Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes

The Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares aged three-years-old and older over a distance of six furlongs on the dirt held annually in early October at Keeneland Race Course, Lexington, Kentucky during the fall meeting.

History

Originally raced as the TCA Dinner Purse from 1941 through 1980, the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association Graded Stakes Committee elevated it to a stakes race and held on 15 April 1981, during the spring meeting as the Thoroughbred Club Dinner Stakes. In 1983 the event was renamed to the current Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes.

From 1981 through 1985 the event was restricted to horses whose owner was a member of the club. Dropping that restriction allowed the race to qualify for Graded stakes consideration which it achieved in 1988.

The event was classified Grade III from 1988 through 2008.

In 1995 the event was scheduled in the fall meeting and continues today to be held then.

The event was run on Polytrack synthetic dirt between 2006 and 2013.

Owned by David & Jill Heerensperger and trained by Greg Gilchrist, Indyanne came into the 2008 race as a favorite, having won the Azalea Stakes at Calder Race Course by lengths before finishing second in the Victory Ride Stakes at Saratoga. With the lead in the Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes coming down the stretch, Indyanne was hard pressed to hold off Wild Gams, Everrett Novak's very fast filly and winner of the 2007 TCA race. Indyanne held on to win by a head in a new stakes record time which still stands.

In 2009 the event was upgraded by the American Graded Stakes Committee to Grade II status.

The Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes is part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In" program which gives the annual winner entry into the Filly and Mare Sprint.

Records

Speed record: 6 furlongs – 1:08.50 Indyanne (2008)

Margins: lengths – Cat Cay (2001)

Most wins: 2 – Excitable Lady (1982, 1983)

Most wins by an owner: 2 – Tom Gentry (1982, 1983) 2 – Frances A. Genter Stable (1988, 1993) 2 – Overbrook Farm (1995, 2000) 2 – William S. Farish III (2005, 2016)

Most wins by a jockey: 5 – Pat Day (1983, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2001)

Most wins by a trainer: 2 – C. R. McGaughey III (1985, 2001) 2 – D. Wayne Lukas (1995, 2000) 2 – Larry Robideaux Jr. (1999, 2002) 2 – Wesley A. Ward (2011, 2013) 2 – W. Bret Calhoun (2010,2017) 2 – Florent Geroux (2018,2022)

Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade RefThoroughbred Club of America Stakes2026Evanescence4Jose L. OrtizEddie KenneallyGreen Lantern Stables furlongs1:16.57$400,000II2025Praying 3John R. VelazquezRobert MedinaNewtown Anner Stud Farm6 furlongs 1:10.49$398,750II2024Zeitlos 4Jose L. Ortiz Steven M. AsmussenStonestreet Stables & Peter Leidel 6 furlongs1:09.52$340,125II2023Yuugiri 4Flavien Prat Rodolphe BrissetSekie & Tsunebumi Yoshihara6 furlongs1:10.44$350,000II2022Slammed4Florent GerouxTodd W. FincherBrad King, Suzanne Kirby & Barbara M Coleman 6 furlongs1:10.03$320,163II2021Bell's the One4Corey LanerieNeil PessinLothenbach Stables 6 furlongs1:08.63$250,000II2020Inthemidstofbiz4Martin GarciaCipriano ContrerasContreras Stable & Andrew Knapczyk 6 furlongs1:09.84$200,000II2019Spiced Perfection4Javier CastellanoPeter L. MillerPantofel Stable, Wachtel Stable & Peter Deutsch6 furlongs1:10.60$250,000II2018Golden Mischief4Florent GerouxBrad H. CoxJuddmonte Farms6 furlongs1:09.39$250,000II2017Finley'sluckycharm4Brian Hernandez Jr.W. Bret CalhounCarl R. Moore Management6 furlongs1:10.01$250,000II2016Irish Jasper4Julien R. LeparouxChad C. BrownWilliam S. Farish III & David F. Mackie6 furlongs1:09.64$250,000II2015Fioretti5Sophie DoyleAnthony J. Hamilton Jr.Two Hearts Farm & Don Janes6 furlongs1:10.04$250,000II2014Leigh Court4Gary BoulangerJosie CarrollMelnyk Racing Stables Inc.6 furlongs1:09.46$200,000II2013Judy the Beauty4John R. VelazquezWesley A. WardWesley A. Ward6 furlongs1:09.23$200,000II2012Groupie Doll4Rajiv MaraghWilliam B. BradleyFred F. & William B. Bradley, Carl Hurst & Brent Burns6 furlongs1:09.21$200,000II2011Holiday for Kitten3Kendrick CarmoucheWesley A. WardKenneth and Sarah Ramsey6 furlongs1:08.72$200,000II2010Dubai Majesty5Jamie TheriotW. Bret CalhounMartin Racing Stable & Dan Morgan6 furlongs1:09.81$200,000II2009Informed Decision4Julien R. LeparouxJonathan E. SheppardAugustin Stable6 furlongs1:09.03$250,000II2008Indyanne3Robby AlbaradoGreg GilchristDavid & Jill Heerensperger6 furlongs1:08.50$300,000III2007Wild Gams4Benjamin W. Perkins Jr.New Farm 6 furlongs1:10.00$300,000III2006Malibu Mint4Kyle KaenelJames R. ChapmanJohn R. & Martha Jane Mulholland6 furlongs1:08.71$300,000III2005Reunited3Robby AlbaradoNeil J. HowardWilliam S. Farish III6 furlongs1:11.59$300,000III2004Molto Vita4Rafael BejaranoDallas StewartJohn D. Gunther6 furlongs1:09.92$125,000III2003Summer Mis4Rene R. DouglasAnthony MitchellRichard Otto Stables 6 furlongs1:09.77$125,000III2002French Riviera3Donnie MecheLarry Robideaux Jr.Barnett Stables 6 furlongs1:09.75$125,000III2001Cat Cay4Pat DayOgden Phipps6 furlongs1:09.24$109,000III2000Katz Me If You Can3Jorge F. ChavezD. Wayne LukasOverbrook Farm 6 furlongs1:09.42$108,700III1999†Cinemine4Eddie Martin Jr.Larry Robideaux Jr.Nolan Creek Farm 6 furlongs1:08.86$100,000III1998Bourbon Belle3Willie MartinezPeter W. Salmen Jr.Donna Salmen, Susan Bunning & Highland Farms 6 furlongs1:08.70$100,000III1997Sky Blue Pink3Pat DayThomas M. AmossMrs. Morton Rosenthal6 furlongs1:10.06$100,000III1996Surprising Fact3Pat DayJoseph H. Pierce Jr.G. Watts Humphrey Jr.6 furlongs1:10.14$100,000III1995Cat Appeal3Donna M. BartonD. Wayne LukasOverbrook Farm 6 furlongs1:10.02$75,000III1994Tenacious Tiffany4Craig PerretJimmy CrollM. R. P. Stable 6 furlongs1:11.00$75,000III1993Jeano5Pat DayCarl A. NafzgerFrances A. Genter Stable6 furlongs1:09.39$75,000III1992Ifyoucouldseemenow4Craig PerretBrian A. MayberryJan, Mace, & Samantha Siegel6 furlongs1:09.67$75,000III1991Avie Jane7Craig PerretGene A. Lotti Jr.Tony Canonie Jr. & Tony Canonie Sr.6 furlongs1:10.24$75,000III1990Safely Kept4Craig PerretAlan E. GoldbergJayeff-B Stable & Barry Weisbord6 furlongs1:10.40$75,000III1989Plate Queen4Randy RomeroJ. Bert SonnierSaron Stable 6 furlongs1:11.20$75,000III1988Tappiano4Jacinto VasquezFlint S. SchulhoferFrances A. Genter Stable6 furlongs1:10.20$75,000III19877Ronnie FletcherDanny W. WhitedMildred Fike6 furlongs1:11.00$50,000 1986Zenobia Empress5Earlie FiresJoseph M. BolleroRussell Fortune Jr.6 furlongs1:11.80$50,000 1985Boldara4Phil RubbiccoClaude R. McGaughey IIIGeorge A. Hoskins6 furlongs1:10.80$50,000 1984Bids and Blades3Don BrumfieldRichard J. GallagherMrs. James H. Gallagher6 furlongs1:11.60$50,000 1983Excitable Lady5Pat DayEduardo Inda Tom Gentry 6 furlongs1:09.80$40,000 Thoroughbred Club Dinner Stakes1982Excitable Lady4Darrel McHargueRonald McAnally Tom Gentry 6 furlongs1:09.20$36,100 1981Gold Treasure4Mark SellersJohn J. WeipertKeswick Stable6 furlongs1:10.20$30,000

Legend:

Notes:

† In the 1999 running the 3/5 odds on favorite Bourbon Belle lugged in the final furlong of the event and interfered with Cinemine who finished second. Stewards disqualified Bourbon Belle and was placed second and Cinemine was declared the winner.

‡ In the 1987 running Zigbelle finished first but was disqualified and placed fourth for bumping the fourth-place finisher Ten Thousand Stars on the turn. There Are Rainbows was declared the winner, Weekend Delight was placed second and Ten Thousand Stars placed third.

See also List of American and Canadian Graded races

External links 2021 Keeneland Media Guide

References