Grade I race | |
Location | Keeneland Race Course Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1984 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Sponsor | Dixiana Farm (2020) |
Website | Keeneland |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄8 miles |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
Weight | 121 lbs. |
Purse | $750,000 (since 2024) |
The Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes is a Grade I American thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies over a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the turf held annually in October at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky during the fall meeting.