The Phoenix Stakes is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 Thoroughbred horse 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...

 held annually at Keeneland Race Course

Keeneland

Keeneland is a Thoroughbred horse racing facility and sales complex in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. Operated by the Keeneland Association, Inc., it is also known for its reference library on the sport, which contains more than 10,000 volumes, an extensive videocassette collection, and a substantial...

 in Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...

. Open to horses age three and older, it is contested on dirt over a distance of six 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 and currently offers a purse of $250,000. Raced in early October, prior to 1989 it was run during the track's spring meeting.

Part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge

Breeders' Cup Challenge

The Breeders' Cup Challenge is a series of Thoroughbred horse races in the United States, Canada, England, Ireland, France, Hong Kong and Australia in which the winner earns an automatic spot in an American Breeders' Cup race....

 series, the winner of the 2008 Phoenix Stakes automatically qualifies for the Breeders' Cup Sprint

Breeders' Cup Sprint

The Breeders' Cup Sprint is an American Weight for Age Grade I Thoroughbred horse race for three year olds & up. Run on dirt over a distance of 6 Furlongs , the race has been held annually since 1984 at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World...

.

Founded in 1831 with the name from the local Phoenix Hotel, it is the oldest thoroughbred horse race in North America. Hosted by the Kentucky Association racetrack

Kentucky Association

The Kentucky Association was formed on July 23, 1826 to promote the breeding and racing of Thoroughbred horses in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky. It was founded by a group of prominent locals which included Henry Clay, Jesse Bledsoe, Dr. Elisha Warfield, and Thomas F. Marshall...

 in Lexington until 1930, the event was restarted at Keeneland Race Course in 1937. From 1943-1945, the race was renewed as part of the Keeneland-at-Churchill Downs meetings. Over the years it has been called the Brennan, Chiles, Phoenix, Association, Phoenix Hotel Stakes and Phoenix Handicap.

In 2010 the Phoenix will be in its 158th running.

