Spinster Stakes
| Grade I race | |
| Location | Flat racing |
|---|---|
| Website | Keeneland |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄8 miles (9 Furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds & up, fillies & mares |
| Weight | Weight-for-age |
| Purse | $600,000 |
The Spinster Stakes (also known as the "Juddmonte Spinster" with
mares aged three or up run annually in early October at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Kentucky. It is set at a distance of one and one-eighth miles and is a Grade I
event with a current purse of $600,000.
The Spinster, sponsored by
mares. Now part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, the winner of the Spinster Stakes automatically qualifies for the Breeders' Cup Distaff.[1]
In time for the 2006 edition of the Spinster Stakes, Keeneland replaced its traditional dirt track with the synthetic surface,
Polytrack synthetic dirt. In 2014, the Polytrack was replaced by a new dirt surface.[2]
Records
- Speed record
On new dirt surface:
- 1:49.44 – Got Lucky (2015)
On synthetic dirt:
- 1:46.77 – Carriage Trail (2008)
On old dirt surface:
- 1:47.00 – Bayakoa (1990)
- 1:47.00 – Banshee Breeze (1998)
- 1:47.19 – Keeper Hill (1999)
Most wins
- 2 – Bornastar (1957, 1958)
- 2 – Susan's Girl (1973, 1975)
- 2 – Bayakoa (1989, 1990)
- 2 – Take Charge Lady (2002, 2003)
- 2 – Blue Prize (2018, 2019)
Most wins by an owner
- 2 – J. Graham Brown (1957, 1958)
- 2 – Fred W. Hooper (1973, 1975)
- 2 – John A. Bell III (1983, 1988)
- 2 – Frank E. Whitham (1989, 1990)
- 2 – Allen E. Paulson(1992, 2004)
- 2 – Sidney H. Craig(1993, 1996)
- 2 – Ogden Mills Phipps (1994, 1995)
- 2 – Select Stable (2002, 2003)
Most wins by a jockey
- 5 – Laffit Pincay Jr. (1972, 1975, 1985, 1989, 1990)
- 5 – Pat Day (1983, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2004)
Most wins by a trainer
- 5 – Todd A. Pletcher(2007, 2012, 2015, 2020, 2022)
Winners
References
- ^ "Breeders' Cup Challenge". Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
- ^ "Keeneland Debuts New Dirt Surface on Main Race Track". www.keeneland.com. Retrieved 15 June 2016.