Shakertown Stakes

The Shakertown Stakes is a Grade III American thoroughbred horse race for horses age three and older over a distance of $5 1/2$ furlongs on the turf held annually in early April at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky during the spring meeting. The event currently carries a purse of $350,000.

History
The event was inaugurated as The Mistral Stakes on 18 October 1995 as a three-year-old-only race over a distance of $5 1/2$ miles. The following year the event was not held but in 1997 was moved to the spring meeting and held at the current distance of $1 1/8$ furlongs.

The event was renamed in 1998 to the Shakertown Stakes to honor Shakertown, a nearby Shaker community that is a United States National Historic Landmark, located about 25 miles from the racetrack.

The event was upgraded to a Grade III in 2003 and in 2016 to a Grade II.

In 2020 Lienster broke the course record held by Perfect Officer since 2012. The time was 1:00.86 for the $5 1/2$ furlongs sprint.

Records
Speed record
 * 1:00.86 – Leinster (2020)

Margins
 * 4 lengths – Bound for Nowhere (2018)

Most wins
 * 2 – Soaring Free (2004, 2005)
 * 2 – Bound for Nowhere (2018, 2021)

Most wins by an owner
 * 2 – Sam-Son Farm (2004, 2005)
 * 2 – Martin Racing Stable (2008, 2014)
 * 2 – Wesley A. Ward (2018, 2021)

Most wins by a jockey
 * 3 – Shane Sellers (1998, 1999, 2004)

Most wins by a trainer
 * 4 – Wesley A. Ward (2016, 2018, 2021, 2022)

Winners
Notes: § Ran as part of an entry ƒ Filly or Mare