Shakertown Stakes
| Grade II race | |
| Location | Keeneland Race Course Lexington, Kentucky |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1997 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | woodbineentertainment.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 5.5 furlongs |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $200,000 (2016) |
The Shakertown Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid April at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. Raced on turf over a sprint distance of 5.5 furlongs, it is open to horses three years of age and older. A Grade III race since 2003 and now a Grade II, it currently offers a purse of $200,000.
Inaugurated as The Minstrel Stakes in 1997, its name was changed the following year to honor Shakertown, a nearby Shaker community that is a United States National Historic Landmark.
In 2012, Perfect Officer set a new course record of 1:01.53 for the 5 1/2 turf sprint.
Records
- Speed record
- 1:01.53 - Perfect Officer (2012)
- Most wins
- 2 - Soaring Free (2004, 2005)
- Most wins by an owner
- 2 - Sam-Son Farm (2004, 2005)
- 2 - Martin Racing Stable (2008, 2014)
- Most wins by a jockey
- 3 - Shane Sellers (1998, 1999, 2004)
- Most wins by a trainer
- 2 - Thomas M. Amoss (1999, 2003)
- 2 - Mark Frostad (2004, 2005)
Winners of the Shakertown Stakes
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Undrafted | 6 | Joe Bravo | Wesley A. Ward | Welker/Kumin | 1:02.96 |
| 2015 | Something Extra | 7 | Shaun Bridgmohan | Gail Cox | Menary/Cox | 1:02.85 |
| 2014 | Marchman | 4 | Robby Albarado | W. Bret Calhoun | Martin Racing Stable | 1:02.36 |
| 2013 | Havelock | 6 | Garrett Gomez | Darrin Miller | Silverton Hill | 1:03.02 |
| 2012 | Perfect Officer | 6 | Javier Castellano | Tony Dutrow | David A. Ross Racing Stable | 1:01.53 |
| 2011 | Stratford Hill | 4 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Eugene Melnyk | 1:03.90 |
| 2010 | Silver Timber | 7 | Julien Leparoux | Chad Brown | Michael Dubb/Peter Randazzo | 1:01.87 |
| 2009 | Heros Reward | 7 | Javier Castellano | Dale Capuano | Rob Ry Farm/Jayne M. Slysz | 1:04.24 |
| 2008 | Mr. Nightlinger | 4 | Jamie Theriot | W. Bret Calhoun | Martin Racing Stable/Carl Moore | 1:03.84 |
| 2007 | The Nth Degree | 6 | Eddie Castro | Eduardo Caramori | Rodney J. Winkler | 1:03.94 |
| 2006 | Atticus Kristy | 5 | Garrett Gomez | Merrill R. Scherer | Centaur Farms | 1:01.83 |
| 2005 | Soaring Free | 6 | Jerry Bailey | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm | 1:02.22 |
| 2004 | Soaring Free | 5 | Shane Sellers | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm | 1:01.78 |
| 2003 | No Jacket Required | 6 | Brice Blanc | Thomas M. Amoss | W. Temple Webber, Jr. | 1:03.25 |
| 2002 | Morluc | 6 | Robby Albarado | Randy L. Morse | Michael P. Cloonan | 1:03.25 |
| 2001 | Airbourne Command | 6 | Jorge Chavez | Richard Saland | Richard Saland | 1:02.71 |
| 2000 | Bold Fact | 5 | Richard Migliore | John C. Kimmel | Juddmonte Farms | 1:02.60 |
| 1999 | Prankster | 6 | Shane Sellers | Thomas M. Amoss | Karnak Galactic Racing | 1:02.60 |
| 1998 | Sesaro | 6 | Shane Sellers | Charles Lopresti | Henryk de Kwiatkowski | 1:02.20 |
| 1997 | G.H.'s Pleasure | 5 | Jose A. Santos | Kenneth E. Hoffman | Tony Canonie et al. | 1:03.00 |