Grade III race | |
Location | Turfway Park Florence, Kentucky, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1994 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | www |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
Surface | Polytrack |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds and up |
Weight | Stakes allowance |
Purse | $300,000 (since 2023) |
The Kentucky Cup Classic Stakesis a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for four-year-olds and older over a distance of 1+1⁄8 miles on the polytrack track scheduled annually in late March at Turfway Park in the Cincinnati, Ohio suburb of Florence, Kentucky. The event currently offers a purse of $300,000.