Grade II race | |
Location | Keeneland Race Course Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1959 (as Fayette Handicap) |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Sponsor | Hagyard (since 2013) |
Website | Keeneland |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old and older |
Weight | Base weights with allowances: 4-year-olds and up: 125 lbs. 3-year-olds: 122 lbs. |
Purse | $350,000 (since 2022) |
The Fayette Stakes is a Grade II American thoroughbred horse race for horses age three and older over a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the dirt held annually in October at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky during the fall meeting. It currently offers a purse of $350,000.