Blue Grass Stakes
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The Blue Grass Stakes is a prominent American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, traditionally serving as a key prep race for the Kentucky Derby.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Thoroughbred horse race ⓘ |
| ageRestriction | 3 years old ⓘ |
| approximatePurse | $1,000,000 (recent years) ⓘ |
| breed | Thoroughbred ⓘ |
| city | Lexington, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Grade I ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distance |
1⅛ miles
ⓘ
9 furlongs ⓘ |
| eligibilityCondition | Assigned weights ⓘ |
| hasAssociationWith | Road to the Kentucky Derby points system ⓘ |
| hasAudienceType | Horse racing fans ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | Produced multiple Kentucky Derby winners ⓘ |
| hasMinimumAgeOfHorses | 3 ⓘ |
| hasRaceClass | Stakes race ⓘ |
| hasRacingSurfaceHistory |
Dirt (current)
ⓘ
Polytrack (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRegionType | Bluegrass region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVenueType | Racecourse ⓘ |
| inaugurated | 1911 ⓘ |
| isAnnual | true ⓘ |
| isHeldAt | Keeneland spring meet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isImportantFor | Kentucky Derby betting markets ⓘ |
| isMajorPrepFor | Kentucky Derby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOpenTo | Registered Thoroughbreds ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialInformation | English ⓘ |
| location | Keeneland Race Course NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bluegrass region of Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRole | Key indicator of Kentucky Derby contenders ⓘ |
| organizer | Keeneland Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | American Triple Crown prep season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| qualification | Three-year-olds ⓘ |
| raceCategory | North American Grade I race ⓘ |
| raceClassificationBody | American Graded Stakes Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raceGrade | Grade I ⓘ |
| raceType | Flat racing ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| sexRestriction | Open to colts, geldings, and fillies ⓘ |
| sport | Horse racing ⓘ |
| state | Kentucky ⓘ |
| surface | Dirt ⓘ |
| timingRelativeToDerby | Held weeks before Kentucky Derby ⓘ |
| trackDirection | Left-handed ⓘ |
| typicalMonthHeld | April ⓘ |
| typicalTrack | Oval track ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.