Sycamore Stakes

The Sycamore Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. A Grade III event open to horses age three and older, it is contested on turf over a distance of ​1 ¹⁄₂ miles.[1]

Sycamore Stakes

Grade III race
Location	Keeneland Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated	1995
Race type	Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Website	www.keeneland.com
Race information
Distance	​1 ^1⁄2 miles (12 furlongs)
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	US$100,000

Inaugurated in 1995, the Sycamore Stakes was run at a distance of ​1 ⁵⁄₈ miles from inception through 2000.

Due to extremely wet conditions, the Sycamore was run "off the turf" on the polytrack in 2011. It was also run at 1 and 5/8ths mile, originally scheduled for 1 and 1/2 miles. It was determined that the race lost its grade for this running and for that of 2013. But it was once again a Grade III in 2014.[2]

In 2013, the race was set at a distance of 13 furlongs.

Records

Speed record

• 2:29.55 @ 1½ miles: Sharbayan (2003)
• 2:39.40 @ 1⅝ miles: Sanagas (2011) – broke the track record

Most wins:

• 3 – Rochester (2001, 2002, 2005)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 4 – Pat Day (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 5 – Jonathan E. Sheppard (2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2009)

Most wins by an owner:

• 6 – Augustin Stable (2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2014, 2015)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Dist. (Miles)	Time	Win$	Gr.
2019	Marzo	4	Ricardo Santana Jr.	Michael J. Maker	Three Diamond Farms (Kirk Wycoff)	1​^1⁄2 M	2:32.72	$90,000	G3
2018	Zulu Alpha	5	Channing Hill	John A. Ortiz	Michael M. Hui	1​^1⁄2 M	2:34.21	$60,000	G3
2017	Big Bend	3	Drayden Van Dyke	Thomas F. Proctor	Union Rags Racing	1​^1⁄2 M	2:33.24	$60,000	G3
2016	Renown	5	Angel Cruz	Elizabeth Voss	Merriebelle Stable (John Moores & Charles Noell)	1​^1⁄2 M	2:35.37	$60,000	G3
2015	Holiday Star	5	Edgar S. Prado	H. Graham Motion	Augustin Stable	1​^1⁄2 M	2:33.06	$60,000	G3
2014	Holiday Star	4	Rosie Napravnik	H. Graham Motion	Augustin Stable	1​^1⁄2 M	2:33.83	$60,000	G3
2013	Najjaar	4	James Graham	Daniel C. Peitz	Shadwell Farm	1​^5⁄8 M	2:41:49	$60,000	LR
2012	Kindergarden Kid	5	Julien Leparoux	Michael J. Maker	Ken & Sarah Ramsey	1​^1⁄2 M	2:31.80	$60,000	G3
2011	Sanagas	5	Rajiv Maragh	Graham Motion	Andreas Jacobs	1​^5⁄8 M	2:39.40	$60,000	G3
2010	Brass Hat	9	Calvin Borel	Buff Bradley	Fred Bradley	1​^1⁄2 M	2:30.73	$60,000	G3
2009	Cloudy's Knight	9	Rosemary Homeister Jr.	Jonathan E. Sheppard	S J Stables LLC (Shirley & Jerrold Schwartz)	1​^1⁄2 M	2:30.87	$75,000	G3
2008	Always First	7	René Douglas	Thomas Voss	Merriefield Farm (Charles & Barbara Noell)	1​^1⁄2 M	2:30.98	$90,000	G3
2007	Transduction Gold	4	James Graham	John Glenney	Kim & John Glenney	1​^1⁄2 M	2:31.96	$90,000	G3
2006	Revved Up	8	Garrett Gomez	Christophe Clement	Live Oak Plantation Racing	1​^1⁄2 M	2:29.83	$90,000	G3
2005	Rochester	9	Gary Stevens	Jonathan E. Sheppard	Augustin Stable	1​^1⁄2 M	2:34.30	$90,000	G3
2004	Mustanfar	3	José A. Santos	Kiaran P. McLaughlin	Shadwell Stable	1​^1⁄2 M	2:30.88	$90,000	G3
2003	Sharbayan	5	Pat Day	Wallace A. Dollase	Iron County Farms/Jess Miller Trust	1​^1⁄2 M	2:29.55	$90,000	G3
2002	Rochester	6	Pat Day	Jonathan E. Sheppard	Augustin Stable	1​^1⁄2 M	2:30.48	$90,000
2001	Rochester	5	Pat Day	Jonathan E. Sheppard	Augustin Stable	1​^1⁄2 M	2:31.29	$90,000
2000	Crowd Pleaser	5	Calvin Borel	Jonathan E. Sheppard	Augustin Stable	1​^5⁄8 M	2:44.00	$45,000
1999	Royal Strand	5	Pat Day	W. Elliott Walden	James H. Stone	1​^5⁄8 M	2:38.60	$45,000
1998	Royal Strand	4	Shane Sellers	W. Elliott Walden	James H. Stone	1​^5⁄8 M	2:41.80	$39,000
1997	Gleaming Key	5	Shane Sellers	Hillary Pridham	Barry Golden	1​^5⁄8 M	2:45.80	$39,000
1996	Gleaming Key	4	Robby Albarado	P. Noel Hickey	George B. Peterson Jr.	1​^5⁄8 M	2:44.40	$39,000
1995	Lindon Lime	5	Craig Perret	W. Elliott Walden	Frank Mansell	1​^5⁄8 M	2:42.60	$35,000

References

1. Equibase.com. "Equibase | Profiles". Equibase. Retrieved 2017-10-20.