The Woodford Stakes is a Grade II American thoroughbred horse race for horses age three and older over a distance of 5+1⁄2 furlongs on the turf held annually in early October at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky during the fall meeting.
The event was inaugurated as the Nureyev Stakes on 11 October 1997 and was won by the Calumet Farm owned Sesaro, sired by the champion Danzig and ridden by Shane Sellers drawing clear near the finishing line to won by 3⁄4 length in a time of 1:02.96.
In 2015 the event was run off the turf due to inclement weather and was won by Amelia's Wild Ride by the event's longest winning margin to date of 2+1⁄2 lengths defeating Mongolian Saturday.
[5] Mongolian Saturday proceeded to win the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint on his next start at Keeneland.
The following year, 2016, Mongolian Saturday resumed after a three-month spell winning the Woodford Stakes.