The Kentucky Cup Distaff Stakes is an American

Thoroughbred horse race Thoroughbred racing is a sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport – flat racing and jump racing, the latter known as National Hunt racing in ...

run annually at

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Florence, Kentucky Florence is a city in Boone County, Kentucky, United States, part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. The population was 31,946 at the 2020 census, making it the second-most populous city in Northern Kentucky, the eighth-most populous city i ...

. The Grade III event is run near the end of the fall meet and is open to fillies and mares aged three and older. Contested on

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synthetic dirt at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles, the race offered a purse of $100,000 in 2008. Before 2008, the race was part of the Breeders' Cup Stakes Program and carried $75,000 in additional purse money from the Breeders' Cup Fund. Until 2007 the race was called the Turfway Breeders' Cup Stakes. With the support of

WinStar Farm WinStar Farm is an American Thoroughbred horse breeding and horse racing, racing farm near Versailles, Kentucky, owned by Kenny Troutt. It won the 2010 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Owner and 2016 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Breeder, Outstandi ...

, this race which was suspended in 2010 due to economic challenges, will return in 2011.

Records

;Speed record * 1:41.60 -

Mariah's Storm Mariah's storm (foaled April 1, 1991, in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred racehorse, bred by Donald T. Johnson's Crescent Farm in Lexington, Kentucky. She suffered a serious injury while racing but later made a full recovery and continued her ...

(1995) ;Most wins * 2 - Fit For A Queen (1991, 1992) * 2 - Trip (2001, 2002) ;Most wins by an owner * 2 - Hermitage Farm (1991, 1992) * 2 -

Claiborne Farm Claiborne Farm is a thoroughbred horse breeding operation near Paris, Kentucky. It was established in 1910 by Arthur B. Hancock, owner of Ellerslie Stud in Albemarle County, Virginia, and has been operated by members of his family ever since. ...

(2001, 2002) ;Most wins by a

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Chris McCarron Christopher John McCarron (born March 27, 1955, Boston, Massachusetts) is a retired American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. He mounted his first horse ever at 16.5 years old and was racing professionally by 18. At only 19 years ...

(1989, 1994) * 2 - Ricardo Lopez (1991, 1992) * 2 - Willie Martinez (1999, 2006) * 2 -

Pat Day Patrick Alan "Pat" Day (born October 13, 1953, in Brush, Colorado) is a retired American jockey. He is a four-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1991 an ...

(2000, 2002) ;Most wins by a trainer * 4 -

D. Wayne Lukas Darrell Wayne Lukas (born September 2, 1935, in Antigo, Wisconsin) is a retired American horse trainer and a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee. He has won twenty Breeders' Cup races, received five Eclipse Awards for his accomplishments, and his h ...

(1989, 1996, 2000, 2004) * 3 -

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 ...

(1997, 2005, 2009)

Winners of the Kentucky Cup Distaff Stakes

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Corey Lanerie Corey James Lanerie (born November 13, 1974) is an American jockey who competes in American Thoroughbred horse racing. Based in Kentucky, he has won 19 jockey titles at Churchill Downs and has won meets at Ellis Park, Lone Star Park, Sam Housto ...

, Mike Maker , Tracy Farmer , 1:44.90 , - , 2010 , ''No Race'' , , , , , , , , , , , - , 2009 , Indescribable , 5 ,

Garrett Gomez Garrett Keith Gomez (January 1, 1972 – December 14, 2016) was an American Thoroughbred jockey who won two Eclipse Awards and thirteen Breeders' Cup races during his career. Racing career Early career Gomez learned to ride by watching his fath ...

, Courtlandt Farms , 1:42.92 , - , 2008 , Bear Now , 4 ,

Eurico Rosa Da Silva Eurico Rosa da Silva (; born June 29, 1975, in Buri, São Paulo, Brazil) is a retired Thoroughbred racing jockey who raced for five years in his native Brazil and another four years in Macau before coming to Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario ...

, Reade Baker , Bear Stables , 1:43.37 , - , 2007 , Danzon , 4 ,

Julien Leparoux Julien R. Leparoux (born July 15, 1983 in Senlis, Oise, France) is a French Eclipse Award winning jockey currently racing in the United States. He has won seven Breeders' Cup races, including the 2015 Breeders' Cup Mile with Champion Turf Mare T ...

Patrick Biancone Patrick Louis Biancone (born June 7, 1952 in Mont-de-Marsan, Landes, France) is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He is currently based in the United States, but enjoyed success in both Europe and Hong Kong earlier in his career. His best known ...

