Hollie Hughes Stakes
# Hollie Hughes Stakes

The Hollie Hughes Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 1979 at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, Queens, New York. A six furlong sprint raced on dirt, it is open to horses bred in the State of New York age four and older. Run in mid February, then in mid January, now returned to the month of February, the race currently offers a purse of $100,000.

The race is named in honor of New York native Hollie Hughes, a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee who trained horses from a New York base for 70 years.

## Records

Speed record:

* 1:08.60 – Stalwart Member (1997)

Most wins:

* 3 – Papua (2003, 2004, 2005)

Most wins by a jockey:

* 3 – Junior Alvarado (2011, 2013, 2016)
* 3 – Ángel Cordero Jr. (1981, 1983, 1989)
* 3 – Richard Migliore (1994, 2003, 2005)

Most wins by a trainer:

* 6 – Michael E. Hushion (1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2015)

Most wins by an owner:

* 6 – Barry K. Schwartz (1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2015, 2020)

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Dist. (Miles) | Time | Win$ |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 | Wudda U Think Now | 5 | Trevor McCarthy | Rudy R. Rodriguez | The Elkstone Group | 6 F | 1:11.17 | $100,000 |
| 2021 | My Boy Tate | 7 | Manuel Franco | Michelle Nevin | Little Red Feather Racing & Michelle Nevin | 6 F | 1:10.85 | $100,000 |
| 2020 | Amundson | 4 | Jorge A. Vargas Jr. | Horacio DePaz | Barry K. Schwartz | 6 F | 1:10.87 | $57,750 |
| 2019 | Bavaro | 5 | Dylan Davis | Linda L. Rice | All In The Family Racing | 6 F | 1:11.78 | $55,000 |
| 2018 | My Boy Tate | 4 | Dylan Davis | Michelle Nevin | Little Red Feather Racing/Michelle Nevin | 6 F | 1:10.23 | $60,000 |
| 2017 | Candid Desire | 5 | Antonio Gallardo | Gary J. Sciacca | Amanda Laderer/Gary Downey | 6 F | 1:10.19 | $60,000 |
| 2016 | Drama King | 4 | Junior Alvarado | Rudy R. Rodriguez | Bethlehem Stables et al. | 6 F | 1:10.89 | $60,000 |
| 2015 | Captain Serious | 4 | Jose L. Ortiz | Michael E. Hushion | Barry K. Schwartz | 6 F | 1:10.70 | $60,000 |
| 2014 | Be Bullish | 9 | Taylor B. Rice | Richard E. Dutrow Jr. | Repole Stable | 6 F | 1:12.05 | $60,000 |
| 2013 | Saginaw | 7 | Junior Alvarado | David Jacobson | Drawing Away Stable/Jacobson | 6 F | 1:10.51 | $45,000 |
| 2012 | Law Enforcement | 7 | Alan Garcia | Mark A. Hennig | Camelia J. Casby | 6 F | 1:10.95 | $45,000 |
| 2011 | Be Bullish | 6 | Junior Alvarado | Richard E. Dutrow Jr. | Sullivan Lane Stable/R. E. Dutrow Jr. | 6 F | 1:11.62 | $39,000 |
| 2010 | Rereadthefootnotes | 4 | Ramon A. Dominguez | Michael E. Hushion | West Point Thoroughbreds | 6 F | 1:09.93 | $39,000 |
| 2009 | Mor Chances | 5 | Richard Migliore | Richard E. Dutrow Jr. | Vincent Scuderi & Sullivan Lane Stable | 6 F | 1:09.72 | $42,120 |
| 2008 | Gold and Roses | 6 | Rajiv Maragh | Thomas M. Bush | Henry C. Gregory | 6 F | 1:10.82 | $48,795 |
| 2007 | Introspect | 7 | Eddie Martin Jr. | Billy Turner | Castle Village Farm | 6 F | 1:11.64 | $43,555 |
