TEST STAKES · UNITED STATES
Test Stakes prize money
The Test Stakes is worth $500,000 . That makes it the 206th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 87th 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 $500,000
WORLD RANK 206th
RUNNINGS HELD 114
FIRST RUN 1922
What the Test Stakes is
Grade I · 7 furlongs · Dirt · Saratoga Race Course
- Racecourse
- Saratoga Race Course
- Country
- United States
- Grade
- Grade I
- Distance
- 7 furlongs
- Surface
- Dirt
- Race type
- Thoroughbred, Flat racing
- Open to
- Three-year-old fillies
- Direction
- left-handed
- First run
- 1922
We hold the total fund for the Test 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 1:22.42 in 2026, the Test Stakes pays $6,066 for every second of the race, which is 121st of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 64th in the United States.
Every Test Stakes winner
114 runnings, 1922 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Explora1:22.42 | Flavien Prat | Bob Baffert | Pegram, Michael E., Watson, Karl and Weitman, Paul |
| 2025 | Kilwin1:23.10 | José Ortiz | George R. Arnold II | BBN Racing |
| 2024 | Ways and Means1:22.28 | Flavien Prat | Chad C. Brown | Klaravich Stables |
| 2023 | Pretty Mischievous1:23.40 | Tyler Gaffalione | Brendan P. Walsh | Godolphin, LLC |
| 2022 | Chi Town Lady1:23.87 | Joel Rosario | Wesley A. Ward | Castleton Lyons |
| 2021 | Bella Sofia1:21.54 | Luis Saez | Rudy Rodriguez | Michael Imperio, Vincent Scuderi, Sofia Soares, Gabrielle Farm, Mazel Stable Partners & Matthew J Mercurio |
| 2020 | Gamine1:20.83 | John R. Velazquez | Bob Baffert | Michael Lund Petersen |
| 2019 | Covfefe1:21.26 | Joel Rosario | Brad H. Cox | LNJ Foxwoods |
| 2018 | Separationofpowers1:22.78 | José Ortiz | Chad C. Brown | Klaravich Stables |
| 2017 | American Gal1:22.26 | José Ortiz | Simon Callaghan | Kaleem Shah |
| 2016 | Paola Queen1:22.32 | Luis Saez | Gustavo Delgado | Grupo Seven C Stable |
| 2015 | Cavorting1:22.81 | Irad Ortiz Jr | Kiaran McLaughlin | Stonestreet Stables |
| 2014 | Sweet Reason1:22.31 | Irad Ortiz Jr | Leah Gyarmati | Treadway Racing Stable (Jeff Treadway) |
| 2013 | Sweet Lulu1:23.45 | Julien Leparoux | Jerry Hollendorfer | Steven Beneto |
| 2012 | Contested1:22.47 | Rafael Bejarano | Bob Baffert | Natalie J. Baffert |
| 2011 | Turbulent Descent1:24.17 | David Flores | Mike Puype | Blinkers On Racing & Partners |
| 2010 | Champagne d'Oro1:22.71 | Miguel Mena | Eric Guillot | Southern Equine Stables/Smith |
| 2009 | Flashing1:22.40 | Richard Migliore | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Stable |
| 2008 | Indian Blessing1:22.70 | John Velazquez | Bob Baffert | Patti & Hal Earnhardt |
| 2007 | Dream Rush1:22.42 | Eibar Coa | Richard Violette Jr. | West Point Stable |
| 2006 | Swap Fliparoo1:24.13 | Eibar Coa | H. Allen Jerkens | Hobeau Farm |
| 2005 | Leave Me Alone1:22.76 | Kent Desormeaux | J. Eric Kruljac | Mitchell Ranch LLC |
| 2004 | Society Selection1:23.69 | Edgar Prado | H. Allen Jerkens | Irving & Marjorie Cowan |
| 2003 | Lady Tak1:20.83 | Jerry Bailey | Steve Asmussen | Heiligbrodt Racing |
| 2002 | You1:22.84 | Jerry Bailey | Robert J. Frankel | Edmund A. Gann |
| 2001 | Victory Ride1:21.72 | Edgar Prado | George R. Arnold II | G. Watts Humphrey Jr. |
| 2000 | Dream Supreme1:22.66 | Pat Day | William I. Mott | Kinsman Stable |
| 1999 | Marley Vale1:22.77 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Eugene Melnyk |
| 1998 | Jersey Girl1:23.02 | Mike E. Smith | Todd Pletcher | Ackerley Bros. Farm |
