Kentucky Juvenile Stakes

The Kentucky Juvenile Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The event is open to two-year-old horses. Previously a race contested at five and a half furlongs on dirt, it has been run at a distance of five furlongs since 2006.

Kentucky Juvenile Stakes

Listed race
Location	Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Race type	Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Website	www.churchilldowns.com
Race information
Distance	5 furlong sprint
Surface	Dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Two-year-olds
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$100,000

It first became a Grade III race in 1999. The event was not run in 2005 and six years later in 2011 was removed from the calendar. The event was resumed in 2016 as a Black Type event.

Records

Speed record

• 5 furlongs – 0:57.46 – Rated Fiesty (2007)
• 5.5 furlongs – 1:03.11 – Leelanau (2001) (new track record)

Most wins by a trainer

• 5 – Steve Asmussen (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 & 2007) (five consecutive editions)

Most wins by a Jockey

• 4 – Shane Sellers (1994, 1996, 1998 & 2004)

Winners of the Kentucky Juvenile Stakes since 1997

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Distance	Time	Grade
2017	Buy Sell Hold	2	Florent Geroux	Steve Asmussen	Kirk and Judy Robison	5-fur.	0:58.33	Listed
2016	Silvertoni	2	Jose Valdivia	Wesley A. Ward	Silverton Hill LLC	5-fur.	0:58.63	Listed
2011–2015		Not Held
2010	Lou Brissie	2	John Velazquez	Neil Howard	Dogwood Stable	5-fur.	0:57.80	III
2009	Aegean	2	René Douglas	Wesley Ward	Steven Michael Bell	5-fur.	0:58.24	III
2008	Run Away and Hide	2	Robby Albarado	Ronny Werner	R. Kirk/J. Bates/M. Riordan	5-fur.	0:57.56	III
2007	Rated Fiesty	2	Shaun Bridgmohan	Steve Asmussen	Heiligbrodt/JMJ Racing Stable	5-fur.	0:57.46	III
2006	Datrick	2	Shaun Bridgmohan	Steve Asmussen	Heiligbrodt Racing Stable	5-fur.	0:58.37	III
2005	Not Held
2004	Lunarpal	2	Shane Sellers	Steve Asmussen	Heiligbrodt Racing Stable	5.5-fur.	1:04.07	III
2003	Cuvee	2	Lonnie Meche	Steve Asmussen	Winchell Thoroughbreds	5.5-fur.	1:04.45	III
2002	Posse	2	Donnie Meche	Steve Asmussen	Heiligbrodt Racing Stable	5.5-fur.	1:03.73	III
2001	Leelanau	2	Jon Court	Steven Morguelan	Iron Horse Racing	5.5-fur.	1:03.11	III
2000	Gold Mover	2	Craig Perret	Mark A. Hennig	Edward P. Evans	5.5-fur.	1:03.67	III
1999	Chilukki	2	Robby Albarado	Bob Baffert	Stonerside Stable	5.5-fur.	1:04.01	III
1998	Yes It's True	2	Shane Sellers	D. Wayne Lukas	Padua Stables	5.5-fur.	1:03.61
1997	Favorite Trick	2	Pat Day	Patrick B. Byrne	Joseph LaCombe	5.5-fur.	1:04.80
1996	Move	2	Shane Sellers			5.5-fur.	1:05.74
1995	Miraloma	2	Donna Barton			5.5-fur.	1:04.04
1994	My My	2	Shane Sellers			5.5-fur.	1:05.96
1993	Asta's Foxy Lady	2	T. J. Hebert			5.5-fur.	1:05.51
1992	Tempered Halo	2	P. A. Johnson			5.5-fur.	1:05.39
1991	Hippomenes	2	Pat Day			5.5-fur.	1:06.30
1990	To Freedom	2	J. C. Espinoza			5.5-fur.	1:05.00
1989	Summer Squall	2	C. R. Woods Jr.	Neil J. Howard	Dogwood Stable	5.5-fur.	1:05.00
1988	Island Escape	2	C. R. Woods Jr.			5.5-fur.	1:04.60

References

• The 2008 Kentucky Stakes at the NTRA