SARANAC STAKES · UNITED STATES
Saranac Stakes prize money
The Saranac Stakes is worth $150,000 for the 2026 running . That makes it the 576th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 160th richest in the United States.
Every figure here is the money the race announces, in the currency it announces it in. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY $150,000
WORLD RANK 576th
RUNNINGS HELD 85
FIRST RUN 1901
What the Saranac Stakes is
Listed · miles · Turf · Saratoga Race Course
- Racecourse
- Saratoga Race Course
- Country
- United States
- Grade
- Listed
- Distance
- miles
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred, Flat racing
- Open to
- Three-year-olds
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1901
We hold the total fund for the Saranac Stakes and no separate winner's cheque. What the winner takes is a rule the racecourse sets rather than a national one, and it varies race by race.
Run in 1:40.45 in 2026, the Saranac Stakes pays $1,493 for every second of the race, which is 323rd of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 162nd in the United States.
Every Saranac Stakes winner
85 runnings, 1938 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Heeere's Johnny1:40.45 | Jaime Rodriguez | Raymond Handal | Magic Carpet Racing, Catherine W. Coyle & Blue Bison Stable |
| 2025 | Stars and Strides1:42.17 | Junior Alvarado | William I. Mott | Pin Oak Stud |
| 2024 | West Hollywood1:40.89 | Flavien Prat | Brad H. Cox | Qatar Racing |
| 2023 | Carl Spackler (IRE)1:42.23 | Tyler Gaffalione | Chad C. Brown | e Five Racing Thoroughbreds |
| 2022 | Annapolis1:42.57 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Todd A. Pletcher | Bass Racing LLC |
| 2021 | Public Sector1:41.78 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Chad C. Brown | Klaravich Stables |
| 2020 | Bye Bye Melvin1:39.92 | John R. Velazquez | H. Graham Motion | Alex G. Campbell Jr. |
| 2019 | Global Access1:41.80 | John R. Velazquez | Michael J. Trombetta | Live Oak Plantation |
| 2018 | Raging Bull1:47.19 | Joel Rosario | Chad C. Brown | Peter M. Brant |
| 2017 | Voodoo Song1:44.41 | Jose Lezcano | Linda L. Rice | Barry K. Schwartz |
| 2016 | Inspector Lynley1:46.68 | Joel Rosario | Claude R. McGaughey III | Stuart S. Janney III & Phipps Stable |
| 2015 | World Approval1:45.39 | Joel Rosario | Mark Casse | Live Oak Plantation |
| 2014 | Ring Weekend1:46.48 | John R. Velazquez | H. Graham Motion | St. Elias Stable/West Point Thoroughbreds |
| 2013 | Five Iron1:48.21 | Luis Saez | Brian A. Lynch | Fred M. Allor |
| 2012 | Unbridled Command1:46.54 | Ramon Domínguez | Thomas M. Bush | Lakland Farm |
| 2011 | Brilliant Speed1:48.73 | John R. Velazquez | Tom Albertrani | Live Oak Plantation |
| 2010 | Lethal Combination1:53.18 | Alan Garcia | Kiaran McLaughlin | Namcook Stables |
| 2009 | Al Khali1:53.00 | Kent Desormeaux | William I. Mott | Brous Stable/Wachtel Stable |
| 2008 | Marlang1:53.10 | Richard Dos Ramos | Deborah England | Gus Schickedanz |
| 2007 | Mission Approved1:53.81 | Eibar Coa | Gary C. Contessa | William F. Coyro Jr. |
| 2006 | Rock Lobster1:57.36 | Eibar Coa | Michael W. Dickinson | Flatbird Stable |
| 2005 | Jambalaya1:54.20 | Jono Jones | Catherine Day Phillips | Catherine Day Phillips |
| 2004 | Prince Arch1:53.89 | Javier Castellano | Kenneth McPeek | Raymond H. Cottrell Sr. |
| 2003 | Shoal Water1:55.43 | John R. Velazquez | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farms |
| 2002 | Ibn Al Haitham1:55.30 | Richard Migliore | Kiaran McLaughlin | Sheikh Mohammed |
| 2001 | Blazing Fury1:54.88 | Javier Castellano | James J. Toner | Caesar Kimmel |
| 2000 | Rob's Spirit1:55.47 | Jerry D. Bailey | William I. Mott | E. White & M. Paulson |
| 1999 | Phi Beta Doc1:51.61 | Ramon Domínguez | Robert W. Leonard | D. Foster & R. Leonard |
| 1998 | Crowd Pleaser1:53.42 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Jonathan Sheppard | Augustin Stable |
| 1997 | River Squall1:52.82 | Craig Perret | Pete Vestal | Thomas Carey |
| 1996 | Harghar1:48.59 | Pat Day | Burk Kessinger Jr. | Turf Stables Inc. |
| 1995 | Debonair Dan1:33.65 | Jorge Chavez | Gary Sciacca | Lee Pokoik |