Winners since 1972

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2010	Wise Dan	3	Rafael Bejarano	Charles Lopresti	Morton Fink	1:09.20
2009	Fatal Bullet Fatal Bullet Fatal Bullet is a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse.Trained by Reade Baker for owner Danny Dion's Bear Stables Ltd., in 2008 Fatal Bullet set a new track record for 6.5 furlongs in winning the Bold Venture Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack...	4	Eurico Rosa Da Silva Eurico Rosa Da Silva Eurico Rosa da Silva is a jockey based in Canada who competes in North American Thoroughbred horse racing....	Reade Baker	Bear Stables, Inc.	1:09.00
2008	Sing Baby Sing	5	Justin Shepherd	Jack Bruner	Tom Durant	1:08.48
2007	Off Duty	4	Larry Melancon Larry Melancon Larry J. Melancon is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who rides primarily on the Kentucky-Arkansas circuit....	Lynn S. Whiting	John Pucek et al.	1:10.17
2006	Kelly's Landing	5	Rafael Bejarano	Eddie Kenneally	Summerplace Farm, LLC	1:09.94
2005	Elusive Jazz	4	Robby Albarado Robby Albarado Robby 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...	Bobby C. Barnett	Stony Oak Farm, LLC	1:11.60
2004	Champali	4	Rafael Bejarano	Gregory D. Foley	Lloyd Madison Farms IV, LLC	1:08.72
2003	Najran	4	Javier Castellano Javier Castellano Javier 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...	Nick Zito Nick Zito Nicholas Philip "Nick" Zito is an American Thoroughbred horse trainer.Zito began his career as a hot walker and worked his way up to a groom, to an assistant trainer, and to a trainer...	Buckram Oak Farm	1:08.32
2002	Xtra Heat Xtra Heat Xtra Heat is a retired American Thoroughbred Champion filly racehorse. She was owned by Kenneth Taylor, Harry Deitchman, and her trainer, John Salzman, Sr....	4	Harry Vega Harry Vega Harry Vega is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.Vega began his riding career in Michigan in 1983 then in the late 1980s moved to compete at tracks on the Northeast coast of the United States...	John E. Salzman, Sr.	Kenneth Taylor, et al.	1:10.13
2001	Bet On Sunshine	9	Calvin Borel Calvin Borel Calvin H. Borel is an American jockey in thoroughbred horse racing and rode the victorious mount in the 2007 Kentucky Derby, the 2009 Kentucky Derby and the 2010 Kentucky Derby...	Paul J. McGee	David P. Holloway Racing	1:09.65
2000	Five Star Day	4	Garrett Gomez Garrett K. Gomez Garrett Keith Gomez is an American thoroughbred jockey.-Early career:Gomez learned to ride by watching his father, Louie, who was a jockey at many tracks in the Southwest United States...	C. Beau Greely	Columbine Stable	1:07.80
1999	Richter Scale	5	Kent Desormeaux Kent Desormeaux Kent 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:...	Mary Jo Lohmeier	Nancy & Rick Kaster/ Nathan Fox	1:08.40
1998	Partner’s Hero	4	Calvin Borel Calvin Borel Calvin H. Borel is an American jockey in thoroughbred horse racing and rode the victorious mount in the 2007 Kentucky Derby, the 2009 Kentucky Derby and the 2010 Kentucky Derby...	D. Wayne Lukas D. Wayne Lukas Darrell Wayne Lukas is a former educator who became one of the most successful horse trainers in American Thoroughbred horse racing history and a U.S...	Willis Horton Stable	1:09.20
1997	Bet On Sunshine	5	Francisco Torres	Paul J. McGee	David P. Holloway racing	1:08.60
1996	Forest Wildcat	5	Joe Bravo Joe Bravo (jockey) Joe Bravo is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. The son and grandson of jockeys, he began his professional career in Thoroughbred flat racing at Calder Race Course in Miami Gardens, Florida during the latter end of 1988.According to his NTRA profile, Joe Bravo has dominated the New...	Ben Perkins, Sr.	Fred Seitz & New Farm	1:09.40
1995	Golden Gear	4	Craig Perret Craig Perret Craig 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...	P. Noel Hickey	Barry Golden	1:08.80
1994	Lost Pan	4	Donna Barton	D. Wayne Lukas D. Wayne Lukas Darrell Wayne Lukas is a former educator who became one of the most successful horse trainers in American Thoroughbred horse racing history and a U.S...	Jim McDonald & Overbrook	1:09.40
1993	Anjiz	5	Donald Miller, Jr.	Michael H. Bell	Gainsborough Farm	1:07.60
1992	British Banker	4	Dean Kutz	Peter M. Vestal	Dogwood Stable Dogwood Stable Dogwood Stable is an American Thoroughbred racehorse partnership founded in 1969 by W. Cothran "Cot" Campbell of Aiken, South Carolina.The pioneers of thoroughbred partnerships, the operation's stated policy is to acquire moderately priced, young horses...	1:09.20
