Turf Classic Stakes
| Turf Classic Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Grade I race | |
| Location |
Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1987 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Churchill Downs |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds & up |
| Weight | Scale Weight |
| Purse | $500,000 |
The Turf Classic Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race run in early May at Churchill Downs open to horses three years old and up. It is raced on turf at a distance of one and one-eighth miles and currently offers a purse of $500,000.
Formerly known as the Early Times Turf Classic Stakes it is now sponsored by Woodford Reserve. A major springtime race, it has been a grade I event since 1998.
The 1987 inaugural running of the Early Times Turf Classic Stakes was won by the 1986 Breeders' Cup Turf winner, Manila.
Records
Speed Record:
- 1:46.34 - Lure (1993)
Most wins:
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Allen E. Paulson (1991, 1992)
- 2 - Claiborne Farm (1993, 2004)
- 2 - Morton Fink (2013, 2014)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Pat Day (1988, 1994, 1996)
- 3 - Jerry D. Bailey (1991, 1997, 2004)
Most wins by a Trainer:
- 2 - Richard J. Lundy (1991, 1992)
- 2 - William I. Mott (1994, 2004)
- 2 - Charles Lopresti (2013, 2014)
Winners of the Turf Classic Stakes since 1987
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance (Miles) |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Wise Dan | 7 | John Velazquez | Charles Lopresti | Morton Fink | 1-1/8 | 1:47.73 |
| 2013 | Wise Dan | 6 | Jose Lezcano | Charles Lopresti | Morton Fink | 1-1/8 | 1:51.84 |
| 2012 | Little Mike | 5 | Joe Bravo | Dale L. Romans | Priscilla Vaccarezza | 1-1/8 | 1:48.81 |
| 2011 | Get Stormy | 5 | Ramon Dominguez | Tom Bush | Sullimar Stables | 1-1/8 | 1:50.81 |
| 2010 | General Quarters | 4 | Rafael Bejarano | Thomas R. McCarthy | Thomas R. McCarthy | 1-1/8 | 1:53.42 |
| 2009 | Einstein | 7 | Julien Leparoux | Helen Pitts | Midnight Cry Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:49.62 |
| 2008 | Einstein | 6 | Robby Albarado | Helen Pitts | P. Cunningham/M. Greene | 1-1/8 | 1:50.50 |
| 2007 | Sky Conqueror | 5 | Javier Castellano | Darwin D. Banach | William A. Sorokolit, Sr. | 1-1/8 | 1:49.01 |
| 2006 | English Channel | 4 | Garrett K. Gomez | Todd A. Pletcher | James T. Scatuorchio | 1-1/8 | 1:47.15 |
| 2005 | America Alive | 4 | Robby Albarado | Neil J. Howard | Mill House Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:47.34 |
| 2004 | Stroll | 4 | Jerry D. Bailey | William I. Mott | Claiborne Farm | 1-1/8 | 1:53.00 |
| 2003 | Honor In War | 4 | David R. Flores | Paul McGee | 3rd Turn Stables | 1-1/8 | 1:46.67 |
| 2002 | Beat Hollow | 5 | Alex Solis | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 1-1/8 | 1:47.35 |
| 2001 | White Heart | 6 | Gary L. Stevens | Neil Drysdale | Gainsborough Farms | 1-1/8 | 1:48.75 |
| 2000 | Manndar | 4 | Corey Nakatani | C. Beau Greely | Columbine Stable et al. | 1-1/8 | 1:47.91 |
| 1999 | Wild Event | 6 | Shane Sellers | Lou M. Goldfine | Arthur I. Appleton | 1-1/8 | 1:47.25 |
| 1998 | Joyeux Danseur | 5 | Robby Albarado | Albert Stall, Jr. | B. Wayne Hughes | 1-1/8 | 1:48.14 |
| 1997 | Always A Classic | 4 | Jerry D. Bailey | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm | 1-1/8 | 1:49.29 |
| 1996 | Mecke | 4 | Pat Day | Emanuel Tortora | James Lewis, Jr. | 1-1/8 | 1:49.48 |
| 1995 | Romarin | 5 | Corey Nakatani | Richard Mandella | L. E. de Paula Machado | 1-1/8 | 1:46.86 |
| 1994 | Paradise Creek | 5 | Pat Day | William I. Mott | Masayuki Nishiyama | 1-1/8 | 1:48.34 |
| 1993 | Lure | 4 | Mike E. Smith | C. R. McGaughey III | Claiborne Farm | 1-1/8 | 1:46.34 |
| 1992 | Cudas | 4 | Pat Valenzuela | Richard J. Lundy | Allen E. Paulson | 1-1/8 | 1:46.56 |
| 1991 | Opening Verse | 5 | Jerry D. Bailey | Richard J. Lundy | Allen E. Paulson | 1-1/8 | 1:47.22 |
| 1990 | Ten Keys | 6 | Kent Desormeaux | Michael Pino | Charles Linhoss | 1-1/8 | 1:50.80 |
| 1989 | Equalize | 7 | Jose Santos | Angel Penna, Sr. | Alejandro Menditeguy | 1-1/8 | 1:51.40 |
| 1988 | Yankee Affair | 6 | Pat Day | Henry L. Carroll | Jujugen Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:50.00 |
| 1987 | Manila | 4 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | LeRoy Jolley | Bradley M. Shannon | 1-1/8 | 1:48.80 |
See also
- Woodford Reserve Turf Classic Stakes "top three finishers" and starters
- List of graded stakes at Churchill Downs