Quick Call Stakes
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Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
| Class | Grade III |
|---|---|
| Location | Saratoga Race Course Saratoga Springs, New York, United States |
| Inaugurated | 2008 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Sponsor | Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (since 2022) |
| Website | NYRA |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 5+1⁄2 furlongs |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three years old |
| Weight | 124 lbs with allowances |
| Purse | US$175,000 (2022) |
The Quick Call Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old over the distance of 5+1⁄2 furlongs on the turf scheduled annually in July at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The event currently carries a purse of $175,000.
The race was inaugurated in September 2008.[1] Thereafter it has been held in either July or early August.[1]
The event is named in honor of Quick Call, the multiple graded stakes winning gelding who won more than half his 16 career victories at the Saratoga Race Course.[2] Quick Call was a dual winner of the GII Forego Handicap, lived to the age of 35 and is buried at Clare Court in Saratoga Springs.[3]
The 2010 running was on the Inner Turf course at a distance of 1 mile.[1]
In 2019 the event was upgraded to Grade III.[4] The race was run on the main track in 2023 and was subsequently downgraded to a Listed event.[5]
Records
Speed record:
- 5+1⁄2 furlongs; 1:00.80 – Big Invasion (2022)
Margins:
- 5+1⁄2 lengths; Uncashed (2023 - dirt)
- 3+3⁄4 lengths; Central Banker (2013 - turf)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 – Irad Ortiz Jr.: (2018, 2021, 2023, 2025)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 – Linda L. Rice: (2009, 2020)
- 2 – Christophe Clement: (2014, 2022)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 – Michael Dubb: (2008, 2018)