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The Appalachian Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs) on the turf held annually in early April at Keeneland Race Course, Lexington, Kentucky during the spring meeting. The event currently offers a purse of $400,000.
History
The Appalachian Stakes was named for the Appalachian Mountains which extend into Eastern Kentucky.
The event was inaugurated on 7 April 1989 and was won by the Christiana Stables owned To the Lighthouse, in a time of 1:461⁄5 over the 1+1⁄16 miles distance. The event was run at this distance until 1995.
The event was upgraded to Grade III event in 2008 and in 2018 to Grade II.
Records
Speed record
1:33.97 – Enola Gay (2020)
Margins
6 lengths – White Corners (1992)
Most wins by an owner
2 – Brereton C. Jones (1993, 2010)
2 – Team Valor (2002, 2007)
Most wins by a jockey
4 – Pat Day (1991, 1993, 2000, 2002)
Most wins by a trainer
3 – Chad C. Brown (2012, 2015, 2018)
3 – Todd A. Pletcher (2003, 2007, 2021)
3 – H. Graham Motion (2010, 2014, 2022)
3 – Mark E. Casse (2016, 2017, 2023)
Winners
See also
List of American and Canadian Graded races
External links
2015 Keeneland Media Guide