The Mint Julep Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse race

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 run annually at Churchill Downs

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 racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky

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. Run in mid May, the Grade III

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 event is open to fillies

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 and mares

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 age three and older. It is contested on Turf

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 over a distance of one and one sixteenth miles (8.5 furlong

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s).

The race is named for the Mint Julep

Mint Julep

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, a popular drink with racing fans at Churchill Downs

Churchill Downs

Churchill Downs, located in Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky, United States, is a Thoroughbred racetrack most famous for hosting the Kentucky Derby annually. It officially opened in 1875, and held the first Kentucky Derby and the first Kentucky Oaks in the same year. Churchill Downs...

, particularly seen on Kentucky Derby

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 day. Sponsored by Early Times

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 whiskey, the Mint Julep Handicap currently offers a purse of $150,000.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:40.70 - Quite A Bride (2007)

Most wins:

• 2 - Megans Bluff (2001, 2002)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - Bruce Barton/Alvin Haynes (1999, 2000)
• 2 - James C. Routsong (2001, 2002)

Most wins by a jockey

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:

• 4 - Robby Albarado
  Robby Albarado
  Robby J. Albarado is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding at the age of 12 at bush tracks in his native Louisiana and after turning professional, earned his first win at Evangeline Downs in 1990...
  
   (1997, 2005, 2006, 2007)

Most wins by a trainer

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:

• 4 - William I. Mott (1996, 2005, 2006, 2007)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2010	Hot Cha Cha	4	James Graham	Philip A. Sims	Nelson McMakin	1:43.27
2009	Acoma	4	Corey Lanerie	David M. Carroll	Helen Groves/Helen Alexander	1:43.10
2008	Dreaming of Anna Dreaming of Anna Dreaming of Anna is an American thoroughbred filly racehorse. She was sired by the outstanding English and American stud, Rahy out of the Broad Brush mare, Justenuffheart, who was a multi graded stakes race winner and half-sister to Grade I Turf winner Kitten's Joy. Although there is no Northern...	4	Garrett Gomez Garrett K. Gomez Garrett Keith Gomez is an American thoroughbred jockey.-Early career:Gomez learned to ride by watching his father, Louie, who was a jockey at many tracks in the Southwest United States...	Wayne Catalano Wayne M. Catalano Wayne M. Catalano is a former jockey and current trainer in American Thoroughbred horse racing who has won three Breeders' Cup World Championship races and trained two Eclipse Award Champions.-Jockey career:...	Frank C. Calabrese	1:42.77
2007	Quite A Bride	4	Robby Albarado Robby Albarado Robby J. Albarado is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding at the age of 12 at bush tracks in his native Louisiana and after turning professional, earned his first win at Evangeline Downs in 1990...	William I. Mott	Haras Santa Maria de Araras	1:40.70
2006	My Typhoon My Typhoon My Typhoon is an American Thoroughbred racehorse whom the NTRA calls "one of the world's best-bred horses."Bred in Ireland by David Tsui's Sunderland Holdings, she was sired by Giant's Causeway, a son of Storm Cat whose stud fee in 2006 became the highest in the world at $500,000...	4	Robby Albarado Robby Albarado Robby J. Albarado is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding at the age of 12 at bush tracks in his native Louisiana and after turning professional, earned his first win at Evangeline Downs in 1990...	William I. Mott	Live Oak Racing	1:41.55
2005	Delta Princess	6	Robby Albarado Robby Albarado Robby J. Albarado is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding at the age of 12 at bush tracks in his native Louisiana and after turning professional, earned his first win at Evangeline Downs in 1990...	William I. Mott	Saud bin Khaled	1:42.43
2004	Stay Forever	7	Eddie Castro Eddie Castro Eddie Castro is a Panamanian-born jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He grew up on a produce farm in Panama where he learned to ride saddle horses. Influenced by the accomplishments of other local jockeys, Castro attended the Panamanian jockey school and began riding in races in...	Marty Wolfson Martin D. Wolfson Martin "Marty" D. Wolfson is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He embarked on a professional training career in the early 1970s. He is the son of Louis Wolfson, owner of Florida's Harbor View Farm who won the U.S...	Santa Cruz Ranch/Juan Rizo	1:42.66
2003	Kiss The Devil	5	Lonnie Meche	David R. Vance David R. Vance David R. Vance is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer who has won more than 3,000 races....	Carl F. Pollard	1:41.73
2002	Megans Bluff	5	Craig Perret Craig Perret Craig Perret is an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding horses at age five and by seven was riding quarter horses in match races...	John Hennig	James C. Routsong	1:42.87
2001	Megans Bluff	4	Craig Perret Craig Perret Craig Perret is an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding horses at age five and by seven was riding quarter horses in match races...	John Hennig	James C. Routsong	1:42.88
2000	Pratella	5	Larry Melancon Larry Melancon Larry J. Melancon is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who rides primarily on the Kentucky-Arkansas circuit....	Burk Kessinger, Jr.	Bruce Barton/Alvin Haynes	1:43.08
1999	Mingling Glances	5	Larry Melancon Larry Melancon Larry J. Melancon is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who rides primarily on the Kentucky-Arkansas circuit....	Burk Kessinger, Jr.	B. Barton/A. Haynes/Turf Stable	1:42.59
1998	B. A. Valentine	5	Francisco Torres	Dale L. Romans Dale L. Romans Dale L. Romans is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.The son of a trainer, Dale Romans is best known for training the winner of the 2011 Preakness, Shackleford....	Alberta Butner	1:41.42
1997	Valor Lady †	5	Robby Albarado Robby Albarado Robby J. Albarado is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding at the age of 12 at bush tracks in his native Louisiana and after turning professional, earned his first win at Evangeline Downs in 1990...	Mark A. Hennig Mark A. Hennig Mark A. Hennig is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer.Born into a horse racing family, his father, John Hennig, was also a trainer. After working with his father, Mark Hennig became an assistant to Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas before going out on his own in 1991.-References:*...	Amerman Racing Stable	1:41.20
1996	Bail Out Becky	4	Craig Perret Craig Perret Craig Perret is an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding horses at age five and by seven was riding quarter horses in match races...	William I. Mott	Ken & Sarah Ramsey	1:41.86
1995	Romy	4	J. L. Diaz	Moises R. Yanez	William L. Pacella et al.	1:42.69
1994	Words of War	5	Carlos Marquez, Jr.	Joe Kasperski, Jr.	Lawrence Karp	1:40.98
1993	Classic Reign	4	Fabio Arguello, Jr.	not found	not found	1:42.84
1992	Lady Shirl	5	P. A. Johnson	Noel P. Hickey	Irish Acres Farm	1:41.41

* † In 1997, Romy won but was disqualified for interference in the stretch and set back to fourth.