Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series > Spinster Stakes
Spinster Stakes Race Facts
- Location: Keeneland Race Course, Lexington, KY
- Inaugural Race: 1956
- Distance: 1 & 1/8th mile (9 furlongs)
- Track Type: Left-handed, Dirt
- Age Qualifications: Fillies & Mares, Three-year-olds & up
- 2022 Purse: $600,000
- 2022 Race Date: Sunday, October 9th
2022 Spinster Stakes Race Results
| POST | HORSE | JOCKEY / TRAINER | WIN / PLACE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malathaat | John R. Velazquez / Todd A. Pletcher | $2.88 / $2.10 |
| 2 | Army Wife | Luis Saez / Michael J. Maker | $8.14 |
| 4 | Played Hard | Joel Rosario / Philip A. Bauer | |
| 3 | Letruska | Tyler Gaffalione / Fausto Gutierrez | |
| 5 | Princess of Cairo | Geovanni Franco / Michael Puhich |
Exotic Payoffs:
- $1.00 Exacta (1-2) Paid: $11.59
- $0.50 Trifecta (1-2-4) Paid: $11.05
Watch the 2022 Spinster Stakes
Spinster Stakes Race History
The Spinster Stakes is a Grade I horse race run annually in early October at Keeneland Race Course. Since its inauguration in 1956, the race has been won by several notable horses, including:
- Doubledogdare (1956) – Two time American Champion Filly
- Bowl of Flowers (1961) – Two time American Champion Filly and Hall of Fame inductee
- Gallant Bloom (1969) – Two time American Champion Filly, Champion Older Dirt Female Horse and Hall of Fame inductee
- Susan’s Girl (1973 & 1975) – Three time American Champion Filly, Hall of Fame inductee and ranked in the top 100 U.S. racehorses in the 20th Century
- Bold ‘n Determined (1980) – Hall of Fame inductee
- Glorious Song (1981) – two time Canadian Champion Older Female Horse, U.S. Champion Older Female Horse, and Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee
- Princess Rooney (1984) – Hall of Fame inductee
- Bayakoa (1989 & 1990) – Two time American Champion Older Female Horse, Hall of Fame inductee, and ranked in the top 100 U.S. racehorses in the 20th Century
- Azeri (2004) – Three time American Champion Older Female Horse and Hall of Fame inductee
Currently there are four horses tied for most wins with two each: Bornastar (1957 & 1958), Susan’s Girl (1973 & 1975), Bayakoa (1989 & 1990), and Take Charge Lady (2002 & 2003). Additionally there is a tie for most wins by a jockey as well, as both Laffit Pincay Jr. and Pat Day have five wins each.
As part of the Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Challenge Series, winners of the race gain an automatic berth to race in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff.
Spinster Stakes Past Winners
| Year | Winner | Jockey / Trainer | Distance / Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Malathaat | John R. Velazquez / Todd A. Pletcher | 1 1/8M / 1:51.05 |
| 2021 | Letruska | Irad Ortiz, Jr. / Fausto Gutierrez | 1 1/8M / 1:49.01 |
| 2020 | Valiance | Luis Saez / Todd Pletcher | 1 1/8 M / 1:49.76 |
| 2019 | Blue Prize | Joe Bravo / Ignacio Correas IV | 1 1/8 M / 1:50.30 |
| 2018 | Blue Prize | Joe Bravo / Ignacio Correas IV | 1 1/8 M / 1:50.02 |
| 2017 | Romantic Vision | Brian Hernandez Jr. / George R. Arnold II | 1 1/8 M / 1:49.70 |
| 2016 | I'm A Chatterbox | Florent Geroux / J. Larry Jones | 1 1/8 M / 1:49.98 |
| 2015 | Got Lucky | Irad Ortiz Jr / Todd Pletcher | 1 1/8 M / 1:49.44 |
| 2014 | Don't Tell Sophia | Joseph Rocco Jr. / Philip A. Sims | 1 1/8 M / 1:49.80 |
| 2013 | Emollient | Mike E. Smith / William I. Mott | 1 1/8 M / 1:47.75 |
| 2012 | In Lingerie | John Velazquez / Todd Pletcher | 1 1/8 M / 1:49.42 |
| 2011 | Aruna | Ramon Domínguez / Graham Motion | 1 1/8 M / 1:47.88 |
| 2010 | Acoma | Alan Garcia / David Carroll | 1 1/8 M / 1:48 3/5 |
| 2009 | Mushka | Kent Desormeaux / William I. Mott | 1 1/8 M / 1:49.01 |
| 2008 | Carriage Trail | Kent Desormeaux / C. R. McGaughey III | 1 1/8 M / 1:46.77 |
| 2007 | Panty Raid | Garrett Gomez / Todd A. Pletcher | 1 1/8 M / 1:51.30 |
