Jimmy Winkfield Stakes

{{Infobox horseraces | class = Black Type<ref>[http://northamericanicsc.com/default.asp?area=NLBT - North American International Cataloguing Standards Committee - Black Type Requirements, non-Listed Stake Status]</ref> | horse race = Jimmy Winkfield Stakes | website = {{URL|https://www.nyra.com/aqueduct/}} | image = | caption = | location = Aqueduct Racetrack South Ozone Park, Queens, New York United States | inaugurated = 1985 | race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing | distance = 7 furlongs | surface = Dirt | track = left-handed | qualification = Three years old | weight = | purse = $100,000 | bonuses = }}

The '''Jimmy Winkfield Stakes''' is an American Thoroughbred horse race run at Aqueduct Racetrack on Long Island, New York at the beginning of each year. The event is for three-year-olds and currently set at a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nyra.com/aqueduct/racing/stakes-schedule/jimmy-winkfield |title=Jimmy Winkfield |publisher=NYRA |date=2020-01-27 |accessdate=2020-01-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://drf.uky.edu/catalog/ |title=Jimmy Winkfield: Haikal Scores Black Type In Stakes Debut |publisher=Paulick Report |date=2019-02-09 |accessdate=2020-01-27 |archive-date=2020-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506002706/https://drf.uky.edu/catalog/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Jimmy Winkfield Stakes is named for U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee James Winkfield, the last African American jockey to win the Kentucky Derby. He won it twice: with His Eminence in 1901 and with Alan-a-Dale in 1902.

This race was formerly known as the '''Best Turn''' from 1985 to 2004.

==Records== '''Speed record:''' * 1:25.24 @ 7 furlongs: Haikal (2019) * 1:08.33 @ 6 furlongs: Fort Hughes (2011)

'''Most wins by a jockey:''' * 4 - Richard Migliore (1985, 1993, 1996, 2004)

'''Most wins by a trainer:''' * 3 - D. Wayne Lukas (1988, 1889, 1891) * 3 - Kiaran McLaughlin (2009, 2011, 2019)

'''Most wins by an owner:''' * 2 - Hobeau Farm (1994, 2001) * 2 - Shadwell Stable (2009, 2019)

