Grade III race | |
Location | Kentucky Downs Franklin, Kentucky, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1992 (as Sanford Duncan Stakes) |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | Kentucky Downs |
Race information | |
Distance | One mile |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three years olds and older |
Weight | Base weights with allowances: Older: 126 lbs. 3YOs: 122 lbs. |
Purse | $2,000,000 (since 2023) |
The Mint Millions Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three years olds and older, over a distance of one mile on the turf held annually in September at Kentucky Downs racetrack in Franklin, Kentucky during their short turf meeting. The event currently carries an offered purse of $2,000,000 which includes $1,000,000 from the Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund.