This article is about the horse race ran annually since 1988 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. For the horse race at Saratoga Race Course ran annually from 1870 to 1938, see
Kentucky Stakes.
Horse race
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 5+1⁄2 furlongs on dirt, it has been run at a distance of five furlongs since 2006.
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
- 7 – Steven M. Asmussen (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2017, 2021) (five consecutive editions)
Most wins by a jockey
Most wins by an owner
- 4 – Heiligbrodt Racing Stable (2002, 2004, 2006, 2007)
Winners of the Kentucky Juvenile Stakes since 1988
Notes:
† In the 2021 running of the event Averly Jane was first past the post and wagering was paid out as the winner, however the horse returned a positive swab testing positive for metformin[1] and consequently was disqualified from the prize money and was placed seventh (last). Vodka N Water was declared the official winner of the event.
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