Jessamine Stakes
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Jessamine Stakes Race Facts
- Location: Keeneland Race Course, Lexington, KY
- Inaugural Race: 1991
- Distance: 1 & 1/16ths of a mile (8.5 furlongs)
- Track Type: Left-handed, Turf
- Age Qualifications: Two Year Old Fillies
- 2024 Purse: $350,000
- 2024 Race Date: Friday, October 4th
2024 Jessamine Stakes Race Results
| POST | HORSE | JOCKEY / TRAINER | WIN / PLACE / SHOW |
|---|
8 | May Day Ready | Lanfranco Dettori / Joseph R. Lee | $10.80 / $5.56 / $2.96 |
9 | Totally Justified | Manuel Franco / George R. Arnold, II | $6.26 / $3.82 |
6 | Destino d'Oro | Flavien Prat / Brad H. Cox | $2.62 |
5 | Mechaya | Francisco Arrieta / James P. DiVito | |
10 | Italian Soiree | Luis Saez / John P. Terranova, II | |
1 | Shezafunkydrummer | Gerardo Corrales / Larry Rivelli | |
3 | Sashay Away | Cristian A. Torres / Robert Medina | |
7 | Ballerina d'Oro | Dylan Davis / Chad C. Brown | |
4 | Somethinabouther | Luan Machado / Brendan P. Walsh | |
11 | Miss Lonelle | Corey J. Lanerie / Wayne M. Catalano |
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Exotic Payoffs:
- $1 Exacta (8-9): $38.08
- $0.50 Trifecta (8-9-6): $58.63
- $0.10 Superfecta (8-9-6-5): $86.92
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Jessamine Stakes Race History
The Jessamine Stakes is a Grade II horse race run each year at Keeneland Race Course in Kentucky. Inaugurated in 1991 as the Green River Stakes, the event was renamed in 2003 to the Jessamine County Stakes, a county adjacent to the Lexington-Fayette metropolitan area the race calls home. In 2005, the race was further renamed to the Jessamine Stakes.
Perhaps the most notable previous winner of the Jessamine Stakes is Perfect Sting, who won the 1998 edition. That win kicked off a successful career for the mare, who would go on to win 14 of her 21 starts, including the 2000 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf. That year she was also named American Champion Female Turf Horse. In 2001, she would retire to broodmare duty with career earnings of $2,202,042.
Currently it is Pat Day who owns the record for most wins by a jockey with his five victories, and there are two trainers tied for most wins as both Kenneth G. McPeek and Todd Pletcher both have four wins on their resume.
As part of the Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" Challenge Series, winners of the race gain automatic entry into the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.
Jessamine Stakes Past Winners
| Year | Winner | Jockey / Trainer | Distance / Time |
|---|
2024 | May Day Ready | Lanfranco Dettori / Joseph R. Lee | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:44.10 |
2023 | Buchu | Martin Garcia / Philip A. Bauer | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:42.48 |
2022 | Delight | Luis Saez / Jonathan Thomas | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:44.14 |
2021 | California Angel | Rafael Bejarano / George Leonard III | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:44.30 |
2020 | Aunt Pearl (IRE) | Florent Geroux / Brad H. Cox | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:40.86 |
2019 | Sweet Melania | Jose L. Ortiz / Todd A. Pletcher | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:43.13 |
2018 | Concrete Rose | Jose Lezcano / George R. Arnold II | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:44.09 |
2017 | Rushing Fall | Javier Castellano / Chad C. Brown | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:46.20 |
2016 | La Coronel | Florent Geroux / Mark E. Casse | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:43.37 |
2015 | Harmonize | Junior Alvarado / William I. Mott | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:44.19 |
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