Kentucky Cup Sprint Stakes

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Kentucky Cup Sprint
Grade III race
Location Turfway Park
Florence, Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated1994
Race type ThoroughbredFlat racing
Website www.turfway.com
Race information
Distance 6 furlong Sprint
Surface Polytrack
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
WeightAssigned
Purse$100,000

The Kentucky Cup Sprint Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 1994 at Turfway Park in Florence, Kentucky. Contested over a distance of six furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt, the Grade III event is open to three-year-old horses.

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Contested in late September, previous winners Reraise and Cajun Beat went on to win the Breeders' Cup Sprint.

With the support of WinStar Farm, this race which was suspended in 2010 due to economic challenges, will return in 2011.

Records

Speed record
Most wins by a jockey
Most wins by a trainer
Most wins by an owner

Winners Stakes

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2011 Matthewburg Victor Lebron Mike Maker Tom & Matt Conway1:10.28
2010No Race
2009 El Brujo Garrett Gomez Malcolm Pierce Windways Farm1:09.04
2008 Fatal Bullet Eurico Rosa Da Silva Reade Baker Bear Stables1:08.03
2007 Piratesonthelake Diego Sanchez James DiVito B Jock Racing LLC1:09.09
2006 Reigning Court Corey Lanerie Scott Blasi Brenda & Philip Robertson1:09.13
2005 Estate Collection Patrick Valenzuela Doug O'Neill Suarez Racing Inc.1:09.75
2004 Level Playingfield John McKee Robert E. Holthus Fly Racing LLC1:09.78
2003 Cajun Beat Cornelio Velásquez Steve Margolis S. Sanan/J. & J. Iracane1:09.54
2002 Day Trader Pat Day D. Wayne Lukas Overbrook Farm 1:10.01
2001 Snow Ridge Pat Day D. Wayne Lukas Overbrook Farm 1:09.22
2000 Caller One Kent Desormeaux James K. Chapman C. Chapman & T. McArthur1:09.46
1999 Successful Appeal Edgar Prado John C. Kimmel Starview Stable1:09.42
1998 Reraise Corey Nakatani Craig Dollase B Fey/M Han et al.1:08.50
1997 Partner's Hero Pat Day D. Wayne Lukas Horton Stable Inc.1:09.02
1996 Appealing Skier Mike E. Smith Ben Perkins Sr. New Farm 1:08.24
1995 Lord Carson Mike E. Smith D. Wayne Lukas David P. Reynolds 1:08.60
1994 End Sweep Chris McCarron Mark E. Casse Harry T. Mangurian Jr. 1:09.99

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