Dixiana Bourbon Stakes (G3)
Dixiana Bourbon Stakes (G3) Sponsored by Dixiana Farm
27th Running • Fall • 1 1/16 miles (turf) • 2-year-olds The race is named for Bourbon County, home to some of North America’s most productive Thoroughbred farms. The county is located north of Lexington and Paris is the county seat. Dixiana Farm of Lexington became the sponsor in 2014.
2016 Purse: $250,000 Stakes Record: 1:42 2/5, Gateman (GB), 1999 Largest Straight Payoff: $48.40, Poker Player, 2013 Smallest Straight Payoff: $3.00, Stress Buster, 1991 Largest Field: 14, 2015; 2016 Smallest Field: 5, 1991; 2006 Largest Value to Winner: $150,000, Lawn Ranger, 2014; Airoforce, 2015; Keep Quiet (FR), 2016
Keeneland/Coady
STAKES
Milestones – Bourbon Stakes
Keep Quiet (FR) scored his first stakes victory in the Dixiana Bourbon (G3).
Through 2016, Keeneland maintained separate course records for the Keeneland Course and the Haggin Course depending on the setting of a temporary rail. Beginning in 2017, Keeneland consolidated the course records into one set based solely on distance, not rail settings. (See page 209.)
Bourbon Stakes History Year Winner/Owner
Jockey/Wgt./Trainer
2nd/Jockey/Wgt.
3rd/Jockey/Wgt.
Time
Margin
2016 Keep Quiet (FR) Florent Geroux (118) Ticonderoga Bird’s Eye View 1:44.92 fm 1 1/4 Gary Barber Mark E. Casse Javier Castellano (118) Robby Albarado (118) Haggin Course 2015 Airoforce* Julien Leparoux (118) Camelot Kitten Siding Spring 1:44.12 yl 2 1/2 John C. Oxley Mark E. Casse Irad Ortiz Jr. (118) Drayden Van Dyke (118) Haggin Course 2014 Lawn Ranger Chris Landeros (118) Danny Boy Can’t Happen Here 1:44.41 fm 1/2 Turf Stable LLC Kenneth J. McPeek Julien Leparoux (118) Irad Ortiz Jr. (118) Haggin Course 2013 Poker Player Channing Hill (118) Bashart Bon Accord 1:43.46 ft 1 Gary and Mary West Wayne Catalano John Velazquez (122) Eddie Castro (118) Polytrack 2012 Balance the Books* Julien Leparoux (122) Brown Almighty Sonofasamurai 1:45.15 fm no Klaravich Stables Inc. and Chad C. Brown Francisco Torres (118) David Cohen (118) Haggin Course William H. Lawrence Really Sharp disqualified from second and placed sixth. 2011 Animal Spirits Robby Albarado (118) Coalport Lucky Chappy (IRE) 1:44.24 fm 1/2 Klaravich Stables Inc. Albert M. Stall Jr. Junior Alvarado (118) Ramon A. Dominguez (118) Haggin Course (Seth Klarman) and William H. Lawrence 2010 Rogue Romance* Julien R. Leparoux (118) Cozy Kitten Ocasta 1:42.78 fm 2 1/2 Catesby W. Clay Kenneth J. McPeek Ramon A. Dominguez (118) Freddie Lenclud (118) Haggin Course 2009 Interactif* Kent Desormeaux (123) Codoy Family Foundation 1:45.24 yl 1 Wertheimer and Frere Todd A. Pletcher Leandro Goncalves (117) Junior Alvarado (117) Haggin Course (Alain and Gerard Wertheimer) 2008 Bittel Road* Rajiv Maragh (121) Driving Snow (GB) Ninth Client 1:44.29 fm hd James T. Scatuorchio Todd A. Pletcher Robby Albarado (117) Julien Leparoux (117) Haggin Course and John Iracane 2007 Gio Ponti Ramon Dominguez (117) Nownownow Caberneigh 1:45.92 fm 1 1/2 Castleton Lyons Farm Christophe Clement Julien Leparoux (121) Robby Albarado (117) Haggin Course (Todd Renner and Shane Ryan) 2006 Twilight Meteor John Velazquez (116) Marcavelly Admiral Bird 1:43.25 ft 2 1/4 Peachtree Stable (John Fort) Todd A. Pletcher Edgar Prado (120) Julien Leparoux (116) Polytrack 2005 Yankee Master* Rafael Bejarano (116) Wedding Singer Desert Wheat 1:43.85 gd 5 Team Power Play Racing Linda Rice Mike Smith (116) Corey Lanerie (116) Haggin Course (Lewis A. Mongelluzzo) 2004 Rey de Cafe Craig Perret (116) Dubleo Ready Ruler 1:42.90 gd nk G. Watts Humphrey Jr. George R. Arnold II Christopher De Carlo (122) Mark Guidry (122) Keeneland Course 2003 Commendation Cornelio Velasquez (120) Oncearoundtwice Grand Heritage 1:43.99 fm 2 3/4 Courtlandt Farm (Donald A. Adam) H. Graham Motion Corey Lanerie (116) Rene Douglas (120) Haggin Course Run as the Hopemont Stakes 1991-2002. 2002 Rapid Proof Calvin Borel (116) Zydeco Affair Collateral Damage 1:46.45 yl 1 Dolphus C. Morrison Hal R. Wiggins Robby Albarado (122) Jose Martinez Jr. (116) Haggin Course 2001 Stage Call (IRE)* Mark Guidry (116) Daisyago Midwatch 1:45.85 fm 11 1/4 WinStar Farm LLC, Richard Nip W. Elliott Walden Lonnie Meche (115) Jon Court (116) Haggin Course and Gloria Gaines Callen
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Bourbon Stakes History Year Winner/Owner
Jockey/Wgt./Trainer
2nd/Jockey/Wgt.
