La Troienne Stakes
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History
The event was inaugurated on May 3, 1986, on Kentucky Derby Day as the Louisville Budweiser Breeders' Cup Handicap at a distance of <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles for three-year-olds and older and was won by the favorite, five-year-old gelding Hopeful Word in small field of four starters.[2]
The following year the event's conditions were changed to fillies & mares that were four years old or older.[3]
The event with Budweiser and Breeders' Cup sponsorship and added incentives to base purses attracted good quality runners. The event was classified as a Grade III in 1988 and it was upgraded once more in 1990.[1] The event was renamed to Louisville Breeders' Cup Stakes in 2007, Louisville Stakes in 2008 and Louisville Distaff Stakes in 2009.[1] In 2010 the race was renamed after the famous broodmare La Troienne to the La Troienne Stakes.[4]
This event was upgraded to a Grade I for its 2014.[5]
Of the more notable runnings of this event was the 2010 edition which saw the heavily favored 2009 US Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra returning to Churchill Downs for the first time since her 2009 Kentucky Oaks victory trying to lead all the way but was defeated by Unbridled Belle by a head.[4] The 1996 winner Escena went on to win the Breeders' Cup Distaff and become US Champion Older Female Horse. The 2008 winner Ginger Punch won this event easily as the reigning 2007 US Champion Older Female Horse as an overwhelming favorite.[6]
Records
- Speed record
- 1:42.09 – Authenticity (2013)
- Margins
- <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />7+3⁄4 lengths – You (2003)
- Most wins
- No horse has won this race more than once.
- Most wins by a jockey
- 5 – Calvin Borel (1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2009)
- Most wins by an owner
- 2 – Allen E. Paulson (1992, 1998)
- 2 – John A. Franks (1997, 1999)
- 2 – The Thoroughbred Corporation (2001, 2002)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Troienne Stakes | ||||||||||
| 2025 | Raging Sea | 5 | Flavien Prat | Chad C. Brown | Alpha Delta Stables | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.91 | $992,000 | I | [7] |
| 2024 | Idiomatic | 5 | Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox | Juddmonte Farms | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.24 | $1,000,000 | I | [8] |
| 2023 | Played Hard | 5 | John R. Velazquez | Philip A. Bauer | Rigney Racing | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.48 | $750,000 | I | [9] |
| 2022 | Pauline's Pearl | 4 | Joel Rosario | Steven M. Asmussen | Stonestreet Stables | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.46 | $750,000 | I | [10] |
| 2021 | Shedaresthedevil | 4 | Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox | Flurry Racing Stables, Qatar Racing Limited & Big Aut Farms | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.69 | $500,000 | I | [11] |
| 2020 | Monomoy Girl | 5 | Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox | Michael Dubb, Monomoy Stables, The Elkstone Group & Bethlehem Stables | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.14 | $500,000 | I | [12] |
| 2019 | She's a Julie | 4 | Ricardo Santana Jr. | Steven M. Asmussen | Whispering Oaks Farm, Team Hanley, Tim & Anna Cambron, Bradley Thoroughbreds, Madaket Stables | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.58 | $500,000 | I | [13] |
| 2018 | Salty | 4 | Tyler Gaffalione | Mark E. Casse | Gary Barber, Baccari Racing Stable & Chester Prince | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.78 | $350,000 | I | [14] |
| 2017 | Big World | 4 | Florent Geroux | Thomas M. Amoss | Maggi Moss | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.91 | $300,000 | I | [15] |
| 2016 | Curalina | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.45 | $300,000 | I | [16] |
| 2015 | Molly Morgan | 6 | Corey J. Lanerie | Dale L. Romans | William D. Cubbedge | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.25 | $300,000 | I | [17] |
| 2014 | On Fire Baby | 5 | Joe M. Johnson | Gary G. Hartlage | Anita Cauley | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.48 | $327,000 | I | [18] |
| 2013 | Authenticity | 6 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Padua Stables | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.09 | $335,100 | II | [19] |
| 2012 | Juanita | 4 | Ramon A. Dominguez | Michael J. Maker | William S. & Graydon Patterson | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.82 | $327,000 | II | [20] |
| 2011 | Blind Luck | 4 | Garrett K. Gomez | Jerry Hollendorfer | Mark DeDomenico, John Carver, Peter Abruzzo & Jerry Hollendorfer | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.93 | $339,900 | II | [21] |
