The Prioress Stakes is an American Grade III Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the eight-week meet at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York .
5-408: Inaugurated in 1948 at Jamaica Racetrack , it was raced there through 1959 after which it was hosted by Aqueduct Racetrack through 1986. It was run at Belmont Park from 1987 through 2011 before being moved to Saratoga Race Course in 2012, where it remains on the stakes schedule. The Prioress was named for the filly Prioress, out of the great mare Reel , herself by Glencoe . In 1858, Prioress became
10-594: Is named in Eugene Wood's honor. Legendary Hall of Fame horse trainer Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons was the first to train at Jamaica Race Course and Native Dancer made a winning debut here on April 19, 1952. The facility's attendance record of 64,679 was set on Memorial Day , 1945. It was home to ongoing races such as the Prioress Stakes , Frizette Stakes , Paumonok Handicap , Excelsior Handicap , Wood Memorial Stakes , Remsen Handicap , Bed O' Roses Handicap , and
15-719: The Jamaica Handicap . In 1955, the Greater New York Association took over management of Jamaica Race Course along with Aqueduct Racetrack , Belmont Park , and Saratoga Race Course and decided to undertake renovations to Aqueduct in South Ozone Park , the other track in the Greater Jamaica area. Jamaica took on the Big A dates during Aqueduct's four year renovation, after which it would be sold for redevelopment as
20-638: The Metropolitan Jockey Club in Jamaica, Queens , New York City . The 1-mile (1.6 km) track opened on April 27, 1903, a day which featured the inaugural running of the Excelsior Handicap . Eugene D. Wood , one of the founders and largest stockholder, served as its first president. Upon Wood's death in April 1924, Dr. Edward P. Kilroe was appointed president to replace him. The Wood Memorial Stakes
25-561: The first American Thoroughbred ever to win in England. The Prioress Stakes was run in two divisions in 1951 and again in 1958. This race was downgraded to a Grade II for its 2014 running. Speed record: Most wins by a jockey : Most wins by a trainer : Most wins by an owner: Jamaica Racetrack Jamaica Race Course , also called the Jamaica Racetrack , was an American thoroughbred horse racing facility operated by
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