Churchill Downs Stakes
| Grade I race | |
| Location | Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1911 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 7 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | four-year-olds & older |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | US$500,000 (since 2015)[1] |
The Churchill Downs Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky. A sprint race open to horses aged four and older, it is contested over a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt and currently offers a purse of $500,000.
A Grade II event since 1998, in 2019 it was upgraded to Grade I.[2] It is raced on the same day as the Kentucky Derby.
The inaugural running of the Churchill Downs Handicap took place on June 6, 1911 and was won by Carlton G. in track record time under jockey George Taplin for owner/trainer Lon Johnson.[3][4]
Records
Speed record:
- 1:20.50 @ 7 furlongs – Alannan (2001)
Most wins:
- 3 – Arabs Arrow (1938, 1939, 1940)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 – Steve Brooks (1947, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1959)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 – Gilbert Hardy (1938, 1939, 1940)
- 3 – William I. Mott (1983, 1985, 1999)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 – Louise Hickman (1938, 1939, 1940)
- 3 – Albert M. Stall Sr. (1980, 1982, 1985)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Dist. (Furlongs) |
Time |
Win$ |
Gr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mitole | 4 | Ricardo Santana Jr. | Steve Asmussen | William & Corinne Heiligbrodt | 7 F | 1:21.21 | $291,400 | G I |
| 2018 | Limousine Liberal | 6 | José Ortiz | Ben Colebrook | Katherine G. Ball | 7 F | 1:22.73 | $297,600 | G II |
| 2017 | Limousine Liberal | 5 | José Ortiz | Ben Colebrook | Katherine G. Ball | 7 F | 1:23.22 | $282,100 | G II |
| 2016 | Catalina Red | 4 | Javier Castellano | Jorge Navarro | Anthony A. Lenci | 7 F | 1:20.79 | $297,600 | G II |
| 2015 | Private Zone | 6 | Martin A. Pedroza | Jorge Navarro | Good Friends Stable | 7 F | 1:22.54 | $306,900 | G II |
| 2014 | Central Banker | 4 | Corey Nakatani | Albert Stall Jr. | Klaravich Stables Inc. & William H. Lawrence | 7 F | 1:21.15 | $270,886 | G II |
| 2013 | Delaunay | 6 | Rosie Napravnik | Thomas M. Amoss | Maggi Moss | 7 F | 1:22.35 | $264,031 | G II |
| 2012 | Shackleford | 4 | Jesus Castanon | Dale Romans | Michael Lauffer & William D. Cubbedge | 7 F | 1:21.06 | $265,578 | G II |
| 2011 | Aikenite | 4 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Dogwood Stable | 7 F | 1:21.40 | $201,175 | G II |
| 2010 | Atta Boy Roy | 5 | Calvin Borel | Valorie Lund | REV Racing | 7 F | 1:22.54 | $167,214 | G II |
| 2009 | Accredit | 4 | Julien Leparoux | Michael J. Maker | Ken and Sarah Ramsey | 7 F | 1:23.24 | $166,954 | G II |
| 2008 | Elite Squadron | 4 | John Velazquez | James E. Baker | Tom R. Walters | 7 F | 1:21.53 | $169,595 | G II |
| 2007 | Saint Anddan | 5 | Rafael Bejarano | Robert J. Frankel | Mr. & Mrs. William Warren Jr. | 7 F | 1:22.31 | $170,485 | G II |
