Kentucky Cup Distaff Stakes
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Turfway Park Florence, Kentucky, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1986 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.turfway.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Surface | Polytrack |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mares, Three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $100,000 |
The Kentucky Cup Distaff Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Turfway Park in Florence, Kentucky. The Grade III event is run near the end of the fall meet and is open to fillies and mares aged three and older. Contested on Polytrack synthetic dirt at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles, the race offered a purse of $100,000 in 2008.
Before 2008, the race was part of the Breeders' Cup Stakes Program and carried $75,000 in additional purse money from the Breeders' Cup Fund. Until 2007 the race was called the Turfway Breeders' Cup Stakes.
With the support of WinStar Farm, this race which was suspended in 2010 due to economic challenges, will return in 2011.
Records
- Speed record
- 1:41.60 - Mariah's Storm (1995)
- Most wins
- 2 - Fit For A Queen (1991, 1992)
- 2 - Trip (2001, 2002)
- Most wins by an owner
- 2 - Hermitage Farm (1991, 1992)
- 2 - Claiborne Farm (2001, 2002)
- Most wins by a jockey
- 2 - Chris McCarron (1989, 1994)
- 2 - Ricardo Lopez (1991, 1992)
- 2 - Willie Martinez (1999, 2006)
- 2 - Pat Day (2000, 2002)
- Most wins by a trainer
- 4 - D. Wayne Lukas (1989, 1996, 2000, 2004)
- 3 - William I. Mott (1997, 2005, 2009)
Winners of the Kentucky Cup Distaff Stakes
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | La Gran Bailadora | 4 | Corey Lanerie | Mike Maker | Tracy Farmer | 1:44.90 |
| 2010 | No Race | |||||
| 2009 | Indescribable | 5 | Garrett Gomez | William I. Mott | Courtlandt Farms | 1:42.92 |
| 2008 | Bear Now | 4 | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Reade Baker | Bear Stables | 1:43.37 |
| 2007 | Danzon | 4 | Julien Leparoux | Patrick Biancone | H. Joseph Allen | 1:43.42 |
| 2006 | Beautiful Bets | 6 | Willie Martinez | Glenn Wismer | Casa De Caballos | 1:42.79 |
| 2005 | Miss Fortunate | 5 | Larry Melancon | William I. Mott | Lyon Stables | 1:44.48 |
| 2004 | Susan's Angel | 3 | Rafael Bejarano | D. Wayne Lukas | S. Angel Stable | 1:44.21 |
| 2003 | Smok'n Frolic | 4 | Edgar Prado | Todd Pletcher | Dogwood Stable | 1:44.98 |
| 2002 | Trip | 5 | Pat Day | C. R. McGaughey III | Claiborne Farm | 1:43.00 |
| 2001 | Trip | 4 | Craig Perret | Frank L. Brothers | Claiborne Farm | 1:42.40 |
| 2000 | Spain | 3 | Pat Day | D. Wayne Lukas | Thoroughbred Corp. | 1:44.80 |
| 1999 | Ruby Surprise | 4 | Willie Martinez | Robert E. Holthus | James T. Hines, Jr. | 1:44.80 |
| 1998 | Biding Time | 4 | Corey Nakatani | Mark Hennig | Edward P. Evans | 1:43.00 |
| 1997 | Feasibility Study | 5 | Mike E. Smith | William I. Mott | Char-Mari Stable | 1:42.40 |
| 1996 | Golden Attraction | 3 | Gary Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 1:42.40 |
| 1995 | Mariah's Storm | 4 | Robert Lester | Donnie K. Von Hemel | Thunderhead Farm | 1:41.60 |
| 1994 | Pennyhill Park | 4 | Chris McCarron | Roger Attfield | Anderson Farms | 1:44.20 |
| 1993 | Gray Cashmere | 4 | Dean Kutz | Peter Vestal | Willmott Stables | 1:43.20 |
| 1992 | Fit For A Queen | 6 | Ricardo Lopez | Steven Penrod | Hermitage Farm | 1:43.20 |
| 1991 | Fit For A Queen | 5 | Ricardo Lopez | Steven Penrod | Hermitage Farm | 1:43.20 |
| 1990 | Barbarika | 5 | Aaron Gryder | Philip M. Hauswald | Fares Farm | 1:44.00 |
| 1989 | Winning Colors | 4 | Chris McCarron | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1:44.80 |
| 1988 | Darien Miss | 3 | Patrick Johnson | George R. Arnold II | Taylor Asbury | 1:43.60 |
| 1987 | In Neon | 5 | Michael McDowell | Robert L. De Sensi | Merly Ann Cassidy | 1:45.20 |
| 1986 | Gypsy Prayer | 5 | M. Bryan | James D. Frederiksen | T. H. Seale | 1:43.20 |
References
- The Kentucky Cup Distaff Stakes at Pedigree Query
Kentucky Cup Stakes restored by WinStar Farm
