Fayette Stakes
| Grade II race | |
| Location |
Keeneland Race Course Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1959 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website |
www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $200,000 |
The Fayette Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late October at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. A Grade II event, it is open to horses age three and older. It is contested on Polytrack synthetic dirt and currently offers a purse of $200,000.
The Fayette Stakes is named for Fayette County, Kentucky, of which the city of Lexington is the county seat. First elevated to a Grade III event in 1979, it was a Grade II event from 1987 through 1996. For 2009, the race has been returned to its Grade II status.
The race was contested on turf in 1985 and was run in two divisions in 1976 and 1982.
In 1983 there was a dead heat for first.
Distances:
- 1 1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs): 1963-1978
- 1 1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) : 1959-1962, 1979–present
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 1 1⁄8 miles)
- 1:46.80 - Good Command (1987) & Grand Jewel (1993) (on natural dirt)
Most wins:
- 3 - Royal Harmony (1969, 1970, 1971)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 - Don Brumfield (1978, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 - Neil J. Howard (1991, 1993, 2004, 2005)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Thomas F. Devereux (1969, 1970, 1971)
- 3 - William S. Farish III (1973, 2004, 2005)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Race Day | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Matthew Schera | 1:47.90 |
| 2014 | Pick of the Litter | 4 | Corey Lanerie | Dale Romans | Crossed Sabres Farm | 1:49.48 |
| 2013 | Nikki's Sandcastle | 6 | Leandro R. Goncalves | David C. Kassen | Richard Sherman | 1:48.13 |
| 2012 | Newsdad | 4 | Julien Leparoux | William I. Mott | James S. Karp | 1:48.24 |
| 2011 | Wise Dan | 4 | Julien Leparoux | Charles Lopresti | Morton Fink | 1:48.72 |
| 2010 | Successful Dan | 4 | Julien Leparoux | Charles Lopresti | Morton Fink | 1:47.09 |
| 2009 | Blame | 3 | Jamie Theriot | Albert Stall Jr. | Adele Dilschneider/Claiborne | 1:50.54 |
| 2008 | Ball Four | 7 | Julio Garcia | Derek Galvin | M. Tabor & D. Smith | 1:48.37 |
| 2007 | Go Between | 4 | Miguel Mena | William I. Mott | Peter Vegso | 1:47.97 |
| 2006 | Eccentric | 5 | Eddie Castro | Roger Attfield | Gary A. Tanaka | 1:49.16 |
| 2005 | Alumni Hall | 6 | Calvin Borel | Neil J. Howard | William S. Farish III et al. | 1:51.37 |
| 2004 | Midway Road | 4 | Calvin Borel | Neil J. Howard | William S. Farish III | 1:50.39 |
| 2003 | M B Sea | 4 | Craig Perret | Dale L. Romans | Michael J. Bruder | 1:50.30 |
| 2002 | Tenpins | 4 | Craig Perret | Donald R. Winfree | Joseph Vitello | 1:51.17 |
| 2001 | Connected | 4 | Marlon St. Julien | David M. Carroll | Alexander/Groves Trust | 1:50.05 |
| 2000 | Jadada | 5 | Shane Sellers | Mitch Shirota | Sterling Stud | 1:54.80 |
| 1999 | Social Charter | 4 | Marlon St. Julien | Patrick B. Byrne | Stonerside/Sangster | 1:55.20 |
| 1998 | Arch | 3 | Shane Sellers | Frank L. Brothers | Claiborne/A. Dilschneider | 1:53.80 |
| 1997 | Whiskey Wisdom | 4 | Willie Martinez | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms | 1:48.60 |
| 1996 | Isitingood | 5 | David Flores | Bob Baffert | Mike Pegram/Terry Henn | 1:50.40 |
| 1995 | Judge T C | 4 | Joe Johnson | Gary G. Hartlage | Bea & R. H. Roberts | 1:49.00 |
