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Spinster Stakes


Date: October 07, 07
Post:
Purse: 500,000
Grade: 1
Type: T
Distance: 1 1/8 Miles
Age: Three and Up Fillies and Mares
Sex:
Turf:


Keeneland
4201 Versailles Road P.O. Box 1690
Lexington, Kentucky, 40502
USA

(859)-254-3412
(800)-456-3412


Notes:
The Spinster Stakes is a thoroughbred horseracing event that is run at a distance of nine furlongs on the left-handed dirt track of Keeneland Race Course, Kentucky. This American horseracing meet is open to three-year-olds and up fillies and mares. This race is a major preparatory race for the Breeders Cup Distaff and is considered as one of the most important races for fillies and mares. The stakes at present carries a purse of 500,000 and the American graded committee has graded this stakes as grade I. Bayakoa in 1990 clocked 1 47.00 to set a winning record.

Spinster Stakes Past Winners

Year Winner Trainer Jockey Owner Time
2007 Panty Raid Todd A. Pletcher Garrett Gomez Glencrest Farm 1:51.30
2006 Asi Siempre Patrick L. Biancone Julien Leparoux Martin S. Schwartz 1:51.97
2005 Pampered Princess Martin D. Wolfson Eddie Castro Martin L. Cherry 1:53.91
2004 Azeri D. Wayne Lukas Pat Day Allen E. Paulson 1:49.74
2003 Take Charge Lady Kenneth G. McPeek Edgar Prado Select Stable 1:49.57
2002 Take Charge Lady Kenneth G. McPeek Edgar Prado Select Stable 1:49.90
2001 Miss Linda John Kimmel Richard Migliore Ackerley Brothers Farm 1:49.79
2000 Plenty of Light W. Elliott Walden Garrett Gomez Aaron U. & Marie Jones 1:48.18
1999 Keeper Hill Robert J. Frankel Kent Desormeaux Shug McGaughey 1:47.19
1998 Banshee Breeze Carl Nafzger Robby Albarado James B. Tafel 1:47.00
1997 Clear Mandate George R. Arnold, Jr. Pat Day G. Watts Humphrey, Jr. 1:50.40
1996 Different Ron McAnally Chris McCarron Sidney H. Craig 1:49.60
1995 Inside Information Shug McGaughey Mike E. Smith Ogden Mills Phipps 1:50.00
1994 Dispute Shug McGaughey Pat Day Ogden Mills Phipps 1:48.80
1993 Paseana Ron McAnally Chris McCarron Sidney H. Craig 1:48.40
1992 Fowda Alex L. Hassinger, Jr. Pat Valenzuela Allen E. Paulson 1:49.80
1991 Wilderness Song James E. Day Pat Day Sam-Son Farm 1:49.60
1990 Bayakoa Ron McAnally Laffit Pincay, Jr. Frank E. Whitham 1:47.00
1989 Bayakoa Ron McAnally Laffit Pincay, Jr. Frank E. Whitham 1:47.80
1988 Hail a Cab Philip M. Hauswald Jacinto Vasquez John A. Bell III 1:51.00
1987 Sacahuista D. Wayne Lukas Randy Romero L.R. French, Jr./Barry Beal 1:48.60
1986 Top Corsage Jerry M. Fanning Sandy Hawley Dan J. Agnew 1:48.20
1985 Dontstop Themusic Randy Winick Laffit Pincay, Jr. Albert R. Broccoli 1:50.40
1984 Princess Rooney Neil Drysdale Ed Delahoussaye Paula Tucker 1:50.40
1983 Try Something New Shug McGaughey Pat Day John A. Bell III 1:49.80
1982 Track Robbery John W. Russell Pat Valenzuela Summa Stable 1:47.40
1981 Glorious Song John Cairns Robin Platts F. Stronach / N. B. Hunt 1:49.20
1980 Bold 'n Determined Neil Drysdale Ed Delahoussaye Saron Stable 1:49.20
1979 Safe Joseph M. Bollero Earlie Fires Elizabeth J. Brisbine 1:49.20
1978 Tempest Queen Lou Rondinello Jorge Velasquez John W. Galbreath 1:49.00
1977 Cum Laude Laurie Lou Rondinello Angel Cordero, Jr. Daniel M. Galbreath 1:48.40
1976 Optimistic Gal Leroy Jolley Craig Perret Diana M. Firestone 1:51.60
1975 Susan's Girl Thomas W. Kelley Laffit Pincay, Jr. Fred W. Hooper 1:49.80
1974 Summer Guest Elliott Burch Daryl Montoya Rokeby Stable 1:48.40
1973 Susan's Girl C. R. Parke Braulio Baeza Fred W. Hooper 1:48.80
1972 Numbered Account Roger Laurin Laffit Pincay, Jr. Ogden Phipps 1:47.40
1971 Chou Croute Robert G. Dunham Robert Kotenko E. V. Benjamin III et al 1:49.00
1970 Taken Aback H. Allen Jerkens Eddie Belmonte Hobeau Farm 1:51.40
1969 Gallant Bloom William J. Hirsch John L. Rotz King Ranch 1:48.80
1968 Sale Day John Winans Eric Guerin Louise Clements 1:51.60
1967 Straight Deal John W. Jacobs Howard Grant Ethel D. Jacobs 1:49.20
1966 Open Fire Virgil W. Raines Braulio Baeza Brandywine Stable 1:50.40
1965 Star Maggie R. E. Wingfield Bill Hartack James T. Jones 1:50.20
1964 Old Hat C. C. Norman Don Brumfield Stanley Conrad 1:48.40
1963 Lamb Chop James W. Maloney Manuel Ycaza William Haggin Perry 1:48.40
1962 Primonetta James P. Conway Bill Shoemaker Darby Dan Farm 1:48.40
1961 Bowl of Flowers Elliott Burch Eddie Arcaro Brookmeade Stable 1:49.60
1960 Rash Statement Allen R. Hultz John L. Rotz Hal Price Headley 1:49.60
1959 Royal Native Kenny Noe, Sr. Bill Hartack Perne L. Grissom 1:49.40
1958 Bornastar W. G. Sparks Ken Church J. Graham Brown 1:49.40
1957 Bornastar W. G. Sparks Ken Church J. Graham Brown 1:49.20
1956 Doubledogdare Moody Jolley John Heckmann Claiborne Farm 1:49.20
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