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.

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 $650,000.

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 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.

Records Time record: (at present distance of 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 Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Gr.2026EmphaticTyler GaffalioneBrendan P. WalshGainesway Stable & Andrew Rosen1 m1:43.40I2025Tommy Jo John R. VelazquezTodd PletcherSpendthrift Farm1 m1:44.69I2024 ImmersiveManny FrancoBrad H. CoxGodolphin1 m1:44.64I2023CandiedLuis SaezTodd PletcherEclipse Thoroughbred Partners1 m1:44.17I2022Wonder WheelTyler GaffalioneMark E. CasseD.J. Stable LLC1 m1:45.17I2021JuJu's MapFlorent GerouxBrad H. CoxAlbaugh Family Stables1 m1:43.52I2020Simply RavishingLuis SaezKenneth McPeekHarold Lerner LLC, Magdalena Racing (Sherri McPeek), Nehoc Stables (Jack Cohen)1 m1:43.58I2019British IdiomJavier CastellanoBrad H. CoxMichael Dubb, Elkstone Group, Madaket Stables, Bethlehem Stables1 m1:45.80I2018Restless RiderBrian Hernandez Jr.Kenneth McPeekFern Circle Stables & Three Chimneys Farm LLC1 m1:44.23I2017Heavenly LoveJulien LeparouxMark E. CasseDebby Oxley1 m1:45.32 I2016 Dancing Rags Angel Cruz H. Graham Motion Chadds Ford Stable1 m1:44.69 I2015 Gomo Mario Gutierrez Doug F. O'Neill Reddam Racing1 m1:45.55 I2014 Peace And War Julien Leparoux Olly Stevens Qatar Racing Limited (Fahad Al Thani)1 m1:44.86 I2013 My Conquestadory Eurico Rosa Da Silva Mark E. Casse Conquest Stables (Ernie Semersky & Dory Newell)1 m1:45.61 I2012 Spring in the Air Patrick Husbands Mark E. Casse John C. Oxley1 m1:44.33 I2011 Stephanie's Kitten John Velazquez Wayne Catalano Ken & Sarah Ramsey1 m1:43.12 I2010 Wickedly Perfect Rafael Bejarano Doug O'Neill STD Racing et al.1 m1:46.26 I2009 Negligee Rajiv Maragh John Terranova Sovereign Stable (partnership)1 m1:43.76 I2008 Dream Empress Robby Albarado Kenneth McPeek Livin The Dream Racing LLC1 m1:43.82 I2007Country StarRafael BejaranoRobert J. FrankelStonerside Stable1 m1:45.85 I2006Bel Air BeautyFernando JaraFrank L. BrothersW. Bruce Lunsford1 m1:45.32 II2005She Says It BestEddie Martin Jr.Vickie L. FoleyCarl Bowling/Foley, et al.1 m1:49.07 II2004Runway ModelRafael BejaranoBernard S. FlintNaveed Chowhan1 m1:44.31 II2003Be GentleCornelio VelásquezD. Wayne LukasThomas F. Van Meter II1 m1:45.51 II2002Westerly BreezeRobby AlbaradoCarl NafzgerA. Stevens Miles Jr.1 m1:46.90 II2001Take Charge LadyAnthony J. D'AmicoKenneth McPeekSelect Stable1 m1:46.23 II2000She's A Devil DueMark GuidryKenneth McPeekBrian Griggs & Mike Goetz1 m1:44.80 II1999Scratch PadWillie MartinezJoseph WaunschJaime S. Carrion1 m1:44.00 II1998SilverbulletdayGary StevensBob A. BaffertMike Pegram1 m1:42.20 II1997Countess DianaShane SellersPatrick B. ByrneM/M Richard Kaster1 m1:45.20 II1996Southern PlaygirlRandy RomeroHarvey L. VanierNancy A. Vanier1 m1:46.80 II1995Cara RafaelaPat DayD. Wayne LukasTNT Stud1 m1:44.40 II1994Post ItSam MapleRonald Allen Sr.Jerry Campbell1 m1:46.20 II1993Stellar CatShane SellersD. Wayne LukasOverbrook Farm1 m1:44.60 