The Woodford Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse race

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 held annually at Keeneland Race Course

Keeneland

Keeneland is a Thoroughbred horse racing facility and sales complex in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. Operated by the Keeneland Association, Inc., it is also known for its reference library on the sport, which contains more than 10,000 volumes, an extensive videocassette collection, and a substantial...

 in Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...

. Run in early October, the race is open to horses age three and older. A five and a half furlong

Furlong

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 sprint

Sprint (race)

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, it is raced on turf

Grass

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Previously a Listed race, it was elevated to Grade III

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...

 status for 2009 by the American Graded Stakes Committee

Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association

The American Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association based in Lexington, Kentucky is a trade organization for Thoroughbred racehorse owners and breeders...

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Inaugurated in 1997 as the Nureyev Stakes in honor of the Champion sire, Nuryev

Nureyev (horse)

Nureyev was a Kentucky-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and champion sire. As a racehorse he was best known as the disqualified "winner" of the 2000 Guineas in 1980.-Background:...

, in 2003 it was renamed for Woodford County, Kentucky

Woodford County, Kentucky

Woodford County is a county located in the heart of the Bluegrass region of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 23,208. Its county seat is Versailles. The county is named for General William Woodford, who was with General George Washington at Valley Forge...

. It was known as the Woodford County Stakes until 2006 when it became the Woodford Stakes.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:01.67 - Sgt. Bert (2006) (course record)

Most wins:

• 2 - Morluc (2000, 2001)
• 2 - Sgt. Bert (2005, 2006)
• 2 - Silver Timber (2009, 2010)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - Michael P. Cloonan (2000, 2001)
• 2 - C. Gary Edelen & Fred Preuss, Jr. (2005, 2006)

Most wins by a jockey

Jockey

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• 3 - Rafael Bejarano (2004, 2005, 2006)

Most wins by a trainer

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• 2 - Ben W. Perkins, Jr. (1999, 2002)
• 2 - Randy L. Morse (2000, 2001)
• 2 - Gary Montgomery (2005, 2006)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2011	Havelock	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...	Darrin Miller	Silverton Hills	1:01.96
2010	Silver Timber	7	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...	Chad Brown Chad Brown (horse trainer) Chad C. Brown is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer.Brown who got into horses at an early age at an upstate New York track. He was an understudy to U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer Robert Frankel...	Michael Dubb & High Grade Racing Stable	1:02.30
2009	Silver Timber	6	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...	Chad Brown Chad Brown (horse trainer) Chad C. Brown is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer.Brown who got into horses at an early age at an upstate New York track. He was an understudy to U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer Robert Frankel...	Michael Dubb	1:04.67
2008	Chamberlain Bridge	4	Jamie Theriot Jamie Theriot Jamie Theriot is an American jockey. The son of Thoroughbred horse trainer Harold Theriot, he is a nephew of jockey Larry Melancon....	W. Bret Calhoun W. Bret Calhoun W. Bret Calhoun is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. The son of a school teacher who also owned and trained horses, he attended Texas Tech University but left before graduating....	Carl R. Moore Mgmt LLC	1:02.39
2007	Fort Prado	6	Rene Douglas Rene R. Douglas Rene R. Douglas Panama is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. Born into a Thoroughbred racing family, after attending jockey school Douglas rode in his native Panama for a year and a half before moving to the United States in 1983. His first major win came in 1989 in the prestigious...	Chris M. Block	Team Block	1:03.20
2006	Sgt. Bert	5	Rafael Bejarano	Gary Montgomery	C. G. Edelen/F. Preuss, Jr.	1:01.67
2005	Sgt. Bert	4	Rafael Bejarano	Gary Montgomery	C. G. Edelen/F. Preuss, Jr.	1:04.06
2004	Battle Won	4	Rafael Bejarano	Charles Simon	Jay Manoogian	1:02.70
2003	Joe's Son Joey	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...	Timothy A. Hills	Joseph R. Lunetta	1:03.49
2002	Manofglory	5	Jorge Chavez Jorge Chávez Jorge Chávez Dartnell , also known as Géo Chávez, was a Franco – Peruvian aviator. At a young age, he achieved fame for his aeronautical feats...	Ben W. Perkins, Jr.	Raymond Dweck	1:03.99
2001	Morluc	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...	Randy L. Morse	Michael P. Cloonan	1:02.22
2000	Morluc	4	Shane Sellers Shane Sellers Shane Jude Sellers is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. At age eleven, he began working around horses and in 1983 rode his first winner at Evangeline Downs....	Randy L. Morse	Michael P. Cloonan	1:02.20
1999	Howbaddouwantit	4	Dale Beckner	Ben W. Perkins, Jr.	Larry F. Hall	1:02.00
1998	Soldier Field	3	Rick Wilson	Linda L. Rice	David Sepler	1:03.00
1997	Sesaro	5	Shane Sellers Shane Sellers Shane Jude Sellers is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. At age eleven, he began working around horses and in 1983 rode his first winner at Evangeline Downs....	Charles Lopresti	Calumet Farm Calumet Farm Calumet Farm is a Thoroughbred breeding and training farm established in 1924 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States by William Monroe Wright, founding owner of the Calumet Baking Powder Company. Calumet is located in the heart of Lexington's blue grass country, the finest horse breeding region in...	1:02.80