Bourbonette Oaks Explained

Class:Grade III
Horse Race:Bourbonette Oaks
Location:Turfway Park
Florence, Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated:1983
Race Type:Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Distance:1 mile (8 furlongs)
Surface:Dirt
Track:left-handed
Qualification:Three-year-old fillies
Weight:Assigned
Purse:US$100,000

The Bourbonette Oaks Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Turfway Park at Florence, Kentucky. Open to three-year-old fillies, the event is contested on dirt over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs). The race is a Grade III event with a purse of $150,000 and has been a prep race to the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing, including the Kentucky Oaks, the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and Mother Goose Stakes.

Run during the third week of March, the Bourbonette Oaks currently offers a purse of $100,000.

Inaugurated in 1983, the race was run in two divisions in 1983, 1985, 1988 and 1990. In 1986, it was run in three divisions.

Records

Speed record

Most wins by a jockey

Most wins by a trainer

Most wins by an owner

Winners

YearWinnerJockeyTrainerOwnerTime
2023Botanical Chris LanderosBrad H. CoxLNJ Foxwoods & Clearsky Farms1:44.47
2022Candy Raid Rafael BejaranoKeith DesormeauxDon't Tell My Wife Stables & J. Keith Desormeaux1:42.96
2021AdventuringBrad H. CoxGodolphin1:37.31
2020Queen of GodMichael MakerWinners Circle Racing Stable1:37.77
2019Naughty Joker Wesley WardKenneth and Sarah Ramsey1:40.08
2018Go Noni GoTyler GaffalioneMichael J. MakerThree Diamonds Farm1:39.09
2017Purely a DreamRobby AlbaradoKenneth G. McPeekLivin the Dream Racing 2015 LLC 1:37.40
2016WondermentCornelio VelásquezKenneth G. McPeekMagdalena Racing & Chris Sterbenz1:39.04
2015Don't Leave MeJose LezcanoMalcolm PiercePin Oak Stable1:38.60
2014Aurelia's BelleChanning HillWayne M. CatalanoJames F. Miller1:38.99
2013SilsitaJohn VelazquezTodd A. PletcherEclipse Thoroughbreds Partners & Tanourin Stable1:38.27
2012In LingerieJohn VelazquezTodd A. PletcherEclipse Thoroughbred Partners & Gary Barber1:38.28
2011Summer SoireeGabriel SaezJ. Larry JonesWahoo Partners & Brereton Jones1:38.75
2010OrchestratorAlex SolisKenneth G. McPeekKoolmen Racing Stable1:38.29
2009Hot Cha ChaJames GrahamPhil SimsNelson McMakin1:38:34
2008Maren's MeadowGabriel SaezJ. Larry JonesRiver Ridge Ranch1:38.15
2007Sealy HillPatrick HusbandsMark E. CasseMelnyk Racing1:37.51
2006Top Notch LadyRobby AlbaradoMark E. CasseRobert J. Wilson1:39.26
2005Dance Away CapoteRafael BejaranoH. Graham MotionPandora Farm1:37.52
2004Class AboveJerry BaileyBob BaffertPadua Stable1:37.98
2003Adopted Daughter †Dean ButlerRonny WernerKenneth Ramsey & Sarah Ramsey1:37.41
2002Colonial GlitterPat DayPaul J. McGee3rd Turn Stable1:37.00
2001Sweet NanettePat DayDallas StewartWest Point Thoroughbreds1:37.40
2000TripWillie MartinezFrank L. BrothersClaiborne Farm1:36.20
1999Sweeping StoryJorge ChavezDale L. RomansMcKee Stables Inc.1:37.60
1998Nurse GoodbodyWillie MartinezJoe PetalinoLazy E Racing1:36.00
1997Buckeye SearchBrian PeckCarl NafzgerDarby Dan Farm1:35.00
1996ClamorosaJerry BaileyW. Elliott WaldenJeffrey S. Sullivan1:37.00
1995SherzarcatKent DesormeauxMurray W. JohnsonMichael D. Riordan1:38.80
1994Private StatusPat DayNeil J. HowardJ. Elkins, William S. Farish III & T. Webber Jr. 1:38.00
1993SentimentaldiamondMark T. JohnstonDonald H. BarrArc B Stable1:38.20
1992PreachJulie KroneClaude R. McGaughey IIIClaiborne Farm1:40.80
1991Saratoga DameMichael McDowellLawrence D. HughesSeth Bellar Trust1:37.00
1990Joannie BananniePat DayMichael W. NanceMY Stables Inc.1:40.00
1990ApellaWilliam TroiloMark E. CasseJanice A. Heinz1:41.00
1989GorgeousPat DayNeil D. DrysdaleR. N. Clay1:36.20
1988Darien MissRandy RomeroGeorge R. Arnold IITaylor Asbury1:39.00
1988StolieMichael McDowellBurk Kessinger Jr.Ernst, Lenihan et al.1:40.80
1987CombativePat DaySam T. RamerF. B. Hale Jr.1:38.60
1986Pretty ShamFrank Lovato Jr.Mark E. CasseCalumet Farm & R. Wilson1:40.20
1986Hail A CabLarry MelanconPhilip M. HauswaldJohn A. Bell III1:40.40
1986Classy CarlottaR. FieldingMonty W. SimsJohn Wallace1:40.00
1985Wealthy and WiseEugene Sipus Jr.Sam T. RamerParrish Hill Farm1:37.40
1985MahaliaClifton SchwingWalter L. EdwardsR. M. Richards1:40.40
1984Dusty GlovesÁngel Cordero Jr.George R. Arnold IIAshview Farms1:38.80
1983Feisty BelleJorge VelásquezStanley M. RiserTaylor Asbury1:39.00
1983Push OnJames McKnightMark E. CasseO. J. Feiner1:40.80

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