Lexington Stakes
| Lexington Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Grade III race | |
| Location |
Keeneland Race Course Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1936 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Keeneland racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 11/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Track | Polytrack, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | US$250,000 |
The Coolmore Lexington Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid to late April at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. Open to three-year-old horses, the Grade III event is contested on Polytrack over a distance of 11/16 miles (8.5 furlongs)
It was run as Calumet Purse, an overnight allowance race, from 1973-1983. Renamed the Lexington Stakes in 1984, since 1998 it has been sponsored by Ireland's renowned Coolmore Stud.
First run in 1936, it was a six furlong race for two-year-olds during Keeneland's inaugural meeting. Then, it was an 1¼ mile overnight handicap for 3-year-olds and up from 1938–1941. A listed race in 1984, it achieved Grade III status in 1986 and was a GII from 1988 through 2010. The race was downgraded to GIII status for 2011 by the American Graded Stakes Committee.[1] It is now considered to be the final prep for the Kentucky Derby.
This race is named after the legendary stallion Lexington.
Records
Speed record:
- 1:41.00 - Charismatic (1999)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 6 - Jerry Bailey (1982, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2004)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 - Todd A Pletcher (2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013)
- 4 - D. Wayne Lukas (1987, 1999, 2002, 2003)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Russell L. Reineman Stable (1986, 1990)
- 2 - Bob & Beverly Lewis (1999, 2003)
Winners of the Lexington Stakes since 1936
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2015 | Divining Rod | 3 | Julien R. Leparoux | Arnaud Delacour | Lael Stables | 1:43.29 |
| 2014 | Mr. Speaker | 3 | Jose Lezcano | Claude R. McGaughey III | Phipps Stable | 1:44.18 |
| 2013 | Winning Cause | 3 | Julien Leparoux | Todd Pletcher | Alto Racing | 1:43.93 |
| 2012 | All Squared Away | 3 | Julio Garcia | Wesley Ward | Altamira Racing Stable | 1:42.55 |
| 2011 | Derby Kitten | 3 | Julien Leparoux | Mike Maker | Ken & Sarah Ramsey | 1:42.03 |
| 2010 | Exhi | 3 | Robby Albarado | Todd Pletcher | Wertheimer et Frere | 1:44.38 |
| 2009 | Advice | 3 | Garrett Gomez | Todd Pletcher | WinStar Farm LLC | 1:43.33 |
| 2008 | Behindatthebar | 3 | David Flores | Todd Pletcher | Padua Stables. S. K. Sanan, et al. | 1:42.14 |
| 2007 | Slew's Tizzy | 3 | Robby Albarado | Gregory J. Fox | Joseph LaCombe Stable | 1:43.20 |
| 2006 | Showing Up | 3 | Cornelio Velasquez | Barclay Tagg | Lael Stables | 1:46.42 |
| 2005 | Coin Silver | 3 | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | Peachtree Stable | 1:45.76 |
| 2004 | Quintons Gold Rush | 3 | Jerry Bailey | Steve Asmussen | Padua Stables & Jay Manoogian | 1:43.82 |
| 2003 | Scrimshaw | 3 | Edgar Prado | D. Wayne Lukas | Bob & Beverly Lewis | 1:45.47 |
| 2002 | Proud Citizen | 3 | Mike E. Smith | D. Wayne Lukas | R.Baker/D.Cornstein/W.Mack | 1:44.58 |
| 2001 | Keats | 3 | Larry Melancon | Niall M. O'Callaghan | Henry E. Pabst | 1:43.54 |
| 2000 | Unshaded | 3 | Shane Sellers | Carl Nafzger | James Tafel, LLC | 1:43.60 |
| 1999 | Charismatic | 3 | Jerry Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | Bob & Beverly Lewis | 1:41.00 |
| 1998 | Classic Cat | 3 | Robby Albarado | David C. Cross, Jr. | Gary M. Garber | 1:42.80 |
