Colonel Liam
Former winner Digital Age (2020) was among the beaten runners, finishing fifth. With this win, the horse now has 2 Group 1 wins this season. The horse is by Liam's Map out of Amazement. The winning time was 1m 47.99s.
United States of America
Churchill Downs · 01.05.21
Watch the raceTurf Classic Stakes
PurseUS$500,000
Distance1810 metres
Winning time1m 47.99s
SurfaceTurf
Conditions4-year-olds and up
Stories of this Result
Todd Pletcher
With this win, Todd Pletcher moved to 5 Group 1 wins this season, three wins behind leader Chris Waller in the trainers' table. On the same weekend, the stable also took the Kentucky Oaks with Malathaat.
Irad Ortiz Jr
With this win, Irad Ortiz Jr and trainer Todd Pletcher combined for 3 Group 1 successes this season. The jockey leads the jockeys' table on 6 Group 1 wins. Next in the table: James McDonald (5) and Joel Rosario (4).
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Rayven Racing16 · English commentaryResult
9 runnersPosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
4thCount Again1 1/2 lengths
5thDigital Age
6thIvar
7thCross Border
8thMasteroffoxhounds
9thRide a Comet
Pedigree of the winner
Connections
Colonel Liam in 2021
1 other winTrainer / Jockey / Track
Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational Stakes1911 metres · US$1,000,0011stTodd PletcherIrad Ortiz Jr23.01.2021Gulfstream ParkPrize money €553,569Race detailsWatch
History since 1987
Turf Classic Stakes35Editions since 1987
3Multiple winnersEinstein, Wise Dan, Divisidero
0%Won by fillies or mares0 of 36 · 0 of the last 20
1:46.34Fastest winning timeLure · 1993
Record holders
Most wins since 19871Pat DayJockey · 1988, 1994, 19963 wins
2Robby AlbaradoJockey · 1998, 2005, 20083 wins
3Bill MottTrainer · 1994, 2004, 20183 wins
4Chad C BrownTrainer · 2019, 2020, 20213 wins
5Lemon Drop KidDamsire · 2016, 2017, 20203 wins
Multiple winners
Won this race more than once1Einstein2008, 20092 wins
2Wise Dan2013, 20142 wins
3Divisidero2016, 20172 wins
All 36 winners since 1987
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Domestic Spending Kingman | Chad C Brown Flavien Prat | Klaravich Stables Rabbah Bloodstock | 7.00 |
| 2021 | Colonel Liam Liam's Map | Todd Pletcher Irad Ortiz Jr | Lawana & Robert Low Phillips Racing Partnership | 2.40 |
| 2020 | Digital Age Invincible Spirit | Chad C Brown Javier Castellano | Klaravich Stables Merry Fox Stud | 9.60 |
| 2019 | Bricks and Mortar Giant's Causeway | Chad C Brown Irad Ortiz Jr | Klaravich Stables & William H. Lawrence George W. Strawbridge Jr. | 2.00 |
| 2018 | Yoshida Heart's Cry | Bill Mott Jose L Ortiz | China Horse Club, WinStar Farm & Head of Plains Partners Northern Farm | 7.50 |
| 2017 | Divisidero Kitten's Joy | William Bradley Julien Leparoux | Gunpowder Farms Hinkle Farms | 4.50 |
| 2016 | Divisidero Kitten's Joy | William Bradley Edgar Prado | Gunpowder Farms Hinkle Farms | 16.00 |
| 2015 | Finnegans Wake Powerscourt | Peter Miller Victor Espinoza | Donegal Racing & Rockingham Ranch Jerry Crawford | 5.50 |
| 2014 | Wise Dan Wiseman's Ferry | Charles LoPresti John R Velazquez | Morton Fink Morton Fink | 1.50 |
| 2013 | Wise Dan Wiseman's Ferry | Charles LoPresti Jose Lezcano | Morton Fink Morton Fink | 1.60 |
