The Mayflower Stakes was one of the premiere juvenile stakes in New England . Run at Suffolk Downs , the Mayflower was held from Suffolk's inauguration in 1935 to 1988, when Suffolk was purchased from the Ogden Corporation . Run from 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 furlongs to about 8 + 5 ⁄ 16 furlongs, the event was never graded .
3-557: Notable horses to race in the Mayflower Stakes were Alsab , Pavot , Quadrangle , Sword Dancer , Timely Writer , and Seabiscuit . Three fillies have won an edition of this race. 5 Furlongs: 5.5 Furlongs: 6 Furlongs: About 8 5/16 Furlongs: Winning Margin: Alsab Alsab (1939–1963) was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse . Alsab was bred in Kentucky by Thomas Piatt. His sire
6-653: The Preakness Stakes . In the third leg of the Triple Crown he finished second to Shut Out in the Belmont Stakes . On September 19, 1942, Alsab defeated the 1941 U.S. Triple Crown Champion Whirlaway in a match race at Narragansett Park in Pawtucket, Rhode Island . Alsab was voted the 1941 U.S. Champion Two-Year-Old Colt . He also won 1942 U.S. Champion Three-Year-Old Colt honors. In
9-554: Was Good Goods, and his dam was Winds Chant. Buyers were not interested in him, and Alsab was sold in 1940 for only $ 700 to Albert Sabath. He was named after his new owner. As a two-year-old, Alsab won the Washington Park Futurity , Champagne Stakes , and Mayflower Stakes . In his three-year-old season, he was ridden by Basil James . He finished second to Shut Out in the Kentucky Derby and then won
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