| 2006 | Asi Siempre | Julien Leparoux / Patrick Biancone | 1 1/8 M / 1:51.97 |
| 2005 | Pampered Princess | Eddie Castro / Martin D. Wolfson | 1 1/8 M / 1:53.91 |
| 2004 | Azeri | Pat Day / D. Wayne Lukas | 1 1/8 M / 1:49.74 |
| 2003 | Take Charge Lady | Edgar Prado / Kenneth G. McPeek | 1 1/8 M / 1:49.57 |
| 2002 | Take Charge Lady | Edgar Prado / Kenneth G. McPeek | 1 1/8 M / 1:49.90 |
| 2001 | Miss Linda | Richard Migliore / John C. Kimmel | 1 1/8 M / 1:49.79 |
| 2000 | Plenty of Light | Garrett Gomez / W. Elliott Walden | 1 1/8 M / 1:48.18 |
| 1999 | Keeper Hill | Kent Desormeaux / Robert J. Frankel | 1 1/8 M / 1:47.19 |
| 1998 | Banshee Breeze | Robby Albarado / Carl Nafzger | 1 1/8 M / 1:47.00 |
| 1997 | Clear Mandate | Pat Day / George R. Arnold Jr. | 1 1/8 M / 1:50.40 |
| 1996 | Different | Chris McCarron / Ron McAnally | 1 1/8 M / 1:49.60 |
| 1995 | Inside Information | Mike E. Smith / C. R. McGaughey III | 1 1/8 M / 1:50.00 |
| 1994 | Dispute | Pat Day / C. R. McGaughey III | 1 1/8 M / 1:48.80 |
| 1993 | Paseana | Chris McCarron / Ron McAnally | 1 1/8 M / 1:48.40 |
| 1992 | Fowda | Pat Valenzuela / Alex L. Hassinger Jr. | 1 1/8 M / 1:49.80 |
| 1991 | Wilderness Song | Pat Day / James E. Day | 1 1/8 M / 1:49.60 |
| 1990 | Bayakoa | Laffit Pincay Jr. / Ron McAnally | 1 1/8 M / 1:47.00 |
| 1989 | Bayakoa | Laffit Pincay Jr. / Ron McAnally | 1 1/8 M / 1:47.80 |
| 1988 | Hail a Cab | Jacinto Vásquez / Philip M. Hauswald | 1 1/8 M / 1:51.00 |
| 1987 | Sacahuista | Randy Romero / D. Wayne Lukas | 1 1/8 M / 1:48.60 |
| 1986 | Top Corsage | Sandy Hawley / Jerry M. Fanning | 1 1/8 M / 1:48.20 |
| 1985 | Dontstop Themusic | Laffit Pincay Jr. / Randy Winick | 1 1/8 M / 1:50.40 |
| 1984 | Princess Rooney | Ed Delahoussaye / Neil Drysdale | 1 1/8 M / 1:50.40 |
| 1983 | Try Something New | Pat Day / C. R. McGaughey III | 1 1/8 M / 1:49.80 |
| 1982 | Track Robbery | Pat Valenzuela / John W. Russell | 1 1/8 M / 1:47.40 |
| 1981 | Glorious Song | Robin Platts / John Cairns | 1 1/8 M / 1:49.20 |
| 1980 | Bold 'n Determined | Ed Delahoussaye / Neil Drysdale | 1 1/8 M / 1:49.20 |
| 1979 | Safe | Earlie Fires / Joseph M. Bollero | 1 1/8 M / 1:49.20 |
| 1978 | Tempest Queen | Jorge Velásquez / Lou Rondinello | 1 1/8 M / 1:49.00 |
| 1977 | Cum Laude Laurie | Ángel Cordero Jr. / Lou Rondinello | 1 1/8 M / 1:48.40 |
| 1976 | Optimistic Gal | Craig Perret / LeRoy Jolley | 1 1/8 M / 1:51.60 |
| 1975 | Susan's Girl | Laffit Pincay Jr. / Thomas W. Kelley | 1 1/8 M / 1:49.80 |
| 1974 | Summer Guest | Daryl Montoya / J. Elliott Burch | 1 1/8 M / 1:48.40 |
| 1973 | Susan's Girl | Braulio Baeza / Chuck Parke | 1 1/8 M / 1:48.80 |
| 1972 | Numbered Account | Laffit Pincay Jr. / Roger Laurin | 1 1/8 M / 1:47.40 |
| 1971 | Chou Croute | Robert Kotenko / Robert G. Dunham | 1 1/8 M / 1:49.00 |
| 1970 | Taken Aback | Eddie Belmonte / H. Allen Jerkens | 1 1/8 M / 1:51.40 |
| 1969 | Gallant Bloom | John L. Rotz / William J. Hirsch | 1 1/8 M / 1:48.80 |
| 1968 | Sale Day | Eric Guerin / John Winans | 1 1/8 M / 1:51.60 |
| 1967 | Straight Deal II | Howard Grant / John W. Jacobs | 1 1/8 M / 1:49.20 |
| 1966 | Open Fire | Braulio Baeza / Virgil W. Raines | 1 1/8 M / 1:50.40 |
| 1965 | Star Maggie | Bill Hartack / Robert E. Wingfield | 1 1/8 M / 1:50.20 |
| 1964 | Old Hat | Don Brumfield / Charles C. Norman | 1 1/8 M / 1:48.40 |
| 1963 | Lamb Chop | Manuel Ycaza / James W. Maloney | 1 1/8 M / 1:48.40 |
| 1962 | Primonetta | Bill Shoemaker / James P. Conway | 1 1/8 M / 1:48.40 |
| 1961 | Bowl of Flowers | Eddie Arcaro / J. Elliott Burch | 1 1/8 M / 1:49.60 |
| 1960 | Rash Statement | John L. Rotz / Allen R. Hultz | 1 1/8 M / 1:49.60 |
| 1959 | Royal Native | Bill Hartack / Kenny Noe Sr. | 1 1/8 M / 1:49.40 |
| 1958 | Bornastar | Kenneth Church / W. Graves Sparks | 1 1/8 M / 1:49.40 |
| 1957 | Bornastar | Kenneth Church / W. Graves Sparks | 1 1/8 M / 1:49.20 |
| 1956 | Doubledogdare | John Heckmann / Moody Jolley | 1 1/8 M / 1:49.20 |