Busher Stakes
| Ungraded Stakes race | |
| Location |
Aqueduct Racetrack Jamaica, New York, USA |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1978 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | New York Racing Association |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
| Purse | $125,000 |
The Busher Stakes is an American Thoroughbred stakes horse race for three-year-old fillies run each February at Aqueduct Race Track in Jamaica, New York and as of 2016 carries a purse of $125,000.
The Busher Handicap is named in honor of champion racing mare Busher, Champion Two Year Old Filly of 1944.
The race was run at 1 mile (8 furlongs in 1978 and 1979 and at a mile and an eighth (9 furlongs) from 1985 to 1992. It was not run in 1986 and 1987.
Speed Record:
At one mile and one-sixteenth (1993 to present):
At one mile and an eighth (1985 to 1992):
Most wins by an owner:
Most wins by a jockey: Six jockeys have won this race twice.
Most wins by a Trainer:
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