Appalachian Stakes

The Appalachian Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs) on the turf held annually in early April at Keeneland Race Course, Lexington, Kentucky during the spring meeting. The event currently offers a purse of $400,000.

History
The Appalachian Stakes was named for the Appalachian Mountains which extend into Eastern Kentucky.

The event was inaugurated on 7 April 1989 and was won by the Christiana Stables owned To the Lighthouse, in a time of 1:46$1/5$ over the $1 1/16$ miles distance. The event was run at this distance until 1995.

The event was upgraded to Grade III event in 2008 and in 2018 to Grade II.

Records
Speed record Margins
 * 1:33.97 – Enola Gay (2020)
 * 6 lengths – White Corners (1992)

Most wins by an owner
 * 2 – Brereton C. Jones (1993, 2010)
 * 2 – Team Valor (2002, 2007)

Most wins by a jockey
 * 4 – Pat Day (1991, 1993, 2000, 2002)

Most wins by a trainer
 * 3 – Chad C. Brown (2012, 2015, 2018)
 * 3 – Todd A. Pletcher (2003, 2007, 2021)
 * 3 – H. Graham Motion (2010, 2014, 2022)
 * 3 – Mark E. Casse (2016, 2017, 2023)