Regret Stakes
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1970 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Churchill Downs |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
| Weight | Scale Weight |
| Purse | $100,000 |
- For the race of the same name at Monmouth Park Racetrack, see: Monmouth Regret Stakes.
The Regret Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies run on the turf at Churchill Downs in mid-June near the end of the Spring Meet in Louisville, Kentucky. Set at one and one-eighth miles (9 furlongs), the Grade III Regret currently offers a purse of $100,000.
History
The race is named for Harry Payne Whitney's 1915 champion filly Regret, the first filly to win the Kentucky Derby. In the Blood-Horse magazine ranking of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century, she is #71 and in a poll among members of the American Trainers Association, she was voted the third greatest filly in American racing history. Regret was undefeated as a two-year-old, she made her three-year old debut in the Derby, winning in wire-to-wire fashion.[1]
The race was inaugurated in 1970 and became a graded stakes race for the first time in 1999. The Regret Stakes was run at six furlongs for its first twelve years (1970–1981). From 1982-1987 the race was run at a distance of one mile and from 1988-2002 it was run at 1+1⁄16 miles. From 2003 to present it has been run at its current distance of 1+1⁄8 miles. In 1977 a filly named Time for Pleasure won the race but was disqualified and placed second.[2]
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 1+1⁄8 miles)
- 1:47.31 - Lady of Venice (2006)
- Most wins by a jockey
- 3 - James McKnight (1974, 1983, 1985)
- 3 - Larry Melancon (1982, 1984, 2001)
- 3 - Julien Leparoux (2006, 2008, 2015)
- Most wins by a trainer
- 3 - William I. Mott (1984, 1986, 1991)
- Most wins by an owner
- 2 - Leslie Combs II (1971, 1977)
- 2 - Golden Chance Farm (1974, 1976)
- 2 - H. Polk, Jr. (1984, 1991)
Past winners
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
Purse |
Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Auntie Joy | Julien Leparoux | Brian Hernandez, Jr | Sanford Robertson | 1:49.24 | 100,000 | IIIT |
| 2015 | Prado's Sweet Ride | Julien Leparoux | Chris M. Block | Darrell & Sadie Brommer | 1:51.88 | 100,000 | IIIT |
| 2014 | Aurelia's Belle | John Velazquez | Wayne M. Catalano | James F. Miller | 1:48.02 | 100,000 | IIIT |
| 2013 | Kitten's Dumplings | Joel Rosario | Michael J. Maker | Ken & Sarah Ramsey | 1:48.41 | 100,000 | IIIT |
| 2012 | Centre Court | Javier Castellano | George "Rusty" Arnold | Revocable Trust | 1:48.25 | $114,200 | IIIT |
| 2011 | Bizzy Caroline | Manoel Cruz | Ken McPeek | Runnymeade Farm | 1:49.73 | $138,125 | IIIT |
| 2010 | Caminadora | Corey Nakatani | Todd Pletcher | Starlight Partners | 1:52.04 | $145,250 | IIIT |
| 2009 | Keertana | Robby Albarado | Thomas F. Proctor | Barbara Hunter | 1:52.02 | $200,000 | III |
| 2008 | Pure Clan | Julien Leparoux | Robert E. Holthus | Lewis Lakin, et al. | 1:49.86 | $217,000 | III |
| 2007 | Good Mood | Edgar Prado | Patrick Biancone | Flying Zee Stable | 1:47.57 | $228,600 | III |
| 2006 | Lady of Venice | Julien Leparoux | Patrick Biancone | Martin S. Schwartz | 1:47.31 | $229,000 | III |
| 2005 | Rich In Spirit | Gary Stevens | Thomas F. Proctor | Glen Hill Farm | 1:49.76 | $225,000 | III |
| 2004 | Sister Star | Brice Blanc | Kenneth McPeek | John & Julie Marker | 1:51.40 | $221,800 | III |
| 2003 | Sand Springs | Mark Guidry | Anthony L. Reinstedler | Willmott Stables | 1:48.78 | $231,000 | III |
| 2002 | Distant Valley | Jerry Bailey | Niall O'Callaghan | Gary A. Tanaka | 1:42.71 | $169,050 | III |
