Rood & Riddle Dowager Stakes

Rood & Riddle Dowager Stakes (G3)

Sponsored by Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital

31st Running • Fall • 1 1/2 miles (turf) • 3-year-olds and up • fillies and mares

At 1½ miles on turf, the Fall Meet’s longest race for older fillies and mares is the Dowager. The name of the race is a play off the definition of dowager: a woman of stately dignity. Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital of Lexington has sponsored the Dowager since 2003.

Milestones – Dowager Stakes

2021 Purse: $150,000 Stakes Record: 2:29 4/5, Moments of Magic, 1999 Largest Straight Payoff: $35.40, Senada, 2011 Smallest Straight Payoff: $3.40, Sudana, 1995 Largest Field: 14, 2014 Smallest Field: 6, 2010 Largest Value to Winner: $93,000, Spice Island, 2003; Humaita (GER), 2004; Briviesca (GB), 2005; Louve Royale (IRE), 2006; Omeya (CHI), 2007; Herboriste (GB), 2008 Through 2016, Keeneland maintained separate course records for the Keeneland Course and the Haggin Course depending on the setting of a temporary rail. Beginning in 2017, Keeneland consolidated the course records into one set based solely on distance, not rail settings. (See page 218.)

Keeneland/Coady

Keeneland sales graduate Summer in Saratoga held off a late bid from favored Luck Money to win the Rood & Riddle Dowager (G3).

Dowager Stakes History

Year Winner/Age/Owner Jockey/Wgt./Trainer 2nd/Age/Jockey/Wgt. 3rd/Age/Jockey/Wgt. Time Margin

2021 Summer in Saratoga (5) Corey Lanerie (121) Luck Money (4) Highlander Training Center Joe Sharp Joel Rosario (121) Micheline (4) Florent Geroux (121)

(Larry Hirsch) 2020 Blame Debbie* (3) Manuel Franco (118) Always Shopping (4) With Dignity (4)

Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners H. Graham Motion Tyler Gaffalione (121) Julien Leparoux (121)

(Aron Wellman), Michael P. Cloonan and Timothy C. Thornton 2019 Gentle Ruler* (4) Chris Landeros (123) Elysea’s World (IRE) (6) Decorating (4) Morsches Stable (Franz Morsches) Ian R. Wilkes Javier Castellano (123) Feargal Lynch (121)

2018 Vexatious (4) Florent Geroux (121) English Affair (4)

Beach Flower (5) Calumet Farm (Brad Kelley) Neil D. Drysdale Brian Hernandez Jr. (121) Chris Landeros (121) Beach Flower disqualified from first and placed third. 2017 Apple Betty (IRE) (4) John Velazquez (121) Promotional (5) Lottie (4) Joseph Allen Claude R. McGaughey III Corey Lanerie (121) Jose Ortiz (121)

2016 Elektrum (IRE) (5)* Drayden Van Dyke (121) Apple Betty (IRE) (3) Swear by It (5) 2:30.02 gd 1/2

2:34.74 fm hd

2:31.95 fm 2 1/2

2:32.40 fm 1 1/4

2:30.80 fm 3 1/2

2:33.08 fm no

Hronis Racing 2015 Kitten’s Point (5)* John Sadler Edgar Prado (123) Brian Hernandez Jr. (118) Corey Lanerie (121) Haggin Course

Ceisteach (IRE) (4) Modernstone (GB) (5) 2:30.37 fm 1 3/4

Augustin Stable 2014 White Rose (4) H. Graham Motion

Drayden Van Dyke (123) Paco Lopez (121) Shaun Bridgmohan (121) Caroline Thomas (4) Appealing Cat (5)

Keeneland Course 2:31.34 fm no Jake Ballis and Rashard Lewis William I. Mott Joseph Rocco Jr. (121) Rosie Napravnik (121) Haggin Course 2013 Preferential (GB) (4) Leandro Goncalves (121) Left a Message (4) Angel Terrace (4) 2:33.11 fm 1/2 Juddmonte Farms Inc. 2012 Upperline (5)* William I. Mott Robby Albarado (121) Rosie Napravnik (121) Haggin Course James Graham (123) Ciao Bella (3) Janicellaine (IRE) (4) 2:32.19 fm 3/4

Stone Farm, John H. Adger, Michael Stidham John Velazquez (118) Julien Leparoux (121) Haggin Course

Oakcrest Farm and Michael Stidham 2011 Senada (4) Edgar S. Prado (120) Upperline (4) Cheetah (4)

2:31.19 fm 3/4 Lael Stables (Roy Jackson) Barclay Tagg James Graham (120) Garrett K. Gomez (122) Haggin Course 2010 Casablanca Smile (CHI) (4)* Javier Castellano (125) Sweet and Flawless (4) Speak Easy Gal (4) 2:33.70 fm 7 Green Hills Farm Inc. Claude R. McGaughey III Julien R. Leparoux (120) Elvis Trujillo (122) Haggin Course

(Leo Liaskos) 2009 Black Mamba (NZ)* (6) Robby Albarado (125) Winter View (5) Bally Noe (4) 2:37.07 yl 1 1/2

Doubledown Stables Inc. John W. Sadler Julien Leparoux (122) James Graham (120) Haggin Course