3rd/Jockey/Wgt.
Time
Margin
STAKES
2000 Overview Mike Smith (115) McHenry Co. Kid Summarily 1:43 fm nk John C. Oxley John T. Ward Jr. Donnie Meche (115) Corey Lanerie (115) Keeneland Course 1999 Gateman (GB) Pat Day (115) dh-Field Cat/Pay Ransom 1:42 2/5 fm 1 Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds IV W. Elliott Walden Mike Smith (119)/ Haggin Course (Nick Robinson) Patricia Cooksey (115) 1998 Pineaff* Pat Day (113) Draupner Air Rocket 1:44 3/5 fm nk (1st) Joyce and Roy K. Monroe Kenneth G. McPeek Dean Sarvis (113) Willie Martinez (113) Haggin Course 1998 Bold Caleb Robby Albarado (116) Phi Beta Doc Dawn Flies By 1:44 3/5 fm hd (2nd) Ann and Charles Patterson Hal R. Wiggins Calvin Borel (113) Randy Romero (118) Haggin Course 1997 Reformer Rally* Craig Perret (116) Heartland Hope Magest 1:46 4/5 yl 3 1/2 Thomas M. Carey Peter M. Vestal Willie Martinez (113) Pat Day (113) Keeneland Course 1996 Thesaurus* Craig Perret (112) Letterhead Royal Strand 1:44 2/5 fm nk Charles J. Cella Peter M. Vestal Herbert McCauley (112) Pat Day (112) Haggin Course 1995 Red Shadow Willie Martinez (112) Never to Squander Officious 1:46 3/5 sf 3 Prestonwood Farm Patrick B. Byrne Randy Romero (114) Craig Perret (115) Keeneland Course 1994 Claudius* John Velazquez (115) Hawk Attack Dixie Dynasty 1:45 2/5 fm 1 1/4 Darley Stud Management William I. Mott Aaron Gryder (115) Robert Lester (115) Keeneland Course (Mohammed Al Maktoum) 1993 Star of Manila* Shane Sellers (121) Milt’s Overture Camptown Dancer 1:43 1/5 fm 1 New Phoenix Stable (Gary Drake) Burk Kessinger Jr. Donnie Miller Jr. (115) Fabio Arguello Jr. (115) Keeneland Course 1992 The Real Vaslav Shane Sellers (115) Randi’s Pleasure Eight for Slew 1:46 gd 5 Gonzalo B. Torrealba D. Wayne Lukas Jorge Velasquez (115) Brian Miller (112) Haggin Course 1991 Stress Buster* Pat Day (112) Rail In My Footsteps 1:44 4/5 fm 2 3/4 G. Watts Humphrey Jr. and Joseph H. Pierce Jr. Shane Sellers (115) Dean Kutz (115) Sheila Pierce
* Winning favorite. Grade 3, 2008-present. In 2013, rain forced the race off the turf course to be run on Polytrack.
Keeneland/Photos by Z
With Florent Geroux aboard, Keep Quiet (FR) (second from right, white bridle, pink silks, black cap) took control of the Dixiana Bourbon (G3) at the head of the stretch and won the race by 1¼ lengths.
