The
Test Stakes is an American
Thoroughbred horse race open to three-year-old
fillies and run each summer at the
Saratoga Race Course in
Saratoga Springs, New York. It is contested at a distance of seven
furlongs on the dirt and is an influential race in shaping the
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint. A
Grade I event, it carries a purse of $250,000.
In its 84rd running in 2009, it was first run at Saratoga in 1922. Over the years it has also become an important race for fillies pointing towards the Grade I
Alabama Stakes which also runs at Saratoga Race Course.
Inaugurated at a mile and quarter, it went to seven furlongs in its second running. The Test Stakes took place at
Belmont Park in 1943, 1944, and 1945. It was not run from 1923 to 1925 or in 1961. It was run in two divisions in 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, and 1979.
Records
Speed record:Most wins by a jockey:Most wins by a trainer:Most wins by an owner:Winners