Bed O' Roses Stakes

The Bed O' Roses Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares four-year-olds and older, over a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt track held annually in early June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The event currently carries a purse of $300,000.^[1]

Bed O' Roses Stakes

Class	Grade II
Location	Belmont Park Elmont, New York, United States
Inaugurated	1957
Race type	Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Race information
Distance	7 furlongs
Surface	Dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Fillies & Mares, four-years-old & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	US$300,000 (2025)

History

The race was named for Alfred G. Vanderbilt II's Hall of Fame inductee, Bed O' Roses, the American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly in 1949 and the American Champion Older Female Horse of 1951.

This race was first run at Jamaica Race Course and continued there until 1959, after which it moved to Aqueduct Racetrack, where it was run until 2010, when it moved to Belmont Park. It was run in two divisions in 1964 and 1979, and its distance for its first three years was a mile and a sixteenth and then again in 1977 and 1978. It was contested at one mile from 1960 through 2005 with the exception of 1984, when it was set at a mile and seventy yards.

The event was changed from a Handicap to an Invitational Stake in 2017. Due to the reconstruction of Belmont Park reconstruction, the race was moved back to Aqueduct in 2024 and to the Saratoga Race Course in 2025.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:21.11 – Lewis Bay (2018) (at the current distance of 7 furlongs)
• 1:33.60 – Dixie Flag (1998) (at the previous distance of 8 furlongs)

Margins:

• 7+3⁄4 lengths – Ways And Means (2025)

Most wins:

• 2 – Straight Deal II (1967, 1968)
• 2 – Lady D'Accord (1992, 1993)
• 2 – Raging Fever (2002, 2003)
• 2 – By the Moon (2016, 2017)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 3 – Robbie Davis (1984, 1987, 1994)
• 3 – Irad Ortiz Jr. (2013, 2018, 2023)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 7 – H. Allen Jerkens (1964, 1973, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2004)

Most wins by an owner:

