Lexington Stakes

Grade III race
Lexington Stakes
Location	Keeneland Race Course Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated	1936
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	Keeneland racing
Race information
Distance	11/16 miles (8.5 furlongs)
Track	Dirt, left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds
Weight	Assigned
Purse	US$300,000

The Lexington Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. Open to three-year-old horses, the Grade III event is contested on dirt over a distance of 1¹/16 miles (8.5 furlongs)

It was run as Calumet Purse, an overnight allowance race, from 1973-1983. Renamed the Lexington Stakes in 1984, since 1998 it has been sponsored by Ireland's renowned Coolmore Stud.

First run in 1936, it was a six furlong race for two-year-olds during Keeneland's inaugural meeting. Then, it was an 1¼ mile overnight handicap for 3-year-olds and up from 1938–1941. A listed race in 1984, it achieved Grade III status in 1986 and was a GII from 1988 through 2010. The race was downgraded to GIII status for 2011 by the American Graded Stakes Committee. It is now considered, along with the Federico Tesio Stakes, to be the final prep for the Kentucky Derby.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:41.00 - Charismatic (1999)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 6 - Jerry Bailey (1982, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2004)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 4 - D. Wayne Lukas (1987, 1999, 2002, 2003)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - Russell L. Reineman Stable (1986, 1990)
• 2 - Bob & Beverly Lewis (1999, 2003)

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2011	Derby Kitten	Julien Leparoux	Mike Maker	Ken & Sarah Ramsey	1:42.03
2010	Exhi	Robby Albarado	Todd Pletcher	Wertheimer et Frere	1:44.38
2009	Advice	Garrett Gomez	Todd A. Pletcher	WinStar Farm LLC	1:43.33
2008	Behindatthebar	David Flores	Todd A. Pletcher	Padua Stables. S. K. Sanan, et al.	1:42.14
2007	Slew's Tizzy	Robby Albarado	Gregory J. Fox	Joseph LaCombe Stable	1:43.20
2006	Showing Up	Cornelio Velasquez	Barclay Tagg	Lael Stables	1:46.42
2005	Coin Silver	Javier Castellano	Todd A. Pletcher	Peachtree Stable	1:45.76
2004	Quintons Gold Rush	Jerry Bailey	Steve Asmussen	Padua Stables & Jay Manoogian	1:43.82
2003	Scrimshaw	Edgar Prado	D. Wayne Lukas	Bob & Beverly Lewis	1:45.47
2002	Proud Citizen	Mike E. Smith	D. Wayne Lukas	R. C. Baker/D. Cornstein/W. L. Mack	1:44.58
2001	Keats	Larry Melancon	Niall M. O'Callaghan	Henry E. Pabst	1:43.54
2000	Unshaded	Shane Sellers	Carl Nafzger	James Tafel, LLC	1:43.60
1999	Charismatic	Jerry Bailey	D. Wayne Lukas	Bob & Beverly Lewis	1:41.00
1998	Classic Cat	Robby Albarado	David C. Cross, Jr.	Gary M. Garber	1:42.80
1997	Touch Gold	Gary L. Stevens	David Hofmans	Frank Stronach & Stonerside Stable	1:43.20
1996	City by Night	Shane Sellers	Patrick B. Byrne	Nancy & Richard Kaster	1:42.20
1995	Star Standard	Pat Day	Nicholas P. Zito	W. J. Condren & J. Cornacchia	1:45.00
1994	Southern Rhythm	Garrett Gomez	James O. Keefer	William Heiligbrodt, et al.	1:45.60
1993	Grand Jewel	Jerry Bailey	Neil J. Howard	W. S. Farish III & W. S. Kilroy	1:43.60
1992	My Luck Runs North	Ricardo Lopez	Angel M. Medina	Melvin A. Benitez	1:44 .00
1991	Hansel	Jerry Bailey	Frank L. Brothers	Lazy Lane Farms	1:42.60
1990	Home at Last	Jerry Bailey	Carl Nafzger	Russell L. Reineman Stable	1:43.40
1989	Notation	Pat Day	James W. Murphy	Joan C. Johnson, et al.	1:44.40
1988	Risen Star	Jacinto Vasquez	Louie J. Roussel III	Louie J. Roussel III & Ronnie Lamarque	1:42.80
1987	War	Herb McCauley	D. Wayne Lukas	Tom Gentry	1:44.40
1986	Wise Times	Keith Allen	Philip A. Gleaves	Russell L. Reineman Stable	1:44.80
1985	Stephan's Odyssey	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Woody Stephens	Henryk de Kwiatkowski	1:42.60
1984	He Is a Great Deal	Julio C. Espinoza	Bernard S. Flint	B. S. Flint, Inc. & M. Palmisano	1:45.40
1983	Highland Park	Jacinto Vasquez	Anthony Basile	Bwamazon Farm & B. C. Jones	1:44.80
1982	Stage Reviewer	Jerry Bailey	Lucien Laurin	Mrs. Lucien Laurin	1:44.20
1981	Swinging Light	Dan Delahoussaye	James P. Conway	Edgar Zantker	1:44.20
1980	Rockhill Native	John Oldham	Herbert K. Stevens	Harry A. Oak	1:43.40
1979	Pianist	Michael Morgan	Peter M. Howe	Pillar Farm	1:43.00
1978	Sensitive Prince	Mickey Solomone	H. Allen Jerkens	Joseph Taub	1:44.80
1977	Giboulee	Jeffrey Fell	Jacques Dumas	Jean-Louis Levesque	1:42.80
1976	No Link	Darrel McHargue	Douglas Davis, Jr.	Fred Selz & Gus Blass	1:43.20
1975	Master Derby	Darrel McHargue	Smiley Adams	Golden Chance Farm	1:42.60
1974	Satan's Hills	David Whited	Peter W. Salmen, Jr.	Crimson King Farm	1:43.00
1973	Our Native †	Don Brumfield	William Resseguet, Jr.	Mrs. M.J. Prichard & W. Resseguet, Jr.	1:42.80
1937	Co-Sport	Porter Roberts	Robert L. Dotter	Bert Friend	1:12.80
1936	White Tie	Joseph Cowley	John M. Gaver, Sr.	Manhasset Stable	1:12.00

* † In 1973, Starkers finished first but was disqualified and set back to second.

References

• The 2009 Coolmore Lexington Stakes at the NTRA