Colonial Turf Cup
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The Colonial Turf Cup is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 2005 at Colonial Downs race track in New Kent County, Virginia. A Grade III event, it is raced on turf at a distance of 9.5 Furlongs (1 and three sixteenths miles) and is open to three-year-old horses.
The Colonial Turf Cup currently offers a purse of $750,000 and is the first leg of the Grand Slam of Grass which offers a $2 million bonus for any horse who wins all four races.
[edit] Winners of the Colonial Turf Cup
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2007 | Summer Doldrums | Jose Lezcano | Rick Violette | Klaravich Stables | 1:55.68 |
| 2006 | Showing Up | Cornelio Velazquez | Barclay Tagg | Lael Stables | 1:52.98 |
| 2005 | English Channel | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | James T. Scatuorchio | 1:56:37 |
