Fair Grounds Race Course New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Inaugurated
1958
Race type
Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website
[1]
Race information
Distance
1 mile (8 furlongs)
Surface
Turf
Track
Left-handed
Qualification
Three-year-olds
Weight
Allowance
Purse
$60,000
The Black Gold Stakes at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana is a race on turf for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses. First run in 1958, the race is named in honor of the 1924 Kentucky Derby winner and U. S. Racing Hall of Fame stallion Black Gold. It is tradition that the winning jockey of the race places flowers on the horse's grave in the infield.[2]
^North American International Cataloguing Standards Committee - Black Type Requirements, non-Listed Stake Status
^Black Gold's profile at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Retrieved August 21, 2018
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