# Valley View Stakes

The Valley View Stakes is a Grade II American thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies over a distance of 1 mile on the turf held annually in October at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky during the fall meeting.

## History

The event was named in after the Valley View Ferry which connects auto traffic between the county seats of Richmond in Madison County and Nicholasville in Jessamine County and is widely regarded as the Kentucky's oldest continually operating business.
The event was inaugurated on 11 October 1991 and was won by the 31-1 longshot La Gueriere in a time of 1:43.49. Two weeks later La Gueriere proved that her win was not a fluke by winning the Grade I Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes.
From 1994 to 1998 the event was classified as Listed and in 1999 the event was upgraded to Grade III.
The race was split into two divisions in 2009 and 2012.
In 2006 due to inclement weather the event was moved to the synthetic track and in 2015 also the event was moved off the turf to the dirt track.
In 2023 the distance of the event was decreased from 1+1⁄16 miles to one mile.
In 2024 the event was upgraded to Grade II by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association.

## Records

Speed record:
* 1:35.80 - Surge Capacity (2023)
Margins:
* 7 lengths – Mingling Glances (1997)
Most wins by an owner
* 3 - Augustin Stable (2010, 2012, 2022)
Most wins by a jockey
* 3 - Joe Bravo (1997, 2018, 2019)
* 3 - Pat Day (2000, 2003, 2004)
Most wins by a trainer
* 4 - H. Graham Motion (2015, 2016, 2018, 2022)

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
| 2024 | Poolside With Slim (IRE) | Frankie Dettori | George R. Arnold II | Glenn S. Bromagen II, Patrick Lewis & Sandra Bromagen | 1 mile | 1:36.00 | $318,468 | II | |
| 2023 | Surge Capacity | Joel Rosario | Chad C. Brown | Klaravich Stables | 1 mile | 1:35.80 | $299,375 | III | |
| 2022 | Sparkle Blue | Joel Rosario | H. Graham Motion | Augustin Stable & Catherine Parke | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.42 | $298,594 | III | |
| 2021 | Navratilova | Colby Hernandez | George R. Arnold II | G. Watts Humphrey, Jr. | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.57 | $150,000 | III | |
| 2020 | Stunning Sky | Ricardo Santana Jr. | Michael J. Maker | Paradise Farms Corp. & Parkland Thoroughbreds | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.33 | $150,000 | III | |
| 2019 | Lady Prancealot (IRE) | Joe Bravo | Richard Baltas | Jules & Michael Iavarone & Jerry McClanahan | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.25 | $150,000 | III | |
| 2018 | Colonia (FR) | Joe Bravo | H. Graham Motion | Michael Dubb, Madaket Stables, Maurice Lagasse, Haras d'Etreham & Bethlehem Stables | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:45.98 | $150,000 | III | |
| 2017 | Lovely Bernadette | Florent Geroux | James P. DiVito | James M. Miller | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.80 | $150,000 | III | |
| 2016 | Quidura (GB) | Junior Alvarado | H. Graham Motion | Gestut Fahrhof | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:45.86 | $150,000 | III | |
| 2015 | Tiger Ride | Edgar S. Prado | H. Graham Motion | Dixiana Farms | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.99 | $150,000 | III | Off turf |
| 2014 | Sparkling Review | Julien R. Leparoux | Ben Colebrook | Edward A. Seltzer & Beverly S. Anderson | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.34 | $150,000 | III | |
| 2013 | Overheard | Eurico Rosa da Silva | Malcolm Pierce | Pin Oak Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.36 | $150,000 | III | |
| 2012 | Angel Terrace | James Graham | Jonathan E. Sheppard | Augustin Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.77 | $125,000 | III | Division 1 |
| 2012 | Miz Ida | Shaun Bridgmohan | Steve Margolis | Richard Bertram and Elaine Klein | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.25 | $125,000 | III | Division 2 |
| 2011 | Daisy Devine | Calvin H. Borel | Andrew McKeever | James M. Miller | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.30 | $150,000 | III | |
| 2010 | Fugitive Angel | Rosie Napravnik | Jonathan E. Sheppard | Augustin Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.10 | $150,000 | III | |
| 2009 | Single Solution | James Graham | Chris M. Block | Lothenbach Stables | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:47.00 | $125,000 | III | Division 1 |
| 2009 | Eye of Taurus | John R. Velazquez | Kiaran P. McLaughlin | Harvey A. Clarke | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:46.49 | $125,000 | III | Division 2 |
| 2008 | Acoma | Julien R. Leparoux | David M. Carroll | Helen C. Alexander & Helen K. Groves | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.60 | $150,000 | III | |
| 2007 | Bel Air Beauty | Mark Guidry | Frank L. Brothers | Bruce Lunsford | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.39 | $150,000 | III | |
| 2006 | Meribel | Garrett K. Gomez | Christophe Clement | Arthur B. Hancock III & Catesby W. Clay | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.95 | $125,000 | III | Off turf |
| 2005 | Asi Siempre | Gary L. Stevens | Patrick L. Biancone | Martin S. Schwartz | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:45.37 | $125,000 | III | |
| 2004 | Sister Swank | Pat Day | Steven M. Asmussen | Heiligbrodt Racing Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:46.75 | $116,300 | III | |
| 2003 | Dyna Da Wyna | Pat Day | W. Elliott Walden | WinStar Farm | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.54 | $112,900 | III | |
| 2002 | Bedanken | Donald R. Pettinger | Donnie K. Von Hemel | Pin Oak Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.24 | $114,700 | III | |
| 2001 | Cozzy Corner | Lonnie Meche | Patrick J. Kelly | Fox Ridge Farm | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.93 | $113,600 | III | Dead heat |
| 2001 | Chausson Poire | Russell W. Woolsey | Duane Knipe | Pia M. Kirkham | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.93 | $113,600 | III | Dead heat |
| 2000 | Good Game | Pat Day | Neil J. Howard | William S. Farish III & Edward J. Hudson Jr. | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:45.69 | $114,800 | III | |
| 1999 | Gimmeakissee | Patricia Cooksey | Robert W. Leonard | Hurst Leigh Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.05 | $113,100 | III | |
| 1998 | White Beauty | Calvin H. Borel | Terry J. Brennan | Greg Rand | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.09 | $84,525 | Listed | |
| 1997 | Mingling Glances | Joe Bravo | Burk Kessinger Jr. | Alvin D. Haynes, Bruce Barton & Turf Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.51 | $84,825 | Listed | |
| 1996 | Turkappeal | Donna M. Barton | Todd A. Pletcher | Betty G. Massey & Jake J. Pletcher | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:46.10 | $84,075 | Listed | |
| 1995 | Country Cat | Donna M. Barton | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.88 | $82,500 | Listed | |
| 1994 | Pharma | Chris Antley | Alex L. Hassinger Jr. | Allen E. Paulson | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.48 | $81,850 | Listed | |
| 1993 | Weekend Madness (IRE) | Charles R. Woods Jr. | Burk Kessinger Jr. | New Phenoix Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.06 | $41,650 | | |
| 1992 | § Spinning Round | Fabio A. Arguello Jr. | James E. Baker | Kinsman Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.51 | $39,900 | | |
| 1991 | La Gueriere | Brian Dale Peck | A. Peter Perkins | Wimborne Farms | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.49 | $44,650 | | |
Legend:
 All Weather Track  Dirt  Turf
Notes:
§ Ran as an entry