Shakertown Stakes

Horse race

The Shakertown Stakes is a Grade III American thoroughbred horse race for horses age three and older over a distance of 5+1⁄2 furlongs on the turf held annually in early April at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky during the spring meeting. The event currently carries a purse of $350,000.

History

The event was inaugurated as The Mistral Stakes on 18 October 1995 as a three-year-old-only race over a distance of 1+1⁄8 miles.^[1] The following year the event was not held but in 1997 was moved to the spring meeting and held at the current distance of 5+1⁄2 furlongs.^[2]

The event was renamed in 1998 to the Shakertown Stakes to honor Shakertown, a nearby Shaker community that is a United States National Historic Landmark, located about 25 miles from the racetrack.

The event was upgraded to a Grade III in 2003 and in 2016 to a Grade II.^[3]

In 2020 Lienster broke the course record held by Perfect Officer since 2012. The time was 1:00.86 for the 5+1⁄2 furlongs sprint.^[2]

Records

Speed record

• 1:00.86 – Leinster (2020)

Margins

• 4 lengths – Bound for Nowhere (2018)

Most wins

• 2 – Soaring Free (2004, 2005)
• 2 – Bound for Nowhere (2018, 2021)

Most wins by an owner

• 2 – Sam-Son Farm (2004, 2005)
• 2 – Martin Racing Stable (2008, 2014)
• 2 – Wesley A. Ward (2018, 2021)

Most wins by a jockey

• 3 – Shane Sellers (1998, 1999, 2004)

Most wins by a trainer

• 4 – Wesley A. Ward (2016, 2018, 2021, 2022)

Winners

Notes:
§ Ran as part of an entry
ƒ Filly or Mare

See also

• List of American and Canadian Graded races

References

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