Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes

Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes
Listed race
LocationArlington Park
Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States
Inaugurated1929
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing
Websitewww.arlingtonpark.com
Race information
Distance7 furlongs
TrackSynthetic, left-handed
QualificationTwo-Year-Old Fillies
WeightAssigned
Purse$75,000

The Arlington-Washington Breeders' Cup Lassie Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid September at Arlington Park Racetrack in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Raced on Polytrack synthetic dirt over a distance of seven furlongs, it is open to Two-Year-Old Fillies and currently offers a purse of $75,000.[1] It was a Grade III race through 2012, but was a listed stakes in 2013.[2]

Inaugurated in 1929 as the Arlington Lassie Stakes, in 1963 it was renamed the Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes and in 2005 was given the Breeders' Cup designation.

Since inception, the race has been contested at various distances:

  • 1929–1931 : 5.5 furlongs
  • 1932–1961 & 1972–1979 : 6 furlongs
  • 1962–1969 : 6.5 furlongs
  • 1980–1984 & 1986–1987 : 7 furlongs
  • 1985 : 6.5 furlongs (at Hawthorne Race Course)
  • 1986–2013 : 1 mile
  • 2014 to present : 7 furlongs

The race was not run in 1970, 1971, 1988, 1995, 1998 and 1999.

  1. ^ The Blood-Horse
  2. ^ Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association Archived October 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine