Turnback the Alarm Stakes

The Turnback the Alarm Stakes is a Listed American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares, age three-years-old and older run over a distance 1+1⁄8 miles run annually in late October or early November usually Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. The event currently offers a purse of $150,000.

Turnback the Alarm Stakes

Class	Listed
Location	Aqueduct Racetrack Queens, New York, United States
Inaugurated	1995 (as Turnback the Alarm Handicap)
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	NYRA
Race information
Distance	1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs)
Surface	Dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Fillies & Mares, three-years-old and older
Weight	Base weights with allowances: 4-year-olds and up: 125 lbs. 3-year-olds: 122 lbs.
Purse	$150,000 (2021)

History

The event is named after, Turnback the Alarm, a winner of five Grade 1 races on New York Racing Association tracks in 1992 and 1993^[1] including the Coaching Club American Oaks, Mother Goose Stakes as a three-year-old and the Go for Wand Stakes, Shuvee Handicap, Hempstead Handicap as a four-year-old. She was bought by Japanese interests and taken there in 1997, where she produced a winner from the sire Sunday Silence.^[1]

The event was inaugurated on 1 November 1995 and was won by Incinerate, who was ridden by Filiberto Leon and trained by the US Hall of Fame trainer H. Allen Jerkens in a time of 1:48.89 by three lengths.^[2]

In 1999 the event was classified as Grade III.^[3]

The event was held at Belmont Park in 2008, 2010 and between 2012–2017 and 2021.^[4] While the event was held at Belmont Park the distance was decreased to 1+1⁄16 miles.^[4]

In 2023 the event was downgraded by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to Listed status^[5]

Records

Speed record:

• 1+1⁄8 miles: 1:48.89 - Incinerate (1995)
• 1+1⁄16 miles: 1:41.96 - America (2015)

Margins:

• 9+1⁄2 lengths - Indian Vale (2005)

Most wins:

• No horse has won this race more than once.

Most wins by a jockey:

