Lecomte Stakes

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The Lecomte Stakes is a graded American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run annually at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, often serving as an early prep for the Kentucky Derby.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Thoroughbred horse race
graded stakes race
ageCategory three-year-old prep
ageRestriction 3 years old
approxDistanceInMeters 1700 meters
approxPurseUSD 200000
associatedWith Road to the Kentucky Derby NERFINISHED
breedsEligible Thoroughbred
city New Orleans
country United States of America
surface form: United States
distanceCategory route race
distanceInFurlongs 8.5 furlongs
frequency annual
governingBody Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots NERFINISHED
gradedStatus Grade III
hasGradeSystem North American graded stakes
heldAt Fair Grounds Race Course NERFINISHED
horseRaceType flat racing
hostTrackOwner Churchill Downs Incorporated NERFINISHED
inaugurated 1943
locatedIn New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED
location Fair Grounds Race Course NERFINISHED
namedAfter Lecomte (racehorse) NERFINISHED
partOfSeries Fair Grounds Road to the Kentucky Derby prep races
qualification three-year-olds
raceCategory stakes race
raceDistance 1 1/16 miles
raceType American Thoroughbred horse race
region American South NERFINISHED
servesAs Kentucky Derby prep race
sexRestriction colts and fillies
state Louisiana
surface dirt
surfaceType dirt track
track Fair Grounds main track NERFINISHED
trackDirection left-handed
typicalMonthHeld January
typicalParticipant Kentucky Derby hopefuls
usedAs prep race for Risen Star Stakes
weightCondition assigned with allowances

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Fair Grounds Race Course hostsEvent Lecomte Stakes