Grade III race | |
Location |
Keeneland Race Course Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1962 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | www.keeneland.com racing |
Race information | |
Distance | 1 1⁄2 miles (12 furlongs) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Fillies & Mares, four-years-old & up |
Weight | Assigned |
Purse | $150,000 |
The Bewitch Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the second half of April at the Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. Contested on turf over a distance of 1 1⁄2 miles (12 furlongs), it is open to fillies and mares age four and older. Currently a Grade III event sponsored by Grey Goose Vodka, it offers a purse of $150,000.
Inaugurated in 1962, the race is named for Calumet Farm's great Hall of Fame filly, Bewitch.
Speed record: (at current distance of 1 1⁄2 miles on turf)