The Commonwealth Turf Stakes is a Grade III American

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for three-year-olds run over a distance of one and one sixteenth miles on

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held annually in November at Churchill Downs in

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during the fall meeting.

History

The event was inaugurated on 14 November 2004 and was won by the shortest of margins, a nose by the 18-1 outsider in field Broadway View, who was trained by US Hall of Fame trained

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in a time of 1:44.75. The

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classified the event as Grade III in 2008. The event was not scheduled to be run in 2020.

Records

Speed record * 1:41.54 - Heart to Heart (2014) Margins * lengths - Almasty (2015) Most wins by an owner * No owner has won this race more than once. Most wins by a jockey * 2 - Shaun Bridgmohan (2007, 2013) Most wins by a trainer * 2 -

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(2015, 2017) * 2 -

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(2007, 2018)

Winners

''Legend:''

External site

Churchill Downs Media Guide - $175,000 Commonwealth Turf (Grade III)

References

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History

Records

Winners

See also

External site

References