Tejano Run Stakes
Encyclopedia
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 furlong
s).
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:
Most wins:
Most wins by a jockey
:
Most wins by a trainer
:
Most wins by an owner:
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
Thoroughbred horse race
Thoroughbred horse race
Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...
held annually at Turfway Park
Turfway Park
Turfway Park is an American horse racing track located just outside the city limits to the north of Florence, Kentucky, about 10 miles south of the Ohio River at Cincinnati...
in Florence, Kentucky
Florence, Kentucky
Florence is a city in Boone County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 29,951 at the 2010 census.-History:The Florence area was originally known as Crossroads, because of the convergence of several roads from Burlington and Union at Ridge Road...
. Open to horses age four and older, it is contested on Polytrack synthetic dirt over a distance of one and one eighth miles (8 furlong
Furlong
A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, 40 rods, or 10 chains. The exact value of the furlong varies slightly among English-speaking countries....
s).
Inaugurated in 1974 as the Pioneer Stakes, the race was renamed in 1997 to honor Tejano Run
Tejano Run
Tejano Run is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by Catesby W.Clay at his Runnymede Farm , he was purchased and raced by Roy K. Monroe and his wife, Joyce....
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:
- 1 mile : 1983-1988
- 1⅛ miles : 1974-1982, 1989–present
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 1⅛ miles)- 1:45.00 - London Fog (1978) & Savage Moon (1979)
Most wins:
- 2 - Tribute to Royalty (1986, 1988)
- 2 - Danville (1995, 1998)
- 2 - Glacial (1999, 2001)
Most wins by a jockey
Jockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
:
- 3 - Michael McDowell (1979, 1986, 1988)
- 3 - James Bruin (1987, 1992, 1994)
Most wins by a trainer
Horse trainer
In horse racing, a trainer prepares a horse for races, with responsibility for exercising it, getting it race-ready and determining which races it should enter...
:
- 3 - Bernard S. Flint (2002, 2004, 2005)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - John E. Churchman, Jr. (1986, 1988)
- 2 - Top of the Key Stable (1995, 1998)
- 2 - Kingfish Stable (1999, 2001)
- 2 - LTB Inc. & R. A. Williams (2004, 2005)
Winners
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
2011 | Baryshnikov | 5 | Thomas L. Pompell | Mike Maker | Columbro & Apostelos | 1:51.92 |
2009 | no race | |||||
2008 | High Blues | 5 | James Lopez | George R. Arnold II | Dixiana Stables | 1:51.71 |
2007 | Jade's Revenge | 4 | Rodney Prescott | H. Graham Motion H. Graham Motion H. Graham Motion is an American horse trainer, notable for his work with 2011 Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom and Better Talk Now. Motion started out training and winning with his own Thoroughbred horses at age 29, his first win was with Bounding Daisy in March 1993 at Laurel Park... |
Bushwood Stables LLC | 1:50.11 |
2006 | Ball Four | 5 | Julien Leparoux Julien Leparoux Julien R. Leparoux is a Champion jockey currently racing in the United States.Leparoux, grew up in a racing family, the son of a jockey turned assistant trainer. He worked at the Chantilly Racecourse as a stable hand and in January 2003 emigrated to California to work as an exercise rider for... |
Patrick Biancone Patrick Biancone Patrick Louis Biancone is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He is currently based in the United States, but enjoyed success in both Europe and Hong Kong earlier in his career... |
Derrick Smith & Michael Tabor Michael Tabor Michael B. Tabor is a businessman and owner of Thoroughbred racehorses.-Thoroughbred racing career:... |
1:51.97 |
2005 | Discreet Hero | 7 | Justin Vitek | Bernard S. Flint | LTB Inc. & R. A. Williams | 1:49.50 |
2004 | Ask the Lord | 7 | Rafael Bejarano | Bernard S. Flint | LTB Inc. & R. A. Williams | 1:49.82 |
2003 | Mail Call | 5 | Rafael Bejarano | Gary Montgomery | Sarah & Glenn Montgomery | 1:51.06 |
2002 | Double Affair | 8 | Jeff Johnston | Bernard S. Flint | Ed Wright & Miles Childers | 1:50.60 |
2001 | Glacial | 6 | Brian Peck | Daniel M. Smithwick, Jr. | Kingfish Stable | 1:50.20 |
2000 | Irish Silence | 6 | Terry Thompson | K. Lewis | James F. Turner | 1:50.60 |
1999 | Glacial | 4 | Jesse Campbell | Daniel M. Smithwick, Jr. | Kingfish Stable | 1:49.60 |
1998 | Danville | 7 | Francisco Torres | William G. Huffman | Top of the Key Stable | 1:49.00 |
1997 | Grand Teton | 4 | Fabio Arguello, Jr. | Katherine K. Ball | Donamire Farm | 1:49.80 |
1996 | Tejano Run Tejano Run Tejano Run is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by Catesby W.Clay at his Runnymede Farm , he was purchased and raced by Roy K. Monroe and his wife, Joyce.... |
4 | Terry Thompson | Kenneth McPeek Kenneth McPeek Kenneth G. McPeek is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Kenneth G. McPeek was born August 2, 1962 in Fort Chaffee, Arkansas and raised in Lexington, Kentucky. He graduated from Tates Creek High School and then the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration... |
Roy & Joyce Monroe | 1:50.40 |
1995 | Danville | 4 | Larry Melancon Larry Melancon Larry J. Melancon is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who rides primarily on the Kentucky-Arkansas circuit.... |
William G. Huffman | Top of the Key Stable | 1:52.00 |
1994 | Secreto's Hideaway | 5 | James Bruin | Akiko Gothard | Mickey Liber | 1:49.60 |
1993 | Bolt the Hatch | 6 | Brent Bartram | Niall O'Callaghan | Budget Stable | 1:52.40 |
1992 | Profit Key | 5 | James Bruin | D. Wayne Lukas D. Wayne Lukas Darrell Wayne Lukas is a former educator who became one of the most successful horse trainers in American Thoroughbred horse racing history and a U.S... |
H. J. Allen H. Joseph Allen H. Joseph Allen is an American businessman and Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder.A graduate of the University of Michigan, Allen is a partner with his cousin Peter M. Brant in the privately owned newsprint company, Brant-Allen Industries, Inc... & D. L. Mathis |
1:51.20 |
1991 | Cool Corbett | 6 | Patricia Cooksey Patricia Cooksey Patricia Joen Cooksey is an American horse racing jockey. She first won with Turf Advisor at Waterford Park in 1979. She is a four-time Turfway Park leading rider. Cooksey has won 2,137 wins since beginning her career in 1979... |
John C. Goodwin | B. Lunsford Bruce Lunsford William Bruce Lunsford is an American Democratic politician from Kentucky. He has served various roles in the Kentucky Democratic Party including, Party treasurer, Deputy Development Secretary, and Head of Commerce... & L. Holbrook |
1:51.00 |
1990 | no race | |||||
1989 | Cub Scout | 6 | Charles Woods, Jr. | John C. Goodwin | John C. Goodwin | 1:47.40 |
1988 | Tribute to Royalty | 7 | Michael McDowell | John E. Churchman, Jr. | John E. Churchman, Jr. | 1:36.20 |
1987 | Quick Speed | 5 | James Bruin | Earl C. Murphy | William L. Johnson | 1:39.80 |
1986 | Tribute to Royalty | 5 | Michael McDowell | John E. Churchman, Jr. | John E. Churchman, Jr. | 1:37.00 |
1985 | Exclusive Greer | 4 | Scott Miller | Michael J. Tackett | M. J. & E. J. Tackett | 1:38.80 |
1984 | Shape Up | nf | Jose Calo | Ernest D. Flynn | Est. of Mrs. Frazier Lebus | 1:37.80 |
1983 | Prince Fortune | 5 | Steve Neff | Larry Roe | D. W. Jones | 1:35.80 |
1982 | Timeless Statue | 5 | Eugene Sipus, Jr. | Roy Frazier | R. C. Durr | 1:47.60 |
1981 | Vanders Force | nf | Darrell Foster | Hulon L. Womack | Carolyn Cline & D. Cline | 1:47.40 |
1980 | One Lucky Devil | 6 | David Niblick | Jeffrey Sheets | Rapid Stable | 1:46.80 |
1979 | Savage Moon | 6 | Michael McDowell | Edgar Gordon | Gordon & Schmidt | 1:45.00 |
1978 | London Fog | 4 | Charles Woods, Jr. | Elizabeth Mangione | Joseph B. Mangione | 1:45.00 |
1977 | Satan's Cheer | 5 | Mike Manganello Mike Manganello Michael "Mike" Manganello is a retired American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He got his start working for trainer Odie Clelland as a stable hand then began riding professionally in 1959 and earned his first win on March 3, 1960 at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans... |
Peter W. Salmen, Jr. | Crimson King Farm | 1:48.40 |
1976 | Brustigert | 6 | M. Bryant | Pat B. Deveraux | T. F. Deveraux | 1:46.60 |
1975 | Jesta Dream Away | 5 | Guilermo Milord | James E. Morgan | Zweisler & Zimmerman | 1:46.00 |
1974 | Ill Will | 3 | Julio Espinoza | Richard E. Vance | J. Bullock | 1:46.80 |