Kentucky Cup Classic Stakes

The Kentucky Cup Classic Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late September as part of Kentucky Cup Day at Turfway Park in the Cincinnati, Ohio suburb of Florence, Kentucky. A Grade II event for three-year-olds and up, the Kentucky Cup Classic currently offers a purse of $170,000 and is set at a distance of ​1 1⁄8 miles on the dirt.

Kentucky Cup Classic Stakes
Grade II race
LocationTurfway Park
Florence, Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated1994
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewww.turfway.com
Race information
Distance​1 1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs)
SurfacePolytrack
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds and up
WeightHandicap
Purse$350,000

With the support of WinStar Farm, this race was suspended in 2010 due to economic challenges, but returned in 2011.

On August 29, 2017, after having not been run since its "revival" in 2011, general manager Daniel "Chip" Bach announced the Kentucky Cup Classic would return once again in 2018. The race was run on the Spiral Stakes undercard.[1]

In 2020, Nun the Less, a gelding son of Candy Ride, became the first horse to win the race twice, having won it the first time the previous year. He also became the oldest horse to win the race, winning in 2020 at age 8.[2] Future Prospect, a son of Giant's Causeway's full-brother Freud, had previously been the oldest horse to win, having won in 2011 at age 7.[3]

Records
Time record
  • 1:47.43 - Atticus (1996)
Most wins by an owner
  • 2 - Michael Tabor (1995, 2006)
  • 2 - Crystal Racing Enterprises and Contreras Stable, Inc. (2019, 2020)
Most wins by a jockey
Most wins by a trainer
  • 3 - Bob Baffert (1997, 1998, 2000)
  • 2 - Cipriano Contreras (2019, 2020)

Most wins by a horse

  • 2 - Nun the Less (2019, 2020)


Winners of the Kentucky Cup Classic Stakes
Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time
2020 Nun the Less 8 Rodney A. Prescott Cipriano Contreras Crystal Racing Enterprises and Contreras Stable, Inc. 1:48.80
2019 Nun the Less 7 Walter De La Cruz Cipriano Contreras Crystal Racing Enterprises and Contreras Stable Inc. 1:50.79
2018 Camelot Kitten 5 Rafael Manuel Hernandez Michael J. Maker Ramsey, Kenneth L. and Sarah K. 1:49.76
2011 Future Prospect 7 Edgar Prado Dodson Skaggs Dodson Skaggs 1:44.71
2010 No Race
2009 Furthest Land 4 Garrett Gomez Michael J. Maker Ken & Sarah Ramsey 1:48.41
2008 Zanjero 4 Shaun Bridgmohan Steve Asmussen Winchell Thoroughbreds 1:49.27
2007 Hard Spun 3 Mario Pino J. Larry Jones Fox Hill Farms 1:48.48
2006 Ball Four 5 Willie Martinez Patrick L. Biancone M. Tabor / D. Smith 1:48.29
2005 Shaniko 4 Rafael Bejarano Todd A. Pletcher Aaron & Marie Jones 1:49.74
2004 Roses in May 3 John R. Velazquez Dale L. Romans Ken & Sarah Ramsey 1:49.13
2003 Perfect Drift 4 Pat Day Murray W. Johnson Stonecrest Farm 1:50.43
2002 Pure Prize 4 Mike E. Smith C. R. McGaughey III Ogden Mills Phipps et al. 1:51.24
2001 Guided Tour 5 Larry Melancon Niall O'Callaghan Morton Fink 1:47.90
2000 Captain Steve 3 Shane Sellers Bob Baffert Michael E. Pegram 1:49.95
1999 Da Devil 4 Calvin Borel Forrest Kaelin Hall, Case, Glasscock et al. 1:50.54
1998 Silver Charm (DH) 4 Gary Stevens Bob Baffert Bob & Beverly Lewis 1:47.48
1998 Wild Rush (DH) 4 Pat Day Patrick B. Byrne Stronach Stables 1:47.48
1997 Semoran 4 Kent Desormeaux Bob Baffert Donald R. Dizney 1:48.08
1996 Atticus 4 Corey Nakatani Richard Mandella La Presle Farm 1:47.43
1995 Thunder Gulch 3 Gary Stevens D. Wayne Lukas Michael Tabor 1:49.42
1994 Tabasco Cat 3 Pat Day D. Wayne Lukas Overbrook / D. P. Reynolds 1:50.32

References
  1. "Turfway Moves Spiral Day, Updates Stakes Schedule". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  2. "Nun the Less Outruns Somelikeithotbrown in Kentucky Cup". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  3. "Future Prospect Caps Memorable Kentucky Cup". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
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