Lexington Stakes (Keeneland)
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This article is about the Grade III thoroughbred horse race held at Keeneland Race Course, Lexington, Kentucky. For the discontinued thoroughbred horse race with a similar name last held at Belmont Park, New York in 2007, see Lexington Stakes (NYRA).
The Lexington Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt run annually in April during at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky during their spring meeting. The event currently offers a purse of $400,000.[1]
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Grade III race | |
Location | Keeneland Race Course Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
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Inaugurated | Initial: 1936–1942 Reestablished: 1973 (as Calumet Purse) |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Sponsor | Stonestreet Farm (since 2017) |
Website | www |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds |
Weight | 123 lbs with allowances |
Purse | US$400,000 (since 2022) |
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