First Lady Stakes (G1)
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First Lady Stakes (G1) 19th Running • Fall • 1 mile (turf) • 3-year-olds and up • fillies and mares This stakes race was inaugurated in the fall of 1998 as the First Lady and was renamed the Galaxy Stakes in 2000. The First Lady is a steppingstone to the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1). Milestones – First Lady Stakes 2015 Purse: $400,000 Fastest Time at Current Distance (1 mile, turf): 1:34.08 (Haggin Course), Never Retreat, 2011 Largest Straight Payoff: $18.00, Stay Forever, 2004 Smallest Straight Payoff: $3.60, Intercontinental (GB), 2005; Gorella (FR), 2006 Largest Field: 12, 2011 Keeneland/Coady Smallest Field: 6, 1998; 2002; 2003; 2007; 2012 In two consecutive races at Keeneland, Tepin won the First Largest Value to Winner: $349,370, Spook Express (SAF), 2001 Lady (G1) and defeated males in the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1). STAKES Winning Trainer Winning Jockey Mark E. Casse Julien Leparoux Owners – First Lady Stakes Amerman Racing Stables (Mr. and Mrs. John Grimm, Leslie R. – Witchful Thinking, 1998 Richter, Kristine and John – Bien Nicole, Amerman) – Happyanunoit (NZ), 1999 Hancock III, Arthur B. – Owsley, 2002 2003 Aron, Robert and Janice – Spook Express IEAH Stables (Michael A. Iavarone) – Santa Cruz Ranch Inc. (Juan Rizo) – (SAF), 2001 Diamondrella (GB), 2009 Stay Forever, 2004 Augustin Stable (George Strawbridge Jr.) – Jones Jr., Frank L. – Tapitsfly, 2012 Schwartz, Martin S. – Gorella (FR), 2006 Forever Together, 2008 Juddmonte Farms (Khalid Abdullah) – Stonerside Stable (Robert and Janice Frankel, Jerry, Ronald Frankel, Steve Intercontinental (GB), 2005; McNair) – Tout Charmant, 2000 Laymon and Bradley Thoroughbreds – Proviso (GB), 2010 Team Block (David, Patricia and Ryan Block) Dayatthespa, 2014 Kelly, Sarah and Jon – Vacare, 2007 – Never Retreat, 2011 Godolphin Racing LLC – Better Lucky, 2013 Masterson, Robert E. – Tepin, 2015 Trainers – First Lady Stakes Albertrani, Thomas – Better Lucky, 2013 Frankel, Robert J. – Happyanunoit (NZ), 1999; Schulhofer, Randy – Owsley, 2002 Biancone, Patrick – Gorella (FR), 2006 Intercontinental (GB), 2005 Sheppard, Jonathan E. – Forever Together, Block, Chris M. – Never Retreat, 2011 McAnally, Ronald – Tout Charmant, 2000 2008 Brown, Chad C. – Dayatthespa, 2014 Mott, William I. – Proviso (GB), 2010 Skiffington, Thomas J. – Spook Express (SAF), Casse, Mark E. – Tepin, 2015 O’Callaghan, Niall M. – Witchful Thinking, 1998 2001 Clement, Christophe – Vacare, 2007 Penna Jr., Angel J. – Diamondrella (GB), 2009 Von Hemel, Donnie K. – Bien Nicole, 2003 Romans, Dale L. – Tapitsfly, 2012 Wolfson, Martin D. – Stay Forever, 2004 Jockeys – First Lady Stakes Bailey, Jerry – Intercontinental (GB),2005 Lezcano, Jose – Tapitsfly, 2012 Pettinger, Donald – Bien Nicole, 2003 Blanc, Brice – Happyanunoit (NZ), 1999 Maragh, Rajiv – Diamondrella (GB), 2009 Prado, Edgar – Owsley, 2002 Castro, Eddie – Stay Forever, 2004 McCarron, Chris – Witchful Thinking, 1998; Smith, Mike – Spook Express (SAF), 2001; Leparoux, Julien – Gorella (FR), 2006; Tout Charmant, 2000 Proviso (GB), 2010 Forever Together, 2008; Never Retreat, 2011; Nakatani, Corey – Vacare, 2007 Velazquez, John – Dayatthespa, 2014 Better Lucky, 2013; Tepin, 2015 86 2016 Fall Keeneland Media Guide | Stakes Rev. 8/4/16 ® First Lady Stakes History Year Winner/Age/Owner Jockey/Wgt./Trainer 2nd/Age/Jockey/Wgt. 3rd/Age/Jockey/Wgt. Time Margin 2015 Tepin (4)* Julien Leparoux (124) Crowley’s Law (GB) (4) My Miss Sophia (4) 1:37.04 sf 7 Robert