Madison Stakes

The Madison Stakes is a Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares that are four years old or older, over a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt held annually in early April at Keeneland Race Course, Lexington, Kentucky during the spring meeting. The event currently carries a purse of $300,000.

Madison Stakes
Grade I race
LocationKeeneland Race Course
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated2002
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing
Websitewww.keeneland.com
Race information
Distance7 furlongs
SurfaceDirt
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFillies and mares, four-years-old & up
Weight123 lbs with allowances
Purse$300,000

History

The race is named for Madison County, the largest county in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky.

The event was inaugurated on 10 April 2002 and was won by the favorite Victory Ride by one length in a time of 1:23​7⁄10.[1]

In 2005 the event was upgraded from a Listed race to Grade III status, then in 2006 to Grade II.[2] In 2009 it became a Grade I event.[3]

From 2006 to 2014, it was contested on a Polytrack artificial dirt surface. After the spring meet of 2014, the Polytrack was replaced by a new dirt surface.[4]

Between 2004 and 2012 the name of the event carried its sponsor, Vinery, a local Thoroughbred breeding operation near the Lexington area.[2]

Records
Speed record
  • 1.21:32 – Dr. Zic (2010)
Margins
  • ​4 3⁄4 lengths – Dubai Escapade (2006)
Most wins by a jockey
Most wins by an owner

Winners
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref
2020 Guarana 4 José L. Ortiz Chad C. Brown Three Chimneys Farm & Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings Inc 7 furlongs 1:21.70 $250,000 I [5]
2019 Spiced Perfection 5 Javier Castellano Peter L. Miller Carl Pantofel Stable, Wachtel Stable & Peter Deutsch 7 furlongs 1:23.49 $300,000 I [6]
2018 Finley'sluckycharm 5 Brian Hernandez Jr. W. Bret Calhoun Carl R. Moore Management 7 furlongs 1:22.82 $300,000 I [7]
2017 Paulassilverlining 5 José L. Ortiz Chad C. Brown Juddmonte Farms 7 furlongs 1:23.68 $300,000 I [8]
2016 Sheer Drama 6 Joe Bravo David Fawkes Harold L. Queen 7 furlongs 1:22.07 $300,000 I [9]
2015 Princess Violet 4 Junior Alvarado Linda L. Rice Barry K. Schwartz 7 furlongs 1:22.73 $350,000 I [10]
2014 Judy the Beauty 5 John R. Velazquez Wesley A. Ward Wesley A. Ward 7 furlongs 1:22.86 $300,000 I [11]
2013 Last Full Measure 5 Corey Nakatani Philip J. Oliver St. George Farm Racing 7 furlongs 1:23.32 $300,000 I [12]
2012 Groupie Doll 4 Rajiv Maragh William B. Bradley Fred & William Bradley, Carl Hurst & Brent Burns 7 furlongs 1:23.76 $300,000 I [13]
2011 Shotgun Gulch 4 Garrett K. Gomez C. R. Trout C. R. Trout 7 furlongs 1:24.14 $300,000 I [14]
2010 Dr. Zic 4 Kent J. Desormeaux Joan Scott Derby Lane Farm, Tom, Jim, Farrell, Marette & Joan Scott 7 furlongs 1:21.32 $300,000 I [15]
2009 Informed Decision 4 John R. Velazquez Jonathan E. Sheppard Augustin Stable 7 furlongs 1:21.64 $300,000 I [16]
2008 Ventura 4 Garrett K. Gomez Robert J. Frankel Juddmonte Farms 7 furlongs 1:22.06 $200,000 II [17]
2007 Mary Delaney 4 Edgar S. Prado Eddie Kenneally Fergus Galvin 7 furlongs 1:22.24 $200,000 II [18]
2006 Dubai Escapade 4 Edgar S. Prado Eoin G. Harty Darley Racing 7 furlongs 1:22.34 $200,000 II [19]
2005 Madcap Escapade 4 Jerry D. Bailey Frank L. Brothers W. Bruce Lunsford 7 furlongs 1:23.33 $200,000 III [20]
2004 Ema Bovary (CHI) 5 Roberto M. Gonzalez Larry D. Ross Richard T. Beal Jr. & Lana Ramsey-Brog 7 furlongs 1:23.41 $175,000 Listed [21]
2003 A New Twist 4 Pat Day John C. Kimmel Lucille Conover & George Bolton 7 furlongs 1:24.32 $132,769 Listed [22]
2002 Victory Ride 4 Edgar S. Prado George R. Arnold II G. Watts & Louise Ireland Humphrey 7 furlongs 1:23.70 $111,300 Listed [1]

Legend:
  All Weather Track   Dirt

See also

References
  1. "2002 Madison Stakes Listed – (race 8)". Equibase. 10 April 2002. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. "Madison Stakes (Gr. 1)". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  3. "MADISON STAKES – MULTIPLE TRACKS". Thoroughbred Pedigree Online. 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  4. "Keeneland Debuts New Dirt Surface on Main Race Track". www.keeneland.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  5. "2020 Madison Stakes Grade 1 – (race 5)". Equibase. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  6. "2019 Madison Stakes Grade 1 – (race 8)". Equibase. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  7. "2018 Madison Stakes Grade 1 – (race 8)". Equibase. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  8. "2017 Madison Stakes Grade 1 – (race 8)". Equibase. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  9. "2016 Madison Stakes Grade 1 – (race 9)". Equibase. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  10. "2015 Madison Stakes Grade 1 – (race 6)". Equibase. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  11. "2014 Madison Stakes Grade 1 – (race 9)". Equibase. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  12. "2013 Madison Stakes Grade 1 – (race 8)". Equibase. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  13. "2012 Vinery Madison Stakes Grade 1 – (race 8)". Equibase. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  14. "2011 Vinery Madison Stakes Grade 1 – (race 8)". Equibase. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  15. "2010 Vinery Madison Stakes Grade 1 – (race 8)". Equibase. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  16. "2009 Vinery Madison Stakes Grade 1 – (race 8)". Equibase. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  17. "2008 Vinery Madison Stakes Grade 2 – (race 8)". Equibase. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  18. "2007 Vinery Madison Stakes Grade 2 – (race 8)". Equibase. 11 April 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  19. "2006 Vinery Madison Stakes Grade 2 – (race 8)". Equibase. 12 April 2006. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  20. "2005 Vinery Madison Stakes Grade 3 – (race 8)". Equibase. 13 April 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  21. "2004 Vinery Madison Stakes Listed – (race 8)". Equibase. 7 April 2004. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  22. "2003 Madison Stakes Listed – (race 8)". Equibase. 9 April 2003. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
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