Bourbonette Oaks
{{Infobox horseraces
| class = Grade III
| horse race = Bourbonette Oaks
| image =
| caption =
| location = Turfway Park
Florence, Kentucky, United States
| inaugurated = 1983
| race type = Thoroughbred – Flat racing
| website = {{URL|http://www.turfway.com/}}
| distance = 1 1/16 mile (8.5 furlongs)
| surface = Tapeta
| track = left-handed
| qualification = Three-year-old fillies
| weight = Assigned
| purse = US$100,000
| bonuses =
}}
The Bourbonette Oaks Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Turfway Park at Florence, Kentucky. Open to three-year-old fillies, the event is contested on Tapeta over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs). The race is a Grade III event with a purse of $150,000 and has been a prep race to the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing, including the Kentucky Oaks, the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and Mother Goose Stakes.
Run during the third week of March, the Bourbonette Oaks currently offers a purse of $100,000.
Inaugurated in 1983, the race was run in two divisions in 1983, 1985, 1988 and 1990. In 1986, it was run in three divisions.
Records
Speed record
- 1:40.80 – Preach (1992)
Most wins by a jockey
- 6 – Pat Day (1987, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2001, 2002)
Most wins by a trainer
- 5 – Mark E. Casse (1983, 1986, 1990, 2006, 2007)
Most wins by an owner
- 2 – Taylor Asbury (1983, 1988)
- 2 – Claiborne Farm (1992, 2000)
Winners
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%" |
| style="width:30px" | Year
! style="width:110px" | Winner ! style="width:110px" | Jockey ! style="width:120px" | Trainer ! Owner ! style="width:25px" | Time |
|---|
| 2023
|Botanical |Chris Landeros |LNJ Foxwoods & Clearsky Farms |1:44.47 |
| 2022
|Candy Raid |Don't Tell My Wife Stables & J. Keith Desormeaux |1:42.96 |
| 2021
|Adventuring |1:37.31 |
| 2020
|Queen of God |1:37.77 |
| 2019
|Naughty Joker |1:40.08 |
| 2018
|Go Noni Go |Three Diamonds Farm |1:39.09 |
| 2017
|Purely a Dream |Livin the Dream Racing 2015 LLC |1:37.40 |
| 2016
|Magdalena Racing & Chris Sterbenz |1:39.04 |
| 2015
|1:38.60 |
| 2014
|James F. Miller |1:38.99 |
| 2013
|Eclipse Thoroughbreds Partners & Tanourin Stable |1:38.27 |
| 2012
|Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners & Gary Barber |1:38.28 |
| 2011
|Wahoo Partners & Brereton Jones |1:38.75 |
| 2010
|Koolmen Racing Stable |1:38.29 |
| 2009
|James Graham |Nelson McMakin |1:38:34 |
| 2008
|Maren's Meadow |River Ridge Ranch |1:38.15 |
| 2007
|1:37.51 |
| 2006
|Top Notch Lady |Robert J. Wilson |1:39.26 |
| 2005
|Dance Away Capote |Pandora Farm |1:37.52 |
| 2004
|Class Above |1:37.98 |
| 2003
|Adopted Daughter † |Kenneth Ramsey & Sarah Ramsey |1:37.41 |
| 2002
|Colonial Glitter |3rd Turn Stable |1:37.00 |
| 2001
|Sweet Nanette |West Point Thoroughbreds |1:37.40 |
| 2000
|Trip |1:36.20 |
| 1999
|Sweeping Story |McKee Stables Inc. |1:37.60 |
| 1998
|Nurse Goodbody |Lazy E Racing |1:36.00 |
| 1997
|Buckeye Search |1:35.00 |
| 1996
|Clamorosa |Jeffrey S. Sullivan |1:37.00 |
| 1995
|Sherzarcat |Michael D. Riordan |1:38.80 |
| 1994
|Private Status |J. Elkins, William S. Farish III & T. Webber Jr. |1:38.00 |
| 1993
|Sentimentaldiamond |Arc B Stable |1:38.20 |
| 1992
|Preach |1:40.80 |
| 1991
|Saratoga Dame |Seth Bellar Trust |1:37.00 |
| 1990
|Joannie Banannie |MY Stables Inc. |1:40.00 |
| 1990
|Apella |Janice A. Heinz |1:41.00 |
| 1989
|Gorgeous |R. N. Clay |1:36.20 |
| 1988
|Darien Miss |Taylor Asbury |1:39.00 |
| 1988
|Stolie |Ernst, Lenihan et al. |1:40.80 |
| 1987
|Combative |F. B. Hale Jr. |1:38.60 |
| 1986
|Pretty Sham |Calumet Farm & R. Wilson |1:40.20 |
| 1986
|Hail A Cab |1:40.40 |
| 1986
|Classy Carlotta |John Wallace |1:40.00 |
| 1985
|Wealthy and Wise |Parrish Hill Farm |1:37.40 |
| 1985
|Mahalia |Clifton Schwing |R. M. Richards |1:40.40 |
| 1984
|Dusty Gloves |Ashview Farms |1:38.80 |
| 1983
|Feisty Belle |Taylor Asbury |1:39.00 |
| 1983
|Push On |O. J. Feiner |1:40.80 |
{{refbegin}}* † In 2003 Golden Marlin won the race but was disqualified and set back to second.{{refend}}
See also
References
- [http://www.ntra.com/content.aspx?id=31516&type=news The 2008 Bourbonette Oaks Stakes at the NTRA]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Category:1983 establishments in Kentucky
Category:Turfway Park horse races
Category:Flat horse races for three-year-old fillies
Category:Graded stakes races in the United States