The Union Avenue is an American ungraded Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Saratoga Race Course. The race is restricted to fillies and mares 3-years-old and up who were bred in the State of New York. It is raced at a current (2014) distance of six and one half furlongs on the dirt and offers a purse of $100,000 added.
The Union Avenue, inaugurated in 2004, is named for the famed street in Saratoga Springs, New York where the track is located.
Records Most wins by a jockey:
3 – Edgar Prado (2004, 2006, 2008) 3 – Javier Castellano (2009, 2012, 2023)
Most wins by an trainer:
3 – Linda Rice (2014, 2016, 2020)
Most wins by an owner:
No owner has won this race more than once
Winners of the Union Avenue Stakes YearWinnerJockeyTrainer Owner Time 2024Tricky TemperFlavien PratJeremiah C. EnglehartMark H. Stanley1:10.192023Grannys ConnectionJavier CastellanoThomas MorleyOrpen Horses LLC, Alan Griffen, Jack Hardin & Towell Jr.1:11.092022Bank On AnnaJose LezcanoPhilip M. SerpeWellSpring Stables 1:12.322021Awesome DebateLuis SaezBruce R. BrownNRB Racing Stable & Van Vranken Racing1:17.482020Newly MintedJose LezcanoLinda RiceBeach Heaven Thoroughbreds 1:23.842019Carrera Cat Rajiv MaraghJohn MorrisonStone Bridge Farm & Very Un Stable1:14.93 2018Bonita Bianca Manuel FrancoJason ServisMichael Dubb, Bethlehem Stables, & Michael Imperio1:15.39 2017Picco Uno Irad Ortiz Jr.Jason ServisKennesaw Mountain Racing1:16.572016Hot City GirlJosé OrtizLinda RiceLady Sheila Stable1:15.032015Tricky ZippyJohn R. VelazquezJames A. JerkensNewman Racing1:15.782014Uncle SouthernLuis SaezLinda RiceJ and M Racing Stables1:17.462013WilletJoel RosarioJames IselinJames H. Iselin, Charlotte Assoulin, David Assoulin, & Eli Gindi1:11.362012Risky RachelJavier CastellanoJuan M. CoronelSanford Bacon1:09.022011Lovely LilRamon A. DominguezMichael E. HushionBarry K. Schwartz1:10.592010Meese RocksJorge F. ChavezEdward R. BarkerJoseph Terranova, Jamie Terranova, & Henry Terranova 1:11.462009Silvercup BabyJavier CastellanoCarl DominoEric Brophy1:10.282008By The LightEdgar PradoRick DutrowJay Em Ess Stable1:10.58 2007Karakorum StarletKent DesormeauxJeff OdintzKarakorum Farm1:10.952006Gold Like UEdgar PradoRichard E. Dutrow Jr.Vincent S. Scuderi & Sullivan Lane Stable1:10.042005LapisCornelio VelásquezJohn O. Hertler Carolyn Wilson1:11.402004Sugar PunchEdgar PradoRichard E. Dutrow Jr.IEAH Stables, Joe Torre, Robert Speranza & Robert A. Petronella1:09.81
References Saratoga Race Course at the NYRA Union Avenue Stakes at Pedigree query