Kentucky Downs Ladies Sprint Stakes
| Grade II race | |
| Location | Kentucky Downs Franklin, Kentucky, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 2013 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Sponsor | AGS (since 2023) |
| Website | www.kentuckydowns.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6+1⁄2 furlongs |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies and Mares, three years old and older |
| Weight | Base weights with allowances: 4-year-olds and up: 125 lbs. 3-year-olds: 122 lbs. |
| Purse | $1,000,000 (2023) |
The Kentucky Downs Ladies Sprint Stakes, raced as the AGS Ladies Sprint Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares that are three years old or older, over a distance of 6+1⁄2 furlongs on the turf held annually in September at Kentucky Downs racetrack in Franklin, Kentucky during their short turf meeting. The event currently carries a purse of $1,000,000 which includes $400,000 from the Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund.
History
The race was inaugurated in 2013 with an attractive purse offered of $150,000.
In 2018 the event was upgraded to a Grade III.
With the influx of gaming revenue at Kentucky Downs the purse for the event has risen dramatically to nearly $500,000 offered by 2019.
In 2023 the American Graded Stakes Committee upgraded the event to Grade II status.
Records
Speed record:
- 6+1⁄2 furlongs – 1:15.35 - In Good Spirits (2021)
Margins:
- 2 lengths – Lull (2017)
- Most wins by a jockey
- 2 – Florent Geroux (2016, 2018, 2023)
- Most wins by a trainer
- 3 – Mark E. Casse (2015, 2016, 2020)
- 3 – Wesley A. Ward (2013, 2014, 2022)
Most wins by an owner:
- No owner has won the event more than once
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Bay Storm | 4 | Florent Geroux | Jonathan Thomas | Bridlewood Farm | 6+1⁄2 furlongs | 1:17.06 | $900,000 | II | |
| 2022 | Campanelle (IRE) | 4 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Wesley A. Ward | Stonestreet Stables | 6+1⁄2 furlongs | 1:14.57 | $736,030 | III | |
| 2021 | In Good Spirits | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Albert Stall, Jr. | Bal Mar Equine | 6+1⁄2 furlongs | 1:15.35 | $563,100 | III | |
| 2020 | Got Stormy | 5 | Tyler Gaffalione | Mark E. Casse | Gary Barber | 6+1⁄2 furlongs | 1:15.41 | $498,000 | III | |
| 2019 | Morticia | 5 | Tyler Gaffalione | George R. Arnold II | G. Watts Humphrey Jr. | 6+1⁄2 furlongs | 1:15.85 | $471,820 | III | |
| 2018 | Ruby Notion | 5 | Florent Geroux | Darrin Miller | Silverton Hill Farm | 6+1⁄2 furlongs | 1:15.80 | $329,720 | III | |
| 2017 | Lull | 3 | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Christophe Clement | Claiborne Farm & Adele Dilschneider | 6+1⁄2 furlongs | 1:17.22 | $348,000 | Listed | |
| 2016 | Mississippi Delta | 4 | Florent Geroux | Mark E. Casse | Jackpot Ranch &. M.G. Rutherford | 6+1⁄2 furlongs | 1:18.79 | $278,220 | Listed | |
| 2015 | Sky Treasure | 5 | Julien R. Leparoux | Mark E. Casse | John C. Oxley | 6+1⁄2 furlongs | 1:19.83 | $298,400 | ||
| 2014 | Richies Party Girl | 3 | Rafael Manuel Hernandez | Wesley A. Ward | Richard Ravin & Wesley A. Ward | 6+1⁄2 furlongs | 1:16.51 | $199,600 | ||
| 2013 | To My Valentine (FR) | 3 | David R. Flores | Wesley A. Ward | Ice Wine Stable | 6+1⁄2 furlongs | 1:17.15 | $125,151 |