| 1997 | Touch Gold | 3 | Gary L. Stevens | David Hofmans | F.Stronach & Stonerside Stable | 1:43.20 |
| 1996 | City by Night | 3 | Shane Sellers | Patrick B. Byrne | Nancy & Richard Kaster | 1:42.20 |
| 1995 | Star Standard | 3 | Pat Day | Nicholas P. Zito | W. J. Condren & J. Cornacchia | 1:45.00 |
| 1994 | Southern Rhythm | 3 | Garrett Gomez | James O. Keefer | William Heiligbrodt, et al. | 1:45.60 |
| 1993 | Grand Jewel | 3 | Jerry Bailey | Neil J. Howard | W. S. Farish III & W. S. Kilroy | 1:43.60 |
| 1992 | My Luck Runs North | 3 | Ricardo Lopez | Angel M. Medina | Melvin A. Benitez | 1:44 .00 |
| 1991 | Hansel | 3 | Jerry Bailey | Frank L. Brothers | Lazy Lane Farms | 1:42.60 |
| 1990 | Home at Last | 3 | Jerry Bailey | Carl Nafzger | Russell L. Reineman Stable | 1:43.40 |
| 1989 | Notation | 3 | Pat Day | James W. Murphy | Joan C. Johnson, et al. | 1:44.40 |
| 1988 | Risen Star | 3 | Jacinto Vasquez | Louie J. Roussel III | Louie Roussel & Ronnie Lamarque | 1:42.80 |
| 1987 | War | 3 | Herb McCauley | D. Wayne Lukas | Tom Gentry | 1:44.40 |
| 1986 | Wise Times | 3 | Keith Allen | Philip A. Gleaves | Russell L. Reineman Stable | 1:44.80 |
| 1985 | Stephan's Odyssey | 3 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Woody Stephens | Henryk de Kwiatkowski | 1:42.60 |
| 1984 | He Is a Great Deal | 3 | Julio C. Espinoza | Bernard S. Flint | B.Flint & M. Palmisano | 1:45.40 |
| 1983 | Highland Park | 3 | Jacinto Vasquez | Anthony Basile | Bwamazon Farm & B.Jones | 1:44.80 |
| 1982 | Stage Reviewer | 3 | Jerry Bailey | Lucien Laurin | Mrs. Lucien Laurin | 1:44.20 |
| 1981 | Swinging Light | 3 | Dan Delahoussaye | James P. Conway | Edgar Zantker | 1:44.20 |
| 1980 | Rockhill Native | 3 | John Oldham | Herbert K. Stevens | Harry A. Oak | 1:43.40 |
| 1979 | Pianist | 3 | Michael Morgan | Peter M. Howe | Pillar Farm | 1:43.00 |
| 1978 | Sensitive Prince | 3 | Mickey Solomone | H. Allen Jerkens | Joseph Taub | 1:44.80 |
| 1977 | Giboulee | 3 | Jeffrey Fell | Jacques Dumas | Jean-Louis Levesque | 1:42.80 |
| 1976 | No Link | 3 | Darrel McHargue | Douglas Davis, Jr. | Fred Selz & Gus Blass | 1:43.20 |
| 1975 | Master Derby | 3 | Darrel McHargue | Smiley Adams | Golden Chance Farm | 1:42.60 |
| 1974 | Satan's Hills | 3 | David Whited | Peter W. Salmen, Jr. | Crimson King Farm | 1:43.00 |
| 1973 | Our Native † | 3 | Don Brumfield | William Resseguet, Jr. | M.Prichard & W.Resseguet | 1:42.80 |
| 1972 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race |
| 1971 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race |
| 1970 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race |
| 1969 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race |
| 1968 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race |
| 1967 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race |
| 1966 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race |
| 1965 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race |
| 1964 | NO RACE | |||||
| 1963 | ||||||
| 1962 | NO RACE | |||||
| 1961 | ||||||
| 1960 | NO RACE | |||||
| 1959 | ||||||
| 1958 | NO RACE | |||||
| 1957 | ||||||
| 1956 | NO RACE | |||||
| 1955 | ||||||
| 1954 | NO RACE | |||||
| 1953 | ||||||
| 1952 | NO RACE | |||||
| 1951 | ||||||
| 1950 | NO RACE | |||||
| 1949 | ||||||
| 1948 | NO RACE | |||||
| 1947 | ||||||
| 1946 | NO RACE | |||||
| 1945 | ||||||
| 1943 | NO RACE | |||||
| 1942 | ||||||
| 1941 | NO RACE | |||||
| 1940 | ||||||
| 1939 | NO RACE | |||||
| 1938 | ||||||
| 1937 | Co-Sport | 3 | Porter Roberts | Robert L. Dotter | Bert Friend | 1:12.80 |
| 1936 | White Tie | 3 | Joseph Cowley | John M. Gaver, Sr. | Manhasset Stable | 1:12.00 |
* † In 1973, Starkers finished first but was disqualified and set back to second.