Kentucky Cup Turf Stakes


The Kentucky Cup Turf Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Kentucky Downs racetrack in Franklin, Kentucky. A Grade III turf race open to horses age three and older, it is contested at a distance of miles on a European-style turf course laid out in a kidney shape. In 2019, the purse was increased to $1,000,000.
The Kentucky Cup Turf Stakes is run in mid September as the feature event on the racecourse's opening day. It was first run in 1991 as the Sam Houston Handicap but was on hiatus after the track closed due to financial difficulties. When the track reopened in 1998 the race was renamed the Kentucky Cup Turf Handicap as part of the Kentucky Cup Turf Festival.

Records

;Speed record
;Most wins
;Most wins by an owner
;Most wins by a jockey
;Most wins by a trainer