Molly Pitcher Stakes
horse race
The Molly Pitcher Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race raced annually during the last week of August at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey. The race is open to fillies and mares, age three and up, over one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt. This Grade II event currently carries a purse of $100,000.
In 1951, the Molly Pitcher was the first race in the United States ever to be televised in color.
The Molly Pitcher was reduced from a Grade II to a Grade III event in 2015 and had its purse lowered. The event would be upgraded back to Grade II in 2026.
Records
Speed record:
1:40.47 - Search Results (2022)
Most wins:
2 - Politely (1967, 1968)
2 - Hystericalady (2007, 2008)
Most wins by a jockey:
5 - Pat Day (1985, 1986, 1996, 1998, 2000)
Most wins by a trainer:
6 - Todd A. Pletcher (2005, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021)
Most wins by an owner:
2 - Christiana Stables (1948, 1973)
2 - Wheatley Stable (1955, 1966)
2 - Bohemia Stable (1967, 1968)
2 - H. Joseph Allen (1981, 1997)
2 - Stephen D. Peskoff (1983, 1987)
2 - Edward P. Evans (2003, 2011)
2 - Rancho San Miguel et la.
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