The 2026 Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf Stakes will be run Saturday, September 5 at Kentucky Downs in Franklin, Kentucky. The Grade II race is contested at 1 mile on turf for fillies and mares aged three and older with a $1,500,000 purse.
| Date | Saturday, September 5, 2026 |
| Track | Kentucky Downs |
| Race | Race 9 |
| Distance | 1 mile |
| Surface | Turf |
| Grade | Grade II |
| Purse | $1,500,000 |
| Age | Fillies & mares, 3-year-olds and up |
| Post Time | 5:11 PM CT |
| # | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bless the Broken (KY) | F Geroux | B H Cox | TBA |
| 2 | Classic Q (KY) | J R Velazquez | M E Casse | TBA |
| 3 | Vive Veuve (KY) | J L Ortiz | J Sharp | TBA |
| 4 | Hang the Moon (KY) | M J Husbands | S A Joseph, Jr. | TBA |
| 5 | Fast Market (KY) | T Gaffalione | J P Terranova II | TBA |
| 6 | Princesa Moche (PER) | J Bravo | D F O'Neill | TBA |
| 7 | Rashmi (KY) | L Saez | J Thomas | TBA |
| 8 | Buttercream Babe (KY) | A Concepcion | G R Arnold II | TBA |
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The Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf Stakes is one of the premier turf-mile races for fillies and mares at Kentucky Downs. The 2026 edition is a Grade II event contested over 1 mile on turf with a $1.5 million purse.
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The Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf has developed into one of the track's major races for fillies and mares. It became a Grade III event in 2017 and has been elevated to Grade II status for 2026.
Recent winners include Regal Glory in 2020, Princess Grace in 2021, Dalika in 2022, Regal Realm in 2023, Walkathon in 2024 and Special Wan in 2025.
Special Wan won the 2025 Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf Stakes under jockey Joel Rosario for trainer Brendan P. Walsh, completing the 1-mile turf race in 1:32.40. Equibase later confirmed the corrected time was just one-hundredth of a second slower than the Kentucky Downs 1-mile track record.
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Special Wan (IRE) | Joel Rosario | Brendan P. Walsh | 1:32.40 |
| 2024 | Walkathon | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Ian R. Wilkes | 1:33.76 |
| 2023 | Regal Realm | Florent Geroux | Jonathan Thomas | 1:37.08 |
| 2022 | Dalika (GER) | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Albert Stall Jr. | 1:33.53 |
| 2021 | Princess Grace | Florent Geroux | Michael Stidham | 1:34.25 |
| 2020 | Regal Glory | Jose L. Ortiz | Chad C. Brown | 1:34.34 |
The 2026 Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf Stakes is scheduled for Saturday, September 5 at Kentucky Downs in Franklin, Kentucky. It will be run as Race 9, with post time set for 5:11 PM CT.
The Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf Stakes is contested at 1 mile on turf at Kentucky Downs.
The 2026 Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf Stakes carries a $1,500,000 purse.
The Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf Stakes is open to fillies and mares three years old and upward.
The official morning-line odds for the 2026 Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf Stakes have not yet been posted. The field includes Bless the Broken, Classic Q, Vive Veuve, Hang the Moon, Fast Market, Princesa Moche, Rashmi and Buttercream Babe. Check USRacing.com for current race-day odds and updates.
The latest 2026 Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf Stakes odds are listed in the odds table above and will be updated as race-day prices change.
The Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf Stakes is a Grade II Thoroughbred turf race held at Kentucky Downs in Franklin, Kentucky. The race is contested at 1 mile for fillies and mares three years old and upward.
The Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf Stakes is held at Kentucky Downs in Franklin, Kentucky.
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Special Wan won the 2025 Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf Stakes under jockey Joel Rosario for trainer Brendan P. Walsh, completing the 1-mile turf race in 1:32.40.
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