. "The Appalachian Stakes is an American Grade III Thoroughbred horse race run annually in April at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Kentucky. Open to three-year-old fillies, it is contested on turf over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs).First held in 1989, the Appalachian Stakes was named for the Appalachian Mountains which extend into Eastern Kentucky.The race was run at a distance of 1 1\u204416 miles from 1989 through 1995."@en . . . .