Soaring Softly Stakes

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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$100,000 (since 2019)

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 $100,000.

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
2021 Bye Bye Eric Cancel Christophe Clement Bach Stables 7 furlongs 1:21.19 $100,000 III [4]
2020 Race not held
2019 Seek and Destroy Kendrick Carmouche Chad C. Brown e Five Racing 7 furlongs 1:22.53 $100,000 III [5]
2018 Nootka Sound Dylan Davis Wesley A. Ward Hat Creek Racing 7 furlongs 1:24.59 $98,000 III [6]
2017 Morticia Jose Lezcano George Arnold G. Watts Humphrey Jr. 7 furlongs 1:19.93 $100,000 Listed [7]
2016 Lightstream Eric Cancel Brian A. Lynch Up Hill Stable & Head of Plains Partners 7 furlongs 1:20.54 $100,000 [8]
Wait A While Stakes
2015 Celestine Rajiv Maragh William I. Mott James A. Bryan Jr. 7 furlongs 1:21.06 $98,000 [9]
2014 Richies Party Girl John R. Velazquez Wesley A. Ward Richard Ravin and Wesley A. Ward 7 furlongs 1:21.84 $98,000 [10]

Legend:
  Dirt   Turf

References[]

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