Grade III race | |
Location | Keeneland Racecourse Lexington, Kentucky United States |
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Inaugurated | 1989 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Sponsor | Japan Racing Association (since 2013) |
Website | Keeneland |
Race information | |
Distance | 1 mile |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
Weight | 123 lbs with allowances |
Purse | US$400,000 (2022) |
The Appalachian Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs) on the turf held annually in early April at Keeneland Race Course, Lexington, Kentucky during the spring meeting. The event currently offers a purse of $400,000.