Appalachian Stakes

Appalachian Stakes

Grade III race
Location	Keeneland Racecourse Lexington, Kentucky United States
Inaugurated	1989
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.keeneland.com/racing
Race information
Distance	1 mile (8 furlongs)
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-old fillies
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$125,000 (2015)

The Appalachian Stakes is an American Grade III Thoroughbred horse race run annually in April at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Kentucky. Open to three-year-old fillies, it is contested on turf over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs).^[1]

First held in 1989, the Appalachian Stakes was named for the Appalachian Mountains which extend into Eastern Kentucky.

The race was run at a distance of 1 ¹⁄₁₆ miles from 1989 through 1995. A Listed race, it was elevated to a Grade III event in 2008.

Recently it has been presented by the Japan Racing Association.

Records

Speed record

• 1:34.80 - Halo River (1998)

Most wins by an owner

• 2 - Brereton C. Jones (1993, 2010)
• 2 - Team Valor (2002, 2007)

Most wins by a jockey

• 4 - Pat Day (1991, 1993, 2000, 2002)

Most wins by a trainer

• 2 - Chad C. Brown (2012, 2015)
• 2 - William I. Mott (1995, 2002)
• 2 - Michael H. Stidham (2000, 2001)

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Distance (Miles)	Time
2016	Catch a Glimpse	Florent Geroux	Mark E. Casse	Barber/Ambler/Windways Farm	1	1:37.27
2015	Lady Eli	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	Chad C. Brown	Sheep Pond Partners	1	1:35.80
2014	Daring Dancer	Alan Garcia	H. Graham Motion	Sagamore Farm	1	1:36.04
2013	Unbelievable Dream	Joel Rosario	Barclay Tagg	Sure Thing Stables	1	1:37.91
2012	Dayatthespa	Javier Castellano	Chad Brown	Frankels/Laymon/Bradley Thoroughbreds	1	1:36.08
2011	Winter Memories	Jose Lezcano	James J. Toner	Phillips Racing Partnership	1	1:37.27
2010	Check the Label	Julien Leparoux	H. Graham Motion	Brereton C. Jones	1	1:34.87
2009	Afternoon Stroll	Jamie Theriot	Timothy Hamm	Blazing Meadows Fatms	1	1:36.67
2008	Alwajeeha	John Velazquez	Kiaran McLaughlin	Shadwell Stable	1	1:37.37
2007	Audacious Chloe	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	Team Valor	1	1:36.39
2006	Lady of Venice	Julien Leparoux	Patrick Biancone	Martin S. Schwartz	1	1:35.85
2005	Melhor Ainda	John Velazquez	Robert J. Frankel	TNT Stud	1	1:37.69
2004	Lucifer's Stone	Jose A. Santos	Linda L. Rice	Team Solaris Stable	1	1:37.58
2003	Ocean Drive	Jerry Bailey	Todd Pletcher	Sybon Stable	1	1:36.13
2002	Stylelistick	Pat Day	William I. Mott	Team Valor/Dream With Me Stable	1	1:36.62
2001	Bold Answer	Mark Guidry	Michael H. Stidham	Linda Neece	1	1:35.22
2000	Impending Bear	Pat Day	Michael H. Stidham	Michael J. Ryan	1	1:36.24
1999	Tres Coronas	Jorge Chavez	Stanley M. Hough	Bea & Robert H. Roberts	1	1:35.26
1998	Halo River	Craig Perret	Anthony L. Reinstedler	Robert B. Berger	1	1:34.80
1997	Witchful Thinking	Shane Sellers	Niall M. O'Callaghan	Peter Grimm	1	1:35.19
1996	Dyna Whirl	Robbie Davis	Burk Kessinger, Jr.	Nancy & Richard Kaster/S. E. Ricker	1	1:38.22
1995	Bail Out Becky	Shane Sellers	William I. Mott	Kenneth L. Ramsey	1 1/16	1:41.60
1994	Bedroom Blues	Mike E. Smith	William A. Deakins	Alan Booge & Pauline Deakins	1 1/16	1:45.00
1993	Harlan Honey	Pat Day	Philip M. Hauswald	Brereton C. Jones	1 1/16	1:45.20
1992	White Corners	Craig Perret	Warren A. Croll, Jr.	Robert P. Levy	1 1/16	1:44.40
1991	Radiant Ring	Pat Day	James E. Day	Sam-Son Farm	1 1/16	1:43.60
1990	Super Fan	Jose A. Santos	Steven Penrod	Hermitage Farm	1 1/16	1:44.00
1989	To The Lighthouse	Randy Romero	William Badgett, Jr.	Christiana Stables	1 1/16	1:46.20

References

1. Appalachian Stakes history at Keeneland