II1992ElizaPatrick ValenzuelaAlex L. Hassinger Jr.Allen E. Paulson1 m1:43.20 II1991Spinning RoundJoe JohnsonJames E. BakerKinsman Stable1 m1:47.20 II1990Private TreasureJerry D. BaileyJoseph H. Pierce Jr.Pastime Stable1 m1:43.80 II1989Special HappeningJosé A. SantosD. Wayne LukasEugene V. Klein1 m1:44.60 II1988Wonders DelightGary StevensD. Wayne LukasEugene V. Klein1 m1:46.40 II1987Terra IncognitaDarrell FosterMichael BallRobert C. Billips1 m1:44.60 II1986Zero MinusSandy HawleyCarl NafzgerWilliam H. Floyd1 m1:45.20 II1985Silent AccountKeith AllenH. Allen JerkensCentennial Farms1 m1:46.20 II1984Foxy DeenDaryl MontoyaRonnie WarrenElmer E. Miller1 m1:45.60 II1983Lucky Lucky LuckyJacinto VásquezD. Wayne LukasLeslie Combs II & Equites Stable1 m1:47.00 II1982Jelly Bean HolidayDon BrumfieldHerbert K. StevensMrs. James H. Gallagher1 m1:45.80 II1981Apalachee HoneyBill ShoemakerTimothy J. MucklerMuckler Stables1 m1:45.20 II1980Sweet RevengeJorge VelásquezDel W. CarrollWilliam S. Farish III7 f1:28.00 II1979SaludJulio C. EspinozaWilliam C. ThomasPhillip Hurley, et al.7 f1:28.20 II1978Angel IslandEddie DelahoussayeRay Lawrence Jr.Leslie Combs II7 f1:26.40 II1977L'AlezaneRon TurcotteJoseph "Yonnie" StarrJean-Louis Levesque7 f1:27.20 II1976Sans SupplementWilliam GavidiaDonald M. McKellarDonald M. McKellar7 f1:27.60 II1975Optimistic GalDarrel McHargueLeRoy JolleyDiana M. Firestone7 f1:28.00 III1974Hope of GloryJimmy NicholsDonald M. McKellarDonald M. McKellar7 f1:27.20 III1973City GirlEarlie FiresFrank CatroneAda L. Rice7 f1:27.80 III1972CoraggiosoDon BrumfieldAnthony L. BasileBwamazon Farm7 f1:27.001971Mrs. CornwallisGerardo MoraHarry ShillickDogwood Stable7 f1:28.401970PatelinLaffit Pincay Jr.Sylvester VeitchGeorge D. Widener Jr.7 f1:27.001969Belle NoireHeriberto ArroyoStanley M. RieserAndrew P. & Dan H. Gehl7 f1:27.201968Lil's BagDon BrumfieldRonnie WarrenM/M Robert F. Roberts7 f1:28.401967Lady TrampIsmael ValenzuelaRichard J. FischerLeslie Combs II7 f1:28.001966Teacher's ArtLaffit Pincay Jr.Julius E. Tinsley Jr.Fred W. Hooper7 f1:28.401965MoccasinLarry AdamsHarry TrotsekClaiborne Farm7 f1:25.801964Fairway FunJack LeonardT. M. CroweWilliam H. Floyd7 f1:26.401963Secret VeilWilliam D. LucasStrother E. GriffinReverie Knoll Farm (Freeman Keyes)7 f1:27.401962AbrogateRobert L. BairdBurton B. WilliamsHugh A. Grant7 f1:27.201961JournaletteWillie CarstensS. Bryant OttFourth Estate Stable7 f1:27.201960Little TumblerRay BroussardWilliam R. MitchellBruno Ferrari7 f1:26.601959Rash StatementJohn L. RotzAllen R. HultzHal Price Headley7 f1:25.601958FijiJimmy NicholsLloyd P. TateMrs. Lloyd P. Tate7 f1:28.001957Moon GloryJohn HeckmannS. Bryant OttLeslie Combs II7 f1:27.201956LeallahSam Boulmetis Sr.MacKenzie MillerCharlton Clay7 f1:27.001955DoubledogdareSteve BrooksMoody JolleyClaiborne Farm7 f1:24.201954Myrtle's JetWalter BlumIke K. MourarMaine Chance Farm7 f1:23.001953Oil PaintingAl PoparaAnthony W. RupeltMrs. Joseph A. Goodwin7 f1:24.401952Sweet PatootieSherman ArmstrongH. H. "Pete" BattleMrs. E. E. Dale Shaffer7 f1:23.60

See also Road to the Kentucky Oaks

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