• 5 - John Velazquez (1998, 1999, 2005, 2008, 2017)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 4 - Todd A. Pletcher (2005, 2009, 2014, 2017)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - Stronach Stables (1995, 2007)
• 2 - Helen C. Alexander, Helen K. Groves & Dorothy A. Matz (2000, 2008)
• 2 - Bobby Flay (2014, 2015)
• 2 - Alpha Delta Stables (2012, 2016)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Distance	Time	Purse	Grade	Ref
At Aqueduct – Turnback the Alarm Stakes
2024	Evidencias (BRZ)	5	Joel Rosario	Christophe Clement	James Wigan & Denford Stud	1+1⁄8 miles	1:51.03	$145,500	Listed	[6]
2023	Interstatedaydream	4	Trevor McCarthy	Brad H. Cox	Flurry Racing Stables	1+1⁄8 miles	1:50.34	$145,500	Listed	[7]
Turnback the Alarm Handicap
2022	Battle Bling	4	Kendrick Carmouche	Rob Atras	Michael Dubb & Gandharvi	1+1⁄8 miles	1:53.60	$139,500	III	[8]
At Belmont Park
2021	Gibberish	4	Dylan Davis	Saffie A. Joseph Jr.	e Five Racing Thoroughbreds	1+1⁄8 miles	1:51.93	$145,500	III	[9]
At Aqueduct
2020	Royal Flag	4	Trevor McCarthy	Chad C. Brown	William S. Farish III	1+1⁄8 miles	1:54.08	$97,000	III	[10]
2019	Golden Award	4	Junior Alvarado	William I. Mott	Summer Wind Equine	1+1⁄8 miles	1:49.46	$150,000	III	[11]
2018	Teresa Z	4	Trevor McCarthy	Anthony R. Margotta Jr.	St. Elias Stable	1+1⁄8 miles	1:51.68	$150,000	III	[12]
At Belmont Park
2017	Eskenformoney	5	John R. Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	StarLadies Racing & Lisa Troutt	1+1⁄16 miles	1:43.12	$200,000	III	[13]
2016	Lewis Bay	3	Irad Ortiz Jr.	Chad C. Brown	Alpha Delta Stables	1+1⁄16 miles	1:42.09	$200,000	III	[14]
2015	America	4	Christopher P. DeCarlo	William I. Mott	Bobby Flay	1+1⁄16 miles	1:41.96	$200,000	III	[15]
2014	Dame Dorothy	3	Javier Castellano	Todd A. Pletcher	Bobby Flay	1+1⁄16 miles	1:43.50	$200,000	III	[16]
2013	Stanwyck	4	Alex O. Solis	John Shirreffs	Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Moss	1+1⁄16 miles	1:42.62	$200,000	III	[17]
2012	Afleeting Lady	5	Joel Rosario	Dale L. Romans	Alpha Delta Stables & Richard Santulli	1+1⁄16 miles	1:42.17	$150,000	III	[18]
At Aqueduct
2011	Arena Elvira	4	Junior Alvarado	William I. Mott	Carolyn Wilson	1+1⁄8 miles	1:51.59	$98,000	III	[19]
At Belmont Park
2010	Our Khrysty	4	Ramon A. Dominguez	Todd M. Beattie	Renpher Stable	1+1⁄16 miles	1:43.21	$100,000	III	[20]
At Aqueduct
2009	Unbridled Belle	6	Ramon A. Dominguez	Todd A. Pletcher	Team Valor International	1+1⁄8 miles	1:50.20	$109,000	III	[21]
At Belmont Park
2008	Altesse	5	John R. Velazquez	Claude R. McGaughey III	Helen C. Alexander, Helen K. Groves & Dorothy A. Matz	1+1⁄8 miles	1:50.02	$107,600	III	[22]
At Aqueduct
2007	Sugar Shake	4	Javier Castellano	Robert J. Frankel	Stronach Stables	1+1⁄8 miles	1:50.02	$105,300	III	[23]
2006	Miss Shop	3	Raul I. Rojas	H. Allen Jerkens	Hobeau Farm	1+1⁄8 miles	1:50.93	$107,800	III	[24]
2005	Indian Vale	3	John R. Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	Melnyk Racing	1+1⁄8 miles	1:49.83	$105,800	III	[25]
2004	Personal Legend	4	Jerry D. Bailey	Robert J. Frankel	Edmund A. Gann	1+1⁄8 miles	1:51.27	$110,700	III	[26]
2003	Pocus Hocus	5	Jose A. Santos	James A. Jerkens	Susan & John Moore	1+1⁄8 miles	1:50.67	$107,500	III	[27]
2002	Svea Dahl	5	Richard Migliore	Bruce N. Levine	Roddy J. Valente	1+1⁄8 miles	1:50.42	$108,000	III	[28]
2001	Rochelle's Terms	4	Robbie Davis	Howard M. Tesher	Four Media Farm	1+1⁄8 miles	1:51.19	$108,500	III	[29]
2000	§ Atelier	3	Edgar S. Prado	Claude R. McGaughey III	Helen C. Alexander, Helen K. Groves & Dorothy A. Matz	1+1⁄8 miles	1:48.95	$113,200	III	[30]
1999	Belle Cherie	3	John R. Velazquez	Philip G. Johnson	Belle Meadows Farm & Lael Stable	1+1⁄8 miles	1:50.03	$110,000	III	[31]
1998	Snit	4	John R. Velazquez	Barclay Tagg	William M. Backer	1+1⁄8 miles	1:51.30	$82,900	Listed	[32]
1997	Mil Kilates	4	Joe Bravo	Alfredo Callejas	Robert Perez	1+1⁄8 miles	1:49.40	$80,550	Listed	[33]
1996	Shoop	5	Jerry D. Bailey	Gasper S. Moschera	Barbara J. Davis	1+1⁄8 miles	1:51.35	$78,279	Listed	[34]
1995	Incinerate	5	Filiberto Leon	H. Allen Jerkens	Stronach Stables	1+1⁄8 miles	1:48.89	$81,675	Listed	[2]

Notes:
§ Ran as an entry

See also

List of American and Canadian Graded races