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Woodford Stakes

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Inaugurated
  
1997

Distance
  
5 ⁄2 furlongs

Purse
  
150,000 USD

Website
  
www.keeneland.com

Surface
  
Turf

Location
  
Keeneland Race Course Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Race type
  
Thoroughbred - Flat racing

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The Woodford Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. Run in early October, the race is open to horses age three and older. A five and a half furlong sprint, it is raced on turf.

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Previously a Listed race, it was elevated to Grade III status for 2009 by the American Graded Stakes Committee.

Inaugurated in 1997 as the Nureyev Stakes in honor of the Champion sire, Nuryev, in 2003 it was renamed for Woodford County, Kentucky. It was known as the Woodford County Stakes until 2006 when it became the Woodford Stakes.

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Records

Speed record
  • 1:01.67 - Sgt. Bert (2006) (course record)
    • Most wins
  • 2 - Morluc (2000, 2001)
  • 2 - Sgt. Bert (2005, 2006)
  • 2 - Silver Timber (2009, 2010)
  • 2 - Havelock (2011, 2013)
    • Most wins by an owner
  • 2 - Michael P. Cloonan (2000, 2001)
  • 2 - C. Gary Edelen & Fred Preuss, Jr. (2005, 2006)
    • Most wins by a jockey
  • 3 - Rafael Bejarano (2004, 2005, 2006)
    • Most wins by a trainer
  • 2 - Ben W. Perkins, Jr. (1999, 2002)
  • 2 - Randy L. Morse (2000, 2001)
  • 2 - Gary Montgomery (2005, 2006)
  • 2 - Darrin Miller (2011, 2013)

    • References

    Woodford Stakes Wikipedia
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