"The Churchill Downs Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky. A sprint race open to horses aged four and older, it is contested over a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt and currently offers a purse of $400,000.The race is a Grade II event raced on the same day as the Kentucky Derby and is a prep to the Breeders' Cup Sprint."@en . . . . .