Mineshaft Stakes
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Fair Grounds Race Course New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1973 (as Whirlaway Handicap) |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old & older |
| Weight | 124 lbs with allowances[1] |
| Purse | $200,000 (2020)[2] |
The Mineshaft Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for four-year-olds and older run over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles on the dirt at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana in February. Originally run as a handicap, the race is now run under allowance weight conditions. In 2020, the purse was increased to $200,000.[2]
It is named for Hall of Fame inductee Mineshaft, who finished second in the 2003 running when the race was known as The Whirlaway Handicap.[3] It is a major prep for the New Orleans Handicap.[4] The race was given Grade III status in 2003.[5]
Winners
References
- ^ "Chart of the 2020 Mineshaft Stakes". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Stakes profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "No Denying Grasshopper in Mineshaft". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Pants on Fire, Nehro back on LA Derby Preview undercard". Brisnet. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Graded Stakes for 2003". www.horse-races.net. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Silver Dust | Brian Hernandez Jr. | W. Bret Calhoun | Tom R. Durant | 1:43.40 |
| 2019 | Silver Dust | Jack Gilligan | W. Bret Calhoun | Tom R. Durant | 1:45.46 |
| 2018 | The Player | Calvin Borel | William B. Bradley | William B. Bradley, Carl Hurst | 1:42.29 |
| 2017 | Honorable Duty | Julien Leparoux | Brendan P. Walsh | DARRS | 1:43.03 |
| 2016 | Majestic Harbor | Corey Lanerie | Paul J. McGee | Gallant Stable | 1:42.86 |
| 2015 | Street Babe | Kerwin D. Clark | Michael Dilger | Anstu Stables | 1:43.58 |
| 2014 | Bradester | Rosie Napravnik | Eddie Kenneally | Joseph W. Sutton | 1:43.80 |
| 2013 | Mark Valeski | Rosie Napravnik | J. Larry Jones | Brereton C. Jones | 1:44.82 |
| 2012 | Nates Mineshaft | Jesse M. Campbell | Austin K. Smith | Windy Hill Farm | 1:43.01 |
| 2011 | Demarcation | Rosie Napravnik | Paul J. McGee | Amerman Racing | 1:43.45 |
| 2010 | Stonehouse | Miguel Mena | Joseph E. Broussard | Rudolph, Richard and Vranich, Michael | 1:44.09 |
| 2009 | Honest Man | Gabriel Saez | J. Larry Jones | Fox Hill Farms | 1:44.16 |
| 2008 | Grasshopper | Robby Albarado | Neil J. Howard | William Stamps Farish III et al. | 1:43.46 |
| 2007 | Master Command | John R. Velazquez | Michael W. McCarthy | A & M Jones | 1:42.28 |
| 2006 | no race | ||||
| 2005 | Wanderin Boy | Larry Melancon | Nick Zito | Arthur B. Hancock III | 1:43.08 |
| 2004 | Olmodavor | Corey Lanerie | Richard E. Mandella | Wertheimer et Frère | 1:45.59 |
| 2003 | Balto Star | Eddie Martin Jr. | Todd Pletcher | Anstu Stables | 1:43.74 |
| 2002 | Valhol | Robby Albarado | Dallas E. Keen | James D. Jackson | 1:42.94 |
| 2001 | Include | Lonnie Meche | Bud Delp | Robert Meyerhoff | 1:44.01 |
| 2000 | Take Note of Me | Robby Albarado | Gene A. Cilio | Steve Holland, Est of Barry Shipp | 1:42.94 |
| 1999 | Precocity | Eddie Martin Jr. | Bobby C. Barnett | John A. Franks | 1:43.42 |
| 1998 | Moonlight Dancer | Curt Bourque | Albert Stall Jr. | Columbine Stable | 1:44.34 |
| 1997 | Byars | Curt Bourque | Bobby C. Barnett | John A. Franks | 1:44.47 |
| 1996 | Bucks Nephew | Craig Perret | P. Noel Hickey | Irish Acres Farm | 1:43.40 |
| 1995 | Adhocracy | Larry Melancon | Niall M. O'Callaghan | Centaur Farms | 1:43.10 |
| 1994 | Cool Quaker | Eddie Martin Jr. | Louie J. Roussel III | Louie J. Roussel III | 1:42.55 |
| 1993 | West by West | Jean-Luc Samyn | George R. Arnold II | John H. Peace | 1:43.80 |
| 1992 | Irish Swap | Bruce Poyadou | Joseph E. Broussard | Randall Hendricks | 1:43.00 |
| 1985 | Rapid Gray | Randy Romero | William I. Mott | W. F. Lucas | |