The Music City Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-tear-old fillies, over a distance of furlongs on the turf held annually in September at Kentucky Downs racetrack in Franklin, Kentucky during their short turf meeting. The event currently carries a purse of $1,000,000 which includes $400,000 from the Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund.
History
The race was inaugurated in 2020 with an attractive purse offered of $400,000. The event was won by the lightly raced West-Coast filly Lighthouse who started at the odds of 11/1 and won by lengths in a time of 1:14.99. After returning to California, Lighthouse had two more starts before beings sent to Australia where she was placed twice at Group 1 level before capturing the Group 1 Coolmore Classic.
In 2023 the event was upgraded to a Grade III.
With the influx of gaming revenue at Kentucky Downs the initial purse for the event has risen dramatically to nearly $500,000 offered by 2022.
Records
Speed record: furlongs: 1:14.75 – Tobys Heart (2021)
Margins: lengths – Tobys Heart (2021)
Most wins by a jockey: No jockey has won this race more than once.
Most wins by a trainer: No trainer has won this race more than once.
Most wins by an owner: No owner has won this race more than once.