Street Sense Stakes
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Louisville, Kentucky, United States
| Class | Grade III |
|---|---|
| Location | Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
| Inaugurated | 2013 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | Churchill Downs |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Two-year-olds |
| Weight | 122lbs |
| Purse | US$200,000 (since 2021) |
The Street Sense Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-olds over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles on the dirt scheduled annually in late October or early November at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The event currently offers a purse of $200,000.
The event is named after Street Sense the 2006 U.S. Champion Two-Year-Old Colt who won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Churchill Downs and won the 2007 Kentucky Derby.
The event was inaugurated on 27 October 2013 and run over a distance of one mile and was won by John C. Oxley's Coastline. Coastline starting at odds of 4/1 was ridden by jockey Shaun Bridgmohan who pressed the pace three wide, gained a short lead with a furlong to go and drew clear to win by three lengths over Ichiban Warrior in a time of 1:36.77.[1]
One of the most impressive of the winners of the event was the 2018 winner Improbable who dominated the field, winning by 7+1⁄4 lengths.[2] As a four-year-old, Improbable won three Grade I events and was second in the 2020 GI Breeders' Cup Classic. His performance earned him U.S. Champion Older Male Horse honors.
In 2020, the distance for the event was increased to 1+1⁄16 mile.[3]
In 2022 the event was upgraded by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to a Grade III.[4]
In 2023 the event was included in the qualification process for the Kentucky Derby as an event in the prep season in the Road to the Kentucky Derby. The 2024 winner Sovereignty, confirmed the quality of this event by winning the 2025 Kentucky Derby and the 2025 Belmont Stakes.
Records
Speed record
- 1+1⁄16 miles: 1:41.31 – Two Phil's (2022)
- 1 mile: 1:35.55 – McCraken (2016)
Margins
- 7+1⁄4 lengths – Improbable (2018)
Most wins by a jockey
- 2 – Shaun Bridgmohan (2013, 2014)
- 2 – Brian Hernandez Jr. (2016, 2020)
Most wins by a trainer
- 2 – Mark E. Casse (2013, 2014)
- 2 – Ian R. Wilkes (2016, 2017)
Most wins by an owner
- No owner has won the event more than once