Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes
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This article is about the horse race in the U.S.. For other uses, see Elizabeth Cup and Elizabeth Stakes.
The Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes is a Grade I American thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies over a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the turf held annually in October at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky during the fall meeting.
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Grade I race | |
Location | Keeneland Race Course Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1984 |
Race type | Thoroughbred ā Flat racing |
Sponsor | Dixiana Farm (2020) |
Website | Keeneland |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1ā8 miles |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
Weight | 121 lbs. |
Purse | $600,000 (since 2022) |
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