The Beaumont Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies over a distance of 7 furlongs and 184 feet on the dirt held annually in early April at Keeneland Race Course, Lexington, Kentucky during the spring meeting.

Beaumont Stakes
Grade II race
LocationKeeneland Race Course
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated1986
Race typeThoroughbredFlat racing
SponsorMiddleGround Capital (2024)
WebsiteKeeneland
Race information
Distance7 furlongs and 184 feet
SurfaceDirt
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-old fillies
Weight123 lbs with allowances
Purse$400,000 (2022)

History

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The race is named in honor of the Beaumont Farm of Hal Price Headley, one of Keeneland's founders. The Beaumont is run on the Beard Course which is named after Major Louie Beard, another one of Keeneland's founders.

The event was inaugurated on 5 April 1986 and was won by Classy Cathy, trained by the former jockey Joseph M. Bollero[1] in a time of 1:2735.[2]

The event was classified as Grade III in 1990 when it was won by the ill-fated 1989 US Champion Two-Year-Old, Go For Wand.[3] In 1993 the event was upgraded to Grade II and held that class until 2016 when it was downgraded back to Grade III.[4]

In 2023 the American Graded Stakes Committee upgraded the event to Grade II status.[5]

Records

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Speed record

  • 1:24.90 – Four Graces (2020) (Track record)

Margins

  • 8+12 lengths – Go For Wand (1990), Matareya (2022)

Most wins by a jockey

  • 4 – Pat Day (1994, 1997, 1998, 2003)