| 1994 | Casa Eire1:34.67 | Joe Bravo | Leo O'Brien | Bernard Connaughton |
| 1993 | Halissee1:34.34 | Julie Krone | William I. Mott | John A. Nerud |
| 1992 | Casino Magistrate1:39.37 | Eddie Maple | Thomas J. Kelly | Blue Goose Stable |
| 1991 | Club Champ1:34.20 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Stephen Schaeffer | Robert Spiegel |
| 1990 | Rouse The Louse1:37.00 | Jerry D. Bailey | George R. Arnold Jr. | Alexander G. Campbell Jr. |
| 1989 | Expensive Decision *1:36.00 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Stanley R. Shapoff | Edward L. Shapoff |
| 1989 | Slew The Knight *1:36.00 | Jean-Luc Samyn | John O. Hertler | Philip Dileo |
| 1988 | Posen1:38.40 | Don Brumfield | Woody Stephens | Kennelot Stables |
| 1987 | Lights And Music1:34.80 | Eddie Maple | MacKenzie Miller | Rokeby Stable |
| 1986 | Glow1:34.60 | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Claiborne Farm |
| 1985 | Equalize1:39.00 | Robbie Davis | Jan H. Nerud | Tartan Stable |
| 1984 | Is Your Pleasure1:35.20 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Edward I. Kelly | Brookfield Farm |
| 1983 | Sabin1:39.60 | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Henryk de Kwiatkowski |
| 1982 | Prince Westport1:39.00 | Jerry D. Bailey | Stanley M. Hough | Harbor View Farm |
| 1981 | De La Rose1:34.40 | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Henryk de Kwiatkowski |
| 1980 | Key To Content1:33.80 | George Martens | MacKenzie Miller | Rokeby Stable |
| 1979 | Told1:34.40 | Jean Cruguet | Philip G. Johnson | Meadowhill |
| 1978 | Buckaroo1:35.00 | Jorge Velásquez | John M. Gaver Jr. | Greentree Stable |
| 1977 | Bailjumper1:35.20 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | David A. Whiteley | Pen-Y-Bryn Farm |
| 1976 | Dance Spell1:34.20 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | James W. Maloney | Christiana Stables |
| 1975 | Bravest Roman1:34.80 | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Mrs. John A. Morris |
| 1974 | Accipiter1:36.40 | Angel Santiago | Pancho Martin | Sigmund Sommer |
| 1973 | Linda's Chief1:34.00 | Braulio Baeza | Al Scotti | Neil Hellman |
| 1972 | Icecapade1:33.60 | Eddie Maple | David A. Whiteley | Locust Hill Farm |
| 1971 | Salem1:34.80 | Jacinto Vásquez | Edward L. Holton | Christiana Stable |
| 1970 | Silent Screen1:36.00 | John L. Rotz | J. Bowes Bond | Elberon Farm |
| 1969 | Best Turn1:35.60 | Eddie Belmonte | Henry Forrest | Calumet Farm |
| 1968 | Stage Door Johnny1:35.40 | Heliodoro Gustines | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable |
| 1967 | Bold Hour1:36.00 | John L. Rotz | Bert Mulholland | George D. Widener Jr. |
| 1966 | Alexville1:36.00 | Manuel Ycaza | Max Hirsch | Alexandra I. Kissam |
| 1965 | La Cima1:34.40 | Bobby Ussery | Homer C. Pardue | Joseph R. Straus |
| 1964 | Lt. Stevens1:36.40 | Tommy Barrow | Charles P. Sanborn | Ernest H. Woods |
| 1963 | Outing Class1:36.80 | Braulio Baeza | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable |
| 1962 | David K1:35.80 | Bobby Ussery | Burley Parke | Harbor View Farm |
| 1961 | Globemaster1:36.60 | John L. Rotz | Thomas J. Kelly | Leonard P. Sasso |
| 1960 | Divine Comedy1:34.60 | Mike Sorrentino | Stanley T. Greene | Llangollen Farm Stable |
| 1959 | Mail Order1:41.40 | Paul J. Bailey | Larry H. Thompson | Alamode Farm |
| 1958 | Nasco1:44.40 | Ray Broussard | Jim Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable |
| 1957 | Cohoes1:43.40 | Ted Atkinson | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable |
| 1956 | Ricci Tavi1:42.20 | Paul J. Bailey | Henry S. Clark | Christiana Stable |
| 1955 | Saratoga1:44.00 | Nick Shuk | Frank A. Bonsal | Montpelier |
| 1954 | Full Flight1:44.80 | Jesse Higley | Jim Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable |
| 1953 | First Aid1:43.80 | Augustine Catalano | J. Elliott Burch | Brookmeade Stable |
| 1952 | Golden Gloves1:45.40 | Nick Wall | Jim Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud |
| 1951 | Bold1:43.60 | Eddie Arcaro | J. Elliott Burch | Brookmeade Stable |
| 1950 | Sunglow1:43.60 | Eddie Arcaro | J. Elliott Burch | Brookmeade Stable |
| 1949 | Sun Bahram1:45.00 | Eddie Arcaro | Carson Kirk | Mrs. Eben Ellison Jr. |
