Grade III race | |
Location | Kentucky Downs Franklin, Kentucky, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1992 (as Rachel Jackson Stakes) |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing Turf |
Website | Kentucky Downs |
Race information | |
Distance | 1 mile |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three years old and older |
Weight | Base weights with allowances: 4-year-olds and up: 126 lbs. 3-year-olds: 122 lbs. |
Purse | US$1,500,000 (since 2024) |
The Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares that are three years old or older, over a distance of 1 mile on the turf held annually in September at Kentucky Downs racetrack in Franklin, Kentucky during their short turf meeting. The event currently carries a purse of $1,500,000 which includes $600,000 from the Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund.