Wonder Again Stakes

The Wonder Again Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies aged three years old held over a distance of 1+1⁄8 miles on the inner turf scheduled annually in early June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The event currently carries a purse of $200,000.

Wonder Again Stakes
Grade III race
LocationBelmont Park
Elmont, New York, United States
Inaugurated2014
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing – Inner Turf
Websitenyra.com
Race information
Distance1+1⁄8 miles
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-old fillies
Weight124 lbs with allowances
Purse$200,000 (2021)
BonusesFirst three placegetters invited to Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes[1]

History

The race is named after the Grade I winner Wonder Again who won the GI Garden City Breeders' Cup (2002) and GI Diana Handicap (2004).[2]

The race was inaugurated in 25 May 2014[3] with a stakes purse of $200,000.[4]

In 2017 the event was classified as Grade III.[1]

The event is considered a preparatory race for the Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes which is held in July.

In 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, NYRA scheduled the event in their updated and shortened spring-summer meeting with a shorter distance of 1mile.[5]

Records

Speed record:

  • 1+1⁄8 miles – 1:46.34 Camber Parc (2019)

Largest margin of victory:

  • 1+1⁄4 lengths – Camber Parc (2019)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

  • No owner has won this race more than once.

Winners
Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref
2022 Consumer Spending Manny Franco Chad C. Brown Klaravich Stables 1+1⁄8 miles 1:50.73 $194,000 III [6]
2021 Con Lima Flavien Prat Todd A. Pletcher Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Joseph F. Graffeo, Del Toro, Eric Nikolaus & Troy Johnson 1+1⁄8 miles 1:50.84 $200,000 III [7]
2020 Sweet Melania José L. Ortiz Todd A. Pletcher Lawana L. & Robert Low 1 mile 1:34.24 $145,500 III [8]
2019 Cambier Parc José L. Ortiz Chad C. Brown OXO Equine 1+1⁄8 miles 1:46.34 $194,000 III [9]
2018 La Signare (FR) Joel Rosario Brian A. Lynch Madaket Stables, T&A Cambron, Bradley Thoroughbreds 1+1⁄8 miles 1:48.84 $200,000 III [10]
2017 New Money Honey Javier Castellano Chad C. Brown e Five Racing Thoroughbreds 1+1⁄8 miles 1:48.01 $200,000 III [11]
2016 Time and Motion John R. Velazquez James J. Toner Phillips Racing Partnership 1+1⁄8 miles 1:47.48 $200,000 Listed [12]
2015 Lady Eli Irad Ortiz Jr. Chad C. Brown Sheep Pond Partners 1+1⁄8 miles 1:49.94 $200,000 [13]
2014 Sea Queen Irad Ortiz Jr. Christophe Clement Stonetower Stables 1+1⁄8 miles 1:49.89 $200,000 [14]

Notes:
Fillies in bold have won the Wonder Again Stakes – Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes double

See also

References
  1. "THE WONDER AGAIN". equibase. 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  2. "Wins – WONDER AGAIN". Thoroughbred Pedigree Online. 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  3. "WONDER AGAIN STAKES - BELMONT PARK, NY". Thoroughbred Pedigree Online. 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  4. "Wonder Again S. Black Type – Thoroughbred INNER TURF FOR FILLIES THREE YEARS OLD". equibase. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  5. McCalmont, Keith (19 May 2020). "NYRA announces stakes schedule for 25 day Belmont Park spring summer meet". New York Racing Association. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  6. "2022 Wonder Again Stakes Grade 3 – (race 3)". Equibase. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  7. "2021 Wonder Again Stakes Grade 3 – (race 8)". Equibase. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  8. "2020 Wonder Again Stakes Grade 3 – (race 6)" (PDF). Equibase. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  9. "2019 Wonder Again Stakes Grade 3 – (race 3)". Equibase. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  10. "2018 Wonder Again Stakes Grade 3 – (race 8)". Equibase. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  11. "2017 Wonder Again Stakes Grade 3 – (race 3)". Equibase. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  12. "2016 Wonder Again Stakes Listed – (race 8)". Equibase. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  13. "2015 Wonder Again Stakes Black Type – (race 6)". Equibase. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  14. "2014 Wonder Again Stakes Black Type – (race 8)". Equibase. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
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