Golden Rod Stakes

The Golden Rod Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in late November at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. A Grade II event open to two-year-old fillies, it is currently contested on dirt over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs). The namesake goldenrod is the official flower of the state of Kentucky,.

This article is about the horse race at Churchill Downs known as the Golden Rod Stakes Stakes. For another race with the similar name, see Golden Rod Stakes (Sheepshead Bay).
Golden Rod Stakes
Grade II race
LocationChurchill Downs
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated1910
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing
Websitewww.churchilldowns.com
Race information
Distance1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationTwo-year-old filies
WeightAssigned
Purse$400,000 (2021)
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