The First Lady Stakes is a

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for fillies & mares, age three and older over a distance of one mile on the

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held annually in October at

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during the fall meeting.

History

The race was first run on October 16 1998 as the First Lady Stakes at a distance of miles and was sponsored by Vinery Farm located in Lexington. In 2000,

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became the race's sponsor from then through 2005 and it was renamed the Galaxy Stakes. Also that year the event was classified Grade III by the

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who upgraded it as a Grade II race the following year. In 2005 the distance of the event was decreased to its present distance of one mile. In 2006, the name of the event was reverted to its inaugural title. The First Lady Stakes is a steppingstone to the

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. In 2000, Perfect Sting ran second in this race but went on to win that year's inaugural edition of the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf. In 2005,

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won this race and the ensuing Breeders' Cup and was crowned US Champion Female Turf Horse. The 2008 winner

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also went on to win the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf and was crowned US Champion Female Turf Horse. The 2015 winner Tepin went on to defeat the males in the

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and also was crowned US Champion Female Turf Horse. The

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bred Uni was the most recent winner to claim the

after winning this event in 2019.

Records

Speed record: * 1:33.22 - Uni (GB) (2019) Margins: * lengths – Bien Nicole (2003) ;Most wins * 2 - Uni (GB) (2019, 2020) ;Most wins by an owner * 3 - Michael Dubb & Bethlehem Stables (in partnership) (2018, 2019, 2020) ;Most wins by a

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* 5 -

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(2006, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015) ;Most wins by a trainer * 6 -

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(2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)

Winners

''Legend:''

References

{{reflist, 2 Graded stakes races in the United States Grade 1 stakes races in the United States Grade 1 turf stakes races in the United States Mile category horse races for fillies and mares Recurring sporting events established in 1998 Keeneland horse races 1998 establishments in Kentucky Breeders' Cup Challenge series

History

Records

Winners

See also

References