2000 Kentucky Cup Classic Stakes

Shane Sellers put Captain Steve on the lead going into the stretch and held off Golden Missile to win the $500,000 Kentucky Cup Classic (gr. II) on Saturday at Turfway Park. This was the third win in four races for Captain Steve, the only 3-year-old in the six-horse field. The victory gave trainer Bob Baffert three Kentucky Cup Classic winners in the past four years. The others were Semoran in 1997 and Silver Charm in 1998.
"This horse has been training awesome," Baffert said. "We didn't know how he was going to do against older horses. I guess he passed the test."
Captain Steve finished three-quarters of a length ahead of the 7-5 favorite, Golden Missile. Early Pioneer was third. Long-shot Jadada was fourth, Rize fifth, and Cat Thief, who has not won since last fall's Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I), was last.

[@darthestaaar]

this field was packed with talent, nice upload!

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I remember when Turfway park race in September with Kentucky Downs before They gave it to Churchill Downs.

[@zabujany]

Piękno natury w okowach rozrywki...

[@joelawrence2097]

Love all the 90s and early 2000 ky classics and ky cup day at turfway alot of good horses vindication won juvenille

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Track announcer: Mike Battaglia

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This is Turfway Park. Back before fake dirt