The Shawnee Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares, age four and older, over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles held annually in late May or early June at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The event currently offers a purse of $225,000.
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1983 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | Churchill Downs |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & mares, four years old & older |
| Weight | 123 lbs. with allowance |
| Purse | US$225,000 (since 2023) |
History edit
The event is named after the Shawnee, who are an Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands where currently Louisville is located.
The event was inaugurated on 23 July 1983 as an event for fillies and mares of age three and older, and run over a distance of one mile and was won by Everett Lowrance's Leader Miss. Leader Miss was a longshot starting at odds of 12/1 was ridden by jockey Keith Allen, led almost all the way, opening up a lead of three lengths before winning by a length over Kitchen with Queen Of Song in third place in a time of 1:364⁄5.[1]
The following year the event was won by the Grade I winning mare Try Something New who started as a short 3/10 odds-on favorite.[2]
The event was discontinued and was idle for thirty-six years when in 2020 it was reintroduced over slightly longer distance of 1+1⁄16 miles.[3]
In 2023 the event was upgraded by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to a Grade III.[4]
Records edit
Speed record
- 1+1⁄16 miles: 1:42.13 – Idiomatic (2023)
- 1 mile: 1:36.70 – Leader Miss (1983)
Margins
- 4+1⁄4 lengths – Envoutante (2021)
Most wins by a jockey
- No jockey has won the event more than once
Most wins by a trainer
- No trainer has won the event more than once
Most wins by an owner
- No owner has won the event more than once
Winners edit
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Idiomatic | 4 | Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox | Juddmonte Farms | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.13 | $224,750 | III | [5] |
| 2022 | She's All Wolfe | 5 | Francisco Arrieta | Donnie Von Hemel | Robert H. Zoellner | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.34 | $179,500 | Listed | [6] |
| 2021 | Envoutante | 4 | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Kenneth G. McPeek | Walking L Thoroughbreds & Three Chimneys Farm | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.59 | $150,000 | [7] | |
| 2020 | Dunbar Road | 4 | José Ortiz | Chad C. Brown | Peter M. Brant | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.65 | $100,000 | [8] | |
| 1985–2019 | Race not held | |||||||||
| 1984 | Try Something New | 5 | Garth Patterson | Claude R. McGaughey III | John A. Bell III | 1 mile | 1:38:00 | $41,250 | [2] | |
| 1983 | Leader Miss | 4 | Keith Allen | James J. Eckrosh | Everett Lowrance | 1 mile | 1:36.80 | $40,550 | [1] | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Sowers, Richard (24 July 1983). "Leader Miss fools 'em all in easy win (1983 Shawnee Stakes – race 9: held 23 July 1983)". The Courier-Journal - Archival. pp. 37, 53. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ a b Rees, Jennie (22 July 1984). "Try Something New starts comeback with Spinster win (1984 Shawnee Stakes – race 8: held 23 July 1983)". The Courier-Journal - Archival. pp. 31, 49. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "SHAWNEE STAKES - CHURCHILL DOWNS, KY". Thoroughbred Pedigree Online. 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "American Graded Stakes Committee Releases 2023 Grades; The Stephen Foster Stakes is the only new grade 1 stakes for 2023". Bloodhorse.com. Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "2022 Shawnee Stakes Grade 3 – (race 8)". Equibase. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "2022 Shawnee Stakes Listed – (race 7)". Equibase. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "2021 Shawnee Stakes Black type – (race 7)". Equibase. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "2020 Shawnee Stakes Black type – (race 7)". Equibase. 23 May 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2023.