| 2006 | Trickey Trevor | 7 | Russell Baze | Jerry Hollendorfer | J. Hollendorfer, Dan Jelladian, George Todaro | 7 F | 1:21.68 | $134,881 | G II |
| 2005 | Battle Won | 5 | Ramon Domínguez | Charles Simon | Jay & Gretchen Manoogian | 7 F | 1:20.56 | $143,220 | G II |
| 2004 | Speightstown | 6 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Eugene & Laura Melnyk | 7 F | 1:21.38 | $137,516 | G II |
| 2003 | Aldebaran | 5 | Jerry Bailey | Robert J. Frankel | Flaxman Holdings Ltd. | 7 F | 1:21.80 | $144,956 | G II |
| 2002 | D'Wildcat | 4 | Kent Desormeaux | Robert Hess Jr. | Fog City Stable (David Shimmon & William Bianco) | 7 F | 1:22.37 | $106,299 | G II |
| 2001 | Alannan | 5 | Edgar Prado | Carl Nafzger | Eaglestone Farm (William A. Marquard) | 7 F | 1:20.50 | $111,321 | G II |
| 2000 | Straight Man | 4 | Jorge Chavez | Bob Baffert | Bob & Beverly Lewis | 7 F | 1:21.53 | $104,904 | G II |
| 1999 | Rock and Roll | 4 | Pat Day | William I. Mott | Madeleine Paulson & Jenny Craig | 7 F | 1:22.81 | $103,137 | G II |
| 1998 | Distorted Humor | 5 | Gary Stevens | W. Elliott Walden | Russell L. Reineman & Prestonwood Farms Inc. | 7 F | 1:21.18 | $103,509 | G II |
| 1997 | Diligence | 4 | Mike E. Smith | Nick Zito | Kinsman Stable | 7 F | 1:22.37 | $70,432 | G III |
| 1996 | Criollito | 5 | Chris McCarron | Bob Baffert | Bob & Beverly Lewis | 7 F | 1:22.01 | $74,620 | G III |
| 1995 | Goldseeker Bud | 4 | Willie Martinez | Angel Montano | Falkon Stable (George & Janet Falk) | 7 F | 1:21.75 | $75,205 | G III |
| 1994 | Honor the Hero | 6 | Garrett Gomez | Douglas Oliver | Alan Burdick / Arnulf & Rebecca Ueland | 7 F | 1:23.05 | $71,370 | G III |
| 1993 | Callide Valley | 5 | Gary Stevens | Oris J. Glass Jr. | Gary & Mary West | 7 F | 1:22.01 | $56,063 | G III |
| 1992 | Pleasant Tap | 5 | Eddie Delahoussaye | Chris Speckert | Buckland Farm | 7 F | 1:22.32 | $55,526 | G III |
| 1991 | Thirty Six Red | 4 | Jerry Bailey | Nick Zito | B. Giles Brophy | 7 F | 1:22.15 | $37,635 | |
| 1990 | Beau Genius | 5 | Ricardo Lopez | Gerald S. Bennett | D. Brian Davidson | 7 F | 1:23.20 | $37,830 | |
| 1989 | Dancing Spree | 4 | Pat Day | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | 7 F | 1:24.00 | $38,255 | |
| 1988 | Conquer | 4 | Gary Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | Thomas Curnes | 7 F | 1:23.20 | $36,825 | |
| 1987 | Sovereign's Ace | 5 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Bernard S. Flint | Alan Art Stables | 7 F | 1:22.00 | $21,236 | |
| 1986 | Sovereign's Ace | 4 | Phil Rubbicco | Bernard S. Flint | Alan Art Stables | 7 F | 1:22.60 | $21,957 | |
| 1985-1 | Rapid Gray | 6 | Pat Day | William I. Mott | William Lucas | 7 F | 1:24.00 | $24,392 | |
| 1985-2 | Bayou Hebert | 4 | James McKnight | Judith H. Zouck | Albert M. Stall Sr. & Earl Burke | 7 F | 1:23.40 | $24,197 | |
| 1984 | Habitonia | 4 | Pat Day | Larry D. Edwards | Farid Sefa | 7 F | 1:23.00 | $20,914 | |
| 1983 | Shot n' Missed | 6 | Leroy Moyers | William I. Mott | William Lucas | 7 F | 1:23.60 | $21,239 | |
