Class | Grade III |
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Location | Keeneland Racecourse Lexington, Kentucky |
Inaugurated | 1987 (as Commonwealth Breeders' Cup Stakes) |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Website | www |
Race information | |
Distance | 7 furlongs |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Four-years-old and older |
Weight | 123 lbs with allowances |
Purse | US$300,000 (2022) |
The Commonwealth Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for horses that are four years old or older, over a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt held annually in early April at Keeneland Race Course, Lexington, Kentucky during the spring meeting. The event currently carries a purse of $300,000.