1991	Deposit Ticket	3	Pat Day Pat Day Patrick Alan "Pat" Day is an American jockey. He is a four-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1991...	D. Wayne Lukas D. Wayne Lukas Darrell Wayne Lukas is a former educator who became one of the most successful horse trainers in American Thoroughbred horse racing history and a U.S...	Overbrook & Lukas D. Wayne Lukas Darrell Wayne Lukas is a former educator who became one of the most successful horse trainers in American Thoroughbred horse racing history and a U.S...	1:10.20
1990	Hadif	4	Dave Penna Dave Penna David "Dave" Penna was an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who competed in the United States but had his gretest successes in Canada. Born in Auburn, New York, he began his career as a professional rider in 1978 and three years later went to compete at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto...	Thomas J. Skiffington	Shadwell Farm Shadwell Racing Shadwell Racing is the Thoroughbred horse racing operations of Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai.Introduced to Thoroughbred flat racing while a student in the United Kingdom, Sheikh Hamdan established his first racing stable there in 1981...	1:09.40
1989	Momsfurrari	5	Mike E. Smith	Glenn Wismer	Judy & Philip S. Maas	1:10.60
1988	Carload	6	Earlie Fires Earlie Fires Earlie Stancel Fires is a retired United States' Racing Hall of Fame jockey.Fires began riding professionally in 1964 and led all American apprentices in wins that year with 224. He retired on September 21, 2008 having won 6,470 races at racetracks across North America...	Thomas F. Proctor Thomas F. Proctor Thomas F. Proctor is an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses who won the 1994 edition of the Breeders' Cup Distaff with One Dreamer....	Glen Hill Farm	1:09.80
1987	Diapason	7	Patrick Johnson	Michael H. Bell	Helen C. Alexander	1:09.80
1986	Lucky North	5	Pat Day Pat Day Patrick Alan "Pat" Day is an American jockey. He is a four-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1991...	William I. Mott	John A. Franks John A. Franks John Franks was an American businessman and a Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder. A native of Haughton, Louisiana, he earned a degree in geology from Louisiana State University. In 1962, he founded the highly successful Franks Petroleum Inc. and later invested in real estate with Franks...	1:11.00
1985	Harry 'N Bill	5	Mary Russ	Emanuel Tortora	Bee Bee Stable	1:09.60
1984	Timeless Native	4	Don Brumfield Don Brumfield Donald Alan Brumfield is a retired American jockey from Kentucky.During his thirty-five year career, Brumfield won 4,573 races in 33,222 rides. He retired from racing in 1989. Brumfield was the "track all-time leading rider in terms of races won " at Churchill Downs, where he won 16 riding titles...	Bud Delp Bud Delp Grover Greer "Bud" Delp was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer best remembered for his conditioning of Hall of Fame colt, Spectacular Bid....	Hawksworth Farm	1:10.80
1983	Shot n' Missed	6	Leroy Moyers	William I. Mott	William F. Lucas	1:09.00
1982	Golden Derby	4	Julio C. Espinoza	Smiley Adams	F. E. Lehmann & J. R. Gaines	1:10.00
1981	Turbulence *	5	Julio C. Espinoza	John C. Oxley	M/M C.H. Colpitt	1:09.40
1981	Zuppardo's Prince *	5	Julio C. Espinoza	Clarence Breedlove	Anthony L. Zuppardo	1:09.40
1980	Zuppardo's Prince	5	Julio C. Espinoza	Clarence Breedlove	Anthony L. Zuppardo	1:09.40
1979	Shelter Half	4	Sam Boulmetis, Jr.	Beverly P. Hacker	Fourbrothers Stable	1:09.00
1978	Amadevil	4	Sam Maple Sam Maple Samuel A. Maple was an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.Born in Carrollton, Ohio, Sam Maple was one of eight brothers and sisters. His older brother, Eddie, was also a jockey...	Hoss Inman	Paul & Orville Kemling	1:09.40
1977	It's Freezing	5	Eddie Maple Eddie Maple Edward Retz "Eddie" Maple is a retired American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. One of eight brothers and sisters, he was an older brother to jockey Sam Maple who won more than 2,500 races. He began riding horses at age 12 and won his first race as a professional at 17...	William R. O'Neill	Bwamazon Farm	1:09.60
1976	Gallant Bob	4	Don Brumfield Don Brumfield Donald Alan Brumfield is a retired American jockey from Kentucky.During his thirty-five year career, Brumfield won 4,573 races in 33,222 rides. He retired from racing in 1989. Brumfield was the "track all-time leading rider in terms of races won " at Churchill Downs, where he won 16 riding titles...	Joe D. Marquette	Robert P. Horton	1:08.40
1975	Delta Oil	6	Robert Breen	Forrest Kaelin	Dorothy Dorsett Brown	1:09.40
1974	Penholder	5	Buck Thornburg	Victor D. Karr	Mrs. Irene D. Karr	1:09.40
1973	Honey Jay	5	Julio C. Espinoza	Ike K. Mourar	Robert E. Lehmann	1:11.40
1972	Honey Jay	4	Julio C. Espinoza	Ike K. Mourar	Robert E. Lehmann	1:09.40

