The Quick Call Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old over the distance of 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.
History The race was inaugurated in September 2008. Thereafter it has been held in either July or early August.
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. 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.
The 2010 running was on the Inner Turf course at a distance of 1 mile.
In 2019 the event was upgraded to Grade III. The race was run on the main track in 2023 and was subsequently downgraded to a Listed event.
Records Speed record: furlongs; 1:00.80 – Big Invasion (2022)
Margins: lengths; Uncashed (2023 - dirt) 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)
Winners Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref2026Learntodiscover (GB)Tyler GaffalioneBrendan P. WalshMark Dobbin furlongs1:02.69$225,000III2025Governor SamIrad Ortiz Jr.George WeaverBergman Family Stable & Swinbank Stable furlongs1:02.68$175,000III2024Flavien PratCharlie ApplebyGodolphin Racing furlongs1:00.97$175,000III2023UncashedIrad Ortiz Jr.Larry RivelliPatricia's Hope furlongs1:03.44$175,000Listed2022Big InvasionJoel RosarioChristophe ClementReeves Thoroughbred Racing furlongs1:00.80$175,000III2021 Golden Pal Irad Ortiz Jr. Wesley A. WardDerrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Westerburg furlongs 1:02.99$120,000III 2020 Turned Aside Jose Lezcano Linda L. Rice Paul P. Pompa Jr. furlongs 1:01.99$100,000III 2019 Listing Joel Rosario Ben D. A. Cecil Reddam Racing furlongs 1:03.94$100,000III2018 World of Trouble Irad Ortiz Jr. Jason Servis Michael Dubb, Madaket Stables, Bethlehem Stable furlongs 1:04.11$100,000 Listed 2017 Blind Ambition Javier Castellano Todd A. Pletcher Gainesway Farm furlongs 1:01.51$100,000 Listed 2016 Holding Gold Julien R. Leparoux Mark E. Casse Live Oak Plantation furlongs 1:10.84$100,000 Listed 2015 Ready for Rye Javier Castellano Thomas Albertrani Chalk Racing furlongs 1:01.47$100,000 Listed 2014 Pure Sensation Jose Lezcano Christophe Clement Patricia A. Generazio furlongs 1:01.82$100,000 Listed 2013 Central Banker Joel Rosario Albert Stall Jr. Klaravich Stables & William Lawrence furlongs 1:02.56$100,000 Listed 2012 Artest John R. Velazquez Michelle Nihei Dennis Narlinger furlongs 1:02.12$100,000 Listed 2011 Great Mills Julien R. Leparoux Steven M. Asmussen Millennium Farms furlongs 1:01.31$78,000 Listed 2010 Beau Choix Javier Castellano Barclay Tagg Belle Meadows Farm and Lael Stable 1 mile 1:35.57$70,000 2009 Awakino Cat Alan Garcia Linda L. Rice Linda L. Rice & F E Que Stable furlongs 1:01.87 $73,200 2008 Salute the Count Eibar Coa Richard E. Dutrow Jr. Michael Dubb & Robert Joscelyn furlongs 1:01.24$84,000 Listed
Notes:
ƒ Filly or Mare
Legend:
See also List of American and Canadian Graded races
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