Mrs. Revere Stakes
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The Mrs. Revere Stakes is an American
race
for thoroughbred
horses run at Churchill Downs
in the late fall of the year. It is open to fillies
, age three, willing to race one and one-sixteenth of a mile (8 and 1/2 furlong
s) on the turf
As a Grade IIT
event, it offers a purse of $175,000 added.
The Mrs. Revere is named in honor of the filly, born in 1981, that made a name for herself racing in the mid-80s, winning among other graded stakes races, the Regret Stakes.
Her race will be in its 22nd running in 2012.
United States
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race
Thoroughbred horse race
Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...
for thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
horses run at Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs, located in Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky, United States, is a Thoroughbred racetrack most famous for hosting the Kentucky Derby annually. It officially opened in 1875, and held the first Kentucky Derby and the first Kentucky Oaks in the same year. Churchill Downs...
in the late fall of the year. It is open to fillies
Filly
A filly is a young female horse too young to be called a mare. There are several specific definitions in use.*In most cases filly is a female horse under the age of four years old....
, age three, willing to race one and one-sixteenth of a mile (8 and 1/2 furlong
Furlong
A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, 40 rods, or 10 chains. The exact value of the furlong varies slightly among English-speaking countries....
s) on the turf
Sod
Sod or turf is grass and the part of the soil beneath it held together by the roots, or a piece of thin material.The term sod may be used to mean turf grown and cut specifically for the establishment of lawns...
As a Grade IIT
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
event, it offers a purse of $175,000 added.
The Mrs. Revere is named in honor of the filly, born in 1981, that made a name for herself racing in the mid-80s, winning among other graded stakes races, the Regret Stakes.
Her race will be in its 22nd running in 2012.
Past winners
- 2011 - Marketing Mix (Julien LeparouxJulien LeparouxJulien R. Leparoux is a Champion jockey currently racing in the United States.Leparoux, grew up in a racing family, the son of a jockey turned assistant trainer. He worked at the Chantilly Racecourse as a stable hand and in January 2003 emigrated to California to work as an exercise rider for...
) - 2010 - Aruna (Ramon Dominguez)
- 2009 - Mary's Follies (Kent DesormeauxKent DesormeauxKent Jason Desormeaux is an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who holds the U.S. record for most races won in a single year, 1989.-Brief biography:...
) - 2008 - Acoma (Julien LeparouxJulien LeparouxJulien R. Leparoux is a Champion jockey currently racing in the United States.Leparoux, grew up in a racing family, the son of a jockey turned assistant trainer. He worked at the Chantilly Racecourse as a stable hand and in January 2003 emigrated to California to work as an exercise rider for...
) - 2007 - Bit of Whimsy (Javier CastellanoJavier CastellanoJavier Castellano is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Castellano began his riding career in his native Venezuela in 1996 and in June 1997 moved to the United States where rode at race tracks in southern Florida until 2001 when he moved to race on the New York State racing circuit.In...
) - 2006 - Precious KittenPrecious KittenPrecious Kitten is an American Thoroughbred filly racehorse who has won three career Grade 1 races.In winning the 2007 Gallorette Handicap, Precious Kitten set a new Pimlico Race Course course record of 1:40.32 for 1 1/16 miles.Her last outing was in the 2008 Breeders' Cup Mile in which she...
(Rafael Bejarano) - 2005 - My TyphoonMy TyphoonMy Typhoon is an American Thoroughbred racehorse whom the NTRA calls "one of the world's best-bred horses."Bred in Ireland by David Tsui's Sunderland Holdings, she was sired by Giant's Causeway, a son of Storm Cat whose stud fee in 2006 became the highest in the world at $500,000...
(Robby AlbaradoRobby AlbaradoRobby J. Albarado is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding at the age of 12 at bush tracks in his native Louisiana and after turning professional, earned his first win at Evangeline Downs in 1990...
) - 2004 - River Belle (GB) (Kieren FallonKieren FallonKieren Francis Fallon is a professional flat racing jockey and has been British Champion Jockey six times....
) - 2003 - Hoh Buzzard (Ire) (Ryan FogelsongerRyan FogelsongerRyan Fogelsonger is an American Champion jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing.Based in Maryland, Fogelsonger began riding in 2002 but was late getting started, earning his first win on May 1 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland...
) - 2002 - Caught In The Rain (Edwin King)
- 2001 - Snow Dance (Craig PerretCraig PerretCraig Perret is an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding horses at age five and by seven was riding quarter horses in match races...
) - 2000 - Megans Bluff (Mark GuidryMark GuidryMark Guidry is a retired American jockey.He began his riding career in Thoroughbred horse racing in his native Louisiana in 1974 where he remained until 1986 when he went to race in Illinois. He was the leading jockey at Hawthorne Race Course seven times, Sportsman's Park nine times, and two...
)
- 1997 - Parade Queen