The Pegasus Stakes is a Listed American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in June at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. An event for three-year-olds of either gender, it is contested at a mile and a sixteenth (eight and a half furlongs) on the dirt, and currently offers a purse of $150,000.

Inaugurated as a minor event on November 11, 1980 at Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey, the following year it became the Pegasus Handicap and would be run as such thru 2002. There was no race in 2003 and it returned in 2004 as the Pegasus Stakes. The race was hosted by Meadowlands 1980–2006 and 2008–2009. Its 1996 edition was raced on the turf course.

A former Grade 1 race, the 1997 Pegasus offered a purse of $1,000,000.

Historical race notes In 1999, Forty One Carats, ridden by jockey Jorge Chavez, won the Pegasus Handicap by a nose over Unbridled Jet. The winner's time of 1:45 2/5 broke the Meadowlands track record for a mile and one-eighth on dirt.

Sally Bailie became the first woman trainer in the history of American Thoroughbred racing to win a $200,000 race when she captured the 1982 edition of the Pegasus Handicap with Fast Gold.

Records Speed record: 1:45.40 @ miles: Forty One Carats (1999) (NTR)

1:40.80 @ miles Flying Chevron (1995)

Most wins by a jockey: 5 – Joe Bravo (1998, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020)

Most wins by a trainer: 6 – Todd Pletcher (2005, 2008, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2024)

Most wins by an owner: 2 - Gary and Mary West (2022, 2023) 2 – William H. Perry (1991, 1992)

Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner (Miles) Time Purse $ Gr. 2025Bracket Buster 3Axel ConcepcionVictoria H. OliverBBN Racing mi1:44.64$150,000 L/R 2024Tuscan Sky 3Javier CastellanoTodd PletcherSpendthrift Farm LLC mi1:43.31$150,000 L/R 2023Salute the Stars 3Joel RosarioBrad H. CoxGary and Mary West mi1:43.87$150,000 L/R 2022Home Brew 3Paco LopezBrad H. CoxGary and Mary West mi1:43.20$150,000 L/R 2021Mandaloun 3Florent GerouxBrad H. CoxJuddmonte Farms mi1:44.63$150,000 L/R 2020Pneumatic 3Joe BravoSteve AsmussenWinchell Thoroughbreds LLC mi1:44.76$155,000 L/R 2019King For A Day 3Joe BravoTodd PletcherRed Oak Stable (John J. Brunetti Sr.) mi1:42.59$150,000 L/R 2018Supreme Aura 3Joe BravoMichael StidhamStallionaire Enterprises LLC (Rick Kanter) mi1:46.84$102,000 L/R 2017Timeline 3Javier CastellanoChad BrownWoodford Racing LLC (William S. Farish IV, mn.ptr.) mi1:41.32$100,000 G3 2016Donegal Moon 3Joe BravoTodd PletcherDonegal Racing (Jerry Crawford, mn.ptr.) mi1:44.15$150,000 G3 2015Mr. Jordan 3Paco LopezEdward Plesa Jr.David Melin, Leon Ellman, Laurie Plesa mi1:42.71$150,000 G3 2014Albano 3Kerwin D. ClarkJ. Larry JonesBrereton C. Jones mi1:44.17$150,000 G3 2013Verrazano 3John VelazquezTodd PletcherLet's Go Stable (Michael Tabor, Susan Magnier, Derrick Smith) mi1:41.72$150,000 G3 2012Le Bernardin 3Mike LuzziKiaran McLaughlinDarley Stable mi1:44.51$100,000 G3 2011Pants On Fire 3Rosie NapravnikKelly BreenGeorge & Lori Hall mi1:42.89$200,000 G3 2010Afleet Express 3Javier CastellanoJimmy JerkensGainesway Farm, Martin L. Cherry mi1:45.44$200,000 G3 2009Bad Action 3David CohenGary ContessaWinning Move Stable (Steve Sigler, mn.ptr.), Sanford H. Robbins LLC, P. & D. Kaplan Racing LLC mi1:49.16$150,000 G3 2008Atoned 3Chris DeCarloTodd PletcherDogwood Stable mi1:49.40$200,000 G3 2007Actin Good 3Cornelio VelásquezRobert DibonaLeo-Sag Stables, Gus Goldsmith, Greg and Jerrich Stable mi1:51.54$250,000 G3 2006Diamond Stripes 3Edgar PradoRick DutrowFour Roses Thoroughbreds (Kassem Masri) mi1:47.30$250,000 G3 2005Magna Graduate 3John VelazquezTodd PletcherElizabeth H. Alexander mi1:47.40$250,000 G3 2004Pies Prospect 3Edgar PradoNick ZitoRobert V. LaPenta mi1:48.40$300,000 G3 2003 Race not held 2002Regal Sanction 3José A. SantosJames A. JerkensSusan & John Moore mi1:49.80$350,000 G2 2001Volponi 3Shaun BridgmohanPhilip G. JohnsonAmherst Stable (Kathy Johnson), Spruce Pond Stable (Edward Baier) mi1:46.80$250,000 G2 2000Kiss A Native 3Mickey WallsDavid R. BellJohn A. Franks mi1:48.20$250,000 G2 1999Forty One Carats 3Jorge ChavezDavid FawkesJack T. Hammer & Walter L. New mi1:45.40$400,000 G2 1998Tomorrows Cat 3Joe BravoMark A. Hennig Donald S. & Roberta Mary Zuckerman & Camelia J. Casby mi1:46.80$500,000 G2 1997Behrens 3Jerry BaileyH. James BondWilliam Clifton Jr. mi1:46.60$1,000,000 G2 1996Allied Forces 3Richard MiglioreKiaran McLaughlinAhmed Al Tayer mi1:47.00$200,000 G2 1995Flying Chevron 3Robbie DavisJames J. TonerKimran Stable (Ronald Nicholson) mi1:40.80$200,000 G2 1994Brass Scale 3Edgar PradoCharles PeoplesBayard Sharp mi1:49.20$200,000 G2 1993Diazo 3Laffit Pincay Jr.Bill ShoemakerAllen E. Paulson mi1:47.00$250,000 G1 1992Scuffleburg 3Julie KroneScotty SchulhoferWilliam H. Perry mi1:49.00$500,000 G1 1991Scan 3José A. SantosScotty SchulhoferWilliam H. Perry mi1:46.40$300,000 G1 1990Silver Ending 3Ed DelahoussayeRon McAnallyAngelo Costanza & Ron McAnally mi1:47.20$300,000 G1 1989Norquestor 3Julie KroneHubert HineScott C. Savin mi1:49.60$300,000 G1 1988Brian's Time 3Ángel Cordero Jr.John M. VeitchJoan W. Phillips mi1:47.00$300,000 G1 1987Cryptoclearance 3José A. SantosScotty SchulhoferPhilip Teinowitz mi1:48.60$300,000 G1 1986Danzig Connection 3Pat DayWoody StephensHenryk de Kwiatkowski mi1:49.00$300,000 G2 1985Skip Trial 3Jean-Luc SamynHubert HineZelda Cohen mi1:51.00$300,000 G2 1984Hail Bold King 3Jorge VelásquezWilliam E. BurchCornelius Vanderbilt Whitney mi1:49.20$200,000 G2 1983World Appeal 3Antonio GraellScotty SchulhoferElton D. Kohr Sr. mi1:46.60$200,000 G2 1982Fast Gold 3Jean-Luc SamynSally A. BailieAisco Stable mi1:49.00$200,000 1981Summing 3George MartensLuis S. BarreraCharles T. Wilson Jr. mi1:51.00$200,000 1980Dr. Blum 3Ruben HernandezHoward M. TesherH. Joseph Allen 6 f1:11.00$25,000

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