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Shakertown Stakes

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Inaugurated
  
1997

Surface
  
Turf

Distance
  
5.5 furlongs

Purse
  
200,000 USD (2016)

Location
  
Keeneland Race Course Lexington, Kentucky

Race type
  
Thoroughbred - Flat racing

Website
  
woodbineentertainment.com

Keeneland 2012 shakertown stakes g3


The Shakertown Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid April at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. Raced on turf over a sprint distance of 5.5 furlongs, it is open to horses three years of age and older. A Grade III race since 2003 and now a Grade II, it currently offers a purse of $200,000.

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Inaugurated as The Minstrel Stakes in 1997, its name was changed the following year to honor Shakertown, a nearby Shaker community that is a United States National Historic Landmark.

In 2012, Perfect Officer set a new course record of 1:01.53 for the 5 1/2 turf sprint.

Trainer bret calhoun on canuletmedowneasy in shakertown stakes


Records

Speed record
  • 1:01.53 - Perfect Officer (2012)
    • Most wins
  • 2 - Soaring Free (2004, 2005)
    • Most wins by an owner
  • 2 - Sam-Son Farm (2004, 2005)
  • 2 - Martin Racing Stable (2008, 2014)
    • Most wins by a jockey
  • 3 - Shane Sellers (1998, 1999, 2004)
    • Most wins by a trainer
  • 2 - Thomas M. Amoss (1999, 2003)
  • 2 - Mark Frostad (2004, 2005)

    • References

    Shakertown Stakes Wikipedia
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