The Shakertown Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...

 run annually in mid April at Keeneland Race Course

Keeneland

Keeneland is a Thoroughbred horse racing facility and sales complex in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. Operated by the Keeneland Association, Inc., it is also known for its reference library on the sport, which contains more than 10,000 volumes, an extensive videocassette collection, and a substantial...

 in Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...

. Raced on turf

Grass

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 over a sprint

Sprint (race)

Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...

 distance of 5.5 furlong

Furlong

A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, 40 rods, or 10 chains. The exact value of the furlong varies slightly among English-speaking countries....

s, it is open to horses three years of age and older. A Grade III

Graded stakes race

A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...

 race since 2003, it currently offers a purse of $100,000.

Inaugurated as The Minstrel Stakes in 1997, its name was changed the following year to honor Shakertown

Pleasant Hill, Kentucky

Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, USA, is the site of a Shaker religious community that was active from 1805 to 1910. Following a preservationist effort that began in 1961, the site, now a National Historic Landmark, has become a popular tourist destination...

, a nearby Shaker

Shakers

The United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, known as the Shakers, is a religious sect originally thought to be a development of the Religious Society of Friends...

 community that is a United States National Historic Landmark

National Historic Landmark

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Records

Speed record:

• 1:01.78 - Soaring Free
  Soaring Free
  Soaring Free is a retired Canadian Champion Thoroughbred racehorse who was bred and raced by one of Canada's leading Thoroughbred operations, Sam-Son Farm. He was out of the mare Dancing With Wings, a daughter of three-time Champion Sire, Danzig...
  
   (2004)

Most wins:

• 2 - Soaring Free
  Soaring Free
  Soaring Free is a retired Canadian Champion Thoroughbred racehorse who was bred and raced by one of Canada's leading Thoroughbred operations, Sam-Son Farm. He was out of the mare Dancing With Wings, a daughter of three-time Champion Sire, Danzig...
  
   (2004, 2005)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - Sam-Son Farm
  Sam-Son Farm
  Sam-Son Farm is a thoroughbred horse racing stable with farms locations in Milton, Ontario, Canada and Ocala, Florida. Originating in the 60's by Ernie Samuel, it began as a home for hunter/jumper horses...
  
   (2004, 2005)

Most wins by a jockey

Jockey

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:

• 3 - Shane Sellers
  Shane Sellers
  Shane Jude Sellers is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. At age eleven, he began working around horses and in 1983 rode his first winner at Evangeline Downs....
  
   (1998, 1999, 2004)

Most wins by a trainer

Horse trainer

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:

• 2 - Thomas M. Amoss
  Thomas M. Amoss
  Thomas M. "Tom" Amoss is a trainer that trains race horses.A graduate of Louisiana State University with a degree in marketing, Tom Amoss had worked with horses while in high school and after completing his education went to work for trainers Frank Brothers, Larry Robideaux, and John Parisella...
  
   (1999, 2003)
• 2 - Mark Frostad
  Mark Frostad
  Mark R. Frostad is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse trainer. He grew up with a father who owned a stud farm but before becoming involved in thoroughbred horse racing, Frostad obtained a BA degree in literature from Princeton University then in 1976 an MBA degree from the University of Western Ontario...
  
   (2004, 2005)

