Winning Colors Stakes

Winning Colors Stakes
Grade III race
Location Churchill Downs
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated 2004
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website www.churchilldowns.com
Race information
Distance 6 furlongs
Surface dirt
Track left-handed
Qualification Fillies and mares three years old and older
Weight Assigned
Purse $100,000

The Winning Colors Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares, three years old and older over a distance 6 furlongs on the dirt scheduled annually in late May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

History

The event was inaugurated in 2004 as the Winning Colors Handicap[1] in honour of the Kentucky Derby winning filly Winning Colors.

The race has been usually held on the Memorial Day weekend.[1]

Records

Speed record
  • 1:08:07 - Dubai Majesty (2010)
Most wins
  • 2 - Dubai Majesty (2009, 2010)
Most wins by a jockey
  • 3 – Julien Leparoux (2008, 2014, 2016)
Most wins by a trainer
  • 3 - W.Bret Calhoun (2009, 2010, 2012)

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
Purse
Grade
2018 Miss Kentucky 4 Brian Hernandez, Jr. George R. Arnold, II Preston Madden 1:10.35 $100,000 III
2017 Finley'sluckycharm 4 Brian Hernandez, Jr. W. Bret Calhoun Carl R. Moore Management LLC 1:09.87 $100,000 III
2016† Diva Express 4 Julien Leparoux Mark E. Casse John C. Oxley 1:08.67 $100,000 III
I'm a Looker 4 Robby Albarado Patrick Dupuy Glenmare Farm
2015 Street Story 4 Florent Geroux Steven Asmussen Whispering Oaks Far 1:08.67 $100,000 III
2014 Southern Honey 3 Julien Leparoux George Arnold II Ashbrook Farm 1:08.67 $111,000 III
2013 Beat the Blues 6 Miguel Mena W. Bret Calhoun Martin Racing Stable & Morgan Thor. 1:08.56 $108,000 III
2012 Island Bound 5 Leandro Goncalves Ian Wilkes Robert T. Manfus 1:09.89 $111,100 III
2011 Sassy image 5 Corey Lanerie Dale Romans Jerry Romans 1:08.07 $111,600 III
2010 Dubai Majesty 5 Miguel Mena W. Bret Calhoun Martin Racing Stable, D. Morgan 1:08.07 $110,500 III
2009 Dubai Majesty 4 Jamie Theriot W. Bret Calhoun Martin Racing Stable, D. Morgan 1:10.61 $108,900 III
2008 Graeme Six 4 Julien Leparoux Thomas Amoss T., M., J. O'Grady, Team West Side Stable 1:09.17 $107,600 III
2007 Miss Macy Sue 4 Eusebio Razo Jr. Kelly R. Von Hemel Roll Reroll Stables 1:08.68 $110,100 III
2006 Ever Elusive 4 Rafael Bejarano Todd Pletcher Padua Stables 1:09.14 $110,200 Listed
2005 Molto Vita 5 Rafael Bejarano Dallas Stewart John D. Gunther 1:09.50 $107,200 Listed
2004 Lady Tak 4 Shane Sellers Steven Asmussen Heiligbrodt Racing Stab 1:08.87 $108,600 Listed

Dead heat

References

  1. 1 2 "Winning Colors Stakes (Gr. 3)". equibase. 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
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