John Battaglia Memorial Stakes


The John Battaglia Memorial Stakes is a race for thoroughbred horses held in early March at Turfway Park. The race is open to three-year-olds willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on the polytrack. The race is an ungraded stakes with a current purse of $75,000.
Begun in 1982, the race is a prep to the Jeff Ruby Steaks.
John Battaglia was the former general manager of the old Latonia Race Track. He also was the general manager of Miles Park in Louisville, Kentucky. His son, Mike Battaglia, served as the track announcer at Turfway until early 2016 "still calls the John Battaglia Memorial Stakes every year" and is also a racing analyst for NBC Sports.

Past winners

The following list are the winners of the race.