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27th Running • Fall • 1 1/16 miles (turf) • 2-year-olds The race is named for Bourbon County, home to some of North America’s most productive Thoroughbred farms. The county is located north of Lexington and Paris is the county seat. Dixiana Farm of Lexington became the sponsor in 2014.
2016 Purse: $250,000 Stakes Record: 1:42 2/5, Gateman (GB), 1999 Largest Straight Payoff: $48.40, Poker Player, 2013 Smallest Straight Payoff: $3.00, Stress Buster, 1991 Largest Field: 14, 2015; 2016 Smallest Field: 5, 1991; 2006 Largest Value to Winner: $150,000, Lawn Ranger, 2014; Airoforce, 2015; Keep Quiet (FR), 2016
Keeneland/Coady
STAKES
Milestones – Bourbon Stakes
Keep Quiet (FR) scored his first stakes victory in the Dixiana Bourbon (G3).
Through 2016, Keeneland maintained separate course records for the Keeneland Course and the Haggin Course depending on the setting of a temporary rail. Beginning in 2017, Keeneland consolidated the course records into one set based solely on distance, not rail settings. (See page 209.)
Bourbon Stakes History Year Winner/Owner
Jockey/Wgt./Trainer
2nd/Jockey/Wgt.
3rd/Jockey/Wgt.
Time
Margin
2016 Keep Quiet (FR) Florent Geroux (118) Ticonderoga Bird’s Eye View 1:44.92 fm 1 1/4 Gary Barber Mark E. Casse Javier Castellano (118) Robby Albarado (118) Haggin Course 2015 Airoforce* Julien Leparoux (118) Camelot Kitten Siding Spring 1:44.12 yl 2 1/2 John C. Oxley Mark E. Casse Irad Ortiz Jr. (118) Drayden Van Dyke (118) Haggin Course 2014 Lawn Ranger Chris Landeros (118) Danny Boy Can’t Happen Here 1:44.41 fm 1/2 Turf Stable LLC Kenneth J. McPeek Julien Leparoux (118) Irad Ortiz Jr. (118) Haggin Course 2013 Poker Player Channing Hill (118) Bashart Bon Accord 1:43.46 ft 1 Gary and Mary West Wayne Catalano John Velazquez (122) Eddie Castro (118) Polytrack 2012 Balance the Books* Julien Leparoux (122) Brown Almighty Sonofasamurai 1:45.15 fm no Klaravich Stables Inc. and Chad C. Brown Francisco Torres (118) David Cohen (118) Haggin Course William H. Lawrence Really Sharp disqualified from second and placed sixth. 2011 Animal Spirits Robby Albarado (118) Coalport Lucky Chappy (IRE) 1:44.24 fm 1/2 Klaravich Stables Inc. Albert M. Stall Jr. Junior Alvarado (118) Ramon A. Dominguez (118) Haggin Course (Seth Klarman) and William H. Lawrence 2010 Rogue Romance* Julien R. Leparoux (118) Cozy Kitten Ocasta 1:42.78 fm 2 1/2 Catesby W. Clay Kenneth J. McPeek Ramon A. Dominguez (118) Freddie Lenclud (118) Haggin Course 2009 Interactif* Kent Desormeaux (123) Codoy Family Foundation 1:45.24 yl 1 Wertheimer and Frere Todd A. Pletcher Leandro Goncalves (117) Junior Alvarado (117) Haggin Course (Alain and Gerard Wertheimer) 2008 Bittel Road* Rajiv Maragh (121) Driving Snow (GB) Ninth Client 1:44.29 fm hd James T. Scatuorchio Todd A. Pletcher Robby Albarado (117) Julien Leparoux (117) Haggin Course and John Iracane 2007 Gio Ponti Ramon Dominguez (117) Nownownow Caberneigh 1:45.92 fm 1 1/2 Castleton Lyons Farm Christophe Clement Julien Leparoux (121) Robby Albarado (117) Haggin Course (Todd Renner and Shane Ryan) 2006 Twilight Meteor John Velazquez (116) Marcavelly Admiral Bird 1:43.25 ft 2 1/4 Peachtree Stable (John Fort) Todd A. Pletcher Edgar Prado (120) Julien Leparoux (116) Polytrack 2005 Yankee Master* Rafael Bejarano (116) Wedding Singer Desert Wheat 1:43.85 gd 5 Team Power Play Racing Linda Rice Mike Smith (116) Corey Lanerie (116) Haggin Course (Lewis A. Mongelluzzo) 2004 Rey de Cafe Craig Perret (116) Dubleo Ready Ruler 1:42.90 gd nk G. Watts Humphrey Jr. George R. Arnold II Christopher De Carlo (122) Mark Guidry (122) Keeneland Course 2003 Commendation Cornelio Velasquez (120) Oncearoundtwice Grand Heritage 1:43.99 fm 2 3/4 Courtlandt Farm (Donald A. Adam) H. Graham Motion Corey Lanerie (116) Rene Douglas (120) Haggin Course Run as the Hopemont Stakes 1991-2002. 2002 Rapid Proof Calvin Borel (116) Zydeco Affair Collateral Damage 1:46.45 yl 1 Dolphus C. Morrison Hal R. Wiggins Robby Albarado (122) Jose Martinez Jr. (116) Haggin Course 2001 Stage Call (IRE)* Mark Guidry (116) Daisyago Midwatch 1:45.85 fm 11 1/4 WinStar Farm LLC, Richard Nip W. Elliott Walden Lonnie Meche (115) Jon Court (116) Haggin Course and Gloria Gaines Callen
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2017 Spring Keeneland Media Guide | Stakes
Rev. 2/23/17 ®
Bourbon Stakes History Year Winner/Owner
Jockey/Wgt./Trainer
2nd/Jockey/Wgt.
