Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes

The Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes is an American Grade II Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early October at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. A six furlong sprint raced on dirt, it is open to fillies and mares, age three and older. It was run on Polytrack synthetic dirt from 2006-2013. The Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes is part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In" program which gives the annual winner entry into the Filly and Mare Sprint.[1]

Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes
Grade II race
LocationKeeneland Race Course
Lexington, Kentucky
Inaugurated1981
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewww.keeneland.com
Race information
Distance6 furlongs
TrackDirt
QualificationFillies and Mares,
Three-years-old & up
Purse$250,000

Historical notes

Originally raced as the TCA Dinner Purse from 1941 through 1980, the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association Graded Stakes Committee elevated it to a stakes race in 1981. From then through 1985 the Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes was restricted to horses whose owner was a member of the Club.[2] Dropping that restriction allowed the race to qualify for Graded stakes consideration which it achieved in 1988. A Grade III event from 1988 through 2008 it was given Grade II status for 2009.

Indyanne's record run

Owned by David & Jill Heerensperger and trained by Greg Gilchrist, Indyanne came into the 2008 race as a favorite, having won the Azalea Stakes at Calder Race Course by 9½ lengths before finishing second in the Victory Ride Stakes at Saratoga.[3] With the lead in the Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes coming down the stretch, Indyanne was hard pressed to hold off Wild Gams, Everrett Novak's very fast filly and winner of the 2007 TCA race. Indyanne held on to win by a head in a new stakes record time which through 2019 still stands.[4] After an illness kept Indyanne out of Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint,[5] she came back to racing on November 22 and finished second in the Sausalito Stakes at Golden Gate Fields. In her next outing, the December 27 Grade 1 La Brea Stakes at Santa Anita Park, she suffered a fractured sesamoid in her left front ankle. Two weeks later veterinarians at the renowned Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital advised that complications had set in which meant they could not perform successful surgery and that it would be inhumane to continue treatment. Indyanne was euthanized on January 13, 2009.[6]

Records

Speed record:

  • 1:08.50 @ 6 furlongs - Indyanne (2008)

Most wins:

  • 2 - Excitable Lady (1982, 1983)

Most wins by a jockey:

  • 5 - Pat Day (1983, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2001)