| 1948 | Mount Marcy1:44.20 | Eddie Arcaro | Sylvester Veitch | C. V. Whitney |
| 1942 | Bless Me1:37.20 | Sterling Young | George M. Odom | Edward R. Bradley |
| 1941 | Whirlaway1:38.00 | Alfred Robertson | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm |
| 1940 | Parasang1:38.20 | Basil James | Sylvester Veitch | C. V. Whitney |
| 1939 | Heather Broom1:38.80 | Basil James | Earl Sande | John Hay Whitney |
| 1938 | Thanksgiving1:38.80 | Lucas Dupps | Mary Hirsch | Anne C. Corning |
85 of the 85 runnings name the rider, 85 name the trainer and 85 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Saranac Stakes more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
No horse has won the Saranac Stakes twice in the 85 runnings on this page.
Most wins by a trainer
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Saranac Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 565 | Bay Shore StakesAqueduct Racetrack | United States | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 566 | Carry Back StakesGulfstream Park | United States | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 567 | Chick Lang StakesPimlico Race Course, | United States | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 568 | Discovery StakesAqueduct Racetrack, | United States | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 569 | Hawthorne DerbyHawthorne Race Course | United States | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 570 | Jerome StakesAqueduct Racetrack | United States | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 572 | La Jolla HandicapDel Mar Racetrack | United States | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 573 | New York DerbyFinger Lakes Race Track | United States | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 574 | Pegasus StakesMonmouth Park Racetrack | United States | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 575 | San Rafael StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 577 | International HurdleCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | $148,960 | £112,000 |
| 578 | Grand Prix de ChantillyChantilly Racecourse | France | $147,778 | €130,000 |
| 579 | Prix CorridaSaint-Cloud Racecourse | France | $147,778 | €130,000 |
| 580 | Prix d'HarcourtLongchamp Racecourse | France | $147,778 | €130,000 |
| 581 | Prix de la NonetteDeauville Racecourse | France | $147,778 | €130,000 |
| 582 | Prix de MalleretSaint-Cloud Racecourse | France | $147,778 | €130,000 |
| 583 | Prix de PomoneDeauville Racecourse | France | $147,778 | €130,000 |
| 584 | Prix de SandringhamChantilly Racecourse | France | $147,778 | €130,000 |
| 585 | Prix du CalvadosDeauville Racecourse | France | $147,778 | €130,000 |
| 586 | Prix du Conseil de ParisLongchamp Racecourse | France | $147,778 | €130,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Saranac Stakes in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.
The rest of the money in the United States
196 races, 160th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Jolla Handicap | Del Mar Racetrack | Listed | $150,000 |
| New York Derby | Finger Lakes Race Track | Restricted | $150,000 |
| Pegasus Stakes | Monmouth Park Racetrack | Listed | $150,000 |
| San Rafael Stakes | Santa Anita Park | Grade III | $150,000 |
| Tropical Park Derby | Gulfstream Park | Listed | $140,000 |
| Federico Tesio Stakes | Laurel Park, | Ungraded Stakes | $125,000 |
| Mike Lee Stakes | Saratoga Race Course | Restricted | $125,000 |
| Northern Dancer Stakes | Churchill Downs | Grade III | $125,000 |
Every race in the United States we hold a purse for is on the United States prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Saranac Stakes prize money?
$150,000, for the 2026 running.
Where does the Saranac Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
576th of 997. 575 races pay more, the nearest of them Bay Shore Stakes. In the United States it is 160th of 196.
Which jockey has won the Saranac Stakes most often?
Eddie Maple, with 7 wins between 1972 and 1992.
When was the Saranac Stakes first run?
1901. This page holds 85 runnings, from 1938 to 2026.
How far is the Saranac Stakes?
miles, on turf, at Saratoga Race Course.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money