Beaumont Stakes
Horse race
The Beaumont Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies over a distance of 7 furlongs and 184 feet on the dirt held annually in early April at Keeneland Race Course , Lexington, Kentucky during the spring meeting.
History
The race is named in honor of the Beaumont Farm of Hal Price Headley , one of Keeneland's founders. The Beaumont is run on the Beard Course which is named after Major Louie Beard, another one of Keeneland's founders.
The event was inaugurated on 5 April 1986 and was won by Classy Cathy, trained by the former jockey Joseph M. Bollero[ 1] in a time of 1:273 ⁄5 .[ 2]
The event was classified as Grade III in 1990 when it was won by the ill-fated 1989 US Champion Two-Year-Old , Go For Wand .[ 3] In 1993 the event was upgraded to Grade II and held that class until 2016 when it was downgraded back to Grade III.[ 4]
In 2023 the American Graded Stakes Committee upgraded the event to Grade II status.[ 5]
Records
Speed record
1:24.90 – Four Graces (2020) (Track record)
Margins
Most wins by a jockey
4 – Pat Day (1994, 1997, 1998, 2003)
Most wins by a trainer
Most wins by an owner
Winners
Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
Purse
Grade
Ref
2024
Denim and Pearls
Flavien Prat
Brad H. Cox
Red White and Blue Racing
1:26.54
$395,063
II
[ 6]
2023
Key of Life
Flavien Prat
Brad H. Cox
Flurry Racing Stables & Hoffman Family Racing
1:27.32
$390,250
II
[ 7]
2022
Matareya
Flavien Prat
Brad H. Cox
Godolphin Racing
1:27.55
$400,000
III
[ 8]
2021
Twenty Carat
Luis Saez
Wesley A. Ward
Three Chimneys Farm
1:26.04
$150,000
III
[ 9]
2020
Four Graces
Julien R. Leparoux
Ian Wilkes
Whitham Thoroughbreds
1:24.90
$98,000
III
[ 10]
2019
Fancy Dress Party
Luis Saez
Ben Colebrook
LNJ Foxwoods
1:28.18
$147,000
III
[ 11]
2018
Gas Station Sushi
Corey Nakatani
Richard Baltas
Riley Racing Stables, Jason Tackitt, Megan J. Tackitt & Mike Hensen
1:26.77
$150,000
III
[ 12]
2017
Sweet Loretta
Javier Castellano
Todd A. Pletcher
St. Elias Stable
1:27.77
$150,000
III
[ 13]
2016
Lightstream
Julien R. Leparoux
Brian A. Lynch
Up Hill Stable & Head of Plains Partners
1:26.27
$150,000
III
[ 14]
2015
Miss Ella
Rajiv Maragh
H. Graham Motion
Jack Swain III
1:28.11
$250,000
II
[ 15]
2014
Ready to Act
Javier Castellano
Chad C. Brown
Klaravich Stables & William Lawrence
1:28.08
$200,000
II
[ 16]
2013
Ciao Bella Luna
Joel Rosario
Jerry Hollendorfer
Gillian Campbell, William Martin, Car-Den Racing Stable & Greenwood Lodge Farm
1:26.92
$150,000
II
[ 17]
2012
Gypsy Robin
Jeffrey Sanchez
Wesley A. Ward
King 9 Stables, Bell, Gatewood, Bret Jones & Wesley A. Ward
1:28.46
$150,000
II
[ 18]
2011
Turbulent Descent
David R. Flores
Mike Puype
Blinkers On Racing Stable, Strauss, Aurelio, Butler, Coons, Lapso, et al.
