John B. Connally Turf Cup

One of Sam Houston Race Park's most prestigious races is named in honor of Texas governor John B. Connally who died in 1993. Inaugurated in 1995, it is one of only two graded stakes races held at the park (along with the Grade 3 Houston Ladies Classic), but it is one of the track's longest running races. Along with the Ladies Classic, Frontier Utilities Turf Sprint and Space City Stakes, the John B. Connally Turf Cup is one of the main events of the Houston Racing Festival.[1]

John B. Connally Turf Cup Stakes
Grade III stakes race
LocationSam Houston Race Park
Houston, Texas, United States
Inaugurated1995
Race typeThoroughbred
Race information
Distance112 miles (12 Furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFour Years & Older
Purse$200,000

Records

Speed record:

  • 1:47.65 @ 118 miles : Chorwon (1999)
  • 2:28.16 @ 112 miles : Da Big Hoss (2016)

Most wins:

  • 3 – Candid Glen (2001, 2002, 2003)
  • 3 – Bigger Picture (2017, 2018, 2019)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

  • 3 – Glen C. Warren (2001, 2002, 2003)
  • 3 – Three Diamonds Farm (Kirk & Debra Wycoff) (2017, 2018, 2019)

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Dist.
(Miles)
Time
Purse$
Gr.
2020 Dot Matrix 7 Florent Geroux Brad H. Cox Ten Strike Racing (Marshall Gramm) 112 2:33.46 $200,000 G3
2019 Bigger Picture 8 José Ortiz Michael J. Maker Three Diamonds Farm (Kirk & Debra Wycoff) 112 2:32.62 $200,000 G3
2018 Bigger Picture 7 José Ortiz Michael J. Maker Three Diamonds Farm (Kirk & Debra Wycoff) 112 2:31.13 $200,000 G3
2017 Bigger Picture 6 José Ortiz Michael J. Maker Three Diamonds Farm (Kirk & Debra Wycoff) 112 2:32.24 $200,000 G3
2016 Da Big Hoss 5 Florent Geroux Michael J. Maker Skychai Racing LLC (Harvey Diamond & Jim Shircliff, el al. partnership) 112 2:28.16 $200,000 G3
2015 Coalport 6 Miguel Mena Michael J. Maker Ken & Sarah Ramsey 118 1:49.00 $200,000 G3
2014 Admiral Kitten 4 Julien Leparoux Michael J. Maker Ken & Sarah Ramsey 118 1:49.80 $200,000 G3
2013 Swift Warrior 5 Jose L. Espinoza John P. Terranova II James Covello & James Dolan 118 1:49.21 $200,000 G3
2012 Papaw Bodie 5 Rosie Napravnik Michael J. Maker Connie M. Apostelos 118 1:49.84 $200,000 G3
2011 Schramsberg 5 Chris Landeros Chris A. Hartman Bobby Joe Hammer 118 1:50.22 $200,000 G3
2010 Acting Zippy 5 Robby Albarado William Don Bennett William Don Bennett & Carl Bowling 118 1:52.31 $200,000 G3
2008 Scrappy Roo 5 Paul M. Nolan John G. Locke Tawana Cantrell 118 1:51.65 $200,000 G3
2007 Mending Fences 5 Quincy Hamilton Martin D. Wolfson Farnworth Stables LLC 118 1:52.34 $200,000 G3
2006 Fort Prado 5 Robby Albarado Jeffrey J. Trosclair Team Block 118 1:49.41 $200,000 G3
2005 Rapid Proof 5 Brian Hernandez Jr. Hal R. Wiggins Dolphus C. Morrison 118 1:51.31 $200,000 G3
2004 Warleigh 4 Jeremy Beasley Steve Asmussen Rosendo G. Parra 118 1:53.01 $200,000
2003 Candid Glen 6 Elvis J. Perrodin Andrew Leggio Jr. Glen C. Warren 118 1:53.21 $223,000
2002 Candid Glen 5 Elvis J. Perrodin Andrew Leggio Jr. Glen C. Warren 118 1:50.38 $200,000
2001 Candid Glen 4 Elvis J. Perrodin Andrew Leggio Jr. Glen C. Warren 118 1:50.51 $200,000
2000 Rod and Staff 7 Robby Albarado Bobby C. Barnett Jim H. Plemmons 118 1:51.68 $150,000
1999 Chorwon 6 Calvin Borel Hal R. Wiggins Thomas C. Mueller 118 1:47.65 $150,000
1998 Chorwon 5 Gerard Melancon Hal R. Wiggins Thomas C. Mueller 118 1:51.86 $125,000
1997 Scott's Scoundrel 5 Ronald Ardoin Paul J. Pellerin Virgil L. Huskey 118 1:53.63 $125,000
1996 Western Trader 5 Carlos V. Gonzalez Bobby C. Barnett John A. Franks 118 1:52.30 $125,000
1995 Marastani 5 Curt Bourque Thomas M. Amoss Temple Webber Jr. 118 1:51.25 $75,000

See also

References

  1. "Sam Houston Race Park Stakes Schedule" (PDF). Sam Houston Race Park. 2020-05-20. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
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