Commonwealth Turf Stakes

Commonwealth Turf Stakes

Grade III race
Location	Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated	2004
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.churchilldowns.com
Race information
Distance	1 ^1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs)
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$100,000

The Commonwealth Turf Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid November at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Open to three-year-old horses, it is contested on turf over a distance of one and one sixteenth miles (8.5 furlongs).

Inaugurated in 2004, the Commonwealth Turf Stakes was elevated to Grade III status in 2008.

Records

Speed record

• 1:41.54 - Heart to Heart (2014)

Most wins by an owner

• No owner has won this race more than once.

Most wins by a jockey

• 2 - Shaun Bridgmohan (2007, 2013)

Most wins by a trainer

• No trainer has won this race more than once.

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2015	Almasty	Jon Court	Brad H. Cox	Rupp Racing Wentworth Brochu	1:45.41
2014	Heart to Heart	Julien Leparoux	Brian A. Lynch	Terry Hamilton	1:41.54
2013	River Seven	Shaun Bridgmohan	Nicholas Gonzalez	Tucci Stables	1:44.11
2012	Lea	Brian J. Hernandez, Jr.	Albert M. Stall, Jr.	Claiborne Farm/Dilschneider	1:42.27
2011	Humble and Hungry	Jose Lezcano	Ignacio Correas IV	Sagamore Farm	1:45.24
2010	Yankee Fourtune	Victor Santiago	Kiaran P. McLaughlin	Harvey Clark & Andrew Albstein	1:44.68
2009	Get Stormy	Javier Castellano	Thomas M. Bush	Sullimar Stables	1:41.67
2008	Nistles Crunch	Robby Albarado	Kenneth McPeek	Alien Farm	1:44.48
2007	Inca King	Shaun Bridgmohan	Steve Asmussen	Heiligbrodt Racing	1:43.17
2006	Arbuckle Bandit	Brice Blanc	Michael Stidham	Golden Racing Stable	1:44.19
2005	Therecomesatiger	Mark Guidry	Thomas F. Proctor	Charles R. Patton	1:43.94
2004	Broadway View	John McKee	Nick Zito	Live Oak Plantation Racing	1:44.75

References

• The 2009 Commonwealth Turf Stakes at Bloodhorse.com