The Edgewood Stakes is a Grade II

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for three-year-old

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run over a distance of miles on

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held annually in early May on the

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day meeting at Churchill Downs in

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during the spring meeting.

History

The event is named after a neighborhood on the south side of Louisville known as

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. The event was inaugurated on 9 July 1983 as run on the dirt track, was won by the favorite Migola, ridden by Iowa born jockey Garth Patterson by a margin of two lengths in a fast time of 1:44. The event was not held in 1986 or 1990 and in 1991 the event was scheduled in June. In 1998 the event was moved to the turf track. After years of instability with regards to the scheduling of the event, in 2002 Churchill Downs administration scheduled the event to be on the undercard of the

day meeting. In 2015 the event was classified as Grade III.

Records

Speed record: * miles: 1:40.94 - Stephanie's Kitten (2012) * 1 mile (turf): 1:35.35 - Forest Shadows (2003) * 1 mile (dirt): 1:35.40 - Darien Miss (1988) Margins * 6 lengths - Weekend Delight (1985), Darien Miss (1988), Curtains Drawn (1991), Solar Bound (1999) Most wins by a jockey: * 4 -

Larry Melancon Larry J. Melancon (August 7, 1955 – 25 March 2021) was an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who rode primarily on the Kentucky-Arkansas circuit. Melancon (pronounced ''Ma-lawn-son'') was born in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. He began rac ...

(1984, 2000, 2001, 2003) Most wins by a trainer: * 7 -

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(1984, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2010) Most wins by an owner: * 2 - William S. Farish III (1985, 1996) * 2 - Lewis G. Lakin (2001, 2010) * 2 - Zayat Stable (2008, 2011)

Winners

''Legend:''

References

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History

Records

Winners

See also

References