three years of age and older and is run on dirt over a distance of one mile (eight furlongs). It is the showpiece of the Emerald Downs race meeting. Created by Joe Gottstein for the Longacres racetrack's third season, the Longacres Mile Handicap ran at that

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track from 1935 to 1992. From 1993 to 1995 the race held its graded status as the Budweiser Mile at Yakima Meadows. Since 1996 the venue has been Emerald Downs. In 2008, Jennifer Whitaker became the first female

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(aboard Wasserman) to win the Longacres Mile. The event was downgraded to Listed status in 2022, when it changed from a handicap race to a

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event with allowances. Both the 2023 and 2024 Longacres Miles were won by owner Ken Alhadeff, the grandson of race creator and former Longacres owner Joe Gottstein, under the name of Elttaes Stable ("

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" spelled backwards). Elttaes Stable also won the Longacres Mile in 1942, 1967 and 1968 when the stable was owned by Gottstein.

Records

Speed record: * 1:32.90 - Point Piper (2016) (Washington state record) Most wins: * 2 - Amble In (1946, 1948) * 2 - Trooper Seven (1980, 1981) * 2 - Simply Majestic (1988, 1989) * 2 - Stryker Phd (2014, 2015) * 2 - Five Star General (2023, 2024) Most wins by a

: * 5 -

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(1980, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1993) Most wins by a trainer: * 5 - Jim Penney (1973, 1977, 2000, 2002, 2006) Most wins by an owner: * 5 - Elttaes Stable (1942, 1967, 1968, 2023, 2024)

Winners

2025 Emerald Downs Media Guidehttps://issuu.com/racingstatsandinfo.com/docs/media_guide_2025_final

References

{{reflist Horse races in Washington (state) Emerald Downs Open mile category horse races Horse races in the United States Horse races established in 1935 Auburn, Washington 1935 establishments in Washington (state)