Purple Violet Stakes

Purple Violet Stakes
Restricted stakes race
Location Arlington Park
Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States
Inaugurated 1976
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website www.arlingtonpark.com
Race information
Distance 1 mile (8 furlongs)
Surface Polytrack synthetic dirt
Track left-handed
Qualification Three-year-old fillies
Weight Assigned
Purse $50,000+

The Purple Violet Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the first week of September at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Illinois, though now it runs in July. Open to three-year-old fillies registered in the State of Illinois, the non-graded stakes is contested at a distance of one mile (8 furlongs) on Polytrack synthetic dirt.

Inaugurated in 1976, it was known as the Colfax Maid Stakes until 1997.

Since inception it has been contested at various distances:

It was run in two divisions in 1984. there was no race run in 1998 and 1999.

Winners

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2015 Wildwood Kantharos Scott Becker Christopher A. Emigh William Stiritz 1:39.65
2014 Countess Cashmere C. H. Marquez Jr. Tom Swearingen John Carver 1:37.83
2013 Bold Kitten Florent Geroux Wayne Catalano Ken & Sarah Ramsey 1:37.54
2012 La Tia Constantino Roman Brian Williamson Hernandez Racing Club 1:38.24
2010 Heavenly Lass Christine Janks Asiel Stable 1:39.35

References


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