• 3 – Hobeau Farm (1964, 1973, 1995)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time	Purse	Grade	Distance
At Saratoga
2025	Ways and Means	4	Flavien Prat	Chad C. Brown	Klaravich Stables	1:21.11	$300,000	II	7 furlongs
At Aqueduct
2024	Accede	4	Irad Ortiz Jr.	Chad C. Brown	Juddmonte Farm	1:22.83	$200,000	II	7 furlongs
At Belmont Park
2023	Goodnight Olive	5	Irad Ortiz Jr.	Chad C. Brown	First Row Partners & Team Hanley	1:22.39	$194,000	II	7 furlongs
2022	Bella Sofia	4	Luis Saez	Rudy R. Rodriguez	Sofia Soares, Michael Imperio, Vincent S. Scuderi, Matthew Mercurio, & Parkland Thoroughbreds	1:21.36	$300,000	II	7 furlongs
2021	Estilo Talentoso	4	Javier Castellano	Juan Arriagada	Medallion Racing, Barry Fowler, Parkland Thoroughbreds, Little Red Feather Racing	1:22.96	$294,000	III	7 furlongs
2019	Separationofpowers	4	José Ortiz	Chad C. Brown	Klaravich Stable	1:21.46	$245,000	III	7 furlongs
2018	Lewis Bay	5	Irad Ortiz Jr	Chad C. Brown	Alpine Delta Stable	1:21.11	$240,000	III	7 furlongs
2017	By the Moon	5	Rajiv Maragh	Michelle Nevin	Jay Em Ess Stable	1:23.46	$250,000	III	7 furlongs
2016	By the Moon	4	José Ortiz	Michelle Nevin	Jay Em Ess Stable	1:21.98	$150,000	III	7 furlongs
2015	Dame Dorothy	4	Javier Castellano	Todd Pletcher	Bobby Flay	1:24.19	$150,000	III	7 furlongs
2014	Hot Stones	4	Irad Ortiz Jr.	Bruce N. Levine	Valente/the Bilinskis	1:21.98	$150,000	III	7 furlongs
2013	Dance to Bristol	4	Xavier Perez	Ollie L. Figgins, III	Susan H. Wantz	1:20.81	$150,000	III	7 furlongs
2012	Derwin's Star	5	Ramon Domínguez	Steve Klesaris	Marcia Cohen and Steve Klesaris	1:22.53	$150,000	III	7 furlongs
2011	Tamarind Hall	4	David Cohen	Jeremiah Englehardt	Eklektikos Stable	1:23.82	$150,000	III	7 furlongs
2010	Rightly So	4	Cornelio Velásquez	Tony Dutrow	Zayat Stable	1:22.44	$150,000	III	7 furlongs
At Aqueduct Racetrack
2009	Seattle Smooth	4	Ramon Domínguez	Anthony W. Dutrow	Mercedes Stable	1:23.48	$150,000	II	7 furlongs
2008	Rite Moment	4	Rajiv Maragh	Gary C. Contessa	Winning Move Stable et al.	1:22.66	$150,000	II	7 furlongs
2007	Carmandia	5	Mike Luzzi	Richard E. Dutrow Jr.	Four Roses Thorbred.	1:22.98	$150,000	II	7 furlongs
2006	Magnolia Jackson	4	Norberto Arroyo Jr.	Gary C. Contessa	Ted Taylor	1:23.87	$150,000	II	7 furlongs
2005	Pleasant Home	4	Cornelio Velásquez	C. R. McGaughey III	Phipps Stable	1:36.60	$150,000	III	1 mile
2004	Passing Shot	5	José A. Santos	H. Allen Jerkens	Joseph V. Shields Jr.	1:35.40	$150,000	III	1 mile
2003	Raging Fever	5	Aaron Gryder	Mark A. Hennig	Edward P. Evans	1:34.80	$150,000	III	1 mile
2002	Raging Fever	4	John Velazquez	Mark A. Hennig	Edward P. Evans	1:34.80	$150,000	III	1 mile
2001	Country Hideaway	5	John Velazquez	C. R. McGaughey III	Ogden Phipps	1:34.80	$150,000	III	1 mile
2000	Ruby Rubles	5	Chuck C. Lopez	John Parisella	Celtic Pride Stable	1:36.80	$150,000	III	1 mile
1999	Catinca	4	Richard Migliore	John C. Kimmel	Robert K. Waxman	1:34.80	$150,000	III	1 mile
1998	Dixie Flag	4	Mike Luzzi	H. Allen Jerkens	Bohemia Stable	1:33.60	$150,000	III	1 mile
1997	Flat Fleet Feet	4	Mike E. Smith	John C. Kimmel	C. Kimmel & P. Solondz	1:34.00	$150,000	III	1 mile
1996	Punkin Pie	6	Jose Trejo	Juan Serey	James A. Riccio	1:35.00	$100,000	II	1 mile
1995	Incinerate	5	Frank Leon	H. Allen Jerkens	Hobeau Farm	1:35.80	$100,000	II	1 mile
1994	Classy Mirage	4	Robbie Davis	H. Allen Jerkens	Middletown Stables	1:34.00	$100,000	II	1 mile
1993	Lady D'Accord	6	Jorge F. Chavez	Nick Zito	Akindale Farm	1:36.60	$100,000	II	1 mile
