Turfway Park Fall Championship

Turfway Park Fall Championship

Turfway Park Fall Championship is a Grade III event for three-year-olds and up, run at Turfway Park in Kentucky most every year since 1919 except 1972, and a long break from 1934 to 1963. Raced over a mile course on the dirt, it offers a purse of $100,000.

Part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, the winner of the 2008 Diana Handicap automatically qualifies for the Breeders' Cup Marathon. [http://www.breederscup.com/challenge.aspx]

Sun Beau won this race in 1928. The great jockeys George Woolf rode Gallant Sir to victory in 1932 and Earl Sande rode King Nadi home in 1925.

Past winners

Since the beginning of the new century the winners of this race are:

* 2008 - Delightful Kiss (Calvin Borel)
* 2007 - Istan (Larry Melancon)
* 2006 - Gouldings Green (Corey Lanerie)
* 2005 - Artemus Sunrise (Jesus Castanon)
* 2004 - Cappuchino (Dean Sarvis)
* 2003 - Crafty Shaw (Craig Perret)
* 2002 - Crafty Shaw (James Lopez)
* 2001 - Generous Rosi (Lonnie Meche)
* 2000 - Mount Lemon (Robby Albarado)

External links

* [http://www.turfway.com/ Turfway Park]


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