Noble Damsel Stakes
| Grade III race | |
| Location |
Belmont Park Elmont, New York |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1985 (as Lexiable Stakes) |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | NYRA |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mares, three-years-old and older |
| Weight | Base weights with allowances: 4-year-olds and up: 126 lbs. 3-year-olds: 122 lbs. |
| Purse | $200,000 (2021) |
The Noble Damsel Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares age three-years-old and older run over a distance of one mile on the turf held annually in October at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The event offers a purse of $200,000.
History
The event was inaugurated on 28 September 1985 as The Lexiable Stakes at one mile in distance over the dirt and was won by the Irish bred filly Alabama Nana who was trained by the US Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas in a time of 1:351⁄5.
The following year the event was run in split divisions on the turf over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles.
In 1988 the event was classified as Grade III.
In 1989 the event was renamed to the Noble Damsel Stakes in honor of Noble Damsel, who won the 1982 New York Handicap at Belmont Park.
In 1997 the distance of the event was shortened to one mile In 2010 the conditions of the event were changed from a handicap to a stakes race with base weights with allowances.
Records
Speed record:
- 1 mile: 1:32.06 – Viadera (GB) (2020)
- 1+1⁄16 miles: 1:39.59 – Irish Linnet (1994)
Margins:
- 25 lengths – Gerrymander (2023)
Most wins:
- 2 – Irish Linnet (1994, 1995)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 6 – John R. Velazquez (1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2019)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 6 – Chad C. Brown (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 – Austin Delaney (1994, 1995)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Aqueduct – Noble Damsel Stakes | ||||||||||
| 2023 | Gerrymander | 4 | José Ortiz | Chad C. Brown | Klaravich Stables | 1 mile | 1:36.46 | $112,500 | Listed | Off turf |
| 2022 | Evvie Jets | 4 | Eric Cancel | Mertkan Kantarmaci | Robert J. Amendola | 1 mile | 1:35.65 | $145,500 | III | |
| At Belmont Park | ||||||||||
| 2021 | Shifty She | 5 | Edwin Gonzalez | Saffie A. Joseph Jr. | Chris Pallas & Harvey E. Rothenberg | 1 mile | 1:33.24 | $200,000 | III | |
| 2020 | Viadera (GB) | 4 | Joel Rosario | Chad C. Brown | Juddmonte Farms | 1 mile | 1:32.06 | $100,000 | III | |
| 2019 | Significant Form | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Chad C. Brown | Stephanie Seymour Brant | 1 mile | 1:33.48 | $200,000 | III | |
| 2018 | Uni (GB) | 4 | Joel Rosario | Chad C. Brown | Michael Dubb, Head of Plains Partners, Roberta LaPenta & Bethlehem Stables | 1 mile | 1:36.11 | $186,000 | III | |
| 2017 | Off Limits (IRE) | 5 | Joel Rosario | Chad C. Brown | Martin S. Schwartz | 1 mile | 1:32.51 | $196,000 | III | |
| 2016 | Mrs McDougal | 4 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Chad C. Brown | Mr. & Mrs. William K. Warren Jr. | 1 mile | 1:34.99 | $200,000 | III | |
| 2015 | Recepta | 4 | Elvis Trujillo | James J. Toner | Phillips Racing Partnership & Pam Gartin | 1 mile | 1:33.32 | $200,000 | III | |
| 2014 | Annecdote (GB) | 4 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Christophe Clement | George Bolton & Peter Leidel | 1 mile | 1:35.09 | $200,000 | III | |
| 2013 | Peace Preserver | 4 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Todd A. Pletcher | Alto Racing | 1 mile | 1:33.93 | $200,000 | III | |
| 2012 | Naples Bay | 4 | Jose Lezcano | Christophe Clement | Edward A. Cox Jr. | 1 mile | 1:33.96 | $150,000 | III | |
| 2011 | Unbridled Humor | 4 | Ramon A. Dominguez | H. Graham Motion | Live Oak Plantation | 1 mile | 1:34.09 | $100,000 | III | |
| 2010 | Strike the Bell | 4 | Ramon A. Dominguez | David G. Donk | Rising Star Stables | 1 mile | 1:34.58 | $100,000 | III | |
