American Turf Stakes
Grade II race
LocationChurchill Downs
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated1992
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
SponsorSmithfield (2020)
WebsiteChurchill Downs
Race information
Distance1+1⁄16 miles
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
Weight123lbs with allowances
Purse$500,000 (2020)

The American Turf Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles on turf held annually in early May on the Kentucky Derby day meeting at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky during the spring meeting.

History

The event was inaugurated on 2 May 1992 as the fourth race on the undercard of the Kentucky Derby day meeting. The event was won by Senor Tomas who run as a Peter Vestal trained entry with Correntino in a time of 1:43.10.[1]

The event was sponsored by Crown Royal from 1995 to 1998 and more recently by Ram Trucks from 2011 to 2019.[2]

The event was classified as Grade III in 1998.[3] The American Graded Stakes Committee upgraded the race to its current Grade II status in 2010.[2]

The most notable winner of the event is the 2004 winner Kitten's Joy who as a three-year-old went on to finish second in the Breeders' Cup Turf to Better Talk Now and was voted as the U.S. Champion Male Turf Horse. His offspring have won this event three times:[3] Banned (2011), Divisidero (2015) and Camelot Kitten (2016).

From 2024 the winner of the race will receive a wildcard entry for the Epsom Derby.[4]

Records

Speed record:

  • 1+1⁄16 miles: 1:40.93 - Royal Strand (IRE) (1997)

Margins

  • 4+1⁄2 lengths - Banned (2001)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref
2023 Webslinger Javier Castellano Mark E. Casse D. J. Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.54 $500,000 II [5]
2022 Stolen Base Flavien Prat Michael J. Maker Three Diamonds Farm & Deuce Greathouse 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.57 $500,000 II [6]
2021 Du Jour Flavien Prat Bob Baffert Debbie Lanni & Natalie J. Baffert 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.49 $500,000 II [7]
2020 Fancy Liquor Florent Geroux Michael J. Maker SkyChai Racing & Sand Dollar Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.83 $500,000 II [8]
2019 Digital Age (IRE) Irad Ortiz Jr. Chad C. Brown Klaravich Stables 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.63 $400,000 II [9]
2018 Maraud John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Treadway Racing Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:47.52 $300,000 II [10]
2017 Arklow Mike E. Smith Brad H. Cox Donegal Racing 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.45 $300,000 II [11]
2016 Camelot Kitten Irad Ortiz Jr. Chad C. Brown Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.13 $300,000 II [12]
2015 Divisidero Rafael Manuel Hernandez William B. Bradley Gunpowder Farms 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.59 $250,000 II [13]
2014 Global View Gary L. Stevens Thomas F. Proctor Glen Hill Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.65 $294,500 II [14]
2013 Noble Tune Javier Castellano Chad C. Brown Martin S. Schwartz & Dell Ridge Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.63 $234,200 II [15]
2012 Silver Max Rafael Bejarano Dale L. Romans Mark Bacon & Dana Wells 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.10 $238,200 II [16]
2011 Banned Garrett K. Gomez Thomas F. Proctor Glen Hill Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.05 $237,400 II [17]
2010 Doubles Partner Garrett K. Gomez Todd A. Pletcher WinStar Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.05 $200,550 II [18]
2009 Orthodox Jon Court John Glenney Kim and John Glenney 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.37 $170,400 III [19]
2008 Tizdejavu Garrett K. Gomez Gregory Fox Michael L Cooper & Pamela C. Ziebarth 1+1⁄16 miles 1:46.14 $181,950 III [20]
2007 Duveen Mark Guidry Dale L. Romans Andrew Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.03 $188,700 III [21]
2006 Stream Cat Julien R. Leparoux Patrick L. Biancone Fab Oak Stable, Robert M. Hurley & John F. Goldthorp 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.27 $114,300 III [22]
2005 Rey de Cafe Javier Castellano George R. Arnold II G. Watts Humphrey Jr. 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.00 $114,700 III [23]
2004 Kitten's Joy Jerry D. Bailey Dale L. Romans Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.21 $113,800 III [24]
2003 Senor Swinger Pat Day Bob Baffert Robert B. & Beverly Lewis 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.38 $121,400 III [25]
2002 Legislator Edgar S. Prado H. James Bond Judy E. Turetsky 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.43 $116,300 III [26]
2001 Strategic Partner John R. Velazquez Mark A. Hennig Lee Lewis 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.89 $117,900 III [27]
2000 King Cugat Jerry D. Bailey William I. Mott Centennial Farms 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.25 $118,100 III [28]
1999 Air Rocket Jerry D. Bailey Robert E. Holthus Frank Fletcher & Dan Jones 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.65 $115,400 III [29]
1998 Dernier Croise (FR) Gary L. Stevens Thomas M. Amoss Richard Colton Jr. 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.28 $126,000 III [30]
1997 Royal Strand (IRE) Pat Day W. Elliott Walden James H. Stone 1+1⁄16 miles 1:40.93 $115,800 Listed [31]
1996 Broadway Beau Chris McCarron W. Elliott Walden George De Benedicty & Dr. Brian Davidson 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.87 $117,500 Listed [32]
1995 Unanimous Vote (IRE) Gary L. Stevens Thomas M. Amoss Robert Sabinske 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.07 $118,000 Listed [33]
1994 Jaggery John Mike E. Smith Peter M. Vestal Thomas M. Carey 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.05 $86,850 Listed [34]
1993 † Desert Waves Shane Sellers James E. Day Sam Son Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.64 $56,350 Listed [35]
1992 § Senor Tomas Mike E. Smith Peter M. Vestal Thomas M. Carey 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.10 $57,600 Listed [1]

