Bewitch Stakes
The Bewitch Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the second half of April at the Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. Contested on turf over a distance of 1 1⁄2 miles (12 furlongs), it is open to fillies and mares age four and older. Currently a Grade III event sponsored by Grey Goose Vodka, it offers a purse of $150,000.
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Keeneland Race Course Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1962 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.keeneland.com racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄2 miles (12 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mares, four-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $150,000 |
Inaugurated in 1962, the race is named for Calumet Farm's great Hall of Fame filly, Bewitch.
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 1 1⁄2 miles on turf)
- 2:27.54 - Bursting Forth (1999)
Winners since 1999
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mom's On Strike | 5 | Adam Beschizza | Joe Sharp | Carl R. Moore Management LLC & Brad Grady | 2:30.02 |
| 2017 | Quiet Business | 4 | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Rusty Arnold | Calumet Farm | 2:31.50 |
| 2016 | Olorda (GER) | 4 | Julien Leparoux | Chad C. Brown | Martin S. Schwartz | 2:30.09 |
| 2015 | Cay Dancer* | 4 | Joel Rosario | Chad C. Brown | Highclere America, Barnett | 2:30.28 |
| 2014 | Inimitable Romanee | 6 | Alan Garcia | H. Graham Motion | Gallagher's Stud | 2:32.29 |
| 2013 | Strathnaver (GB) | 4 | Joel Rosario | Graham Motion | Andrew Stone | 2:30.65 |
| 2012 | Upperline | 5 | James Graham | Michael Stidham | Stidham/Adger/Oakcrest Farm/Stone Farm | 2:33.28 |
| 2011 | Keertana | 5 | Jose Lezcano | Tom Proctor | Barbara Hunter | 2:33.08 |
| 2010 | Lady Shakespeare | 4 | John Velazquez | Roger Attfield | Charles E. Fipke | 2:31.42 |
| 2009 | Winter View | 5 | Julien Leparoux | Jonathan Sheppard | Augustin Stable | 2:34.11 |
| 2008 | Communique | 4 | Garrett Gomez | Rusty Arnold | G. Watts Humphrey | 2:28.91 |
| 2007 | Safari Queen | 5 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Arindel Farm | 2:28.75 |
| 2006 | Noble Stella | 5 | Edgar Prado | Roger Attfield | Gary A. Tanaka | 2:33.15 |
| 2005 | Angara | 4 | Gary Stevens | Patrick Biancone | Martin S. Schwartz | 2:36.24 |
| 2004 | Meridiana | 4 | Edgar Prado | Christophe Clement | Sarah & Jon Kelly | 2:31.05 |
| 2003 | Lilac Queen | 5 | Jerry Bailey | Robert J. Frankel | Gary A. Tanaka | 2:29.70 |
| 2002 | Sweetest Thing | 4 | Mark Guidry | Roger Attfield | Attfield/M. Canino/W. Werner | 2:31.97 |
| 2001 | Keemoon | 5 | Jerry Bailey | Neil Drysdale | Henry E. Pabst | 2:30.28 |
| 2000 | The Seven Seas | 4 | Alex Solis | Robert J. Frankel | Charles Kenis | 2:29.20 |
| 1999 | Bursting Forth | 5 | Jorge Chavez | H. Graham Motion | Sam Huff | 2:27.54 |
*In 2015, Kitten's Point finished first but was disqualified for a medication violation.
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