Matt Winn Stakes Matt Winn Stakes The Matt Winn Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid May or early June at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Open to three-year-old horses, it is contested on dirt and began at a distance of six furlongs. The event currently offers a purse of $100,000 added. In 2009 the distance was set at 7 furlongs. In 2011, it was changed to its current miles. The race was inaugurated in 2002 as the Northern Dancer Stakes. Its name was changed in 2011 to honor Kentucky Derby and Churchill Downs's Col. Matt Winn, who served
Clark Handicap the Clark Handicap has been run at various distances: The race was run in two divisions in 1953. Speed record: (at current distance of miles) † In 2003, Evening Attire won the race but was disqualified for interference in the stretch and set back to second.‡ In 2010, Successful Dan won the race but was disqualified and placed third for interference. Clark Handicap The Clark Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in late November at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Among the oldest races in the United States, it was first run in 1875, the year the