Music City Stakes

The Music City Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-tear-old fillies, over a distance of 6+1⁄2 furlongs on the turf held annually in September at Kentucky Downs racetrack in Franklin, Kentucky during their short turf meeting. The event currently carries a purse of $1,000,000 which includes $400,000 from the Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund.

Music City Stakes
Grade III race
LocationKentucky Downs
Franklin, Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated2020
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing
SponsorBig Ass Fans (since 2023)
Websitekentuckydowns.com
Race information
Distance6+1⁄2 furlongs
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-old fillies
Weight124 lbs with allowances
Purse$1,000,000 (2023)

History

The race was inaugurated in 2020[1] with an attractive purse offered of $400,000.[2] The event was won by the lightly raced West-Coast filly Lighthouse who started at the odds of 11/1 and won by 1+1⁄2 lengths in a time of 1:14.99.[2] After returning to California, Lighthouse had two more starts before beings sent to Australia where she was placed twice at Group 1 level before capturing the Group 1 Coolmore Classic.[3]

In 2023 the event was upgraded to a Grade III.[4]

With the influx of gaming revenue at Kentucky Downs the initial purse for the event has risen dramatically to nearly $500,000 offered by 2022.[5]

Records

Speed record:

  • 6+1⁄2 furlongs: 1:14.75 – Tobys Heart (2021)

Margins:

  • 2+3⁄4 lengths – Tobys Heart (2021)

Most wins by a jockey:

  • No jockey has won this race more than once.

Most wins by a trainer:

  • No trainer has won this race more than once.

Most wins by an owner:

  • No owner has won this race more than once.

Winners
Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref
2023 Secret Money Tyler Gaffalione Brendan Walsh Fortune Farm (Richard Nicolai), Robert G. Hahn & Matthew Hand 6+1⁄2 furlongs 1:15.14 $996,570 III [6]
2022 Freedom Speaks Jose Lezcano Jeremiah Englehart Reitman Stables 6+1⁄2 furlongs 1:15.35 $471,750 Listed [5]
2021 Tobys Heart Joel Rosario Brian A. Lynch Gary Barber, Terry Hamilton & Brian A. Lynch 6+1⁄2 furlongs 1:14.75 $487,950 [7]
2020 Lighthouse Umberto Rispoli Simon Callaghan LNJ Foxwoods 6+1⁄2 furlongs 1:14.99 $360,385 [2]

See also

References
  1. "MUSIC CITY STAKES – MULTIPLE TRACKS". Thoroughbred Pedigree Online. 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  2. "2020 Music City Stakes Black Type – (race 11)". Equibase. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  3. Roots, Chris (12 March 2022). "Lighthouse shines brightly for US connections in Coolmore Classic". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  4. "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.
  5. "2022 Nelson's Green Brier Tennessee Whiskey Music City Stakes Listed – (race 7)". Equibase. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  6. "2023 Big Ass Fans Music City Stakes Grade III – (race 9)". Equibase. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  7. "2021 Nelson's Green Brier Tennessee Whiskey Music City Stakes Black Type – (race 8)". Equibase. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
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