Shakertown Stakes

Shakertown Stakes

Grade II race
Location	Keeneland Race Course Lexington, Kentucky
Inaugurated	1997
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	woodbineentertainment.com
Race information
Distance	5.5 furlongs
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$200,000 (2016)

The Shakertown Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid April at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. Raced on turf over a sprint distance of 5.5 furlongs, it is open to horses three years of age and older. A Grade III race since 2003 and now a Grade II, it currently offers a purse of $200,000.

Inaugurated as The Minstrel Stakes in 1997, its name was changed the following year to honor Shakertown, a nearby Shaker community that is a United States National Historic Landmark.

In 2012, Perfect Officer set a new course record of 1:01.53 for the 5 1/2 turf sprint.

Records

Speed record

• 1:01.53 - Perfect Officer (2012)

Most wins

• 2 - Soaring Free (2004, 2005)

Most wins by an owner

• 2 - Sam-Son Farm (2004, 2005)
• 2 - Martin Racing Stable (2008, 2014)

Most wins by a jockey

• 3 - Shane Sellers (1998, 1999, 2004)

Most wins by a trainer

• 2 - Thomas M. Amoss (1999, 2003)
• 2 - Mark Frostad (2004, 2005)

Winners of the Shakertown Stakes

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2016	Undrafted	6	Joe Bravo	Wesley A. Ward	Welker/Kumin	1:02.96
2015	Something Extra	7	Shaun Bridgmohan	Gail Cox	Menary/Cox	1:02.85
2014	Marchman	4	Robby Albarado	W. Bret Calhoun	Martin Racing Stable	1:02.36
2013	Havelock	6	Garrett Gomez	Darrin Miller	Silverton Hill	1:03.02
2012	Perfect Officer	6	Javier Castellano	Tony Dutrow	David A. Ross Racing Stable	1:01.53
2011	Stratford Hill	4	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	Eugene Melnyk	1:03.90
2010	Silver Timber	7	Julien Leparoux	Chad Brown	Michael Dubb/Peter Randazzo	1:01.87
2009	Heros Reward	7	Javier Castellano	Dale Capuano	Rob Ry Farm/Jayne M. Slysz	1:04.24
2008	Mr. Nightlinger	4	Jamie Theriot	W. Bret Calhoun	Martin Racing Stable/Carl Moore	1:03.84
2007	The Nth Degree	6	Eddie Castro	Eduardo Caramori	Rodney J. Winkler	1:03.94
2006	Atticus Kristy	5	Garrett Gomez	Merrill R. Scherer	Centaur Farms	1:01.83
2005	Soaring Free	6	Jerry Bailey	Mark Frostad	Sam-Son Farm	1:02.22
2004	Soaring Free	5	Shane Sellers	Mark Frostad	Sam-Son Farm	1:01.78
2003	No Jacket Required	6	Brice Blanc	Thomas M. Amoss	W. Temple Webber, Jr.	1:03.25
2002	Morluc	6	Robby Albarado	Randy L. Morse	Michael P. Cloonan	1:03.25
2001	Airbourne Command	6	Jorge Chavez	Richard Saland	Richard Saland	1:02.71
2000	Bold Fact	5	Richard Migliore	John C. Kimmel	Juddmonte Farms	1:02.60
1999	Prankster	6	Shane Sellers	Thomas M. Amoss	Karnak Galactic Racing	1:02.60
1998	Sesaro	6	Shane Sellers	Charles Lopresti	Henryk de Kwiatkowski	1:02.20
1997	G.H.'s Pleasure	5	Jose A. Santos	Kenneth E. Hoffman	Tony Canonie et al.	1:03.00

References

• The Shakertown Stakes at the NTRA
• The Shakertown Stakes at Pedigree Query