| Grade III race | |
| Location | Fair Grounds Race Course New Orleans, Louisiana |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1943 (as LeCompte Handicap) |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Fair Grounds |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | 122 lbs |
| Purse | US$200,000 (since 2013) |
| Bonuses | Qualifications points – Road to the Kentucky Derby |
The Lecomte Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses at a distance of one and one-sixteenths miles on the dirt run annually in mid-January, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana. The event currently offers a purse of $200,000.