E. Masterson Mark E. Casse Victor Espinoza (124) Jose Lezcano (124) Haggin Course 2014 Dayatthespa (5) John Velazquez (124) Better Lucky (5) Filimbi (4) 1:35.21 gd 1 1/4 Jerry Frankel, Ronald Frankel, Steve Chad C. Brown Mike Smith (124) Joel Rosario (124) Haggin Course Laymon and Bradley Thoroughbreds 2013 Better Lucky (4) Julien Leparoux (124) Dayatthespa (4) Daisy Devine (5) 1:39.78 yl hd Godolphin Racing LLC Thomas Albertrani John Velazquez (124) James Graham (124) Haggin Course 2012 Tapitsfly (5) Jose Lezcano (124) Daisy Devine (4) Hungry Island (4) 1:35.44 fm 1/2 Frank L. Jones Jr. Dale L. Romans James Graham (124) Julien Leparoux (124) Haggin Course 2011 Never Retreat (6) Julien Leparoux (124) Together (IRE) (3) Daveron (GER) (6) 1:34.08 fm 1 1/2 Team Block (David, Patricia Chris M. Block Colm O’Donoghue (121) Eddie Castro (124) Haggin Course and Ryan Block) 2010 Proviso (GB) (5)* Mike Smith (124) C.S. Silk (4) Gotta Have Her (6) 1:34.81 fm 1/2 Juddmonte Farms William I. Mott Kent Desormeaux (124) Garrett Gomez (124) Haggin Course (Khalid Abdullah) 2009 Diamondrella (GB) (5) Rajiv Maragh (123) Tizaqueena (4) Forever Together (5) 1:38.66 sf 3/4 IEAH Stables Angel J. Penna Jr. Jamie Theriot (123) Julien Leparoux (123) Haggin Course STAKES (Michael A. Iavarone) 2008 Forever Together (4) Julien Leparoux (123) Precious Kitten (5) Rutherienne (4) 1:35.00 fm 1 1/2 Augustin Stable Jonathan E. Sheppard Rafael Bejarano (123) Garrett Gomez (123) Haggin Course (George Strawbridge Jr.) 2007 Vacare (4) Corey Nakatani (121) Precious Kitten (4) Quite a Bride (4) 1:35.85 fm 1/2 Sarah and Jon Kelly Christophe Clement Rafael Bejarano (125) Robby Albarado (121) Haggin Course 2006 Gorella (FR)* (4) Julien Leparoux (125) Karen’s Caper (4) My Typhoon (IRE) (4) 1:34.14 fm no Martin S. Schwartz Patrick Biancone Edgar Prado (121) Garrett Gomez (123) Haggin Course Run as the Galaxy 2000-2005. 2005 Intercontinental (GB)* (5) Jerry Bailey (123) Wend (4) Katdogawn (GB) (5) 1:37.40 fm 3/4 Juddmonte Farms Robert J. Frankel John Velazquez (123) Robby Albarado (121) Haggin Course (Khalid Abdullah) 2004 Stay Forever (7) Eddie Castro (121) Super Brand (SAF) (5) Shaconage (4) 1:57.08 fm 1/2 Santa Cruz Ranch Inc. (Juan Rizo) Martin D. Wolfson Pat Day (119) Rafael Bejarano (121) Haggin Course 2003 Bien Nicole* (5) Donald Pettinger (121) Approach (GB) (3) New Economy (5) 1:55.87 fm 7 1/4 Kristine and John Richter Donnie K. Von Hemel Jerry Bailey (116) Rene Douglas (121) Haggin Course 2002 Owsley (4) Edgar Prado (122) Snow Dance (4) Surya (4) 1:56.72 yl 1 1/4 Arthur B. Hancock III Randy Schulhofer Craig Perret (120) Jerry Bailey (118) Haggin Course 2001 Spook Express (SAF) (7) Mike Smith (120) Solvig (4) Veil of Avalon (4) 1:54.24 fm 1 1/4 Robert and Janice Aron Thomas J. Skiffington Pat Day (118) Edgar Prado (118) Haggin Course 2000 Tout Charmant (4) Chris McCarron (117) Perfect Sting (4) License Fee (5) 1:54 3/5 fm 1 1/4 Stonerside Stable Ronald McAnally Jerry Bailey (121) Pat Day (119) Haggin Course (Robert and Janice McNair) 1999 Happyanunoit (NZ) (4) Brice Blanc (119) Pleasant Temper (5) Fiji (GB) (5) 1:53 4/5 fm 4 Amerman Racing Stables Robert J. Frankel Pat Day (119) Jerry Bailey (117) Haggin Course (Mr. and Mrs. John Amerman) (NCR) 1998 Witchful Thinking (4) Chris McCarron (115) Memories of Silver (5) Starry Dreamer (4) 1:54 1/5 fm 1 Leslie R. Grimm Niall M. O’Callaghan Jerry Bailey (120) Shane Sellers (115) Haggin Course *Winning favorite. Listed, 1998-1999; Grade 3, 2000; Grade 2, 2001-2007; Grade 1, 2008-present. Rev. 8/4/16 2016 Fall Keeneland Media Guide | Stakes 87 ®.