Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated
1987 (as Early Times Turf Classic Stakes)
Race type
Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Sponsor
Old Forester (since 2018)
Website
Churchill Downs
Race information
Distance
1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs)
Surface
Turf
Track
Left-handed
Qualification
Four-year-olds and older
Weight
124 lbs with allowances
Purse
$1,000,000 (since 2019)
The Turf Classic Stakes is a Grade I American thoroughbred horse race held annually in early May on the day of the Kentucky Derby, meeting on the turf at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The race distance is one and one-eighth miles and is open to horses aged four and older.
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