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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]
A Keeneland staff member helps fans place a horse racing bet during the 2024 Fall Meet opening weekend at Keeneland Race Course on Oct. 5, 2024, in Lexington, Ky. (Photo by James Crisp)
Expert picks for the 100th Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland, a key Kentucky Derby prep race 10 horses set to run in 100th Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland. See the full field with odds.
The first race of the 2024 Spring Meet at Keeneland was won by Play Good Pay Good, a 3-year-old filly who won a starter allowance race in dominant fashion at 9-5 odds.
Keeneland takes pride in maintaining racing traditions; it was the last track in North America to broadcast race calls over its public-address system, not doing so until 1997. Most of the racing scenes of the 2003 movie Seabiscuit were shot at Keeneland, in part because of the track's "retro feel". [ 12 ]
The Stonestreet Lexington Stakes is a 1 1/16-mile race on the main track at Keeneland, and has a post time of 5:48 p.m. It will be the 10th race as part of an 11-race card.
The race was revived at Keeneland in the spring of 1937. In 1943–1944, the Blue Grass was renewed as a part of the Keeneland-at-Churchill Downs meeting. In 1945, the Blue Grass was run as part of the Churchill Downs meeting. Today it is part of the Keeneland program. From 2007 to 2014, the race was held on a synthetic "all-weather" surface ...
What: $1 million Grade 1 stakes race for 3-year-olds on dirt, a major prep race for next month’s Kentucky Derby Where: Keeneland Race Course Post time: 5:52 p.m. (10th race of an 11-race card)