| Black Type race | |
| Location | Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1988 (as Kentucky Budweiser Breeders' Cup Stakes) |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 5 furlong sprint |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Two-year-olds |
| Weight | Base weights with allowances: Colts and geldings: 122 lbs. Fillies: 119 lbs. |
| Purse | $200,000 (since 2022) |
The Kentucky Juvenile Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The event is open to two-year-old horses. Previously a race contested at 5+1⁄2 furlongs on dirt, it has been run at a distance of five furlongs since 2006.
It first became a Grade III race in 1999. The event was not run in 2005 and six years later in 2011 was removed from the calendar. The event was resumed in 2016 as a Black Type event.