Bourbonette Oaks
The Bourbonette Oaks Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Turfway Park at Florence, Kentucky. Open to three-year-old fillies, the event is contested on dirt over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs). The race is a Grade III event with a purse of $150,000 and has been a prep race to the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing, including the Kentucky Oaks, the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and Mother Goose Stakes.
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Turfway Park Florence, Kentucky, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1983 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | US$100,000 |
Run during the third week of March, the Bourbonette Oaks currently offers a purse of $100,000.
Inaugurated in 1983, the race was run in two divisions in 1983, 1985, 1988 and 1990. In 1986, it was run in three divisions.
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