| 1994 | Sunny Sunrise | 7 | Jeff Carle | Bud Delp | Harry Meyerhoff | 1:50.00 |
| 1993 | Grand Jewel | 3 | Jerry Bailey | Neil J. Howard | W. Farish/W. Kilroy | 1:46.80 |
| 1992 | Barkerville | 4 | Shane Sellers | Frank L. Brothers | Darley Racing | 1:48.40 |
| 1991 | Summer Squall | 4 | Pat Day | Neil J. Howard | Dogwood Stable | 1:48.80 |
| 1990 | Lac Ouimet | 7 | Randy Romero | Tom Skiffington | Virginia Kraft Payson | 1:47.20 |
| 1989 | Drapeau Tricolore | 4 | James Bruin | D. Wayne Lukas | Wildenstein Stable | 1:48.20 |
| 1988 | Homebuilder | 4 | Don Brumfield | Woody Stephens | Ryehill Farm | 1:51.20 |
| 1987 | Good Command | 4 | Don Brumfield | Gary F. Jones | Prestonwood Farm | 1:46.80 |
| 1986 | Harham's Sizzler | 7 | Randall Meier | Lou M. Goldfine | Harold Florsheim | 1:49.20 |
| 1985 | Wop Wop | 3 | Darrell Foster | John T. Ward, Jr. | A. C. Hiler, Jr. | 1:51.40 |
| 1984 | Star Choice | 5 | James McKnight | Carl Nafzger | Frances A. Genter | 1:47.40 |
| 1983 | Frost King DH | 5 | Robin Platts | Bill Marko | Ted Smith/Bill Marko | 1:48.80 |
| 1983 | Cad DH | 5 | Don Brumfield | David Kassen | Double Eagle Stable | 1:48.80 |
| 1982 | Rivalero | 6 | Randy Romero | Frank Whiteley, Jr. | Calumet Farm | 1:50.40 |
| 1982 | El Baba | 3 | Don Brumfield | Dewey Smith | Mrs. Joe W. Brown | 1:50.20 |
| 1981 | Ironworks | 3 | Pat Day | Charles R. Werstler | Dixiana | 1:49.20 |
| 1980 | Hurry Up Blue | 3 | Gerland Gallitano | Joseph M. Bollero | Russell L. Reineman | 1:49.00 |
| 1979 | Architect | 3 | Stanley Spencer | Harvey L. Vanier | Carl Lauer | 1:49.60 |
| 1978 | Silver Series † | 4 | Don Brumfield | Peter M. Howe | Pillar Farm | 1:41.20 |
| 1977 | Bob's Dusty | 3 | Richard dePass | Smiley Adams | Robert N. Lehmann | 1:42.80 |
| 1976 | Silver Badge | 5 | Garth Patterson | George T. Poole | C. V. Whitney | 1:44.60 |
| 1976 | Yamanin | 4 | Garth Patterson | George T. Poole | Hajima Doi | 1:43.20 |
| 1975 | Warbucks | 5 | Jimmy Nichols | Don Combs | E. E. Elzemeyer | 1:44.40 |
| 1974 | Jesta Dream Away | 4 | Anthony Rini | James E. Morgan | G. Zimmerman/E. Zwiesler | 1:41.60 |
| 1973 | Chateauvira | 5 | Gerland Gallitano | Del W. Carroll | William S. Farish III | 1:42.80 |
| 1972 | Chou Croute | 4 | John L. Rotz | Bob G. Dunham | E.V. Benjamin III, et al. | 1:44.00 |
| 1971 | Royal Harmony | 7 | David Whited | Pat Devereux, Sr. | Thomas F. Devereux | 1:42.60 |
| 1970 | Royal Harmony | 6 | Earl Knapp | Pat Devereux, Sr. | Thomas F. Devereux | 1:42.80 |
| 1969 | Royal Harmony | 5 | Mickey Solomone | Pat Devereux, Sr. | Thomas F. Devereux | 1:42.60 |
| 1968 | Yorkville | 4 | David Whited | John M. Hart | E. J. Grosfield | 1:42.00 |
| 1967 | Swoonaway | 6 | Billy Phelps | S. Bryant Ott | E. Gay Drake | 1:42.60 |
| 1966 | Yumbel | 5 | Hector Pilar | Albert Filicomo | Walnut Hill Farm | 1:43.60 |
| 1965 | Old Hat | 6 | Robert Gallimore | Charles C. Norman | Stanley Conrad | 1:42.80 |
| 1964 | Swoonen | 4 | Kenny Knapp | Willard L. Proctor | J. Graham Brown | 1:42.00 |
| 1963 | Choker | 3 | Kenneth Church | Joe Kramer | Louis Lee Haggin II | 1:41.40 |
| 1962 | Blue Croon | 4 | Norman Cox | Doug Davis, Jr. | W. R. Henderson | 1:48.80 |
| 1961 | Zumbador II | 4 | Ray Broussard | Leo Sierra | Bruno Ferrari | 1:47.60 |
| 1960 | Little Fitz | 5 | W. A. Peake | R. C. Steele | J. C. Hauer | 1:49.60 |
| 1959 | Terra Firma | 4 | Kenneth Church | R. D. Prewitt | H. E. Olson/R. D. Prewitt | 1:51.40 |
- † In 1978, Buckfinder finished first but was disqualified and set back to second.
References
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