| Location | Keeneland Race Course Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
|---|---|
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.keeneland.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Track | Grass, left-handed |
| Qualification | Two-year-old fillies |
The Jessamine Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old filles held annually at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky. It is currently a Grade IIT stakes race run over a distance of 8.5 furlongs on turf.
The American Graded Stakes Committee made it a Graded stakes race for the first time in 2011. [1]
The race is currently part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series and sponsored by JP Morgan Chase. The winner will automatically qualify for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.