Martha Washington Stakes

Martha Washington Stakes
Listed race
LocationOaklawn Park Race Track
Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States
Inaugurated1979
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewww.oaklawn.com
Race information
Distance1 1/16 mile (8.5 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-year-old fillies
WeightAssigned
Purse$200,000

The Martha Washington Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Oaklawn Park Race Track in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Open to three-year-old fillies, it is contested on dirt over a distance of 1 1/16 mile. It is now run in late January as an early prep race in the Road to the Kentucky Oaks.

Inaugurated in 1979, it was raced at 6 furlongs (34 mile) until 2003 when it was modified to its present distance.

The Martha Washington Stakes was run in two divisions in 1979 and 2008.