| 2006 | Big Apple Daddy | 4 | Orlando Mojica | Bruce N. Levine | Ervin Rodriguez | 6 F | 1:11.49 | $42,510 |
| 2005 | Papua | 6 | Richard Migliore | Michael E. Hushion | Barry K. Schwartz | 6 F | 1:09.60 | $48,585 |
| 2004 | Papua | 5 | Michael Luzzi | Michael E. Hushion | Barry K. Schwartz | 6 F | 1:10.40 | $49,005 |
| 2003 | Papua | 4 | Richard Migliore | Michael E. Hushion | Barry K. Schwartz | 6 F | 1:10.60 | $48,435 |
| 2002 | Vodka | 5 | Heberto Castillo Jr. | John O. Hertler | Joseph W. Gerrity Jr. | 6 F | 1:11.10 | $48,075 |
| 2001 | Say Florida Sandy | 7 | Joe Bravo | Juan Serey | John Rotella | 6 F | 1:09.40 | $47,790 |
| 2000 | Kashatreya | 6 | Octavio Vergara | John O. Hertler | Seymour Cohn | 6 F | 1:09.40 | $49,845 |
| 1999 | Kashatreya | 5 | Julio Pezua | John O. Hertler | Seymour Cohn | 6 F | 1:10.20 | $32,040 |
| 1998 | Thepromonroe | 6 | Chuck C. Lopez | Michael E. Hushion | Barry K. Schwartz | 6 F | 1:10.00 | $33,240 |
| 1997 | Stalwart Member | 4 | Herb McCauley | Howard Tesher | Edwin Watchel | 6 F | 1:08.60 | $33,420 |
| 1996 | Crafty Alfel | 8 | Frank Alvarado | Charles Carlesimo | James Fabricature | 6 F | 1:09.80 | $33,000 |
| 1995 | Crafty Alfel | 7 | Julio Pezua | Charles Carlesimo | James Fabricature | 6 F | 1:11.20 | $31,890 |
| 1994 | Fabersham | 6 | Richard Migliore | Gasper Moschera | Barbara J. Davis | 6 F | 1:12.00 | $32,430 |
| 1993 | Detox | 4 | Mike E. Smith | Michael W. Downing | Charles J. Murphy Jr. | 6 F | 1:10.40 | $40,740 |
| 1992 | Argyle Lake | 6 | Dennis Carr | Peter Ferriola | James Riccio | 6 F | 1:11.00 | $54,180 |
| 1991 | Argyle Lake | 5 | Herb McCauley | Peter Ferriola | James Riccio | 6 F | 1:10.60 | $53,460 |
| 1990 | Appealing Guy | 4 | Jacinto Vásquez | Gary Sciacca | Vincent McGuire | 6 F | 1:08.80 | $52,380 |
| 1989 | Notebook | 4 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 6 F | 1:10.80 | $51,570 |
| 1988 | Summer Tale | 5 | Nick Santagata | Peter Ferriola | Gold'N'Oats Stable | 6 F | 1:11.20 | $50,400 |
| 1987 | Landing Plot | 4 | José A. Santos | Arthur Wendel | Triad Stable | 6 F | 1:11.00 | $41,820 |
| 1986 | Hamlet | 6 | Robbie Davis | Peter Ferriola | Vee-Pee-Jay Stable | 6 F | 1:10.80 | $42,420 |
| 1985 | Elegant Life | 5 | Jorge Velásquez | Michael Brice | Irma Brice | 6 F | 1:10.80 | $43,740 |
| 1984 | Columbia Holme | 4 | Ruben Hernandez | Ramon M. Hernandez | Assunta Louis Farm | 6 F | 1:10.20 | $43,320 |
| 1983 | Master Digby | 4 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Howard Tesher | Jerome Brody | 6 F | 1:10.40 | $33,780 |
| 1982 | Accipiter's Hope | 4 | Nick Santagata | Stephen L. DiMauro | Harold I. Snyder | 6 F | 1:12.20 | $34,020 |
| 1981 | Kim's Chance | 5 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Steven T. Jerkens | Rodger E. Leslie | 6 F | 1:11.40 | $32,700 |
| 1980 | Kim's Chance | 4 | Ruben Hernandez | Steven T. Jerkens | Rodger E. Leslie | 6 F | 1:12.40 | $31,920 |
| 1979 | Billy Redcoat | 5 | Joseph Brocklebank | R. Von Skopczynski Jr. | Victoria Sloma | 6 F | 1:11.40 | $33,090 |
