Kent Stakes

Kent Stakes
Listed race
Location	Delaware Park Racetrack; Stanton, Delaware, United States
Inaugurated	1937
Race type	Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Website	www.delawarepark.com
Race information
Distance	1+3⁄8 miles (11 furlongs)
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds
Weight	124 lbs. with allowances
Purse	US$250,000 (2023)

The Kent Stakes is a Listed American race for Thoroughbred race horses, age three, run on the turf at Delaware Park Racetrack located in Stanton, Delaware. Set at a distance of one and three eighth mile (11 furlongs), the race currently offers a purse of $250,000.

In 2011, due to heavy rain, this turf race was held on the main track. Because of this, the number of horses contesting was reduced by scratches from 13 to 6.

First run in 1937 when Delaware Park opened, there was no Kent Stakes run in 1943, 1977–1978, 1980–1981, and 1983–1995.

In 2023 the American Graded Stakes Committee downgraded the event to a Listed race.^[1]

Records

Speed record

1 1⁄8 miles – 1:46.95 – Gufo (2020)^[2]

Most wins by a jockey:

4 – Ramon Domínguez: (2001, 2003, 2005, 2010)

Most wins by a trainer:

4 – William I. Mott: (2002, 2005, 2008, 2015)

Most wins by an owner:

2 – Live Oak Plantation Racing: (2002, 2005)

Winners since 1999

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2022	Main Event	Eric Cancel	George Weaver	Harrell Ventures LLC	1:48.74
2021	Yes This Time	Joe Bravo	Kelly J. Breen	Edge Racing	1:52.39
2020	Gufo	Trevor McCarthy	Christophe Clement	Otter Bend Stables LLC	1:46.94
2019	Eons	Trevor McCarthy	Arnaud Delacour	Mark B. Grier	1:49.26
2018	Golden Brown	Jairo Rendon	Patrick B. McBurney	ABL Stable, D. Bossone, et al.	1:48.06
2017	Frostmourne	Joel Rosario	Christophe Clement	Green Lantern Stables	1:49.95
2016	American Patriot	José L. Ortiz	Todd A. Pletcher	WinStar Farm	1:47.19
2015	Syntax	Junior Alvarado	William I. Mott	Matthew Schera	1:49.77
2014	Divine Oath	Jose C. Caraballo	Todd Pletcher	Let's Go Stable	1:47.78
2013	Are You Kidding Me	Rajiv Maragh	Roger L. Attfield	Kirk/Bates/Riordan	1:47.61
2012	Optimizer	Jon Court	D. Wayne Lukas	Bluegrass Hall	1:47.27
2011	I'm Steppin' It Up	Jeremy Rose	Tony Pecoraro	Roman Hill Farm	1:50.50
2010	Grand Rapport	Ramon Domínguez	Gary Contessa	Earle I. Mack	1:48.77
2009	No Inflation	Rosemary Homeister Jr.	Thomas Proctor	Glen Hill Farm	1:48.29
2008	Adriano	Kent Desormeaux	William I. Mott	Donald Adam	1:52.54
2007	Nobiz Like Shobiz	Javier Castellano	Barclay Tagg	Elizabeth J. Valando	1:49.60
2006	Brilliant	Mark Guidry	Neil J. Howard	Mill House Stable	1:56.63
2005	Seeking Slew	Ramon Domínguez	William I. Mott	Live Oak Plantation Racing	1:47.32
2004	Timo	Richard Migliore	William Badgett Jr.	C. K. Woods Stable	1:55.75
2003	Foufa's Warrior	Ramon Domínguez	Lawrence E. Murray	Sondra D. Bender	1:47.44
2002	Miesque's Approval	Jerry Bailey	William I. Mott	Live Oak Plantation Racing	1:48.81
2001	Navesink	Ramon Domínguez	Alan E. Goldberg	Jayeff B Stables	1:49.98
2000	Three Wonders	Pat Day	W. Elliott Walden	Mark H. Stanley	1:48.95
1999	North East Bound	José A. Vélez Jr.	William W. Perry	Julian Demarco & Richard Disano	1:51.93

References

^ "American Graded Stakes Committee Releases 2023 Grades; The Stephen Foster Stakes is the only new grade 1 stakes for 2023". Bloodhorse.com. Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
^ "Gufo Sets Delaware Turf Course Record in Kent Stakes". bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 2020-07-06.

External links

[TOBA_2023-1] "American Graded Stakes Committee Releases 2023 Grades; The Stephen Foster Stakes is the only new grade 1 stakes for 2023". Bloodhorse.com. Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.

[2] "Gufo Sets Delaware Turf Course Record in Kent Stakes". bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 2020-07-06.

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