Curlin on his way to winning the Stephen Foster Handicap 2008
Location
Ellis Park Race Course Henderson, Kentucky, USA
Inaugurated
1982
Race type
Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website
Churchill Downs
Race information
Distance
1+1⁄8 miles
Surface
Dirt
Track
Left-handed
Qualification
Three-Year-Olds and older
Weight
124 lbs
Purse
$1,000,000 (2023)
Bonuses
Winner automatic entry into Breeders' Cup Classic
The Stephen Foster Stakes is a Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three and older over a distance of 1+1⁄8 miles on the dirt run annually in mid-June at Ellis Park in Henderson, Kentucky. The race is named in honor of famed composer Stephen Foster, who wrote numerous melodies including "My Old Kentucky Home" which is the song that is annually played as the Kentucky Derby field parades on the track.[1]
Originally held at Churchill Downs, the race moved to Ellis Park on the Indiana-Kentucky border in 2023 as a result of numerous spring meeting fatalities.[2]
^Churchill Downs (2019). "$600,000 Stephen Foster Presented by GE Appliances (Grade II)" (PDF). KentuckyDerby.com. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
^King, Byron (2 June 2023). "Churchill Downs Suspends Meet; Dates to Shift to Ellis The ongoing meet at Churchill Downs had been scheduled to run through July 3". Bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
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