Transylvania Stakes

The Transylvania Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles on the turf held annually in early April at Keeneland Race Course, Lexington, Kentucky during the spring meeting. It currently offers a purse of $400,000.

Transylvania Stakes
Grade III race
LocationKeeneland
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated1989
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing
SponsorKentucky Utilities (since 2018)
WebsiteKeeneland
Race information
Distance1+1⁄16 miles
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
Weight123 lbs with allowances
Purse$400,000 (2022)

History

The Transylvania Stakes is named for the heavily forested region of western Virginia known as the Transylvania Colony, which became most of Kentucky in 1792.[1] Also Transylvania University is located in Lexington.

The event was inaugurated on 8 April 1989 and was won by Shy Tom who was trained by the Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas and owned by William T. Young with strong stretch run in a time of 1:50 flat over the 1+1⁄16 miles distance.[2] The event was shortened to a mile in 1996 and returned to the original distance in 2008.[3]

The event was upgraded to Grade III event in 2003[4]

In 2008 and 2014 the event was moved off the turf due to inclement weather and held on the all weather track.[3]

Records

Speed record

  • 1+1⁄16 miles: 1:39.46 – Stormalory (2009)
  • 1 mile: 1:34.65 – Dog Watch (GB) (1998)

Margins

  • 5+1⁄2 lengths – Silver Max (2012)

Most wins by a jockey

Most wins by a trainer

Most wins by an owner

  • 2 - Stuart S. Janney III (2011, 2021)

Winners
Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref
2023 Mo Stash Luis Saez Victoria H. Oliver BBN Racing 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.05 $396,250 III [5]
2022 Sy Dog Irad Ortiz Jr. H. Graham Motion Head of Plains Partners 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.38 $390,125 III [6]
2021 Scarlett Sky Joel Rosario Claude R. McGaughey III Stuart S. Janney III 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.89 $150,000 III [7]
2020 Field Pass Ricardo Santana Jr. Michael J. Maker Three Diamonds Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.56 $100,000 III [8]
2019 Avie's Flatter Javier Castellano Josie Carroll Ivan Dalos 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.86 $150,000 III [9]
2018 Analyze It José L. Ortiz Chad C. Brown William H. Lawrence 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.60 $150,000 III [10]
2017 Big Score Javier Castellano Tim Yakteen George Krikorian 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.23 $150,000 III [11]
2016 Shakhimat Emma-Jayne Wilson Roger L. Attfield Dan Gale & Richard Hogan 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.65 $100,000 III [12]
2015 Night Prowler Javier Castellano Chad C. Brown Paul Pompa Jr. 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.03 $100,000 III [13]
2014 Medal Count Robby Albarado Dale L. Romans Spendthrift Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.35 $100,000 III Off turf[14]
2013 Jack Milton John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Gary Barber 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.80 $100,000 III [15]
2012 Silver Max Robby Albarado Dale L. Romans Mark Bacon & Dana Wells 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.81 $100,000 III [16]
2011 Air Support Rajiv Maragh Claude R. McGaughey III Stuart S. Janney III 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.99 $100,000 III [17]
2010 Nordic Truce Julien R. Leparoux Christophe Clement Ammerland Stud 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.31 $100,000 III [18]
2009 Stormalory Julien R. Leparoux William I. Mott Darley Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:39.46 $150,000 III [19]
2008 Boss Lafitte Robby Albarado Thomas M. Amoss Uptown Racing 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.43 $150,000 III Off turf[20]
2007 Marcavelly Edgar S. Prado William I. Mott Zayat Stables 1 mile 1:36.98 $150,000 III [21]
2006 Chin High Shaun Bridgmohan Neil L. Pessin Ike Thrash 1 mile 1:37.87 $150,000 III [22]
2005 Chattahoochee War Jerry D. Bailey Robert J. Frankel Amerman Racing abt. 1 mile 1:35.28 $150,000 III [23]
2004 Timo Edgar S. Prado William Badgett Jr. C. K. Woods Stable 1 mile 1:36.52 $113,400 III [24]
2003 White Cat Shane Sellers Kenneth G. McPeek Raymond H. Cottrell Sr. 1 mile 1:34.98 $100,000 III [25]
2002 Flying Dash (GER) Jerry D. Bailey Neil D. Drysdale Fusao Sekiguchi 1 mile 1:35.69 $100,000 Listed [26]
2001 Baptize Jerry D. Bailey William I. Mott Gary & Mary West Stables 1 mile 1:35.28 $113,800 Listed [27]
2000 Field Cat Mike E. Smith Kim Boniface James S. Karp 1 mile 1:35.19 $113,900 Listed [28]
1999 Good Night Shane Sellers Frank L. Brothers Claiborne Farm & Adele B. Dilschneider 1 mile 1:35.00 $113,400 Listed [29]
1998 Dog Watch (GB) Robbie Davis Christophe Clement Lord Hartington 1 mile 1:34.65 $73,840 Listed [30]
1997 Near the Bank Pat Day Denis W. Roberson Clarence R. Smith & Robert W. Roberts 1 mile 1:36.53 $71,370 Listed [31]
1996 More Royal Julie Krone Jonathan E. Sheppard Augustin Stable 1 mile 1:35.92 $69,680 Listed [32]
1995 † Crimson Guard Mike E. Smith William I. Mott Calumet Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.04 $68,160 Listed [33]
1994 Star of Manila Shane Sellers Burk Kessinger Jr. New Phoenix Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.87 $54,250 Listed [34]
1993 Proud Shot Herb McCauley Frank A. Alexander Jill Robinson 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.17 $55,425 Listed [35]
1992 Casino Magistrate Ricardo D. Lopez Thomas J. Kelly Blue Goose Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:46.62 $54,825 Listed [36]
1991 Eastern Dude Shane Sellers Carl A. Nafzger Frances A Genter Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.94 $56,175 Listed [37]
1990 Izvestia Randy Romero Roger L. Attfield Kinghaven Farms 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.80 $55,450 [38]
1989 Shy Tom Randy Romero D. Wayne Lukas William T. Young 1+1⁄16 miles 1:50.00 $54,050 [2]

Legend:

  Turf   All Weather Track
Notes:
† Ops Smile was first past the post but was disqualified for interference in the straight and was placed eighth. Crimson Guard was declared the winner.[39]

See also

References
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