Location: Keeneland Race Course - Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Inaugural Race: 1936
Race type: Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Distance: 1 & 1/16 miles (8.5 furlongs)
Track: Polytrack, left-handed
Qualification: Three-year-olds
Weight: Assigned
Purse: $200,000
Grade III race
The Lexington Stakes is sponsored by, Coolmore Stud, the world's largest breeding operation of thoroughbred racehorses, located in Ireland.
Lexington has been known as a major center for Thoroughbred breeding since the late 18th century due to the high calcium content in the soils of the Inner Bluegrass Region, which leads to stronger bones and greater durability in horses.
Lexington, KY is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 62nd largest in the United States. Known as the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region.
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| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Owendale | Florent Geroux | Brad Cox | Rupp Racing | 1:44.14 |
| 2018 | My Boy Jack | Kent Desormeaux | J. Keith Desormeaux | Monomoy Stables LLC | 1:44.22 |
| 2017 | Senior Investment | Channing Hill | Kenneth McPeek | Fern Circle Stables | 1:45.05 |
| 2016 | Collected | Javier Castellano | Bob Baffert | Speedway Stable | 1:43.33 |
| 2015 | Divining Rod | Julien Leparoux | Arnaud Delacour | Lael Stables | 1:43.29 |
| 2014 | Mr. Speaker | Jose Lezcano | Claude R. McGaughey III | Phipps Stable | 1:44.18 |
| 2013 | Winning Cause | Julien Leparoux | Todd Pletcher | Alto Racing | 1:43.93 |
| 2012 | All Squared Away | Julio Garcia | Wesley Ward | Altamira Racing Stable | 1:42.55 |
| 2011 | Derby Kitten | Julien Leparoux | Mike Maker | Ken and Sarah Ramsey | 1:42.03 |
| 2010 | Exhi | Robby Albarado | Todd Pletcher | Wertheimer et Frere | 1:44.38 |
| 2009 | Advice | Garrett Gomez | Todd Pletcher | WinStar Farm LLC | 1:43.33 |
| 2008 | Behindatthebar | David Flores | Todd Pletcher | Padua Stables. S. K. Sanan, et al. | 1:42.14 |
| 2007 | Slew's Tizzy | Robby Albarado | Gregory J. Fox | Joseph LaCombe Stable | 1:43.20 |
| 2006 | Showing Up | Cornelio Velasquez | Barclay Tagg | Lael Stables | 1:46.42 |
| 2005 | Coin Silver | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | Peachtree Stable | 1:45.76 |
| 2004 | Quintons Gold Rush | Jerry Bailey | Steve Asmussen | Padua Stables & Jay Manoogian | 1:43.82 |
| 2003 | Scrimshaw | Edgar Prado | D. Wayne Lukas | Bob & Beverly Lewis | 1:45.47 |
| 2002 | Proud Citizen | Mike E. Smith | D. Wayne Lukas | R.Baker/D.Cornstein/W.Mack | 1:44.58 |
| 2001 | Keats | Larry Melancon | Niall M. O'Callaghan | Henry E. Pabst | 1:43.54 |
| 2000 | Unshaded | Shane Sellers | Carl Nafzger | James Tafel, LLC | 1:43.60 |
| 1999 | Charismatic | Jerry Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | Bob & Beverly Lewis | 1:41.00 |
| 1998 | Classic Cat | Robby Albarado | David C. Cross Jr. | Gary M. Garber | 1:42.80 |
| 1997 | Touch Gold | Gary Stevens | David Hofmans | Stonerside Stable | 1:43.20 |
| 1996 | City by Night | Shane Sellers | Patrick B. Byrne | Nancy & Richard Kaster | 1:42.20 |
| 1995 | Star Standard | Pat Day | Nicholas P. Zito | W. J. Condren & J. Cornacchia | 1:45.00 |
| 1994 | Southern Rhythm | Garrett Gomez | James O. Keefer | William Heiligbrodt, et al. | 1:45.60 |
| 1993 | Grand Jewel | Jerry Bailey | Neil J. Howard | W. S. Farish III & W. S. Kilroy | 1:43.60 |
| 1992 | My Luck Runs North | Ricardo Lopez | Angel M. Medina | Melvin A. Benitez | 1:44 .00 |
| 1991 | Hansel | Jerry Bailey | Frank L. Brothers | Lazy Lane Farms | 1:42.60 |
| 1990 | Home at Last | Jerry Bailey | Carl Nafzger | Russell L. Reineman Stable | 1:43.40 |
| 1989 | Notation | Pat Day | James W. Murphy | Joan C. Johnson, et al. | 1:44.40 |
| 1988 | Risen Star | Jacinto Vasquez | Louie J. Roussel III | Louie Roussel & Ronnie Lamarque | 1:42.80 |
| 1987 | War | Herb McCauley | D. Wayne Lukas | Tom Gentry | 1:44.40 |
| 1986 | Wise Times | Keith Allen | Philip A. Gleaves | Russell L. Reineman Stable | 1:44.80 |
| 1985 | Stephan's Odyssey | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Woody Stephens | Henryk de Kwiatkowski | 1:42.60 |
| 1984 | He Is a Great Deal | Julio C. Espinoza | Bernard S. Flint | B.Flint & M. Palmisano | 1:45.40 |
| 1983 | Highland Park | Jacinto Vasquez | Anthony L. Basile | Bwamazon Farm & B.Jones | 1:44.80 |
| 1982 | Stage Reviewer | Jerry Bailey | Lucien Laurin | Mrs. Lucien Laurin | 1:44.20 |
| 1981 | Swinging Light | Dan Delahoussaye | James P. Conway | Edgar Zantker | 1:44.20 |
| 1980 | Rockhill Native | John Oldham | Herbert K. Stevens | Harry A. Oak | 1:43.40 |
| 1979 | Pianist | Michael Morgan | Peter M. Howe | Pillar Farm | 1:43.00 |
| 1978 | Sensitive Prince | Mickey Solomone | H. Allen Jerkens | Joseph Taub | 1:44.80 |
| 1977 | Giboulee | Jeffrey Fell | Jacques Dumas | Jean-Louis Levesque | 1:42.80 |
| 1976 | No Link | Darrel McHargue | Douglas Davis, Jr. | Fred Selz & Gus Blass | 1:43.20 |
| 1975 | Master Derby | Darrel McHargue | William E. Adams | Golden Chance Farm | 1:42.60 |
| 1974 | Satan's Hills | David Whited | Peter W. Salmen, Jr. | Crimson King Farm | 1:43.00 |
| 1973 | Our Native | Don Brumfield | William Resseguet, Jr. | M.Prichard & W.Resseguet | 1:42.80 |
| 1938 - 1972 | No Race | ||||
| 1937 | Co-Sport | Porter Roberts | Robert L. Dotter | Bert Friend | 1:12.80 |
| 1936 | White Tie | Joseph Cowley | John M. Gaver, Sr. | Manhasset Stable | 1:12.00 |