* Run in two divisions in 1981.

Earlier winners

• 1971 - Great Mystery
• 1970 - Paderoso
• 1969 - Lithiot
• 1968 - Miracle Hill
• 1967 - Moccasin
  Moccasin (horse)
  Moccasin was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse and the only two-year-old filly to be voted United States Horse of the Year....
  
  
• 1966 - Bay Phantom
• 1965 - Gallant Romeo
• 1964 - Choker
• 1963 - Editorialist (always race without a whip)
• 1962 - Editorialist
• 1961 - Eight Again
• 1960 - Court Affair
• 1959 - Bumpy Road
• 1958 - Ezgo
• 1957 - Bandit
• 1956 - Sea O' Erin
• 1955 - Sea O' Erin (raced for years)
• 1954 - Pomace
• 1953 - Pet Bully
  Pet Bully
  Pet Bully was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the first top quality horse that U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey Bill Hartack ever road and who won the inaugural running of the prestigious Woodward Stakes....
  
  
• 1952 - Hill Gail
  Hill Gail
  Hill Gail was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred and raced by the renowned Calumet Farm of Lexington, Kentucky, the son of Champion sire, Bull Lea, Hill Gail is best known as the winner of the 1952 Kentucky Derby....
  
  
• 1951 - Mount Marcy
• 1950 - Mount Marcy
• 1949 - Miss Neal (Filly
  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....
  
  )
• 1948 - Coaltown
  Coaltown
  Coaltown was an American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred racehorse of whom the New York Times said "was probably the most underrated Thoroughbred of the 20th Century."...
  
  
• 1947 - George Gains
• 1946 - Sirius
• 1945 - Best Effort
• 1944 - Roman Sox (Filly
  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....
  
  )
• 1943 - Miss Dogwood (Filly
  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....
  
  )
• 1942 - Devil Diver
  Devil Diver
  Devil Diver was an American Thoroughbred racehorse foaled at Mrs. Payne Whitney's Greentree Stable in Lexington, Kentucky. A bay colt by Sir Germans, he was out of Dabchick, and a member of the same foal crop as Shut Out...
  
  
• 1941 - Cherry Jam
• 1940 - Easy Mon
• 1939 - Torchy
• 1938 - Main Man
• 1937 - Preeminent
• 1931 to 1936 - RACE NOT RUN
• 1930 - Montanaro
• 1928 - Luxembourg
• 1927 - Percentage
• 1926 - Marconi
• 1925 - Almadel
• 1924 - Chacolet (Filly
  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....
  
  )
• 1923 - Minto II (Laverne Fator
  Laverne Fator
  Laverne Fator was an American Hall of Fame jockey.Born in Hailey, Idaho, Laverne Fator and his brothers Mark and Elmer all became jockeys. The most successful of the three, Laverne Fator's riding career began at small bush tracks in the Western United States. His first major win came in 1918 at...
  
  )
• 1922 - Advocate
• 1921 - General Haig
• 1920 - Buford
• 1919 - Opportunity
• 1918 - Embroidery (Filly
  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....
  
  )
• 1917 - Grover Hughes
• 1913 - Flora Fina (Filly
  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....
  
  ) (Champion Handicap Female)

• 1912 - Mockler
• 1911 - Countless
• 1906 to 1910 - no race
• 1905 - Agile
  Agile (horse)
  Agile was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that was the winner of the 1905 Kentucky Derby. Agile won the Sapphire Stakes as a two year old and the Phoenix Stakes as a three year old....
  
  
• 1898 to 1904 - no race
• 1897 - Goshen
• 1896 - Prince Leif
• 1895 - Halma
  Halma (horse)
  Halma was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred in Kentucky by Eastin & Larabie, he was a son of Hanover, a three-time Leading sire in North America and a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee. Grandsire Hindoo, was a Champion runner who also was inducted in the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame. Halma was...
  
