Stephen Foster Handicap

Race Name	Grade	Track
Stephen Foster Handicap	1	Churchill Downs

Stephen Foster Handicap

The Stephen Foster Handicap is run at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. It is is an American race run on dirt over a distance of 1 and 1/4 miles by thoroughbred horses of 3 years old and up. The purse currently on offer is $750 000.

The race is a draw card for many of the top horses from all over the US. The Stephen Foster Handicap is named after the songwriter Stephen Foster who is well-known for being the author of the state song of Kentucky, My Old Kentucky Home. The race is run annually in June.

Stephen Foster Handicap Racetrack	Churchill Downs
The Stephen Foster Handicap is run at Churchill Downs. Churchill Downs The racecourse was officially opened in 1875. The inaugural Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks races were held in the same year. The track was named after two gentlemen by the names of John and Henry Churchill who were generous enough to lease the land to their nephew, Meriwether Clark who went on to become the president of the Louisville Jockey Club which was created in 1874.
Churchill Downs is renowned for its two spire grandstand which was built in 1895 and was assigned the status of a National Historic Landmark in 1986. As well as the track, clubhouse and numerous stables, Churchill Downs houses the Kentucky Derby Museum which has its main focus on the Kentucky Derby and the history of the racetrack.? Churchill Downs was renovated between 2001 and 2005 for the approximate amount of $121 million. The clubhouse was totally redone, 79 suites were built on, and the spires were fully renovated.

Stephen Foster Handicap - Past Winners

2003 Perfect Drift
2004 Colonial Colony
2005 Saint Liam
2006 Seek Gold
2007 Flashy Bull

Stephen Foster Handicap - Betting

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