Grade II race | |
Location | Keeneland Race Course Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1991 (as Green River Stakes) |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Sponsor | Keeneland Sales (since 2023) |
Website | Keeneland |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Two-year-old fillies |
Weight | 122 lbs with allowances |
Purse | $350,000 (2022) |
Bonuses | Win and You're In Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf |
The Jessamine Stakes is a Grade II American thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old filles over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles on the turf held annually in early October at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky during the fall meeting.