Risen Star Stakes
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The Risen Star Stakes is a prominent American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds that serves as an important prep race on the road to the Kentucky Derby.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grade II stakes race
ⓘ
Thoroughbred horse race ⓘ |
| ageCategory | Classic generation prep ⓘ |
| ageRestriction | 3-year-olds only ⓘ |
| approximatePurse | $400,000 ⓘ |
| association | Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breed | Thoroughbred ⓘ |
| city | New Orleans ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distanceCategory | Route race ⓘ |
| distanceChangeHistory | Has been run at multiple distances over its history ⓘ |
| distanceUnit | Furlongs ⓘ |
| eligibility | Registered Thoroughbreds ⓘ |
| formerName | Louisiana Derby Trial Stakes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Louisiana State Racing Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gradeStatus | Grade II ⓘ |
| importance | Major graded stakes in the American three-year-old division ⓘ |
| inaugurated | 1973 ⓘ |
| location | Fair Grounds Race Course NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Risen Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfterDescription | Risen Star was the 1988 Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes winner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOutcomeType |
Has produced Kentucky Derby starters
ⓘ
Has produced Triple Crown race contenders ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Early-season test for Kentucky Derby hopefuls
ⓘ
Key prep race for the Louisiana Derby ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fair Grounds Road to the Kentucky Derby series
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Road to the Kentucky Derby points system ⓘ |
| primaryAudience | Horse racing fans and bettors ⓘ |
| qualification | Three-year-olds ⓘ |
| raceClassification | Graded stakes race ⓘ |
| raceType | Flat racing ⓘ |
| raceTypeDetail | Stakes race with assigned weights ⓘ |
| region | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexRestriction | Open to colts, geldings, and fillies ⓘ |
| state | Louisiana ⓘ |
| surface | Dirt ⓘ |
| surfaceHistory | Has been run on dirt at Fair Grounds ⓘ |
| timingRelativeToDerby | Held several months before the Kentucky Derby ⓘ |
| trackDirection | Left-handed ⓘ |
| typicalDistance |
1 1/8 miles
ⓘ
9 furlongs ⓘ |
| typicalScheduling | Run during the Fair Grounds winter meet ⓘ |
| typicalTrackCondition | Dirt, fast if dry ⓘ |
| usualMonthHeld | February ⓘ |
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