Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes

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Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes
Grade I race
Location Keeneland Race Course
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated1986 (as Keeneland Breeders' Cup Stakes)
Race type ThoroughbredFlat racing
Sponsor Coolmore (2022)
Website Keeneland
Race information
Distance1 mile
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds and older
WeightWeight-for-age
4-year-olds and up: 126 lbs.
3-year-olds: 123 lbs
Fillies & mares allowed 3 lbs.
Purse$1,000,000 (2022)
BonusesWin and You're In Breeders' Cup Mile

The Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes is a Grade I American thoroughbred horse race for three year olds and older over a distance of one mile on the turf held annually in October at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky during the fall meeting.

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History

The inaugural running of the event was on 11 October 1986 as the Keeneland Breeders' Cup Stakes at a distance of 1+18 miles with added purse incentive for horses that were entered to the Breeders' Cup. [1] The event was won by the 21-1 Ohio bred longshot Leprechauns Wish in a time of 1:5145.

The added purses from the Breeders' Cup high quality participants and the race was classified as Grade III in 1988. [2] The winner of the fourth running in 1989, the British bred Steinlen in his next start won the Breeders' Cup Mile at Gulfstream Park.

In 1994 the distance of the event was decreased to one mile. [3]

In 1998 the event was upgraded to Grade II and in 2001 to Grade I. [2]

In 1999 Shadwell Farm became the sponsor of the event, and in 2004 the event was renamed to the Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes. Shadwell's sponsorship lasted until 2020. [4] After the race's name reverted to the Keeneland Turf Mile Stakes for 2021, it was announced that John Magnier's Coolmore Stud would become the title sponsor. The Coolmore Turf Mile will carry a $1 million purse for its 2022 running. [4]

The event continues to be part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series with the winner automatically qualifying for the Breeders' Cup Mile.

Records

Time record:

Margins
Most wins
Most wins by an owner
Most wins by a jockey
Most wins by a trainer

