Alcibiades Stakes

The Alcibiades Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early October at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. A Grade I race, it is open to two-year-old fillies willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt. Sponsored by Darley Racing since 2003, the Alcibiades Stakes was named for Hal Price Headley's great foundation mare Alcibiades.

Alcibiades Stakes

Grade I race
Location	Keeneland Race Course Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated	1952
Race type	Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Website	www.keeneland.com
Race information
Distance	1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs)
Surface	Dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Two-year-old fillies
Weight	1952–1978 :119 lbs 1979–present : 118 lbs
Purse	$600,000

The race is currently part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series. The winner will automatically qualify for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies.

The race obtained Graded stakes race status in 1973 and was a Grade III race through 1975, a Grade II from 1976 through 2006 and elevated in 2007 to Grade I status with a current purse of $600,000

Inaugurated in 1952 as a seven furlong race, from 1956 through 1980 it was run at seven furlongs, 184 feet. In 1981 it was changed to its present distances of 1+1⁄16 miles.

The Alcibiades Stakes was raced on dirt until 2006 when Keeneland Race Course installed the synthetic Polytrack surface. In 2014, the Polytrack was replaced by a new dirt surface.^[1]

Records

Time record: (at present distance of 1+1⁄16 miles)

• 1:42.80 – Silverbulletday (1998)

Most wins by an owner

• 4 – Leslie Combs II (1957, 1967, 1978. 1983)

Most wins by a jockey

• 3 – Don Brumfield (1968, 1972, 1982)
• 3 – Rafael Bejarano (2004, 2007, 2010)

