American Turf Stakes
Appearance
Grade II race | |
Location | Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
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Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | www.churchilldowns.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds |
Weight | Assigned |
Purse | $300,000 (2017) |
The American Turf Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. It is currently a Grade II race run over a distance of 8.5 furlongs on turf. The American Graded Stakes Committee upgraded the race to its current Grade II status in 2010.[1]
The race is run in early May on the same day as the Kentucky Derby. It has been sponsored by Ram Trucks since 2011.
Winners since 1998
Earlier winners
- 1997 - Royal Strand
- 1996 - Broadway Beau
- 1995 - Unanimous Vote
- 1994 - Jaggery John
- 1993 - Desert Waves
- 1992 - Senor Tomas