About the race
The Juddmonte Spinster Stakes is run at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky, on the Sunday of Fall Stars Weekend, which opens Keeneland’s Fall Meet. It is a G1 race over 1 1/8 miles on dirt for fillies and mares aged three and upwards, carried a USD 650,000 purse in 2025 and 2026, and is a Breeders’ Cup Challenge ‘Win and You’re In’ qualifier for the Breeders’ Cup Distaff. Keeneland described the 2026 race as the 71st running.
The 70th running, on 5 October 2025, was won by Calumet Farm’s homebred Gin Gin, trained by Brendan Walsh and ridden by Luis Saez. She made the running and held off Nitrogen by a head in 1:49.77, with Scylla third and Thorpedo Anna fourth. The IFHA rated the race at 116.75. On 4 October 2026, Klaravich Stables’ Fully Subscribed, trained by Chad Brown and ridden by Flavien Prat, won by 3 1/4 lengths, the first Spinster win for owner, trainer and jockey.
The 2025 running
| Date | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 October 2025 | Gin Gin | Luis Saez | Brendan Walsh | Calumet Farm |
From the official result.
The 2026 running
| Date | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 October 2026 | Fully Subscribed | Flavien Prat | Chad Brown | Klaravich Stables |
From the official result.
Recognition and facts
- Part of
- Keeneland Fall Stars Weekend
- Qualifier for
- Breeders' Cup Distaff (Breeders' Cup Challenge 'Win and You're In')
- Purse detail (2026)
- USD 650,000 including a USD 150,000 Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund (KTDF) contribution, as listed by Keeneland
- 2026 running
- 71st, Sunday 4 October 2026
- IFHA 2025 rating
- 116.75 (rank 71)
Questions readers ask
When is the Spinster Stakes run?
On the Sunday of Keeneland's Fall Stars Weekend in early October. The 2025 running was on 5 October and the 2026 running on 4 October. Keeneland had not published a 2027 date by 12 October 2026.
What is the prize fund of the Spinster Stakes?
USD 650,000 in 2026, the same as in 2025.
Who won the Spinster Stakes in 2025?
Gin Gin, owned and bred by Calumet Farm, trained by Brendan Walsh and ridden by Luis Saez, won on 5 October 2025.
Sources
The rank and rating are from the IFHA's LONGINES World's Top 100 Group/Grade 1 Races 2025, published 21 January 2026, which ranks races by the ratings of their first four finishers. Other facts are from the pages listed below.
- IFHA: LONGINES World's Top 100 Group/Grade 1 Races 2025 (published 21 January 2026)
- Stakes schedule, Keeneland
- Gin Gin springs Juddmonte Spinster upset on Fall Stars Sunday, Keeneland
- Counting Stars takes on older foes in Juddmonte Spinster, Keeneland
- Fully Subscribed makes title statement in Juddmonte Spinster, Keeneland