Distance: 1 1/16 miles (8.5 furlongs)
Track: Dirt, left-handed
Qualification: Two-year-olds
Weight: Assigned
Purse: US$150,000+
Location: Churchill Downs
Race Type: Kentucky Derby Prep Race
Road to the Roses Points: 1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 point
The Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the last week of November at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. A Grade II event, the race is open to two-year-olds willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt.
Since it was inaugurated in 1920, five horses have won the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes and then returned the next spring to the win the Kentucky Derby.
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| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Signalman | Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. | Kenneth G. McPeek | 1:45.29 |
| 2017 | Enticed | Junior Alvarado | Kiaran McLaughlin | 1:44.42 |
| 2016 | McCraken | Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. | Ian R. Wilkes | 1:44.15 |
| 2015 | Airoforce | Julien Leparoux | Mark E. Casse | 1:45.48 |
| 2014 | El Kabeir | Calvin H. Borel | John P. Terranova, II | 1:44.82 |
| 2013 | Tapiture | Jesus Lopez Castanon | Chuck Peery | 1:43.51 |
| 2012 | Uncaptured | Miguel Mena | Mark E. Casse | 1:44.97 |
| 2011 | Gemologist | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | 1:44.46 |
| 2010 | Santiva | Shaun Bridgmohan | Eddie Kenneally | 1:45.31 |
| 2009 | Super Saver | Calvin Borel | Todd Pletcher | 1:42.83 |
| 2008 | Beethoven | Calvin Borel | John T. Ward, Jr. | 1:44.14 |
| 2007 | Anak Nakal | Julien Leparoux | Nick Zito | 1:43.16 |
| 2006 | Tiz Wonderful | John Velazquez | Scott Blasi | 1:42.84 |
| 2005 | Private Vow | Shaun Bridgmohan | Steve Asmussen | 1:45.80 |
| 2004 | Greater Good | John McKee | Robert E. Holthus | 1:45.14 |
| 2003 | The Cliff's Edge | Shane Sellers | Nick Zito | 1:45.50 |
| 2002 | Soto | Larry Melancon | Michael W. Dickinson | 1:44.67 |
| 2001 | Repent | Tony D'Amico | Kenneth G. McPeek | 1:44.42 |
| 2000 | Dollar Bill | Calvin Borel | Dallas Stewart | 1:47.18 |
| 1999 | Captain Steve | Robby Albarado | Bob Baffert | 1:43.14 |
| 1998 | Exploit | Chris McCarron | Bob Baffert | 1:44.16 |
| 1997 | Cape Town | Willie Martinez | D. Wayne Lukas | 1:43.97 |
| 1996 | Concerto | Carlos Marquez, Jr. | John Tammaro III | 1:46.91 |
| 1995 | Ide | Craig Perret | Peter M. Vestal | 1:44.31 |
| 1994 | Jambalaya Jazz | Sam Maple | John T. Ward, Jr. | 1:46.46 |
| 1993 | War Deputy | Garrett Gomez | Anthony L. Reinstedler | 1:46.75 |
| 1992 | Wild Gale | Shane Sellers | Michael J. Doyle | 1:45.64 |
| 1991 | Dance Floor | Chris Antley | D. Wayne Lukas | 1:45.21 |
| 1990 | Richman | Pat Day | William I. Mott | 1:45.40 |
| 1989 | Grand Canyon | Angel Cordero, Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | 1:44.60 |
