# Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes

The Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares aged three-years-old and older over a distance of six furlongs on the dirt held annually in early October at Keeneland Race Course, Lexington, Kentucky during the fall meeting.

## History

Originally raced as the TCA Dinner Purse from 1941 through 1980, the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association Graded Stakes Committee elevated it to a stakes race and held on 15 April 1981, during the spring meeting as the Thoroughbred Club Dinner Stakes. In 1983 the event was renamed to the current Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes.
From 1981 through 1985 the event was restricted to horses whose owner was a member of the club. Dropping that restriction allowed the race to qualify for Graded stakes consideration which it achieved in 1988.
The event was classified Grade III from 1988 through 2008.
In 1995 the event was scheduled in the fall meeting and continues today to be held then.
The event was run on Polytrack synthetic dirt between 2006 and 2013.
Owned by David & Jill Heerensperger and trained by Greg Gilchrist, Indyanne came into the 2008 race as a favorite, having won the Azalea Stakes at Calder Race Course by 9+1⁄2 lengths before finishing second in the Victory Ride Stakes at Saratoga. With the lead in the Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes coming down the stretch, Indyanne was hard pressed to hold off Wild Gams, Everrett Novak's very fast filly and winner of the 2007 TCA race. Indyanne held on to win by a head in a new stakes record time which still stands.
In 2009 the event was upgraded by the American Graded Stakes Committee to Grade II status.
The Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes is part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In" program which gives the annual winner entry into the Filly and Mare Sprint.

## Records

Speed record:
* 6 furlongs – 1:08.50 Indyanne (2008)
Margins:
* 7+1⁄2 lengths – Cat Cay (2001)
Most wins:
* 2 – Excitable Lady (1982, 1983)
Most wins by an owner:
* 2 – Tom Gentry (1982, 1983)
* 2 – Frances A. Genter Stable (1988, 1993)
* 2 – Overbrook Farm (1995, 2000)
* 2 – William S. Farish III (2005, 2016)
Most wins by a jockey:
* 5 – Pat Day (1983, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2001)
Most wins by a trainer:
* 2 – C. R. McGaughey III (1985, 2001)
* 2 – D. Wayne Lukas (1995, 2000)
* 2 – Larry Robideaux Jr. (1999, 2002)
* 2 – Wesley A. Ward (2011, 2013)
* 2 – W. Bret Calhoun (2010,2017)
* 2 – Florent Geroux (2018,2022)

