Mint Julep Stakes

Mint Julep Stakes
ClassGrade III
LocationChurchill Downs
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated1977 (as Mint Julep Handicap)
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
SponsorOld Forester (since 2015)
WebsiteChurchill Downs
Race information
Distance1+116 miles (8+12 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFillies and Mares, four-year-olds and older
Weight124lbs with allowances
Purse$250,000 (2025)

The Mint Julep Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares, four years old and older over a distance of one and one sixteenth miles on the turf scheduled annually in late May or early June at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. It currently offers a purse of $250,000.