Tejano Run Stakes Explained

Class:Listed
Horse Race:Tejano Run Stakes
Location:Turfway Park
Florence, Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated:1974
Race Type:Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Distance: miles (9 furlongs)
Surface:Polytrack synthetic dirt
Track:left-handed
Qualification:Four-years-old & up
Weight:Assigned
Purse:$50,000

The Tejano Run Stakes is an American ungraded Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Turfway Park in Florence, Kentucky. Open to horses age four and older, it is contested on Polytrack synthetic dirt over a distance of one and one eighth miles (8 furlongs).

Inaugurated in 1974 as the Pioneer Stakes, the race was renamed in 1997 to honor Tejano Run who won the 1996 Pioneer Stakes as well as other important stakes at Turfway Park.

There was no race run in 1990 and 2009.

Distances:

Records

Speed record: (at current distance of miles)

Most wins
Most wins by a jockey
Most wins by a trainer
Most wins by an owner

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2011Baryshnikov5Thomas L. Pompell Mike MakerColumbro & Apostelos1:51.92
2009no race
2008High Blues5James LopezGeorge R. Arnold IIDixiana Stables1:51.71
2007Jade's Revenge4Rodney PrescottH. Graham MotionBushwood Stables LLC1:50.11
2006Ball Four5Julien LeparouxPatrick BianconeDerrick Smith & Michael Tabor1:51.97
2005Discreet Hero7Justin VitekBernard S. FlintLTB Inc. & R. A. Williams1:49.50
2004Ask the Lord7Rafael BejaranoBernard S. FlintLTB Inc. & R. A. Williams1:49.82
2003Mail Call5Rafael BejaranoGary MontgomerySarah & Glenn Montgomery1:51.06
2002Double Affair8Jeff JohnstonBernard S. FlintEd Wright & Miles Childers1:50.60
2001Glacial6Brian PeckDaniel M. Smithwick, Jr.Kingfish Stable1:50.20
2000Irish Silence6Terry ThompsonK. LewisJames F. Turner1:50.60
1999Glacial4Jesse CampbellDaniel M. Smithwick, Jr.Kingfish Stable1:49.60
1998Danville7Francisco TorresWilliam G. HuffmanTop of the Key Stable1:49.00
1997Grand Teton4Fabio Arguello, Jr.Katherine K. BallDonamire Farm1:49.80
1996Tejano Run4Terry ThompsonKenneth McPeekRoy & Joyce Monroe1:50.40
1995Danville4Larry MelanconWilliam G. HuffmanTop of the Key Stable1:52.00
1994Secreto's Hideaway5James BruinAkiko GothardMickey Liber1:49.60
1993Bolt the Hatch6Brent BartramNiall O'CallaghanBudget Stable1:52.40
1992Profit Key5James BruinD. Wayne LukasH. J. Allen & D. L. Mathis1:51.20
1991Cool Corbett6Patricia CookseyJohn C. GoodwinB. Lunsford & L. Holbrook1:51.00
1990no race
1989Cub Scout6Charles Woods, Jr.John C. GoodwinJohn C. Goodwin1:47.40
1988Tribute to Royalty7Michael McDowellJohn E. Churchman, Jr.John E. Churchman, Jr.1:36.20
1987Quick Speed5James BruinEarl C. MurphyWilliam L. Johnson1:39.80
1986Tribute to Royalty5Michael McDowellJohn E. Churchman, Jr.John E. Churchman, Jr.1:37.00
1985Exclusive Greer4Scott MillerMichael J. TackettM. J. & E. J. Tackett1:38.80
1984Shape UpnfJose CaloErnest D. FlynnEst. of Mrs. Frazier Lebus1:37.80
1983Prince Fortune5Steve NeffLarry RoeD. W. Jones1:35.80
1982Timeless Statue5Eugene Sipus, Jr.Roy FrazierR. C. Durr1:47.60
1981Vanders ForcenfDarrell FosterHulon L. WomackCarolyn Cline & D. Cline1:47.40
1980One Lucky Devil6David NiblickJeffrey SheetsRapid Stable1:46.80
1979Savage Moon6Michael McDowellEdgar GordonGordon & Schmidt1:45.00
1978London Fog4Charles Woods, Jr.Elizabeth MangioneJoseph B. Mangione1:45.00
1977Satan's Cheer5Mike ManganelloPeter W. Salmen, Jr.Crimson King Farm1:48.40
1976Brustigert6M. BryantPat B. DeverauxT. F. Deveraux1:46.60
1975Jesta Dream Away5Guilermo MilordJames E. MorganZweisler & Zimmerman1:46.00
1974Ill Will3Julio EspinozaRichard E. VanceJ. Bullock1:46.80

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