American Turf Stakes

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American Turf Stakes
ClassGrade I
LocationChurchill Downs
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated1992
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
SponsorFord (2025)
WebsiteChurchill Downs
Race information
Distance1+1⁄16 miles
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
Weight123lbs with allowances
Purse$1,000,000 (2025)

The American Turf Stakes is a Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles on turf held annually in early May on the Kentucky Derby day meeting at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky during the spring meeting.

History

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The event was inaugurated on 2 May 1992 as the fourth race on the undercard of the Kentucky Derby day meeting. The event was won by Senor Tomas who run as a Peter Vestal trained entry with Correntino in a time of 1:43.10.[1]

The event was sponsored by Crown Royal from 1995 to 1998 and more recently by Ram Trucks from 2011 to 2019.[2]

The event was classified as Grade III in 1998.[3] The American Graded Stakes Committee upgraded the race to its current Grade II status in 2010.[2]

The most notable winner of the event is the 2004 winner Kitten's Joy who as a three-year-old went on to finish second in the Breeders' Cup Turf to Better Talk Now and was voted as the U.S. Champion Male Turf Horse. His offspring have won this event three times:[3] Banned (2011), Divisidero (2015) and Camelot Kitten (2016).

From 2024, the winner of the race will receive a wildcard entry for the Epsom Derby.[4]

In 2025 the event was upgraded by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to Grade I status.[5]

Records

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Speed record:

  • 1+1⁄16 miles: 1:40.93 - Royal Strand (IRE) (1997)

Margins

  • 4+1⁄2 lengths - Banned (2001)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

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Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref
2025 Zulu Kingdom (IRE) Flavien Prat Chad C. Brown Madaket Stables, Michael Dubb, William Strauss & Michael J. Caruso 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.64 $924,780 I [6]
2024 Trikari Umberto Rispoli H. Graham Motion Amerman Racing 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.59 $596,560 II [7]
2023 Webslinger Javier Castellano Mark E. Casse D. J. Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.54 $500,000 II [8]
2022 Stolen Base Flavien Prat Michael J. Maker Three Diamonds Farm & Deuce Greathouse 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.57 $500,000 II [9]
2021 Du Jour Flavien Prat Bob Baffert Debbie Lanni & Natalie J. Baffert 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.49 $500,000 II [10]
2020 Fancy Liquor Florent Geroux Michael J. Maker SkyChai Racing & Sand Dollar Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.83 $500,000 II [11]
2019 Digital Age (IRE) Irad Ortiz Jr. Chad C. Brown Klaravich Stables 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.63 $400,000 II [12]
2018 Maraud John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Treadway Racing Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:47.52 $300,000 II [13]
2017 Arklow Mike E. Smith Brad H. Cox Donegal Racing 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.45 $300,000 II [14]
2016 Camelot Kitten Irad Ortiz Jr. Chad C. Brown Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.13 $300,000 II [15]
2015 Divisidero Rafael Manuel Hernandez William B. Bradley Gunpowder Farms 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.59 $250,000 II [16]
2014 Global View Gary L. Stevens Thomas F. Proctor Glen Hill Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.65 $294,500 II [17]
2013 Noble Tune Javier Castellano Chad C. Brown Martin S. Schwartz & Dell Ridge Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.63 $234,200 II [18]
2012 Silver Max Rafael Bejarano Dale L. Romans Mark Bacon & Dana Wells 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.10 $238,200 II [19]
2011 Banned Garrett K. Gomez Thomas F. Proctor Glen Hill Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.05 $237,400 II [20]
2010 Doubles Partner Garrett K. Gomez Todd A. Pletcher WinStar Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.05 $200,550 II [21]
2009 Orthodox Jon Court John Glenney Kim and John Glenney 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.37 $170,400 III [22]
2008 Tizdejavu Garrett K. Gomez Gregory Fox Michael L Cooper & Pamela C. Ziebarth 1+1⁄16 miles 1:46.14 $181,950 III [23]
2007 Duveen Mark Guidry Dale L. Romans Andrew Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.03 $188,700 III [24]
2006 Stream Cat Julien R. Leparoux Patrick L. Biancone Fab Oak Stable, Robert M. Hurley & John F. Goldthorp 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.27 $114,300 III [25]
2005 Rey de Cafe Javier Castellano George R. Arnold II G. Watts Humphrey Jr. 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.00 $114,700 III [26]
2004 Kitten's Joy Jerry D. Bailey Dale L. Romans Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.21 $113,800 III [27]
2003 Senor Swinger Pat Day Bob Baffert Robert B. & Beverly Lewis 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.38 $121,400 III [28]
2002 Legislator Edgar S. Prado H. James Bond Judy E. Turetsky 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.43 $116,300 III [29]
2001 Strategic Partner John R. Velazquez Mark A. Hennig Lee Lewis 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.89 $117,900 III [30]
2000 King Cugat Jerry D. Bailey William I. Mott Centennial Farms 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.25 $118,100 III [31]
1999 Air Rocket Jerry D. Bailey Robert E. Holthus Frank Fletcher & Dan Jones 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.65 $115,400 III [32]
1998 Dernier Croise (FR) Gary L. Stevens Thomas M. Amoss Richard Colton Jr. 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.28 $126,000 III [33]
1997 Royal Strand (IRE) Pat Day W. Elliott Walden James H. Stone 1+1⁄16 miles 1:40.93 $115,800 Listed [34]
1996 Broadway Beau Chris McCarron W. Elliott Walden George De Benedicty & Dr. Brian Davidson 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.87 $117,500 Listed [35]
1995 Unanimous Vote (IRE) Gary L. Stevens Thomas M. Amoss Robert Sabinske 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.07 $118,000 Listed [36]
1994 Jaggery John Mike E. Smith Peter M. Vestal Thomas M. Carey 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.05 $86,850 Listed [37]
1993 † Desert Waves Shane Sellers James E. Day Sam Son Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.64 $56,350 Listed [38]
1992 § Senor Tomas Mike E. Smith Peter M. Vestal Thomas M. Carey 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.10 $57,600 Listed [1]

Notes:
§ Ran as an entry
† In the 1993 running Compadre was first past the post but hung in the straight causing interference to the second-place finisher Desert Waves and was disqualified and placed second.

See also

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