| 2012 | Little Mike Spanish Steps | Dale Romans Joe Bravo | Priscilla Vaccarezza Carlo E. Vaccarezza | 13.00 |
| 2011 | Get Stormy Stormy Atlantic | Thomas M. Bush Ramon Domínguez | Sullimar Stables Mary A Sullivan | 8.50 |
| 2010 | General Quarters Sky Mesa | Thomas R. McCarthy Rafael Bejarano | Thomas R. McCarthy Mr. & Mrs. R. David Randal | 9.80 |
| 2009 | Einstein Spend A Buck | Helen Pitts-Blasi Julien Leparoux | Midnight Cry Stable Fazenda Mondesir | 2.80 |
| 2008 | Einstein Spend A Buck | Helen Pitts-Blasi Robby Albarado | Patricia Cunningham & Melissa Greene Fazenda Mondesir | 3.20 |
| 2007 | Sky Conqueror Sky Classic | Darwin D. Banach Javier Castellano | William A. Sorokolit, Sr. William A. Sorokolit, Sr. | 9.00 |
| 2006 | English Channel Smart Strike | Todd Pletcher Garrett Gomez | James T. Scatuorchio Keene Ridge Farm | 4.50 |
| 2005 | America Alive American Chance | Neil J. Howard Robby Albarado | Mill House Stable Mill House | 19.00 |
| 2004 | Stroll Pulpit | Bill Mott Jerry Bailey | Claiborne Farm Claiborne Farm | 6.00 |
| 2003 | Honor in War Lord At War | Paul J. McGee David Flores | 3rd Turn Stables Mill Ridge Farm Ltd & W Lazy T Ltd | |
| 2002 | Beat Hollow Sadler's Wells | Robert Frankel Alex Solis | Juddmonte Juddmonte | 2.60 |
| 2001 | White Heart Green Desert | Neil Drysdale Gary Stevens | Gainsborough Farms Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd | 7.00 |
| 2000 | Manndar Doyoun | C. Beau Greely Corey Nakatani | Columbine Stable, Jay M. Jones & Tom Nichols Aga Khan Studs | 6.00 |
| 1999 | Wild Event Wild Again | Louis M. Goldfine Shane Sellers | Arthur I. Appleton Arthur I. Appleton | 7.00 |
| 1998 | Joyeux Danseur Nureyev | Albert Stall Jr. Robby Albarado | B. Wayne Hughes Gainesway Thoroughbred Ltd | |
| 1997 | Always a Classic Deputy Minister | Mark Frostad Jerry Bailey | Sam-Son Farm Sam-Son Farm | |
| 1996 | Mecke Maudlin | Emanuel Tortora Pat Day | James R. Lewis Jr. Farnsworth Farms (Mike Sherman) | |
| 1995 | Romarin Itajara | Richard Mandella Corey Nakatani | Linneo Eduardo de Paula Machado Haras São José e Expedictus | |
| 1994 | Paradise Creek Irish River | Bill Mott Pat Day | Masayuki Nishiyama Bertram R. Firestone | |
| 1993 | Lure Danzig | Claude R. McGaughey III Mike E Smith | Claiborne Farm Claiborne Farm & the Gamely Corp. | |
| 1992 | Cudas Seattle Song | Richard J. Lundy Pat Valenzuela | Allen E. Paulson Allen E. Paulson | |
| 1991 | Opening Verse The Minstrel | Richard J. Lundy Chris McCarron | Allen E. Paulson Jacques D. Wimpfheimer | |
| 1990 | Ten Keys Sir Ivor Again | Michael V. Pino Kent Desormeaux | Charles Linhoss Richard Bendit | |
| 1989 | Equalize Northern Jove | Angel Penna Sr. José Santos | Alejandro Menditeguy Tartan Farms | 1.50 |
| 1988 | Yankee Affair Northern Fling | Henry L. Carroll Pat Day | Jujugen Stable Derry Meeting Farm | |
| 1987 | Manila Lyphard | LeRoy Jolley Jacinto Vásquez | Bradley M. Shannon Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr. | 1.40 |
Source: G1Stars meeting database – winners, connections, times and starting prices as recorded. Group 1 grading began in 1971.
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