Turf Classic Stakes

Turf race infobox
class = Grade I
horse race = Turf Classic Stakes


caption =
location = Churchill Downs
Louisville, Kentucky flagicon|USA
inaugurated = 1987
race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
website = [http://www.churchilldowns.com/ Churchill Downs]
distance = 1⅛ miles (9 furlongs)
track = Grass, left-handed
qualification = Three-year-olds & up
weight = Scale Weight
purse = $500,000
bonuses = The Turf Classic Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race run in early May at Churchill Downs open to horses three years old and up. It is raced on turf at a distance of one and one-eighth miles and currently offers a purse of $5000,000.

Formerly known as the Early Times Turf Classic Stakes it is now sponsored by Woodford Reserve. A major springtime race, it has been a grade I event since 1998.

The 1987 inaugural running of the Early Times Turf Classic Stakes was won by the 1986 Breeders' Cup Turf winner, Manila.

Records

Speed Record:
* 146.34 - Lure (1993)

Most wins by an owner:
* 2 - Allen E. Paulson (1991, 1992), Claiborne Farm (1993, 2004)

Most wins by a jockey:
* 3 - Jerry D. Bailey (1991, 1997, 2004)

Most wins by a Trainer:
* 2 - Richard J. Lundy (1991, 1992), William I. Mott (1994, 2004)

Turf Classic Stakes winners

References

* [http://www.ntra.com/races.aspx?id=23253 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic stakes at the NTRA]