3rd/Jockey/Wgt.
Time
Margin
STAKES
2000 Overview Mike Smith (115) McHenry Co. Kid Summarily 1:43 fm nk John C. Oxley John T. Ward Jr. Donnie Meche (115) Corey Lanerie (115) Keeneland Course 1999 Gateman (GB) Pat Day (115) dh-Field Cat/Pay Ransom 1:42 2/5 fm 1 Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds IV W. Elliott Walden Mike Smith (119)/ Haggin Course (Nick Robinson) Patricia Cooksey (115) 1998 Pineaff* Pat Day (113) Draupner Air Rocket 1:44 3/5 fm nk (1st) Joyce and Roy K. Monroe Kenneth G. McPeek Dean Sarvis (113) Willie Martinez (113) Haggin Course 1998 Bold Caleb Robby Albarado (116) Phi Beta Doc Dawn Flies By 1:44 3/5 fm hd (2nd) Ann and Charles Patterson Hal R. Wiggins Calvin Borel (113) Randy Romero (118) Haggin Course 1997 Reformer Rally* Craig Perret (116) Heartland Hope Magest 1:46 4/5 yl 3 1/2 Thomas M. Carey Peter M. Vestal Willie Martinez (113) Pat Day (113) Keeneland Course 1996 Thesaurus* Craig Perret (112) Letterhead Royal Strand 1:44 2/5 fm nk Charles J. Cella Peter M. Vestal Herbert McCauley (112) Pat Day (112) Haggin Course 1995 Red Shadow Willie Martinez (112) Never to Squander Officious 1:46 3/5 sf 3 Prestonwood Farm Patrick B. Byrne Randy Romero (114) Craig Perret (115) Keeneland Course 1994 Claudius* John Velazquez (115) Hawk Attack Dixie Dynasty 1:45 2/5 fm 1 1/4 Darley Stud Management William I. Mott Aaron Gryder (115) Robert Lester (115) Keeneland Course (Mohammed Al Maktoum) 1993 Star of Manila* Shane Sellers (121) Milt’s Overture Camptown Dancer 1:43 1/5 fm 1 New Phoenix Stable (Gary Drake) Burk Kessinger Jr. Donnie Miller Jr. (115) Fabio Arguello Jr. (115) Keeneland Course 1992 The Real Vaslav Shane Sellers (115) Randi’s Pleasure Eight for Slew 1:46 gd 5 Gonzalo B. Torrealba D. Wayne Lukas Jorge Velasquez (115) Brian Miller (112) Haggin Course 1991 Stress Buster* Pat Day (112) Rail In My Footsteps 1:44 4/5 fm 2 3/4 G. Watts Humphrey Jr. and Joseph H. Pierce Jr. Shane Sellers (115) Dean Kutz (115) Sheila Pierce
* Winning favorite. Grade 3, 2008-present. In 2013, rain forced the race off the turf course to be run on Polytrack.
Keeneland/Photos by Z
With Florent Geroux aboard, Keep Quiet (FR) (second from right, white bridle, pink silks, black cap) took control of the Dixiana Bourbon (G3) at the head of the stretch and won the race by 1¼ lengths.
Rev. 2/23/17 ®
2017 Spring Keeneland Media Guide | Stakes
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