, H. Joseph Allen , 1:43.42 , - , 2006 , Beautiful Bets , 6 , Willie Martinez , Glenn Wismer , Casa De Caballos , 1:42.79 , - , 2005 , Miss Fortunate , 5 , Larry Melancon ,

, Lyon Stables , 1:44.48 , - , 2004 , Susan's Angel , 3 ,

Rafael Bejarano Rafael Bejarano (born June 23, 1982) is a Pervuian jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He trained at the Peruvian national riding school before embarking on his professional career in 1999. Having met with success, including winning the ...

, S. Angel Stable , 1:44.21 , - , 2003 , Smok'n Frolic , 4 ,

Edgar Prado Edgar S. Prado (born June 12, 1967) is a retired Peruvian jockey in thoroughbred horse racing. Prado's big break came in 1997 when he won 536 races, making him the fourth rider in history to win 500 races in one year. Much of that success was ga ...

Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher (born June 26, 1967, in Dallas, Texas) is an American thoroughbred horse trainer. He won the Eclipse Award eight times as Trainer of the Year, four of these in consecutive years. His horses Super Saver (2010) and Always Dreaming ( ...

Dogwood Stable Dogwood Stable was an American Thoroughbred racehorse partnership. Founded by W. Cothran "Cot" Campbell in 1969, Dogwood was widely viewed to have introduced the concept of group thoroughbred ownership in the United States by offering shares in a ...

, 1:44.98 , - , 2002 , Trip , 5 ,

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, 1:43.00 , - , 2001 , Trip , 4 ,

Craig Perret Craig Perret (born February 2, 1951, in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding horses at age five and by seven was riding quarter horses in match races. At age fifteen he began his career in thorou ...

, Frank L. Brothers ,

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, Thoroughbred Corp. , 1:44.80 , - , 1999 , Ruby Surprise , 4 , Willie Martinez , Robert E. Holthus , James T. Hines, Jr. , 1:44.80 , - , 1998 , Biding Time , 4 ,

Corey Nakatani Corey S. Nakatani (born October 21, 1970) is a retired American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He has won 3,909 races in his career including the Kentucky Oaks twice and the Strub Stakes four times. He has won ten races in the Bre ...

, Mark Hennig , Edward P. Evans , 1:43.00 , - , 1997 ,

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Mike E. Smith Michael Earl Smith (born August 10, 1965) is an American jockey who has been one of the leading riders in U.S. Thoroughbred racing since the early 1990s, was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2003 and has won the mo ...

, Char-Mari Stable , 1:42.40 , - , 1996 , Golden Attraction , 3 , Gary Stevens ,

Overbrook Farm William T. Young (February 15, 1918 – January 12, 2004) was an American businessman and major owner of thoroughbred racehorses. William T. Young attended the University of Kentucky where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. ...

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Donnie K. Von Hemel Donnie K. Von Hemel (born September 10, 1961, in Manter, Kansas) is a Horse trainer, trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. The son of trainer Don Von Hemel and brother to trainer Kelly Von Hemel, he obtained a degree in accounting from Fort Hays S ...

, Thunderhead Farm , 1:41.60 , - , 1994 , Pennyhill Park , 4 ,

Roger Attfield Roger L. Attfield (born 28 November 1939 in Newbury, Berkshire, England) is a Canadian thoroughbred horse trainer and owner and an inductee of both the Canadian and United States horseracing Halls of Fame. In his native England, Attfield had ...

, Anderson Farms , 1:44.20 , - , 1993 , Gray Cashmere , 4 , Dean Kutz , Peter Vestal , Willmott Stables , 1:43.20 , - , 1992 , Fit For A Queen , 6 , Ricardo Lopez , Steven Penrod , Hermitage Farm , 1:43.20 , - , 1991 , Fit For A Queen , 5 , Ricardo Lopez , Steven Penrod , Hermitage Farm , 1:43.20 , - , 1990 ,

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Aaron Gryder Aaron Tod Gryder (born June 5, 1970, in West Covina, California) is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. Career At age 16 in 1986, Gryder began his career as a professional jockey in Tijuana, Mexico at Agua Caliente Racetrack. His firs ...

, Philip M. Hauswald , Fares Farm , 1:44.00 , - , 1989 , Winning Colors , 4 ,

, Eugene V. Klein , 1:44.80 , - , 1988 , Darien Miss , 3 , Patrick Johnson , George R. Arnold II , Taylor Asbury , 1:43.60 , - , 1987 , In Neon , 5 , Michael McDowell , Robert L. De Sensi , Merly Ann Cassidy , 1:45.20 , - , 1986 , Gypsy Prayer , 5 , M. Bryan , James D. Frederiksen , T. H. Seale , 1:43.20 , -

References

The Kentucky Cup Distaff Stakes at Pedigree Query

Kentucky Cup Stakes
restored by

Graded stakes races in the United States Mile category horse races for fillies and mares Horse races established in 1986 Turfway Park horse races 1986 establishments in Kentucky