Bluegrass Stakes
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Not to be confused with Blue Grass Stakes.
The Bluegrass Stakes is a Standardbred harness race for two-year-old colt and gelding trotters run annually over The Red Mile at Lexington, Kentucky. Due to a large number of entrants, the 2016 race was divided into five divisions, each with a purse of $66,000.[1]
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Location | Lexington, Kentucky |
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Inaugurated | 1975 |
Race type | Harness race for standardbred trotters |
Website | Red Mile |
Race information | |
Distance | 1 mile (1,609 metres or 8 furlongs) |
Surface | Dirt, 1 mile oval |
Track | The Red Mile |
Qualification | Two-year-old colts & geldings |
Purse | $330,000 (2016) |
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There is also a Bluegrass Stakes for two-year-old trotting fillies.