This article is about the annual event inaugurated in 1895 and run through 2018 as the Louisville Handicap, between 1982–86 and from 2019 as the Louisville Stakes. For the race run in 2008 as the Louisville Stakes and formerly run under names including the Louisville Breeders' Cup Handicap (1986–2006), the Louisville Breeders' Cup Stakes (2007) and the Louisville Distaff Stakes (2009), see La Troienne Stakes.
Horse race
Louisville Stakes
Grade IIIT race
Location
Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated
1895
Race type
Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Website
www.churchilldowns.com
Race information
Distance
1+1⁄2 miles (12 furlongs)
Surface
Turf
Track
Left-handed
Qualification
Four-years-old and older
Weight
124 lbs with allowances
Purse
$200,000 (2022)
The Louisville Stakes is Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for horses age four years and older run over a distance of one and one half miles (12 furlongs) on the Turf scheduled annually in late May or early June at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.[1] The event offers a purse of $200,000.
^Equibase.com (2020). "Louisville Stakes (Gr. 3)". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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