| 2001 | Casual Feat | Larry Melancon | Steven C. Penrod | Hidaway Farm | 1:42.75 | $167,250 | III |
| 2000 | Solvig | Pat Day | Carl Nafzger | Bentley Smith Revocable Trust | 1:42.95 | $168,450 | III |
| 1999 | Nani Rose | Shane Sellers | Patrick B. Byrne | Stonerside Stable | 1:42.40 | $168,450 | III |
| 1998 | Formal Tango | Charles R. Woods, Jr. | Albert Stall, Jr. | David J. Hulkewicz | 1:48.73 | $170,850 | |
| 1997 | Starry Dreamer | Willie Martinez | C. R. McGaughey III | H. Joseph Allen | 1:42.77 | $111,900 | |
| 1996 | Daylight Come | Curt Bourque | Daniel J. Vella | Frank Stronach | 1:45.72 | $85,425 | |
| 1995 | Christmas Gift | Charles R. Woods, Jr. | Mark A. Hennig | Edward P. Evans | 1:45.00 | $83,400 | |
| 1994 | Packet | J. M. Johnson | Gary Hartlage | Upson Downs Farm | 1:42.14 | $83,925 | |
| 1993 | Lovats Lady | B. D. Peck | Peter Perkins | Wimborne Farm | 1:42.95 | $56,300 | |
| 1992 | Tiney Toast | Aaron Gryder | John G. Locke | Delwin Locke | 1:44.40 | $57,600 | |
| 1991 | Maria Balastiere | S. Payton | William I. Mott | David Richardson & Hiram Polk, Jr. | 1:44.40 | $54,950 | |
| 1990 | Secret Advice | B. E. Bartram | W. Elliott Walden | Golden Oak Farm | 1:44.40 | $55,100 | |
| 1989 | Justice Will Come | Steve H. Bass | Herbert Stevens | J. H. Gallagher | 1:46.20 | $56,450 | |
| 1988 | Lets Do Lunch | K. K. Allen | Lou M. Goldfine | Richard Duchossois | 1:45.60 | $70,550 | |
| 1987 | Jonowo | M. McDowell | Burk Kessinger, Jr. | R. Leniham | 1:39.20 | $57,100 | |
| 1986 | Rosemont Risk | Pat Day | William I. Mott | Rosemont Farm | 1:36.80 | $38,600 | |
| 1985 | Weekend Delight | James McKnight | Neil J. Howard | William S. Farish | 1:35.60 | $32,350 | |
| 1984 | Mrs. Revere | Larry Melancon | William I. Mott | Hiram Polk, Jr. | 1:36.60 | $33,650 | |
| 1983 | Rosy Specttre | James McKnight | Eduardo Inda | Tom Gentry | 1:37.80 | $30,800 | |
| 1982 # | Amazing Love | Larry Melancon | A. J. Foyt III | A. J. Foyt, Jr. | 1:37.00 | $29675 | |
| 1982 # | Sefa's Beauty | Mark Sellers | Larry Edwards | Farid Sefa | 1:37.60 | $29,450 | |
| 1981 | Contrefaire | Tommy Barrow | Robert S. DuBois | Herbert H. Hill | 1:11.60 | $25,700 | |
| 1980 # | Forever Cordial | Richard DePass | John T. Ward, Jr. | John Oxley | 1:12.00 | $24,563 | |
| 1980 # | No No Nona | Melvin A. Holland | T. J. Walker | Carl Swan | 1:12.00 | $23,692 | |
| 1979 | Fearless Dame | Richard DePass | Stanley M. Rieser | Robert Courtney | 1:10.80 | $16,120 | |
| 1978 | Unconscious Doll | Eddie Delahoussaye | Ray Lawrence, Jr. | C. C. Green | 1:10.60 | $14,853 | |
| 1977 | Shady Lou | Eddie Delahoussaye | R. J. Fischer | Leslie Combs II | 1:10.60 | $14,528 | |
| 1976 # | Carmelita Gibbs | Robert Breen | D. M. Davis | Don Sucher | 1:12.80 | $14,502 | |
| 1976 # | Confort Zone | J. C. Espinoza | Smiley Adams | Golden Chance Farm | 1:12.80 | $14,113 | |
| 1975 | Red Cross | Don Brumfield | C. R. Werstler | Dixiana Stable | 1:09.60 | $15,242 | |
| 1974 # | Clemanna | J. C. Espinoza | Smiley Adams | Golden Chance Farm | 1:11.20 | $14,763 | |
| 1974 # | Mary Dugan | James McKnight | Johnnie Johnson, Jr. | Jackson, Trick, Bayne | 1:10.40 | $15,153 | |
| 1973 | Juke Joint | W. Soirez | Anthony Basile | Bwamazon Farm | 1:11.80 | $15,535 | |
| 1972 | Nalees Folly | Robert Breen | Stanley M. Rieser | Mr. S. Fairman, Jr. | 1:11.80 | $15,064 | |
| 1971 | Peninsula Princess | M. Mangello | R. J. Fischer | Leslie Combs II | 1:11.20 | $15,778 | |
| 1970 | Three Pigeons | Tommy Barrow | P. B. Devereaux | J. W. Greathouse | 1:10.80 | $15,778 |
a # signifies that the race was run in two divisions (1982, 1980, 1976, 1974)