Regret Stakes
| Grade III race | |
| Location |
Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1970 |
| 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-old fillies |
| Weight | Scale Weight |
| Purse | $100,000 |
- For the race of the same name at Monmouth Park Racetrack, see: Monmouth Regret Stakes.
The Regret Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies run on the turf at Churchill Downs in mid-June near the end of the Spring Meet in Louisville, Kentucky. Set at one and one-eighth miles (9 furlongs), the Grade III Regret currently offers a purse of $100,000.
History
The race is named for Harry Payne Whitney's 1915 champion filly Regret, the first filly to win the Kentucky Derby. In the Blood-Horse magazine ranking of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century, she is #71 and in a poll among members of the American Trainers Association, she was voted the third greatest filly in American racing history. Regret was undefeated as a two-year-old, she made her three-year old debut in the Derby, winning in wire-to-wire fashion.[1]
The race was inaugurated in 1970 and became a graded stakes race for the first time in 1999. The Regret Stakes was run at six furlongs for its first twelve years (1970–1981). From 1982 to 1987 the race was run at a distance of one mile and from 1988 to 2002 it was run at 1 1⁄16 miles. From 2003 to present it has been run at its current distance of 1 1⁄8 miles. In 1977 a filly named Time for Pleasure won the race but was disqualified and placed second.[2]
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 1 1⁄8 miles)
- 1:47.31 - Lady of Venice (2006)
- Most wins by a jockey
- 3 - James McKnight (1974, 1983, 1985)
- 3 - Larry Melancon (1982, 1984, 2001)
- 3 - Julien Leparoux (2006, 2008, 2015)
- Most wins by a trainer
- 3 - William I. Mott (1984, 1986, 1991)
- Most wins by an owner
- 2 - Leslie Combs II (1971, 1977)
- 2 - Golden Chance Farm (1974, 1976)
- 2 - H. Polk, Jr. (1984, 1991)
Past winners
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
Purse |
Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sweeping Paddy | Luis Saez | Dale Romans | William Pacella, Frank L. Jones, Jr., Frank Shoop | 1:47.62 | $100,000 | IIIT |
| 2016 | Auntie Joy | Julien Leparoux | Brian Hernandez, Jr | Sanford Robertson | 1:49.24 | $100,000 | IIIT |
| 2015 | Prado's Sweet Ride | Julien Leparoux | Chris M. Block | Darrell & Sadie Brommer | 1:51.88 | $100,000 | IIIT |
| 2014 | Aurelia's Belle | John Velazquez | Wayne M. Catalano | James F. Miller | 1:48.02 | $100,000 | IIIT |
| 2013 | Kitten's Dumplings | Joel Rosario | Michael J. Maker | Ken & Sarah Ramsey | 1:48.41 | $100,000 | IIIT |
| 2012 | Centre Court | Javier Castellano | George "Rusty" Arnold | Revocable Trust | 1:48.25 | $114,200 | IIIT |
| 2011 | Bizzy Caroline | Manoel Cruz | Ken McPeek | Runnymeade Farm | 1:49.73 | $138,125 | IIIT |
| 2010 | Caminadora | Corey Nakatani | Todd Pletcher | Starlight Partners | 1:52.04 | $145,250 | IIIT |
| 2009 | Keertana | Robby Albarado | Thomas F. Proctor | Barbara Hunter | 1:52.02 | $200,000 | III |
| 2008 | Pure Clan | Julien Leparoux | Robert E. Holthus | Lewis Lakin, et al. | 1:49.86 | $217,000 | III |
| 2007 | Good Mood | Edgar Prado | Patrick Biancone | Flying Zee Stable | 1:47.57 | $228,600 | III |
| 2006 | Lady of Venice | Julien Leparoux | Patrick Biancone | Martin S. Schwartz | 1:47.31 | $229,000 | III |
| 2005 | Rich In Spirit | Gary Stevens | Thomas F. Proctor | Glen Hill Farm | 1:49.76 | $225,000 | III |
| 2004 | Sister Star | Brice Blanc | Kenneth McPeek | John & Julie Marker | 1:51.40 | $221,800 | III |
| 2003 | Sand Springs | Mark Guidry | Anthony L. Reinstedler | Willmott Stables | 1:48.78 | $231,000 | III |
