Pan American Stakes

The inaugural running of the event was on Pan American Day, 14 April 1962, as the Pan American Handicap over one and one-eighth miles distance on the dirt and was easily won by Brae Burn Farm's talented six year old mare Shirley Jones who was ridden by Larry Gilligan defeating nine other starters in a time of 1:51 by five lengths. with the purse doubled to $50,000 added. In 1983 the event was upgraded to Grade I and that year the event was run split divisions, the only time that the race was split. In 1990 the event was downgraded to a Grade II race In 2025 the event was downgraded by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to Grade III status. ==Records==

Time record: • miles – 2:22.63 – Twilight Eclipse (2013) Margins: • 11 lengths – Mi Selecto (1989) Most wins: • 2 – Fraise (1993, 1994) • 2 – Buck's Boy (1998, 2000) • 2 – Quest Star (2003, 2004) • 2 – Newsdad (2012, 2014) • 2 – Far Bridge (2025, 2026) Most wins by a trainer: • 6 – William I. Mott (1991, 1993, 1994, 2006, 2012, 2014) Most wins by a jockey: • 4 - Joel Rosario (2014, 2022, 2024, 2025) Most wins by an owner: • 2 - Bertram R. Firestone (1974, 1991) • 2 - Madeleine A. Paulson (1993, 1994) • 2 – Quarter B Farm (1998, 2000) • 2 - Mansell Stables (2003, 2004) • 2 - James S. Karp (2012, 2014) • 2 - Michael Dubb (2023, 2024) • 2 - LSU Stables (2025,2026) == Winners==

Legend: Notes: § Ran as an entry ƒ Filly or Mare † In the 1964 running of the event Doctor Hank K. was first past the post but was disqualified to seventh after stewards ruled that he caused interference in the running. Babington (ARG) was declared the winner. ‡ Estrano II (ARG) was a field entry with Templatio II (CHI) and Mohamed (CHI) ==See also==