Maker's Mark Mile Stakes
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The Maker's Mark Mile Stakes is a race for Thoroughbred race horses run at Keeneland each year. The race is open to horses of either gender, age four and up, willing to race one mile on the turf. This Grade I event carries a purse of $250,000.
The Maker's Mark Mile is named for the bourbon distiller headquartered in Loretto, Kentucky. Maker's Mark has sponsored the race, formerly known as the Fort Harrod Stakes, since 1997. It will be in its 21th running in 2009.
On November 28th, 2007, this Grade II stakes race was upgraded to a Grade I by the American Graded Stakes Committee.
[edit] Past winners
- 2008 - Kip Deville (Cornelio Velasquez)
- 2007 - Kip Deville (Edgar Prado) (Showing Up stumbled out of the gate, settling gamely for place)
- 2006 - Miesque's Approval (Eddie Castro) (Artie Schiller placed.)
- 2005 - Artie Schiller (Edgar Prado)
- 2004 - Perfect Soul (IRE) (Edgar Prado)
- 2003 - Royal Spy (Robby Albarado) (Miesque’s Approval placed.)
- 2002 - Touch of the Blues (Fr) (Kent Desormeaux)
- 2001 - North East Bound (Jose A. Velez, Jr.)
- 2000 - Conserve (Shane Sellers)
- 1999 - Soviet Line (IRE) (John Velazquez)
- 1998 - Lasting Approval (Robby Albarado)
- 1997 - Influent (Jean-Luc Samyn)
- 1996 - Tejano Run (Jerry Bailey)
- 1995 - Dove Hunt (Jose Santos)
- 1994 - First and Only (Tracy Hebert)
- 1993 - Ganges (Jerry Bailey)
- 1992 - Shudanz (Craig Perret)
- 1991 - Opening Verse (Jerry Bailey)
- 1990 - Charlie Barley (Robin Platts)
- 1989 - Yankee Affair (Randy Romero)