| 2002 | Distant Valley | Jerry Bailey | Niall O'Callaghan | Gary A. Tanaka | 1:42.71 | $169,050 | III |
| 2001 | Casual Feat | Larry Melancon | Steven C. Penrod | Hidaway Farm | 1:42.75 | $167,250 | III |
| 2000 | Solvig | Pat Day | Carl Nafzger | Bentley Smith Revocable Trust | 1:42.95 | $168,450 | III |
| 1999 | Nani Rose | Shane Sellers | Patrick B. Byrne | Stonerside Stable | 1:42.40 | $168,450 | III |
| 1998 | Formal Tango | Charles R. Woods, Jr. | Albert Stall, Jr. | David J. Hulkewicz | 1:48.73 | $170,850 | |
| 1997 | Starry Dreamer | Willie Martinez | C. R. McGaughey III | H. Joseph Allen | 1:42.77 | $111,900 | |
| 1996 | Daylight Come | Curt Bourque | Daniel J. Vella | Frank Stronach | 1:45.72 | $85,425 | |
| 1995 | Christmas Gift | Charles R. Woods, Jr. | Mark A. Hennig | Edward P. Evans | 1:45.00 | $83,400 | |
| 1994 | Packet | J. M. Johnson | Gary Hartlage | Upson Downs Farm | 1:42.14 | $83,925 | |
| 1993 | Lovats Lady | B. D. Peck | Peter Perkins | Wimborne Farm | 1:42.95 | $56,300 | |
| 1992 | Tiney Toast | Aaron Gryder | John G. Locke | Delwin Locke | 1:44.40 | $57,600 | |
| 1991 | Maria Balastiere | S. Payton | William I. Mott | David Richardson & Hiram Polk, Jr. | 1:44.40 | $54,950 | |
| 1990 | Secret Advice | B. E. Bartram | W. Elliott Walden | Golden Oak Farm | 1:44.40 | $55,100 | |
| 1989 | Justice Will Come | Steve H. Bass | Herbert Stevens | J. H. Gallagher | 1:46.20 | $56,450 | |
| 1988 | Lets Do Lunch | K. K. Allen | Lou M. Goldfine | Richard Duchossois | 1:45.60 | $70,550 | |
| 1987 | Jonowo | M. McDowell | Burk Kessinger, Jr. | R. Leniham | 1:39.20 | $57,100 | |
| 1986 | Rosemont Risk | Pat Day | William I. Mott | Rosemont Farm | 1:36.80 | $38,600 | |
| 1985 | Weekend Delight | James McKnight | Neil J. Howard | William S. Farish | 1:35.60 | $32,350 | |
| 1984 | Mrs. Revere | Larry Melancon | William I. Mott | Hiram Polk, Jr. | 1:36.60 | $33,650 | |
| 1983 | Rosy Specttre | James McKnight | Eduardo Inda | Tom Gentry | 1:37.80 | $30,800 | |
| 1982 # | Amazing Love | Larry Melancon | A. J. Foyt III | A. J. Foyt, Jr. | 1:37.00 | $29675 | |
| 1982 # | Sefa's Beauty | Mark Sellers | Larry Edwards | Farid Sefa | 1:37.60 | $29,450 | |
| 1981 | Contrefaire | Tommy Barrow | Robert S. DuBois | Herbert H. Hill | 1:11.60 | $25,700 | |
| 1980 # | Forever Cordial | Richard DePass | John T. Ward, Jr. | John Oxley | 1:12.00 | $24,563 | |
| 1980 # | No No Nona | Melvin A. Holland | T. J. Walker | Carl Swan | 1:12.00 | $23,692 | |
| 1979 | Fearless Dame | Richard DePass | Stanley M. Rieser | Robert Courtney | 1:10.80 | $16,120 | |
| 1978 | Unconscious Doll | Eddie Delahoussaye | Ray Lawrence, Jr. | C. C. Green | 1:10.60 | $14,853 | |
| 1977 | Shady Lou | Eddie Delahoussaye | R. J. Fischer | Leslie Combs II | 1:10.60 | $14,528 | |
| 1976 # | Carmelita Gibbs | Robert Breen | D. M. Davis | Don Sucher | 1:12.80 | $14,502 | |
| 1976 # | Confort Zone | J. C. Espinoza | Smiley Adams | Golden Chance Farm | 1:12.80 | $14,113 | |
| 1975 | Red Cross | Don Brumfield | C. R. Werstler | Dixiana Stable | 1:09.60 | $15,242 | |
| 1974 # | Clemanna | J. C. Espinoza | Smiley Adams | Golden Chance Farm | 1:11.20 | $14,763 | |
| 1974 # | Mary Dugan | James McKnight | Johnnie Johnson, Jr. | Jackson, Trick, Bayne | 1:10.40 | $15,153 | |
| 1973 | Juke Joint | W. Soirez | Anthony Basile | Bwamazon Farm | 1:11.80 | $15,535 | |
| 1972 | Nalees Folly | Robert Breen | Stanley M. Rieser | Mr. S. Fairman, Jr. | 1:11.80 | $15,064 | |
| 1971 | Peninsula Princess | M. Mangello | R. J. Fischer | Leslie Combs II | 1:11.20 | $15,778 | |
| 1970 | Three Pigeons | Tommy Barrow | P. B. Devereaux | J. W. Greathouse | 1:10.80 | $15,778 | |
a # signifies that the race was run in two divisions (1982, 1980, 1976, 1974)