Kentucky Downs Ladies Sprint Stakes
The Kentucky Downs Ladies Sprint Stakes, raced as the Never Say Die Ladies Sprint Stakes is a Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares that are three years old or older, over a distance of furlongs on the turf held annually in September at Kentucky Downs racetrack in Franklin, Kentucky during their short turf meeting. The event currently carries a purse of $2,000,000 which includes $1,000,000 from the Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund.
History
The race was inaugurated in 2013 with an attractive purse offered of $150,000.In 2018 the event was upgraded to a Grade III.
With the influx of gaming revenue at Kentucky Downs the purse for the event has risen dramatically to nearly $500,000 offered by 2019.
In 2023 the American Graded Stakes Committee upgraded the event to Grade II status. The committee then upgraded the event again to Grade I status for 2026.
Records
Speed record:- furlongs: 1:14.19 - Ag Bullet
- lengths: Ag Bullet
- 3 – Florent Geroux
- 3 – Mark E. Casse
- 3 – Wesley A. Ward
- 2 – Calvin Nguyen & Joey C. Tran
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
| 2025 | Ag Bullet | 5 | Luis Saez | Richard Baltas | Calvin Nyguyen & Joey C. Tran | furlongs | 1:14.38 | $1,994,300 | II | |
| 2024 | Ag Bullet | 4 | Umberto Rispoli | Richard Baltas | Calvin Nguyen & Joey C. Tran | furlongs | 1:14.19 | $1,378,260 | II | |
| 2023 | Bay Storm | 4 | Florent Geroux | Jonathan Thomas | Bridlewood Farm | furlongs | 1:17.06 | $900,000 | II | |
| 2022 | Campanelle | 4 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Wesley A. Ward | Stonestreet Stables | furlongs | 1:14.57 | $736,030 | III | |
| 2021 | In Good Spirits | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Albert Stall, Jr. | Bal Mar Equine | furlongs | 1:15.35 | $563,100 | III | |
| 2020 | Got Stormy | 5 | Tyler Gaffalione | Mark E. Casse | Gary Barber | furlongs | 1:15.41 | $498,000 | III | |
| 2019 | Morticia | 5 | Tyler Gaffalione | George R. Arnold II | G. Watts Humphrey Jr. | furlongs | 1:15.85 | $471,820 | III | |
| 2018 | Ruby Notion | 5 | Florent Geroux | Darrin Miller | Silverton Hill Farm | furlongs | 1:15.80 | $329,720 | III | |
| 2017 | Lull | 3 | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Christophe Clement | Claiborne Farm & Adele Dilschneider | furlongs | 1:17.22 | $348,000 | Listed | |
| 2016 | Mississippi Delta | 4 | Florent Geroux | Mark E. Casse | Jackpot Ranch &. M.G. Rutherford | furlongs | 1:18.79 | $278,220 | Listed | |
| 2015 | Sky Treasure | 5 | Julien R. Leparoux | Mark E. Casse | John C. Oxley | furlongs | 1:19.83 | $298,400 | ||
| 2014 | Richies Party Girl | 3 | Rafael Manuel Hernandez | Wesley A. Ward | Richard Ravin & Wesley A. Ward | furlongs | 1:16.51 | $199,600 | ||
| 2013 | To My Valentine | 3 | David R. Flores | Wesley A. Ward | Ice Wine Stable | furlongs | 1:17.15 | $125,151 |