Franklin County Stakes


The Franklin County Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares that are three years old or older, over a distance of furlongs on the turf held annually in October at Keeneland Race Course, Lexington, Kentucky during the autumn meeting. The event currently carries a purse of $150,000.

History

The event is named in honor of Franklin County which is adjacent to Keeneland Race Course.
The race was inaugurated in 1997 and the event was run as the A. P. Indy Stakes in honor of the 1992 American Horse of the Year A.P. Indy..
In 2003 the event was renamed to the Clark County Stakes, a Kentucky county adjacent to Lexington.
In 2005 the event was renamed to its current name Franklin County Stakes. The 2006 running was moved to the All Weather Track. In 2016 the event was upgraded to a Grade III

Records

Speed record:
Margins:
;Most wins by a jockey
;Most wins by a trainer