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 in a time of .

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. In 1993 the event was upgraded to Grade II and held that class until 2016 when it was downgraded back to Grade III.

In 2023 the American Graded Stakes Committee upgraded the event to Grade II status.

Records Speed record 1:23.85 – A Fine Chardonnay (2026)

Margins 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 Ref2026A Fine ChardonnayIan R. WilkesDouble 22 Stables 1:23.85$400,000II2025Verity Eoin HartyGodolphin1:27.18$365,000II 2024Denim and Pearls Flavien PratBrad H. CoxRed White and Blue Racing 1:26.54$395,063II 2023Key of LifeFlavien PratBrad H. CoxFlurry Racing Stables & Hoffman Family Racing1:27.32$390,250II 2022Matareya Flavien PratBrad H. CoxGodolphin Racing1:27.55$400,000III2021Twenty Carat Luis SaezWesley A. WardThree Chimneys Farm1:26.04$150,000III2020Four Graces Julien R. LeparouxIan Wilkes Whitham Thoroughbreds1:24.90$98,000III2019Fancy Dress PartyLuis SaezBen Colebrook LNJ Foxwoods1:28.18$147,000III2018Gas Station SushiCorey NakataniRichard Baltas Riley Racing Stables, Jason Tackitt, Megan J. Tackitt & Mike Hensen1:26.77$150,000III2017Sweet LorettaJavier CastellanoTodd A. Pletcher St. Elias Stable1:27.77$150,000III2016LightstreamBrian A. Lynch Up Hill Stable & Head of Plains Partners1:26.27$150,000III2015Miss EllaRajiv MaraghH. Graham Motion Jack Swain III1:28.11$250,000II2014Ready to ActJavier CastellanoChad C. Brown Klaravich Stables & William Lawrence 1:28.08$200,000II2013Ciao Bella LunaJoel RosarioJerry HollendorferGillian Campbell, William Martin, Car-Den Racing Stable & Greenwood Lodge Farm 1:26.92$150,000II2012Gypsy RobinJeffrey SanchezWesley A. Ward King 9 Stables, Bell, Gatewood, Bret Jones & Wesley A. Ward1:28.46$150,000II2011Turbulent DescentDavid R. FloresMike Puype Blinkers On Racing Stable, Strauss, Aurelio, Butler, Coons, Lapso, et al.1:26.12$150,000II2010Franny FreudGarrett K. GomezJohn P. Terranova II Paul Pompa Jr., Stephen Yarbrough & Anthony Grey1:26.89$150,000II2009War KillJulien R. LeparouxKenneth G. McPeekDixiana Stables1:25.97$150,000II2008AriegeGarrett K. GomezRobert J. Frankel IEAH Stables & Pegasus Stables1:25.81$250,000II2007Street SoundsEdgar S. PradoMichael R. Matz Hidden Creek Farm1:24.93$250,000II2006Diplomat LadyChristopher S. Paasch Charles Cono1:27.97$250,000II2005In the GoldRafael BejaranoNicholas P. Zito Live Oak Plantation1:26.04$250,000II2004Victory U. S. A.Jerry D. BaileyBob Baffert Thomas F. Van Meter II1:27.06$250,000II2003My Boston GalPat DayCarl A. Nafzger J. Chester Porter, Randy Bloch & Phil Milner 1:26.87$250,000II2002Proper GambleJavier CastellanoTodd A. Pletcher Stoneway Farm1:28.79$250,000II2001Xtra HeatRick WilsonJohn E. Salzman Sr. Kenneth Taylor & John E. Salzman Sr.1:27.86$250,000II2000Sahara GoldJerry D. Bailey Stonerside Stable1:26.58$136,850II1999Swingin On IceRobby AlbaradoJosie Carroll Don Amos1:25.61$135,350II1998Star of BroadwayPat DayD. Wayne Lukas James C. Spence1:26.67$147,000II1997Make HastePat DayNeil J. HowardWilliam S. Farish III1:28.08$139,125IIScreamerRobby AlbaradoMark A. Hennig Roberta Mary Zuckerman1996Golden GaleMike E. SmithNicholas P. Zito Dogwood Stable1:26.10$136,125II1995Dixieland GoldDave PennaLouis M. Goldfine Arthur I. Appleton1:27.42$112,700II1994Her TemperPat DayKenneth G. McPeek Mark Stanley1:28.41$108,800II1993Roamin RachelChris AntleyClaude R. McGaughey III Tri Honors Stable1:26.48$108,800II1992§ Fluttery DanseurShane SellersBrian A. Mayberry Jan Siegel Mace Siegel & Samantha Siegel1:27.46$82,950III1991IfyoucouldseemenowMartin A. PedrozaBrian A. Mayberry Jan Siegel Mace Siegel & Samantha Siegel1:27.01$83,500III1990Go for WandRandy RomeroWilliam Badgett Jr. Christiana Stables1:26.40$83,050III1989Exquisite MistressDon BrumfieldJoseph E. Broussard Kimbrough & Ladiner 1:28.60$56,575 1988On To RoyaltyCraig PerretBenjamin W. Perkins Jr. Hidden Oak Stable1:26.60$75,200 1987Fold the FlagSandy HawleyDel W. Carroll IIWilliam S. Farish III1:28.20$68,850 1986Classy CathyEarlie FiresJoseph M. Bollero Edward A. Cox Jr. 1:27.60$57,550

Legend:

Notes:

† Exact distance is 7 furlongs and 184 feet run on the Beard Course

§ Ran as part of an entry

See also List of American and Canadian Graded races Road to the Kentucky Oaks

External links 2021 Keeneland Media Guide

References