Kentucky Cup Classic Stakes

Kentucky Cup Classic Stakes
Race information
Grade II race
Location	Turfway Park Florence, Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated	1994
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.turfway.com
Distance	1 ¹⁄₈ miles (9 furlongs)
Surface	Polytrack
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds and up
Weight	Handicap
Purse	$350,000

The Kentucky Cup Classic Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late September as part of Kentucky Cup Day at Turfway Park in the Cincinnati, Ohio suburb of Florence, Kentucky. A Grade II event for three-year-olds and up, the Kentucky Cup Classic currently offers a purse of $170,000 and is set at a distance of 1 ¹⁄₈ miles on the dirt.

With the support of WinStar Farm, this race was suspended in 2010 due to economic challenges, but returned in 2011.

Records

Time record:

1:47.43 - Atticus (1996)

Most wins by an owner:

2 - Michael Tabor (1995, 2006)

Most wins by a jockey:

3 - Pat Day (1994, 1998, 2003)

Most wins by a trainer:

3 - Bob Baffert (1997, 1998, 2000)

Winners of the Kentucky Cup Classic Stakes

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2011	Future Prospect	7	Edgar Prado	Dodson Skaggs	Dodson Skaggs	1:44.71
2010	No Race
2009	Furthest Land	4	Garrett Gomez	Michael J. Maker	Ken & Sarah Ramsey	1:48.41
2008	Zanjero	4	Shaun Bridgmohan	Steve Asmussen	Winchell Thoroughbreds	1:49.27
2007	Hard Spun	3	Mario Pino	J. Larry Jones	Fox Hill Farms	1:48.48
2006	Ball Four	5	Willie Martinez	Patrick L. Biancone	M. Tabor / D. Smith	1:48.29
2005	Shaniko	4	Rafael Bejarano	Todd A. Pletcher	Aaron & Marie Jones	1:49.74
2004	Roses in May	3	John R. Velazquez	Dale L. Romans	Ken & Sarah Ramsey	1:49.13
2003	Perfect Drift	4	Pat Day	Murray W. Johnson	Stonecrest Farm	1:50.43
2002	Pure Prize	4	Mike E. Smith	C. R. McGaughey III	Ogden Mills Phipps et al.	1:51.24
2001	Guided Tour	5	Larry Melancon	Niall O'Callaghan	Morton Fink	1:47.90
2000	Captain Steve	3	Shane Sellers	Bob Baffert	Michael E. Pegram	1:49.95
1999	Da Devil	4	Calvin Borel	Forrest Kaelin	Hall, Case, Glasscock et al.	1:50.54
1998	Silver Charm (DH)	4	Gary L. Stevens	Bob Baffert	Bob & Beverly Lewis	1:47.48
1998	Wild Rush (DH)	4	Pat Day	Patrick B. Byrne	Stronach Stables	1:47.48
1997	Semoran	4	Kent Desormeaux	Bob Baffert	Donald R. Dizney	1:48.08
1996	Atticus	4	Corey Nakatani	Richard Mandella	La Presle Farm	1:47.43
1995	Thunder Gulch	3	Gary L. Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas	Michael Tabor	1:49.42
1994	Tabasco Cat	3	Pat Day	D. Wayne Lukas	Overbrook / D. P. Reynolds	1:50.32

References

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