| 1982-1 | Top Avenger | 4 | Randy Romero | Robert E. Holthus | John Franks | 7 F | 1:23.00 | $21,662 | |
| 1982-2 | Bayou Black | 6 | Ronald Ardoin | Frank L. Brothers | Albert M. Stall Sr. & Earl Burke | 7 F | 1:22.80 | $23,433 | |
| 1981 | Dreadnought | 4 | Julio C. Espinoza | James A. Padgett | Centurion Stable (Dr. Warren Kemper) | 7 F | 1:23.60 | $18,000 | |
| 1980 | Dr. Riddick | 6 | Don Brumfield | Frank L. Brothers | Albert M. Stall Sr. | 7 F | 1:23.20 | $17,615 | |
| 1979 | Trimlea | 5 | Jorge Velásquez | John M. Veitch | Calumet Farm | 7 F | 1:24.60 | $19,240 | |
| 1978 | To the Quick | 4 | Jose Amy | Anthony L. Basile | Bwamazon Farm (Millard A. Waldheim) | 7 F | 1:25.00 | $14,511 | |
| 1977 | It's Freezing | 5 | Eddie Delahoussaye | William O'Neill | Bwamazon Farm (Millard A. Waldheim) | 7 F | 1:23.40 | $14,528 | |
| 1976 | Yamanin | 4 | Garth Patterson | George T. Poole | Hajime Doi | 7 F | 1:23.80 | $14,495 | |
| 1975 | Navajo | 5 | Jimmy Nichols | James Keefer | Joe Stevenson & Ray Stump | 7 F | 1:24.40 | $22,775 | |
| 1974 | Barbizon Streak | 6 | Rick Wilson | Oran Battles | Irene C. Udouj | 7 F | 1:25.40 | $15,015 | |
| 1973 | Code of Honor | 5 | Earlie Fires | Chuck Werstler | Dixiana (Mary V. Fisher) | 7 F | 1:23.00 | $15,096 | |
| 1972 | List | 4 | Jimmy Nichols | Alcee Richard | Dorothy D. Brown | 7 F | 1:23.30 | $15,763 | |
| 1971 | No No Billy | 4 | Don MacBeth | Stanley M. Rieser | P. R. Schleicher | 7 F | 1:23.20 | $15,340 | |
| 1970 | True North | 4 | Mike Manganello | George T. Poole | Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney | 7 F | 1:22.60 | $11,050 | |
| 1969 | Judge Kilday | 4 | David E. Whited | Ronnie Warren | Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Roberts | 7 F | 1:23.60 | $11,180 | |
| 1968 | Cabildo | 5 | Jimmy Combest | Alcee Richard | Dorothy D. Brown | 7 F | 1:23.20 | $10,904 | |
| 1967 | Bay Phantom | 5 | Earlie Fires | Lyle S. Whiting | Charles Viar | 7 F | 1:22.00 | $11,424 | |
| 1966 | Bay Phantom | 4 | Ronald J. Campbell | Robert E. Holthus | Charles Viar | 7 F | 1:22.00 | $10,628 | |
| 1965 | Little Lu | 4 | Mike Manganello | V. H. Jaycox | V. H. Jaycox | 7 F | 1:22.40 | $9,100 | |
| 1964 | Olden Times | 6 | Bill Shoemaker | Mesh Tenney | Rex Ellsworth | 7 F | 1:21.40 | $7,475 | |
| 1963 | Editorialist | 5 | Manuel Ycaza | S. Bryant Ott | Fourth Estate Stable | 7 F | 1:22.40 | $7,329 | |
| 1962 | Editorialist | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | S. Bryant Ott | Fourth Estate Stable | 7 F | 1:22.60 | $7,508 | |
| 1961 | Cactus Tom | 4 | Larney Hansman | Thomas H. Stevens Sr. | Natjolee Stable | 7 F | 1:22.40 | $7,540 | |
| 1960 | Little Fitz | 5 | William A. Peake | Robert C. Steele | John C. Hauer | 7 F | 1:22.40 | $7,524 | |
| 1959 | Cuvier Boy | 4 | Steve Brooks | Milton Rinke | Sydney I. Crew | 7 F | 1:22.40 | $7,556 | |
| 1958 | Shan Pac | 4 | Johnny Heckman | Vester R. Wright | T. Alie Grissom | 7 F | 1:22.00 | $7,573 | |
| 1957 | Swoon's Son | 4 | David Erb | Lex Wilson | E. Gay Drake | 7 F | 1:24.60 | $8,500 | |
| 1956 | Scrutinized | 6 | William M. Cook | Frank J. Baker | Buddah Stable (David Paper & L. R. Harris) | 7 F | 1:25.40 | $8,700 | |
