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The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes is a ungraded American Thoroughbred horse race for two year olds over a distance of one mile on the turf. Previously, the event was a Grade II event for three-year-olds and up, and contested on dirt usually at a distance of 1+5⁄8 miles. The race has a purse of US$200,000. It is run as part of the undercard on either the Friday card or Saturday card of the Breeders' Cup.
| Ungraded race | |
.jpg) The 2009 Marathon, Man of Iron, hidden on the rail defeating Cloudy's Knight by a nose | |
| Location | Dependant on where the Breeders' Cup is held that year (See Winner section) |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 2008 (as Breeders' Cup Marathon at Santa Anita Park) |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Sponsor | Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (since 2017) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (since 2024) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | two-year-olds |
| Weight | 122 lbs with allowances |
| Purse | $200,000 (since 2024) |
The race was originally established in 2008 as part of the annual Breeders' Cup World Championships with its inaugural running on October 25, 2008 at a distance of 1+1⁄2 miles as the Breeders' Cup Marathon. The inaugural running took place on the second day of the Breeders' Cup on the Pro-Ride synthetic dirt at the 2008 host track, Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.[1]
In 2009, the distance was extended by 2 furlongs to 1+3⁄4 miles.[2]
Due to technical requirements, the race was not eligible for classification as a graded stakes race in its first two runnings.[3] It received Grade III status effective in 2010.[4] The race was upgraded to Grade II status for 2011.[5] The race was originally run under Weight for Age conditions.
On April 25, 2014, the Breeders' Cup announced that the Marathon would be discontinued.[6] The event was renamed to the Marathon Stakes as an undercard Breeders' Cup stakes race. The purse of the event was reduced from $500,000 to $200,000. The first year, the race was sponsored by the Las Vegas Tourism Board.[7] The event's conditions were changed to Set Weights with allowances.[7]
Citing that "the conditions of the race have not developed into a competition that we believe reaches the standard set by the remaining races comprising the Championships", the Breeders' Cup Committee announced its discontinuation.[6]
However, the venue that holds the Breeders' Cup has been running the event with separate sponsorship.
In 2020 the event was renamed to the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes,[8] sponsors since 2017.[1]
In 2024 the event was downgraded by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to Grade III status.[9] However, the Breeders' Cup undercard changed the conditions of the event from a Marathon distance for older horses to a two-year-old turf event over one mile. The event was run as an ungraded black-type event.
Margins:
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| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes | ||||||||||
| 2023 | Salesman (IRE) | 6 | Flavien Prat | Richard E. Mandella | Wertheimer et Frère | 1+5⁄8 miles | 2:44.08 | $250,000 | II | [10] |
| 2022 | Next | 4 | Luan Machado | William Cowans | Michael A. Foster | 1+5⁄8 miles | 2:42.59 | $342,667 | II | [11] |
| 2021 | Lone Rock | 6 | Ramon Vazquez | Robertino Diodoro | Flying P Stable & R. A. Hill Stable | 1+5⁄8 miles | 2:42.61† | $250,000 | II | [12] |
| 2020 | Rocketry | 6 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | James A. Jerkens | Centennial Farms | 1+5⁄8 miles | 2:42.57 | $200,000 | II | [13] |
| Marathon Stakes | ||||||||||
| 2019 | Itsinthepost (FR) | 7 | Drayden Van Dyke | Jeff Mullins | Red Baron's Barn | 1+3⁄4 miles | 3:03.95 | $200,351 | II | [14] |
| 2018 | Rocketry | 4 | Joel Rosario | James A. Jerkens | Centennial Farms | 1+3⁄4 miles | 2:57.62 | $200,000 | II | [15] |
| 2017 | Destin | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Twin Creeks Racing Stables & Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners | 1+3⁄4 miles | 2:57.77 | $201,035 | II | [16] |
| 2016 | Scuba | 5 | Kendrick Carmouche | Brendan P. Walsh | DARRS | 1+3⁄4 miles | 2:58.20 | $201,380 | II | [17] |
| 2015 | Bailoutbobby | 5 | Joel Rosario | Doug F. O'Neill | R3 Racing | 1+3⁄4 miles | 2:56.75 | $200,000 | II | [18] |
| Las Vegas Marathon Stakes | ||||||||||
| 2014 | Cary Street | 5 | Miguel Mena | Brendan P. Walsh | Brendan P. Walsh & Marc Detampel | 1+3⁄4 miles | 2:58.29 | $200,750 | II | [19] |
| Breeders' Cup Marathon | ||||||||||
| 2013 | London Bridge | 3 | Mike E. Smith | Jo Hughes | Eastwind Racing & Martha Trussell | 1+3⁄4 miles | 2:58.32 | $460,000 | II | [20] |
| 2012 | Calidoscopio (ARG) | 9 | Aaron Gryder | Guillermo Frankel | Stud Dona Pancha | 1+3⁄4 miles | 2:57.25 | $454,500 | II | [21] |
| 2011 | Afleet Again | 4 | Cornelio Velasquez | Robert E. Reid Jr. | Kasey K Racing Stable | 1+3⁄4 miles | 3:00.39 | $454,500 | II | [22] |
| 2010 | Eldaafer | 5 | John R. Velazquez | Diane D. Morici | IEAH Stables and Mansour Albaroudy | 1+3⁄4 miles | 2:59.62 | $454,500 | III | [23] |
| 2009 | Man of Iron | 3 | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan P. O'Brien | Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor | 1+3⁄4 miles | 2:54.11 | $454,500 | Listed | [24] |
| 2008 | Muhannak (IRE) | 4 | Patrick J. Smullen | Ralph Beckett | Richard Pegum | 1+1⁄2 miles | 2:28.24 | $496,930 | Listed | [25] |
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† New track record
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