Tejano Run Stakes

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Tejano Run Stakes
Listed race
Location Turfway Park
Florence, Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated1974
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website www.turfway.com
Race information
Distance1+18 miles (9 furlongs)
Surface Polytrack synthetic dirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationFour-years-old & up
WeightAssigned
Purse $50,000

The Tejano Run Stakes is an American ungraded Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Turfway Park in Florence, Kentucky. Open to horses age four and older, it is contested on Polytrack synthetic dirt over a distance of one and one eighth miles (8 furlongs).

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Inaugurated in 1974 as the Pioneer Stakes, the race was renamed in 1997 to honor Tejano Run who won the 1996 Pioneer Stakes as well as other important stakes at Turfway Park.

There was no race run in 1990 and 2009.

Distances:

Records

Speed record: (at current distance of 1+18 miles)

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

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2011Baryshnikov5Thomas L. Pompell Mike Maker Columbro & Apostelos1:51.92
2009no race
2008High Blues5 James Lopez George R. Arnold II Dixiana Stables 1:51.71
2007Jade's Revenge4 Rodney Prescott H. Graham Motion Bushwood Stables LLC1:50.11
2006Ball Four5 Julien Leparoux Patrick Biancone Derrick Smith & Michael Tabor 1:51.97
2005Discreet Hero7 Justin Vitek Bernard S. Flint LTB Inc. & R. A. Williams1:49.50
2004Ask the Lord7 Rafael Bejarano Bernard S. Flint LTB Inc. & R. A. Williams1:49.82
2003Mail Call5 Rafael Bejarano Gary Montgomery Sarah & Glenn Montgomery1:51.06
2002Double Affair8 Jeff Johnston Bernard S. Flint Ed Wright & Miles Childers1:50.60
2001Glacial6 Brian Peck Daniel M. Smithwick, Jr. Kingfish Stable1:50.20
2000Irish Silence6 Terry Thompson K. LewisJames F. Turner1:50.60
1999Glacial4 Jesse Campbell Daniel M. Smithwick, Jr. Kingfish Stable1:49.60
1998Danville7 Francisco Torres William G. Huffman Top of the Key Stable1:49.00
1997Grand Teton4 Fabio Arguello, Jr. Katherine K. Ball Donamire Farm1:49.80
1996 Tejano Run 4 Terry Thompson Kenneth McPeek Roy & Joyce Monroe1:50.40
1995Danville4 Larry Melancon William G. Huffman Top of the Key Stable1:52.00
1994Secreto's Hideaway5 James Bruin Akiko Gothard Mickey Liber1:49.60
1993Bolt the Hatch6 Brent Bartram Niall O'Callaghan Budget Stable1:52.40
1992Profit Key5 James Bruin D. Wayne Lukas H. J. Allen & D. L. Mathis1:51.20
1991Cool Corbett6 Patricia Cooksey John C. Goodwin B. Lunsford & L. Holbrook1:51.00
1990no race
1989Cub Scout6 Charles Woods, Jr. John C. Goodwin John C. Goodwin 1:47.40
1988Tribute to Royalty7 Michael McDowell John E. Churchman, Jr. John E. Churchman, Jr. 1:36.20
1987Quick Speed5 James Bruin Earl C. Murphy William L. Johnson1:39.80
1986Tribute to Royalty5 Michael McDowell John E. Churchman, Jr. John E. Churchman, Jr. 1:37.00
1985Exclusive Greer4Scott Miller Michael J. Tackett M. J. & E. J. Tackett1:38.80
1984Shape UpnfJose Calo Ernest D. Flynn Est. of Mrs. Frazier Lebus1:37.80
1983Prince Fortune5Steve Neff Larry Roe D. W. Jones1:35.80
1982Timeless Statue5Eugene Sipus, Jr. Roy Frazier R. C. Durr1:47.60
1981Vanders ForcenfDarrell Foster Hulon L. Womack Carolyn Cline & D. Cline1:47.40
1980One Lucky Devil6David Niblick Jeffrey Sheets Rapid Stable1:46.80
1979Savage Moon6 Michael McDowell Edgar Gordon Gordon & Schmidt1:45.00
1978London Fog4 Charles Woods, Jr. Elizabeth Mangione Joseph B. Mangione1:45.00
1977Satan's Cheer5 Mike Manganello Peter W. Salmen, Jr. Crimson King Farm1:48.40
1976Brustigert6M. Bryant Pat B. Deveraux T. F. Deveraux1:46.60
1975Jesta Dream Away5Guilermo Milord James E. Morgan Zweisler & Zimmerman1:46.00
1974Ill Will3 Julio Espinoza Richard E. Vance J. Bullock1:46.80

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