Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series > Suburban Stakes
Suburban Stakes Race Facts
- Location: Belmont Park, Elmont, NY
- Inaugural Race: 1884
- Distance: 1 & 1/4th mile (10 furlongs)
- Track Type: Left-handed, Dirt
- Age Qualifications: Four Year Olds and up
- 2021 Purse: $400,000
- 2021 Race Date: Saturday, July 3rd
2021 Suburban Stakes Race Results
| POST | HORSE | JOCKEY / TRAINER | WIN / PLACE / SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Max Player | Ricardo Santana, Jr. / Steven M. Asmussen | $25.60 / $6.80 / $3.00 |
| 4 | Mystic Guide | Luis Saez / Michael Stidham | $2.90 / $2.10 |
| 6 | Happy Saver | Irad Ortiz, Jr. / Todd A. Pletcher | $2.30 |
| 1 | Moretti | Flavien Prat / Todd A. Pletcher | |
| 2 | Informative | Manuel Franco / Uriah St. Lewis | |
| 3 | Prioritize | Joel Rosario / H. James Bond |
Exotic Payoffs:
- $1.00 Exacta (5-4) Paid: $34.75
- $0.50 Trifecta (5-4-6) Paid: $28.25
- $0.10 Superfecta (5-4-6-1) Paid: $16.32
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Suburban Stakes Race History
The Suburban Stakes is a Grade II race run each year at Belmont Park in Elmont, NY. First run in 1884, the race is noted for previously being one of the legs of the New York Handicap Triple, along with the Metropolitan Handicap and the Brooklyn Handicap. Only four horses have won the Triple: Whisk Broom II (1913), Tom Fool (1953), Kelso (1961), and Fit to Fight (1984). As both the Metropolitan Handicap and Brooklyn Handicap are now run on Belmont Stakes day, achieving the Triple is now an impossibility.
Winners of the Suburban Stakes include an eye-popping number of former champions, hall of famers, and other notable horses. Those include Imp, Gold Heels, Friar Rock, Paul Jones, Crusader, Head Play, Eight Thirty, Devil Driver, Armed, Assault, Mineshaft, Devil His Due, Easy Goer and many more!
As part of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series, winners of the race gain automatic entry into the Breeders’ Cup Classic.
Suburban Stakes Past Winners
| Year | Winner | Jockey / Trainer | Distance (Miles) / Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Max Player | Ricardo Santana, Jr. / Steven M. Asmussen | 1 1⁄4 / 2:01.95 |
| 2020 | Tacitus | John R. Velazquez / William I. Mott | 1 1⁄4 / 1:59.51 |
| 2019 | Preservationist | Junior Alvarado / James A. Jerkens | 1 1⁄4 / 1:59.99 |
| 2018 | Diversify | Irad Ortiz Jr. / Richard Violette Jr. | 1 1⁄4 / 1:59.84 |
| 2017 | Keen Ice | José Ortiz / Todd Pletcher | 1 1⁄4 / 2:02.02 |
| 2016 | Effinex | Mike E. Smith / James A. Jerkens | 1 1⁄4 / 2:01.04 |
| 2015 | Effinex | Junior Alvarado / James A. Jerkens | 1 1⁄4 / 2:01.55 |
| 2014 | Zivo | Jose Lezcano / Chad Brown | 1 1⁄4 / 2:00.43 |
| 2013 | Flat Out | Junior Alvarado / William I. Mott | 1 1⁄4 / 1:46.87 |
| 2012 | Mucho Macho Man | Mike E. Smith / Kathy Ritvo | 1 1⁄4 / 1:46.58 |
| 2011 | Flat Out | Alex Solis / Charles Dickey | 1 1⁄4 / 1:46.64 |
| 2010 | Haynesfield | Ramon Domínguez / Steve Asmussen | 1 1⁄4 / 1:48.52 |
