Fayette Stakes
The Fayette Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late October at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. A Grade II event, it is open to horses age three and older. It is raced on dirt and currently offers a purse of $200,000.
The Fayette Stakes is named for Fayette County, Kentucky, of which the city of Lexington is the county seat.
The race was contested on turf in 1985 and on Polytrack from 2006 through 2013.
It was run in two divisions in 1976 and 1982.Records
Speed record:
- 1:46.80 - Good Command & Grand Jewel
;Most wins
;Most wins by a jockey
;Most wins by a trainer
;Most wins by an owner
- 3 - Thomas F. Devereux
- 3 - William S. Farish III
Winners
- † In 1978, Buckfinder finished first but was disqualified and set back to second.
