2025 Fall Meet is Keeneland’s richest ever, surpassing $10 million in purses

Keeneland Race Course will offer a track record $10.85 million for 22 stakes races during 17 days of 2025 Fall Meet horse racing from Oct. 3-25 in Lexington.

Purses increased this fall over last autumn in nearly every race, in most cases by $50,000. Last year’s Fall Meet purses totaled $9.6 million, which was then a track record.

The Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund is contributing $2.55 million to Keeneland’s Fall Meet stakes purses, pending approval from the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation.

“We are excited to be able to add $100,000 to the purse of the Sycamore (G2), which was upgraded for 2025, and to increase the value of another 18 stakes by $50,000 each,” Keeneland vice president of racing Gatewood Bell said in a track news release Thursday. “Our Grade 1 races now are worth $650,000 to $1.25 million, while the purses of all Grade 2 races are $400,000, all Grade 3 races are worth $350,000 and the listed race is valued at $300,000.”

The 2025 Fall Meet gets underway with the track’s annual Fall Stars Weekend Oct. 3-5, which offers $6.3 million in stakes purses and features eight stakes included in the Breeders’ Cup Win and You’re In Challenge Series.

The 2025 Breeders’ Cup will be contested for the second year in a row at Del Mar in California before returning to Keeneland in 2026 for the first time since 2022.

Closing day of Keeneland’s Fall Meet is Oct. 25 and will be highlighted by three stakes races.

Public ticket sales for the Fall Meet will begin Aug. 19 at 9 a.m. For more information, visit tickets.keeneland.com.

2025 Keeneland Fall Meet stakes schedule

Oct. 3: $650,000, Grade 1 Darley Alcibiades for 2-year-old fillies at 1 1/16 miles.

Oct. 3: $400,000, Grade 2 Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix for 3-year-olds and up at 6 furlongs.

Oct. 3: $400,000, Grade 2 Jessamine Presented by Keeneland Sales for 2-year-old fillies at 1 1/16 miles (turf).

Oct. 4: $1.25 million, Grade 1 Coolmore Turf Mile for 3-year-olds and up at 1 mile (turf).

Oct. 4: $650,000, Grade 1 Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity for 2-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles.

Oct. 4: $800,000, Grade 1 First Lady for fillies and mares 3 years old and up at 1 mile (turf).

Oct. 4: $400,000, Grade 2 Thoroughbred Club of America for fillies and mares 3 years old and up at 6 furlongs.

Oct. 4: $400,000, Grade 2 Woodford Presented by FanDuel for 3-year-olds and up at 5½ furlongs (turf).

Oct. 5: $650,000, Grade 1 Juddmonte Spinster for fillies and mares 3 years old and up at 1 1/8 miles.

Oct. 5: $400,000, Grade 2 Castle & Key Bourbon for 2-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles (turf).

Oct. 5: $300,000 Indian Summer Presented by Keeneland Select for 2-year-olds at 5½ furlongs (turf).

Oct. 10: $400,000, Grade 2 Sycamore for 3-year-olds and up at 1½ miles (turf).

Oct. 11: $800,000, Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Presented by Dixiana for 3-year-old fillies at 1 1/8 miles (turf).

Oct. 12: $400,000, Grade 2 Franklin for fillies and mares 3 years old and up at 5½ furlongs (turf).

Oct. 18: $400,000, Grade 2 Lexus Raven Run for 3-year-old fillies at 7 furlongs.

Oct. 18: $350,000, Grade 3 Perryville for 3-year-olds at 7 furlongs.

Oct. 19: $350,000, Grade 3 Rood & Riddle Dowager for fillies and mares 3 years old and up at 1½ miles (turf).

Oct. 24: $400,000, Grade 2 Bank of America Valley View for 3-year-old fillies at 1 mile (turf).

Oct. 24: $250,000 Dean Dorton Myrtlewood for 2-year-old fillies at 6 furlongs.

Oct. 25: $350,000, Grade 3 Hagyard Fayette for 3-year-olds and up at 1 1/8 miles.

Oct. 25: $600,000, Grade 3 Bryan Station for 3-year-olds at 1 mile (turf).

Oct. 25: $250,000 Bowman Mill for 2-year-olds at 6 furlongs.