Records
Speed record: (At current distance of 1ΒΌ miles on turf)
- 1:58.40 - Capades (1990)
Most wins:
- 2 - Blue Thor (1963, 1965)
- 2 - Batteur (1964, 1965)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Joan & John Phillips and/or Darby Dan Farm (1992, 1999, 2004)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Eddie Arcaro (1947, 1951, 1952, 1953)
- 4 - Angel Cordero, Jr. (1976, 1981, 1990, 1991)
- 4 - Jerry Bailey (1985, 1994, 2000, 2005)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 - Christophe Clement (2001, 2008, 2011, 2012)
- 3 - Horatio Luro (1947, 1948, 1981)
- 3 - James W. Maloney (1964, 1965, 1977)
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