| 2009 | Dry Martini | Edgar Prado / Barclay Tagg | 1 1⁄4 / 2:00.80 |
| 2008 | Frost Giant | Rudy Rodriguez / Rick Dutrow | 1 1⁄4 / 2:01.58 |
| 2007 | Political Force | Cornelio Velásquez / H. Allen Jerkens | 1 1⁄4 / 2:00.50 |
| 2006 | Invasor | Fernando Jara / Kiaran McLaughlin | 1 1⁄4 / 2:01.23 |
| 2005 | Offlee Wild | Edgar Prado / Juan Rodriguez | 1 1⁄4 / 2:00.40 |
| 2004 | Peace Rules | Jerry Bailey / Robert J. Frankel | 1 1⁄4 / 1:59.40 |
| 2003 | Mineshaft | Robby Albarado / Neil J. Howard | 1 1⁄4 / 2:01.40 |
| 2002 | E Dubai | John Velazquez / Saeed bin Suroor | 1 1⁄4 / 2:00.80 |
| 2001 | Albert the Great | Jorge F. Chavez / Nick Zito | 1 1⁄4 / 2:00.20 |
| 2000 | Lemon Drop Kid | Edgar Prado / Scotty Schulhofer | 1 1⁄4 / 1:58.80 |
| 1999 | Behrens | Jorge F. Chavez / H. James Bond | 1 1⁄4 / 2:01.06 |
| 1998 | Frisk Me Now | Edwin L. King Jr. / Robert J. Durso | 1 1⁄4 / 2:00.45 |
| 1997 | Skip Away | Shane Sellers / Sonny Hine | 1 1⁄4 / 2:02.20 |
| 1996 | Wekiva Springs | Mike E. Smith / William I. Mott | 1 1⁄4 / 2:02.78 |
| 1995 | Key Contender | Jerry Bailey / Jose A. Martin | 1 1⁄4 / 2:02.20 |
| 1994 | Devil His Due | Mike E. Smith / H. Allen Jerkens | 1 1⁄4 / 2:02.40 |
| 1993 | Devil His Due | Herb McCauley / H. Allen Jerkens | 1 1⁄4 / 2:01.20 |
| 1992 | Pleasant Tap | Eddie Delahoussaye / Christopher Speckert | 1 1⁄4 / 2:00.20 |
| 1991 | In Excess | Gary Stevens / Bruce L. Jackson | 1 1⁄4 / 1:58.20 |
| 1990 | Easy Goer | Pat Day / Claude R. McGaughey III | 1 1⁄4 / 2:00.00 |
| 1989 | Dancing Spree | Ángel Cordero Jr. / Claude R. McGaughey III | 1 1⁄4 / 2:02.40 |
| 1988 | Personal Flag | Pat Day / Claude R. McGaughey III | 1 1⁄4 / 2:01.40 |
| 1987 | Broad Brush | Ángel Cordero Jr. / Richard W. Small | 1 1⁄4 / 2:03.00 |
| 1986 | Roo Art | Pat Day / D. Wayne Lukas | 1 1⁄4 / 2:01.20 |
| 1985 | Vanlandingham | Don MacBeth / Shug McGaughey | 1 1⁄4 / 2:01.00 |
| 1984 | Fit To Fight | Jerry Bailey / MacKenzie Miller | 1 1⁄4 / 2:00.60 |
| 1983 | Winter's Tale | Jeffrey Fell / MacKenzie Miller | 1 1⁄4 / 2:01.60 |
| 1982 | Silver Buck | Don MacBeth / J. Elliott Burch | 1 1⁄4 / 1:59.60 |
| 1981 | Temperence Hill | Don MacBeth / Joseph B. Cantey | 1 1⁄4 / 2:02.00 |
| 1980 | Winter's Tale | Jeffrey Fell / MacKenzie Miller | 1 1⁄4 / 2:00.60 |
| 1979 | State Dinner | Jorge Velásquez / J. Elliott Burch | 1 1⁄4 / 2:01.60 |
| 1978 | Upper Nile | Jorge Velásquez / MacKenzie Miller | 1 1⁄4 / 2:01.80 |
| 1977 | Quiet Little Table | Eddie Maple / Philip G. Johnson | 1 1⁄4 / 2:03.00 |
| 1976 | Foolish Pleasure | Eddie Maple / LeRoy Jolley | 13⁄16 / 1:55.40 |
| 1975 | Forego | Heliodoro Gustines / Sherrill W. Ward | 1 1⁄2 / 2:27.80 |
| 1974 | True Knight | Ángel Cordero Jr. / Lou Rondinello | 1 1⁄4 / 2:01.40 |
| 1973 | Key To The Mint | Braulio Baeza / J. Elliott Burch | 1 1⁄4 / 2:00.80 |
| 1972 | Hitchcock | Carlos H. Marquez / Pancho Martin | 1 1⁄4 / 2:00.00 |
| 1971 | Twice Worthy | John Ruane / James P. Conway | 1 1⁄4 / 2:02.20 |
| 1970 | Barometer | Ángel Cordero Jr. / Robert J. Frankel | 1 1⁄4 / 2:01.20 |
