Northern Dancer Stakes
| Northern Dancer Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Grade III race | |
| Location |
Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, USA |
| Inaugurated | 2002 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Churchilldowns.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | (1 1/16 miles) (8.5 furlongs) |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Purse | US $150,000 Added |
The Northern Dancer Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid-June at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
Named in honor of the horse, Northern Dancer, the Grade III stakes for three-year-olds is run on dirt over a distance of 8.5 furlongs (1 1/16 miles).
The race currently offers a purse of $150,000.
Canadian-bred and owned honoree Northern Dancer (1961–1990) won the 1964 Kentucky Derby in record time on the Churchill Downs track. He went on to win the Preakness Stakes and Queen's Plate. Retired from racing, Northern Dancer became the most important sire and sire of sires in the second half of the 20th century.
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2010 | Colizeo | Garrett Gomez | Todd Pletcher | Wertheimer et Frere | 1:43.60 |
| 2009 | Successful Dan | Julien Leparoux | Charles Lopresti | Morton Fink | 1:43.30 |
| 2008 | Pyro | Shaun Bridgmohan | Steve Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds | 1:43.53 |
| 2007 | Chelokee | Ramon Dominguez | Michael Matz | Centennial Farms | 1:42.46 |
| 2006 | High Cotton | Garrett Gomez | Todd Pletcher | Peachtree Stable | 1:43.33 |
| 2005 | Don't Get Mad | Gary L. Stevens | Ronald W. Ellis | B. Wayne Hughes | 1:42.46 |
| 2004 | Suave III | Rafael Bejarano | Paul J. McGee | Jay Em Ess Stable | 1:44.50 |
| 2003 | Champali | Pat Day | Gregory Foley | Lloyd Madison Farm | 1:34.69 |
| 2002 | Danthebluegrassman | Jerry Bailey | Bob Baffert | Michael E. Pegram | 1:35.04 |