| Noble Damsel Handicap | ||||||||||
| 2009 | Rutherienne | 5 | Alan Garcia | Christophe Clement | Virginia Kraft Payson | 1 mile | 1:34.34 | $107,000 | III | |
| 2008 | Criminologist | 5 | Edgar S. Prado | Claude R. McGaughey III | Stuart S. Janney III & Phipps Stable | 1 mile | 1:37.91 | $111,700 | III | |
| 2007 | Dance Away Capote | 5 | Alan Garcia | Barclay Tagg | Robert S. Evans | 1 mile | 1:34.82 | $113,500 | III | |
| 2006 | Karen's Caper | 4 | Edgar S. Prado | Robert J. Frankel | Stonerside Stable | 1 mile | 1:34.91 | $155,366 | III | |
| 2005 | Bright Abundance | 4 | Richard Migliore | Christophe Clement | Jon & Sarah Kelly, Don & Joan Cimpl, Jim & Joan Wiltz | 1 mile | 1:33.93 | $150,000 | III | |
| 2004 | Ocean Drive | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Bonnie & Sy Baskin | 1 mile | 1:34.71 | $150,000 | III | |
| 2003 | Wonder Again | 4 | Edgar S. Prado | James J. Toner | Joan G. & John W. Phillips | 1 mile | 1:33.07 | $150,000 | III | |
| 2002 | Tates Creek | 4 | Jerry D. Bailey | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 1 mile | 1:32.79 | $114,400 | III | |
| 2001 | Tugger | 4 | Jerry D. Bailey | Todd A. Pletcher | Anstu Stables | 1 mile | 1:35.18 | $113,800 | III | Off turf |
| 2000 | Gino's Spirits (GB) | 4 | Edgar S. Prado | W. Elliott Walden | Thomas F. Van Meter II & Peter Bradley | 1 mile | 1:36.61 | $111,200 | III | |
| 1999 | Khumba Mela (IRE) | 4 | José A. Santos | Christophe Clement | Haras du Mezeray | 1 mile | 1:34.50 | $112,900 | III | |
| 1998 | Oh Nellie | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Michael B. Tabor | 1 mile | 1:32.80 | $84,000 | III | |
| 1997 | Colcon | 4 | Jerry D. Bailey | William I. Mott | Andreas Putsch | 1 mile | 1:32.80 | $115,600 | III | |
| 1996 | Perfect Arc | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Angel A. Penna Jr. | Brazil Stables | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.41 | $93,600 | III | |
| 1995 | Irish Linnet | 7 | John R. Velazquez | Leo O'Brien | Austin Delaney | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:40.67 | $93,408 | III | |
| 1994 | Irish Linnet | 6 | John R. Velazquez | Leo O'Brien | Austin Delaney | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:39.59 | $84,650 | III | |
| Noble Damsel Stakes | ||||||||||
| 1993 | McKaymackenna | 4 | Chris Antley | Rene A. Araya | R. Kay Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.74 | $92,700 | III | |
| 1992 | Miss Otis | 5 | Art Madrid Jr. | Gordon F. Rathbun | Mrs. Henry T. Rathbun | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.64 | $89,100 | III | Off turf |
| 1991 | Highland Penny | 6 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Susan H. Duncan | Ravenbrook Farm | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:40.21 | $84,750 | III | |
| 1990 | Christiecat | 3 | Eddie Maple | Patrick J. Kelly | Fox Ridge Farm | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.40 | $90,150 | III | |
| 1989 | Miss Unnameable | 5 | Raul I. Rojas | Wayne Widmer | Tatt Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:40.74 | $91,800 | III | |
| Lexiable Stakes | ||||||||||
| 1988 | Glowing Honor | 3 | Pat Day | MacKenzie Miller | Rokeby Stables | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.00 | $92,250 | III | |
| 1987 | § Fieldy (IRE) | 4 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Thomas J. Skiffington | Fernwood Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.40 | $57,500 | ||
| 1986 | Slew's Exceller | 4 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Thomas J. Skiffington | K. Meyers | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.20 | $54,100 | Division 1 | |
| Fama | 3 | Randy Romero | Angel Penna Sr. | Santa Cruz Ranch | 1:41.00 | $54,300 | Division 2 | |||
| 1985 | Alabama Nana (IRE) | 4 | Pat Valenzuela | D. Wayne Lukas | Leonard Mathis | 1 mile | 1:35.20 | $58,000 | ||
Legend:
Dirt
Turf
Notes:
§ Ran as an entry