Sycamore Stakes
| Sycamore Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Grade III race | |
| Location |
Keeneland Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1995 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.keeneland.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄2 miles (12 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $100,000 |
The Sycamore Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. A Grade III event open to horses age three and older, it is contested on turf over a distance of 1 1⁄2 miles.
Inaugurated in 1995, the Sycamore Stakes was run at a distance of 1 5⁄8 miles from inception through 2000.
Due to extremely wet conditions, the Sycamore was run "off the turf" on the polytrack in 2011. It was also run at 1 and 5/8ths mile, originally scheduled for 1 and 1/2 miles. It was determined that the race lost its grade for this running and for that of 2013. But it was once again a Grade III in 2014.[1]
In 2013, the race was set at a distance of 13 furlongs.
Records
Speed record:
- 2:29.55 - Sharbayan (2003)
- 2:39.40 - Sanagas for the 2011 running broke the track record for this distance.
Most wins:
- 3 - Rochester (2001, 2002, 2005)
Winners since 2003
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Holiday Star | 4 | Rosie Napravnik | H. Graham Motion | Augustin Stable | 2:33.83 |
| 2013 | Najjaar | 4 | James Graham | Daniel C. Peitz | Shadwell Farm | 2:41:49 |
| 2012 | Kindergarden Kid | 5 | Julien Leparoux | Michael J. Maker | Sarah & Ken Ramsey | 2:31.80 |
| 2011 | Sanagas | 5 | Rajiv Maragh | Graham Motion | Andreas Jacobs | 2:39.40 |
| 2010 | Brass Hat | 9 | Calvin Borel | Buff Bradley | Fred Bradley | 2:30.73 |
| 2009 | Cloudy's Knight | 9 | Rosemary Homeister, Jr. | Jonathan E. Sheppard | S J Stables LLC | 2:30.87 |
| 2008 | Always First | 7 | Rene Douglas | Thomas Voss | Merriefield Farm | 2:30.98 |
| 2007 | Transduction Gold | 4 | James Graham | John Glenney | Kim & John Glenney | 2:31.96 |
| 2006 | Revved Up | 8 | Garrett Gomez | Christophe Clement | Live Oak Plantation Racing | 2:29.83 |
| 2005 | Rochester | 9 | Gary L. Stevens | Jonathan E. Sheppard | Augustin Stable | 2:34.30 |
| 2004 | Mustanfar | 3 | Jose Santos | Kiaran P. McLaughlin | Shadwell Stable | 2:30.88 |
| 2003 | Sharbayan | 5 | Pat Day | Wallace A. Dollase | Iron County Farms/Jess Miller Trust | 2:29.55 |