Notes:
§ Ran as an entry
† In the 1993 running Compadre was first past the post but hung in the straight causing interference to the second-place finisher Desert Waves and was disqualified and placed second.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "1992 American Turf Stakes Listed - (race 4)". Equibase. 2 May 1992. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 "American Turf Stakes Profile". www.equibase.com. 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  3. 1 2 "AMERICAN TURF STAKES - MULTIPLE TRACKS". Thoroughbred Pedigree Online. 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  4. ↑ Huggins, Charlie (12 December 2023). "Ascot and the Jockey Club link up with Churchill Downs to provide wildcard entries for Kentucky Derby runners". Racing Post. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "2023 American Turf S. presented by BMW Grade 2 - (race 9)". Equibase. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "2022 American Turf S. presented by BMW Grade 2 - (race 9)". Equibase. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "2021 American Turf S. presented by Derby City Gaming Grade 2 - (race 9)". Equibase. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "2020 American Turf S. presented by Smithfield Grade 2 - (race 8)". Equibase. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "2019 American Turf S. presented by Ram Trucks Grade 2 - (race 9)". Equibase. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  10. ↑ "2018 American Turf S. presented by Ram Trucks Grade 2 - (race 9)". Equibase. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  11. ↑ "2017 American Turf S. Presented by Ram Trucks Grade 2 - (race 9)". Equibase. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  12. ↑ "2016 American Turf Stakes Grade 2 - (race 9)". Equibase. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  13. ↑ "2015 American Turf Stakes Grade 2 - (race 6)". Equibase. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  14. ↑ "2014 American Turf Stakes Grade 2 - (race 8)". Equibase. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  15. ↑ "2013 American Turf Stakes Grade 2 - (race 10)". Equibase. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  16. ↑ "2012 American Turf Stakes Grade 2 - (race 10)". Equibase. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  17. ↑ "2011 American Turf Stakes Grade 2 - (race 10)". Equibase. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  18. ↑ "2010 American Turf Stakes Grade 2 - (race 10)". Equibase. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  19. ↑ "2009 American Turf Stakes Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 1 May 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  20. ↑ "2008 Crown Royal American Turf Stakes Grade 3 - (race 9)". Equibase. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  21. ↑ "2007 Crown Royal American Turf Stakes Grade 3 - (race 9)". Equibase. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  22. ↑ "2006 Crown Royal American Turf Stakes Grade 3 - (race 9)". Equibase. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  23. ↑ "2005 Crown Royal American Turf Stakes Grade 3 - (race 9)". Equibase. 6 May 2005. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  24. ↑ "2004 Crown Royal American Turf Stakes Grade 3 - (race 9)". Equibase. 30 April 2004. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  25. ↑ "2003 Crown Royal American Turf Stakes Grade 3 - (race 9)". Equibase. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  26. ↑ "2002 Crown Royal American Turf Stakes Grade 3 - (race 8)". Equibase. 3 May 2002. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  27. ↑ "2001 Crown Royal American Turf Stakes Grade 3 - (race 8)". Equibase. 4 May 2001. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  28. ↑ "2000 Crown Royal American Turf Stakes Grade 3 - (race 8)". Equibase. 5 May 2000. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  29. ↑ "1999 Crown Royal American Turf Stakes Grade 3 - (race 8)". Equibase. 30 April 1999. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  30. ↑ "1998 Crown Royal American Turf Stakes Grade 3 - (race 8)". Equibase. 1 May 1998. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  31. ↑ "1997 Crown Royal American Turf Stakes Listed - (race 8)". Equibase. 2 May 1997. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  32. ↑ "1996 Crown Royal American Turf Stakes Listed - (race 8)". Equibase. 3 May 1996. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  33. ↑ "1995 Crown Royal American Turf Stakes Listed - (race 8)". Equibase. 5 May 1995. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  34. ↑ "1994 American Turf Stakes Listed - (race 3)". Equibase. 7 May 1994. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  35. ↑ "1993 American Turf Stakes Listed - (race 3)". Equibase. 1 May 1993. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
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