==Winners== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%" |- ! style="width:30px" | Year ! style="width:110px" | Winner ! style="width:110px" | Jockey ! style="width:120px" | Trainer ! Owner ! style="width:25px" | Dist. (Miles) ! style="width:25px" | Time ! style="width:25px" | Win$ |- |align=center|2025 |T Kraft |Jose Lezcano |William I. Mott |LRE Racing LLC |align=center|6 F |1:12.32 |$125,000 |- |align=center|2024 |Bergen |Manuel Franco |Brad H. Cox |Spendthrift Farm, Martin Schwartz, Gandharvi LLC, Big Easy Racing LLC, Rick Kanter, James J. Bakke, Titletown Racing, Kueber Racing, Golconda Stable, Ali Goodrich & Mark Parkinson |align=center|6 F |1:12.63 |$100,000 |- |align=center|2023 |Drew's Gold |Jose Antonio Gomez |James K. Chapman |James K. Chapman & Stuart Tsujimoto |align=center|6 F |1:13.09 |$100,000 |- |align=center|2022 |Morello |Jose Lezcano |Steven M. Asmussen |Blue Lion Thoroughbreds |align=center|7 F |1:23.30 |$100,000 |- |align=center|2021 |Hello Hot Rod |Trevor McCarthy |Brittany Russell |Brittany T. Russell, & Dark Horse Racing |align=center|7 F |1:26.30 |$100,000 |- |align=center|2020 |Montauk Traffic |Jose Lezcano |Linda Rice |Chris Fountoukis |align=center|7 F |1:25.64 |$94,000 |- |align=center|2019 |Haikal |Rajiv Maragh |Kiaran McLaughlin |Shadwell Stable |align=center|7 F |1:25.24 |$90,000 |- |align=center|2018 |A Different Style |Kendrick Carmouche |John C. Servis |Fletcher & Carolyn Gray |align=center|7 F |1:26.07 |$90,000 |- |align=center|2017 |Caledonian |Eric Cancel |John Terranova |Curragh Stables (Robert & Michael Devlin) |align=center|6 F |1:12.19 |$60,000 |- |align=center|2016 |Awesome Gent |Manuel Franco |Todd Pletcher |Burning Sands Stable LLC |align=center|6 F |1:10:60 |$75,000 |- |align=center|2015 |Ackeret |Jose Ortiz |Gustavo Rodriguez |Pick Six Racing (David Wilkenfeld) & Silver Streak Stables |align=center|6 F |1:11.13 |$60,000 |- |align=center|2014 |Hot Heir Skier |Jose Ortiz |Benjamin W. Perkins Jr. |New Farm (Everett Novak) |align=center|6 F |1:11.25 |$60,000 |- |align=center|2013 |Clawback |Irad Ortiz Jr. |Richard A. Violette Jr. |Klaravich Stables, Inc. & William H. Lawrence |align=center|6 F |1:09.75 |$45,000 |- |align=center|2012 |King and Crusader |Cornelio Velásquez |Richard E. Dutrow Jr. |James A. Riccio |align=center|6 F |1:11.72 |$45,000 |- |align=center|2011 |Fort Hughes |Eddie Castro |Kiaran McLaughlin |Darley Stable |align=center|6 F |1:08.33 |$39,000 |- |align=center|2010 |Deputy Daney |Angel Arroyo |Cathal A. Lynch |Matthew Hand |align=center|6 F |1:11.83 |$39,000 |- |align=center|2009 |Taqarub |Alan Garcia |Kiaran McLaughlin |Shadwell Stable |align=center|6 F |1:09.26 |$42,027 |- |align=center|2008 |Go Go Shoot |Alan Garcia |James Ryerson |Robert E. Hurley |align=center|6 F |1:11.18 |$49,035 |- |align=center|2007 |Bill Place |Ramon Domínguez |Anthony W. Dutrow |Dubb, Goldfarb, et al. |align=center|6 F |1:10.44 |$41,388 |- |align=center|2006 |Strummer |Norberto Arroyo Jr. |Thomas M. Bush |Edward C. Behringer & Thomas Murray |align=center|6 F |1:11.04 |$42,081 |- |align=center|2005 |Maddy's Lion |Pablo Fragoso |John Pregman Jr. |Dennis J. Federico |align=center|6 F |1:11.40 |$48,240 |- |align=center|2004 |Redskin Warrior |Richard Migliore |Jennifer Pedersen |Paraneck Stable |align=center|6 F |1:09.80 |$49,095 |- |align=center|2003 |Second in Command |Jean-Luc Samyn |Linda L. Rice |Richard L. Golden |align=center|6 F |1:10.60 |$49,680 |- |align=center|2002 |Smooth Jazz |Mario Pino |Anthony W. Dutrow |Anthony W. Dutrow |align=center|6 F |1:10.60 |$49,770 |- |align=center|2001 |Put It Back |Noel A. Wynter |James A. Jerkens |Hobeau Farm |align=center|6 F |1:09.00 |$48,585 |- |align=center|2000 |Max's Pal |Dale V. Beckner |Benjamin W. Perkins Jr. |Raymond Dweck |align=center|6 F |1:10.60 |$49,425 |- |align=center|1999 |Badge |Shaun Bridgmohan |Joseph Aquilino |Southbelle Stable (James Vena) |align=center|6 F |1:10.20 |$39,420 |- |align=center|1998 |Spicy Award |Aaron Gryder |Robert A. Barbara |Sabine Stable (Joseph & Winnie Greeley) |align=center|6 F |1:10.40 |$39,852 |- |align=center|1997 |American Champ |Anthony Black |Robert W. Camac |Arthur I. Appleton |align=center|6 F |1:10.40 |$39,988 |- |align=center|1996 |Romano Gucci |Richard Migliore |Richard E. Dutrow Sr. |Herbert Kushner |align=center|6 F |1:10.20 |$48,480 |- |align=center|1995 |Da Hoss |Mike Luzzi |Michael W. Dickinson |Prestonwood Farm |align=center|6 F |1:11.20 |$50,040 |- |align=center|1994 |Rizzi |Jean-Luc Samyn |H. Allen Jerkens |Hobeau Farm |align=center|6 F |1:09.20 |$48,765 |- |align=center|1993 |Farmonthefreeway |Richard Migliore |Richard O'Connell |Very Un Stable (Joseph Gioia) |align=center|6 F |1:08.80 |$53,280 |- |align=center|1992 |Belong To Me |David Lidberg |H. Allen Jerkens |Middletown Stable (Joseph & William Stavola) |align=center|6 F |1:09.20 |$51,930 |- |align=center|1991 |Dodge |Chris Antley |D. Wayne Lukas |William T. Young |align=center|6 F |1:09.40 |$52,560 |- |align=center|1990 |For Really |Chris Antley |Richard E. Dutrow Sr. |Regal Oak Farm (Donald M. Wolfson) |align=center|6 F |1:10.60 |$52,110 |- |align=center|1989 |Texian |Chris Antley |D. Wayne Lukas |Lloyd R. French Jr. |align=center|6 F |1:12.40 |$51,480 |- |align=center|1988 |Notebook |José Santos |D. Wayne Lukas |Eugene V. Klein |align=center|6 F |1:09.40 |$51,480 |- |align=center|1987 |Java Gold |Randy Romero |MacKenzie Miller |Rokeby Stable |align=center|6 F |1:09.40 |$52,700 |- |align=center|1986 |Landing Plot |John C. Estrada |Harry B. Wendell |Triad Stables |align=center|6 F |1:11.00 |$31,860 |- |align=center|1985 |Clever Champ |Richard Migliore |Richard M. Weiss |Robert S. Siegel |align=center|6 F |1:11.40 |$33,060 |}

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Category:Flat horse races for three-year-olds Category:Open sprint category horse races Category:Horse races in New York City Category:Horse races established in 1985 Category:1985 establishments in New York City Category:Aqueduct Racetrack