Just A Game Stakes
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| Grade 1 race | |
| Location | Belmont Park Elmont, New York, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1994 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.nyra.com Belmont |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mares, four-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $700,000 (2015) |
The Just A Game Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Open to fillies and mares age four and up, it is contested on turf over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs). A Grade I event since 2008, it offered a purse of $750,000 in 2014. In 2015 the purse was $700,000.
The race is named in honor of Peter Brant's filly, Just A Game, who was voted 1980 American Champion Female Turf Horse honors.
Records
Speed record:
- 1:32.34 - Tapitsfly (2012)
Most wins:
- 2 - Caress (1995, 1996)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Harbor View Farm (1995, 1996)
- 2 - Juddmonte Farms (2004, 2008)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Jerry Bailey (1997, 2000, 2004)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - William I. Mott (1994, 2005, 2007)
Winners
† In 1996, Class Kris finished first but was disqualified and set back to second giving Caress her second straight victory in this event.
