- Bashford Manor Stakes
The Bashford Manor Stakes is a six
furlong sprint for two-year-oldthoroughbred horses run each year during the Spring meet atChurchill Downs . It is a Grade III race on the dirt and offers a purse of $150,000, (plus $7,500 added from theBreeders' Cup program). It was named in honor of the Bashford Manor Stables owned by George Long and which produced several Derby contestants plus 3 Kentucky Derby winners: Azra (1892), Manual (1899) & Sir Huon (1906).In 2001, the race was moved from a Grade II to a Grade III event beginning in 2002.
The Bashford Manor Stakes has a long and storied history. 1923 it was won by Black Gold, the winner of the 1924
Kentucky Derby .Past winners
* 2008 - Screen Your Friend (
Calvin Borel )
* 2007 -Kodiak Kowboy (Corey Lanerie)
* 2006 - Circular Quay (Rafael Bejarano )
* 2005 - Deputy G
* 2004 - Lunarpal (Shane Sellers )
* 2003 - Limehouse (Jose Santos )
* 2002 - Lone Star Sky
* 2001 - Lunar Bounty
* 2000 - Duality (Calvin Borel )
* 1999 - Dance Master
* 1998 - Time Bandit (Charlie Woods)
* 1997 -Favorite Trick
* 1996 - Boston Harbor
* 1995 - A.V. Eight
* 1994 - Hyroglyphic
* 1993 - Miss Ra He Ra
* 1992 - Mountain Cat
* 1991 - Pick up The Phone
* 1990 - To Freedom
* 1989 -Summer Squall
* 1988 - Bio
* 1987 - Blairs Cove
* 1986 - Faster Than Sound
* 1985 - TileExternal links
* [http://www.churchilldowns.com/ Churchill Downs website]
* [http://www.ntra.com/track.aspx?id=3707 Churchill Downs track page] , NTRA
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