1992	Lady D'Accord	5	Jorge F. Chavez	Nick Zito	Akindale Farm	1:37.80	$100,000	II	1 mile
1991	Devil's Orchid	4	Russell Baze	Richard Mandella	George Yates	1:35.80	$100,000	II	1 mile
1990	Survive	6	José A. Santos	Richard Mandella	R. Dee Hubbard	1:35.20	$100,000	II	1 mile
1989	Banker's Lady	4	Ángel Cordero Jr.	Philip M. Hauswald	Edward A. Cox Jr.	1:35.40	$100,000	II	1 mile
1988	Aptostar	3	Julie Krone	H. Allen Jerkens	Centennial Farm	1:35.40	$100,000	II	1 mile
1987	Ms. Eloise	4	Robbie Davis	Philip G. Johnson	Margaret Grimm	1:36.60	$100,000	III	1 mile
1986	Chaldea	5	Jean-Luc Samyn	Thomas J. Skiffington	L. R. Magnum	1:36.00	$100,000	III	1 mile
1985	Nany	5	Jacinto Vásquez	Richard R. Root	Harry T. Mangurian Jr.	1:36.00	$75,000	III	1 mile
1984	Pleasure Cay	4	Robbie Davis	Del W. Carroll II	William S. Kilroy	1:42.00	$75,000	III	1 mile & 70 y
1983	Broom Dance	4	Gregg McCarron	James W. Maloney	Christiana Stables	1:35.40	$50,000	III	1 mile
1982	Who's To Answer	4	Eric Beitia	Michael Kay	Shirley H. Taylor	1:36.60	$50,000	III	1 mile
1981	Chain Bracelet	4	Frank Lovato Jr.	James W. Maloney	Shirley H. Taylor	1:35.40	$50,000	III	1 mile
1980	Misty Gallore	4	Don MacBeth	Thomas J. Kelly	Spring Hill Stable	1:36.40	$50,000	III	1 mile
1979†	Lady Lonsdale	4	Cash Asmussen	Vincent Nocella	Pic Stable	1:36.80	$50,000	III	1 mile
	One Sum	5	Jeffrey Fell	Luis Barrera	Charles T. Wilson Jr.	1:37.80	$50,000	III	1 mile
1978	Fearless Queen	5	Michael Venezia	Louis Gaglial	Luigi Napolitano	1:46.20	$40,000	III	1+1⁄16 miles
1977	Shawi	4	Michael Venezia	Jose A. Martin	Mrs. Randolph Weinsier	1:45.80	$40,000	III	1+1⁄16 miles
1976	Imminence	4	Eddie Maple	John A. Nerud	Tartan Stable	1:35.40	$35,000	III	1 mile
1975	Shy Dawn	4	Daryl Montoya	Woodrow Sedlacek	Jacques D. Wimpfheimer	1:36.20		III	1 mile
1974	Klepto	4	Daryl Montoya	Jerome Hirsch	Leon J. Hekimian	1:35.40		II	1 mile
1973	Poker Night	3	Robert Woodhouse	H. Allen Jerkens	Hobeau Farm	1:35.40		II	1 mile
1972	Red Shoes	4	Anthony Loguercio	William H. Dixon	Adele L. Rand	1:36.40			1 mile
1971	Office Queen	4	Chuck Baltazar	Budd Lepman	Stephen A. Calder	1:36.80			1 mile
1970	Watch Fob	5	Heliodoro Gustines	Ivor G. Balding	C. V. Whitney	1:36.80			1 mile
1969	Heartland	4	John L. Rotz	Max Hirsch	King Ranch	1:35.80			1 mile
1968	Too Bald	4	Manuel Ycaza	William W. Stephens	Cain Hoy Stable	1:35.00			1 mile
1967	Straight Deal II	5	Robert Ussery	Hirsch Jacobs	Ethel D. Jacobs	1:37.60			1 mile
1966	Straight Deal II	4	Robert Ussery	Hirsch Jacobs	Ethel D. Jacobs	1:35.80			1 mile
1965	Steeple Jill	4	John Ruane	Bert Mulholland	George D. Widener Jr.	1:35.80			1 mile
1964†	Spicy Living	4	Manuel Ycaza	Jimmy Rowe	Eleonora Sears	1:38.60			1 mile
	Beauful	5	Walter Mayorga	H. Allen Jerkens	Hobeau Farm	1:37.80			1 mile
1963	Royal Patrice	4	Ismael Valenzuela	Burley Parke	Harbor View Farm	1:39.20			1 mile
1962	Seven Thirty	4	Larry Adams	Bert Mulholland	George D. Widener Jr.	1:36.20			1 mile
1961	Prince's Gate	4	Eddie Arcaro	Horace A. Jones	Calumet Farm	1:36.60			1 mile
1960	Chistosa	5	Hedley Woodhouse	Max Hirsch	King Ranch	1:36.40			1 mile
At Jamaica Race Course
1959	Big Effort	4	Eldon Nelson	J. Elliott Burch	Brookmeade Stable	1:44.20			1+1⁄16 miles
1958	Outer Space	4	William Boland	James W. Maloney	Mrs. Gerard S. Smith	1:43.80			1+1⁄16 miles
1957	Little Pache	4	Conn McCreary	Frank E. Cundall	Ellis Farm	1:47.00			1+1⁄16 miles

Notes:

† Run in Divisions