Pucker Up Stakes

Pucker Up Stakes
Grade III race
LocationArlington Park
Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States
Inaugurated1961
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
WebsiteArlington Park
Race information
Distance1+1⁄8 miles (9.0 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-old fillies
WeightScale Weight
Purse$100,000 (since 2015)[1]

The Pucker Up Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for 3-year-old fillies held annually in early September at Arlington Park race track near Chicago, Illinois. A Grade III event, it is contested over a distance of 9 furlongs (1 1/8 miles) on turf.[1] In 2022, it will be moved to Churchill Downs.[2]

The race was named in honor of Ada L. Rice's filly, Pucker Up. Pucker Up was one of five champions trained by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer James P. Conway.

The race was inaugurated in 1961 and was run on the main track until 1974 and again in 1976. In 1974-5, it was run at 1+1⁄16 miles; in 1979 and 1986, the distance was 1+3⁄16 miles.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Pucker Up Stakes Statistics". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. ^ Bob Kieckhefer; Byron King (15 March 2022). "Arlington Million Moves This Summer to Churchill Downs". Blood Horse. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Arlington Park Stakes Histories" (PDF). arlingtonpark.com. p. 24. Retrieved 14 August 2016.