| Class | Grade II |
|---|---|
| Horse race | Beaumont Stakes |
| Location | Keeneland Race Course Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1986 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | Keeneland |
| Distance | 7 furlongs and 184 feet |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
| Weight | 123 lbs with allowances |
| Purse | $400,000 (2022) |
| Sponsor | MiddleGround Capital (2024) |
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.
History
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 1:273⁄5.[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
Speed record
- 1:23.85 – A Fine Chardonnay (2026)
Margins
- 8 1⁄2 lengths – Go For Wand (1990), Matareya (2022)
Most wins by a jockey
- 4 – Pat Day (1994, 1997, 1998, 2003)
Most wins by a trainer
- 3 – Brad H. Cox (2022, 2023, 2024)
Most wins by an owner
- 2 – Jan Siegel Mace Siegel & Samantha Siegel (1991, 1992)
- 2 – William S. Farish III (1987, 1997)
- 2 - Godolphin (2022, 2025)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | A Fine Chardonnay | Brian J. Hernandez Jr. | Ian R. Wilkes | Double 22 Stables | 1:23.85 | $400,000 | II | [6] |
| 2025 | Verity | Vincent Cheminaud | Eoin Harty | Godolphin | 1:27.18 | $365,000 | II | [7] |
| 2024 | Denim and Pearls | Flavien Prat | Brad H. Cox | Red White and Blue Racing | 1:26.54 | $395,063 | II | [8] |
| 2023 | Key of Life | Flavien Prat | Brad H. Cox | Flurry Racing Stables & Hoffman Family Racing | 1:27.32 | $390,250 | II | [9] |
| 2022 | Matareya | Flavien Prat | Brad H. Cox | Godolphin Racing | 1:27.55 | $400,000 | III | [10] |
| 2021 | Twenty Carat | Luis Saez | Wesley A. Ward | Three Chimneys Farm | 1:26.04 | $150,000 | III | [11] |
| 2020 | Four Graces | Julien R. Leparoux | Ian Wilkes | Whitham Thoroughbreds | 1:24.90 | $98,000 | III | [12] |
| 2019 | Fancy Dress Party | Luis Saez | Ben Colebrook | LNJ Foxwoods | 1:28.18 | $147,000 | III | [13] |
| 2018 | Gas Station Sushi | Corey Nakatani | Richard Baltas | Riley Racing Stables, Jason Tackitt, Megan J. Tackitt & Mike Hensen | 1:26.77 | $150,000 | III | [14] |
| 2017 | Sweet Loretta | Javier Castellano | Todd A. Pletcher | St. Elias Stable | 1:27.77 | $150,000 | III | [15] |
| 2016 | Lightstream | Julien R. Leparoux | Brian A. Lynch | Up Hill Stable & Head of Plains Partners | 1:26.27 | $150,000 | III | [16] |
| 2015 | Miss Ella | Rajiv Maragh | H. Graham Motion | Jack Swain III | 1:28.11 | $250,000 | II | [17] |
| 2014 | Ready to Act | Javier Castellano | Chad C. Brown | Klaravich Stables & William Lawrence | 1:28.08 | $200,000 | II | [18] |
| 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 | [19] |
| 2012 | Gypsy Robin | Jeffrey Sanchez | Wesley A. Ward | King 9 Stables, Bell, Gatewood, Bret Jones & Wesley A. Ward | 1:28.46 | $150,000 | II | [20] |
| 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 | [21] |
| 2010 | Franny Freud | Garrett K. Gomez | John P. Terranova II | Paul Pompa Jr., Stephen Yarbrough & Anthony Grey | 1:26.89 | $150,000 | II | [22] |
| 2009 | War Kill | Julien R. Leparoux | Kenneth G. McPeek | Dixiana Stables | 1:25.97 | $150,000 | II | [23] |
| 2008 | Ariege | Garrett K. Gomez | Robert J. Frankel | IEAH Stables & Pegasus Stables | 1:25.81 | $250,000 | II | [24] |
| 2007 | Street Sounds | Edgar S. Prado | Michael R. Matz | Hidden Creek Farm | 1:24.93 | $250,000 | II | [25] |
| 2006 | Diplomat Lady | Cornelio Velásquez | Christopher S. Paasch | Charles Cono | 1:27.97 | $250,000 | II | [26] |
| 2005 | In the Gold | Rafael Bejarano | Nicholas P. Zito | Live Oak Plantation | 1:26.04 | $250,000 | II | [27] |
| 2004 | Victory U. S. A. | Jerry D. Bailey | Bob Baffert | Thomas F. Van Meter II | 1:27.06 | $250,000 | II | [28] |
| 2003 | My Boston Gal | Pat Day | Carl A. Nafzger | J. Chester Porter, Randy Bloch & Phil Milner | 1:26.87 | $250,000 | II | [29] |
| 2002 | Proper Gamble | Javier Castellano | Todd A. Pletcher | Stoneway Farm | 1:28.79 | $250,000 | II | [30] |
| 2001 | Xtra Heat | Rick Wilson | John E. Salzman Sr. | Kenneth Taylor & John E. Salzman Sr. | 1:27.86 | $250,000 | II | [31] |
| 2000 | Sahara Gold | Jerry D. Bailey | Claude R. McGaughey III | Stonerside Stable | 1:26.58 | $136,850 | II | [32] |
| 1999 | Swingin On Ice | Robby Albarado | Josie Carroll | Don Amos | 1:25.61 | $135,350 | II | [33] |
| 1998 | Star of Broadway | Pat Day | D. Wayne Lukas | James C. Spence | 1:26.67 | $147,000 | II | [34] |
| 1997 | Make Haste | Pat Day | Neil J. Howard | William S. Farish III | 1:28.08 | $139,125 | II | Dead heat[35] |
| 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 | [36] |
| 1995 | Dixieland Gold | Dave Penna | Louis M. Goldfine | Arthur I. Appleton | 1:27.42 | $112,700 | II | [37] |
| 1994 | Her Temper | Pat Day | Kenneth G. McPeek | Mark Stanley | 1:28.41 | $108,800 | II | [38] |
| 1993 | Roamin Rachel | Chris Antley | Claude R. McGaughey III | Tri Honors Stable | 1:26.48 | $108,800 | II | [39] |
| 1992 | § Fluttery Danseur | Shane Sellers | Brian A. Mayberry | Jan Siegel Mace Siegel & Samantha Siegel | 1:27.46 | $82,950 | III | [40] |
| 1991 | Ifyoucouldseemenow | Martin A. Pedroza | Brian A. Mayberry | Jan Siegel Mace Siegel & Samantha Siegel | 1:27.01 | $83,500 | III | [41] |
| 1990 | Go for Wand | Randy Romero | William Badgett Jr. | Christiana Stables | 1:26.40 | $83,050 | III | [42] |
| 1989 | Exquisite Mistress | Don Brumfield | Joseph E. Broussard | Kimbrough & Ladiner | 1:28.60 | $56,575 | [43] | |
| 1988 | On To Royalty | Craig Perret | Benjamin W. Perkins Jr. | Hidden Oak Stable | 1:26.60 | $75,200 | [44] | |
| 1987 | Fold the Flag | Sandy Hawley | Del W. Carroll II | William S. Farish III | 1:28.20 | $68,850 | [45] | |
| 1986 | Classy Cathy | Earlie Fires | Joseph M. Bollero | Edward A. Cox Jr. | 1:27.60 | $57,550 | [2] |
Legend:
Notes:
† Exact distance is 7 furlongs and 184 feet run on the Beard Course
§ Ran as part of an entry
See also
External links
References
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