The Kent Stakes is a Listed American race for

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s, age three, run on the

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Delaware Park Racetrack Delaware Park (also known as ''DelPark'') is an American Thoroughbred horse racing track, casino, and golf course in Stanton, Delaware. It is located just outside the city of Wilmington, Delaware, Wilmington, and about 30 miles from Philadelphia ...

located in

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. Set at a distance of one and three eighth mile (11

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s), the race currently offers a purse of $250,000. In 2011, due to heavy rain, this turf race was held on the main track. Because of this, the number of horses contesting was reduced by scratches from 13 to 6. First run in 1937 when Delaware Park opened, there was no Kent Stakes run in 1943, 1977–1978, 1980–1981, and 1983–1995. In 2023 the

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downgraded the event to a Listed race.

Distances since inception

1937 – 1968, 1979, 1982 : 1 1/16 miles
1969 – 1976 : 1 mile
1996 – 2022 : 1 1/8 miles
2023 – present : 1 3/8 miles

Records

Speed record

1 1⁄8 miles – 1:46.95 – Gufo (2020) Most wins by a jockey: * 4 –

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: (2001, 2003, 2005, 2010) Most wins by a trainer: * 4 –

William I. Mott William I. "Bill" Mott (born July 29, 1953, in Mobridge, South Dakota) is an American horse trainer, most notable for his work with Cigar (horse), Cigar. Mott earned the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer in 1995, 1996, 2011, 2013. He was ind ...

: (2002, 2005, 2008, 2015) Most wins by an owner: * 2 – Live Oak Plantation Racing: (2002, 2005)

Winners since 1999

References

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External links

The 2009 Kent Stakes at Bloodhorse.com

2010 Delaware Park stakes schedule
Turf races in the United States Flat horse races for three-year-olds Horse races in Delaware Delaware Park Racetrack Recurring sporting events established in 1937 Previously graded stakes races in the United States