Grade II race | |
Location | Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, USA |
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Inaugurated | 2013 (as Homecoming Classic Stakes) |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing - Dirt |
Website | Churchill Downs |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-Year-Olds and older |
Weight | Base weights with allowances: 4-year-olds and up: 125 lbs. 3-year-olds: 122 lbs. |
Purse | $500,000 (2022) |
The Lukas Classic Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three years old and older, over a distance of 1+1⁄8 miles on the dirt held annually in September at Churchill Downs, in Louisville, Kentucky. The event currently carries a purse of $500,000.