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Turf Sprint Stakes

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Inaugurated
  
1995

Distance
  
5 furlong sprint

Purse
  
150,000 USD

Website
  
www.churchilldowns.com

Surface
  
Turf

Location
  
Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Race type
  
Thoroughbred - Flat racing

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The Turf Sprint Stakes (once branded as the Aegon Turf Sprint Stakes and now the Twin Spires Turf Sprint Stakes), is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Previously known as the Churchill Downs Turf Sprint Stakes, it is a five furlong sprint on turf open to horses age three and older.

Contents

In 2015, Power Alert set the course record of 0.55.17.

Records

Speed record
  • 5 Furlongs - 55.17 - Power Alert (2015)
    • Most wins by a jockey
  • 3 - Julien R. Leparoux (2006, 2010, 2015)
    • Most wins by a trainer
  • 3 - W. Bret Calhoun (2008, 2009, 2014)

    • References

    Turf Sprint Stakes Wikipedia
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