Dowager Stakes

The Dowager Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares that are three years old or older, over a distance of miles on the turf held annually in October at Keeneland Race Course, Lexington, Kentucky during the autumn meeting. The event currently carries a purse of $350,000.

History

The race was inaugurated in 1992 and the event was run over the miles distance.

In 1994 the event was extended to the current distance of miles.

In 2015 the event was upgraded to a Grade III.

Records

Speed record:

• miles – 2:27.98 - Temple City Terror (2022)

Margins:

• 7 lengths – Casablanca Smile (2010)

Most wins by a jockey

• 4 – Shane Sellers (1994, 1995, 1996, 1999)

Most wins by a trainer

• 4 – H. Graham Motion (2004, 2015, 2020, 2023)

Most wins by an owner

• 2 – Augustin Stable (2007, 2015)
• 2 – H. Joseph Allen (2006, 2017)

Winners

Notes

See also

• List of American and Canadian Graded races

References