| 1969 | Mr. Right | Ángel Cordero Jr. / Evan S. Jackson | 1 1⁄4 / 2:04.80 |
| 1968 | Dr. Fager | Braulio Baeza / John A. Nerud | 1 1⁄4 / 1:59.60 |
| 1967 | Buckpasser | Braulio Baeza / Edward A. Neloy | 1 1⁄4 / 2:02.20 |
| 1966 | Buffle | Ron Turcotte / Max Hirsch | 1 1⁄4 / 2:02.00 |
| 1965 | Pia Star | Johnny Sellers / Clyde Troutt | 1 1⁄4 / 2:01.00 |
| 1964 | Iron Peg | Manuel Ycaza / Woody Stephens | 1 1⁄4 / 2:01.80 |
| 1963 | Kelso | Ismael Valenzuela / Carl Hanford | 1 1⁄4 / 2:01.80 |
| 1962 | Beau Purple | William Boland / H. Allen Jerkens | 1 1⁄4 / 2:00.60 |
| 1961 | Kelso | Eddie Arcaro / Carl Hanford | 1 1⁄4 / 2:02.00 |
| 1960 | Sword Dancer | Eddie Arcaro / J. Elliott Burch | 1 1⁄4 / 2:01.60 |
| 1959 | Bald Eagle | Manuel Ycaza / Woody Stephens | 1 1⁄4 / 2:01.60 |
| 1958 | Bold Ruler | Eddie Arcaro / James Fitzsimmons | 1 1⁄4 / 2:01.00 |
| 1957 | Traffic Judge | Eddie Arcaro / James W. Maloney | 1 1⁄4 / 2:02.60 |
| 1956 | Nashua | Eddie Arcaro / James Fitzsimmons | 1 1⁄4 / 2:00.80 |
| 1955 | Helioscope | Sam Boulmetis / Howard Hausner | 1 1⁄4 / 2:00.60 |
| 1954 | Straight Face | Ted Atkinson / John M. Gaver Sr. | 1 1⁄4 / 2:03.20 |
| 1953 | Tom Fool | Ted Atkinson / John M. Gaver Sr. | 1 1⁄4 / 2:00.60 |
| 1952 | One Hitter | Ted Atkinson / John M. Gaver Sr. | 1 1⁄4 / 2:02.00 |
| 1951 | Busanda | Keith Stuart / James Fitzsimmons | 1 1⁄4 / 2:02.60 |
| 1950 | Loser Weeper | Nick Combest / Bill Winfrey | 1 1⁄4 / 2:02.00 |
| 1949 | Vulcan's Forge | Eddie Arcaro / Don Cameron | 1 1⁄4 / 2:03.00 |
| 1948 | Harmonica | Warren Mehrtens / Max Hirsch | 1 1⁄4 / 2:03.00 |
| 1947 | Assault | Eddie Arcaro / Max Hirsch | 1 1⁄4 / 2:01.80 |
| 1946 | Armed | Douglas Dodson / Ben A. Jones | 1 1⁄4 / 2:02.00 |
| 1945 | Devil Diver | Eddie Arcaro / John M. Gaver Sr. | 1 1⁄4 / 2:04.00 |
| 1944 | Aletern | Herb Lindberg / John H. Skirvin | 1 1⁄4 / 2:01.20 |
| 1943 | Don Bingo | Joseph Renick / William Post | 1 1⁄4 / 2:01.40 |
| 1942 | Market Wise | Basil James / George W. Carroll | 1 1⁄4 / 2:01.80 |
| 1941 | Your Chance | Don Meade / Bert Mulholland | 1 1⁄4 / 2:02.60 |
| 1940 | Eight Thirty | Harry Richards / Bert Mulholland | 1 1⁄4 / 2:01.60 |
| 1939 | Cravat | Jack Westrope / Walter Burrows | 1 1⁄4 / 2:02.80 |
| 1938 | Snark | Johnny Longden / James Fitzsimmons | 1 1⁄4 / 2:01.40 |
| 1937 | Aneroid | Charley Rosengarten / Dion K. Kerr | 1 1⁄4 / 2:01.60 |
| 1936 | Firethorn | Harry Richards / Preston M. Burch | 1 1⁄4 / 2:04.60 |
| 1935 | Head Play | Charles Kurtsinger / J. Thomas Taylor | 1 1⁄4 / 2:02.00 |
| 1934 | Ladysman | Silvio Coucci / Bud Stotler | 1 1⁄4 / 2:02.60 |
| 1933 | Equipoise | Raymond Workman / Thomas J. Healey | 1 1⁄4 / 2:02.00 |
| 1932 | White Clover II | Raymond Workman / Preston M. Burch | 1 1⁄4 / 2:03.40 |
| 1931 | Mokatam | Alfred Robertson / Frank M. Taylor | 1 1⁄4 / 2:02.40 |
| 1930 | Petee-Wrack | Earl Sande / Willie Booth | 1 1⁄4 / 2:07.40 |
| 1929 | Bateau | Eddie Ambrose / Scott P. Harlan | 1 1⁄4 / 2:03.40 |
| 1928 | Dolan | John Callahan / Edward W. Heffner | 1 1⁄4 / 2:06.60 |
| 1927 | Crusader | Clarence Kummer / George Conway | 1 1⁄4 / 2:02.40 |
