Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes
| Grade I race | |
| Location |
Keeneland Race Course Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1986 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | keeneland.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds & Up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $1,000,000 (since 2014) |
The Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes is a Grade I American thoroughbred horse race run annually since 1986 at Keeneland Race Course near Lexington, Kentucky. Open to horses three-year-old and up, it is raced on turf over a distance of one mile.
The race is held in early October and offers a purse of $1,000,000. Part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, the winner of the Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes automatically qualifies for the Breeders' Cup Mile.
A Grade I since 2002, it was a Listed race in 1986 and 1987, a Grade III from 1988 through 1997 and a Grade II from 1998 through 2001.
The race was contested at 1 1⁄8 miles from 1986 through 1993 but was modified to its present one mile format in 1994.
Time record: (at current one mile distance)
(p) Race run on synthetic main track because of turf conditions caused by rain.
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