  
• 1894 - Chant
  Chant (horse)
  Chant was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1894 Kentucky Derby, Phoenix Stakes, and Clark Handicap. He was related through his damsire, King Alfonso, to Kentucky Derby winners Fonso and Joe Cotton and through his sire, Falsetto, to His Eminence and Sir Huon .Chant was sold in...
  
  
• 1893 - Clifford
• 1892 - Wadsworth
• 1891 - Kingman
  Kingman (horse)
  Kingman was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 1891 Kentucky Derby, Phoenix Stakes and Latonia Derby. He holds the record for the slowest winning time ever recorded at a Kentucky Derby, at 2:52 1/4. Kingman was ridden in the Derby by Isaac Burns Murphy and was considered one...
  
  
• 1890 - Ban Chief
• 1889 - Once Again (3rd in the 1889 Kentucky Derby
  Kentucky Derby
  The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry...
  
  )
• 1888 - The Chevalier
• 1887 - Banburg
• 1886 - Grimaldi
• 1885 - Bersan
  Bersan
  Bersan was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. Foaled in Kentucky and bred by Frank B. Harper, who also owned his sire Ten Broeck and dam, Sallie M. Green B. Morris purchased Bersan as a yearling for $10,000....
  
  
• 1884 - Admiral
• 1883 - Lord Raglan
• 1882 - Freeland
• 1881 - Sligo
• 1880 - Fonso
  Fonso
  Fonso was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and was the winner of the 1880 Kentucky Derby. Fonso was bred in Kentucky and was a chestnut colt sired by King Alfonso out of the mare Weatherwitch....
  
   (won the 1880 Kentucky Derby
  Kentucky Derby
  The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry...
  
  )
• 1879 - Falsetto
  Falsetto (horse)
  Falsetto was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse and outstanding sire. Bred and raced by J. W. Hunt Reynolds of Lexington, Kentucky, his dam was Farfaletta and his sire was General Abe Buford's very good runner, Enquirer....
  
  
• 1878 - Himyar
  Himyar (horse)
  Himyar was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that was the sire of 1898 Kentucky Derby winner Plaudit and Domino, the grandsire of Colin and Peter Pan...
  
  
• 1877 - Brademante (Filly
  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....
  
  )
• 1876 - Vagrant
  Vagrant (horse)
  Vagrant, was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that is best known for his 1876 Kentucky Derby win. Vagrant was the first of nine geldings to win the Kentucky Derby and was a white-stockinged bay colt sired by Virgil out of the mare Lazy . Virgil was notable for breeding successful nineteenth...
  
   (Champion 2-Year-Old Male & Champion 3-Year-Old Male)
• 1875 - Ten Broeck
  Ten Broeck
  Ten Broeck was an American U.S. Racing Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse whose 1878 match race win in Louisville against the great California mare, Mollie McCarty was immortalized in the Kentucky folk song commonly called Molly and Tenbrooks.Bred by John Harper at his farm near Midway,...
  
  
• 1874 - Aaron Pennington
• 1873 - Artist
• 1872 - Planatarium (Filly
  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....
  
  )
• 1871 - Molly Cad (Filly
  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....
  
  )
• 1870 - Enquirer
• 1868 - Crossland
• 1867 - Phoenix Belle (Filly
  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....
  
  )
• 1866 - Norway
• 1865 - Gold Ring (Filly
  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....
  
  )
• 1860 - Solferino
• 1856 - Parachute (Filly
  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....
  
  )
• 1855 - Balloon (Filly
  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....
  
  )
• 1854 - Charlie Ball
• 1853 - Lexington
  Lexington (horse)
  Lexington was a United States Thoroughbred race horse who won six of his seven race starts. Perhaps his greatest fame came however as the most successful sire of the second half of the nineteenth century; he was the Leading sire in North America 16 times, and of his many brood mare and racer...
  
  
• 1852 - Star Davis
• 1841 - Zenith
• 1840 - Berthune
• 1839 - Minstrel (Filly
  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....
  
  )
• 1838 - Mary Brennan (Filly
  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....
  
  )
• 1832 - Virginia (Filly
  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....
  
  )
• 1831 - McDonough