Bluegrass Stakes should not be confused with Blue Grass Stakes.
| Horse Race: | Bluegrass Stakes |
| Location: | Lexington, Kentucky |
| Inaugurated: | 1975 |
| Race Type: | Harness race for standardbred trotters |
| Website: | Red Mile |
| Distance: | 1 mile (1,609 metres or 8 furlongs) |
| Surface: | Dirt, 1 mile oval |
| Track: | The Red Mile |
| Qualification: | Two-year-old colts & geldings |
| Purse: | $330,000 (2016) |
The Bluegrass Stakes is a Standardbred harness race for two-year-old colt and gelding trotters run annually over The Red Mile at Lexington, Kentucky. Due to a large number of entrants, the 2016 race was divided into five divisions, each with a purse of $66,000.[1]
There is also a Bluegrass Stakes for two-year-old trotting fillies.