| 1955 | Torch of War | 5 | John Adams | Harry Trotsek | Hasty House Farm | 6 F | 1:11.20 | $8,025 | |
| 1954 | Sunny Dale | 6 | Paul Bailey | Dwight Denham | Buddah Stable (David Paper & L. R. Harris) | 6 F | 1:11.00 | $8,850 | |
| 1953 | Roaming | 4 | Jorge Contreras | Horatio Luro | Herman B. Delman | 6 F | 1:10.60 | $8,050 | |
| 1952 | Here's Hoping | 5 | Steve Brooks | Jack Hodgins | Dixiana (Charles T. Fisher) | 6 F | 1:11.00 | $8,100 | |
| 1951 | Johns Joy | 5 | William M. Cook | John A. Kinard Jr. | John A. Kinard Jr. | 7 F | 1:22.80 | $8,400 | |
| 1950 | Fleeting Star | 4 | Steve Brooks | Jack Hodgins | Dixiana (Charles T. Fisher) | 7 F | 1:24.00 | $8,550 | |
| 1949 | Free America | 4 | Steve Brooks | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 7 F | 1:25.00 | $7,750 | |
| 1948 | George Gains | 5 | A. J. Fernandez | Keene Daingerfield | George R. Schneider | 7 F | 1:25.20 | $8,500 | |
| 1947 | Dark Jungle | 4 | Steve Brooks | John Milton Goode | Lucas B. Combs | 7 F | 1:25.20 | $8,725 | |
| 1946 | Bull Play | 4 | Robert J. Campbell | Lee Niles | Walter W. "Britches" Jones | 8 F | 1:42.40 | $8,275 | |
| 1945 | Equifox | 8 | Albert Bodiou | Howard J. Wells | Howard J. Wells | 8 F | 1:40.00 | $4,000 | |
| 1944 | Traffic Court | 6 | Willie Garner | Nick Burger | Mrs. M. E. Miller | 8 F | 1:36.80 | $4,120 | |
| 1943 | Best Seller | 5 | Johnny Longden | Rollie T. Shepp | John W. Galbreath & Robert J. Dienst | 8 F | 1:38.40 | $2,200 | |
| 1942 | Royal Crusader | 5 | Arthur Craig | Paul Meredith | Rancho Casitas Stable (Walter H. Hoffman Jr.) | 8 F | 1:37.40 | $2,270 | |
| 1941 | My Bill | 3 | Conn McCreary | John T. Weaver | William E. Smith | 8 F | 1:36.60 | $2,185 | |
| 1940 | Arabs Arrow | 6 | Carroll Bierman | Gilbert Hardy | Louise Hickman | 8 F | 1:39.80 | $2,285 | |
| 1939 | Arabs Arrow (DH) | 5 | Carroll Bierman | Gilbert Hardy | Louise Hickman | 7 F | 1:24.80 | $1,383 | |
| 1939 | Kings Blue | 4 | Charles Kurtsinger | Roscoe Goose | John Marsch | 7 F | 1:24.80 | $1,383 | |
| 1938 | Arabs Arrow | 4 | Willie Lee Johnson | Gilbert Hardy | Louise Hickman | 7 F | 1:26.80 | $2,145 | |
| 1914 | – 1937 | Race not held | |||||||
| 1913 | Rudolfo | 4 | Johnny Loftus | William S. Trevey | H. H. Emmons | 9 F | 1:51.80 | $700 | |
| 1912 | Any Port | 4 | Joe Byrne | Frank D. Weir | Emerson E. McCargo | 9 F | 1:51.60 | $1,580 | |
| 1911 | Carlton G. | 4 | George Taplin | Lon Johnson | Lon Johnson | 9 F | 1:51.80 | $1,990 | |
References
- ^ "Profile for the Churchill Down Stakes". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "Graded and Listed Races for 2019 Released". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "Louisville Form Chart". Daily Racing Form. 1911-06-07. Retrieved 2019-11-16 – via University of Kentucky Archives.
- ^ "Track Mark Is Reduced: Carlton G. Runs Mile And An Eighth In 1:51 4/5 At Churchill Downs". Daily Racing Form. 1911-06-07. Retrieved 2019-11-16 – via University of Kentucky Archives.
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