Stephen Foster Stakes 2025. The stephen foster stakes is a grade 1 stakes race held annually at churchill downs in louisville, kentucky and is run over a distance of 9/8 miles (9 furlongs). The grade 1, $1 million stephen foster stakes, which will be run saturday at churchill downs, drew a field of nine horses from the older male dirt division.

The race was the highlight of stephen foster preview day as the home of the kentucky derby staged six takes events as preps for other marquee races on saturday, june. A day filled with excitement as the thoroughbreds compete in thrilling stakes races that will keep you on the edge of your seat.