Grade III race | |
Location | Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
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Inaugurated | 2004 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | Churchill Downs |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds |
Weight | 123 lbs. with allowances |
Purse | $300,000 (2022) |
The Commonwealth Turf Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run over a distance of one and one sixteenth miles on turf held annually in November at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky during the fall meeting.
History
The event was inaugurated on 14 November 2004 and was won by the shortest of margins, a nose by the 18-1 outsider in field Broadway View, who was trained by US Hall of Fame trained Nick Zito in a time of 1:44.75.[1]
The American Graded Stakes Committee classified the event as Grade III in 2008.[2]
The event was not scheduled to be run in 2020[3] and 2021 due to the condition of the turf course.
Records
Speed record
- 1:41.54 - Heart to Heart (2014)
Margins
- 4+1⁄4 lengths - Almasty (2015)
Most wins by an owner
- No owner has won this race more than once.
Most wins by a jockey
- 2 - Shaun Bridgmohan (2007, 2013)
Most wins by a trainer
- 3 - Steve Asmussen (2007, 2018, 2023)
Winners
Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref | |
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2023 | Gigante | Luan Machado | Steven M. Asmussen | Iapetus Racing and Diamond T Racing | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.46 | $257,500 | Listed | Off turf[4] | |
2022 | Trademark | Martin Garcia | Victoria H. Oliver | BBN Racing | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:46.39 | $300,000 | Listed | Off turf[5] | |
2020–2021 | Race not held | |||||||||
2019 | Mr Dumas | Joseph Rocco Jr. | John Alexander Ortiz | WSS Racing & Hooties Racing | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:45.51 | $175,000 | III | [6] | |
2018 | Hot Springs | Ricardo Santana Jr. | Steven M. Asmussen | Woodford Racing | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:46.97 | $100,000 | III | [7] | |
2017 | Mr. Misunderstood | Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox | Flurry Racing Stables | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:46.80 | $100,000 | III | [8] | |
2016 | Hay Dakota | Denny Velazquez | Joel Berndt | Alice Mettler | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.60 | $100,000 | III | [9] | |
2015 | Almasty | Jon Court | Brad H. Cox | Rupp Racing Wentworth Brochu | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:45.41 | $100,000 | III | [10] | |
2014 | Heart to Heart (CAN) | Julien R. Leparoux | Brian A. Lynch | Terry Hamilton | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.54 | $115,300 | III | [11] | |
2013 | River Seven (CAN) | Shaun Bridgmohan | Nicholas Gonzalez | Tucci Stables | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.11 | $115,400 | III | [12] | |
2012 | Lea | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Albert Stall Jr. | Claiborne Farm & Adele B. Dilschneider. | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.27 | $117,100 | III | [13] | |
2011 | Humble and Hungry | Jose Lezcano | Ignacio Correas IV | Sagamore Farm | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:45.24 | $111,200 | III | [14] | |
2010 | Yankee Fourtune | Victor Santiago | Kiaran P. McLaughlin | Harvey Clark & Andrew Albstein | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.68 | $121,900 | III | [15] | |
2009 | Get Stormy | Javier Castellano | Thomas M. Bush | Sullimar Stables | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.67 | $112,100 | III | [16] | |
2008 | Nistle's Crunch | Robby Albarado | Kenneth G. McPeek | Alien Farm | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.48 | $112,900 | III | [17] | |
2007 | Inca King | Shaun Bridgmohan | Steven M. Asmussen | Heiligbrodt Racing | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.17 | $166,500 | Listed | [18] | |
2006 | Arbuckle Bandit | Brice Blanc | Michael Stidham | Golden Racing Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.19 | $169,800 | Listed | [19] | |
2005 | Therecomesatiger | Mark Guidry | Thomas F. Proctor | Charles R. Patton | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.94 | $174,900 | Listed | [20] | |
2004 | Broadway View | John McKee | Nick Zito | Live Oak Plantation Racing | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.75 | $171,150 | Listed | [1] |
Legend:
Dirt
Turf
See also
References
- ^ a b "2004 Commonwealth Turf Stakes Listed - (race 9)". Equibase. 14 November 2004. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH TURF STAKES - CHURCHILL DOWNS, KY". Thoroughbred Pedigree Online. 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Churchill Downs 2020 Fall Stake Schedule" (PDF). Churchill Downs website. 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "2023 Commonwealth Turf Stakes Listed - (race 11)". Equibase. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "2022 Commonwealth Turf Stakes Listed - (race 11)". Equibase. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "2019 Commonwealth Turf Stakes Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "2018 Commonwealth Turf Stakes Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "2017 Commonwealth Turf Stakes Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "2016 Commonwealth Turf Stakes Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "2015 Commonwealth Turf Stakes Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "2014 Commonwealth Turf Stakes Grade 3 - (race 7)". Equibase. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "2013 Commonwealth Turf Stakes Grade 3 - (race 7)". Equibase. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "2012 Commonwealth Turf Stakes Grade 3 - (race 7)". Equibase. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "2011 Commonwealth Turf Stakes Grade 3 - (race 11)". Equibase. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "2010 Commonwealth Turf Stakes Grade 3 - (race 9)". Equibase. 13 November 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "2009 Commonwealth Turf Stakes Grade 3 - (race 9)". Equibase. 15 November 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "2008 Commonwealth Turf Stakes Grade 3 - (race 9)". Equibase. 9 November 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "2007 Commonwealth Turf Stakes Listed - (race 9)". Equibase. 11 November 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "2006 Commonwealth Turf Stakes Listed - (race 9)". Equibase. 11 November 2006. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "2005 Commonwealth Turf Stakes Listed - (race 9)". Equibase. 13 November 2005. Retrieved 24 October 2020.