Ben Ali Stakes
The Ben Ali Stakes is an American race for thoroughbred horses run in the Spring of each year at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. For 4-year-olds and up, it is a Grade III event set at a distance of one mile and one eighth mile on the dirt.
According to the official history at Keeneland racetrack, the Ben Ali (pronounced Ah-Lie) is named for James Ben Ali Haggin (1822-1914), a lawyer who made a fortune during the California Gold Rush and who used much of that money to create the biggest horse breeding farm in the world: the Rancho Del Paso near Sacramento, California. He also owned Elmendorf Farm in Lexington, Kentucky with its thousands of acres of prime Kentucky bluegrass. Haggin became a noteworthy breeder of great racehorses and a fervent supporter of the sport. Haggin owned the Hall of Famers, Salvator and the filly, Firenzi.
The first running of the Ben Ali took place in 1917 at the Kentucky Association track in Lexington, and stayed there until 1922. It did not run again until it was revived at Keeneland in 1937. Decidedly, the winner of the 1962 Kentucky Derby, won this race in 1963, and Pistols and Roses in 1994.
Keeneland Race Course Graded Stakes Races
Stakes Race | Grade | Purse |
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Transylvania Stakes | III | $100,000 |
Ashland Stakes | I | $400,000 |
Madison Stakes | I | $300,000 |
Maker's Mark Mile Stakes | I | $300,000 |
Shakertown Stakes | III | $100,000 |
Jenny Wiley Stakes | II | $200,000 |
Commonwealth Stakes | II | $175,000 |
Blue Grass Stakes | I | $750,000 |
Beaumont Stakes | II | $150,000 |
Appalachian Stakes | III | $100,000 |
Doubledogdare Stakes | III | $100,000 |
Ben Ali Stakes | III | $150,000 |
Lexington Stakes | III | $200,000 |
Bewitch Stakes | III | $150,000 |
Elkhorn Stakes | II | $150,000 |
Phoenix Stakes | III | $175,000 |
Darley Alcibiades Stakes | I | $400,000 |
Woodford Stakes | III | $100,000 |
Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes | II | $200,000 |
First Lady Stakes | I | $350,000 |
Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes | I | $600,000 |
Dixiana Breeders' Futurity Stakes | I | $400,000 |
Bourbon Stakes | III | $100,000 |
Juddmonte Spinster Stakes | I | $500,000 |
Jessamine Stakes | III | $150,000 |
Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes | I | $400,000 |
Sycamore Stakes | III | $100,000 |
Valley View Stakes | III | $150,000 |
Raven Run Stakes | II | $250,000 |
Fayette Stakes | II | $150,000 |
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