1:26.12
$150,000
II
[ 19]
2010
Franny Freud
Garrett K. Gomez
John P. Terranova II
Paul Pompa Jr., Stephen Yarbrough & Anthony Grey
1:26.89
$150,000
II
[ 20]
2009
War Kill
Julien R. Leparoux
Kenneth G. McPeek
Dixiana Stables
1:25.97
$150,000
II
[ 21]
2008
Ariege
Garrett K. Gomez
Robert J. Frankel
IEAH Stables & Pegasus Stables
1:25.81
$250,000
II
[ 22]
2007
Street Sounds
Edgar S. Prado
Michael R. Matz
Hidden Creek Farm
1:24.93
$250,000
II
[ 23]
2006
Diplomat Lady
Cornelio Velásquez
Christopher S. Paasch
Charles Cono
1:27.97
$250,000
II
[ 24]
2005
In the Gold
Rafael Bejarano
Nicholas P. Zito
Live Oak Plantation
1:26.04
$250,000
II
[ 25]
2004
Victory U. S. A.
Jerry D. Bailey
Bob Baffert
Thomas F. Van Meter II
1:27.06
$250,000
II
[ 26]
2003
My Boston Gal
Pat Day
Carl A. Nafzger
J. Chester Porter, Randy Bloch & Phil Milner
1:26.87
$250,000
II
[ 27]
2002
Proper Gamble
Javier Castellano
Todd A. Pletcher
Stoneway Farm
1:28.79
$250,000
II
[ 28]
2001
Xtra Heat
Rick Wilson
John E. Salzman Sr.
Kenneth Taylor & John E. Salzman Sr.
1:27.86
$250,000
II
[ 29]
2000
Sahara Gold
Jerry D. Bailey
Claude R. McGaughey III
Stonerside Stable
1:26.58
$136,850
II
[ 30]
1999
Swingin On Ice
Robby Albarado
Josie Carroll
Don Amos
1:25.61
$135,350
II
[ 31]
1998
Star of Broadway
Pat Day
D. Wayne Lukas
James C. Spence
1:26.67
$147,000
II
[ 32]
1997
Make Haste
Pat Day
Neil J. Howard
William S. Farish III
1:28.08
$139,125
II
Dead heat [ 33]
Screamer
Robby Albarado
Mark A. Hennig
Roberta Mary Zuckerman
1996
Golden Gale
Mike E. Smith
Nicholas P. Zito
Dogwood Stable
1:26.10
$136,125
II
[ 34]
1995
Dixieland Gold
Dave Penna
Louis M. Goldfine
Arthur I. Appleton
1:27.42
$112,700
II
[ 35]
1994
Her Temper
Pat Day
Kenneth G. McPeek
Mark Stanley
1:28.41
$108,800
II
[ 36]
1993
Roamin Rachel
Chris Antley
Claude R. McGaughey III
Tri Honors Stable
1:26.48
$108,800
II
[ 37]
1992
§ Fluttery Danseur
Shane Sellers
Brian A. Mayberry
Jan Siegel Mace Siegel & Samantha Siegel
1:27.46
$82,950
III
[ 38]
1991
Ifyoucouldseemenow
Martin A. Pedroza
Brian A. Mayberry
Jan Siegel Mace Siegel & Samantha Siegel
1:27.01
$83,500
III
[ 39]
1990
Go for Wand
Randy Romero
William Badgett Jr.
Christiana Stables
1:26.40
$83,050
III
[ 40]
1989
Exquisite Mistress
Don Brumfield
Joseph E. Broussard
Kimbrough & Ladiner
1:28.60
$56,575
[ 41]
1988
On To Royalty
Craig Perret
Benjamin W. Perkins Jr.
Hidden Oak Stable
1:26.60
$75,200
[ 42]
1987
Fold the Flag
Sandy Hawley
Del W. Carroll II
William S. Farish III
1:28.20
$68,850
[ 43]
1986
Classy Cathy
Earlie Fires
Joseph M. Bollero
Edward A. Cox Jr.
1:27.60
$57,550
[ 2]
Legend:
All Weather Track
Dirt
Notes:
† Exact distance is 7 furlongs and 184 feet run on the Beard Course
§ Ran as part of an entry
See also
External links
References