Bewitch Stakes
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Keeneland Race Course Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1962 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.keeneland.com racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄2 miles (12 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mares, four-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $150,000 |
The Bewitch Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the second half of April at the Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. Contested on turf over a distance of 1+1⁄2 miles (12 furlongs), it is open to fillies and mares age four and older. Currently a Grade III event sponsored by Grey Goose Vodka, it offers a purse of $150,000.
Inaugurated in 1962, the race is named for Calumet Farm's great Hall of Fame filly, Bewitch.
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 1+1⁄2 miles on turf)
- 2:27.54 - Bursting Forth (1999)
Winners since 1999
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mom's On Strike | 5 | Adam Beschizza | Joe Sharp | Carl R. Moore Management LLC & Brad Grady | 2:30.02 |
| 2017 | Quiet Business | 4 | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Rusty Arnold | Calumet Farm | 2:31.50 |
| 2016 | Olorda (GER) | 4 | Julien Leparoux | Chad C. Brown | Martin S. Schwartz | 2:30.09 |
| 2015 | Cay Dancer* | 4 | Joel Rosario | Chad C. Brown | Highclere America, Barnett | 2:30.28 |
| 2014 | Inimitable Romanee | 6 | Alan Garcia | H. Graham Motion | Gallagher's Stud | 2:32.29 |
| 2013 | Strathnaver (GB) | 4 | Joel Rosario | Graham Motion | Andrew Stone | 2:30.65 |
| 2012 | Upperline | 5 | James Graham | Michael Stidham | Stidham/Adger/Oakcrest Farm/Stone Farm | 2:33.28 |
| 2011 | Keertana | 5 | Jose Lezcano | Tom Proctor | Barbara Hunter | 2:33.08 |
| 2010 | Lady Shakespeare | 4 | John Velazquez | Roger Attfield | Charles E. Fipke | 2:31.42 |
| 2009 | Winter View | 5 | Julien Leparoux | Jonathan Sheppard | Augustin Stable | 2:34.11 |
| 2008 | Communique | 4 | Garrett Gomez | Rusty Arnold | G. Watts Humphrey | 2:28.91 |
| 2007 | Safari Queen | 5 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Arindel Farm | 2:28.75 |
| 2006 | Noble Stella | 5 | Edgar Prado | Roger Attfield | Gary A. Tanaka | 2:33.15 |
| 2005 | Angara | 4 | Gary Stevens | Patrick Biancone | Martin S. Schwartz | 2:36.24 |
| 2004 | Meridiana | 4 | Edgar Prado | Christophe Clement | Sarah & Jon Kelly | 2:31.05 |
| 2003 | Lilac Queen | 5 | Jerry Bailey | Robert J. Frankel | Gary A. Tanaka | 2:29.70 |
| 2002 | Sweetest Thing | 4 | Mark Guidry | Roger Attfield | Attfield/M. Canino/W. Werner | 2:31.97 |
| 2001 | Keemoon | 5 | Jerry Bailey | Neil Drysdale | Henry E. Pabst | 2:30.28 |
| 2000 | The Seven Seas | 4 | Alex Solis | Robert J. Frankel | Charles Kenis | 2:29.20 |
| 1999 | Bursting Forth | 5 | Jorge Chavez | H. Graham Motion | Sam Huff | 2:27.54 |
*In 2015, Kitten's Point finished first but was disqualified for a medication violation.