| 2010 | Unrivaled Belle | 4 | Kent J. Desormeaux | William I. Mott | Peter Vegso & Gary Seidler | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.97 | $418,800 | II | [22] |
| Louisville Distaff Stakes | ||||||||||
| 2009 | Miss Isella | 4 | Calvin H. Borel | Ian R. Wilkes | Domino Stud of Lexington | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.75 | $379,700 | II | [23] |
| Louisville Stakes | ||||||||||
| 2008 | Ginger Punch | 5 | Rafael Bejarano | Robert J. Frankel | Stronach Stables | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.08 | $268,200 | II | [6] |
| Louisville Breeders' Cup Stakes | ||||||||||
| 2007 | Fiery Pursuit | 4 | Calvin H. Borel | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.11 | $305,197 | II | [24] |
| Louisville Breeders' Cup Handicap | ||||||||||
| 2006 | Oonagh Maccool (IRE) | 4 | Rafael Bejarano | Todd A. Pletcher | Charles H. Wacker III | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.96 | $271,000 | II | [25] |
| 2005 | Shadow Cast | 4 | Robby Albarado | Neil J. Howard | William S. Farish III | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.43 | $336,300 | II | [26] |
| 2004 | Lead Story | 5 | Calvin H. Borel | Carl A. Nafzger | A. Stephen Miles Jr. | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.37 | $327,000 | II | [27] |
| 2003 | You | 4 | Jerry D. Bailey | Robert J. Frankel | Edmund A. Gann | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.21 | $325,500 | II | [28] |
| 2002 | Spain | 5 | Jerry D. Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | The Thoroughbred Corporation | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.93 | $332,700 | II | [29] |
| 2001 | Saudi Poetry | 4 | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | The Thoroughbred Corporation | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.53 | $279,000 | II | [30] |
| 2000 | Heritage of Gold | 5 | Shane Sellers | Thomas M. Amoss | Jack Garey | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.99 | $255,250 | II | [31] |
| 1999 | Silent Eskimo | 4 | Calvin H. Borel | Bobby C. Barnett | John A. Franks | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.82 | $268,250 | II | [32] |
| 1998 | Escena | 5 | Jerry D. Bailey | William I. Mott | Allen E. Paulson | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.84 | $287,750 | II | [33] |
| 1997 | Halo America | 7 | Calvin H. Borel | Bobby C. Barnett | John A. Franks | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.78 | $222,600 | II | [34] |
| 1996 | Jewel Princess | 4 | Chris McCarron | Wallace Dollase | Richard J. Stephen | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.50 | $220,000 | II | [35] |
| Louisville Budweiser Breeders' Cup Handicap | ||||||||||
| 1995 | Fit to Lead | 5 | Kent Desormeaux | Richard E. Mandella | Jim Colbert, Randall D. Hubbard, Connie Sczesny | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.46 | $212,500 | II | [36] |
| 1994 | One Dreamer | 6 | Gary Stevens | Thomas F. Proctor | Glen Hill Farm | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.73 | $210,200 | II | [37] |
| 1993 | Quilma (CHI) | 6 | José A. Santos | Claude R. McGaughey III | Tri-Honors Stable | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.61 | $92,800 | II | [38] |
| 1992 | Fowda | 4 | Pat Valenzuela | Richard J. Lundy | Allen E. Paulson | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.16 | $155,000 | II | [39] |
| 1991 | Fit for a Queen | 5 | Jerry D. Bailey | Steven C. Penrod | Hermitage Farm | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.13 | $156,200 | II | [40] |
| 1990 | Connie's Gift | 4 | Pat Day | Neil J. Howard | William S. Farish III & William S. Kilroy | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:45.80 | $154,500 | II | [41] |
| 1989 | Darien Miss | 4 | Patrick A. Johnson | George R. Arnold II | Taylor Asbury | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:46.00 | $155,000 | III | [42] |
| 1988 | By Land By Sea | 5 | Fernando Toro | Gary F. Jones | Jayeff B Stable | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.20 | $154,150 | III | [43] |
| 1987 | Queen Alexandra | 5 | Don Brumfield | George M. Baker | Rosalind Rosenthal | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.80 | $154,300 | [44] | |
| 1986 | Hopeful Word | 5 | Pat Day | Carl Bowman | James Clifton, Robert Doll & Barrett Morris | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles | 1:49.40 | $153,550 | †3YO & up[2] | |
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Notes:
† Inaugural event in 1986 the conditions of the event were for horses three years old and older
See also
References
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