The Bashford Manor Stakes is a six furlong sprint for two-year-old thoroughbred

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run each year toward the end of the Spring meet at

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. It is a Listed race on the dirt and currently offers a purse of $100,000, (plus $7,500 added from the Breeders' Cup program). It was named in honor of the Bashford Manor Stable owned by George J. Long and which produced several

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contestants plus three Derby winners: Azra (1892),

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(1899) and

Sir Huon Sir Huon (foaled 1903 in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that was the winner of the 1906 Kentucky Derby and Latonia Derby. Sir Huon was named after a character in the German opera Oberon and was bred at George J. Long's stud fa ...

(1906).

History

1902 served as the first running of the Bashford Manor Stakes won by Von Rouse. In 1911, Worth won the Bashford Manor, and the following year won the

. In 1923 it was won by Black Gold, the winner of the

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. Other Kentucky Derby winners who ran in the Bashford Manor include

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, who was third in 1909, Old Rosebud who was second in 1913,

Clyde Van Dusen Clyde Van Dusen (1886 – January 8, 1951) was an American jockey and trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses best known for winning the 1929 Kentucky Derby. Biography Following a career as a jockey, Van Dusen turned to training. Handling the ra ...

who was unplaced in 1928, and more recently, Grindstone, who finished fourth in 1995. All of them won the Kentucky Derby the following year.

Records

Speed record: * 0:53.00 @ 4.5 furlongs : Reputation (1924) * 0:57.80 @ 5 furlongs : Santiago Road (1968) * 1:09.15 @ 6 furlongs : Kodiak Kowboy (2007) Most wins by a

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: * 4 –

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(1979, 1980, 1990, 1991) * 4 – Pat Day (1983, 1984, 1989, 1997) Most wins by a trainer: * 5 –

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(1992, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000) * 5 – Steve Asmussen (2004, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2018) Most wins by an owner: * 3 –

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(1936, 1937, 1941) * 3 –

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(1957, 1961, 1969) * 3 – Padua Stables (1998, 1999, 2000)

Winners

References

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External links

Churchill Downs websiteChurchill Downs track page
NTRA 1902 establishments in Kentucky Churchill Downs horse races Flat horse races for two-year-olds Recurring sporting events established in 1902 Horse races in Kentucky