Most wins by a trainer

• 6 – D. Wayne Lukas (1983, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 2003)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Distance	Time	Gr.
2023		2				11⁄16 m		I
2022	Wonder Wheel	2	Tyler Gaffalione	Mark E. Casse	D.J. Stable LLC	11⁄16 m	1:45.17	I
2021	JuJu's Map	2	Florent Geroux	Brad H. Cox	Albaugh Family Stables	11⁄16 m	1:43.52	I
2020	Simply Ravishing	2	Luis Saez	Kenneth McPeek	Harold Lerner LLC, Magdalena Racing (Sherri McPeek), Nehoc Stables (Jack Cohen)	11⁄16 m	1:43.58	I
2019	British Idiom	2	Javier Castellano	Brad H. Cox	Michael Dubb, Elkstone Group, Madaket Stables, Bethlehem Stables	11⁄16 m	1:45.80	I
2018	Restless Rider	2	Brian Hernandez Jr.	Kenneth McPeek	Fern Circle Stables & Three Chimneys Farm, LLC	11⁄16 m	1:44.23	I
2017	Heavenly Love	2	Julien Leparoux	Mark E. Casse	Debby Oxley	11⁄16 m	1:45.32	I
2016	Dancing Rags	2	Angel Cruz	H. Graham Motion	Chadds Ford Stable	11⁄16 m	1:44.69	I
2015	Gomo	2	Mario Gutierrez	Doug F. O'Neill	Reddam Racing	11⁄16 m	1:45.55	I
2014	Peace And War	2	Julien Leparoux	Olly Stevens	Qatar Racing Limited (Fahad Al Thani)	11⁄16 m	1:44.86	I
2013	My Conquestadory	2	Eurico Rosa Da Silva	Mark E. Casse	Conquest Stables	11⁄16 m	1:45.61	I
2012	Spring in the Air	2	Patrick Husbands	Mark E. Casse	John C. Oxley	11⁄16 m	1:44.33	I
2011	Stephanie's Kitten	2	John Velazquez	Wayne Catalano	Ken & Sarah Ramsey	11⁄16 m	1:43.12	I
2010	Wickedly Perfect	2	Rafael Bejarano	Doug O'Neill	STD Racing et al.	11⁄16 m	1:46.26	I
2009	Negligee	2	Rajiv Maragh	John Terranova	Sovereign Stable (partnership)	11⁄16 m	1:43.76	I
2008	Dream Empress	2	Robby Albarado	Kenneth McPeek	Livin The Dream Racing LLC	11⁄16 m	1:43.82	I
2007	Country Star	2	Rafael Bejarano	Robert J. Frankel	Stonerside Stable	11⁄16 m	1:45.85	I
2006	Bel Air Beauty	2	Fernando Jara	Frank L. Brothers	W. Bruce Lunsford	11⁄16 m	1:45.32	II
2005	She Says It Best	2	Eddie Martin Jr.	Vickie L. Foley	Carl Bowling/Foley, et al.	11⁄16 m	1:49.07	II
2004	Runway Model	2	Rafael Bejarano	Bernard S. Flint	Naveed Chowhan	11⁄16 m	1:44.31	II
2003	Be Gentle	2	Cornelio Velásquez	D. Wayne Lukas	Thomas F. Van Meter II	11⁄16 m	1:45.51	II
2002	Westerly Breeze	2	Robby Albarado	Carl Nafzger	A. Stevens Miles Jr.	11⁄16 m	1:46.90	II
2001	Take Charge Lady	2	Anthony J. D'Amico	Kenneth McPeek	Select Stable	11⁄16 m	1:46.23	II
2000	She's A Devil Due	2	Mark Guidry	Kenneth McPeek	Brian Griggs & Mike Goetz	11⁄16 m	1:44.80	II
1999	Scratch Pad	2	Willie Martinez	Joseph Waunsch	Jaime S. Carrion	11⁄16 m	1:44.00	II
1998	Silverbulletday	2	Gary Stevens	Bob A. Baffert	Mike Pegram	11⁄16 m	1:42.20	II
1997	Countess Diana	2	Shane Sellers	Patrick B. Byrne	M/M Richard Kaster	11⁄16 m	1:45.20	II
1996	Southern Playgirl	2	Randy Romero	Harvey L. Vanier	Nancy A. Vanier	11⁄16 m	1:46.80	II
1995	Cara Rafaela	2	Pat Day	D. Wayne Lukas	TNT Stud	11⁄16 m	1:44.40	II
1994	Post It	2	Sam Maple	Ronald Allen Sr.	Jerry Campbell	11⁄16 m	1:46.20	II
1993	Stellar Cat	2	Shane Sellers	D. Wayne Lukas	Overbrook Farm	11⁄16 m	1:44.60	II
1992	Eliza	2	Patrick Valenzuela	Alex L. Hassinger Jr.	Allen E. Paulson	11⁄16 m	1:43.20	II
1991	Spinning Round	2	Joe Johnson	James E. Baker	Kinsman Stable	11⁄16 m	1:47.20	II
1990	Private Treasure	2	Jerry D. Bailey	Joseph H. Pierce Jr.	Pastime Stable	11⁄16 m	1:43.80	II
1989	Special Happening	2	José A. Santos	D. Wayne Lukas	Eugene V. Klein	11⁄16 m	1:44.60	II
