The Rushaway Stakes is an American ungraded Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Turfway Park in Florence, Kentucky. It was first run on March 22, 1986, the last year the racetrack was called Latonia. The race is open to three-year-old horses and run over a distance of one and one sixteenth miles (8.5 furlongs).Turfway Park complete Rushaway Stakes history Originally raced on natural dirt, and for the first two years at one mile, since 2021 it has been contested on Tapeta synthetic dirt.Dirt and Synthetic
The race is named in honor of the racehorse Rushaway who, on Friday afternoon, May 22, 1936, won the Illinois Derby at Aurora Downs in Aurora, Illinois.New York Times, May 23, 1936 article titled "Rushaway Easily Captures Illinois Derby" Retrieved June 23, 2018 That night, the three-year-old gelding was shipped three hundred miles south via express train to the Latonia Race Track in Latonia, Kentucky where on Saturday he won the Latonia Derby. Rushaway's feat of endurance is unmatched and still talked about more than eighty years later.Americas Best Racing article titled "What’s in a (Race) Name? Rushaway’s Unprecedented Derby Double" His accomplishment in the Latonia Derby was made even more remarkable because Rushaway was carrying top weight in the eight-horse field by three pounds yet won by 6 lengths and did it in a new race record time for the mile-and-a-quarter distance. Daily Racing Form, 1936-05-25, "A. G. Tarn's "Iron Horse" Accomplishes Unparalleled Turf Feat"
Records Speed record: miles - 1:40.60 - Anet (1997) NTR
Most wins by a jockey: 5 - Pat Day (1989, 1991, 1994, 2002, 2003)
Most wins by a trainer: 2 - William R. Helmbrecht (1987, 1989) 2 - Neil J. Howard (1993, 1994) 2 - Bob Baffert (1997, 1998) 2 - Todd Pletcher (2006, 2010) 2 - Darrin Miller (2007, 2009)
Most wins by an owner: 2 - William S. Farish III (1993, 1994) 2 - Team Valor (1995, 2013) 2 - Silverton Hill LLC (2007, 2009)
Winners Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Dist.(mi) Time Win$2018Alternative RouteMitchell MurrillAlbert Stall Jr. Spendthrift/Town & Country Racing11:46.38$75,0002017MontuRodney PrescottJoseph C. DeeganDeegan/Alfred Pais/Zephyr Racing11:44.85$75,0002016He'll PayMitchell MurrillJ. Larry JonesBrereton C. Jones11:44.29$75,0002015 Race not held2014 Race not held2013Crop ReportJoel RosarioH. Graham MotionTeam Valor International11:45.66$75,0002012Flashy DresserLuis ContrerasFrederick J. SeitzFrederick J. Seitz11:45.58$75,0002011Swift WarriorJavier CastellanoJohn Terranova IIJames Covello & James Dolan11:45.73$100,0002010ExhiRussell BazeTodd PletcherWertheimer et Frère11:44.47$100,0002009Cliffy's FutureJesus CastanonDarrin MillerSilverton Hill LLC11:44.38$100,0002008Big GlenRene DouglasFrank L. BrothersJohn T. L. Jones & Bill Jones11:44.55$100,0002007DominicanRafael BejaranoDarrin MillerSilverton Hill LLC11:43.50$100,0002006High CottonChristopher DeCarloTodd PletcherPeachtree Stable11:45.19$100,0002005Cat ShakerJoe BravoCraig CallisWilliam T. Callis11:44.49$100,0002004Brass HatJason LumpkinsWilliam B. BradleyFred F. Bradley11:44.36$100,0002003Private GoldPat DayPatrick B. ByrneMountain Top & R.B & B.J. Lewis11:45.43$100,0002002Mr. MellonPat DayW. Elliott WaldenWinStar Farm11:42.80$100,0002001Percy HopeJon CourtAnthony ReinstedlerWaterfall Stable11:43.40$100,0002000RontonGarrett GomezVladimir CerinJaltipan LLC11:42.80$100,0001999Yankee VictorShane SellersCarlos J. MoralesEnllomar Stable11:42.80$75,0001998Shot of GoldRussell BazeBob BaffertMatt Young, et al.11:42.40$75,0001997AnetChris McCarronBob BaffertDouble Diamond Farm11:40.60$75,0001996PugnaciousShane SellersDavid C. Cross Jr.Gary M. Garber11:43.00$75,0001995Key GuyKent DesormeauxMark A. HennigTeam Valor Stables11:44.60$75,0001994Oakmont Pat DayNeil J. HowardW. S. Farish III & Oak Cliff Stable11:43.40$60,0001993Grand JewelJerry D. BaileyNeil J. HowardW. S. Farish III & William S. Kilroy11:44.60$60,0001992DignitasJulie KroneGeorge R. Arnold IIJohn Peace11:47.00$50,0001991Wall Street DancerPat DayJesus I. SuarezJohn D. Gunther11:41.40$37,5001990Coax ChadPerry OuztsArthur J. ZeisElmer E. Miller11:46.60$25,0001989Arcadia FallsPat DayWilliam R. HelmbrechtArcadia Racing Stable11:44.00$25,0001988Dee LanceGary L. StevensStig T. RasmussenFortune Stable (lessee)11:44.40$30,0001987Rampaging NativeSteve NeffWilliam R. HelmbrechtWichita Equine11:39.00$20,0001986Best of RestFrancisco VidalThomas C. ShortParrish Bros., York & Criswell11:38.20$15,000
References
External links Turfway Park official site