Soaring Softly Stakes

The Soaring Softly Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three years old fillies, over a distance of 7 furlongs on the turf held annually in May at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The event currently carries a purse of $175,000.

Soaring Softly Stakes
Grade III race
LocationBelmont Park
Elmont, New York, United States
Inaugurated2014 (as Wait A While Stakes)
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing - Turf
Websitenyra.com
Race information
Distance7 furlongs
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFillies, three years old
Weight123lbs. with allowances
Purse$175,000 (since 2023)

History

The race was inaugurated in 2014 as the Wait A While Stakes[1] with a stakes purse of $100,000[2] after the American Oaks and duel Yellow Ribbon Stakes winner Wait A While.

In 2018 the event was classified as Grade III.[2]

The race was renamed in 2016 to the Soaring Softly Stakes after the 1999 American Champion Female Turf Horse and inaugural Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf winner Soaring Softly.[3]

Records

Speed record:

  • 1:19:93 - Morticia (2017)

Margins:

  • 4 lengths - Nootka Sound (2018)

Most wins by a jockey:

  • 2 - Eric Cancel (2016, 2021)

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

  • No owner has won this race more than once.

Winners
Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref
2023 Queen Picasso (GB) Jose Ortiz Christophe Clement Sienna Farm, Michael E. Kisber, Peter Deutsch & The Elkstone Group 7 furlongs 1:21.24 $169,750 III [4]
2022 Chardy Party (IRE) Irad Ortiz Jr. Wesley A. Ward Stonestreet Farm 7 furlongs 1:21.47 $100,000 III [5]
2021 Bye Bye Eric Cancel Christophe Clement Bach Stables 7 furlongs 1:21.19 $100,000 III [6]
2020 Race not held
2019 Seek and Destroy Kendrick Carmouche Chad C. Brown e Five Racing 7 furlongs 1:22.53 $100,000 III [7]
2018 Nootka Sound Dylan Davis Wesley A. Ward Hat Creek Racing 7 furlongs 1:24.59 $98,000 III [8]
2017 Morticia Jose Lezcano George Arnold G. Watts Humphrey Jr. 7 furlongs 1:19.93 $100,000 Listed [9]
2016 Lightstream Eric Cancel Brian A. Lynch Up Hill Stable & Head of Plains Partners 7 furlongs 1:20.54 $100,000 [10]
Wait A While Stakes
2015 Celestine Rajiv Maragh William I. Mott James A. Bryan Jr. 7 furlongs 1:21.06 $98,000 [11]
2014 Richies Party Girl John R. Velazquez Wesley A. Ward Richard Ravin and Wesley A. Ward 7 furlongs 1:21.84 $98,000 [12]

Legend:
  Dirt   Turf

References
  1. "WAIT A WHILE STAKES - BELMONT - BELMONT". Thoroughbred Pedigree Online. 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. "Soaring Softly Stakes (Gr. 3)". equibase. 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  3. "Wins - Soaring Softly". Thoroughbred Pedigree Online. 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  4. "2023 Soaring Softly Stakes Grade 3 - Thoroughbred (race 7)". Equibase. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  5. "Soaring Softly Stakes Grade 3 - Thoroughbred (race 9)". Equibase. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  6. "Soaring Softly Stakes Grade 3 - Thoroughbred (race 10)". Equibase. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  7. "Soaring Softly S. Grade 3 - Thoroughbred (race 11)". Equibase. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  8. "Soaring Softly S. Grade 3 - Thoroughbred (race 9)". Equibase. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  9. "Soaring Softly S. Listed - Thoroughbred (race 7)". Equibase. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  10. "Soaring Softly S. Black Type - Thoroughbred (race 10)". Equibase. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  11. "Wait a While S. Black Type - Thoroughbred (race 10)". Equibase. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  12. "Wait a While S. Black Type - Thoroughbred (race 6)". Equibase. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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