Raven Run Stakes
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| Class | Grade II |
|---|---|
| Location | Keeneland Race Course Lexington Kentucky, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1999 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Sponsor | Lexus of Lexington (since 2005) |
| Website | Keeneland |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 7 furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
| Weight | 123 lbs. with allowances |
| Purse | $350,000 (since 2022) |
The Raven Run Stakes is a Grade II American thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies over a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt held annually in October at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky during the fall meeting.
This race is named for the 374-acre (1.51 km2) nature sanctuary outside Lexington, Kentucky.[1]
The event was inaugurated on 13 October 1999 and was won Dreamy Maiden who was ridden by US Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day to a neck victory after losing the lead in the straight in a time of 1:22.64.[2]
From 1999 to 2001 the event was classified as Listed and in 2002 the event was upgraded to Grade III.[3] In 2004 the event was upgraded to Grade II.[4]
In 2008, Informed Decision set a new track record of 1:20.86 on the polytrack surface.[5] The following year she captured the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint and was voted US Champion Female Sprint Horse.
Records
- Speed record
- Dirt: 1:20.88 – Darling My Darling (2000)
- Polytrack: 1:20.86 – Informed Decision (2008)
Margins
- 9 lengths – Taris (2014)
Most wins by a jockey
- 4 – John R. Velazquez (2008, 2012, 2023, 2025)
Most wins by a trainer
- 2 – John T. Ward, Jr. (2000, 2005)
- 2 – Robert J. Frankel (2002, 2007)
Most wins by an owner
- 2 – John C. Oxley (2000, 2005)
- 2 – Juddmonte Farms (2002, 2007)