Horse race
The Tejano Run Stakes is an American ungraded Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Turfway Park in Florence, Kentucky . Open to horses age four and older, it is contested on Polytrack synthetic dirt over a distance of one and one eighth miles (8 furlongs ).
Inaugurated in 1974 as the Pioneer Stakes , the race was renamed in 1997 to honor Tejano Run who won the 1996 Pioneer Stakes as well as other important stakes at Turfway Park.
There was no race run in 1990 and 2009.
Distances:
1 mile : 1983–1988
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles : 1974–1982, 1989–present
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 1+ 1 ⁄8 miles)
1:45.00 - London Fog (1978) & Savage Moon (1979)
Most wins
2 - Tribute to Royalty (1986, 1988)
2 - Danville (1995, 1998)
2 - Glacial (1999, 2001)
Most wins by a jockey
Most wins by a trainer
Most wins by an owner
2 - John E. Churchman, Jr. (1986, 1988)
2 - Top of the Key Stable (1995, 1998)
2 - Kingfish Stable (1999, 2001)
2 - LTB Inc. & R. A. Williams (2004, 2005)
Winners
Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2011
Baryshnikov
5
Thomas L. Pompell
Mike Maker
Columbro & Apostelos
1:51.92
2009
no race
2008
High Blues
5
James Lopez
George R. Arnold II
Dixiana Stables
1:51.71
2007
Jade's Revenge
4
Rodney Prescott
H. Graham Motion
Bushwood Stables LLC
1:50.11
2006
Ball Four
5
Julien Leparoux
Patrick Biancone
Derrick Smith & Michael Tabor
1:51.97
2005
Discreet Hero
7
Justin Vitek
Bernard S. Flint
LTB Inc. & R. A. Williams
1:49.50
2004
Ask the Lord
7
Rafael Bejarano
Bernard S. Flint
LTB Inc. & R. A. Williams
1:49.82
2003
Mail Call
5
Rafael Bejarano
Gary Montgomery
Sarah & Glenn Montgomery
1:51.06
2002
Double Affair
8
Jeff Johnston
Bernard S. Flint
Ed Wright & Miles Childers
1:50.60
2001
Glacial
6
Brian Peck
Daniel M. Smithwick, Jr.
Kingfish Stable
1:50.20
2000
Irish Silence
6
Terry Thompson
K. Lewis
James F. Turner
1:50.60
1999
Glacial
4
Jesse Campbell
Daniel M. Smithwick, Jr.
Kingfish Stable
1:49.60
1998
Danville
7
Francisco Torres
William G. Huffman
Top of the Key Stable
1:49.00
1997
Grand Teton
4
Fabio Arguello, Jr.
Katherine K. Ball
Donamire Farm
1:49.80
1996
Tejano Run
4
Terry Thompson
Kenneth McPeek
Roy & Joyce Monroe
1:50.40
1995
Danville
4
Larry Melancon
William G. Huffman
Top of the Key Stable
1:52.00
1994
Secreto's Hideaway
5
James Bruin
Akiko Gothard
Mickey Liber
1:49.60
1993
Bolt the Hatch
6
Brent Bartram
Niall O'Callaghan
Budget Stable
1:52.40
1992
Profit Key
5
James Bruin
D. Wayne Lukas
H. J. Allen & D. L. Mathis
1:51.20
1991
Cool Corbett
6
Patricia Cooksey
John C. Goodwin
B. Lunsford & L. Holbrook
1:51.00
1990
no race
1989
Cub Scout
6
Charles Woods, Jr.
John C. Goodwin
John C. Goodwin
1:47.40
1988
Tribute to Royalty
7
Michael McDowell
John E. Churchman, Jr.
John E. Churchman, Jr.
1:36.20
1987
Quick Speed
5
James Bruin
Earl C. Murphy
William L. Johnson
1:39.80
1986
Tribute to Royalty
5
Michael McDowell
John E. Churchman, Jr.
John E. Churchman, Jr.
1:37.00
1985
Exclusive Greer
4
Scott Miller
Michael J. Tackett
M. J. & E. J. Tackett
1:38.80
1984
Shape Up
nf
Jose Calo
Ernest D. Flynn
Est. of Mrs. Frazier Lebus
1:37.80
1983
Prince Fortune
5
Steve Neff
Larry Roe
D. W. Jones
1:35.80
1982
Timeless Statue
5
Eugene Sipus, Jr.
Roy Frazier
R. C. Durr
1:47.60
1981
Vanders Force
nf
Darrell Foster
Hulon L. Womack
Carolyn Cline & D. Cline
1:47.40
1980
One Lucky Devil
6
David Niblick
Jeffrey Sheets
Rapid Stable
1:46.80
1979
Savage Moon
6
Michael McDowell
Edgar Gordon
Gordon & Schmidt
1:45.00
1978
London Fog
4
Charles Woods, Jr.
Elizabeth Mangione
Joseph B. Mangione
1:45.00
1977
Satan's Cheer
5
Mike Manganello
Peter W. Salmen, Jr.
Crimson King Farm
1:48.40
1976
Brustigert
6
M. Bryant
Pat B. Deveraux
T. F. Deveraux
1:46.60
1975
Jesta Dream Away
5
Guilermo Milord
James E. Morgan
Zweisler & Zimmerman
1:46.00
1974
Ill Will
3
Julio Espinoza
Richard E. Vance
J. Bullock
1:46.80
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