| 1997 | Fabulously Fast1:21.65 | Jerry Bailey | John C. Kimmel | Caesar Kimmel & Philip Solondz |
| 1996 | Capote Belle1:21.08 | John Velazquez | Daniel C. Peitz | Robert & Lawana Low |
| 1995 | Chaposa Springs1:21.81 | Jerry Bailey | Martin Wolfson | Suresh Chintamaneni |
| 1994 | Twist Afleet1:22.08 | Jerry Bailey | John C. Kimmel | Lucille Conover |
| 1993 | Missed the Storm1:22.00 | Mike E. Smith | William I. Mott | Pin Oak Farm |
| 1992 | November Snow1:21.20 | Chris Antley | H. Allen Jerkens | Earle I. Mack |
| 1991 | Versailles Treaty1:22.80 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | C. R. McGaughey III | Cynthia Phipps |
| 1990 | Go For Wand1:21.12 | Randy Romero | William Badgett Jr. | Christiana Stable |
| 1989 | Safely Kept1:21.33 | Craig Perret | Alan E. Goldberg | Barry L. Weisbord |
| 1988 | Fara's Team1:22.85 | Jerry Bailey | Richard Dutrow Sr. | Happy Valley Farm |
| 1987 | Very Subtle1:21.00 | Pat Valenzuela | Melvin F. Stute | Pearl Grinstead |
| 1986 | Storm and Sunshine1:22.80 | Craig Perret | Thomas J. Kelly | Woodcrest Farms |
| 1985 | Lady's Secret1:22.60 | Jorge Velásquez | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein |
| 1984 | Sintra1:22.60 | Keith Allen | Steven Penrod | Cherry Valley Farm |
| 1983 | Lass Trump1:22.20 | Pat Day | C. R. McGaughey III | Alan Samford |
| 1982 | Gold Beauty1:22.80 | Don Brumfield | William D. Curtis | Georgia E. Hoffman |
| 1981 | Cherokee Frolic1:23.20 | Gary Cohen | William A. Cole | Carolsteve Stables |
| 1980 | Love Sign1:22.20 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Sidney Watters Jr. | Stephen C. Clark Jr. |
| 1979 | Blitey1:22.60 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Angel Penna Sr. | Ogden Phipps |
| 1979 | Clef d' Argent1:22.20 | Ruben Hernandez | David A. Whiteley | Lazy F Ranch |
| 1978 | Tingle Stone1:22.00 | Ruben Hernandez | David A. Whiteley | Christiana Stable |
| 1978 | White Star Line1:21.40 | Jeffrey Fell | Woody Stephens | Newstead Farm |
| 1977 | Northern Sea1:22.40 | Jorge Velásquez | John M. Veitch | Windfields Farm |
| 1977 | Small Raja1:21.80 | Mickey Solomone | Thomas J. Kelly | David P. Reynolds |
| 1976 | Ivory Wand1:23.00 | Pat Day | J. Elliott Burch | Rokeby Stable |
| 1975 | Hot N Nasty1:22.00 | Jorge Tejeira | Gordon R. Potter | Dan Lasater |
| 1975 | My Juliet1:22.00 | Jacinto Vásquez | Leland G. Ripley | George Weasel Jr. |
| 1974 | Quaza Quilt1:22.40 | Jacinto Vásquez | Charles R. Parke | Fred W. Hooper |
| 1974 | Maybellene1:23.60 | Don Meade Jr. | James Lewis | Penny Acres Farm |
| 1973 | Desert Vixen1:23.00 | Jorge Velásquez | Tommy Root Sr. | Harry T. Mangurian Jr. |
| 1973 | Waltz Fan1:23.60 | Jorge Velásquez | Victor J. Nickerson | Mereworth Farm |
| 1972 | Numbered Account1:23.80 | Jacinto Vásquez | Roger Laurin | Ogden Phipps |
| 1971 | Lucky Traveler1:23.80 | Chuck Baltazar | John W. Jacobs | Nelson B. Hunt |
| 1970 | Hunnemannia1:23.60 | Eddie Belmonte | Angel Penna Sr. | Gedney Farm |
| 1970 | Princess Roycraft1:22.40 | Larry Adams | Warren Pascuma | Franlyn Stable |
| 1969 | Ta Wee1:23.60 | Eddie Belmonte | John A. Nerud | Tartan Stable |
| 1968 | Heartland1:22.40 | John L. Rotz | Max Hirsch | King Ranch |
| 1967 | Gamely1:21.80 | Eddie Belmonte | James W. Maloney | William Haggin Perry |
| 1967 | Treacherous1:23.00 | Michael Sorrentino | Sherrill Ward | Lazy F Ranch |
| 1966 | Belle de Nuit1:23.60 | John Ruane | Bert Mulholland | Jesse S. Widener |
| 1966 | Moccasin1:23.40 | Braulio Baeza | Harry Trotsek | Claiborne Farm |
| 1965 | Cestrum1:23.00 | Sam Boulmetis | Carl Hanford | Bohemia Stable |
| 1965 | Discipline1:23.60 | Walter Blum | William C. Winfrey | Wheatley Stable |
| 1964 | Time For Bed1:23.80 | John L. Rotz | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable |
| 1963 | Barbwolf1:25.00 | Bobby Ussery | Burley Parke | Harbor View Farm |
| 1963 | Bold Consort1:25.80 | Hedley Woodhouse | James Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable |
| 1962 | Firm Policy1:23.40 | Johnny Sellers | E. Barry Ryan | E. Barry Ryan |
| 1962 | Polylady1:23.40 | Braulio Baeza | James P. Conway | Darby Dan Farm |
| 1960 | Be Cautious1:24.00 | Bobby Ussery | John A. Nerud | Joseph M. Roebling |
| 1960 | Brave Pilot1:23.80 | Hedley Woodhouse | John Rigione | Kenneth W. Thornhill |
| 1959 | Shirley Jones1:26.00 | Paul J. Bailey | James W. Smith | Brae Burn Farm |
| 1958 | Any Morn1:25.80 | John Ruane | Jake Byer | North Hill Farm |
| 1957 | Miss Blue Jay1:24.40 | Ted Atkinson | Sol Rutchick | Adele Rutchick |
| 1956 | Glamour1:25.80 | Sidney Cole | James Fitzsimmons | Ogden Phipps |
| 1955 | Blue Banner1:24.60 | Eddie Arcaro | Jack Skinner | Rokeby Stable |
| 1954 | Dispute1:25.20 | Eric Guerin | Sylvester Veitch | C. V. Whitney |
| 1953 | Canadiana1:25.60 | Dave Gorman | Gordon J. McCann | E. P. Taylor |
| 1952 | Gay Grecque1:26.80 | Raymond York | Gene Jacobs | Mrs. S. George Zauderer |
| 1951 | Vulcania1:26.00 | Robert Bernhardt | James Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud |
| 1950 | Honey's Gal1:24.40 | George Hettinger | Winbert F. Mulholland | Fitz Eugene Dixon Jr. |
| 1949 | Lady Dorimar1:25.20 | Conn McCreary | Woody Stephens | Woodvale Farm |
| 1948 | Alablue1:25.80 | Eric Guerin | John H. Skirvin | John H. Skirvin |
| 1947 | Miss Disco1:24.40 | Nick Combest | Anthony Pascuma | Sydney S. Schupper |
| 1946 | Red Shoes1:23.40 | Eddie Arcaro | Thomas D. Rodrock | Howell E. Jackson III |
| 1945 | Safeguard1:24.20 | Ted Atkinson | Preston M. Burch | Brookmeade Stable |
| 1944 | Whirlabout1:24.80 | Herb Lindberg | Graceton Philpot | Louis B. Mayer |
| 1943 | Stefanita1:25.20 | Conn McCreary | Bert Mulholland | George D. Widener Jr. |
| 1942 | Vagrancy1:26.00 | James Stout | James Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud |
| 1941 | Imperatrice1:25.20 | Jack Skelly | George M. Odom | William H. LaBoyteaux |
| 1940 | Piquet1:24.40 | Eddie Arcaro | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable |
| 1939 | Redlin1:24.00 | Don Meade | |John P. Jones | William H. Lipscomb |
| 1938 | Black Wave1:25.80 | John Gilbert | Preston M. Burch | Nydrie Stable |
| 1937 | Evening Tide1:26.00 | Charles Kurtsinger | Albert B. Gordon | E. Dale Shaffer |
| 1936 | Fair Stein1:24.80 | Eddie Yager | |Jake Byer | Herman Phillips |
| 1935 | Good Gamble1:24.80 | Sam Renick | Bud Stotler | Alfred G. Vanderbilt II |
| 1934 | Bazaar1:24.60 | Don Meade | Herbert Thompson | Edward R. Bradley |
| 1933 | Speed Boat1:24.20 | John Gilbert | George Conway | Glen Riddle Farm |
| 1932 | Suntica1:26.00 | Mack Garner | Jack Whyte | Willis Sharpe Kilmer |
| 1931 | Buckup1:25.80 | Mack Garner | J. Howard Lewis | Joseph E. Widener |
| 1930 | Conclave1:24.20 | D. Lyons | William H. Karrick | William R. Coe |
| 1929 | Dinah Did Upset1:24.20 | Norman LeBlanc | C. B. Read | Sylvester W. Labrot |
| 1928 | Nixie1:25.80 | Danny McAuliffe | James Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable |
| 1927 | Black Curl1:26.60 | Laverne Fator | Sam Hildreth | Rancocas Stable |
| 1926 | Ruthenia1:25.60 | Earl Sande | Pete Coyne | Joseph E. Widener |
| 1922 | Emotion2:11.20 | Linus McAtee | George M. Odom | Robert L. Gerry Sr. |
