The Franklin Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares that are three years old or older, over a distance of 5+1⁄2 furlongs on the turf held annually in October at Keeneland Race Course, Lexington, Kentucky during the autumn meeting.
The event is named in honor of Franklin County which is adjacent to Keeneland Race Course.
The race was inaugurated on 18 October 1997[1] as the A. P. Indy Stakes[1] in honor of the 1992 American Horse of the Year A.P.
[2] The inaugural event was run in split divisions.
In 2005 the event was renamed to the Franklin County Stakes.