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.

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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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Fair Grounds Race Course hostsEvent Risen Star Stakes
Fair Grounds Race Course hasNotableRace Risen Star Stakes