Kentucky Juvenile Stakes

The Kentucky Juvenile Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The event is open to two-year-old horses. Previously a race contested at five and a half furlongs on dirt, it has been run at a distance of five furlongs since 2006.

It first became a Grade III race in 1999. The event was not run in 2005 and six years later in 2011 was removed from the calendar. The event was resumed in 2016 as a Black Type event.

Records[]

Speed record

• 5 furlongs – 0:57.46 – Rated Fiesty (2007)
• 5.5 furlongs – 1:03.11 – Leelanau (2001) (new track record)

Most wins by a trainer

• 5 – Steve Asmussen (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 & 2007) (five consecutive editions)

Most wins by a Jockey

• 4 – Shane Sellers (1994, 1996, 1998 & 2004)

Winners of the Kentucky Juvenile Stakes since 1997[]

References[]

• The 2008 Kentucky Stakes at the NTRA^{[permanent dead link]}