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 1:46 ;templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" / ;1⁄5 over the ;templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" / ;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
Margins
Most wins by an owner
Most wins by a jockey
Most wins by a trainer
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