Winners

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerOwnerDistanceTimePurseGradeRef
Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes
2023 Up to the Mark 4 Jose Ortiz Todd A. Pletcher Repole Stable & St. Elias Stable1 mile1:34.18$1,000,000I [5]
2022 Annapolis 3 Irad Ortiz Jr. Todd A. Pletcher Bass Racing1 mile1:33.29$1,000,000I [6]
Keeneland Turf Mile Stakes
2021In Love (BRZ)5Alex AchardPaulo LoboBonne Chance Farm & Stud R D I1 mile1:34.84$750,000I [7]
Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes
2020Ivar (BRZ)4 Joseph Talamo Paulo LoboBonne Chance Farm & Stud R D I1 mile1:33.99$750,000I [8]
2019Bowies Hero5 Flavien Prat Philip D'AmatoAgave Racing Stable, ERJ Racing & Madaket Stables 1 mile1:34.20$1,000,000I [9]
2018Next Shares5 Tyler Gaffalione Richard BaltasMichael & Jules Iavarone, Jerry McClanahan, Christopher T. Dunn, William Marasa, Richie Robershaw, Mark Taylor1 mile1:36.97$1,000,000I [10]
2017Suedois (FR) 6Daniel Alexander TudhopeDavid O'MearaGeorge Turner & Clipper Logistics1 mile1:35.94$1,000,000I [11]
2016ƒ Miss Temple City4 Edgar S. Prado H. Graham Motion The Club Racing, Needle In A Haystack & Sagamore Farm1 mile1:37.04$1,000,000I [12]
2015Grand Arch6 Luis Saez Brian A. LynchSusan & Jim Hill1 mile1:37.45$1,000,000I [13]
2014 Wise Dan 7 John R. Velazquez Charles LoPresti Morton Fink1 mile1:35.62$1,000,000I [14]
2013 Silver Max 4 Robby Albarado Dale L. Romans Mark Bacon & Dana Wells1+116 miles1:42.06$750,000I [15]
2012 Wise Dan 5 Jose Lezcano Charles LoPresti Morton Fink1 mile1:34.94$750,000I [16]
2011 Gio Ponti 6 Ramon A. Dominguez Christophe Clement Castleton Lyons 1 mile1:34.17$600,000I [17]
2010 Gio Ponti 5 Ramon A. Dominguez Christophe Clement Castleton Lyons1 mile1:35.06$600,000I [18]
2009 Court Vision 4 Robby Albarado Richard E. Dutrow Jr. IEAH Stables & Resolute Group Stables1 mile1:38.68$600,000I [19]
2008Thorn Song5 Robby Albarado Dale L. Romans Zayat Stables 1 mile1:34.97$600,000I [20]
2007Purim5 Jamie Theriot Thomas F. Proctor Edward J. Sukley1 mile1:35.56$648,000I [21]
2006Aussie Rules3 Garrett K. Gomez Aidan P. O'Brien Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor & Faisal Salman1 mile1:34.23$600,000I [22]
2005Host (CHI) 5 Rafael Bejarano Todd A. Pletcher Melnyk Racing 1 mile1:37.67$600,000I [23]
2004Nothing to Lose4 Robby Albarado Robert J. Frankel Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey 1 mile1:35.55$600,000I [24]
Keeneland Turf Mile Stakes
2003Perfect Soul (IRE) 5 Edgar S. Prado Roger L. Attfield Charles E. Fipke 1 mile1:36.01$600,000I [25]
2002 Landseer (GB) 3 Edgar S. Prado Aidan P. O'Brien Mrs. John Magnier & Michael Tabor 1 mile1:35.55$600,000I [26]
2001Hap5 Jerry D. Bailey William I. Mott Allen E. Paulson Trust1 mile1:35.98$558,500II [27]
2000 Altibr 5 Richard Migliore Kiaran P. McLaughlin Shadwell Farm (Rick Nichols Lessee)1 mile1:33.72$451,200II [28]
1999Kirkwall (GB) 5 Victor Espinoza Robert J. Frankel Juddmonte Farms 1 mile1:37.96$453,600II [29]
Keeneland Breeders' Cup Mile Stakes
1998 Favorite Trick 3 Pat Day William I. Mott Joseph LaCombe Stable1 mile1:35.00$272,250II [30]
1997Wild Event4 Mark Guidry Louis M. Goldfine Arthur I. Appleton 1 mile1:34.66$216,250III [31]
1996Dumaani5 Julie Krone Kiaran P. McLaughlin Shadwell Farm (Rick Nichols Lessee)1 mile1:35.68$215,875III [32]
Keeneland Breeders' Cup Stakes
1995Dumaani4 Julie Krone Kiaran P. McLaughlin Shadwell Farm (Rick Nichols Lessee)1 mile1:38.78$187,925III [33]
1994ƒ Weekend Madness (IRE) 4 Shane Sellers Burk Kessinger Jr.New Phoenix Stable (Gary Drake, et al.)1 mile1:38.73$187,625III [34]
1993Coaxing Matt4Eddie Martin Jr.Neil L. PessinElmer E. Miller1+18 miles1:53.16$187,775III [35]
1992Lotus Pool5Charles R. Woods Jr.Burk Kessinger Jr.New Phoenix Stable1+18 miles1:48.36$185,325III [36]
1991 Itsallgreektome 4 Jorge Velasquez Wallace Dollase Jhayare Stables 1+18 miles1:48.42$184,000III [37]
Keeneland Breeders' Cup Handicap
1990 Silver Medallion 4 Craig Perret Philip M. Hauswald John A. Franks & Brereton C. Jones 1+18 miles1:52.20$186,750III [38]
1989 Steinlen (GB) 6 Jose A. Santos D. Wayne Lukas Wildenstein Stables 1+18 miles1:52.40$187,850III [39]
Keeneland Breeders' Cup Stakes
1988Niccolo Polo5 Don Brumfield Lorin D. RanierShadowlawn Farm (Tracy & Carol Farmer)1+18 miles1:53.00$156,650III [40]
1987Storm On the Loose4Julio C. Espinoza Harvey L. Vanier Koichiro Tanikawa1+18 miles1:52.60$156,700 [41]
1986Leprechauns Wish4 Jerry D. Bailey George R. Arnold IIWilliam Ryan1+18 miles1:51.80$125,150 [1]

Legend:
  Turf  All Weather Track
Notes:
ƒ Filly or Mare

See also

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