Most wins by a trainer

Most wins by an owner

Winners

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Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time Purse Grade Ref
2024 Denim and Pearls Flavien Prat Brad H. Cox Red White and Blue Racing 1:26.54 $395,063 II [6]
2023 Key of Life Flavien Prat Brad H. Cox Flurry Racing Stables & Hoffman Family Racing 1:27.32 $390,250 II [7]
2022 Matareya Flavien Prat Brad H. Cox Godolphin Racing 1:27.55 $400,000 III [8]
2021 Twenty Carat Luis Saez Wesley A. Ward Three Chimneys Farm 1:26.04 $150,000 III [9]
2020 Four Graces Julien R. Leparoux Ian Wilkes Whitham Thoroughbreds 1:24.90 $98,000 III [10]
2019 Fancy Dress Party Luis Saez Ben Colebrook LNJ Foxwoods 1:28.18 $147,000 III [11]
2018 Gas Station Sushi Corey Nakatani Richard Baltas Riley Racing Stables, Jason Tackitt, Megan J. Tackitt & Mike Hensen 1:26.77 $150,000 III [12]
2017 Sweet Loretta Javier Castellano Todd A. Pletcher St. Elias Stable 1:27.77 $150,000 III [13]
2016 Lightstream Julien R. Leparoux Brian A. Lynch Up Hill Stable & Head of Plains Partners 1:26.27 $150,000 III [14]
2015 Miss Ella Rajiv Maragh H. Graham Motion Jack Swain III 1:28.11 $250,000 II [15]
2014 Ready to Act Javier Castellano Chad C. Brown Klaravich Stables & William Lawrence 1:28.08 $200,000 II [16]
2013 Ciao Bella Luna Joel Rosario Jerry Hollendorfer Gillian Campbell, William Martin, Car-Den Racing Stable & Greenwood Lodge Farm 1:26.92 $150,000 II [17]
2012 Gypsy Robin Jeffrey Sanchez Wesley A. Ward King 9 Stables, Bell, Gatewood, Bret Jones & Wesley A. Ward 1:28.46 $150,000 II [18]
2011 Turbulent Descent David R. Flores Mike Puype Blinkers On Racing Stable, Strauss, Aurelio, Butler, Coons, Lapso, et al. 1:26.12 $150,000 II [19]
2010 Franny Freud Garrett K. Gomez John P. Terranova II Paul Pompa Jr., Stephen Yarbrough & Anthony Grey 1:26.89 $150,000 II [20]
2009 War Kill Julien R. Leparoux Kenneth G. McPeek Dixiana Stables 1:25.97 $150,000 II [21]
2008 Ariege Garrett K. Gomez Robert J. Frankel IEAH Stables & Pegasus Stables 1:25.81 $250,000 II [22]
2007 Street Sounds Edgar S. Prado Michael R. Matz Hidden Creek Farm 1:24.93 $250,000 II [23]
2006 Diplomat Lady Cornelio Velásquez Christopher S. Paasch Charles Cono 1:27.97 $250,000 II [24]
2005 In the Gold Rafael Bejarano Nicholas P. Zito Live Oak Plantation 1:26.04 $250,000 II [25]
2004 Victory U. S. A. Jerry D. Bailey Bob Baffert Thomas F. Van Meter II 1:27.06 $250,000 II [26]
2003 My Boston Gal Pat Day Carl A. Nafzger J. Chester Porter, Randy Bloch & Phil Milner 1:26.87 $250,000 II [27]
2002 Proper Gamble Javier Castellano Todd A. Pletcher Stoneway Farm 1:28.79 $250,000 II [28]
2001 Xtra Heat Rick Wilson John E. Salzman Sr. Kenneth Taylor & John E. Salzman Sr. 1:27.86 $250,000 II [29]
2000 Sahara Gold Jerry D. Bailey Claude R. McGaughey III Stonerside Stable 1:26.58 $136,850 II [30]
1999 Swingin On Ice Robby Albarado Josie Carroll Don Amos 1:25.61 $135,350 II [31]
1998 Star of Broadway Pat Day D. Wayne Lukas James C. Spence 1:26.67 $147,000 II [32]
1997 Make Haste Pat Day Neil J. Howard William S. Farish III 1:28.08 $139,125 II Dead heat[33]
Screamer Robby Albarado Mark A. Hennig Roberta Mary Zuckerman
1996 Golden Gale Mike E. Smith Nicholas P. Zito Dogwood Stable 1:26.10 $136,125 II [34]
1995 Dixieland Gold Dave Penna Louis M. Goldfine Arthur I. Appleton 1:27.42 $112,700 II [35]
1994 Her Temper Pat Day Kenneth G. McPeek Mark Stanley 1:28.41 $108,800 II [36]
1993 Roamin Rachel Chris Antley Claude R. McGaughey III Tri Honors Stable 1:26.48 $108,800 II [37]
1992 § Fluttery Danseur Shane Sellers Brian A. Mayberry Jan Siegel Mace Siegel & Samantha Siegel 1:27.46 $82,950 III [38]
1991 Ifyoucouldseemenow Martin A. Pedroza Brian A. Mayberry Jan Siegel Mace Siegel & Samantha Siegel 1:27.01 $83,500 III [39]
1990 Go for Wand Randy Romero William Badgett Jr. Christiana Stables 1:26.40 $83,050 III [40]
1989 Exquisite Mistress Don Brumfield Joseph E. Broussard Kimbrough & Ladiner 1:28.60 $56,575 [41]
1988 On To Royalty Craig Perret Benjamin W. Perkins Jr. Hidden Oak Stable 1:26.60 $75,200 [42]
1987 Fold the Flag Sandy Hawley Del W. Carroll II William S. Farish III 1:28.20 $68,850 [43]
1986 Classy Cathy Earlie Fires Joseph M. Bollero Edward A. Cox Jr. 1:27.60 $57,550 [2]

Legend:
  All Weather Track   Dirt
Notes:
† Exact distance is 7 furlongs and 184 feet run on the Beard Course
§ Ran as part of an entry

See also

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References

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  2. ^ a b Koerner, Dave (6 April 1986). "Classy Cathy makes music for Bollero (1986 Beaumont Stakes – race 7: held 5 April 1986)". The Courier-Journal. p. 39. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
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