Tejano Run Stakes
| Listed race | |
| Location | Turfway Park Florence, Kentucky, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1974 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
| Surface | Polytrack synthetic dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $50,000 |
The Tejano Run Stakes is an American ungraded Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Turfway Park in Florence, Kentucky. Open to horses age four and older, it is contested on Polytrack synthetic dirt over a distance of one and one eighth miles (8 furlongs).
Inaugurated in 1974 as the Pioneer Stakes, the race was renamed in 1997 to honor Tejano Run who won the 1996 Pioneer Stakes as well as other important stakes at Turfway Park.
There was no race run in 1990 and 2009.
Distances:
- 1 mile : 1983-1988
- 1+1⁄8 miles : 1974–1982, 1989–present
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 1+1⁄8 miles)
- 1:45.00 - London Fog (1978) & Savage Moon (1979)
- Most wins
- 2 - Tribute to Royalty (1986, 1988)
- 2 - Danville (1995, 1998)
- 2 - Glacial (1999, 2001)
- Most wins by a jockey
- 3 - Michael McDowell (1979, 1986, 1988)
- 3 - James Bruin (1987, 1992, 1994)
- Most wins by a trainer
- 3 - Bernard S. Flint (2002, 2004, 2005)
- Most wins by an owner
- 2 - John E. Churchman, Jr. (1986, 1988)
- 2 - Top of the Key Stable (1995, 1998)
- 2 - Kingfish Stable (1999, 2001)
- 2 - LTB Inc. & R. A. Williams (2004, 2005)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Baryshnikov | 5 | Thomas L. Pompell | Mike Maker | Columbro & Apostelos | 1:51.92 |
| 2009 | no race | |||||
| 2008 | High Blues | 5 | James Lopez | George R. Arnold II | Dixiana Stables | 1:51.71 |
| 2007 | Jade's Revenge | 4 | Rodney Prescott | H. Graham Motion | Bushwood Stables LLC | 1:50.11 |
| 2006 | Ball Four | 5 | Julien Leparoux | Patrick Biancone | Derrick Smith & Michael Tabor | 1:51.97 |
| 2005 | Discreet Hero | 7 | Justin Vitek | Bernard S. Flint | LTB Inc. & R. A. Williams | 1:49.50 |
| 2004 | Ask the Lord | 7 | Rafael Bejarano | Bernard S. Flint | LTB Inc. & R. A. Williams | 1:49.82 |
| 2003 | Mail Call | 5 | Rafael Bejarano | Gary Montgomery | Sarah & Glenn Montgomery | 1:51.06 |
| 2002 | Double Affair | 8 | Jeff Johnston | Bernard S. Flint | Ed Wright & Miles Childers | 1:50.60 |
| 2001 | Glacial | 6 | Brian Peck | Daniel M. Smithwick, Jr. | Kingfish Stable | 1:50.20 |
| 2000 | Irish Silence | 6 | Terry Thompson | K. Lewis | James F. Turner | 1:50.60 |
| 1999 | Glacial | 4 | Jesse Campbell | Daniel M. Smithwick, Jr. | Kingfish Stable | 1:49.60 |
| 1998 | Danville | 7 | Francisco Torres | William G. Huffman | Top of the Key Stable | 1:49.00 |
| 1997 | Grand Teton | 4 | Fabio Arguello, Jr. | Katherine K. Ball | Donamire Farm | 1:49.80 |
| 1996 | Tejano Run | 4 | Terry Thompson | Kenneth McPeek | Roy & Joyce Monroe | 1:50.40 |
| 1995 | Danville | 4 | Larry Melancon | William G. Huffman | Top of the Key Stable | 1:52.00 |
| 1994 | Secreto's Hideaway | 5 | James Bruin | Akiko Gothard | Mickey Liber | 1:49.60 |
| 1993 | Bolt the Hatch | 6 | Brent Bartram | Niall O'Callaghan | Budget Stable | 1:52.40 |
| 1992 | Profit Key | 5 | James Bruin | D. Wayne Lukas | H. J. Allen & D. L. Mathis | 1:51.20 |
| 1991 | Cool Corbett | 6 | Patricia Cooksey | John C. Goodwin | B. Lunsford & L. Holbrook | 1:51.00 |
| 1990 | no race | |||||
| 1989 | Cub Scout | 6 | Charles Woods, Jr. | John C. Goodwin | John C. Goodwin | 1:47.40 |
| 1988 | Tribute to Royalty | 7 | Michael McDowell | John E. Churchman, Jr. | John E. Churchman, Jr. | 1:36.20 |
| 1987 | Quick Speed | 5 | James Bruin | Earl C. Murphy | William L. Johnson | 1:39.80 |
| 1986 | Tribute to Royalty | 5 | Michael McDowell | John E. Churchman, Jr. | John E. Churchman, Jr. | 1:37.00 |
| 1985 | Exclusive Greer | 4 | Scott Miller | Michael J. Tackett | M. J. & E. J. Tackett | 1:38.80 |
| 1984 | Shape Up | nf | Jose Calo | Ernest D. Flynn | Est. of Mrs. Frazier Lebus | 1:37.80 |
| 1983 | Prince Fortune | 5 | Steve Neff | Larry Roe | D. W. Jones | 1:35.80 |
| 1982 | Timeless Statue | 5 | Eugene Sipus, Jr. | Roy Frazier | R. C. Durr | 1:47.60 |
| 1981 | Vanders Force | nf | Darrell Foster | Hulon L. Womack | Carolyn Cline & D. Cline | 1:47.40 |
| 1980 | One Lucky Devil | 6 | David Niblick | Jeffrey Sheets | Rapid Stable | 1:46.80 |
| 1979 | Savage Moon | 6 | Michael McDowell | Edgar Gordon | Gordon & Schmidt | 1:45.00 |
| 1978 | London Fog | 4 | Charles Woods, Jr. | Elizabeth Mangione | Joseph B. Mangione | 1:45.00 |
| 1977 | Satan's Cheer | 5 | Mike Manganello | Peter W. Salmen, Jr. | Crimson King Farm | 1:48.40 |
| 1976 | Brustigert | 6 | M. Bryant | Pat B. Deveraux | T. F. Deveraux | 1:46.60 |
| 1975 | Jesta Dream Away | 5 | Guilermo Milord | James E. Morgan | Zweisler & Zimmerman | 1:46.00 |
| 1974 | Ill Will | 3 | Julio Espinoza | Richard E. Vance | J. Bullock | 1:46.80 |