Winners of the Shakertown Stakes

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2011	Stratford Hill	4	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher is a leading American thoroughbred horse trainer. He has won four consecutive Eclipse Awards as outstanding Trainer of the Year, while topping the leader board in purse earnings in 2004, 2005, and 2006. His horse Super Saver won the 2010 Kentucky Derby, the first of his 24 horses...	Eugene Melnyk	1:03.90
2010	Silver Timber	7	Julien Leparoux Julien Leparoux Julien R. Leparoux is a Champion jockey currently racing in the United States.Leparoux, grew up in a racing family, the son of a jockey turned assistant trainer. He worked at the Chantilly Racecourse as a stable hand and in January 2003 emigrated to California to work as an exercise rider for...	Chad Brown Chad Brown (horse trainer) Chad C. Brown is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer.Brown who got into horses at an early age at an upstate New York track. He was an understudy to U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer Robert Frankel...	Michael Dubb/Peter Randazzo	1:01.87
2009	Heros Reward	7	Javier Castellano Javier Castellano Javier Castellano is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Castellano began his riding career in his native Venezuela in 1996 and in June 1997 moved to the United States where rode at race tracks in southern Florida until 2001 when he moved to race on the New York State racing circuit.In...	Dale Capuano	Rob Ry Farm/Jayne M. Slysz	1:04.24
2008	Mr. Nightlinger	4	Jamie Theriot Jamie Theriot Jamie Theriot is an American jockey. The son of Thoroughbred horse trainer Harold Theriot, he is a nephew of jockey Larry Melancon....	W. Bret Calhoun W. Bret Calhoun W. Bret Calhoun is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. The son of a school teacher who also owned and trained horses, he attended Texas Tech University but left before graduating....	Martin Racing Stable/Carl Moore	1:03.84
2007	The Nth Degree	6	Eddie Castro Eddie Castro Eddie Castro is a Panamanian-born jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He grew up on a produce farm in Panama where he learned to ride saddle horses. Influenced by the accomplishments of other local jockeys, Castro attended the Panamanian jockey school and began riding in races in...	Eduardo Caramori	Rodney J. Winkler	1:03.94
2006	Atticus Kristy	5	Garrett Gomez	Merrill R. Scherer	Centaur Farms	1:01.83
2005	Soaring Free Soaring Free Soaring Free is a retired Canadian Champion Thoroughbred racehorse who was bred and raced by one of Canada's leading Thoroughbred operations, Sam-Son Farm. He was out of the mare Dancing With Wings, a daughter of three-time Champion Sire, Danzig...	6	Jerry Bailey	Mark Frostad Mark Frostad Mark R. Frostad is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse trainer. He grew up with a father who owned a stud farm but before becoming involved in thoroughbred horse racing, Frostad obtained a BA degree in literature from Princeton University then in 1976 an MBA degree from the University of Western Ontario...	Sam-Son Farm Sam-Son Farm Sam-Son Farm is a thoroughbred horse racing stable with farms locations in Milton, Ontario, Canada and Ocala, Florida. Originating in the 60's by Ernie Samuel, it began as a home for hunter/jumper horses...	1:02.22
2004	Soaring Free Soaring Free Soaring Free is a retired Canadian Champion Thoroughbred racehorse who was bred and raced by one of Canada's leading Thoroughbred operations, Sam-Son Farm. He was out of the mare Dancing With Wings, a daughter of three-time Champion Sire, Danzig...	5	Shane Sellers Shane Sellers Shane Jude Sellers is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. At age eleven, he began working around horses and in 1983 rode his first winner at Evangeline Downs....	Mark Frostad Mark Frostad Mark R. Frostad is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse trainer. He grew up with a father who owned a stud farm but before becoming involved in thoroughbred horse racing, Frostad obtained a BA degree in literature from Princeton University then in 1976 an MBA degree from the University of Western Ontario...	Sam-Son Farm Sam-Son Farm Sam-Son Farm is a thoroughbred horse racing stable with farms locations in Milton, Ontario, Canada and Ocala, Florida. Originating in the 60's by Ernie Samuel, it began as a home for hunter/jumper horses...	1:01.78
2003	No Jacket Required	6	Brice Blanc Brice Blanc Brice Blanc is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Blanc attended a jockey's apprentice school in his native France then, encouraged by trainer Ben Cecil, in October 1993 emigrated to the United States where he settled in Southern California and began racing at area tracks...	Thomas M. Amoss Thomas M. Amoss Thomas M. "Tom" Amoss is a trainer that trains race horses.A graduate of Louisiana State University with a degree in marketing, Tom Amoss had worked with horses while in high school and after completing his education went to work for trainers Frank Brothers, Larry Robideaux, and John Parisella...	W. Temple Webber, Jr.	1:03.25
2002	Morluc	6	Robby Albarado Robby Albarado Robby J. Albarado is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding at the age of 12 at bush tracks in his native Louisiana and after turning professional, earned his first win at Evangeline Downs in 1990...	Randy L. Morse	Michael P. Cloonan	1:03.25
2001	Airbourne Command	6	Jorge Chavez Jorge Chávez Jorge Chávez Dartnell , also known as Géo Chávez, was a Franco – Peruvian aviator. At a young age, he achieved fame for his aeronautical feats...	Richard Saland	Richard Saland	1:02.71
2000	Bold Fact	5	Richard Migliore	John C. Kimmel John C. Kimmel John C. Kimmel is an American thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He holds a pre-med undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder and he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School in 1980.-References:**...	Juddmonte Farms Juddmonte Farms Juddmonte Farms is a famous and award-winning horse breeding farm, owned by Prince Khalid Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. A member of the Saudi Arabian royal family the successful businessman presides over the massive conglomerate Mawared...	1:02.60
1999	Prankster	6	Shane Sellers Shane Sellers Shane Jude Sellers is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. At age eleven, he began working around horses and in 1983 rode his first winner at Evangeline Downs....	Thomas M. Amoss Thomas M. Amoss Thomas M. "Tom" Amoss is a trainer that trains race horses.A graduate of Louisiana State University with a degree in marketing, Tom Amoss had worked with horses while in high school and after completing his education went to work for trainers Frank Brothers, Larry Robideaux, and John Parisella...	Karnak Galactic Racing	1:02.60
1998	Sesaro	6	Shane Sellers Shane Sellers Shane Jude Sellers is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. At age eleven, he began working around horses and in 1983 rode his first winner at Evangeline Downs....	Charles Lopresti	Henryk de Kwiatkowski Henryk de Kwiatkowski Henryk Richard de Kwiatkowski was a Polish-born member of the Royal Air Force who became an aeronautical engineer and made a fortune in business in North America and who owned Calumet Farm, one of the most prestigious Thoroughbred horse breeding and racing farms in the United States.Born in...	1:02.20
1997	G.H.'s Pleasure	5	Jose A. Santos	Kenneth E. Hoffman	Tony Canonie et al.	1:03.00