Turf Sprint Stakes

Twin Spires Turf Sprint Stakes
Grade III race
Location Churchill Downs
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated 1995
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website www.churchilldowns.com
Race information
Distance 5 furlong sprint
Surface Turf
Track Left-handed
Qualification Three-year-olds & up
Weight Assigned
Purse $150,000

The Turf Sprint Stakes (once branded as the Aegon Turf Sprint Stakes and now the Twin Spires Turf Sprint Stakes), is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Previously known as the Churchill Downs Turf Sprint Stakes, it is a five furlong sprint on turf open to horses age three and older.

In 2015, Power Alert set the course record of 0.55.17.

Records

Speed record
Most wins by a jockey
Most wins by a trainer

Winners of the Twin Spires Turf Sprint Stakes since 1995

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Distance
Time Grade
2016 Rocket Heat 4 Flavien Prat Vann Belvoir Mike Sanchez 5-fur. 56.47 III
2015 Power Alert 5 Julien Leparoux Brian A. Lynch Covello/AJ Suited Racing StableLynch 5-fur. 55.17 III
2014 Marchman 4 Robby Albarado W. Bret Calhoun Martin Racing Stable 5-fur. 56.04 III
2013 Berlino Di Tiger (BRZ) 5 Leandro R. Goncalves Eduardo Caramori Stud Sampaio 5-fur. 57.01 III
2012 Great Attack 5 Houyhnhnm Stable 5-fur. 56.61 III
2011 Regally Ready 4 Corey Nakatani Steve Asmussen Vinery Stables 5-fur. 0.56.57 III
2010 Silver Timber 7 Julien R. Leparoux Chad C. Brown Dubb/High Grade Racing Stable 5-fur. 0.55.45 III
2009 Chamberlain Bridge 5 Garrett Gomez W. Bret Calhoun Carl Moore Management 5-fur. 0:57.06 III
2008 Mr. Nightlinger 4 Jamie Theriot W. Bret Calhoun Martin Racing Stable et al. 5-fur. 0:56.18 III
2007 Gaff 5 John Velazquez Steve Asmussen Heiligbrodt Racing Stable 5-fur. 0:56.84 III
2006 Man of Illusion 5 Julien Leparoux Patrick Biancone Encosta de Lago 5-fur. 0:56.28 III
2005 Mighty Beau 6 Pat Valenzuela Jeff Mullins M. Cloonan/A. Carolan 5-fur. 0:56.18 III
2004 Lydgate 4 Pat Day Eoin G. Harty Darley Stable 5-fur. 0:56.56 III
2003 Fiscally Speaking 4 Jon Court Carl Nafzger Janis R. Whitman 5-fur. 0:56.01 III
2002 Testify 5 Jerry Bailey Randy Morse Robert S. Mitchell Trust 5-fur. 0:57.39 III
2001 Morluc 4 Robby Albarado Randy Morse Michael Cloonan 5-fur. 0:56.60 III
2000 Bold Fact 5 Richard Migliore John Kimmel Juddmonte Farms 5-fur. 0:56.37
1999 Howbaddouwantit 4 Mike E. Smith Ben Perkins, Jr. Larry F. Hall 5-fur. 0:57.03
1998 Indian Rocket 4 Gary Stevens Neil Drysdale Shadwell Racing 5-fur. 0:57.32
1997 Sandtrap 4 Alex Solis Ben Cecil Robert E. Hibbert 5-fur. 0:56.51
1996 Danjur 4 Jerry Bailey Neil Drysdale Aaron & Marie Jones 5-fur. 0:56.09
1995 Long Suit 4 Willie Martinez Angel Montano, Sr. Larry Telle 5-fur. 0:56.90

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