akes ▁during ▁the ▁twenty ▁years ▁it ▁was ▁run ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Who ' s ▁Who ▁of ▁that ▁era . ▁ ▁The ▁inaug ural ▁running ▁of ▁the ▁Ke ene ▁Memorial ▁St akes ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁July ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁and ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁the ▁fil ly ▁St ake ▁and ▁Cap . ▁She ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁prominent ▁Virginia ▁business man ▁Thomas ▁Fort une ▁Ryan ▁who ▁rac ed ▁under ▁the ▁nom ▁de ▁course ▁Oak ▁R idge ▁St able . ▁▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁Ke ene ▁Memorial ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁James ▁Butler ' s ▁fil ly ▁Com ely ▁for ▁whom ▁the ▁Com ely ▁St akes ▁at ▁Aqu ed uct ▁R ac et rack ▁would ▁be ▁named . ▁ ▁James ▁R . ▁Ke ene ▁was ▁the ▁bre eder ▁of ▁Com ely ▁and ▁sold ▁her ▁in ▁a ▁package ▁deal ▁to ▁James ▁Butler ▁who ▁bought ▁the ▁entire ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁c rop ▁produced ▁by ▁his ▁Cast leton ▁Stud . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁Ke ene ▁Memorial ▁St akes ▁was ▁run ▁in ▁a ▁heavy ▁ra inst orm ▁and ▁no ▁time ▁was ▁recorded . ▁ ▁Just ▁three ▁days ▁after ▁winning ▁his ▁career ▁debut ▁the ▁legend ary ▁Man ▁o ' ▁War ▁easily ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁edition . ▁▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁winner ▁Fri ar ' s ▁Car se ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁ear n ▁American ▁Champion ▁Two - Year - Old ▁Fil ly ▁hon ors . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1