The Kentucky Downs Ladies Sprint Stakes, raced as the AGS Ladies Sprint Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and

mares A mare is an adult female horse or other equine. In most cases, a mare is a female horse over the age of three, and a filly is a female horse three and younger. In Thoroughbred horse racing, a mare is defined as a female horse more than four y ...

that are three years old or older, over a distance of furlongs on the turf held annually in September at

Kentucky Downs Kentucky Downs is a Thoroughbred horse racing track located on the border between Kentucky and Tennessee, in the city of Franklin, Kentucky, just off Interstate 65. It is unique among American tracks in that it is a European-style course—its su ...

racetrack in Franklin, Kentucky during their short turf meeting. The event currently carries a purse of $1,000,000 which includes $400,000 from the Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund.

History

The race was inaugurated in 2013 with an attractive purse offered of $150,000. In 2018 the event was upgraded to a Grade III. With the influx of gaming revenue at

the purse for the event has risen dramatically to nearly $500,000 offered by 2019.

Records

Speed record: * furlongs – 1:15.35 - In Good Spirits (2021) Margins: * 2 lengths – Lull (2017) ;Most wins by a

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* 2 –

Florent Geroux Florent Geroux (born July 16, 1986) is a jockey who has earned over 1,700 wins in American thoroughbred horse racing, including the 2017 Breeders' Cup Classic on Gun Runner, two Breeders' Cup Distaff wins with Monomoy Girl, and the 2021 Kentucky ...

(2016, 2018, 2023) ;Most wins by a trainer * 3 – Mark E. Casse (2015, 2016, 2020) * 3 – Wesley A. Ward (2013, 2014, 2022) Most wins by an owner: * No owner has won the event more than once

Winners

References

{{reflist, 2 Kentucky Downs Graded stakes races in the United States Grade 3 stakes races in the United States Recurring sporting events established in 2013 2013 establishments in Kentucky Sprint category horse races for fillies and mares Horse races in Kentucky Turf races in the United States