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Pucker Up Stakes

Pucker Up Stakes
Grade III race
Location Arlington Park
Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States
Inaugurated 1961
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website Arlington Park
Race information
Distance 1 18 miles (9.0 furlongs)
Surface Turf
Track Left-handed
Qualification Three-year-old fillies
Weight Scale Weight
Purse $100,000 (since 2015)

The Pucker Up Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for 3-year-old fillies held annually in early September at Arlington Park race track near Chicago, Illinois. A Grade III event, it is contested over a distance of 9 furlongs (1 1/8 miles) on turf.

The race was named in honor of Ada L. Rice's filly, Pucker Up. Pucker Up was one of five champions trained by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer James P. Conway.

The race was inaugurated in 1961 and was run on the main track until 1974 and again in 1976. In 1974-5, it was run at 1 116 miles; in 1979 and 1986, the distance was 1 316 miles.


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