The Barbara Fritchie Stakes is an American race for Thoroughbred horses run at Laurel Park Racecourse in February.
A Listed event, this race is open to fillies and mares age four and up.
[2] Originally a handicap, the race is currently run under allowance weight conditions.
According to legend, Fritchie, a 95-year-old woman at the time, stood in the street and attempted to block or at least antagonize Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson and his troops by waving the Union flag as they marched through Frederick, Maryland, on their campaign to the Battle of Gettysburg.
In 2025 the event was downgraded by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to Listed status.