Rushaway Stakes
Template:Short description Template:Horseraces infobox The Rushaway Stakes is an American ungraded Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Turfway Park in Florence, Kentucky. It was first run on March 22, 1986, the last year the racetrack was called Latonia. The race is open to three-year-old horses and run over a distance of one and one sixteenth miles (8.5 furlongs).[1] Originally raced on natural dirt, and for the first two years at one mile, since 2021 it has been contested on Tapeta synthetic dirt.[2]
The race is named in honor of the racehorse Rushaway who, on Friday afternoon, May 22, 1936, won the Illinois Derby at Aurora Downs in Aurora, Illinois.[3] That night, the three-year-old gelding was shipped three hundred miles south via express train to the Latonia Race Track in Latonia, Kentucky where on Saturday he won the Latonia Derby. Rushaway's feat of endurance is unmatched and still talked about more than eighty years later.[4] His accomplishment in the Latonia Derby was made even more remarkable because Rushaway was carrying top weight in the eight-horse field by three pounds yet won by 6 lengths and did it in a new race record time for the mile-and-a-quarter distance.[5]
Records
Speed record:
- <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles - 1:40.60 - Anet (1997) NTR
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 - Pat Day (1989, 1991, 1994, 2002, 2003)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 - William R. Helmbrecht (1987, 1989)
- 2 - Neil J. Howard (1993, 1994)
- 2 - Bob Baffert (1997, 1998)
- 2 - Todd Pletcher (2006, 2010)
- 2 - Darrin Miller (2007, 2009)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - William S. Farish III (1993, 1994)
- 2 - Team Valor (1995, 2013)
- 2 - Silverton Hill LLC (2007, 2009)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Dist. (mi) |
Time |
Win$ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Alternative Route | Mitchell Murrill | Albert Stall Jr. | Spendthrift/Town & Country Racing | 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄16 | 1:46.38 | $75,000 | ||
| 2017 | Montu | Rodney Prescott | Joseph C. Deegan | Deegan/Alfred Pais/Zephyr Racing | 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄16 | 1:44.85 | $75,000 | ||
| 2016 | He'll Pay | Mitchell Murrill | J. Larry Jones | Brereton C. Jones | 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄16 | 1:44.29 | $75,000 | ||
| 2015 | Race not held | ||||||||
| 2014 | Race not held | ||||||||
| 2013 | Crop Report | Joel Rosario | H. Graham Motion | Team Valor International | 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄16 | 1:45.66 | $75,000 | ||
| 2012 | Flashy Dresser | Luis Contreras | Frederick J. Seitz | Frederick J. Seitz | 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄16 | 1:45.58 | $75,000 | ||
| 2011 | Swift Warrior | Javier Castellano | John Terranova II | James Covello & James Dolan | 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄16 | 1:45.73 | $100,000 | ||
| 2010 | Exhi | Russell Baze | Todd Pletcher | Wertheimer et Frère | 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄16 | 1:44.47 | $100,000 | ||
| 2009 | Cliffy's Future | Jesus Castanon | Darrin Miller | Silverton Hill LLC | 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄16 | 1:44.38 | $100,000 | ||
| 2008 | Big Glen | Rene Douglas | Frank L. Brothers | John T. L. Jones & Bill Jones | 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄16 | 1:44.55 | $100,000 | ||
| 2007 | Dominican | Rafael Bejarano | Darrin Miller | Silverton Hill LLC | 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄16 | 1:43.50 | $100,000 | ||
| 2006 | High Cotton | Christopher DeCarlo | Todd Pletcher | Peachtree Stable | 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄16 | 1:45.19 | $100,000 | ||
| 2005 | Cat Shaker | Joe Bravo | Craig Callis | William T. Callis | 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄16 | 1:44.49 | $100,000 | ||
| 2004 | Brass Hat | Jason Lumpkins | William B. Bradley | Fred F. Bradley | 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄16 | 1:44.36 | $100,000 | ||
| 2003 | Private Gold | Pat Day | Patrick B. Byrne | Mountain Top & R.B & B.J. Lewis | 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄16 | 1:45.43 | $100,000 | ||
| 2002 | Mr. Mellon | Pat Day | W. Elliott Walden | WinStar Farm | 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄16 | 1:42.80 | $100,000 | ||
| 2001 | Percy Hope | Jon Court | Anthony Reinstedler | Waterfall Stable | 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄16 | 1:43.40 | $100,000 | ||
| 2000 | Ronton | Garrett Gomez | Vladimir Cerin | Jaltipan LLC | 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄16 | 1:42.80 | $100,000 | ||
| 1999 | Yankee Victor | Shane Sellers | Carlos J. Morales | Enllomar Stable | 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄16 | 1:42.80 | $75,000 | ||
| 1998 | Shot of Gold | Russell Baze | Bob Baffert | Matt Young, et al. | 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄16 | 1:42.40 | $75,000 | ||
| 1997 | Anet | Chris McCarron | Bob Baffert | Double Diamond Farm | 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄16 | 1:40.60 | $75,000 | ||
| 1996 | Pugnacious | Shane Sellers | David C. Cross Jr. | Gary M. Garber | 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄16 | 1:43.00 | $75,000 | ||
| 1995 | Key Guy | Kent Desormeaux | Mark A. Hennig | Team Valor Stables | 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄16 | 1:44.60 | $75,000 | ||
| 1994 | Oakmont | Pat Day | Neil J. Howard | W. S. Farish III & Oak Cliff Stable | 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄16 | 1:43.40 | $60,000 | ||
| 1993 | Grand Jewel | Jerry D. Bailey | Neil J. Howard | W. S. Farish III & William S. Kilroy | 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄16 | 1:44.60 | $60,000 | ||
| 1992 | Dignitas | Julie Krone | George R. Arnold II | John Peace | 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄16 | 1:47.00 | $50,000 | ||
| 1991 | Wall Street Dancer | Pat Day | Jesus I. Suarez | John D. Gunther | 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄16 | 1:41.40 | $37,500 | ||
| 1990 | Coax Chad | Perry Ouzts | Arthur J. Zeis | Elmer E. Miller | 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄16 | 1:46.60 | $25,000 | ||
| 1989 | Arcadia Falls | Pat Day | William R. Helmbrecht | Arcadia Racing Stable | 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄16 | 1:44.00 | $25,000 | ||
| 1988 | Dee Lance | Gary L. Stevens | Stig T. Rasmussen | Fortune Stable (lessee) | 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄16 | 1:44.40 | $30,000 | ||
| 1987 | Rampaging Native | Steve Neff | William R. Helmbrecht | Wichita Equine | 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄16 | 1:39.00 | $20,000 | ||
| 1986 | Best of Rest | Francisco Vidal | Thomas C. Short | Parrish Bros., York & Criswell | 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄16 | 1:38.20 | $15,000 | ||
References
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- ↑ Turfway Park complete Rushaway Stakes history
- ↑ Dirt and Synthetic
- ↑ New York Times, May 23, 1936 article titled "Rushaway Easily Captures Illinois Derby" Retrieved June 23, 2018
- ↑ Americas Best Racing article titled "What’s in a (Race) Name? Rushaway’s Unprecedented Derby Double"
- ↑ Daily Racing Form, 1936-05-25, "A. G. Tarn's "Iron Horse" Accomplishes Unparalleled Turf Feat"
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External links
- [1] Turfway Park official site