- Colonial Turf Cup
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Colonial Turf Cup Location Colonial Downs
New Kent County, Virginia, United StatesInaugurated 2005 Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Website Colonial Downs Race information Distance 1-3/16 miles (9.5 furlongs) Track Grass, left-handed Qualification Three-year-olds Purse $500,000 The Colonial Turf Cup is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 2005 at Colonial Downs race track in New Kent County, Virginia. It is raced on turf at a distance of 9.5 Furlongs (1 and three sixteenths miles) and is open to three-year-old horses.
The Colonial Turf Cup currently offers a purse of $500,000 (2010) and is the first leg of the Grand Slam of Grass which offers a $2 million bonus for any horse who wins all four races.
In 2009, this race was upgraded from a Grade III to a Grade II event.[1]. In 2011, the race changed its conditions to allow entry of older horses. This change caused the race to lose its graded status.
Records
Fastest time:
- 1-3/16 miles : 1:52.98 Showing Up (2006)
Most wins by an owner:
- 1 - No owner has won the Colonial Turf Cup more than once
Most wins by a jockey:
- 1 - No jockey has won the Colonial Turf Cup more than once
Most wins by a Trainer:
- 1 - No trainer has won the Colonial Turf Cup more than once
Winners of the Colonial Turf Cup
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance
(Miles)Time Grade 2011 Rahystrada 7 Sheldon Russell Byron Hughes Robert Courtney 1-3/16 1:54.68 II 2010 Paddy O'Prado 3 Kent Desormeaux Dale Romans Donegal Racing 1-3/16 1:54.20 II 2009 Battle of Hastings 3 Tyler Baze Jeff Mullins Michael House 1-3/16 1:57.79 II 2008 Sailor's Cap 3 Alan Garcia James J. Toner Team Valor International 1-3/16 2:04.42 III 2007 Summer Doldrums 3 Jose Lezcano Richard A. Violette, Jr. Klaravich Stables 1-3/16 1:55.68 III 2006 Showing Up 3 Cornelio Velásquez Barclay Tagg Lael Stables 1-3/16 1:52.98 2005 English Channel 3 John Velazquez Todd Pletcher James T. Scatuorchio 1-3/16 1:56:37 References
Categories:- Graded stakes races in the United States
- Flat horse races for three-year-olds
- Horse races in the United States
- Turf races in the United States
- Recurring events established in 2005
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