The Gazelle Stakes (formerly Gazelle Handicap until 2004) is an American thoroughbred horse race held annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, New York. It is a Grade III event run over a distance of miles on dirt that is open to three-year-old fillies. The race was previously run in the Fall at Belmont Park and often used as a stepping stone to the Breeders' Cup Distaff. As of 2013, the race is now run in the Spring at Aqueduct, typically on the same day as the Wood Memorial, and is now used as a prep race for the Kentucky Oaks. Race transition Race name Gazelle Handicap: 1887–2004 Gazelle Stakes: since 2005 Grading Grade I: 1984–2012 Grade II: 1973–1983 and since 2013 Distance 1987–1900: unknown 1900–1958: 1 1⁄16 miles 1959 and 1960: 1 mile since 1961: 1 1⁄8 miles Qualification Three-year-old fillies Only 1917–1920 Three-years-old and up fillies Venue Gravesend Race Track: 1887–1916 Belmont Park: 1956–1959, 1961, 1969–2008 Aqueduct Racetrack: 1917–1955, 1960, 1962–1968, since 2009 There were no races in 1911–1916, and 1933–1935. Records Time record: (at current distance of miles) 1:46.80 – Maud Muller (1974) Most wins by a jockey: 4 – Ángel Cordero Jr. (1974, 1976, 1985, 1991) 4 – Javier Castellano (2001, 2006, 2008, 2014) Most wins by an trainer: 6 – James G. Rowe Sr. (1890, 1903, 1907, 1909, 1917, 1923) 6 – C. R. McGaughey III (1986, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2006) 6 – James E. Fitzsimmons (1924, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1942, 1960) Most wins by an owner: 4 – Greentree Stable (1923, 1941, 1967, 1987) 4 – Sarah & Walter Jeffords (1928, 1937, 1945, 1951) Winners References Graded stakes races in the United States Flat horse races for three-year-old fillies 1887 establishments in New York (state) Gravesend Race Track Belmont Park Recurring sporting events established in 1887 Horse races in New York (state) Grade 2 stakes races in the United States