Street Sense Stakes
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 2013 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | Churchill Downs |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Two-year-olds |
| Weight | 122lbs |
| Purse | US$200,000 (since 2021) |
The Street Sense Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-olds over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles on the dirt scheduled annually in late October or early November at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The event currently offers a purse of $200,000.
History[edit]
The event is named after Street Sense the 2006 U.S. Champion Two-Year-Old Colt who won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Churchill Downs and won the 2007 Kentucky Derby.
The event was inaugurated on 27 October 2013 and run over a distance of one mile and was won by John C. Oxley's Coastline. Coastline starting at odds of 4/1 was ridden by jockey Shaun Bridgmohan who pressed the pace three wide, gained a short lead with a furlong to go and drew clear to win by three lengths over Ichiban Warrior in a time of 1:36.77.[1]
The most impressive of the winners of the event was the 2018 winner Improbable who dominated the field, winning by 7+1⁄4 lengths.[2] As a four-year-old, Improbable won three Grade I events and was second in the 2020 GI Breeders' Cup Classic. His performance earned him U.S. Champion Older Male Horse honors.
In 2020, the distance for the event was increased to 1+1⁄16 mile.[3]
In 2022 the event was upgraded by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to a Grade III.[4]
In 2023 the event was included in the qualification process for the Kentucky Derby as an event in the prep season in the Road to the Kentucky Derby.
Records[edit]
Speed record
- 1+1⁄16 miles: 1:44.30 – King Fury (2020)
- 1 mile: 1:35.55 – McCraken (2016)
Margins
- 7+1⁄4 lengths – Improbable (2018)
Most wins by a jockey
- 2 – Shaun Bridgmohan (2013, 2014)
- 2 – Brian Hernandez Jr. (2016, 2020)
Most wins by a trainer
- 2 – Mark E. Casse (2013, 2014)
- 2 – Ian R. Wilkes (2016, 2017)
Most wins by an owner
- No owner has won the event more than once
Winners[edit]
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Liberal Arts | Cristian A. Torres | Robert Medina | Stephen Ferraro & Evan Ferraro | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:46.50 | $199,000 | III | [5] |
| 2022 | Two Phil's | Jareth Loveberry | Larry Rivelli | Patricia's Hope & Phillip Segan | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.31 | $199,800 | III | [6] |
| 2021 | Howling Time | Joseph Talamo | Dale L. Romans | Albaugh Family Stables | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.68 | $200,000 | Listed | [7] |
| 2020 | King Fury | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Kenneth G. McPeek | Fern Circle Stables & Three Chimneys Farm | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.30 | $98,000 | Listed | [8] |
| 2019 | South Bend | Julien R. Leparoux | Stanley Hough | Sagamore Farm | 1 mile | 1:35.56 | $123,664 | [9] | |
| 2018 | Improbable | Drayden Van Dyke | Bob Baffert | WinStar Farm, China Horse Club & SF Racing | 1 mile | 1:35.61 | $100,000 | [2] | |
| 2017 | Gotta Go | Chris Landeros | Ian R. Wilkes | Lothenbach Stables | 1 mile | 1:37.48 | $83,001 | [10] | |
| 2016 | McCraken | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Ian R. Wilkes | Whitham Thoroughbreds | 1 mile | 1:35.55 | $83,470 | [11] | |
| 2015 | Mo Tom | Corey J. Lanerie | Chris Richard | G M B Racing | 1 mile | 1:36.78 | $81,750 | [12] | |
| 2014 | Conquest Tsunami | Shaun Bridgmohan | Mark E. Casse | Conquest Stables | 1 mile | 1:37.00 | $55,221 | [13] | |
| 2013 | Coastline | Shaun Bridgmohan | Mark E. Casse | John C. Oxley | 1 mile | 1:36.77 | $61,800 | [1] |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "2013 Street Sense Stakes Black Type – (race 5)". Equibase. 27 October 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ a b "2018 Street Sense Stakes Black Type – (race 4)". Equibase. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "STREET SENSE STAKES - CHURCHILL DOWNS, KY". Thoroughbred Pedigree Online. 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ Schweigardt, Andrew (2022). "TOBA Announces U.S. Graded and Listed Stakes for February 2022-January 2023". Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "2023 Street Sense Stakes Grade 3 – (race 10)". Equibase. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "2022 Street Sense Stakes Grade 3 – (race 10)". Equibase. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ "2021 Street Sense Stakes Listed – (race 10)". Equibase. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "2020 Street Sense Stakes Listed – (race 10)". Equibase. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "2019 Street Sense Stakes Black Type – (race 10)". Equibase. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "2017 Street Sense Stakes Black Type – (race 10)". Equibase. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "2016 Street Sense Stakes Black Type – (race 8)". Equibase. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "2015 Street Sense Stakes Black Type – (race 8)". Equibase. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "2014 Street Sense Stakes Black Type – (race 4)". Equibase. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2022.