The Test Stakes is an American

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open to three-year-old fillies and run each summer at the

Saratoga Race Course Saratoga Race Course is a Thoroughbred horse racing track located on Union Avenue in Saratoga Springs, New York, Saratoga Springs, New York (state), New York, United States. Opened in 1863, it is often considered to be the oldest major sporting v ...

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. It is contested at a distance of seven

furlong A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and United States customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to any of 660 foot (unit), feet, 220 yards, 40 rod (unit), rods, 10 chain (unit), chains, or a ...

s on the dirt and is an influential race in shaping the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint. A

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event, it carries a purse of $500,000. It was first run at Saratoga in 1922. Over the years it has also become an important race for fillies pointing towards the Grade I

Alabama Stakes The Alabama Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race open to three-year-old fillies. Inaugurated in 1872, the Grade I race is run over a distance of one and one-quarter miles on the dirt track at Saratoga Race Course. Held in mid August, i ...

which also runs at Saratoga Race Course. Inaugurated at a mile and quarter, it went to seven furlongs in its second running. The Test Stakes took place at

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in 1943, 1944, and 1945. It was not run from 1923 to 1925 or in 1961. It was run in two divisions in 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, and 1979.

Records

Speed record: * 1:20.83 – Lady Tak (2003),Gamine (2020) Most wins by a

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: * 6 – Jerry Bailey (1988, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003) Most wins by a trainer: * 5 – James Fitzsimmons (1928, 1942, 1951, 1956, 1963) Most wins by an owner: * 3 – Wheatley Stable (1928, 1963, 1965) * 3 – Ogden Phipps (1956, 1972, 1979)

Winners

References

The Test Stakes at Pedigree Query

The Test Stakes at the NTRA
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