Twin Spires Turf Sprint Stakes
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1995 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.churchilldowns.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 5 furlong sprint |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $150,000 |
The Twin Spires Turf Sprint Stakes, previously known as the Aegon Turf Sprint Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The race was also called the Churchill Downs Turf Sprint Stakes, it is a five furlong sprint on turf open to horses age three and older.
In 2015, Power Alert set the course record of 0.55.17.
Records
- Speed record
- 5 Furlongs - 55.17 - Power Alert (2015)
- Most wins by a jockey
- 3 - Julien Leparoux (2006, 2010, 2015)
- Most wins by a trainer
- 3 - W. Bret Calhoun (2008, 2009, 2014)
Winners of the Twin Spires Turf Sprint Stakes since 1995
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance |
Time | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Will Call | 4 | Shaun Bridgmohan | Brad H. Cox | Klein Racing | 5-fur. | 0:56.68 | III |
| 2017 | Green Mask | 6 | Javier Castellano | Brad H. Cox | Abdullah Almaddah | 5-fur. | 0:58.02 | III |
| 2016 | Rocket Heat | 4 | Flavien Prat | Vann Belvoir | Mike Sanchez | 5-fur. | 0:56.47 | III |
| 2015 | Power Alert | 5 | Julien Leparoux | Brian A. Lynch | Covello/AJ Suited Racing Stable/Lynch | 5-fur. | 0:55.17 | III |
| 2014 | Marchman | 4 | Robby Albarado | W. Bret Calhoun | Martin Racing Stable | 5-fur. | 0:56.04 | III |
| 2013 | Berlino Di Tiger (BRZ) | 5 | Leandro R. Goncalves | Eduardo Caramori | Stud Sampaio | 5-fur. | 0:57.01 | III |
| 2012 | Great Attack | 5 | Joel Rosario | Wesley Ward | Houyhnhnm Stable | 5-fur. | 0:56.61 | III |
| 2011 | Regally Ready | 4 | Corey Nakatani | Steve Asmussen | Vinery Stables | 5-fur. | 0:56.57 | III |
| 2010 | Silver Timber | 7 | Julien Leparoux | Chad Brown | Dubb/High Grade Racing Stable | 5-fur. | 0:55.45 | III |
| 2009 | Chamberlain Bridge | 5 | Garrett Gomez | W. Bret Calhoun | Carl Moore Management | 5-fur. | 0:57.06 | III |
| 2008 | Mr. Nightlinger | 4 | Jamie Theriot | W. Bret Calhoun | Martin Racing Stable et al. | 5-fur. | 0:56.18 | III |
| 2007 | Gaff | 5 | John Velazquez | Steve Asmussen | Heiligbrodt Racing Stable | 5-fur. | 0:56.84 | III |
| 2006 | Man of Illusion | 5 | Julien Leparoux | Patrick Biancone | Encosta de Lago | 5-fur. | 0:56.28 | III |
| 2005 | Mighty Beau | 6 | Pat Valenzuela | Jeff Mullins | M. Cloonan/A. Carolan | 5-fur. | 0:56.18 | III |
| 2004 | Lydgate | 4 | Pat Day | Eoin G. Harty | Darley Stable | 5-fur. | 0:56.56 | III |
| 2003 | Fiscally Speaking | 4 | Jon Court | Carl Nafzger | Janis R. Whitman | 5-fur. | 0:56.01 | III |
| 2002 | Testify | 5 | Jerry Bailey | Randy Morse | Robert S. Mitchell Trust | 5-fur. | 0:57.39 | III |
| 2001 | Morluc | 4 | Robby Albarado | Randy Morse | Michael Cloonan | 5-fur. | 0:56.60 | III |
| 2000 | Bold Fact | 5 | Richard Migliore | John Kimmel | Juddmonte Farms | 5-fur. | 0:56.37 | |
| 1999 | Howbaddouwantit | 4 | Mike E. Smith | Ben Perkins, Jr. | Larry F. Hall | 5-fur. | 0:57.03 | |
| 1998 | Indian Rocket | 4 | Gary Stevens | Neil Drysdale | Shadwell Racing | 5-fur. | 0:57.32 | |
| 1997 | Sandtrap | 4 | Alex Solis | Ben Cecil | Robert E. Hibbert | 5-fur. | 0:56.51 | |
| 1996 | Danjur | 4 | Jerry Bailey | Neil Drysdale | Aaron & Marie Jones | 5-fur. | 0:56.09 | |
| 1995 | Long Suit | 4 | Willie Martinez | Angel Montano, Sr. | Larry Telle | 5-fur. | 0:56.90 |