1 9 7 8 ) ▁ ▁Most ▁wins ▁by ▁a ▁j ockey ▁▁ 6 ▁- ▁Bill ▁Sho em aker ▁( 1 9 5 9 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 ) ▁ ▁Most ▁wins ▁by ▁a ▁tra iner : ▁( t ied ) ▁▁ 3 ▁- ▁Ben ▁A . ▁Jones ▁( 1 9 4 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 ) ▁▁ 3 ▁- ▁Wo ody ▁Steph ens ▁( 1 9 4 9 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁ 1 9 7 4 ) ▁▁ 3 ▁- ▁Le Ro y ▁J ol ley ▁( 1 9 6 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 7 ), ▁▁▁ 3 ▁- ▁Nick ▁Z ito ▁( 1 9 9 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ) ▁▁ 3 ▁- ▁Tod d ▁P let cher ▁( 2 0 0 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ) ▁ ▁W inners ▁ ▁* ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁– ▁The ▁race ▁was ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁two ▁he ats . ▁Son ic ▁won ▁the ▁second ▁heat ▁but ▁was ▁dis qual ified ▁and ▁placed ▁fourth . ▁ ▁W inners ▁of ▁the ▁Lex ington ▁Association ▁Blue ▁Gr ass ▁St akes ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Blue ▁Gr ass ▁St akes ▁" top