The Wise Dan Stakes is a Grade 2 stakes race for Four-year-olds and older contested over a distance of 1 1/16 miles, run annually at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
The 2026 Wise Dan Stakes is expected to take place on June 27th.
Notable winners of the Wise Dan Stakes include top horses such as Wise Dan, Silver Max, Departing, and Pleuven (FR). Many past winners have gone on to compete in major graded stakes during the season, which reinforces the race’s growing importance among bettors and handicappers.
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Brilliant Berti | Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. | Cherie DeVaux | 1:43.14 |
| 2024 | Ottoman Fleet (GB) | Flavien Prat | Charles Appleby | 1:41.26 |
| 2023 | Stitched | Flavien Prat | Gregory D. Foley | 1:40.97 |
| 2022 | Race Not Held | |||
| 2021 | Set Piece (GB) | Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox | 1:40.50 |
| 2020 | Factor This | Shaun Bridgmohan | Brad H. Cox | 1:41.15 |
