Vinery Madison Stakes

Vinery Madison Stakes

Grade I race
Location	Keeneland Race Course Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated	2002
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.keeneland.com
Race information
Distance	7 furlongs
Surface	Polytrack synthetic dirt
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	fillies and mares, Four-years-old & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$300,000

The Vinery Madison Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early April at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. Contested on Polytrack synthetic dirt over a distance of seven furlongs, it is open to fillies and mares, age four and older.

Inaugurated in 2002 as the Madison Stakes, in 2005 the event was upgraded from a Listed race to Grade III status, then in 2006 to Grade II. In 2009 it became a Grade I event.

The race is named for Madison County, the largest county in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky. In 2004 the name of the race was amended to add the name of its new sponsor, Vinery, a local Thoroughbred breeding operation.

Records

Speed record

• 1.21:32 - Dr. Zic (2010)

Most wins

• No horse has won this race more than once.

Most wins by a jockey

• 3 - Edgar Prado (2002, 2006, 2007)

Most wins by a trainer

• No trainer has won this race more than once.

Most wins by an owner

• No owner has won this race more than once.

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2016	Sheer Drama	6	Joe Bravo	David Fawkes	Harold L. Queen	1:22.07
2015	Princess Violet	4	Junior Alvarado	Linda Rice	Barry K. Schwartz	1:22.73
2014	Judy the Beauty	5	John Velazquez	Wesley A. Ward	Wesley A. Ward	1:22.86
2013	Last Full Measure	5	Corey Nakatani	Philip J. Oliver	St. George Farm Racing LLC (Banwell)	1:23.32
2012	Groupie Doll	4	Rajiv Maragh	Buff Bradley	Fred & Buff Bradley	1:23.76
2011	Shotgun Gulch	4	Garrett Gomez	C.R. Trout	C.R. Trout	1:24.14
2010	Dr. Zic	4	Kent Desormeaux	Joan Scott	Scott/Derby Lane/Farrell	1:21.32
2009	Informed Decision	4	John Velazquez	Jonathan Sheppard	George W. Strawbridge, Jr.	1:21.64
2008	Ventura	4	Garrett Gomez	Robert J. Frankel	Juddmonte Farms	1:22.06
2007	Mary Delaney	4	Edgar Prado	Eddie Kenneally	Fergus Galvin	1:22.24
2006	Dubai Escapade	4	Edgar Prado	Eoin G. Harty	Darley Racing	1:22.34
2005	Madcap Escapade	4	Jerry Bailey	Frank L. Brothers	W. Bruce Lunsford	1:23.33
2004	Ema Bovary	5	Roberto Gonzalez	Larry D. Ross	R.T. Beal & L. Ramsey	1:23.41
2003	A New Twist	4	Pat Day	John C. Kimmel	L. Conover & G. Bolton	1:24.32
2002	Victory Ride	4	Edgar Prado	George R. Arnold II	G. W. & L. I. Humphrey	1:23.70

References

• The 2008 Vinery Madison Stakes at the NTRA
• The Madison Vinery Stakes history at Keeneland