Dowager Stakes

The Dowager Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares that are three years old or older, over a distance of $1 1/2$ miles on the turf held annually in October at Keeneland Race Course, Lexington, Kentucky during the autumn meeting. The event currently carries a purse of $300,000.

History
The race was inaugurated in 1992 and the event was run over the $1 1/2$ miles distance.

In 1994 the event was extended to the current distance of $1 1/8$ miles.

In 2015 the event was upgraded to a Grade III.

Records
Speed record:
 * $1 1/2$ miles – 2:27.98 - Temple City Terror (2022)

Margins:
 * 7 lengths – Casablanca Smile (2010)


 * Most wins by a jockey
 * 4 – Shane Sellers (1994, 1995, 1996, 1999)


 * Most wins by a trainer
 * 4 – H. Graham Motion (2004, 2015, 2020, 2023)


 * Most wins by an owner
 * 2 – Augustin Stable  (2007, 2015)
 * 2 – H. Joseph Allen (2006, 2017)