Inaugurated 1982 Surface PolyTrack | Website Turfway Park | |
Location Turfway Park
Florence, Kentucky Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Distance 1 ⁄16 miles ( 8 ⁄2 furlongs) | ||
The John Battaglia Memorial Stakes is a race for thoroughbred horses held in early March at Turfway Park. The race is open to three-year-olds willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt. The race is an ungraded stakes with a current purse of $125,000.
Begun in 1982, the race is a prep to the Lane's End Stakes.
John Battaglia was the former general manager of the old Latonia Race Track (now Turfway). He also was the general manager of Miles Park (race track) in Louisville, Kentucky. His son, Mike Battaglia, serves as the track announcer at Turfway and is also a racing analyst for NBC Sports.
Past winners
The following list are the winners of the race.
References
John Battaglia Memorial Stakes Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA