Matt Winn Stakes
| Grade III Stakes race | |
| Location |
Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 2002 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website |
www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | Varied (Began at 7 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | three-year-olds |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | US$100,000 |
The Matt Winn Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid May or early June at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Open to three-year-old horses, it is contested on dirt and began at a distance of six furlongs. The event currently offers a purse of $100,000 added.
In 2009 the distance was set at 7 furlongs. In 2011, it was run at one and one/sixteenth miles.
The race was inaugurated in 2002 as the Northern Dancer Stakes. Its name was changed in 2011 to honor Kentucky Derby and Churchill Downs's Col. Matt Winn, who served as president and general manager of the historic track from 1902 to 1949. Known by the media as "Mr. Derby," Winn is credited with building the Kentucky Derby into America's greatest race and one of the world's great sports events.
Records
- Most wins by a jockey
- 2 - Rosie Napravnik (2013, 2014)
- Most wins by a trainer
- 5 - Steve Asmussen (2003, 2005, 2010, 2014, 2016)
Past winners
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Gun Runner | Florent Geroux | Steve Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds et al. | 1:41.12 |
| 2015 | Island Town | Julien Leparoux | Ian R. Wilkes | Six Column Stables et al. | 1:43.46 |
| 2014 | Tapiture | Rosie Napravnik | Steve Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds | 1:43.99 |
| 2013 | Code West | Rosie Napravnik | Bob Baffert | Gary & Mary West | 1:43.37 |
| 2012 | Neck 'n Neck | Leandro Goncalves | Ian Wilkes | A. Steven Miles Jr. | 1:43.72 |
| 2011 | Scotus | Alan Garcia | Ken McPeek | Peter Callahan | 1:44.12 |
| 2010 | Thiskyhasnolimit | Shaun Bridgmohan | Steve Asmussen | The Zollars/Wagner | 1:22.29 |
| 2009 | Capt. Candyman Can | Javier Castellano | Ian Wilkes | Joseph Rauch/David Zell | 1:22.89 |
| 2008 | Eaton's Gift | Elvis Trujillo | Dale L. Romans | Zayat Stables | 1:09.48 |
| 2007 | Spin Master | Miguel Mena | Dale L. Romans | Eldon Farm | 1:08.30 |
| 2006 | Changing Weather | Robby Albarado | Eoin G. Harty | Darley Racing | 1:09.86 |
| 2005 | Razor | Mike E. Smith | Steve Asmussen | Padua Stables | 1:09.48 |
| 2004 | Fire Slam | Pat Day | David M. Carroll | Stan E. Fulton | 1:09.64 |
| 2003 | Posse | Corey Lanerie | Steve Asmussen | Heiligbrodt Racing Stable | 1:09.43 |
| 2002 | Day Trader | Calvin Borel | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 1:09.43 |