1988	Wonders Delight	2	Gary Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas	Eugene V. Klein	11⁄16 m	1:46.40	II
1987	Terra Incognita	2	Darrell Foster	Michael Ball	Robert C. Billips	11⁄16 m	1:44.60	II
1986	Zero Minus	2	Sandy Hawley	Carl Nafzger	William H. Floyd	11⁄16 m	1:45.20	II
1985	Silent Account	2	Keith Allen	H. Allen Jerkens	Centennial Farms	11⁄16 m	1:46.20	II
1984	Foxy Deen	2	Daryl Montoya	Ronnie Warren	Elmer E. Miller	11⁄16 m	1:45.60	II
1983	Lucky Lucky Lucky	2	Jacinto Vásquez	D. Wayne Lukas	Leslie Combs II & Equites Stable	11⁄16 m	1:47.00	II
1982	Jelly Bean Holiday	2	Don Brumfield	Herbert K. Stevens	Mrs. James H. Gallagher	11⁄16 m	1:45.80	II
1981	Apalachee Honey	2	Bill Shoemaker	Timothy J. Muckler	Muckler Stables	11⁄16 m	1:45.20	II
1980	Sweet Revenge	2	Jorge Velásquez	Del W. Carroll	William S. Farish III	7 f	1:28.00	II
1979	Salud	2	Julio C. Espinoza	William C. Thomas	Phillip Hurley, et al.	7 f	1:28.20	II
1978	Angel Island	2	Eddie Delahoussaye	Ray Lawrence Jr.	Leslie Combs II	7 f	1:26.40	II
1977	L'Alezane	2	Ron Turcotte	Joseph "Yonnie" Starr	Jean-Louis Levesque	7 f	1:27.20	II
1976	Sans Supplement	2	William Gavidia	Donald M. McKellar	Donald M. McKellar	7 f	1:27.60	II
1975	Optimistic Gal	2	Darrel McHargue	LeRoy Jolley	Diana M. Firestone	7 f	1:28.00	III
1974	Hope of Glory	2	Jimmy Nichols	Donald M. McKellar	Donald M. McKellar	7 f	1:27.20	III
1973	City Girl	2	Earlie Fires	Frank Catrone	Ada L. Rice	7 f	1:27.80	III
1972	Coraggioso	2	Don Brumfield	Anthony L. Basile	Bwamazon Farm	7 f	1:27.00
1971	Mrs. Cornwallis	2	Gerardo Mora	Harry Shillick	Dogwood Stable	7 f	1:28.40
1970	Patelin	2	Laffit Pincay Jr.	Sylvester Veitch	George D. Widener Jr.	7 f	1:27.00
1969	Belle Noire	2	Heriberto Arroyo	Stanley M. Rieser	Andrew P. & Dan H. Gehl	7 f	1:27.20
1968	Lil's Bag	2	Don Brumfield	Ronnie Warren	M/M Robert F. Roberts	7 f	1:28.40
1967	Lady Tramp	2	Ismael Valenzuela	Richard J. Fischer	Leslie Combs II	7 f	1:28.00
1966	Teacher's Art	2	Laffit Pincay Jr.	Julius E. Tinsley Jr.	Fred W. Hooper	7 f	1:28.40
1965	Moccasin	2	Larry Adams	Harry Trotsek	Claiborne Farm	7 f	1:25.80
1964	Fairway Fun	2	Jack Leonard	T. M. Crowe	William H. Floyd	7 f	1:26.40
1963	Secret Veil	2	William D. Lucas	Strother E. Griffin	Reverie Knoll Farm (Freeman Keyes)	7 f	1:27.40
1962	Abrogate	2	Robert L. Baird	Burton B. Williams	Hugh A. Grant	7 f	1:27.20
1961	Journalette	2	Willie Carstens	S. Bryant Ott	Fourth Estate Stable	7 f	1:27.20
1960	Little Tumbler	2	Ray Broussard	William R. Mitchell	Bruno Ferrari	7 f	1:26.60
1959	Rash Statement	2	John L. Rotz	Allen R. Hultz	Hal Price Headley	7 f	1:25.60
1958	Fiji	2	Jimmy Nichols	Lloyd P. Tate	Mrs. Lloyd P. Tate	7 f	1:28.00
1957	Moon Glory	2	John Heckmann	S. Bryant Ott	Leslie Combs II	7 f	1:27.20
1956	Leallah	2	Sam Boulmetis Sr.	MacKenzie Miller	Charlton Clay	7 f	1:27.00
1955	Doubledogdare	2	Steve Brooks	Moody Jolley	Claiborne Farm	7 f	1:24.20
1954	Myrtle's Jet	2	Walter Blum	Ike K. Mourar	Maine Chance Farm	7 f	1:23.00
1953	Oil Painting	2	Al Popara	Anthony W. Rupelt	Mrs. J. A. Goodwin	7 f	1:24.40
1952	Sweet Patootie	2	Sherman Armstrong	H. H. "Pete" Battle	Mrs. E. E. Dale Shaffer	7 f	1:23.60

See also

• Road to the Kentucky Oaks

References

1. "Keeneland Debuts New Dirt Surface on Main Race Track". www.keeneland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 15 June 2016.