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Empire Distaff (NYB)

11 Running on Sunday, October 27, 2024

The Empire Distaff was inaugurated in 2014 as a female counterpart race to the Empire Classic – the traditional feature race of the annual Empire Showcase Day for New York-breds. The first running was won by Barry Schwartz’s homebred filly Princess Violet who became a Grade 1 winner the following year. The 2015 Empire Distaff was won by Wonder Gal, who was already multiple Grade 1-placed. In 2016, Bar of Gold captured the Empire Distaff one year before capturing the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint.

$250,000.00 1 1/8 (Dirt) Grade:

Year	Horse	Age	Weight	Time	Owner	Trainer	Jockey	Value
2024	Venti Valentine	5	126	1:50.43	NY Final Furlong Racing Stable and Parkland Thoroughbreds	Jorge R. Abreu	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	$137,500
2023	Know It All Audrey	4	122	1:51.57	Three Player's Stable and Barrera, III, Oscar S.	Oscar Barrera III	Javier Castellano	$137,500
2022	Let Her Inspire U	3	118	1:51.88	CHC INC.	Todd A. Pletcher	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	$137,500
2021	Sharp Starr	4	122	1:44.23	Barry K. Schwartz	Horacio DePaz	Jose L. Ortiz	$137,500
2020	Lucky Move	6	120	1:43.36	Ten Strike Racing	Juan Carlos Guerrero	Irad Ortiz Jr.	$96,250
2019	Ratajkowski	5	118	1:35.45	Gary Broad	Brian A. Lynch	Jose L. Ortiz	$137,500
2018	Bonita Bianca	4	118	1:43.18	Michael Dubb, Bethlehem Stables LLC & Micheal Imperio	Jason Servis	Jose Lezcano	$137,500
2017	Verdant Pastures	3/F	114	1:43.65	Francis J. Paolangeli	Charlton Baker	Manuel Franco	$150,000
2016	Bar of Gold	-	121	1:43.10	Broman, Sr., Chester and Mary	John C. Kimmel	Joel Rosario	$150,000
2015	Wonder Gal	-	118	1:42:31	Treadway Racing Stable	Leah Gyarmati	Jose Lezcano	$150,000
2014	Princess Violet	-	117	1:43:81	Barry K. Schwartz	Michael Hushion	Jose Ortiz	$150,000

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