Shakertown Stakes
The Shakertown Stakes is a Grade III American thoroughbred horse race for horses age three and older over a distance of 5 1⁄2 furlongs on the turf held annually in early April at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky during the spring meeting.
Grade II race | |
Location | Keeneland Race Course Lexington, Kentucky |
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Inaugurated | 1995 (as Minstral Stakes) |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | www.keeneland.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 5 1⁄2 furlongs |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds & up |
Weight | Base weights with allowances: 4-year-olds and up: 126 lbs. 3-year-olds: 121 lbs. |
Purse | $150,000 (2020) |
History
The event was inaugurated as The Mistral Stakes on 18 October 1995 as a three year old only race over a distance of 1 1⁄8 miles.[1] The following year the event was not held but in 1997 was moved to the spring meeting and held at the current distance of 5 1⁄2 furlongs.[2]
The event was renamed in 1998 to the Shakertown Stakes to honor Shakertown, a nearby Shaker community that is a United States National Historic Landmark, located about 25 miles from the racetrack.
The event was upgraded to a Grade III in 2003 and in 2016 to a Grade II.[3]
In 2020 Lienster broke the course record held by Perfect Officer since 2012. The time was 1:00.86 for the 5 1⁄2 furlongs sprint.[2]
Records
- Speed record
- 1:00.86 - Leinster (2020)
- Margins
- 4 lengths - Bound for Nowhere (2018)
- Most wins
- 2 - Soaring Free (2004, 2005)
- Most wins by an owner
- 2 - Sam-Son Farm (2004, 2005)
- 2 - Martin Racing Stable (2008, 2014)
- Most wins by a jockey
- 3 - Shane Sellers (1998, 1999, 2004)
- Most wins by a trainer
- 2 - Wesley A. Ward (2017, 2019)
- 2 - W. Bret Calhoun (2008, 2014)
- 2 - Mark Frostad (2004, 2005)
- 2 - Thomas M. Amoss (1999, 2003)
Winners
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
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2020 | Leinster | 5 | Tyler Gaffalione | George R Arnold II | Amy E Dunne, Westrock Stables Et Al | 5 1⁄2 furlongs | 1:00.86 | $150,000 | II | [4] |
2019 | Imprimis | 4 | Paco Lopez | Joe Orseno | Breeze Easy | 5 1⁄2 furlongs | 1:02.33 | $200,000 | II | [5] |
2018 | Bound for Nowhere | 4 | Julio A. Garcia | Wesley A. Ward | Wesley A. Ward | 5 1⁄2 furlongs | 1:03.77 | $200,000 | II | [6] |
2017 | Holding Gold | 4 | Joel Rosario | Mark E. Casse | Live Oak Plantation | 5 1⁄2 furlongs | 1:02.29 | $200,000 | II | [7] |
2016 | Undrafted | 6 | Joe Bravo | Wesley A. Ward | Wes Welker & Sol Kumin | 5 1⁄2 furlongs | 1:02.96 | $200,000 | II | [8] |
2015 | Something Extra | 7 | Shaun Bridgmohan | Gail Cox | John Menary & Gail Cox | 5 1⁄2 furlongs | 1:02.85 | $125,000 | III | [9] |
2014 | Marchman | 4 | Robby Albarado | W. Bret Calhoun | Martin Racing Stable | 5 1⁄2 furlongs | 1:02.36 | $100,000 | III | [10] |
2013 | Havelock | 6 | Garrett K. Gomez | Darrin Miller | Silverton Hill | 5 1⁄2 furlongs | 1:03.02 | $100,000 | III | [11] |
2012 | Perfect Officer | 6 | Javier Castellano | Anthony W. Dutrow | David A. Ross Racing Stable | 5 1⁄2 furlongs | 1:01.53 | $100,000 | III | [12] |
2011 | Stratford Hill | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Melnyk Racing Stable | 5 1⁄2 furlongs | 1:03.90 | $100,000 | III | [13] |
2010 | Silver Timber | 7 | Julien R. Leparoux | Chad C. Brown | Michael Dubb & High Grade Racing Stable | 5 1⁄2 furlongs | 1:01.87 | $100,000 | III | [14] |
2009 | Heros Reward | 7 | Javier Castellano | Dale Capuano | Rob Ry Farm & Jayne Marie Slysz | 5 1⁄2 furlongs | 1:04.24 | $100,000 | III | [15] |
2008 | Mr. Nightlinger | 4 | Jamie Theriot | W. Bret Calhoun | Martin Racing Stable & Carl R. Moore Management | 5 1⁄2 furlongs | 1:03.84 | $125,000 | III | [16] |
2007 | The Nth Degree | 6 | Eddie Castro | Eduardo Caramori | Rodney J. Winkler | 5 1⁄2 furlongs | 1:03.94 | $110,200 | III | [17] |
2006 | Atticus Kristy | 5 | Garrett K. Gomez | Merrill R. Scherer | Centaur Farms & Daniel Lynch | 5 1⁄2 furlongs | 1:01.83 | $115,000 | III | [18] |
2005 | Soaring Free | 6 | Jerry D. Bailey | Mark R. Frostad | Sam-Son Farm | 5 1⁄2 furlongs | 1:02.22 | $113,300 | III | [19] |
2004 | Soaring Free | 5 | Shane Sellers | Mark R. Frostad | Sam-Son Farm | 5 1⁄2 furlongs | 1:01.78 | $115,100 | III | [20] |
2003 | No Jacket Required | 6 | Brice Blanc | Thomas M. Amoss | W. Temple Webber Jr. | 5 1⁄2 furlongs | 1:03.25 | $113,700 | III | [21] |
2002 | § Morluc | 6 | Robby Albarado | Randy L. Morse | Michael P. Cloonan | 5 1⁄2 furlongs | 1:03.25 | $85,050 | Listed | [22] |
2001 | Airbourne Command | 6 | Jorge F. Chavez | Richard Saland | Richard Saland | 5 1⁄2 furlongs | 1:02.71 | $85,200 | Listed | [23] |
2000 | Bold Fact | 5 | Richard Migliore | John C. Kimmel | Juddmonte Farms | 5 1⁄2 furlongs | 1:02.60 | $74,500 | Listed | [24] |
1999 | Prankster | 6 | Shane Sellers | Thomas M. Amoss | Karnak Galactic Racing | 5 1⁄2 furlongs | 1:02.60 | $67,000 | Listed | [25] |
1998 | Sesaro | 6 | Shane Sellers | Charles LoPresti | Henryk de Kwiatkowski | 5 1⁄2 furlongs | 1:02.20 | $66,250 | Listed | [26] |
Minstral Stakes | ||||||||||
1997 | G.H.'s Pleasure | 5 | Jose A. Santos | Kenneth E. Hoffman | Tony Canonie Sr. & Jr. & Kenneth E. Hoffman | 5 1⁄2 furlongs | 1:03.00 | $59,250 | Listed | [27] |
1996 | Race not held | |||||||||
1995 | Cinch | 3 | Randy Romero | Carl Nafzger | Jim Tafel | 1 1⁄8 miles | 1:47.69 | $58,358 | Listed | [1] |
Notes:
§ Ran as part of an entry
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