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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.
Records
Speed Record:
At one mile (2018 to present):
1:37.69 - Espresso Shot (2019)
At one mile and one-sixteenth (1993 to 2017):
1:43.21 - It's Tricky (2011)
At one mile and an eighth (1985 to 1992):
1:50 - Kamikaze Rick (1985)
1:52 2/5 - I'm A Thriller (1991)
1:52 3/5 - Queen Of Triumph (1992)
Most wins by an owner:
2 - Christiana Stables (1978, 1979)
Most wins by a jockey:
2 - Aaron Gryder (1998, 2004)
2 - Angel Cordero Jr. (1981, 1985)
2 - Joe Bravo (1993, 2001)
2 - Jorge F. Chavez (1992, 1997)
2 - Norberto Arroyo Jr. (2000, 2005)
2 - Ruben Hernandez (1978, 1979)
Most wins by a trainer:
3 - John C. Kimmel (1995, 1997, 2001)