Raven Run Stakes

Raven Run Stakes

Class	Grade II
Location	Keeneland Race Course Lexington Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated	1999
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Sponsor	Lexus of Lexington (since 2005)
Website	Keeneland
Race information
Distance	7 furlongs
Surface	Dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-old fillies
Weight	123 lbs. with allowances
Purse	$350,000 (since 2022)

The Raven Run Stakes is a Grade II American thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies over a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt held annually in October at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky during the fall meeting.

History

This race is named for the 374-acre (1.51 km²) nature sanctuary outside Lexington, Kentucky. ^[1]

The event was inaugurated on 13 October 1999 and was won Dreamy Maiden who was ridden by US Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day to a neck victory after losing the lead in the straight in a time of 1:22.64. ^[2]

From 1999 to 2001 the event was classified as Listed and in 2002 the event was upgraded to Grade III. ^[3] In 2004 the event was upgraded to Grade II. ^[4]

In 2008, Informed Decision set a new track record of 1:20.86 on the polytrack surface. ^[5] The following year she captured the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint and was voted US Champion Female Sprint Horse.

Records

Speed record

• Dirt: 1:20.88 – Darling My Darling (2000)
• Polytrack: 1:20.86 – Informed Decision (2008)

Margins

• 9 lengths – Taris (2014)

Most wins by a jockey

• 4 – John R. Velazquez (2008, 2012, 2023, 2025)

Most wins by a trainer

• 2 – John T. Ward, Jr. (2000, 2005)
• 2 – Robert J. Frankel (2002, 2007)

Most wins by an owner

• 2 – John C. Oxley (2000, 2005)
• 2 – Juddmonte Farms (2002, 2007)

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Distance	Time	Purse	Grade	Ref
2025	Kappa Kappa	John R. Velazquez	Robert E. Reid Jr.	LC Racing, Cash is King & Wellesley Stable	7 furlongs	1:23.90	$334,688	II	[6]
2024	Emery	Tyler Gaffalione	Brad H. Cox	Stonestreet Stables	7 furlongs	1:23.21	$340,000	II	[7]
2023	Vahva	John R. Velazquez	Cherie DeVaux	Belladonna Racing, Edward J. Hudson, Jr., West Point Thoroughbreds, LBD Stable, Nice Guys Stables, Manganaro Bloodstock, Runnels Racing, Steve Hornstock & Twin Brook Stables	7 furlongs	1:23.28	$349,375	II	[8]
2022	Wicked Halo	Tyler Gaffalione	Steven M. Asmussen	Winchell Thoroughbreds	7 furlongs	1:24.30	$334,500	II	[9]
2021	Caramel Swirl	Junior Alvarado	William I. Mott	Godolphin Racing	7 furlongs	1:23.42	$250,000	II	[10]
2020	Venetian Harbor	Manuel Franco	Richard Baltas	Ciaglia Racing, Highland Yard, River Oak Farm & Domenic Savides	7 furlongs	1:23.03	$200,000	II	[11]
2019	Bell's the One	Corey J. Lanerie	Neil L. Pessin	Lothenbach Stables	7 furlongs	1:22.97	$250,000	II	[12]
2018	Shamrock Rose	Tyler Gaffalione	Mark E. Casse	Conrad Farms	7 furlongs	1:22.98	$250,000	II	[13]
2017	Miss Sunset	Julien R. Leparoux	Jeff Bonde	Phillip Lebherz & Alan Phillip Klein	7 furlongs	1:22.21	$250,000	II	[14]
2016	Lightstream	Julien R. Leparoux	Brian A. Lynch	Up Hill Stable & Head of Plains Partners	7 furlongs	1:22.68	$250,000	II	[15]
2015	Sarah Sis	Florent Geroux	Ingrid Mason	Joe Ragsdale	7 furlongs	1:22.96	$250,000	II	[16]
2014	Taris	Clinton L. Potts	Todd M. Beattie	Commonwealth New Era Racing	7 furlongs	1:21.32	$250,000	II	[17]
2013	Madame Cactus	Joseph Rocco Jr.	Peter Eurton	Mr. & Mrs. Marc C. Ferrell	7 furlongs	1:21.71	$250,000	II	[18]
2012	Gypsy Robin	John R. Velazquez	Wesley A. Ward	King 9 Stables, Bell, Gatewood, Bret Jones & Wesley A. Ward	7 furlongs	1:21.79	$250,000	II	[19]
2011	Great Hot (BRZ)	Chantal Sutherland	A. C. Avila	Coudelaria Jessica	7 furlongs	1:21.70	$250,000	II	[20]
2010	Hilda's Passion	Corey J. Lanerie	Todd A. Pletcher	Starlight Racing	7 furlongs	1:21.38	$250,000	II	[21]
2009	Satans Quick Chick	Leandro D. Goncalves	Eric R. Reed	Jerry Jamgotchian	7 furlongs	1:22.62	$300,000	II	[22]
2008	Informed Decision	John R. Velazquez	Jonathan E. Sheppard	Augustin Stable	7 furlongs	1:20.86	$300,000	II	[23]
2007	Jibboom	Robby Albarado	Robert J. Frankel	Juddmonte Farms	7 furlongs	1:22.01	$300,000	II	[24]
2006	Leah's Secret	Mark Guidry	Helen Pitts-Blasi	First Klass Stable	7 furlongs	1:22.74	$300,000	II	[25]
2005	For All We Know	Shaun Bridgmohan	John T. Ward Jr.	John C. Oxley	7 furlongs	1:23.74	$300,000	II	[26]
2004	Josh's Madelyn	Justin Shepherd	J. Larry Jones	Michael Pressley & Jim Neidig	7 furlongs	1:22.86	$224,200	II	[27]
2003	Yell	Pat Day	Claude R. McGaughey III	Claiborne Farm & Adele B. Dilschneider	7 furlongs	1:21.75	$174,450	III	[28]
2002	Sightseek	Jerry D. Bailey	Robert J. Frankel	Juddmonte Farms	7 furlongs	1:23.98	$171,900	III	[29]
2001	Nasty Storm	Pat Day	Dallas Stewart	Denny Crum, Daryl Elser, Riley McDonald, Joseph Riccelli & Dallas Stewart	7 furlongs	1:23.30	$109,900	Listed	[30]
2000	Darling My Darling	Mike E. Smith	John T. Ward Jr.	John C. Oxley	7 furlongs	1:20.88	$82,425	Listed	[31]
1999	Dreamy Maiden	Pat Day	W. Elliott Walden	Four Fifths Stable	7 furlongs	1:22.64	$62,725	Listed	[2]

Legend:
  All Weather Track  Dirt

See also

• List of American and Canadian Graded races

References

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