Year Winner/Age/Owner Jockey/Wgt./Trainer 2nd/Age/Jockey/Wgt. 3rd/Age/Jockey/Wgt. Time Margin

2008 Herboriste (GB) (5) Julien Leparoux (120) Palmilla (5) Caprice (GER) (5) 2:31.16 fm 1 1/2

Northern Bloodstock (Amelie Ehrnrooth) 2007 Omeya (CHI) (7) Augustin Stable Michael R. Matz Kent Desormeaux (122) Jeremy Rose (120) Haggin Course

Mark Guidry (120)

Eres Magica (CHI) (4) Jonathan E. Sheppard Corey Lanerie (122) Jade Queen (4)

2:31.15 fm 1 Robby Albarado (120) Keeneland Course

(George Strawbridge Jr.) 2006 Louve Royale (IRE)* (5) Julien Leparoux (120) Bottiglia (5) Joseph Allen Patrick Biancone James Graham (120)

2005 Briviesca (GB) (4) John Jacinto (120) Cape Town Lass (4) Bond Deal (IRE) (5)

2:32.59 fm 1/2 Rafael Bejarano (120) Haggin Course Louve Royale (IRE) (4) 2:38.77 sf 1 1/4

Darpat S. L. Stables William I. Mott Rafael Bejarano (120) Gary Stevens (120) Keeneland Course

(Dario Hinojosa) 2004 Humaita (GER)* (4) Robby Albarado (122) Aud (4) Literacy (4) 2:33.28 sf no

Andreas Jacobs H. Graham Motion Pat Day (120)

2003 Spice Island (4)

Cornelio Velasquez (120) Ocean Silk (3) Denlea Park Ltd. (Kim Butenhoff) John S. Pregman Jr. Pat Day (118) Craig Perret (120) Peacefally (IRE) (4)

Haggin Course 2:31.93 fm 6 1/4 Larry Melancon (120) Haggin Course

2002 Lapuma (5)

Larry Melancon (119) San Dare (4) Highclere (Jeffry Morris) Alton H. Quanbeck Willie Martinez (119)

2001 Only to You (5) Robby Albarado (119) Bowl of Emeralds (4) Volga (IRE) (4) Pat Day (119) Krisada (5) 2:35.17 yl 1/2 Haggin Course 2:35.77 yl no

Sam-Son Farm Mark R. Frostad Larry Melancon (119) Pat Day (119) Haggin Course

(Mrs. Elizabeth Samuel) 2000 Illiquidity* (4) Jon Court (117) Jeunesse Doree (4) Cali (5) 2:30 2/5 fm 3 1/2

Stonerside Stable Patrick B. Byrne Craig Perret (117) Mike Smith (117) Haggin Course

(Janice and Robert C. McNair) 1999 Moments of Magic* (4) Shane Sellers (117) Queen’s Legend (4) Penne (6) 2:29 4/5 fm 2 1/2

G. Watts Humphrey George R. Arnold II Larry Melancon (117) Calvin Borel (119) Haggin Course

and Louise I. Humphrey 1998 Verinha (BRZ) (4)

Pat Day (114) Padua Stable (Satish K. Sanan) D. Wayne Lukas 1997 Sagar Pride (IRE)* (4) Shane Sellers (114) Scuderia Sant’Ambroeus Patrick B. Byrne 1996 Ampulla* (5) Shane Sellers (121) Northcliff Farm (Mike Prentiss) Patrick B. Byrne 1995 Sudana* (4) Shane Sellers (113)

Allen E. Paulson Nicholas P. Zito

1994 Market Booster (5) Pat Day (123) Miss North Beach (5) Tedarshana (GB) (4) 2:31 fm nk

Calvin Borel (114) Almost Saintly (3) Pat Day (110) Memories (IRE) (5) Robby Albarado Sequentially (5)

Haggin Course 2:31 1/5 fm 3 Robby Albarado (114) Haggin Course Duda (5) 2:32 4/5 yl 3

Pat Day (124) Craig Perret (113)

Haggin Course Gotta Wear Shades (4) Good Morning Smile (7) 2:37 4/5 sf 2

Charles Woods Jr. (112) Larry Melancon (112) Keeneland Course My Mandy (5) Fairy Garden (6) 2:31 1/5 fm 1 1/4

Moyglare Stud 1993 Navarra (5) D. Wayne Lukas

James Bruin (114) Brent Bartram (118) Classic Reign (4) Robert Landry (115) Marshua’s River (6) Keeneland Course 1:49 1/5 fm no

Craig Singer 1992 Green Noble (6) Steven L. Morguelan Fabio Arguello Jr. (118) Donna Barton (112) Steven Bahen (118) Liz Cee Super Fan Keeneland Course 1:50 fm hd

Jurgen Schemmer Emile M. Allain Shane Sellers (113) Pat Day (120) Haggin Course

* Winning favorite. Listed, 1995-2014. Grade 3, 2015-present. Run at 1 1/8 miles in 1992-1993.

Keeneland/Coady Dr. Charlie Scoggin (holding trophy, fourth from left) and Dr. Scott Fleming (holding trophy, sixth from left) of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital made the presentation to the connections of Rood & Riddle Dowager winner Summer in Saratoga.