The De La Rose Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late July/early August since 2004 at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide Sport and Industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred Horses It is governed by different national History John Hunter who became the first chairman of The Jockey Club, and William R Saratoga Springs is a City in Saratoga County, New York, USA. A ungraded stakes race, it is open to fillies and mares, 4-years-old and up. A graded stakes race is a term applied by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to a Thoroughbred horse race in A filly is a young Female Horse too young to be called a mare. The race is run at a distance of one mile on the turf and offers a purse of $70,000 added.
It will be in its 5th running in 2008.
The De La Rose Stakes is named for the winner of the 1981 Diana Handicap, De La Rose, winner of the 1981 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Female Turf Horse
Past winners
- 2007 – Fantastic Shirl (John Velazquez)
- 2006 – Asi Siempre (4) (Julien Leparoux)
- 2005-B – Cloak of Vagueness (5) (Edgar Prado)
- 2005-A – Path of Thunder (4) (John Velazquez)
- 2004-B – Fast Cookie (4) (Cornelio Velasquez)
- 2004-A – Personal Legend (4) (Jerry Bailey)