Golden Rod Stakes
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The Golden Rod Stakes is an American race for Thoroughbred horses held at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky each year. The race is open to two-year-old fillies willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt.
A Grade II event, it offers a purse of $200,000. The Golden Rod is named for the official flower of the state of Kentucky and dates back to 1910.
[edit] Past winners
- 2007 - Pure Clan (Julien Leparoux)
- 2006 - Lady Joanne (John McKee)
- 2005 - French Park (Mark Guidry)
- 2004 - Runway Model