Indian Summer Stakes
| Class | Listed |
|---|---|
| Location | Keeneland Lexington, Kentucky |
| Inaugurated | 1991 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 5½ furlongs |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Two-year-olds |
| Purse | US$250,000 |
The Indian Summer Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Keeneland race course in Lexington, Kentucky. A Listed stakes for two-year-olds with a purse currently set at $250,000, it is run on the track's grass course over a distance of 5½ furlongs.[1]
Inaugurated in 1991 as a race on the Keeneland dirt track, the Indian Summer Stakes was placed on hiatus after the 2001 running that had been won by the filly Vicki Vallencourt for owners Rick & Ron Rashinski.[2]
In October 2018 the race name was revived but with different conditions as part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In" series in which the annual Indian Summer Stakes winner would receive an automatic berth in the year's newly created $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint.[3]
Records 1991-2001
[edit]Speed record:
- 1:10.00 @ 6 Furlongs, Freefourracing (2000)
- 1:23.40 @ 7 furlongs, Sock City (1992)
- 1:23.40 @ 7 furlongs, Little Shocker (1993)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 2 - Shane Sellers (1995, 1996)
- 2 - Pat Day (1999, 2000)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 - D. Wayne Lukas (1994, 1999)
Most wins by an owner:
- no owner won this race more than once
Records 2018-present
[edit]Speed record:
- * 1:02.30 @ 5.5 furlongs, Private Creed (2022)
Most wins by a jockey:
- no jockey won this race more than once
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 - Steve Asmussen (2022, 2023)
- 2 - Wesley A. Ward (2019, 2021)
Most wins by an owner:
- no owner won this race more than once
Winners
[edit]| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
Dist. (Miles) |
Time | Win $ | Gr. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Governor Sam | Paco Lopez | George Weaver | Bregman Family Racing LLC & Swinbank Stables LLC (Reagan Swinbank) | 5.5 F | 1:02.72 | $141,438 | L/R | ||
| 2023 | Committee of One | Cristian Torres | Steve Asmussen | J. Kirk & Judy Robison | 5.5 F | 1:02.40 | $145,313 | L/R | ||
| 2022 | Private Creed | Joel Rosario | Steve Asmussen | Mike McCarty | 5.5 F | 1:02.30 | $145,313 | L/R | ||
| 2021 | Averly Jane | Tyler Gaffalione | Wesley A. Ward | Hat Creek Racing (Gatewood Bell) | 5.5 F | 1:02.65 | $111,540 | L/R | ||
| 2020 | Bodenheimer | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Valorie Lund | Kristin Boice & Marylou Holden | 5.5 F | 1:02.70 | $90,000 | L/R | ||
| 2019 | Kimari | Mike E. Smith | Wesley A. Ward | Ten Broeck Farm, Inc. (Phil & Orintha Silva) | 5.5 F | 1:03.03 | $120,000 | B/T | ||
| 2018 | Strike Silver | Julien Leparoux | Mark E. Casse | John C. Oxley | 5.5 F | 1:05.00 | $120,000 | B/T | ||
| 2002 | - 2017 | Race not held | ||||||||
| 2001 | Vicki Vallencourt | Mark Guidry | Hugh H. Robertson | Rick & Ron Rashinski | 6 F | 1:11.88 | $50,288 | L/R | ||
| 2000 | Freefourracing | Pat Day | Neil D. Drysdale | Robert & Janice McNair]] | 6 F | 1:10.00 | $51,776 | L/R | ||
| 1999 | Mycatcandance | Pat Day | D. Wayne Lukas | Padua Stables (Satish & Anne Sanan) | 6 F | 1:10.20 | $43,817 | L/R | ||
| 1998 | The Happy Hopper | Willie Martinez | Robert E. Holthus | Kerry & Lina Ozment | 6 F | 1:10.80 | $42,920 | L/R | ||
| 1997 | Race not held | |||||||||
| 1996 | High Heeled Hope | Shane Sellers | Randy K. Bradshaw | Paraneck Stable (Ernie Paragallo) | 7 F | 1:23.80 | $39,294 | L/R | ||
| 1995 | J. D. and Water | Shane Sellers | Steven L. Morguelan | Glencrest Farm & Stewart Madison | 7 F | 1:24.20 | $34,288 | L/R | ||
| 1994 | Lilly Capote | Pat Day | D. Wayne Lukas | James C. Spence | 7 F | 1:24.40 | $22,785 | B/T | ||
| 1993 | Little Shocker | Fabio Arguello Jr. | Dale Romans | Terry Raymond & Kyle Nagle | 7 F | 1:23.40 | $23,653 | B/T | ||
| 1992 | Sock City | Brent Bartram | Anthony L. Reinstedler | Elizabeth S. Lavin | 7 F | 1:23.40 | $27,986 | B/T | ||
| 1991 | Cadillac Women | Perry Compton | Thomas J. Pryor | Thomas J. Pryor & Jones Biven | 7 F | 1:23.80 | $23,725 | B/T | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "$250,000 Indian Summer (L) Presented by Keeneland Select". keeneland.com. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ "Vicki Vallencourt (KY)". equibase.com. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "Churchill Downs - November 2, 2018 – Race 5". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 6 March 2025.