| Grade III race | |
| Location | Keeneland Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1993 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | Keeneland |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | 122 lbs with allowances |
| Purse | $300,000 (2022) |
The Bryan Station Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds over a distance of one mile on the turf held annually in October at Keeneland Race Course, Lexington, Kentucky during the autumn meeting. It currently offers a purse of $300,000. [1]
The Bryan Station Stakes is named after an early fortified settlement known as Bryan Station in Lexington, Kentucky. It was located on present-day Bryan Station Road, about three miles northeast of New Circle Road, on the southern bank of Elkhorn Creek near Briar Hill Road. [2]
The event was inaugurated on 15 April 1993 as a race for fillies and mares that were four-years-old or older over a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt track and was won by Peter S. Willmott's Gray Cashmere starting at 6/1 in a time of 1:44.44 flat by 1⁄2 a length. [3] The following year the event was scheduled in the autumn October meeting and held on the turf with conditions of event modified to fillies and mares that were three-years-old or older. [4]
The event was shortened to a mile in 1995 [1] and the winner Very Special Lite set a new track record of 1:333⁄5.
In 2002 the conditions of entry into the event were changed to only allow three-year-olds and the event was renamed to the Storm Cat Stakes. [1] Storm Cat was the leading sire in North America in 1999 and 2000.
In 2005 Keeneland reverted the name of event back to the Bryan Station Stakes. [5] The event's classification was upgraded to Grade III status in 2008. [5]
After 2010 the event was only scheduled in 2015 and it lost its classification status. [1]
The event has been regularly scheduled since 2020 and in 2022 the event regained its Grade III status. [6]
Speed record
Margins
Most wins
Most wins by a jockey
Most wins by a trainer
Most wins by an owner
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Station Stakes – (three-year-old colts and geldings) | ||||||||||
| 2023 | Runaway Storm | 3 | Colby J. Hernandez | Ethan W. West | Robert J. Hunt | 1 mile | 1:35.93 | $297,307 | III | [7] |
| 2022 | Balnikhov (IRE) | 3 | Tyler Gaffalione | Phillip D'Amato | Little Red Feather Racing, Madaket Stables & Old Bones Racing Stable | 1 mile | 1:35.48 | $271,088 | III | [8] |
| 2021 | Camp Hope | 3 | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Kenneth G. McPeek | Walking L Thoroughbreds | 1 mile | 1:38.32 | $150,000 | [9] | |
| 2020 | Ever Dangerous | 3 | Javier Castellano | George Weaver | Reeves Thoroughbred Racing & R. A. Hill Stable | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:48.74 | $150,000 | [10] | |
| 2016–2019 | Race not held | |||||||||
| 2015 | Tweet Kitten | 3 | Javier Castellano | Chad C. Brown | Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey | 1+1⁄8 miles | 1:51.79 | $100,000 | [11] | |
| 2010–2014 | Race not held | |||||||||
| 2009 | Get Stormy | 3 | Javier Castellano | Thomas M. Bush | Sullimar Stable | 1 mile | 1:37.49 | $125,000 | III | [12] |
| 2008 | † Cowboy Cal | 3 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Robert C. & Janice McNair | 1 mile | 1:35.70 | $150,000 | III | [13] |
| 2007 | Inca King | 3 | Shaun Bridgmohan | Steven M. Asmussen | Heiligbrodt Racing Stable | 1 mile | 1:35.88 | $150,000 | Listed | [14] |
| 2006 | Kip Deville | 3 | Julien R. Leparoux | Richard E. Dutrow Jr. | IEAH Stables | 1 mile | 1:35.36 | $150,000 | Listed | [15] |
| 2005 | T. D. Vance | 3 | Edgar S. Prado | H. Graham Motion | Courtlandt Farms | 1 mile | 1:34.65 | $150,000 | Listed | [16] |
| Storm Cat Stakes | ||||||||||
| 2004 | Good Reward | 3 | Edgar S. Prado | Claude R. McGaughey III | Ogden Mills Phipps et al. | 1 mile | 1:36.50 | $110,600 | Listed | [17] |
| 2003 | Remind | 3 | Jerry D. Bailey | William I. Mott | Claiborne Farm | 1 mile | 1:36.33 | $84,225 | Listed | [18] |
| 2002 | February Storm | 3 | Calvin H. Borel | D. Wayne Lukas | The Thoroughbred Corporation | 1 mile | 1:36.52 | $83,925 | Listed | [19] |
| Bryan Station Stakes – (Fillies and mares, three-years-old and older) | ||||||||||
| 2001 | Gino's Spirits (GB) | 5 | Pat Day | W. Elliott Walden | Rio Aventura Stables & Tom Van Meter | 1 mile | 1:36.06 | $84,750 | Listed | [20] |
| 2000 | White Beauty | 5 | Timothy Doocy | Terry J. Brennan | Greg Rand & Terry J. Brennan | 1 mile | 1:35.20 | $77,750 | Listed | [21] |
| 1999 | Pratella | 4 | Larry Melancon | Burk Kessinger Jr. | Bruce Barton & Alvin D. Haynes | 1 mile | 1:34.93 | $65,625 | Listed | Division 1 [22] |
| Mingling Glances | 5 | Larry Melancon | Burk Kessinger Jr. | Morven Stud Farm | 1:36.39 | $75,600 | Division 2 [23] | |||
| 1998 | Mingling Glances | 4 | Pat Day | Burk Kessinger Jr. | Bruce Barton, Alvin D. Haynes & Turf Stable | 1 mile | 1:34.44 | $67,000 | Listed | [24] |
| 1997 | Cut the Cuteness | 5 | Michael Rowland | Carl Bowman | Alfred & Mark Corrado | 1 mile | 1:35.63 | $61,000 | Listed | [25] |
| 1996 | Mariuka | 3 | Willie Martinez | Charles LoPresti | Calumet Farm | 1 mile | 1:35.64 | $68,500 | Listed | Division 1 [26] |
| Vice On Ice | 5 | Shane Sellers | William I. Mott | Mathew K. Firestone | 1:35.71 | $57,250 | Division 2 [27] | |||
| 1995 | Very Special Lite | 5 | Aaron Gryder | W. Elliott Walden | Prestonwood Farm | 1 mile | 1:33:60 | $60,680 | Listed | [28] |
| 1994 | Vinista | 4 | Shane Sellers | Alex Hassinger Jr. | Allen E. Paulson | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:46.21 | $54,000 | [4] | |
| 1993 | Gray Cashmere | 4 | Jose Santos | Peter M. Vestal | Peter S. Willmott | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.44 | $53,700 | Listed | [3] |
Legend:
Dirt Turf
Notes:
† In the 2008 running of the event Seaspeak was first past the finishing post but was disqualified for interference in the stretch run. Cowboy Cal was declared the official winner of the event and Seaspeak was placed second.
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