Open to fillies and mares, age three and older, it is raced on turf at a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles.
Owned by Daniel Wildenstein, she raced in Europe and North America.
All Along was the 1983 Champion Older Mare in France and 1983 American Horse of the Year who was inducted in the United States Racing Hall of Fame in 1990.
The All Along Stakes has been held at four different tracks all in the Mid-atlantic region of the United States, it was held at Colonial Downs in New Kent County, Virginia from 1998 to 2013 and Laurel Park Racecourse from 1985 to 1996.
The All Along Stakes has served as a prep race to Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf a Grade 1 race held as part of the World Thoroughbred Championships.