Lafayette Stakes
| Non-graded Stakes race | |
| Location |
Keeneland Race Course Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1937 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 7 furlongs |
| Surface | Polytrack synthetic dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $100,000 |
The Lafayette Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. Open to three-year-old horses, it is contested on Polytrack synthetic dirt over a distance of seven furlongs.
A Listed race from 1983 through 1989, it was elevated to a Grade III event in 1990 then modified to a non-graded status for 2006.
Since inception, the Lafayette Stakes has been raced at a variety of distances:
The Lafayette Stakes was run in two divisions in 1951, 1952, 1958, 1959, 1960, and 1968.
Due to wartime restrictions, the race was hosted by Churchill Downs in 1943 and 1944. There was no race run in 1945.
Two horses set new Keeneland course records in winning this race: Mals Boy in 1950 and Loom in 1964.
Speed record: (at current distance of 7 furlongs)
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