Spinster Stakes: Difference between revisions

| class = Grade I

| horse race = Spinster Stakes

| image = =

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| location = [[Keeneland|Keeneland Race Course]]<br />[[Lexington, Kentucky]], [[United States]]

| inaugurated = 1956

| race type = [[Thoroughbred]] -– [[Flat racing]]

| website = [http://ww2.keeneland.com/default.aspx Keeneland]

| distance = 1⅛{{frac|1|1|8}} miles (9 Furlongs)

| track = Left-handed
| qualification = Three-year-olds & up, fillies & mares

| weight = Weight-for-age

| purse = $500600,000

| bonuses = =

The '''Spinster Stakes''' (also known as the "Juddmonte Spinster" with [[Juddmonte Farms]] sponsorship) is an American [[Thoroughbred horse race]] for [[Filly|fillies]] and [[Mare (horse)|mare]]s aged three or up run annually in early October at [[Keeneland|Keeneland Racecourse]] in [[Lexington, Kentucky]]. It is set at a distance of one and one-eighth miles and is a [[Conditions races|Grade I]] event with a current purse of $500600,000.

The Spinster, sponsored by [[Prince Khalid Abdullah]]'s [[Juddmonte Farms]] beginning in 2005, is a major prep for the [[Breeders' Cup Distaff]] and one of the most important weight-for-age stakes races exclusively for [[Filly|fillies]] and [[Mare (horse)|mares]]. Now part of the '''Breeders' Cup Challenge series''', the winner of the 2008 FrizetteSpinster Stakes automatically qualifies for the [[Breeders' Cup Ladies' ClassicDistaff]].<ref>{{cite [web |url=http://www.breederscup.com/challenge.aspx] |title=Breeders' Cup Challenge |access-date=2008-08-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913093126/http://www.breederscup.com/challenge.aspx |archive-date=2008-09-13 }}</ref>

In time for the 2006 edition of the Spinster Stakes, Keeneland replaced its traditional dirt track with the synthetic surface, [[Synthetic racetrack surfaces for horse racing|Polytrack synthetic dirt]]. In 2014, the Polytrack was replaced by a new dirt surface.<ref>{{cite web|title=Keeneland Debuts New Dirt Surface on Main Race Track|url=https://www.keeneland.com/racing/keeneland-debuts-new-dirt-surface-main-race-track|website=www.keeneland.com|access-date=15 June 2016}}</ref>

''';Speed record:'''

'''On synthetic dirt:'''

* 1:46.77 -– Carriage Trail (2008)

'''On naturalold dirt surface:'''

* 1:47.00 -– [[Bayakoa]] (1990)

* 1:47.00 -– [[Banshee Breeze]] (1998)

* 1:47.19 -– [[Keeper Hill (horse)|Keeper Hill]] (1999)

'''Most wins:'''

* 2 -– [[Bornastar]] (1957, 1958)

* 2 -– [[Susan's Girl]] (1973, 1975)

* 2 -– [[Bayakoa]] (1989, 1990)

* 2 -– [[Take Charge Lady]] (2002, 2003)

'''Most wins by an owner:'''

* 2 -– J. Graham Brown (1957, 1958)

* 2 -– [[Fred W. Hooper]] (1973, 1975)

* 2 -– [[John A. Bell III]] (1983, 1988)

* 2 -– [[Frank E. Whitham]] (1989, 1990)

* 2 -– [[Allen E. Paulson]] (1992, 2004)

* 2 -– [[Sidney H. Craig]] (1993, 1996)

* 2 -– [[Ogden Mills Phipps]] (1994, 1995)

* 2 -– Select Stable (2002, 2003)

'''Most wins by a [[jockeyhorse trainer|trainer]]:'''

* 5 -– [[LaffitTodd Pincay,A. Jr.Pletcher]] (19722007, 19752012, 19852015, 19892020, 19902022)

|! widthstyle="40pxwidth:180px" | '''Year'''Owner<br />

|[[Todd A. Pletcher]]

|Eclipse Thoroughbred/ Partners & [[Gary Barber]]

|[[Ramon DominguezDomínguez]]

|[[Flaxman Holdings]]

|[[David Carroll (horse trainer)|David Carroll]]

|[[Claude R. McGaughey III|C. R. McGaughey III]]

|[[Stuart S. Janney III|S. Janney& III]]/[[Phipps Stable]]

|[[Eddie Castro (jockey)|Eddie Castro]]

|[[Aaron U. Jones|Aaron U. & Marie Jones]]

|[[Claude R. McGaughey III|C.]] R& Dr. McGaugheyJohn III]]A. et al.Chandler

|[[James B. Tafel]]

|[[George R. Arnold, Jr.]]

|[[G. Watts Humphrey, Jr.]]

|[[Alex L. Hassinger, Jr.]]

|[[Laffit Pincay, Jr.]]

|[[Frank E. Whitham]]

|[[Laffit Pincay, Jr.]]

|[[Frank E. Whitham]]

|[[Jacinto VasquezVásquez]]

|[[John A. Bell III]]

|L.R. French, Jr./ & Barry Beal

|[[Laffit Pincay, Jr.]]

|[[Paula J. Tucker]]

|[[John A. Bell III]]

|[[Frank Stronach|F. Stronach]] /& [[Nelson Bunker Hunt|N. B. Hunt]]

|[[Jorge VelasquezVelásquez]]

|[[AngelÁngel Cordero, Jr.]]

|[[LeroyLeRoy Jolley]]

|[[Laffit Pincay, Jr.]]

|[[Laffit Pincay, Jr.]]

|[[Robert G. Dunham]]

|[[Donald P. Ross|Brandywine Stable]]

|[[Kenny Noe, Sr.]]

[[Category:Keeneland horse races]]