| 1926 | Crusader | John Callahan / George Conway | 1 1⁄4 / 2:03.00 |
| 1925 | Sting | Bennie Breuning / Jimmy Johnson | 1 1⁄4 / 2:04.20 |
| 1924 | Mad Hatter | Earl Sande / Sam Hildreth | 1 1⁄4 / 2:03.60 |
| 1923 | Grey Lag | Earl Sande / Sam Hildreth | 1 1⁄4 / 2:03.00 |
| 1922 | Captain Alcock | Clyde Ponce / James Fitzsimmons | 1 1⁄4 / 2:05.40 |
| 1921 | Audacious | Clarence Kummer / Sandy McNaughton | 1 1⁄4 / 2:02.20 |
| 1920 | Paul Jones | Andy Schuttinger / William M. Garth | 1 1⁄4 / 2:09.60 |
| 1919 | Corn Tassel | Lavelle Ensor / Thomas J. Healey | 1 1⁄4 / 2:02.20 |
| 1918 | Johren | Frank Robinson / Albert Simons | 1 1⁄4 / 2:06.00 |
| 1917 | Boots | Johnny Loftus / Walter B. Jennings | 1 1⁄4 / 2:05.20 |
| 1916 | Friar Rock | Mack Garner / Sam Hildreth | 1 1⁄4 / 2:05.00 |
| 1915 | Stromboli | Clarence Turner / Sam Hildreth | 1 1⁄4 / 2:05.40 |
| 1914 | Race not held | ||
| 1913 | Whisk Broom II | Joe Notter / James G. Rowe Sr. | 1 1⁄4 / 2:00.00 |
| 1912 | No races held due to the Hart–Agnew Law | ||
| 1911 | No races held due to the Hart–Agnew Law | ||
| 1910 | Olambala | George Archibald / Thomas J. Healey | 1 1⁄4 / 2:04.40 |
| 1909 | Fitz Herbert | Eddie Dugan / Sam Hildreth | 1 1⁄4 / 2:03.40 |
| 1908 | Ballot | Joe Notter / James G. Rowe Sr. | 1 1⁄4 / 2:03.00 |
| 1907 | Nealon | Willie Dugan / Frank M. Taylor | 1 1⁄4 / 2:06.40 |
| 1906 | Go Between | Willie Shaw / John Shields | 1 1⁄4 / 2:05.20 |
| 1905 | Beldame | Frank O'Neill / John J. Hyland | 1 1⁄4 / 2:05.40 |
| 1904 | Hermis | Arthur Redfern / William Shields | 1 1⁄4 / 2:05.00 |
| 1903 | Africander | Grover Fuller / Richard O. Miller | 1 1⁄4 / 2:10.40 |
| 1902 | Gold Heels | Otto Wonderly / Matthew M. Allen | 1 1⁄4 / 2:05.20 |
| 1901 | Alcedo | Henry Spencer / James H. McCormick | 1 1⁄4 / 2:05.60 |
| 1900 | Kinley Mack | Patrick McCue / Peter Wimmer | 1 1⁄4 / 2:06.80 |
| 1899 | Imp | Nash Turner / Charles E. Brossman | 1 1⁄4 / 2:05.80 |
| 1898 | Tillo | Alonzo Clayton / John W. Rogers | 1 1⁄4 / 2:08.20 |
| 1897 | Ben Brush | Willie Simms / Hardy Campbell Jr. | 1 1⁄4 / 2:07.20 |
| 1896 | Henry of Navarre | Henry Griffin / John J. Hyland | 1 1⁄4 / 2:07.00 |
| 1895 | Lazzarone | Anthony Hamilton / William Donohue | 1 1⁄4 / 2:07.80 |
| 1894 | Ramapo | Fred Taral / John J. Hyland | 1 1⁄4 / 2:06.20 |
| 1893 | Lowlander | Patsy McDermott / Fred Lowe | 1 1⁄4 / 2:06.60 |
| 1892 | Montana | Edward Garrison / Matthew Byrnes | 1 1⁄4 / 2:07.40 |
| 1891 | Loantaka | Marty Bergen / David W. McConn | 1 1⁄4 / 2:07.00 |
| 1890 | Salvator | Isaac Burns Murphy / Matthew Byrnes | 1 1⁄4 / 2:06.80 |
| 1889 | Raceland | Edward Garrison / James G. Rowe Sr. | 1 1⁄4 / 2:09.80 |
| 1888 | Elkwood | Willie Martin / James B. Dyer | 1 1⁄4 / 2:07.50 |
| 1887 | Eurus | G. Davis / John Huggins | 1 1⁄4 / 2:12.00 |
| 1886 | Troubadour | William Fitzpatrick / John W. Rogers | 1 1⁄4 / 2:12.25 |
| 1885 | Pontiac | Harris Olney / Matthew Byrnes | 1 1⁄4 / 2:09.50 |
| 1884 | General Monroe | William Donohue / Walter C. Rollins | 1 1⁄4 / 2:11.75 |