| Black type stakes race | |
| Location | Fair Grounds Race Course New Orleans, Louisiana |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1922 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | About 5+1⁄2 furlongs |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mares, four years old & up |
| Purse | US$75,000 |
The Mardi Gras Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 1922 at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Run in February, the race is open to fillies and mares, aged four and up, and run on turf since 2016 at a distance of about 5+1⁄2 furlongs over the Stall-Wilson Turf Course.[1]