The Franklin Stakes is a Grade III American

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for

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and

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that are three years old or older, over a distance of furlongs on the

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held annually in October at

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during the autumn meeting. The event currently carries a purse of $300,000.

History

The event is named in honor of Franklin County which is adjacent to Keeneland Race Course. The race was inaugurated on 18 October 1997 as the A. P. Indy Stakes in honor of the 1992

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. The inaugural event was run in split divisions. In 2003 the event was renamed to the Clark County Stakes, a Kentucky

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adjacent to Lexington. In 2005 the event was renamed to the Franklin County Stakes. The 2006 running was moved to the

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. In 2016 the event was upgraded to a Grade III The name of the event was modified in 2022 to the Franklin Stakes.

Records

Speed record: * furlongs – 1:01.72 - Chris's Thunder (2000) Margins: * lengths – Affair With Aflair (1997) Most wins * 2 – Ayrial Delight (1998, 1999) Most wins by a

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* 3 –

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(2014, 2016, 2019) * 3 –

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(1998, 2000, 2004) Most wins by a trainer * 2 – H. Graham Motion (2001, 2016) * 2 – Ronald James Taylor (1998, 1999) Most wins by an owner * 2 – Dwight M. Mentzer (1998, 1999)

Winners

''Legend:''

References

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History

Records

Winners

See also

References