Appalachian Stakes

The Appalachian Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs) on the turf held annually in early April at Keeneland Race Course, Lexington, Kentucky during the spring meeting.

Appalachian Stakes
Grade III race
LocationKeeneland Racecourse
Lexington, Kentucky
United States
Inaugurated1989
Race typeThoroughbredFlat racing
SponsorJapan Racing Association (since 2013)
WebsiteKeeneland
Race information
Distance1 mile (8 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-old fillies
Weight123 lbs with allowances
PurseUS$150,000 (2020)

History

The Appalachian Stakes was named for the Appalachian Mountains which extend into Eastern Kentucky.

The event was inaugurated on 7 April 1989 and was won by the Christiana Stables owned To the Lighthouse, in a time of 1:4615 over the 1 116 miles distance.[1] The event was run at this distance until 1995.[2]

The event was upgraded to Grade III event in 2008[3] and in 2018 to Grade II.[2]

Records

Speed record
  • 1:33.97 – Enola Gay (2020)
Margins
  • 6 lengths White Corners (1992)
Most wins by an owner
Most wins by a jockey
  • 4 – Pat Day (1991, 1993, 2000, 2002)
Most wins by a trainer

Winners

Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref
2020 Enola Gay Julien Leparoux Claude R. McGaughey III Allen Stable Inc 1 mile 1:33.97 $150,000 II [4]
2019 The Mackem Bullet (IRE) Tyler Gaffalione Wesley A. Ward Katsumi Yoshida 1 mile 1:39.31 $200,000 II [5]
2018 Rushing Fall Javier Castellano Chad C. Brown E Five Racing Thoroughbreds 1 mile 1:38.66 $200,000 II [6]
2017 La Coronel Florent Geroux Mark E. Casse John C. Oxley 1 mile 1:37.12 $125,000 III [7]
2016 Catch a Glimpse Florent Geroux Mark E. Casse Gary Barber, Michael J. Ambler & Windways Farm 1 mile 1:37.27 $125,000 III [8]
2015 Lady Eli Irad Ortiz Jr. Chad C. Brown Sheep Pond Partners 1 mile 1:35.80 $125,000 III [9]
2014 Daring Dancer Alan Garcia H. Graham Motion Sagamore Farm 1 mile 1:36.04 $100,000 III [10]
2013 Unbelievable Dream Joel Rosario Barclay Tagg Sure Thing Stables 1 mile 1:37.91 $100,000 III [11]
2012 Dayatthespa Javier Castellano Chad C. Brown Jerry & Ronald Frankel, Steve Laymon & Bradley Thoroughbreds 1 mile 1:36.08 $100,000 III [12]
2011 Winter Memories Jose Lezcano James J. Toner Phillips Racing Partnership 1 mile 1:37.27 $100,000 III [13]
2010 Check the Label Julien R. Leparoux H. Graham Motion Brereton C. Jones 1 mile 1:34.87 $100,000 III [14]
2009 Afternoon Stroll Jamie Theriot Timothy E. Hamm Blazing Meadows Farms & Rick Claypool 1 mile 1:36.67 $100,000 III [15]
2008 Alwajeeha John R. Velazquez Kiaran P. McLaughlin Shadwell Stable 1 mile 1:37.37 $125,000 III [16]
2007 Audacious Chloe John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Team Valor & Never Tell Racing 1 mile 1:36.39 $115,700 Listed [17]
2006 Lady of Venice (FR) Julien R. Leparoux Patrick L. Biancone Martin S. Schwartz 1 mile 1:35.85 $109,100 Listed [18]
2005 Melhor Ainda John R. Velazquez Robert J. Frankel TNT Stud 1 mile 1:37.69 $112,800 Listed [19]
2004 Lucifer's Stone José A. Santos Linda L. Rice Team Solaris Stable 1 mile 1:37.58 $113,500 Listed [20]
2003 Ocean Drive Jerry D. Bailey Todd A. Pletcher Sybon Stable 1 mile 1:36.13 $111,300 Listed [21]
2002 Stylelistick Pat Day William I. Mott Team Valor & Dream With Me Stable 1 mile 1:36.62 $112,100 Listed [22]
2001 Bold Answer Mark Guidry Michael Stidham Linda Neece 1 mile 1:35.22 $113,500 Listed [23]
2000 Impending Bear Pat Day Michael Stidham Michael J. Ryan 1 mile 1:36.24 $113,300 Listed [24]
1999 Tres Coronas Jorge F. Chavez Stanley M. Hough Bea & Robert H. Roberts 1 mile 1:35.26 $111,700 Listed [25]
1998 Halo River Craig Perret Anthony L. Reinstedler Robert B. Berger 1 mile 1:34.80 $72,735 Listed [26]
1997 Witchful Thinking Shane Sellers Niall M. O'Callaghan Peter Grimm 1 mile 1:35.19 $72,150 Listed [27]
1996 Dyna Whirl Robbie Davis Burk Kessinger Jr. Nancy & Richard Kaster & Scott E. Ricker Kaster 1 mile 1:38.22 $71,240 Listed [28]
1995 Bail Out Becky Shane Sellers William I. Mott Kenneth L. Ramsey 1 116 miles 1:41.60 $67,919 Listed [29]
1994 Bedroom Blues Mike E. Smith William A. Deakins Alan Booge & Pauline Deakins 1 116 miles 1:45.00 $55,275 Listed [30]
1993 Harlan Honey Pat Day Philip M. Hauswald Brereton C. Jones 1 116 miles 1:45.20 $58,800 Listed [31]
1992 White Corners Craig Perret Jimmy Croll Robert P. Levy 1 116 miles 1:44.40 $60,400 Listed [32]
1991 Radiant Ring (Canada) Pat Day James E. Day Sam-Son Farm 1 116 miles 1:43.60 $56,525 Listed [33]
1990 Super Fan José A. Santos Steven C. Penrod Hermitage Farm 1 116 miles 1:44.00 $55,775 [34]
1989 To the Lighthouse Randy Romero William Badgett Jr. Christiana Stables 1 116 miles 1:46.20 $56,100 [1]

See also

References

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