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners
Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Dist.
(Furlongs)		 Time
 Win$
2019 Spiced Perfection 4 Javier Castellano Peter L. Miller Pantofel Stable, Wachtel Stable & Peter Deutsch 6 F 1:10.60 G2
2018 Golden Mischief 4 Florent Geroux Brad H. Cox Juddmonte Farms 6 F 1:09.39 G2
2017 Finley'sluckycharm 4 Brian Hernandez Jr. W. Bret Calhoun Carl R. Moore Management 6 F 1:10.01 G2
2016 Irish Jasper 4 Julien Leparoux Chad C. Brown William S. Farish III & David F. Mackie 6 F 1:09.64 G2
2015 Fioretti 5 Sophie Doyle Anthony Hamilton Jr. Two Hearts Farm LLC (Tony Braddock & A. J. Hamilton) & Don Janes 6 F 1:10.04 G2
2014 Leigh Court 4 Gary Boulanger Josie Carroll Melnyk Racing Stables Inc. 6 F 1:09.46 G2
2013 Judy the Beauty 4 John Velazquez Wesley A. Ward Wesley A. Ward 6 F 1:09.23 G2
2012 Groupie Doll 4 Rajiv Maragh William B. Bradley Fred F. Bradley/William B. Bradley/Carl Hurst/Brent Burns 6 F 1:09.21 G2
2011 Holiday for Kitten 3 Kendrick Carmouche Wesley A. Ward Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey 6 F 1:08.72 G2
2010 Dubai Majesty 5 Jamie Theriot W. Bret Calhoun Martin Racing Stable (William & Stephanie Martin) & Dan Morgan 6 F 1:09.81 G2
2009 Informed Decision 4 Julien Leparoux Jonathan E. Sheppard Augustin Stable 6 F 1:09.03 G2
2008 Indyanne 3 Robby Albarado Greg Gilchrist David & Jill Heerensperger 6 F 1:08.50 G3
2007 Wild Gams 4 Ramon Domínguez Benjamin W. Perkins Jr. New Farm (Everett Novak) 6 F 1:10.00 G3
2006 Malibu Mint 4 Kyle Kaenel James R. Chapman John R. & Martha Jane Mulholland 6 F 1:08.71 G3
2005 Reunited 3 Robby Albarado Neil J. Howard William S. Farish III 6 F 1:11.59 G3
2004 Molto Vita 4 Rafael Bejarano Dallas Stewart John D. Gunther 6 F 1:09.92 G3
2003 Summer Mis 4 René Douglas Anthony Mitchell Richard Otto Stables, Inc. 6 F 1:09.77 G3
2002 French Riviera 3 Donnie Meche Larry Robideaux Jr. Barnett Stables, LLC 6 F 1:09.75 G3
2001 Cat Cay 4 Pat Day C. R. McGaughey III Ogden Phipps 6 F 1:09.24 G3
2000 Katz Me If You Can 3 Jorge Chavez D. Wayne Lukas Overbrook Farm (William T. Young) 6 F 1:09.40 G3
1999 Cinemine 4 Eddie Martin Jr. Larry Robideaux Jr. Nolan Creek Farm LLC (Diane Connell) 6 F 1:08.80 G3
1998 Bourbon Belle 3 Willie Martinez Peter W. Salmen Jr. Donna Salmen/Susan Bunning/Highland Farms (George Hofmeister) 6 F 1:08.60 G3
1997 Sky Blue Pink 3 Pat Day Thomas M. Amoss Mrs. Morton Rosenthal 6 F 1:10.00 G3
1996 Surprising Fact 3 Pat Day Joseph H. Pierce Jr. G. Watts Humphrey Jr. 6 F 1:10.00 G3
1995 Cat Appeal 3 Donna Barton D. Wayne Lukas Overbrook Farm (William T. Young) 6 F 1:10.00 G3
1994 Tenacious Tiffany 4 Craig Perret Warren A. Croll Jr. M.R.P. Stable (Robert P. Levy, et al) 6 F 1:11.00 G3
1993 Jeano 5 Pat Day Carl A. Nafzger Frances A. Genter Stable 6 F 1:09.20 G3
1992 Ifyoucouldseemenow 4 Craig Perret Brian A. Mayberry Jan, Mace, & Samantha Siegel 6 F 1:09.60 G3
1991 Avie Jane 7 Craig Perret Gene A. Lotti Jr. Tony Canonie Jr. & Tony Canonie Sr. 6 F 1:10.20 G3
1990 Safely Kept 4 Craig Perret Alan E. Goldberg Jayeff-B Stable (Richard Santulli) & Barry Weisbord 6 F 1:10.40 G3
1989 Plate Queen 4 Randy Romero J. Bert Sonnier Saron Stable (Corbin J. Robertson) 6 F 1:11.20 G3
1988 Tappiano 4 Jacinto Vasquez Flint S. Schulhofer Frances A. Genter Stable 6 F 1:10.20 G3
1987 There Are Rainbows † 7 Ron Fletcher Danny W. Whited Mildred Fike 6 F 1:11.00 L
1986 Zenobia Empress 5 Earlie Fires Joseph M. Bollero Russell Fortune, Jr. 6 F 1:11.80 L
1985 Boldara 4 Phil Rubbicco C. R. McGaughey III George A. Hoskins 6 F 1:10.80 L
1984 Bids and Blades 3 Donald Brumfield Richard J. Gallagher Mrs. James H. Gallagher 6 F 1:11.60 L
1983 Excitable Lady 5 Pat Day Eduardo Inda Tom Gentry 6 F 1:09.80 NG
1982 Excitable Lady 4 Darrel McHargue Ronald McAnally Tom Gentry 6 F 1:09.20 NG
1981 Gold Treasure 4 Mark Sellers John J. Weipert Keswick Stable 6 F 1:10.20 NG
  • † 1987 : Zigbelle finished first but was disqualified to fourth.
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References
  1. "$250,000 Thoroughbred Club of America (G2)". Keeneland Association Inc. 2019-10-05. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  2. "Thoroughbred Club of America Was Organized 25 Years Ago". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1957-05-06. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  3. "Undefeated Indyanne Romps in Azalea". The Blood-Horse. 2008-07-12. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
  4. "Heerensperger, David and Jill". Equibase Co. LLC. 2008-10-03. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  5. "Two More Cup Scratches". New York Post. 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  6. "Filly Was Euthanized". New York Times. 2009-01-14. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
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