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade |
| Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes |||||||||||
| 2024 | Zeitlos | 4 | Jose L. Ortiz | Steven M. Asmussen | Stonestreet Stables & Peter Leidel | 6 furlongs | 1:09.52 | $340,125 | II |
| 2023 | Yuugiri | 4 | Flavien Prat | Rodolphe Brisset | Sekie & Tsunebumi Yoshihara | 6 furlongs | 1:10.44 | $350,000 | II |
| 2022 | Slammed | 4 | Florent Geroux | Todd W. Fincher | Brad King, Suzanne Kirby & Barbara M Coleman | 6 furlongs | 1:10.03 | $320,163 | II |
| 2021 | Bell's the One | 4 | Corey Lanerie | Neil Pessin | Lothenbach Stables | 6 furlongs | 1:08.63 | $250,000 | II |
| 2020 | Inthemidstofbiz | 4 | Martin Garcia | Cipriano Contreras | Contreras Stable & Andrew Knapczyk | 6 furlongs | 1:09.84 | $200,000 | II |
| 2019 | Spiced Perfection | 4 | Javier Castellano | Peter L. Miller | Pantofel Stable, Wachtel Stable & Peter Deutsch | 6 furlongs | 1:10.60 | $250,000 | II |
| 2018 | Golden Mischief | 4 | Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox | Juddmonte Farms | 6 furlongs | 1:09.39 | $250,000 | II |
| 2017 | Finley'sluckycharm | 4 | Brian Hernandez Jr. | W. Bret Calhoun | Carl R. Moore Management | 6 furlongs | 1:10.01 | $250,000 | II |
| 2016 | Irish Jasper | 4 | Julien R. Leparoux | Chad C. Brown | William S. Farish III & David F. Mackie | 6 furlongs | 1:09.64 | $250,000 | II |
| 2015 | Fioretti | 5 | Sophie Doyle | Anthony J. Hamilton Jr. | Two Hearts Farm & Don Janes | 6 furlongs | 1:10.04 | $250,000 | II |
| 2014 | Leigh Court | 4 | Gary Boulanger | Josie Carroll | Melnyk Racing Stables Inc. | 6 furlongs | 1:09.46 | $200,000 | II |
| 2013 | Judy the Beauty | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Wesley A. Ward | Wesley A. Ward | 6 furlongs | 1:09.23 | $200,000 | II |
| 2012 | Groupie Doll | 4 | Rajiv Maragh | William B. Bradley | Fred F. & William B. Bradley, Carl Hurst & Brent Burns | 6 furlongs | 1:09.21 | $200,000 | II |
| 2011 | Holiday for Kitten | 3 | Kendrick Carmouche | Wesley A. Ward | Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey | 6 furlongs | 1:08.72 | $200,000 | II |
| 2010 | Dubai Majesty | 5 | Jamie Theriot | W. Bret Calhoun | Martin Racing Stable & Dan Morgan | 6 furlongs | 1:09.81 | $200,000 | II |
| 2009 | Informed Decision | 4 | Julien R. Leparoux | Jonathan E. Sheppard | Augustin Stable | 6 furlongs | 1:09.03 | $250,000 | II |
| 2008 | Indyanne | 3 | Robby Albarado | Greg Gilchrist | David & Jill Heerensperger | 6 furlongs | 1:08.50 | $300,000 | III |
| 2007 | Wild Gams | 4 | Ramon A. Dominguez | Benjamin W. Perkins Jr. | New Farm | 6 furlongs | 1:10.00 | $300,000 | III |
| 2006 | Malibu Mint | 4 | Kyle Kaenel | James R. Chapman | John R. & Martha Jane Mulholland | 6 furlongs | 1:08.71 | $300,000 | III |
| 2005 | Reunited | 3 | Robby Albarado | Neil J. Howard | William S. Farish III | 6 furlongs | 1:11.59 | $300,000 | III |
| 2004 | Molto Vita | 4 | Rafael Bejarano | Dallas Stewart | John D. Gunther | 6 furlongs | 1:09.92 | $125,000 | III |
| 2003 | Summer Mis | 4 | Rene R. Douglas | Anthony Mitchell | Richard Otto Stables | 6 furlongs | 1:09.77 | $125,000 | III |
| 2002 | French Riviera | 3 | Donnie Meche | Larry Robideaux Jr. | Barnett Stables | 6 furlongs | 1:09.75 | $125,000 | III |
| 2001 | Cat Cay | 4 | Pat Day | Claude R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | 6 furlongs | 1:09.24 | $109,000 | III |
| 2000 | Katz Me If You Can | 3 | Jorge F. Chavez | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 6 furlongs | 1:09.42 | $108,700 | III |
| 1999 | †Cinemine | 4 | Eddie Martin Jr. | Larry Robideaux Jr. | Nolan Creek Farm | 6 furlongs | 1:08.86 | $100,000 | III |
| 1998 | Bourbon Belle | 3 | Willie Martinez | Peter W. Salmen Jr. | Donna Salmen, Susan Bunning & Highland Farms | 6 furlongs | 1:08.70 | $100,000 | III |
| 1997 | Sky Blue Pink | 3 | Pat Day | Thomas M. Amoss | Mrs. Morton Rosenthal | 6 furlongs | 1:10.06 | $100,000 | III |
| 1996 | Surprising Fact | 3 | Pat Day | Joseph H. Pierce Jr. | G. Watts Humphrey Jr. | 6 furlongs | 1:10.14 | $100,000 | III |
| 1995 | Cat Appeal | 3 | Donna M. Barton | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 6 furlongs | 1:10.02 | $75,000 | III |
| 1994 | Tenacious Tiffany | 4 | Craig Perret | Jimmy Croll | M. R. P. Stable | 6 furlongs | 1:11.00 | $75,000 | III |
| 1993 | Jeano | 5 | Pat Day | Carl A. Nafzger | Frances A. Genter Stable | 6 furlongs | 1:09.39 | $75,000 | III |
| 1992 | Ifyoucouldseemenow | 4 | Craig Perret | Brian A. Mayberry | Jan, Mace, & Samantha Siegel | 6 furlongs | 1:09.67 | $75,000 | III |
| 1991 | Avie Jane | 7 | Craig Perret | Gene A. Lotti Jr. | Tony Canonie Jr. & Tony Canonie Sr. | 6 furlongs | 1:10.24 | $75,000 | III |
| 1990 | Safely Kept | 4 | Craig Perret | Alan E. Goldberg | Jayeff-B Stable & Barry Weisbord | 6 furlongs | 1:10.40 | $75,000 | III |
| 1989 | Plate Queen | 4 | Randy Romero | J. Bert Sonnier | Saron Stable | 6 furlongs | 1:11.20 | $75,000 | III |
| 1988 | Tappiano | 4 | Jacinto Vasquez | Flint S. Schulhofer | Frances A. Genter Stable | 6 furlongs | 1:10.20 | $75,000 | III |
| 1987 | ‡There Are Rainbows | 7 | Ronnie Fletcher | Danny W. Whited | Mildred Fike | 6 furlongs | 1:11.00 | $50,000 | |
| 1986 | Zenobia Empress | 5 | Earlie Fires | Joseph M. Bollero | Russell Fortune Jr. | 6 furlongs | 1:11.80 | $50,000 | |
| 1985 | Boldara | 4 | Phil Rubbicco | Claude R. McGaughey III | George A. Hoskins | 6 furlongs | 1:10.80 | $50,000 | |
| 1984 | Bids and Blades | 3 | Don Brumfield | Richard J. Gallagher | Mrs. James H. Gallagher | 6 furlongs | 1:11.60 | $50,000 | |
| 1983 | Excitable Lady | 5 | Pat Day | Eduardo Inda | Tom Gentry | 6 furlongs | 1:09.80 | $40,000 | |
| Thoroughbred Club Dinner Stakes |||||||||||
| 1982 | Excitable Lady | 4 | Darrel McHargue | Ronald McAnally | Tom Gentry | 6 furlongs | 1:09.20 | $36,100 | |
| 1981 | Gold Treasure | 4 | Mark Sellers | John J. Weipert | Keswick Stable | 6 furlongs | 1:10.20 | $30,000 | |
Legend:
 All Weather Track  Dirt
Notes:
† In the 1999 running the 3/5 odds on favorite Bourbon Belle lugged in the final 1⁄16 furlong of the event and interfered with Cinemine who finished second. Stewards disqualified Bourbon Belle and was placed second and Cinemine was declared the winner.
‡ In the 1987 running Zigbelle finished first but was disqualified and placed fourth for bumping the fourth-place finisher Ten Thousand Stars on the turn. There Are Rainbows was declared the winner, Weekend Delight was placed second and Ten Thousand Stars placed third.