Elkhorn Stakes

Updated on Sep 26, 2024

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Inaugurated 1986 Surface Turf		Website www.keeneland.com
Location Keeneland Lexington, Kentucky, United States Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Distance 1 ⁄2 miles (12 furlongs)

The Elkhorn Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. The race is open to horses age four and older. Run in late April, it is contested on turf over a distance of 1 ¹⁄₂ miles (12 furlongs) and currently offers a purse of $250,000. Named for Elkhorn Creek, a stream running through several counties in Central Kentucky, beginning in 2008 the race is sponsored by Fifth Third Bank.

Inaugurated in 1986, the race was contested at 1 ¹⁄₈ miles through 1995 before being changed to its present distance of 1 ¹⁄₂ miles in 1996. A Grade III event from 1988 to 1989 and from 1996 to 2007, it was a Grade II event from 1990 to 1995 and in 2008 was returned to its Grade II status.

Records

Speed record

2:27.80 - African Dancer (1999) (at current distance of 1 ¹⁄₂ miles)

Most wins

2 - African Dancer (1998, 1999)

2 - Kim Loves Bucky (2002, 2003)

2 - Musketier (2010, 2011)

Most wins by an owner

2 - Pin Oak Stable (1998, 1999)

2 - Kim Glenney (2002, 2003)

2 - Phipps Stable (2008, 2012)

Most wins by a jockey

5 - Jerry Bailey (1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004)

Most wins by a trainer

4 - Roger Attfield (2006, 2009, 2010, 2011)

3 - C. R. McGaughey III (1994, 2008, 2012)

2 - William I. Mott (1998, 1999)

2 - John Glenney (2002, 2003)

2 - Michael J. Maker (2013, 2016)

References

Elkhorn Stakes Wikipedia

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