Grade II race | |
Location | Keeneland Race Course Lexington, Kentucky |
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Inaugurated | 1995 (as Minstral Stakes) |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Website | www.keeneland.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 5+1⁄2 furlongs |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds & older |
Weight | Base weights with allowances: 4-year-olds and up: 126 lbs. 3-year-olds: 121 lbs. |
Purse | $350,000 (2022) |
The Shakertown Stakes is a Grade III American thoroughbred horse race for horses age three and older over a distance of 5+1⁄2 furlongs on the turf held annually in early April at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky during the spring meeting. The event currently carries a purse of $350,000.