Bowling Green Stakes

The inaugural running of the event was on 11 June 1958 at Belmont Park as the sixth event on the card that day and was won by the French bred horse, Rafty trained by the US Hall of Fame trainer Hollie Hughes in a time of 2:17. The last running of the event at Aqueduct in 1967 is one of the more notable when Poker defeated champions Assagai and his own stablemate, the 1966 US Horse of the Year, Buckpasser who was entering the race with a fifteen race winning streak. In winning the Bowling Green Handicap on 17 June 1990 at Belmont Park, the 1989 Canadian champion With Approval set a new World Record of 2:10 for miles on turf. As of today, the record remains unmatched. The 2008 edition was replaced in its summer spot by the Man o' War Stakes. The Man o' War was moved from a fall schedule to improve turf scheduling competition. In 2015 the New York Racing Association moved the Bowling Green to Saratoga. Two mares have won this race, Drumtop in 1971 setting a new course record for the miles distance ==Records==

Speed record: • miles: 2:10.20 – With Approval (1990) (new World Record) Margins: • 4 lengths – Open Call (1982) Most wins: • 2 – Whitmore's Conn (2002, 2003) • 2 – Channel Maker (2018, 2023) • 2 – Cross Border (2020, 2021) Most wins by an owner: • 4 – Rokeby Stables (1970, 1972, 1973, 1984) Most wins by a jockey: • 3 – Jorge Velásquez (1969, 1970, 1982) • 3 – Jerry Bailey (1984, 1991, 2001) • 3 – John Velazquez (1994, 1998, 2012) • 3 – Javier Castellano (2013, 2015, 2016) Most wins by a trainer: • 5 – William I. Mott (1987, 2001, 2010, 2018, 2023) ==Winners==

Notes: † Filly or Mare § Ran as part of an entry ‡ In the 2020 running Sadler's Joy was first past the post but was disqualified for interference in the straight and was placed fourth. Cross Border was declared the winner. ==See also==