# Unbridled Sidney Stakes

The Unbridled Sidney Stakes is a Grade III American thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares aged three and older over a distance of 5+1⁄2 furlongs on the turf held annually in early May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky during the spring meeting. The event currently carries a purse of $400,000.

## History

The inaugural running of the event was on May 8, 2010, over a distance of five furlongs. The event was won by the 13-5 favorite Candy Cane by a neck and was ridden by Garrett Gomez.
The event is named for Unbridled Sidney, who won four of her seven starts at five furlongs over Churchill Downs’ Turf Course in 2005–07 for owners Douglas and Norrine Devenport and trainer Ronny Werner.
In 2011 and 2020, the event was moved off the turf and held on the dirt track due to wet conditions.
In 2019 the event's distance was increased to 5+1⁄2 furlongs. Also that year the event was scheduled during the opening week of Churchill Downs' spring meeting. In 2020 the purse was raised to $150,000 and in 2022 raised again $200,000 whereby the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association awarded the event Listed status.
The 2023 event was won by the 2022 Grade I Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint winner Caravel who was resuming confirming that the event was attracting high quality entrants.
In 2024 the event was upgraded to Grade III by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association.

## Records

Speed record:
* 5+1⁄2 furlongs: 1:02.47 – Caravel (2023)
* 5 furlongs: 0:56.23 – Triple Chelsea (2018)
Margins
* 4+1⁄2 lengths – Good Deed (2013)
Most wins by a jockey:
* 3 – Shaun Bridgmohan (2011, 2012, 2013)
* 3 – Florent Geroux (2015, 2021, 2024)
Most wins by a trainer:
* No trainer has won this race more than once.
Most wins by an owner:
* 2 – Ike and Dawn Thrash (2012, 2015)

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
| 2024 | Ova Charged | 6 | Florent Geroux | Shane Wilson | Brittlyn Stable | 5+1⁄2 furlongs | 1:03.71 | $332,000 | III | |
| 2023 | Caravel | 6 | Tyler Gaffalione | Brad H. Cox | Qatar Racing, Marc Detampel & Madaket Stables | 5+1⁄2 furlongs | 1:02.47 | $300,000 | Listed | |
| 2022 | Tobys Heart | 5 | Jose L. Ortiz | Brian A. Lynch | Gary Barber, Terry Hamilton & Brian A. Lynch | 5+1⁄2 furlongs | 1:04.11 | $199,835 | Listed | |
| 2021 | Into Mystic | 5 | Florent Geroux | Brendan P. Walsh | Coleman, George Chris & Brad King | 5+1⁄2 furlongs | 1:05.89 | $150,000 | | |
| 2020 | Ambassador Luna | 4 | Julien Leparoux | James Gulick | Voodoomon Racing | 5+1⁄2 furlongs | 1:03.56 | $150,000 | | Off turf |
| 2019 | A Little Bit Me | 5 | John R. Velazquez | Richard Baltas | Christopher Johnson | 5+1⁄2 furlongs | 1:04.57 | $125,000 | | |
| 2018 | Triple Chelsea | 5 | Adam Beschizza | Joe Sharp | Brad Grady | 5 furlongs | 0:56.23 | $70,865 | | |
| 2017 | Nobody's Fault | 5 | Corey Lanerie | Neil L. Pessin | Lothenbach Stables | 5 furlongs | 0:56.65 | $64,600 | | |
| 2016 | Acapulco | 3 | Robby Albarado | Wesley A. Ward | Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier & Michael Tabor | 5 furlongs | 0:57.47 | $63,433 | | |
| 2015 | Katie's Eyes | 4 | Florent Geroux | Michael Stidham | Ike Thrash, Dawn, Alley, Janet Thrash & Sam Alley | 5 furlongs | 0:56.44 | $66,029 | | |
| 2014 | Sweet Cassiopeia | 8 | Joseph Rocco Jr. | William R. Connelly | Steve C. Snowden & Dan Considine | 5 furlongs | 0:57.58 | $65,142 | | |
| 2013 | Good Deed | 4 | Shaun Bridgmohan | Steven R. Margolis | Bert, Elaine & Richard Klein | 5 furlongs | 0:57.37 | $64,418 | | |
| 2012 | Wild About Marie | 5 | Shaun Bridgmohan | Jeffrey D. Thornbury | Ike & Dawn Thrash | 5 furlongs | 0:56.24 | $57,385 | | |
| 2011 | Little Polka Dot | 5 | Shaun Bridgmohan | Thomas M. Amoss | Maggi Moss | 5 furlongs | 0:57.34 | $53,210 | | Off turf |
| 2010 | Candy Cane | 6 | Garrett Gomez | Richard E. Dutrow Jr. | Michael Dubb | 5 furlongs | 0:57.45 | $54,972 | | |
Legend:
 Dirt  Turf