The All Along Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in September at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. Open to fillies and mares, age three and older, it is raced on turf at a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles. The race currently offers a purse of $150,000. In 2015, the Maryland Jockey Club agreed to move the Stakes race and run it at Laurel Park changing the name of a former race Lady Baltimore Stakes to the All Along Stakes.
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Colonial Downs, New Kent County, Virginia, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1981 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | www.laurelpark.com/ |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | fillies and mares Three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | US$150,000 |
The race is named for the great French racing mare, All Along. Owned by Daniel Wildenstein, she raced in Europe and North America. All Along was the 1983 Champion Older Mare in France and 1983 American Horse of the Year who was inducted in the United States Racing Hall of Fame in 1990.
The All Along Stakes has been held at four different tracks all in the Mid-atlantic region of the United States, it was held at Colonial Downs in New Kent County, Virginia from 1998 to 2013 and Laurel Park Racecourse from 1985 to 1996. The race was also held at Delaware Park in 1997 and Pimlico Race Course in 1990. The race was not held in 1986 or 1987. It was first graded in 1988 and it became a grade two race in 1990 and continued that way until 1997. Since 1998 the race has maintained its grade three status. The race was run at a distance of 1+3⁄16 miles from 1998 to 2014 and 1+3⁄16 miles in 1999 and 2000.
The All Along Stakes has served as a prep race to Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf a Grade 1 race held as part of the World Thoroughbred Championships. In 2010 race served as the perfect race to Shared Account who went on to win the 2010 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf a Grade 1 race held at Churchill Downs. In December 2010 Shared Account went on to be named Maryland Horse-of-the-Year.
Records
editMost wins by a horse:
- 2 – Film Maker (2004 & 2006)
Speed record:
- 1+1⁄16 mile : 1:39.87 – Onus (2016)
- 1+1⁄8 mile : 1:46.58 – Film Maker (2006)
- 1+3⁄16 mile : 1:55.95 – Idle Rich (2000)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 – Stuart S. Janney III (2016 & 2017)
- 2 – Courtlandt Farms (2004 & 2006)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 – Edgar Prado (1998, 2003 2004 & 2010)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 7 – H. Graham Motion (1998, 2004 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011 & 2015)
Winners of the "All Along Stakes" since 1985
edit| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance (Miles) |
Time |
Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | - | 1+1⁄16 | 0:00.00 | III | ||||
| 2019 | Notapradaprice | 5 | Jorge Ruiz | John C. Servis | Stonehaven Steadings | 1+1⁄16 | 1:41.27 | III |
| 2018 | Valedictorian | 4 | J. D. Acosta | Kelly Breen | Epic Racing | 1+1⁄16 | 1:45.74 | III |
| 2017 | On Leave | 4 | Forest Boyce | Shug McGaughey | Stuart S. Janney III | 1+1⁄16 | 1:40.24 | III |
| 2016 | Onus | 4 | Forest Boyce | Shug McGaughey | Stuart S. Janney III | 1+1⁄16 | 1:39.87 | III |
| 2015 | Interrupted | 4 | Matt Rispoli | H. Graham Motion | Pin Oak Stable | 1+1⁄16 | 1:50.28 | III |
| 2014 | Medea | 5 | Forest Boyce | Francis "Tres" Abbott, III | Cornerstone Thoroughbreds | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.47 | III |
| 2013 | Channel Lady | 4 | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | James Scatuorchio | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.34 | III |
| 2012 | Snow Top Mountain | 4 | Paco Lopez | Thomas Proctor | Barbara Hunter | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.48 | III |
| 2011 | Aruna | 4 | Ramon Domínguez | H. Graham Motion | Flaxman Holdings, Ltd. | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.21 | III |
| 2010 | Shared Account | 4 | Edgar Prado | H. Graham Motion | Sagamore Farm | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.16 | III |
| 2009 | Winter View | 5 | Julien Leparoux | Jonathan E. Sheppard | Augustin Stable | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.56 | III |
| 2008 | Lady Digby | 4 | Jeremy Rose | H. Graham Motion | Earle I. Mack | 1+1⁄8 | 1:52.19 | III |
| 2007 | Silver Charades | 5 | Jose Valdivia Jr. | Marty Wolfson | Live Oak Racing | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.62 | III |
| 2006 | Film Maker | 6 | Ramon Domínguez | H. Graham Motion | Courtlandt Farms | 1+1⁄8 | 1:46.58 | III |
| 2005 | Stupendous Miss | 4 | Gary Stevens | Wallace Dollase | Horizon Stable | 1+1⁄8 | 1:51.00 | III |
| 2004 | Film Maker | 4 | Edgar Prado | H. Graham Motion | Courtlandt Farms | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.08 | III |
| 2003 | Dress To Thrill | 4 | Edgar Prado | Christophe Clement | Moyglare Stud | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.16 | III |
| 2002 | Secret River | 5 | Horacio Karamanos | Sondra Bender | Sondra Bender | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.76 | III |
| 2001 | Colstar | 5 | Jon Court | Paul Fout | Beverly R. Steinman | 1+1⁄8 | 1:47.53 | III |
| 2000 | Idle Rich | 5 | Aaron Gryder | William I. Mott | Stonerside Stable | 1+3⁄16 | 1:55.95 | III |
| 1999 | no race | - | no race | no race | no race | 1+1⁄8 | 0:00.00 | III |
| 1998 | Bursting Forth | 4 | Edgar Prado | H. Graham Motion | Sam Huff | 1+1⁄8 | 1:48.01 | III |
| 1997 | Beyrouth | 5 | D. S. Rice | Jonathan Sheppard | Henri Chalhoub | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.27 | II |
| 1996 | Another Legend | 4 | C. Omar Clinger | Vinnie Blengs | Harrison/Sullivan/Pomerantz | 1+3⁄16 | 1:58.80 | II |
| 1995 | no race | - | no race | no race | no race | 1+1⁄8 | 0:00.00 | III |
| 1994 | Alice Springs | 4 | René Douglas | Jonathan E. Sheppard | George W. Strawbridge Jr. | 1+1⁄8 | 1:47.34 | II |
| 1993 | Lady Blessington | 5 | Corey Black | Mark A. Hennig | Jeffrey Siegel | 1+1⁄8 | 1:51.58 | II |
| 1992 | Marble Maiden | 3 | Thierry Jarnet | Paul Cole | Sheikh Mohammed | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.89 | II |
| 1991 | Sha Tha | 3 | Mike Smith | André Fabre | Allen E. Paulson | 1+1⁄8 | 1:52.59 | II |
| 1990 | Foresta | 4 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Thomas Bohannan | Loblolly Stable | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.40 | II |
| 1989 | Lady Winner | 3 | Kent Desormeaux | Maurice Zilber | Maurice Zilber | 1+1⁄8 | 1:53.60 | III |
| 1988 | Ravinella | 3 | Guy Guignard | Criquette Head | Ecurie Aland | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.80 | III |
| 1987 | no race | - | no race | no race | no race | 1+1⁄8 | 0:00.00 | III |
| 1986 | no race | - | no race | no race | no race | 1+1⁄8 | 0:00.00 | III |
| 1985 | Bug Eyed Betty | 2 | Vincent Bracciale | Richard Small | Thomas Bateman | 1+1⁄16 | 1:36.60 |