Kent Stakes
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Delaware Park Racetrack Stanton, Delaware, United States |
|---|---|
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.delawarepark.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | US$200,000 |
The Kent Stakes is an American Grade III race for Thoroughbred race horses, age three, run on the turf at Delaware Park Racetrack located in Stanton, Delaware. Set at a distance of one and one eighth mile (9 furlongs), the race currently offers a purse of $200,000.
In 2011, due to heavy rain, this turf race was held on the main track. Because of this, the number of horses contesting was reduced by scratches from 13 to 6.
Winners since 1999
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | American Patriot | Jose L. Ortiz | Todd A. Pletcher | WinStar Farm | 1:47.19 |
| 2015 | Syntax | Junior Alvarado | William Mott | Matthew Schera | 1:49.77 |
| 2014 | Divine Oath | Jose C. Caraballo | Todd Pletcher | Let's Go Stable | 1:47.78 |
| 2013 | Are You Kidding Me | Rajiv Maragh | Roger L. Attfield | Kirk/Bates/Riordan | 1:47.61 |
| 2012 | Optimizer | Jon Court | D. Wayne Lukas | Bluegrass Hall | 1:47.27 |
| 2011 | I'm Steppin' It Up | Jeremy Rose | Tony Pecoraro | Roman Hill Farm | 1:50.50 |
| 2010 | Grand Rapport | Ramon Dominguez | Gary Contessa | Earle I. Mack | 1:48.77 |
| 2009 | No Inflation | Rosemary Homeister, Jr. | Thomas Proctor | Glen Hill Farm | 1:48.29 |
| 2008 | Adriano | Kent Desormeaux | William I. Mott | Donald Adam | 1:52.54 |
| 2007 | Nobiz Like Shobiz | Javier Castellano | Barclay Tagg | Elizabeth J. Valando | 1:49.60 |
| 2006 | Brilliant | Mark Guidry | Neil J. Howard | Mill House | 1:56.63 |
| 2005 | Seeking Slew | Ramon Dominguez | William I. Mott | Live Oak Plantation Racing | 1:47.32 |
| 2004 | Timo | Richard Migliore | William Badgett, Jr. | C. K. Woods Stable | 1:55.75 |
| 2003 | Foufa's Warrior | Ramon Dominguez | Lawrence E. Murray | Sondra D. Bender | 1:47.44 |
| 2002 | Miesque's Approval | Jerry Bailey | William I. Mott | Live Oak Plantation Racing | 1:48.81 |
| 2001 | Navesink | Ramon Dominguez | Alan E. Goldberg | Jayeff B Stables | 1:49.98 |
| 2000 | Three Wonders | Pat Day | W. Elliott Walden | Mark H. Stanley | 1:48.95 |
| 1999 | North East Bound | Jose A. Velez, Jr. | William W. Perry | Julian Demarco & Richard Disano | 1:51.93 |