114 of the 114 runnings name the rider, 114 name the trainer and 114 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Test Stakes more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
No horse has won the Test Stakes twice in the 114 runnings on this page.
Most wins by a trainer
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Test Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 196 | Joe Hirsch Turf Classic StakesBelmont Park | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 197 | Just a Game StakesBelmont Park | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 198 | Ogden Phipps StakesBelmont Park | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 199 | Ohio DerbyThistledown Racecourse | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 200 | Old Dominion DerbyColonial Downs | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 201 | Personal Ensign StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 202 | Risen Star StakesFair Grounds Race Course | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 203 | Santa Anita DerbySanta Anita Park | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 204 | Secretariat StakesColonial Downs | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 205 | Sunland Park DerbySunland Park Racetrack | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 208 | Woody Stephens StakesBelmont Park | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 209 | Ryanair ChaseCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | $498,750 | £375,000 |
| 210 | Canadian Pacing DerbyCampbellville, Ontario, Canada | Canada | $492,621 | CA$690,000 |
| 211 | Queensland OaksEagle Farm Racecourse | Australia | $492,593 | AU$700,000 |
| 212 | Zen-Nippon Nisai YushunKawasaki Racecourse | Japan | $478,608 | ¥71,400,000 |
| 213 | Grand Prix de Saint-CloudSaint-Cloud Racecourse | France | $454,701 | €400,000 |
| 214 | Grosser Preis von BadenIffezheim Racecourse | Germany | $454,701 | €400,000 |
| 215 | Prix Guillaume d'OrnanoDeauville Racecourse | France | $454,701 | €400,000 |
| 216 | Prix Jean PratDeauville Racecourse | France | $454,701 | €400,000 |
| 217 | Prix Jean-Luc LagardèreLongchamp Racecourse | France | $454,701 | €400,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Test 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, 87th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Risen Star Stakes | Fair Grounds Race Course | Grade II | $500,000 |
| Santa Anita Derby | Santa Anita Park | Grade I | $500,000 |
| Secretariat Stakes | Colonial Downs | Grade II | $500,000 |
| Sunland Park Derby | Sunland Park Racetrack | Listed | $500,000 |
| Woody Stephens Stakes | Belmont Park | Grade I | $500,000 |
| Bing Crosby Stakes | Del Mar Racetrack | Grade I | $400,000 |
| Clement L. Hirsch Stakes | Del Mar Racetrack | Grade I | $400,000 |
| Fountain of Youth Stakes | Gulfstream Park | Grade II | $400,000 |
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 Test Stakes prize money?
$500,000.
Where does the Test Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
206th of 997. 205 races pay more, the nearest of them Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes. In the United States it is 87th of 196.
Which jockey has won the Test Stakes most often?
Jerry Bailey, with 6 wins between 1988 and 2003.
When was the Test Stakes first run?
1922. This page holds 114 runnings, from 1922 to 2026.
How far is the Test Stakes?
7 furlongs, on dirt, at Saratoga Race Course.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money